Tommy Simpson (footballer, born 1931)
Thomas Simpson (31 July 1931 – October 2015) was a Scottish footballer who played as a defender in the Scottish League for St Johnstone, Hamilton Academical and Dundee United, in the English Football League for Darlington, for Irish League club Crusaders, for junior club Burnbank Athletic, and in English non-league football for Canterbury City and Weymouth.[1][3][4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Simpson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 31 July 1931[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Airdrie,[1] Scotland | ||
| Date of death | October 2015 (aged 84)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Doncaster,[1] England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Burnbank Athletic | ||
| 1951–1952 | St Johnstone | 1 | (0) |
| 1953–1954 | Hamilton Academical | 3 | (0) |
| 1954 | Crusaders | ||
| 1954–1955 | Dundee United | 5 | (1) |
| 1955–1956 | Canterbury City | ||
| 1956–1958 | Darlington | 4 | (0) |
| – | Weymouth | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
References
- "Tommy Simpson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- "Day out against his old club". The Courier. Dundee. 6 December 1954. p. 6 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Darlington: 1946/47–1988/89 & 1990/91–2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- "Tom Simpson". The Arab Archive – Dundee United Historical Archive. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
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