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'''Simon Lappin''' (born 25 January 1983) is a [[Scotland|Scottish]] professional [[association football|footballer]] who currently plays for [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]] after joining on a free transfer having left [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] by mutual consent in January 2013.<ref name=edp21jan13>[http://www.edp24.co.uk/sport/norwich-city-fc/simon_lappin_leaves_norwich_city_1_1801103 Simon Lappin leaves Norwich City], ''Eastern Daily Press'', 2013-01-21. Retrieved 2013-01-22.</ref>
'''Simon Lappin''' (born 25 January 1983) is a [[Scotland|Scottish]] professional [[association football|footballer]] who currently plays for [[Barclays Premier League|Premier League]] club [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]] after joining on a free transfer having left [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] by mutual consent in January 2013.<ref name=edp21jan13>[http://www.edp24.co.uk/sport/norwich-city-fc/simon_lappin_leaves_norwich_city_1_1801103 Simon Lappin leaves Norwich City], ''Eastern Daily Press'', 2013-01-21. Retrieved 2013-01-22.</ref>


Born in [[Glasgow]], Lappin played for [[St Mirren]] before moving to Norwich City in 2007. He has had short loan spells at [[Motherwell F.C.|Motherwell]] and [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]]. He was [[cap (football)|capped]] 10 times by the [[Scotland national under-21 football team]].
Born in [[Glasgow]], Lappin played for [[St Mirren]] before moving to Norwich City in 2007. He has had short loan spells at [[Motherwell F.C.|Motherwell]] and [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]]. He was [[cap (football)|capped]] 10 times by the [[Scotland national under-21 football team]].

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Simon Lappin
Personal information
Full name Simon Lappin
Date of birth (1983-01-25) 25 January 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Left back / Left winger
Team information
Current team
 Cardiff City
Number 24
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2007 St. Mirren 152 (9)
2007–2013 Norwich City 109 (2)
2008 → Motherwell (loan) 14 (2)
2012–2013 → Cardiff City (loan) 2 (0)
2013– Cardiff City 0 (0)
International career‡
2004–2005 Scotland U21 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2013
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 February 2009

Simon Lappin (born 25 January 1983) is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays for Premier League club Cardiff City after joining on a free transfer having left Norwich City by mutual consent in January 2013.[1]

Born in Glasgow, Lappin played for St Mirren before moving to Norwich City in 2007. He has had short loan spells at Motherwell and Cardiff City. He was capped 10 times by the Scotland national under-21 football team.

Early life

Lappin was born in Glasgow and began his career at St. Mirren F.C. whilst still at school. He had ambitions to stay-on at school, take his Highers and become an airline pilot, but St Mirren's Head of Youth Development at the time, Joe Hughes, who lived near to the Lappin family, persuaded his parents that Simon had the talent to make it in football and he left school to sign for the club.

Club career

St. Mirren

Lappin was an unused substitute in several games during St Mirren's 2000–2001 Scottish Premier League campaign. After relegation that season he was fast-tracked into the first team where his precision crosses from the left, both in open play and from set pieces led to a number of goals for team mates. He made the first of his ten Scotland Under-21 appearances during season 2003–2004 and helped the club gain promotion to the Scottish Premier League for the 2006–07 season, after which he signed a two-year contract extension.[2] Lappin made more than 170 appearance for The Buddies before he was signed by Norwich City manager Peter Grant.

Norwich City

On 31 January 2007 Lappin signed a two and a half-year deal with Norwich City for a fee of £100,000.[3] He made his debut for Norwich on 3 February at Carrow Road in a 2–1 win against Leeds United, in which he earned the official sponsor's Man of the Match award. Lappin then scored his first goal for Norwich against Luton Town on 27 February. City were awarded a free-kick in the 90th minute of the game at Kenilworth Road, with the scores level at 2–2, when Lappin curled in a match-winning goal.

He played in most of Norwich City's games under Peter Grant in the 2007–08 season, but when Grant was replaced by Glenn Roeder Lappin found himself out of favour after a 3–0 defeat to Plymouth Argyle. Lappin was one of six players criticised by Roeder after a 5–1 reserves defeat to Ipswich Town.

Motherwell (loan)

Lappin was loaned to Motherwell for the rest of the 2007–08 season on 31 January.[4] During this spell, he played 15 matches and scored two goals, including the only goal of the game in Motherwell's shock 1–0 win against Celtic at Celtic Park.[5]

Return to Norwich

Somewhat surprisingly, Lappin remained at Norwich through the following summer. Despite the club's poor start to the 2008–09 season, he still failed to get near the first team, even being made to train with the youths by Roeder.[6] Many Norwich fans felt Lappin was being badly treated and should have been recalled to the team[7] After Bryan Gunn's appointment as Norwich manager, Lappin made his first appearance for Norwich's first team in 16 months on 21 March 2009, in a 1–1 draw against Birmingham City at St Andrew's. Although his performances were not enough to prevent the club being relegated to League One, Lappin signed a two-year contract extension with the club in June 2009.[8]

