Peter Simpson (footballer, born 1940)

Peter Wilson Simpson (born 21 September 1940) is an English former professional footballer.[1] He played as an inside forward.

Peter Simpson
Personal information
Full name Peter Wilson Simpson
Date of birth (1940-09-21) 21 September 1940
Place of birth Sunderland, England
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957–1963 Burnley 3 (0)
1963–1964 Bury 4 (0)
1964 Boston Metros
1965–1966 Toronto Italia Falcons
1967 Toronto Falcons 13 (0)
1968 Sudbury Italia
1969–1970 Vancouver Spartans
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

He joined the Burnley first team in 1957 but did not play a game for the club until the 1961–62 season. His debut for the Clarets came in the 0–4 defeat to Sheffield Wednesday on 30 April 1962. He went on to make a total of three games in the league for Burnley before joining Bury in 1963. He only stayed with Bury for one season, making four league appearances for the club.[2] After the conclusion of the English season he played abroad in the United States with Boston Metros in 1964.[3]

In 1965, he played in the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League with Toronto Italia Falcons.[4] He re-signed with Toronto for the 1966 season.[5] In 1967, he played in the National Professional Soccer League with Toronto Falcons.[6] The following season he played in the National Soccer League with Sudbury Italia.[7] In his debut season with Sudbury he assisted in securing the league championship.[8] After the conclusion of the NSL season he signed with Vancouver Spartans of the Western Canada Soccer League.[9] He returned to play with Vancouver for the 1970 season.[10]

He then to USA where he played for New York, Boston, and Chicago. Back in Canada, he won the 1969 Challenge Trophy with Vancouver Columbus FC after a 10–0 win over Montréal Ukrainia at the Canadian national championship.

References
  1. Hugman, Barry (2005). The PFA Premier and Football League Players' Records 1946-2005.
  2. Gillespie, Norman (31 December 1964). "New Pro Soccer System". Montreal Gazette. p. 23.
  3. "Metros Sign English Star". Boston Globe. 19 November 1964. p. 54.
  4. Waring, Ed (7 May 1965). "Italia Bolsters With Imports, Bracewell Returning to ECPL". The Globe and Mail. p. 41.
  5. Waring, Ed (30 May 1966). "Hamilton edges Roma 2-1; Italia-Falcons take league lead: McLardy's goals win for Primo; Montreal Italica blanked 2-0". The Globe and Mail. p. 23.
  6. "Injuries hit Falcons in 4-1 loss to Chiefs". The Globe and Mail. 20 July 1967. p. 22.
  7. "Falcons coast with 5-1 win over Combines". The Globe and Mail. 17 August 1968. p. 31.
  8. "Sudbury Italia wins National League title". The Globe and Mail. 9 September 1968. p. 21.
  9. "Spartan answer - Simpson". The Province. 7 June 1969. p. 18.
  10. Cross, Jeff (22 June 1970). "Pros produce a piece of poetry". The Province. p. 17.


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