title: Simon Sheppard (footballer)
text: # Simon Sheppard (footballer)
  
  Simon Sheppard (born 7 August 1973 in Clevedon) is an English former football goalkeeper. During his career he played in the Football League for Watford, Scarborough, Reading, and Chelsea before dropping into non-league football with Boreham Wood and Kettering Town. Sheppard played for England at schoolboy level, and also represented his country at the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship. He was one of three Watford youth goalkeepers from the 1980s to play for his country; the other two were David James and Derick Williams.
  
  