When Paul Lambert took over as Norwich manager early in the 2009–10 season, Lappin began to feature more regularly and ended up starting 42 league games, more than any other player, even captaining the side in a Football League Trophy match with Brentford when Grant Holt and Gary Doherty were both absent.[6][9] Lappin continued to play a prominent role in the Norwich City side during the 2010–11 season, signing another two-year contract extension in January 2011.[9] He was rushed into hospital on 19 February suffering with appendicitis and was ruled out of playing for a number of weeks.[10]

By the time of the 2011–12 season, players such as Andrew Surman and Elliott Bennett were regular choices, which resulted in Lappin only making four premier league appearances, along with two substitute appearances in cup competitions. This included deputising at left back for the last two matches following injuries to both Marc Tierney and Adam Drury.

At the start of the 2012–13 season Lappin scored his first goal for the club in over five years in a Football League Cup tie against Scunthorpe United, beating Sam Slocombe with a powerful effort from the edge of the box.[11] He made his last appearance for the club on 5 January 2013, in a 3–0 win over Peterborough United in the third round of the FA Cup.[12]

Cardiff City (loan)

On 21 November 2012, Lappin moved to Cardiff City on an emergency loan until 1 January 2013.[13] He made his debut for the club in a 2–1 victory at Barnsley, but was sent off after picking up two yellow cards, the first Cardiff player to be dismissed in over a year. Following Andrew Taylor's return to the side, Lappin was restricted to appearances on the bench, ensuring his second appearance for the Bluebirds didn't come until New Years Day in a 1–0 win at Birmingham City, which was his last before returning to Norwich the next day.[14]

Cardiff City

On 29 January 2013, Lappin was announced as a Cardiff City player having left Norwich by mutual consent earlier in the month.[15]

Career statistics

Club Season League Cup[A] League Cup Other[B] Play-Offs Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
St. Mirren 2001–02 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - 1 0
2002–03 34 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 - - 39 1
2003–04 24 4 2 0 0 0 2 0 - - 28 4
2004–05 34 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 - - 39 1
2005–06 35 3 4 0 2 0 3 2 - - 44 5
2006–07 24 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 - - 28 1
Total 152 9 12 0 5 1 10 2 - - 179 12
Norwich City 2006–07 14 1 1 0 0 0 - - - - 15 1
2007–08 15 1 0 0 3 1 - - - - 18 2
2008–09 5 0 0 0 0 0 - - - - 5 0
2009–10 44 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 - - 50 0
2010–11 27 0 1 0 2 0 - - - - 30 0
2011–12 4 0 1 0 1 0 - - - - 6 0
2012–13 0 0 0 0 1 1 - - - - 1 1
Total 109 2 5 0 9 2 2 0 - - 121 4
Motherwell (loan) 2007–08 14 2 1 0 0 0 - - - - 15 2
Total 14 2 1 0 0 0 - - - - 15 2
Cardiff City (loan) 2012–13 2 0 0 0 0 0 - - - - 2 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 - - - - 2 0

Honours

Club

St. Mirren

Norwich City

Notes

A. ^ Covers Scottish Cup and FA Cup.
B. ^ Covers Scottish Challenge Cup and Football League Trophy.

References

  1. ^ Simon Lappin leaves Norwich City, Eastern Daily Press, 2013-01-21. Retrieved 2013-01-22.
  2. ^ St Mirren pair sign new contracts, BBC sport website, 2006-05-15. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
  3. ^ "Norwich net Lappin from St Mirren". BBC Sport. 31 January 2007. Retrieved 29 April 2007.
  4. ^ Norwich loan Lappin to Motherwell, BBC Sport, 31 January 2008.
  5. ^ 0–1 Celtic 0–1 Motherwell, BBC Sport, 5 April 2008.
  6. ^ a b Lappin revels in Norwich return, BBC sport website, 2009-09-02. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
  7. ^ "'Forgotten men' back in spotlight". Advertiser 24. 17 March 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
  8. ^ Lappin signs new Norwich contract, BBC sport website, 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
  9. ^ a b Norwich deals for Simon Lapin and Wes Hoolahan, BBC sport website, 2011-01-11. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
  10. ^ Norwich City pair Simon Lappin and Chris Martin injured, BBC sport website, 2011-02-21. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
  11. ^ Capital One Cup: Norwich City 2, Scunthorpe United 1, Eastern Daily Press, 2012-08-28. Retrieved 2012-08-29.
  12. ^ Peterborough United 0, Norwich City 3, Eastern Daily Press, 2013-01-05. Retrieved 2013-01-30.
  13. ^ "City land Lappin on loan". Cardiff City Football Club. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  14. ^ "Malky Mackay pondering Cardiff City defensive cover". BBC Sport. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  15. ^ Lappin Signs Permanent City Deal, Cardiff City Official Website, 2013-01-29. Retrieved 2013-01-29.

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