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Simon Ferry
Simon William Ferry (born 11 January 1988) is a Scottish football coach and former player who is assistant manager for Scottish League Two club East Kilbride.
Ferry started his career with Scottish Premier League club Celtic but did not play a competitive match for the first team. He spent the 2009–10 season on loan at Swindon Town, who then signed him permanently at the end of the season. Ferry then moved to Portsmouth. In June 2014, he joined Dundee and spent just over one year at the club before joining Peterhead and Broomhill. Ferry has played for the Scotland national under-19 football team and featured for them at the 2006 European Under-19 Championship.
Born in Dundee, Scotland, Ferry grew up in Menzieshill and first began his football career when he joined Dundee as a schoolboy. Ferry said that he "was hopeless at school" and "football was only ever going for him". Ferry joined Celtic when he was eleven and progressed through the club’s youth teams despite facing injury setbacks. While progressing the youth system, Ferry showed his potential at Celtic and was dubbed Neil Lennon’s clone. In January 2006, he signed a four-and-a-half-year professional contract with the club. He was part of the team that won the Under-19 League and Cup double in 2006 and was among a number of players named, by coach Willie McStay, as likely to progress to the first team.
In Celtic’s pre–season tour of 2006, Ferry made his first-team debut on a pre-season tour of Poland, playing against Legia Warsaw and Wisła Kraków. However, he was curtailed by injury problems sustained in the 2006–07 season, affecting his professional development and resulted in him missing almost three years of club football. Ferry later told BBC Wiltshire that he feared the ongoing ankle injury would end his career.
Ferry returned to the Celtic first-team squad in February 2009, having caught Gordon Strachan’s eye while training with the first team, alongside Ryan Conroy. He appeared four times in the club’s first-team squad as an unused substitute for the rest of the 2008–09 season. While playing for Celtic’s reserve squad, Ferry scored a volley in a 1–0 win against Rangers’ reserve squad to win the SPL reserve league title for the eighth consecutive time. He was featured in a Wembley Cup match against Tottenham Hotspur on 26 July 2009.
It was reported on 26 August 2009 by the Swindon Advertiser that Swindon Town agreed to sign both Ferry and Celtic teammate Ben Hutchinson on loan until January 2010. The move was confirmed on 27 August 2009.
Two days later on 29 August 2009, he made his debut for the club, started the whole game, in a 2–1 victory against Southend United and was named Man of the Match award. Since joining Swindon Town, Ferry quickly established himself in the first team, playing in the midfield position. On 31 October 2009, he scored his first goal for the club, in a 4–1 win over Tranmere Rovers. He was also a fan favourite among Swindon Town’s supporters, who called him "a great acquisition". Ferry stated he would like to stay at the club on three occasions, revealing that he had adapted easily to life on and off the pitch at Swindon Town. Ferry then set up a goal for Charlie Austin in two separate matches in January against Gillingham and Leeds United on 16 January 2010 and 26 January 2010 respectively.
It was announced on 25 January 2010 that a deal had been agreed with parent club Celtic to extend his loan spell until the end of the 2009–10 season. On 23 February 2010, he scored in a 4–1 win over Stockport County. After the match, Ferry said he 'blacked out' when he scored and didn't remember the goal. However, during the season, Ferry faced injuries along the way, but he continued to remain in the squad. In a match against Southampton on 16 March 2010, Ferry received a red card in the 86th-minute for a second bookable offence, in a 1–0 win. After serving a one match suspension, he returned to the starting line–up against Hartlepool United on 27 March 2010 and set up a goal for Charlie Austin to score the only goal of the game. In the second leg of Swindon's play-off semi-final against Charlton Athletic on 17 May 2010, Ferry scored an own goal, as the game went into penalties following a 3–3 draw and the club won 5–4 in the shootout to reach the play-off final. He started in the play-off final, as Swindon would lose to Millwall 1–0, missing out on promotion to the Championship (Ferry started in the final). Despite the loss, Ferry stated playing at Wembley was a good stage in his career, describing as "need to jump one way or the other".
