Logo

10 Facts About Simon Tracey

1.

Simon Peter Tracey was born on 9 December 1967 and is an English former professional footballer who made more than 300 appearances in the Football League playing as a goalkeeper for Wimbledon, Sheffield United, Manchester City, Norwich City, Nottingham Forest and Wimbledon.

2.

Simon Tracey started out as a goalkeeper at Wimbledon in 1985.

3.

Simon Tracey was an ever-present during the following season when United were again promoted, this time to the old First Division and won the club's player of the season award for the same season.

4.

Simon Tracey then suffered regular injuries and his games were limited by the arrival of Alan Kelly in the summer of 1992 for the first season of the new FA Premier League.

5.

Simon Tracey made three appearances - in the first he ran out of his area allowing Coventry to score an easy goal, in the second he was stretchered off with an injury and in the third he let in five goals in an FA Cup tie at Everton.

6.

Simon Tracey again featured regularly for Sheffield United in the late 1990s and early 2000s, and in total went on to make 382 appearances for United until 2003.

7.

Simon Tracey received a testimonial in 2003 for his long-standing career at Sheffield United.

Related searches
Mark Robins
8.

Simon Tracey began his goalkeeper coaching career in 2004 at Rotherham United FC, replacing previous coach Graham Brown.

9.

Simon Tracey's position lasted until October 2009, when he joined Mark Robins, John Breckin and Nick Daws at Barnsley.

10.

Simon Tracey joined Northampton Town as chief scout in October 2019.