Simon Grand

Simon Grand (born on 23 February 1984) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League club Barrow.

He notably played in the Football League for Rochdale, Carlisle United, Grimsby Town, Morecambe and Aldershot Town. He has also previously played for Northwich Victoria, Fleetwood Town, Southport and Mansfield Town.

Career

Rochdale

Born in Chorley, Grand started his career at Rochdale as a trainee in August 2001 and won the club's Young Player of the Year award in May 2002. He made his debut in a 2nd round FA Cup tie against Bristol Rovers in December 2002 and established himself in the first team, making 28 appearances in all competitions in the remainder of the 2002–03 season and helping Rochdale to the 5th round of the FA Cup in February 2003 where they were beaten by Wolves. He began the 2003–04 season in the first team and was a regular until January 2004 when, having made 21 appearances in all competition, he was dropped from the side following the arrival of new manager Steve Parkin. He made no further appearances for Rochdale and was released by the club in May 2004.