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Simon Ferry
Simon William Ferry (born 11 January 1988) is a Scottish football coach and former player who is assistant manager for Scottish League Two club East Kilbride.
Ferry started his career with Scottish Premier League club Celtic but did not play a competitive match for the first team. He spent the 2009–10 season on loan at Swindon Town, who then signed him permanently at the end of the season. Ferry then moved to Portsmouth. In June 2014, he joined Dundee and spent just over one year at the club before joining Peterhead and Broomhill. Ferry has played for the Scotland national under-19 football team and featured for them at the 2006 European Under-19 Championship.
Born in Dundee, Scotland, Ferry grew up in Menzieshill and first began his football career when he joined Dundee as a schoolboy. Ferry said that he "was hopeless at school" and "football was only ever going for him". Ferry joined Celtic when he was eleven and progressed through the club’s youth teams despite facing injury setbacks. While progressing the youth system, Ferry showed his potential at Celtic and was dubbed Neil Lennon’s clone. In January 2006, he signed a four-and-a-half-year professional contract with the club. He was part of the team that won the Under-19 League and Cup double in 2006 and was among a number of players named, by coach Willie McStay, as likely to progress to the first team.
In Celtic’s pre–season tour of 2006, Ferry made his first-team debut on a pre-season tour of Poland, playing against Legia Warsaw and Wisła Kraków. However, he was curtailed by injury problems sustained in the 2006–07 season, affecting his professional development and resulted in him missing almost three years of club football. Ferry later told BBC Wiltshire that he feared the ongoing ankle injury would end his career.
Ferry returned to the Celtic first-team squad in February 2009, having caught Gordon Strachan’s eye while training with the first team, alongside Ryan Conroy. He appeared four times in the club’s first-team squad as an unused substitute for the rest of the 2008–09 season. While playing for Celtic’s reserve squad, Ferry scored a volley in a 1–0 win against Rangers’ reserve squad to win the SPL reserve league title for the eighth consecutive time. He was featured in a Wembley Cup match against Tottenham Hotspur on 26 July 2009.
It was reported on 26 August 2009 by the Swindon Advertiser that Swindon Town agreed to sign both Ferry and Celtic teammate Ben Hutchinson on loan until January 2010. The move was confirmed on 27 August 2009.
Two days later on 29 August 2009, he made his debut for the club, started the whole game, in a 2–1 victory against Southend United and was named Man of the Match award. Since joining Swindon Town, Ferry quickly established himself in the first team, playing in the midfield position. On 31 October 2009, he scored his first goal for the club, in a 4–1 win over Tranmere Rovers. He was also a fan favourite among Swindon Town’s supporters, who called him "a great acquisition". Ferry stated he would like to stay at the club on three occasions, revealing that he had adapted easily to life on and off the pitch at Swindon Town. Ferry then set up a goal for Charlie Austin in two separate matches in January against Gillingham and Leeds United on 16 January 2010 and 26 January 2010 respectively.
It was announced on 25 January 2010 that a deal had been agreed with parent club Celtic to extend his loan spell until the end of the 2009–10 season. On 23 February 2010, he scored in a 4–1 win over Stockport County. After the match, Ferry said he 'blacked out' when he scored and didn't remember the goal. However, during the season, Ferry faced injuries along the way, but he continued to remain in the squad. In a match against Southampton on 16 March 2010, Ferry received a red card in the 86th-minute for a second bookable offence, in a 1–0 win. After serving a one match suspension, he returned to the starting line–up against Hartlepool United on 27 March 2010 and set up a goal for Charlie Austin to score the only goal of the game. In the second leg of Swindon's play-off semi-final against Charlton Athletic on 17 May 2010, Ferry scored an own goal, as the game went into penalties following a 3–3 draw and the club won 5–4 in the shootout to reach the play-off final. He started in the play-off final, as Swindon would lose to Millwall 1–0, missing out on promotion to the Championship (Ferry started in the final). Despite the loss, Ferry stated playing at Wembley was a good stage in his career, describing as "need to jump one way or the other".