Jack Stephen John Sims (born 10 March 1999) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for

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club

Braintree Town Braintree Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Braintree, Essex, England. They are currently members of and play at Cressing Road. History The club was formed on 24 September 1898 as Manor Works, the works team o ...

Career

Sims started his career with local side, Canvey Island before spending six years at Southend United and then eventually joining

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as a 16-year old. Prior to making his

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debut in December 2019, during a 1–0 defeat to Acrrington Stanley, replacing an injured Jak Alnwick with 60 minutes remaining, Sims enjoyed loan spells at both Skelmersdale United and Lancaster City (where he earned the player of the season award) between 2017 and 2019. At the conclusion of the 2020–21 campaign, Sims was released upon the expiry of his contract. In October 2021, he made the move to

side, Welling United and went onto 24 times in all competitions winning 3 consecutive player of the months in the process before joining

ahead of the 2022–23 campaign.

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Jack Sims
at Soccerbase 1999 births Living people People from Southend-on-Sea Men's association football goalkeepers English men's footballers Canvey Island F.C. players Southend United F.C. players Blackpool F.C. players Skelmersdale United F.C. players Lancaster City F.C. players Welling United F.C. players Braintree Town F.C. players English Football League players Northern Premier League players National League (English football) players Footballers from Essex {{England-footy-goalkeeper-stub