Simon Gillett

Simon Gillett
Personal information
Full name Simon James Gillett
Date of birth (1985-11-06) 6 November 1985
Place of birth Oxford, England
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
2000–2005 Southampton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2010 Southampton 31 (0)
2005Walsall (loan) 2 (0)
2006Blackpool (loan) 14 (1)
2006–2007Bournemouth (loan) 7 (1)
2007Blackpool (loan) 17 (0)
2007Yeovil Town (loan) 4 (0)
2009Doncaster Rovers (loan) 11 (0)
2010–2012 Doncaster Rovers 68 (4)
2012–2014 Nottingham Forest 25 (0)
2013–2014Bristol City (loan) 23 (2)
2014–2016 Yeovil Town 23 (1)
2016Peterborough United (loan) 5 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:44, 16 May 2016 (UTC).


Simon James Gillett (born 6 November 1985) is an English footballer who most recently played for Yeovil Town.

Club career

Southampton

Born in Oxford, England, Gillett started his career at Southampton Academy since 2000[1] and progressed through the academy and the reserve.[2][3]

After recovering from an injury, He made his Southampton first-team debut against Leicester City in the fourth round of the FA Cup in 2006, coming on for an Injured David Prutton after just 30 minutes of the game played. Southampton won 1–0 with Kenwyne Jones the goal scorer.[4] At the end of the 2005–06 season, Gillett was offered a new contract by the club, which he then signed a contract, keeping him until 2008.[5]

After his loan spell at Yeovil Town came to an end, Gillett made his league debut for the club, where he came on as a substitute for goal scorer Stern John in the late minutes, in a 1–0 win over Leicester City on 15 March 2008.[6] After making another appearance towards the end of the 2007–08 season, Gillett was awarded with a contract extension, keeping him until 2010.[7]

The 2008–09 season saw Gillett’s expectation to make a breakthrough in the first team under the management of Jan Poortvliet.[8] Gillett made his first start for the club in the opening game of the season, playing 90 minutes, in a 2–1 loss against Cardiff City.[9] He began to get first team football for numbers of games until he suffered injuries[10][11][12] and suspension.[13] Even after making his return from injury, Gillettt was unable to help the club survive relegation in the Football League Championship.

In the 2009–10 season, Gillett made his first appearance of the season, where he played 15 minutes, in a 1–1 draw against Millwall.[14] However, Gillett’s first team opportunities became increasingly limited under the management of Alan Pardew and never played for the club ever again this season. On 15 May 2010 he was released from Southampton.[15][16]

Loan spells

On 30 September 2005, Gillett gained his first team experience when he was loaned out to League One side Walsall on a month deal loan.[17] The next day, Gillett made his Walsall debut, where he played for 64 minutes, in a 3–2 loss against Port Vale.[18] After making another appearance, Gillett returned to his parent club soon after suffering an injury.[19]

On 9 August 2006, Gillett was loaned out to Blackpool on a one-month deal.[20] Gillett then made his Blackpool debut on 12 August 2006, in a 1–0 loss against Rotherham United.[21] After extending his loan spell at the club for two months,[22] It was with the Fylde Coast club that he scored his first league goal, on 12 September, in a 1–1 draw with Chesterfield at Bloomfield Road.[23] The following month, on 21 October, he was sent off in the Seasiders' 2–1 win at Crewe Alexandra, which turns out to be his last appearance for the club.[24] After making fourteen appearance, Gillett returned to his parent club.[25]

Weeks after returning to his parent club, on 23 November 2006, he moved on loan to Bournemouth until the New Year.[26] Gillett made his Bournemouth debut on 25 November 2006, playing 90 minutes, in a 0–0 draw against Bradford City.[27] Gillett then scored his first Bournemouth goal on 23 December 2006 against his former club, Blackpool and saw Bournemouth lost 3–1.[28] After making seven appearance and scoring once in total, Gillett returned to his parent club after suffering from ankle injury and in addition to being recalled.[29][30]

