| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Simon Paul Funnell[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 August 1974[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Shoreham-by-Sea, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Adur Athletic | |||
| Southampton | |||
| 1990–1992 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1995 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 28 | (2) |
| 1995 | → Shoreham (loan) | ||
| Stamco | |||
| –2001 | Worthing | ||
| 2001–2002 | Bognor Regis Town | ||
| 2002–200? | Southwick | ||
| Three Bridges | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2011–2014 | East Grinstead Town | ||
| 2015–2016 | Shoreham | ||
| 2016–2017 | Worthing United | ||
| 2021–present | Copthorne | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Simon Paul Funnell (born 8 August 1974) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion.[1]
Life and career
Funnell was born in 1974 in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex,[1] where he attended King's Manor School. He played youth football for Adur Athletic and was an associate schoolboy with Southampton before joining Brighton & Hove Albion as a trainee in 1990. He made his senior debut in May 1992, in the last match of the season that confirmed Brighton's relegation from the Second Division. He turned professional soon afterwards, and made 25 appearances in the 1993–94 season, but played rarely thereafter, and spent time on loan at Sussex County League club Shoreham before being released in 1995.[2] Funnell went on to play non-league football in the Sussex area for clubs including Stamco,[3] Worthing, Bognor Regis Town,[4] Southwick, Oakwood and Three Bridges,[3] before moving into coaching and management at non-league level with clubs including East Grinstead Town, Chipstead,[5] Shoreham,[6] Horsham,[5] and Worthing United.[7][8] As of 2023 he his currently manager of Copthorne where he took over in August 2021.
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Simon Funnell". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- 1 2 Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 89. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.
- 1 2 "Player search". English National Player Archive. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ↑ "Hayes sets sights on title". News Shopper. 16 August 2001. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- 1 2 "Club welcomes Funnell to management team". Horsham F.C. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ↑ "Funnell: I don't know why it didn't work at Mussels". Shoreham Herald. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ↑ "Funnell named Worthing United's new manager". Worthing Herald. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ↑ Mason, Lewis (2 May 2017). "Evans 'relieved' after Mavericks stay safe". Worthing Herald. Retrieved 20 September 2018.