# Lily Simkin

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**Lily Simkin** (born 9 September 2003) is an English [footballer](/source/Association_football) who plays as a [defender](/source/Defender_(association_football)) for [FA Women's National League North](/source/FA_Women's_National_League_North) club [Wolves](/source/Wolverhampton_Wanderers_W.F.C.).[1]

## Club career

### Birmingham City

Simkin began playing football at local club Wyrley Juniors, a sister club of [Birmingham City](/source/Birmingham_City_W.F.C.).[2] She first joined the Wildcats program at the age of five before joining the boys' team. At the age of ten she joined the Birmingham City RTC.[3]

On 17 November 2019, Simkin made her senior first-team debut at the age of 16 as 62nd-minute substitute for [Freya Gregory](/source/Freya_Gregory) in a 3–0 WSL defeat away to [Brighton & Hove Albion](/source/Brighton_%26_Hove_Albion_W.F.C.).[4][5] She started the next match, a 6–0 defeat to eventual league champions [Chelsea](/source/Chelsea_F.C._Women).[6] Simkin made a total of six appearances during the [2019–20 season](/source/2019%E2%80%9320_Birmingham_City_W.F.C._season) before it was curtailed due to the [coronavirus pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_United_Kingdom).

### Wolverhampton Wanderers

On 2 February 2025, Simkin joined Women's National League North side Wolverhampton Wanderers

## International career

Simkin has been capped by England at [under-17](/source/England_women's_national_under-17_football_team) level.[3]

## Personal life

Simkin is the daughter of former professional footballer [Darren Simkin](/source/Darren_Simkin) who played in the [Football League](/source/English_Football_League) for [Wolverhampton Wanderers](/source/Wolverhampton_Wanderers_F.C.) and [Shrewsbury Town](/source/Shrewsbury_Town_F.C.) during the 1990s.[3]

## Career statistics

### Club

.[7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Total Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Birmingham City 2019–20 FA WSL 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 2020–21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career total 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0

## References

1. ["Wolves complete Simkin signing"](https://www.wolves.co.uk/teams/womens-first-team/lily-simkin/). *Wolverhampton Wanderers football club*. Retrieved 2025-09-09.

1. ["Lily Simkin capped by England"](http://www.wyrleyjuniors.net/hall-of-fame/lily-simkin-capped-by-england/). *Wyrley Juniors*. 15 February 2018.

1. ["Simkin steps up"](https://www.bcfc.com/news/articles/2020/simkin-steps-up/). *Birmingham City Football Club*

1. ["Simkin adapting well to Barclays FA WSL"](https://www.bcfc.com/news/articles/2020/simkin-enjoying-first-team-challenge/). *Birmingham City Football Club*

1. ["Brighton 3-0 Birmingham"](https://womenscompetitions.thefa.com/Article/Brighton-Birmingham-Report-171119). *womenscompetitions.thefa.com*

1. ["Birmingham 0-6 Chelsea"](https://womenscompetitions.thefa.com/Article/24112019-Birmingham0-6Chelsea). *womenscompetitions.thefa.com*

1. ["Lily Simkin Soccerway profile"](https://uk.soccerway.com/players/lily-simkin/641684/). *Soccerway*. Retrieved 2021-01-27.

## External links

- [Lily Simkin](https://www.bcfc.com/birmingham-city-women/players/lily-simkin/) at Birmingham City

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