Simon Corney is a businessman and the former chairman, director and former owner of English football club

Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is a professional football club in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The history of Oldham Athletic be ...

. Working in the field of

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in New York City, Corney bought Oldham Athletic in 2004 with colleagues Danny Gazal and

Simon Blitz Simon Blitz is an English businessman who is the former chairman of Oldham Athletic A.F.C., Oldham Athletic of Football League One. He is one of three businessmen who purchased Oldham in 2003, along with Simon Corney and Danny Gazal. On 7 July 2 ...

. The football club had been close to liquidation before an investment of funds in 2004. Gazal and Blitz ceased any involvement with the club in 2010. In 2014, Corney negotiated a sponsorship deal for Oldham's ground,

Boundary Park Boundary Park is a football stadium in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. Its name originates from the fact that it lies at the northwestern extremity of Oldham, with Royton and Chadderton lying immediately north and west respectively. Bound ...

, with sporting retail group

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which resulted in a ground name change to the SportsDirect.com Park. In 2015, Corney was in controversial discussions to sign footballer and wrongly convicted rapist

Ched Evans Chedwyn Michael Evans (born 28 December 1988) is a Welsh footballer who plays as a striker for Championship club Preston North End. Born in Rhyl, Evans was signed by Manchester City from Chester City's youth set up in 2002 and he subseque ...

for Oldham Athletic. Evans at the time was in prison for the offence but the conviction was later quashed in the Court of Appeal.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Corney, Simon Living people English football chairmen and investors Oldham Athletic A.F.C. non-playing staff Year of birth missing (living people)