Nigel Sims
| Date of birth | 09 August 1931 |
| Place of birth | Caton-in-the-Elms |
| Nationality | English |
| Position | Goalkeeper |
With Aston Villa, 2nd Division Champion 1960, FA Cup winner 1957, League Cup winner 1961 and runner-up 1963.
Club history
| Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 01 Sep 1948 | 01 Mar 1956 | |
| Aston Villa | 01 Mar 1956 | 01 Sep 1964 |
Club stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Clean sheets | Conceded | Y | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955-56 | Aston Villa | League Division One | 9 | 6 | 2 | |||
| 1956-57 | Aston Villa | FA Cup | 9 | 7 | 2 | |||
| 1956-57 | Aston Villa | League Division One | 38 | 19 | 9 | |||
| 1957-58 | Aston Villa | FA Charity Shield | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 1957-58 | Aston Villa | FA Cup | 3 | 2 | ||||
| 1957-58 | Aston Villa | League Division One | 41 | 23 | 13 | |||
| 1958-59 | Aston Villa | FA Cup | 6 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 1958-59 | Aston Villa | League Division One | 41 | 21 | 17 | |||
| 1959-60 | Aston Villa | FA Cup | 5 | 3 | 1 | |||
| 1959-60 | Aston Villa | League Division Two | 39 | 30 | 3 | |||
| 1960-61 | Aston Villa | FA Cup | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 1960-61 | Aston Villa | League Cup | 9 | 8 | ||||
| 1960-61 | Aston Villa | League Division One | 30 | 16 | 11 | |||
| 1961-62 | Aston Villa | FA Cup | 4 | 3 | 1 | |||
| 1961-62 | Aston Villa | League Cup | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1961-62 | Aston Villa | League Division One | 28 | 13 | 8 | |||
| 1962-63 | Aston Villa | League Cup | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 1962-63 | Aston Villa | League Division One | 13 | 7 | 5 | |||
| 1963-64 | Aston Villa | FA Cup | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 1963-64 | Aston Villa | League Cup | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1963-64 | Aston Villa | League Division One | 25 | 13 | 6 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.