Simon Haworth

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Simon Haworth

| image =

| fullname = Simon Owen Haworth{{Hugman | 8573 | Simon Haworth | accessdate = 26 November 2017}}

| height =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1977|03|30}}

| birth_place = Cardiff, Wales

| currentclub =

| position = Striker

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Cardiff City

| years1 = 1995–1997

| years2 = 1997–1998

| years3 = 1998–2002

| years4 = 2002–2005

| clubs1 = Cardiff City

| clubs2 = Coventry City

| clubs3 = Wigan Athletic

| clubs4 = Tranmere Rovers

| caps1 = 35

| caps2 = 11

| caps3 = 117

| caps4 = 79

| goals1 = 8

| goals2 = 0

| goals3 = 44

| goals4 = 31

| totalcaps = 242

| totalgoals = 83

| nationalyears1 =

| nationalyears2 =

| nationalyears3 = 1997–1998

| nationalteam1 = Wales U21

| nationalteam2 = Wales B

| nationalteam3 = Wales

| nationalcaps1 = 12

| nationalcaps2 = 1

| nationalcaps3 = 5

| nationalgoals1 =

| nationalgoals2 =

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2013–2014

| managerclubs1 = Eagley

| manageryears2 = 2016–2018

| managerclubs2 = Clitheroe

| manageryears3 = 2018–2022

| managerclubs3 = Stalybridge Celtic

}}

Simon Owen Haworth (born 30 March 1977) is a Welsh former footballer who played as a striker. He won five caps for the Wales national football team during his career. He was since moved into football club management.

Club career

Born in Cardiff, Haworth began his career at Cardiff City on a Youth Training Scheme and broke into the first team due to an injury crisis during the 1995–1996 season.{{Cite book | title = The Who's Who of Cardiff City | first = Dean | last = Hayes | publisher = Breedon Books | year = 2006 | page=86 | location=Derby | isbn= 978-1-85983-462-6}} He fully established himself the following year which led to him nearly signing for Norwich City only for the move to break down at the last minute. But after he earned his first cap for Wales he moved to Coventry City for £500,000, a record fee received for a player by Cardiff at the time, but struggled to find form for the club, scoring just once against Everton in the League Cup,{{cite web

|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-coca-cola-cup--kendall-furious-as-everton-capitulate-to-coventry-1236231.html

|title=Coca-Cola Cup – Kendall furious as Everton capitulate to Coventry

|work=The Independent

|date=16 October 1997 |access-date=11 October 2012}} and subsequently moved to Wigan Athletic for £750,000, a record signing for the club at the time.

He managed to show his ability for Wigan and helped them to win the Football League Trophy in the 1998–99 season.{{cite news

|url=http://www.cockneylatic.co.uk/match-reports/1998-1999/1399-wigan-athletic-1-millwall-0

|title=Auto Windscreens Shield Final – Sunday 18th April 1999

|publisher=cockneylatic.co.uk

|access-date=17 June 2019}} He was the first Wigan player to score at their new JJB Stadium (doing so in a game against Scunthorpe United) and also one of the last Wigan players to score at the 'old' Wembley Stadium before it was demolished in 2000 - a memorable goal against Gillingham in the Division 2 Play-off final.{{cite web

|url = http://www.wiganlatics.co.uk/page/DWStadium/0,,10429,00.html

|title = The DW Stadium

|publisher = wiganlatics.co.uk

|date = 7 August 1999

|access-date = 19 April 2010

|url-status = dead

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090726003856/http://www.wiganlatics.co.uk/page/DWStadium/0%2C%2C10429%2C00.html

|archive-date = 26 July 2009

|df = dmy-all

}} Eventually leaving the club in February 2002 he joined Tranmere Rovers, linking up with former strike partner Stuart Barlow again. During the 2003–04 season he suffered a double fracture in his right leg which ruled him out for around eight months. He attempted a comeback in November 2004 but was in considerable pain due to his leg not being fully healed.{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tranmere_rovers/4362683.stm |title=Haworth career is in the balance |publisher=BBC Sport |date=18 March 2005 |access-date=20 December 2009}} He decided to call an end to his football career to concentrate on his business ventures.

International career

Haworth made his debut for Wales on 27 May 1997 coming on as a substitute for goalscorer John Hartson in a 1–0 victory over Scotland. He went on to earn four more caps for Wales, against Brazil, Jamaica, Malta, and Tunisia.{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/wal-intres90.html |title=Wales – International Results 1990–1999 |website=RSSSF |access-date=23 April 2009}} He was also called up for a friendly against Argentina in February 2002, however he stayed on the bench.{{cite news

|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2002/1816173.stm

|title=Giggs shows Veron the way

|publisher=BBC

|date=13 February 2002 |access-date=13 March 2015}} Haworth was also called up to the Wales squad in May 2003 to play United States but withdrew through injury.{{cite news

|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/wales/3043571.stm

|title=Howarth adds to Wales woes

|publisher=BBC

|date=20 May 2003 |access-date=7 September 2015}}

Management career

On 12 June 2014, Shrewsbury Town confirmed Haworth had joined the club's coaching staff.{{cite news|url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/league2/news/20140612/simon-haworth-joins-shrewsbury-town-coaching-staff_2293326_3900209|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140613172721/http://www.football-league.co.uk/league2/news/20140612/simon-haworth-joins-shrewsbury-town-coaching-staff_2293326_3900209|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 June 2014|title=Simon Haworth joins Shrewsbury Town coaching staff|publisher=The Football League|date=12 June 2014|access-date=12 June 2014}}

=Clitheroe=

On 29 April 2016, he was appointed as the manager of Clitheroe.{{cite news|url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/clitheroefc/news/new-manager-signs-for-clitheroe-fc-1607174.html|title=New manager signs for Clitheroe FC!

|publisher=Clitheroe FC |date=29 April 2016|access-date=29 April 2016}}

=Stalybridge Celtic=

In May 2018 he moved to Stalybridge Celtic{{cite news|url=http://nonleaguedaily.com/stalybridge-celtic-appoint-haworth-as-manager/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180511151024/http://nonleaguedaily.com/stalybridge-celtic-appoint-haworth-as-manager/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=11 May 2018|title=Stalybridge Celtic appoint Haworth as manager

|publisher=Non League Daily |date=11 May 2018|access-date=3 September 2018}} staying at the club until May 2022.{{cite web |title=Stalybridge Seek New Boss After Haworth Resigns |url=https://www.thenpl.co.uk/stalybridge-seek-new-boss-after-haworth-resigns-70537 |publisher=Northern Premier League |access-date=7 May 2022 |date=6 May 2022}}