Simon Church

Date of birth10 December 1988
Place of birthAmersham, England
NationalityWelsh
Weight84 kg
Height1.83 m
PositionForward

Simon Church's contract at Reading was extended to June 2013 in January 2010.

He joined Charlton Athletic in August 2013 with a two-year contract.

Simon joined Milton Keynes Dons in July 2015 with a two-year contract.

He joined Scunthorpe United in October 2017 with a contract to January 2018.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Reading 04 Jul 2007 30 Jun 2013
Crewe Alexandra 19 Oct 2007 20 Jan 2008 L
Yeovil Town 29 Jan 2008 31 May 2008 L
Wycombe Wanderers 25 Aug 2008 25 Sep 2008 L
Wycombe Wanderers 21 Oct 2008 21 Dec 2008 L
Leyton Orient 17 Feb 2009 30 Apr 2009 L
Huddersfield Town 08 Nov 2012 02 Jan 2013 L
Charlton Athletic 01 Aug 2013 30 Jun 2015
Milton Keynes Dons 01 Jul 2015 24 Aug 2016
Aberdeen 01 Feb 2016 31 May 2016 L
Roda JC 24 Aug 2016 30 Jun 2017
Scunthorpe United 21 Oct 2017 15 Jan 2018
Plymouth Argyle 19 Jan 2018 30 Jun 2018

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
2007-08 Crewe Alexandra FA Cup 2
2007-08 Crewe Alexandra League One 11
1
1
2007-08 Yeovil Town League One 2
4
1
2008-09 Leyton Orient League One 12
1
4
2008-09 Reading FA Cup
1
2008-09 Reading League Championship Play-Offs 1
2008-09 Wycombe Wanderers League Two 6
3
1
2009-10 Reading FA Cup 5
1
2
2009-10 Reading League Championship 22
14
10
1
2010-11 Reading FA Cup 1
3
2010-11 Reading League Championship 14
23
5
1
2010-11 Reading League Championship Play-Offs
2
2010-11 Reading League Cup 1
2011-12 Reading FA Cup 1
2011-12 Reading League Championship 19
12
7
2011-12 Reading League Cup 1
2012-13 Huddersfield Town League Championship 7
1
1
2012-13 Reading League Cup
1
2013-14 Charlton Athletic FA Cup 5
2
2013-14 Charlton Athletic League Championship 28
10
3
3
2013-14 Charlton Athletic League Cup 1
2
2014-15 Charlton Athletic FA Cup 1
2014-15 Charlton Athletic League Championship 3
14
2
2
2014-15 Charlton Athletic League Cup
1
1
2015-16 Milton Keynes Dons FA Cup 2
1
2015-16 Milton Keynes Dons League Championship 9
10
2
2015-16 Milton Keynes Dons League Cup 2
2017-18 Plymouth Argyle League One
2
2017-18 Scunthorpe United FA Cup
1
1
2017-18 Scunthorpe United Football League Trophy 1
1
2017-18 Scunthorpe United League One
4


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
20 Oct 2007 Crewe Alexandra v Luton Town W 2-0 League One
27 Oct 2007 Cheltenham Town v Crewe Alexandra D 2-2 League One
03 Nov 2007 Crewe Alexandra v Yeovil Town W 2-0 League One
06 Nov 2007 Port Vale v Crewe Alexandra W 0-1 League One
10 Nov 2007 Crewe Alexandra v Milton Keynes Dons W 2-1 FA Cup 1st round
24 Nov 2007 Nottingham Forest v Crewe Alexandra L 2-0 League One
01 Dec 2007 Oldham Athletic v Crewe Alexandra L 1-0 FA Cup 2nd round
04 Dec 2007 Crewe Alexandra v Gillingham L 2-3 League One
08 Dec 2007 Crewe Alexandra v Walsall D 0-0 League One
15 Dec 2007 Hartlepool United v Crewe Alexandra L 3-0 League One
26 Dec 2007 Huddersfield Town v Crewe Alexandra D 1-1 League One
29 Dec 2007 Millwall v Crewe Alexandra L 2-0 League One
01 Jan 2008 Crewe Alexandra v Tranmere Rovers W 4-3 League One
19 Jan 2008 Carlisle United v Crewe Alexandra L 1-0 League One


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
2007-08 Wales Under-21
1
2008-09 Wales FIFA World Cup 1
2008-09 Wales International Friendly
1
2008-09 Wales UEFA Under-21 2
3
2009-10 Wales FIFA World Cup 2
2009-10 Wales International Friendly 4
1
2010-11 Wales Nations Cup 1
2010-11 Wales UEFA European Championship 1
2
2011-12 Wales International Friendly
1
2011-12 Wales UEFA European Championship
2
2012-13 Wales FIFA World Cup 2
3
2012-13 Wales International Friendly 1
1
2013-14 Wales FIFA World Cup 2
1
2013-14 Wales International Friendly 2
2014-15 Wales UEFA European Championship 3
1
2015-16 Wales International Friendly 1
2
1
2015-16 Wales UEFA European Championship
6


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
15 May 2008 Wales v England L 0-2 Under-21
10 Oct 2008 Wales v England L 2-3 UEFA Under-21 Play-off 1st leg
14 Oct 2008 England v Wales D 2-2 UEFA Under-21 Play-off 2nd leg
29 May 2009 Wales v Estonia W 1-0 International Friendly
06 Jun 2009 Azerbaijan v Wales W 0-1 FIFA World Cup Europe group 4
12 Aug 2009 Montenegro v Wales L 2-1 International Friendly
10 Oct 2009 Finland v Wales L 2-1 FIFA World Cup Europe group 4
14 Oct 2009 Liechtenstein v Wales W 0-2 FIFA World Cup Europe group 4
14 Nov 2009 Wales v Scotland W 3-0 International Friendly
03 Mar 2010 Wales v Sweden L 0-1 International Friendly
23 May 2010 Croatia v Wales L 2-0 International Friendly
03 Sep 2010 Montenegro v Wales L 1-0 UEFA European Championship Group G
08 Oct 2010 Wales v Bulgaria L 0-1 UEFA European Championship Group G
12 Oct 2010 Switzerland v Wales L 4-1 UEFA European Championship Group G
08 Feb 2011 Republic of Ireland v Wales L 3-0 Nations Cup
07 Oct 2011 Wales v Switzerland W 2-0 UEFA European Championship Group G
11 Oct 2011 Bulgaria v Wales W 0-1 UEFA European Championship Group G
27 May 2012 Mexico v Wales L 2-0 International Friendly
15 Aug 2012 Wales v Bosnia and Herzegovina L 0-2 International Friendly
07 Sep 2012 Wales v Belgium L 0-2 FIFA World Cup Europe group A
11 Sep 2012 Serbia v Wales L 6-1 FIFA World Cup Europe group A
16 Oct 2012 Croatia v Wales L 2-0 FIFA World Cup Europe group A
06 Feb 2013 Wales v Austria W 2-1 International Friendly
22 Mar 2013 Scotland v Wales W 1-2 FIFA World Cup Europe group A
26 Mar 2013 Wales v Croatia L 1-2 FIFA World Cup Europe group A
11 Oct 2013 Wales v North Macedonia W 1-0 FIFA World Cup Europe group A
15 Oct 2013 Belgium v Wales D 1-1 FIFA World Cup Europe group A
16 Nov 2013 Wales v Finland D 1-1 International Friendly
04 Jun 2014 Netherlands v Wales L 2-0 International Friendly
09 Sep 2014 Andorra v Wales W 1-2 UEFA European Championship Qualifying group B
10 Oct 2014 Wales v Bosnia and Herzegovina D 0-0 UEFA European Championship Qualifying group B
13 Oct 2014 Wales v Cyprus W 2-1 UEFA European Championship Qualifying group B
03 Sep 2015 Cyprus v Wales W 0-1 UEFA European Championship Qualifying group B
06 Sep 2015 Wales v Israel D 0-0 UEFA European Championship Qualifying group B
10 Oct 2015 Bosnia and Herzegovina v Wales L 2-0 UEFA European Championship Qualifying group B
13 Oct 2015 Wales v Andorra W 2-0 UEFA European Championship Qualifying group B
24 Mar 2016 Wales v Northern Ireland D 1-1 International Friendly
28 Mar 2016 Ukraine v Wales L 1-0 International Friendly
05 Jun 2016 Sweden v Wales L 3-0 International Friendly
20 Jun 2016 Russia v Wales W 0-3 UEFA European Championship Group B
06 Jul 2016 Portugal v Wales L 2-0 UEFA European Championship Semi-final


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.