Having previously he would like to returned to the club,[31] it was announced on 30 January 2007, Gillett returned to Blackpool on loan until the end of the 2006–07 season.[32] Gillett's first game after signing for the club on loan spell came on 3 February 2007, in a 3–1 loss against Blackpool.[33] After making seventeen appearance, Gillett remained at the club for the club’s play-offs[34] and on 27 May 2007 he came on as a last-minute substitute in the Seasiders' League One play-off final victory over Yeovil Town at Wembley.[35]

On 20 September 2007, he joined League One side Yeovil Town on loan, initially for a month.[36] Gillett made his Yeovil Town debut on 22 September 2007, in a 2–1 loss against Brighton & Hove Albion.[37] Gillett went on to make four appearance for the club before returning to his parent club.

Doncaster Rovers

Gillett joined championship club Doncaster Rovers on 12 October 2009 on a two-month loan.[38] Gillett made his Doncaster Rovers debut five days later on 17 October 2009, in a 1–0 loss against Barnsley.[39] His good performance saw Doncaster Rovers keen on signing him on a free transfer.[40] However, this never happened and returned to his parent club the following month, where he made a total of eleven appearance for the club.[41]

On 5 July 2010, Gillett agreed to join Doncaster Rovers subject to a medical, with the deal being completed on the evening of 7 July. Gillett signed a 2-year contract with Doncaster, and was assigned the shirt number 18.[42] His second Doncaster debut came in a 2–0 win away to Preston North End; Gillett however, was sent off late on in the match, for two bookable offences.[43] On 18 September 2010, he scored his first goal for Doncaster Rovers in a 2–2 draw with Watford.[44] However, Gillett missed the most of the season with twenty–two appearance, due to injury.[45][46]

The 2011–12 season saw Gillett regained his first team place at the start of the season and scored his first Doncaster Rovers goal on 27 September 2011 against Hull City.[47] Gillett then scored his second goal for the club on Portsmouth on 22 October 2011.[48] On 3 December 2011, Gillett played against Southampton for the first time in his career, as Doncaster Rovers won 1–0.[49] Gillett later scored the third goal of the season on 21 April 2012, in a 2–0 win over Coventry City.[50] The 2011–12 season saw Gillett established himself in the first team at Doncaster Rovers and played every matches throughout the season, as the club were relegated to League One.[51] Despite Doncaster Rovers’ relegation, Gillett was awarded for the South Yorkshire Writers' Player of the Season.[52] However, Gillett was released by the club.[53]

After leaving the club, Gillett returned to Doncaster Rovers when he went to training for the pre-season friendly.[54] However, Gillett stated he ruled out on re-joining Doncaster Rovers.[55]

Nottingham Forest

On 4 August 2012 it was announced he joined Nottingham Forest to team up with former Manager Sean O'Driscoll.[56]

After missing out, due to injury,[57] Gillett made his Nottingham Forest debut, making first start and playing 90 minutes, in a 1–0 win over Bristol City.[58] Gillett established himself in the first team at Nottingham Forest under the management of Sean O'Driscoll until his sacking in late-December.[59] Gillett soon lost his first team place under the management of Alex McLeish and Billy Davies later in the season, as he made twenty–five appearance for the club.[60]

In the 2013–14 season, Gillett was rarely in the first team at Nottingham Forest, having been frozen out of the first team[61] and made his first appearance of the season, in a 2–1 win over Millwall in the second of League Cup after the game went extra time.[62] At the end of the season, Gillett was released by the club upon expiry to his contract.[63]

Bristol City

With first team opportunities at Nottingham Forest increasingly limited, it was announced on 31 October 2013, Gillett signed for League One side Bristol City on loan until 28 January 2014[64]

