Ryan Semple (English footballer)
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| Ryan Semple | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ryan David Semple | |
| Date of birth | July 4, 1985 | |
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Brackley Town | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2002-2006 2003-2004 2006-2008 2006-2007 2007-2008 2007-2008 2007- |
Peterborough United → Farnborough Town FC (loan) Lincoln City → Chester City (loan) → Rushden & Diamonds (loan) Oxford United Brackley Town |
41 (3) 9 (2) 4 (0) 3 (0) 4 (0) 1 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Ryan Semple (born July 4, 1985) is an English footballer who currently plays for Brackley Town.
Semple began his career with Peterborough United, spending two weeks training with Manchester United in the summer of 2002 and participating in a International under 17 tournament in Portugal[1] and making his league debut aged 17 years and three months against Bristol City in October 2002. His progress at Peterborough was affected by a broken leg towards the end of the 2002-2003 season[2] and, in a bid to recover fitness, he joined Farnborough Town on loan in November 2003[3], remaining for two months and scoring twice in nine league appearances. Despite his initial promise, Semple struggled to cement a regular place in the Peterborough team and in four season, he would make just 15 league starts, with another 26 appearances from the substitutes bench.
In July 2006, Semple left Peterborough to join Lincoln City on a two-year contract[4]. However, he struggled to make an impact with Lincoln: a hamstring injury coupled with a lack of form limited him to just four substitute appearances in the league in his first season whilst a loan spell with Chester City[5] was also unproductive.
At the beginning of the 2007-2008 season, Semple was loaned to Rushden & Diamonds[6] but, after just four appearances, he returned to Lincoln. In January 2008, having failed to even make the substitutes bench for Lincoln, he was transfer listed[7] by Lincoln's new manager Peter Jackson before he agreed to have his Lincoln contract cancelled at the end of January 2008.
In February 2008, he linked up with Oxford United on non-contract terms[8] but the spell lasted only a single appearance and two weeks before he was released[9]. In March 2008, he agreed to join Brackley Town[10], a club managed by his one-time Peterborough team-mate David Oldfield.
[edit] References
- ^ "Sport- Halifax Town 2 Farnborough Town 0", Sandhurst News and Mail, 25 November 2003. Retrieved on 2008-03-25.
- ^ "Fotiadis goes under the knife", BBC Sport, 12 May 2003. Retrieved on 2008-03-25.
- ^ "Semple move for Farnborough", Non League Daily, 24 November 2003. Retrieved on 2008-03-25.
- ^ "Lincoln complete Semple transfer", BBC Sport, 25 July 2006. Retrieved on 2008-03-25.
- ^ "Chester snap up Semple loan deal", BBC Sport, 24 November 2006. Retrieved on 2008-03-25.
- ^ "Diamonds borrow an imp", Non League Daily, 11 August 2007. Retrieved on 2008-03-25.
- ^ "Lincoln confirm Emanuel interest", BBC Sport, 14 January 2008. Retrieved on 2008-03-25.
- ^ "Oxford complete move for Semple", BBC Sport, 29 February 2008. Retrieved on 2008-03-25.
- ^ "Odubade transfer-listed by Oxford", BBC Sport, 13 March 2008. Retrieved on 2008-03-25.
- ^ "Oldfield strengthens squad", Non League Daily, 25 March 2008. Retrieved on 2008-03-25.
