Connor Simpson

This article is about the English footballer. For the Irish dancer from Australia, see Conor Simpson.

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
Team information
Current team	Whitby Town
Youth career
0000–2017	Hartlepool United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(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)
2024	Sorrento	?	(?)
2024–	Whitby Town	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:03, 29 October 2024 (UTC)

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

Simpson has played in the English Football League for Hartlepool United, Preston North End, Carlisle United and Accrington Stanley. He is a well travelled striker and has also played in Ireland, Wales, