Connor Simpson

Last updated

Connor Simpson
Personal information
Full name Connor Mark Simpson [1]
Date of birth (2000-01-24) 24 January 2000 (age 24) [2]
Place of birth Guisborough, England
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
0000–2017 Hartlepool United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2018 Hartlepool United 9 (1)
2018–2020 Preston North End 1 (0)
2018 → Lancaster City (loan) 6 (1)
2018 → Hyde United (loan) 14 (8)
2019 → Carlisle United (loan) 8 (1)
2019–2020 → Accrington Stanley (loan) 2 (0)
2020 Cork City 5 (0)
2020–2021 Scarborough Athletic 0 (0)
2021–2022 Kórdrengir 19 (5)
2022 Connah's Quay Nomads 3 (1)
2022 Marske United 12 (3)
2022–2024 Whitby Town 35 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:22, 27 January 2024 (UTC)

Connor Mark Simpson (born 24 January 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward.

Contents

Playing career

Simpson made his senior debut for Hartlepool as a substitute for Lewis Hawkins in a 1–0 defeat to Cheltenham Town on 29 April 2017. [3] On 2 September 2017, Simpson scored his first goal for Hartlepool on his first senior start for the club in a 3–1 win over Maidstone United. [4] The goal meant that he was the first player born in the 21st century to have scored for Hartlepool United. [5]

Simpson left Hartlepool to join Championship side Preston North End in January 2018 for a fee of £50,000. [6] Simpson made his Preston debut in January 2018 coming on as a late substitute against Aston Villa. [7]

Simpson joined Northern Premier League club Hyde United on a short-term loan deal in October 2018 and scored in his second appearance for the club against South Shields. [7] After scoring five goals in nine games for Hyde, Simpson's loan deal was extended until January 2019. [8]

Simpson then joined League Two side Carlisle United on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season. [9] He played eight times for the club, scoring once.

On 2 September 2019, Simpson joined League One side Accrington Stanley on a season-long loan deal. [10] He scored once for Accrington in an EFL Trophy win against Liverpool U23s.

Simpson was released by Preston at the end of 2019–20 season and ended up signing for League of Ireland side Cork City. He left Cork three months later and signed for Scarborough Athletic in October 2020. [11] In February 2021, Simpson went on trial with Norwich City. [12] Due to Scarborough's season being cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak, he failed to play to a single game for the non-league club and signed for Icelandic side Kórdrengir in April 2021. [13] [14]

In January 2022, he moved to Cymru Premier side Connah's Quay Nomads. [15] On 6 February 2022, Simpson scored in a penalty shootout win in the Welsh League Cup final.

On 8 July 2022, Simpson moved back to North–East England when he signed for Northern Premier League club Marske United. [16] On 24 November 2022, he signed for fellow Northern Premier League club Whitby Town for an undisclosed fee. [17] His long range goal for Whitby in a 7–2 FA Cup first round defeat away to League One side Bristol Rovers in November 2023 was one of four goals to be nominated for the Goal of the Round competition. [18] In January 2024, it was announced he had left Whitby by mutual consent. [19]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 January 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hartlepool United 2016–17 [20] League Two 2000000020
2017–18 [21] National League7100000071
Total9100000091
Preston North End 2018–19 [21] Championship 1000000010
Career totals101000000101

    Related Research Articles

    Levent "Lev" Yalcin is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder or striker. Born in England, he is a former youth international for Turkey.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Pádraig Amond</span> Irish footballer

    Pádraig Amond is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a striker for League of Ireland Premier Division club Waterford.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Jonathan Franks</span> English footballer (born 1990)

    Jonathan Ian Franks is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Whitby Town.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Jamie Proctor</span> English footballer

    Jamie Thomas Proctor is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL League Two club Barrow.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Connor Jennings</span> English footballer (born 1991)

    Connor Joseph Jennings is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for League Two side Tranmere Rovers.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Jacob Hazel</span> Saint Kitts and Nevis footballer (born 1994)

    Jacob Louis Hazel is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for National League North club Boston United and the Saint Kitts and Nevis national team. He began his career as a youngster with Chesterfield, with whom he made his Football League debut in 2012, and went on to have a long career in non-league football, as well as playing in the Norwegian fourth tier. He was born in Bradford, England, the son of former Saint Kitts and Nevis international footballer Des Hazel, made his first international appearance for Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2016, and represented them at the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Charlie Wyke</span> English footballer

    Charles Thomas Wyke is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League One club Wigan Athletic.

