| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charles Simpson [1] | ||
| Date of birth | December 1861 [1] | ||
| Place of birth | Burslem, England [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Utility player | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1882–1890 | Port Vale [B] | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 1 | (0) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Charles Simpson (born December 1861; date of death unknown) was an English footballer.
Simpson played as a right-half in Port Vale's first recorded line-up on 9 December 1882, in what was a 5–1 defeat at nearby Stoke in a Staffordshire Senior Cup second round replay. [1] He quickly established himself as a first-team player and was a member of the sides that lifted the North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup in 1883, counting only competitive games he was the club's top scorer in the 1883–84 season. [1] [A] He was one of numerous players who scored in the 12–0 defeat of Ironbridge in the Burslem Challenge Cup final on 21 March 1885, and also a part of the side that shared the North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup in 1885. [1] After helping the club reach the FA Cup fifth round in 1886, he broke his leg in a 1–1 home draw with Bootle on 20 November 1886. [1] His appearances were limited after his recovery. He became a coach for the club from September 1888 but was later released, most likely at the end of the 1889–90 season. [1] He had scored a recorded 15 goals in 107 games for the club, the majority of these games being friendlies. [1]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Burslem Port Vale | 1882–83 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1883–84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | ||
| 1884–85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 30 | 3 | ||
| 1885–86 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 5 | 35 | 7 | ||
| 1886–87 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 17 | 3 | ||
| 1887–88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | ||
| 1888–89 | Combination | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1889–90 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 97 | 13 | 106 | 15 | ||
Port Vale
A. ^ That season only had four competitive games and only three of these had the goal scorers recorded. Including friendlies Billy Reynolds easily scored more goals than Simpson.
B. ^ He only played one league match due to the rarity of league football in his time.