Simon Yeo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Simon John Yeo | ||
| Date of birth | 10 October 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | , England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
|
Current team
|
Mossley (Full time Super Hero) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997 | Ards | 4 | (1) |
| 1997 | Curzon Ashton | 4 | (4) |
| 1997–1998 | Coleraine | 0 | (0) |
| 1998–2002 | Hyde United | 130 | (77) |
| 1998–1999 | → Atherton Collieries (loan) | 3 | (5) |
| 2002–2005 | Lincoln City | 122 | (37) |
| 2005 | New Zealand Knights | 11 | (4) |
| 2005–2006 | Lincoln City | 12 | (13) |
| 2006–2007 | Peterborough United | 13 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Chester City | 35 | (8) |
| 2008 | → Bury (loan) | 8 | (8) |
| 2008–2009 | Macclesfield Town | 33 | (7) |
| 2009 | Droylsden | ||
| 2009–2010 | Harrogate Town | 9 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | New Mills | ||
| 2011 | Macclesfield Town | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 381 | (146) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:30, 17 April 2009 (UTC). |
|||
Simon John Yeo (born 10 October 1973 in , England) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward from 1997 to 2011 and is currently striker-coach at Mossley.
Yeo a former member of the British Army is most well known for his time at Lincoln City, where he spent two spells with the club between 2002 and 2006. Yeo was part of the side managed by Keith Alexander that were defeated in the League Two play-off final several times. Before his spells at Sincil Bank Yeo had played in Northern Ireland for Ards and Coleraine at non-league level for Curzon Ashton, Hyde United and Atherton Collieries. In 2005 he left Lincoln for the first time after he was scouted by newly formed A-League side New Zealand Knights and became one of the clubs marquee signings. His stay was only brief and he had returned to Lincoln only months later. In 2006 he followed Keith Alexander firstly to Peterborough United and later Chester City, Bury and Macclesfield Town. In 2009, he returned to non-league football by joining Conference North side Droylsden before later joining Harrogate Town and New Mills. In 2011 he retired from competitive football but following the sudden death of Alexander who was then manager of Macclesfield, he re-signed for the club. Yeo went back into retirement a few months later.
...
Wikipedia