Simon Anthony John Brain (born 31 March 1966) is an English retired footballer who played as a striker. He started his career with

Evesham United Evesham United Football Club are an English football club based in Evesham, Worcestershire. They reached the first round proper of the FA Cup for the first time in the 2008–09 season. In 2005, they entered the Southern League Premier Divisi ...

before moving on to

Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. From the 2021–22 season, the club compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league sy ...

then of the Football Conference. A move to

Hereford United Hereford United Football Club was an association football club based in Hereford, England. They played at Edgar Street for their entire history. They were nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites', after their predominantly white kit, or 'Th ...

soon came in December 1990. His career was blighted by broken legs suffering two breaks in his short league career at

the second break in a

Welsh Cup The FAW Welsh Cup ( cy, Cwpan Cymdeithas Pêl-droed Cymru), currently known as the JD Welsh Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a knock-out football competition contested annually by teams in the Welsh football league system. It is considered the mo ...

tie against Mostyn ended his professional career. He later played non-league football for

Bromsgrove Rovers Bromsgrove Rovers F.C. was a non-League football club from the town of Bromsgrove in Worcestershire. The peak of the club's success was in 1993 when Rovers finished runner-up in the Football Conference. They went into administration during the ...

, Malvern Town, Worcester Athletico, Pershore Town and Littleton. His uncle, Sid Brain, was a prolific goalscorer at

. He has a wife and two children. One of which is called Nathan who was born in 1994. His daughter who is 27 (birthday 4 March 1996) is named Hollie Alice Brain.

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at HU-FC.co.uk 1966 births Living people English men's footballers Evesham United F.C. players Cheltenham Town F.C. players Hereford United F.C. players Bromsgrove Rovers F.C. players Malvern Town F.C. players Pershore Town F.C. players Littleton F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Men's association football forwards People from Evesham Footballers from Worcestershire {{England-footy-forward-1960s-stub