Gillett made his Bristol City debut on 2 November 2013, where he came on as a substitute for Ryan Taylor, in a 1–1 draw Oldham Athletic.[65] His playing time at Bristol City would subsequently extended to the end of the season.[66] Gillett went on to score his first Bristol City goal from a wonder strike on 1 March 2014, in a 2–1 win over Gillingham.[67] After the match, Gillett described this as “his best goal yet”.[68] After serving a two match ban,[69] Gillett returned to the first team and scored his second Bristol City goal on the last game of the season, in a 1– 1 draw against Crawley Town.[70] At the end of the season, Gillett returned to his parent club.[71]

Yeovil Town

On 7 August 2014, Gillett resigned for Yeovil Town on a two-year contract, who just recently relegated from the Championship.[72]

Gillett made his Yeovil Town debut in the opening game of the season, making his first start and playing 90 minutes, in a 3–0 loss against his former club, Doncaster Rovers.[73] Three days later, Gillett scored his first Yeovil Town goal in the first round of League Cup, in a 2–1 loss against Gillingham.[74] However, Gillett suffered an injury that kept him out throughout September.[75] After making his first team return in a 2–0 against Milton Keynes Dons on 4 October 2014,[76] Gillett then scored his first league goal on 13 December 2014, in a 4–0 win over Oldham Athletic[77] and three days later, on 16 December 2014, Gillett scored again in the second round replay, in a 2–0 win over Accrington Stanley[78] Gillett continued to be in the first team until he suffered a knee injury that kept him out for the rest of the season.[79]

In his second season at Yeovil Town, Gillett switched shirt from 23 to 18.[80] Gillett continued rehabilitating from his injury throughout the year and wasn’t until in mid-December when he was one step closer from full recovery[81] and made his first appearance of the season, appearing as an un-used substitute bench in the FA Replay against Carlisle United.[82] Gillett then made his first appearance of the season on 30 January 2016, where he came on as a substitute for Liam Walsh in the 82nd minutes, in a 3–2 win over Wimbledon.[83] Gillett went on to make six appearance for the club.

On 5 March 2016, Gillett joined League One side Peterborough United on a one-month loan deal.[84] Gillett made his Peterborough United debut on the same day, where he made his first start, in a 1–1 draw against Wigan Athletic.[85] Gillett then extended his loan spell with Peterborough United until the end of April and went on to make five appearance for the club.[86]

Upon returning to his parent club, Gillett was informed that he was released by Yeovil at the end of the 2015–16 season.[87] Gillett later confirmed his departure via Twitter.[88]

Career statistics

As of 5 April 2016.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Southampton 2005–06[89] Championship 00100010
2006–07[90] Championship 00000000
2007–08[91] Championship 20000020
2008–09[92] Championship 2701020300
2009–10[93] League One 2010102[lower-alpha 1]060
Total 310303020390
Walsall (loan) 2005–06[89] League One 2000000020
Blackpool (loan) 2006–07[90] League One 31100003[lower-alpha 2]1342
Bournemouth (loan) 2006–07[90] League One 7100000071
Yeovil Town (loan) 2007–08[91] League One 4000001[lower-alpha 1]050
Doncaster Rovers (loan) 2009–10[93] Championship 1100000110
Doncaster Rovers 2010–11[94] Championship 2210000221
2011–12[95] Championship 4630020483
Total 7940020814
Nottingham Forest 2012–13[96] Championship 2501010270
2013–14[97] Championship 00002020
Total 2501030290
Bristol City (loan) 2013–14[97] League One 232000000232
Yeovil Town 2014–15[98] League One 171411100223
2015–16[99] League Two 6000000060
Total 271411110333
Peterborough United (loan) 2015–16[99] League One 5000000050
Career total 230981916125312
  1. 1 2 Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. Two appearances in Football League One play-offs, one appearance and one goal in Football League Trophy

Personal life

Gillett is close friends with Adam Lallana, having been at Southampton Academy and progressed through the first team together.[100]

Honours

Blackpool
Southampton

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