Charlie Simpson (footballer)

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Charlie Simpson
Personal information
Full name Charles Simpson [1]
Date of birth December 1861 [1]
Place of birth Burslem, England [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1882–1890 Port Vale [B] 1 (0)
Total1(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Charles Simpson (born December 1861; date of death unknown) was an English footballer.

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Career

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] Following his recovery his appearances were limited. 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]

Career statistics

Source: [2]

ClubSeasonDivisionLeague FA Cup OtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Burslem Port Vale 1882–83 –00002020
1883–84 0000101101
1884–85 0000303303
1885–86 0062295357
1886–87 0020153173
1887–88 0000101101
1888–89 Combination10000010
1889–90 –00001010
Total1082971310615

Honours

Port Vale

Notes

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.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 266. ISBN   0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ↑ Charlie Simpson at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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