The young player left the Tigers’ academy over the weekend and began a new career elsewhere.
After joining Hull City in the summer of 2022 from Oldham Athletic, striker Jim Simms’ tenure at the MKM Stadium was cut short as his contract was mutually terminated.
Since then, the 20-year-old striker has joined Wythenshawe Town FC, where he made his debut on Saturday in the North West Counties League Premier Division against Barnoldswick Town, teaming up with former City forward George Boyd in a 3-1 victory.
Simms had been a regular member of Liam Rosenior’s first squad during training sessions, but he never played for the Tigers. Simms also had many loan stints, although he has since moved on.
Jim Simms’ contract has been terminated by mutual consent so that he can pursue a fresh opportunity elsewhere, Hull City can confirm,” the Tigers said in a statement. “After a successful trial, the Manchester-born striker joined the team in August 2022 from Oldham Athletic. He made his Under-21s debut at the MKM Stadium, defeating Watford 5-0, and scored a hat-trick.
Together with being an unutilized substitute for the first team in their mid-season friendlies in Türkiye against Trabzonspor and İstanbul Başakşehir F.K., he played a significant part in helping the Tigers advance to the national play-offs in the Professional Development League for just the second time in the club’s history. The 20-year-old made 35 appearances for City in all during his Tigers career, scoring 17 goals and dishing out 11 assists. He also spent time on loan at Buxton, Darlington, and Ashton United. We express our gratitude to Jim for his contributions to the club and extend our best wishes for his future endeavours.