    Mikael Yann Mathieu Mandron is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for St Mirren of the Scottish Premiership.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Jordan Hugill</span> English footballer

    Jordan Thomas Hugill is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Rotherham United.

    Nathan Thomas is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Whitby Town.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Connor Smith (footballer, born 1996)</span> English footballer (born 1996)

    Connor Charles Smith is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a winger for Marske United. He has played for Hartlepool United, Whitby Town, Spennymoor Town and York City.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Bradley Fewster</span> English footballer (born 1996)

    Bradley William Fewster is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a striker for Whitby Town.

    The 2015–16 season was the 94th season of competitive association football and 79th season in the Football League played by York City Football Club, a professional football club based in York, North Yorkshire, England. Their 18th-place finish in 2014–15 meant it was their fourth successive season in League Two. The 2015–16 season ran from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

    Jonathan Devonte Edwards is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for St Ives Town.

    The 2016–17 season is Hartlepool United's 108th year in existence and their fourth consecutive season in League Two. Along with competing in League Two, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Andrew Nelson (footballer)</span> English footballer (born 1997)

    Andrew George Robert Nelson is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for National League North club Darlington.

    Luke Bowler Charman is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for National League club AFC Fylde. He began his career with Newcastle United, but never played for their first team, and made his professional debut in the EFL Trophy while on loan at Accrington Stanley. Released by Newcastle in 2020, he joined National League North club Darlington, for whom 19 goals from 33 appearances earned him a move to the Football League with Rochdale.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Luke Armstrong</span> English footballer

    Luke Thomas Armstrong is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL League One club Carlisle United.

    Lewis Clive Scoble, known as Junior Mondal, is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger or striker for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Whitby Town. He began his career with Middlesbrough but never appeared for their first team, spent 18 months in the Football League with Forest Green Rovers, and played non-league football for Spennymoor Town, Whitby Town, AFC Fylde and Marske United.

    Jake Cooper, also known as Jake Southern-Cooper, is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League club Altrincham.

    References

    1. ↑ "CLUB LIST OF REGISTERED PLAYERS AS AT 19th MAY 2018" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
    2. ↑ "Connor Simpson". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
    3. ↑ "Cheltenham Town 1–0 Hartlepool United". BBC Sport. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
    4. ↑ "Hartlepool United 3–1 Maidstone United". BBC Sport. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
    5. ↑ "2017/18 Season Review: September - News - Hartlepool United". Hartlepoolunited.co.uk. Archived from the original on 17 October 2018.
    6. ↑ "Connor Simpson Completes Pools Move". BBC Sport. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
    7. 1 2 "Preston North End striker Connor Simpson on target for loan club Hyde United". Lep.co.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
    8. ↑ "Preston North End striker Connor Simpson extends Hyde United loan after fine form in front of goal". Lep.co.uk.
    9. ↑ "Connor Simpson: Carlisle United sign Preston striker on loan". BBC Sport. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
    10. ↑ "Connor joins on season-long loan". Accrington Stanley F.C. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
    11. ↑ "Scarborough Athletic snap up former Preston North End striker Connor Simpson". Thescarboroughnews.co.uk.
    12. ↑ [ dead link ]
    13. ↑ "EXCLUSIVE: Ambitous Icelandic outfit snap up trio of English youngsters". Teamtalk.com. 15 April 2021.
    14. ↑ "Connor Simpson could still play a part at Scarborough Athletic despite Iceland move". Thescarboroughnews.co.uk.
    15. ↑ "Connah's Quay move for former Preston forward Connor Simpson". Y Clwb Pel-Droed. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
    16. ↑ "The club are delighted to announce the signing of striker Connor Simpson subject to international clearance and league and FA approval. Connor started his career at Hartlepool before moving to Preston for £50k. Most recently, Connor has spent time in Iceland and then Wales". Twitter.com. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
    17. ↑ "Connor Simpson leaves the club". Marske United FC. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
    18. ↑ "Conner Simpson FA Cup Goal for Whitby Town Could be "Goal of the Round"". This is The Coast. 6 November 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
    19. ↑ "Connor Simpson Departs Whitby Town". Whitby Town FC. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
    20. ↑ "Games played by Connor Simpson in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
    21. 1 2 "Games played by Connor Simpson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
    This page is based on this Wikipedia article
    Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
    Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.