On 13th July 2004, Norwich manager Nigel Worthington surprised the Norwich fans and the media when he announced that Bolton defender Simon Charlton had flown out to Kuala Lumpar to sign for the Canaries who were in Malaysia on a pre-season tour. Simon signed a two year contract which cost Norwich £250,000

Simon's playing career began with his hometown side of Huddersfield for whom he made 124 league appearances between 1989 and 1993. He moved to Southampton where he made114 appearances before joining Birmingham where he spent three seasons. He then joined Sam Allardyce's Bolton where he also spent three seasons

Simon made his competitive debut for Norwich on August 14th 2004 in the 1-1 Premiership draw with Crystal Palace

In March 2006, it was confirmed that Norwich would not be renewing Simon's contract in the summer of 2006 when it expires.

Simon returned to the North West on 8th August 2006 when he joined Oldham. He retired the following summer after making 25 appearances for Oldham, scoring once

Simon returned to Norwich in the summer of 2007 where he is the Under 13s & Under 14s skills coach. He is studying for his UEFA "B" License