# Simon Travis > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Simon_Travis > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Simon_Travis.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Travis > Source revision: 1337809647 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|English footballer (born 1977)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}} {{Use British English|date=April 2016}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Simon Travis | image = | fullname = Simon Christopher Travis | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1977|3|22}} | birth_place = [Preston](/source/Preston%2C_Lancashire), England | height = | position = [Full-back](/source/Full-back_(association_football)), [wide midfielder](/source/wide_midfielder) | years1 = 1995–1996 | clubs1 = [Torquay United](/source/Torquay_United_F.C.) | caps1 = 23 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 1997–1999 | clubs2 = [Stockport County](/source/Stockport_County_F.C.) | caps2 = 32 | goals2 = 2 | years3 = 1999–2001 | clubs3 = [Telford United](/source/Telford_United_F.C.) | caps3 = 72 | goals3 = 2 | years4 = 2001–2002 | clubs4 = [Forest Green Rovers](/source/Forest_Green_Rovers_F.C.) | caps4 = 35 | goals4 = 3 | years5 = 2002–2004 | clubs5 = [Stevenage Borough](/source/Stevenage_F.C.) | caps5 = 59 | goals5 = 1 | years6 = 2004–2007 | clubs6 = [Hereford United](/source/Hereford_United_F.C.) | caps6 = 94 | goals6 = 2 | years7 = 2007–2008 | clubs7 = [Nuneaton Borough](/source/Nuneaton_Town_F.C.) | caps7 = 36 | goals7 = 1 | years8 = 2008–2009 | clubs8 = [Solihull Moors](/source/Solihull_Moors_F.C.) | caps8 = 27 | goals8 = 0 | years9 = 2009 | clubs9 = [Leamington](/source/Leamington_F.C.) | caps9 = 4 | goals9 = 0 | years10 = 2009–2010 | clubs10 = [Brackley Town](/source/Brackley_Town_F.C.) | nationalyears1 = 2005–2006 | nationalteam1 = [England C](/source/England_C_national_football_team) | nationalcaps1 = 9 | nationalgoals1 = 0 }} '''Simon Travis''' (born 22 March 1977) is an English former professional footballer. He played on both the right and left sides in a [full-back](/source/full-back_(association_football)) or [midfield](/source/midfielder) role, and was capped by the [England C national football team](/source/England_C_national_football_team) under [Paul Fairclough](/source/Paul_Fairclough). ==Career== Travis started his career in the Football League with a season at Division Three side [Torquay United](/source/Torquay_United_F.C.). He then spent two seasons in Division One at [Stockport](/source/Stockport_County_F.C.). After leaving Stockport he spent a total of seven seasons in the [Conference](/source/Conference_National) with [Telford United](/source/Telford_United_F.C.), [Forest Green Rovers](/source/Forest_Green_Rovers_F.C.) and [Stevenage](/source/Stevenage_F.C.), combining football with his studies at university. He joined Hereford in February 2004. His signing coincided with the beginning of an 11-game unbeaten run in the Conference although the team missed out on promotion. The following season he was a regular at full-back and scored on the first day of the season. However the summer of 2005 was not a good time for Travis. Hereford went out of the playoffs in the semi-finals and then sustained a serious injury while playing for [England](/source/England_C_national_football_team) in the Four Nations Tournament. He suffered a collapsed lung and broken ribs which put him out of action for several months. Once he returned he played a key role in a team that won promotion to the Football League via the playoffs, and played in the [final](/source/2006_Conference_National_play-off_Final), where Hereford defeated Halifax Town 3–2. The 2006–07 season saw him compete for the right back position with [Trent McClenahan](/source/Trent_McClenahan), with Travis making more appearances over the course of the season. A proposed loan move to Stockport fell through in the second half of the season. He spent the 2007–08 season at Nuneaton Borough, and when the club folded in the summer of 2008 he joined [Solihull Moors](/source/Solihull_Moors). A year later spent a short period of time at [Leamington](/source/Leamington_F.C.), later playing for [Brackley Town](/source/Brackley_Town_F.C.). At the age of 46, Travis is considering a return to the professional game. Travis has been offered a 'pay as you play' deal with Banbury United FC in September 2023. When interviewed by the Banbury Guardian, Travis stated " I am absolutely thrilled to be making a return to the game. I am confident that despite my age, I will be able to hold my own with some of the young whippersnappers in the league - come on you Reds !! ". A source close to Travis stated that he has agreed the sum of £24 per game with United and an additional £3 for each win. ==External links== *{{Soccerbase}} {{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/4964526.stm|title=Fairclough names 35-man squad|publisher=[BBC Sport](/source/BBC_Sport)|date=2 May 2006}} {{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/3465047.stm|title=February 2004|publisher=[BBC Sport](/source/BBC_Sport)|date=6 February 2004}} {{cite web|url=http://www.brackleytownfc.com/raw.shtml/teams/sub.first-team/match-reports/28%20Nov.shtml|title=Chippenham Town 2-3 Brackley Town|publisher=[Brackley Town F.C.](/source/Brackley_Town_F.C.)}} {{cite web|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=485269|title=Football Conference play-off|publisher=Soccerbase}} {{cite news|url=http://archive.herefordtimes.com/2007/3/15/83777.html|title=Travis set for shock exit with move to Stockport|newspaper=Hereford Times|date=15 March 2007}} {{cite news|url=http://www.thenonleaguefootballpaper.com/print_article.asp?aid=4271&iid=84&sud=1184|title=Paul tips B-men for the A-list|newspaper=[The Non-League Paper](/source/The_Non-League_Paper)|date=13 July 2008}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Travis, Simon}} Category:1977 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Preston, Lancashire Category:English men's footballers Category:England men's semi-pro international footballers Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Torquay United F.C. players Category:Stockport County F.C. players Category:Telford United F.C. players Category:Forest Green Rovers F.C. players Category:Stevenage F.C. players Category:Hereford United F.C. players Category:Nuneaton Town F.C. players Category:Solihull Moors F.C. players Category:Leamington F.C. players Category:Brackley Town F.C. players Category:English Football League players Category:National League (English football) players --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Simon Travis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Travis) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Travis?action=history)). 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