Simon Allan Stainrod (born 1 February 1959) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker for Sheffield United, Oldham Athletic, Queens Park Rangers, Sheffield Wednesday, Aston Villa and Stoke City.
He also played in France for RC Strasbourg and FC Rouen and in Scotland for Falkirk, Dundee and Ayr United.
[3] He spent four seasons at Bramall Lane, making 75 appearances and scoring 14 goals before he moved to Oldham Athletic in March 1979.
[3] Stainrod signed for Sheffield Wednesday for a then club-record fee of £250,000 in February 1985,[4] though his spell at the club was unsuccessful and he was sold to Aston Villa for £350,000 in September 1985 and he enjoyed a spectacular debut when he scored all four goals against Exeter City in the League Cup.
During Stainrod's spell at Falkirk he famously scored from the halfway line against St Johnstone direct from a kick off.