Simon Egerton

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Simon Egerton
Personal information
Born (1985-01-09) 9 January 1985 (age 39)
Bury, England
Playing position Forward
Senior career
YearsTeam
2002–2009 Bowdon
2009–2010 Blau-Weiss Berlin
2010–2012 Bowdon
2011 Central
2012–2013 Beeston
2013 Auckland
2013–2014 HGC
2014–2015 Bowdon
2015–2019 Rotterdam

Simon Roger Egerton (born 9 January 1985) is an English field hockey player.

Egerton was born in Bury, England. He was a member of the England Indoor and Outdoor squad from 2008 to 2013.

The Midfield / Forward scored on both his indoor and outdoor debuts against Scotland (Paisley) and Germany (Nuremberg) respectively.

Egerton played at HC Rotterdam and played until 2015 at Bowdon Hockey Club having previously played for Beeston Hockey Club and in 2013 HGC in the Dutch Hoofdklasse League. [1] At HGC he finished second top goalscorer with 25 goals. Egerton was part of the Beeston Hockey Team which won the England Premier Division 2012/13, finishing top goalscorer in the competition.

Egerton had two spells in the New Zealand National Hockey League, winning the competition on both occasions. Central Districts in 2011 and Auckland 2013. Before that Egerton played for Blau Weiss Berlin, he was the top goalscorer in the competition with 28 goals, helping them secure Bundesliga 1. status.

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References

  1. "Beeston lose star forward Simon Egerton". Nottingham Post. 29 May 2013.