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English footballer

Steve Sims
Personal information
Date of birth	(1957-07-02) 2 July 1957 (age 67)
Place of birth	Lincoln, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s)	Central defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1975–1978	Leicester City	79	(3)
1978–1984	Watford	152	(4)
1984–1986	Notts County	85	(5)
1986–1987	Watford	19	(1)
1987–1989	Aston Villa	41	(0)
1989–??	Burton Albion	?	(?)
International career
1976–1978	England U21	10	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Steve Sims (born 2 July 1957) is an English former football defender. He played about half of his professional career at Watford.

Sims started his career at Leicester City in 1975. After 3 seasons, he was transferred to Watford for £175,000 and was the player of the season for 1980/81. In 1984, he moved to Notts County and after 2 years with the club he returned to Watford for his second spell. After a single season he signed for Aston Villa and then played for Burton Albion.

Sims remained in the West Midlands after his time at Aston Villa and retired from working for Asda in Minworth in June 2023.

References

Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 380. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
"Player of the season – Watford".

External links

v t e 1978–79 Football League Third Division PFA Team of the Year
GK: Turner DF: Stirk DF: Sims DF: MacDonald / Storton DF: Breckin MF: Hornsby MF: McHale MF: Callaghan FW: Blissett FW: Jenkins FW: Curtis

v t e Watford F.C. – Player of the Season
1972–73: Rankin 1973–74: Jennings 1974–75: Rankin 1975–76: Jenkins 1976–77: Mercer 1977–78: Garner 1978–79: Jenkins 1979–80: Bolton 1980–81: Sims 1981–82: L. Taylor 1982–83: Rostron 1983–84: Rostron 1984–85: McClelland 1985–86: Coton 1986–87: Coton 1987–88: McClelland 1988–89: Hodges 1989–90: Coton 1990–91: James 1991–92: Gibbs 1992–93: Furlong 1993–94: Porter 1994–95: Miller 1995–96: Mooney 1996–97: Miller 1997–98: Chamberlain 1998–99: Palmer 1999–2000: Page 2000–01: Mooney 2001–02: Chamberlain 2002–03: Gayle 2003–04: Mahon 2004–05: Helguson 2005–06: King 2006–07: Foster 2007–08: Smith 2008–09: Smith 2009–10: Cleverley 2010–11: Graham 2011–12: Mariappa 2012–13: Abdi 2013–14: Deeney 2014–15: Deeney 2015–16: Gomes 2016–17: Prödl 2017–18: Doucouré 2018–19: Capoue 2019–20: N/A 2020–21: Sarr 2021–22: Kamara 2022–23: João Pedro 2023–24: Hoedt

Watford F.C. – Player of the Season

1972–73: Rankin
1973–74: Jennings
1974–75: Rankin
1975–76: Jenkins
1976–77: Mercer
1977–78: Garner
1978–79: Jenkins
1979–80: Bolton
1980–81: Sims
1981–82: L. Taylor
1982–83: Rostron
1983–84: Rostron
1984–85: McClelland
1985–86: Coton
1986–87: Coton
1987–88: McClelland
1988–89: Hodges
1989–90: Coton
1990–91: James
1991–92: Gibbs
1992–93: Furlong
1993–94: Porter
1994–95: Miller
1995–96: Mooney
1996–97: Miller
1997–98: Chamberlain
1998–99: Palmer
1999–2000: Page
2000–01: Mooney
2001–02: Chamberlain
2002–03: Gayle
2003–04: Mahon
2004–05: Helguson
2005–06: King
2006–07: Foster
2007–08: Smith
2008–09: Smith
2009–10: Cleverley
2010–11: Graham
2011–12: Mariappa
2012–13: Abdi
2013–14: Deeney
2014–15: Deeney
2015–16: Gomes
2016–17: Prödl
2017–18: Doucouré
2018–19: Capoue
2019–20: N/A
2020–21: Sarr
2021–22: Kamara
2022–23: João Pedro
2023–24: Hoedt

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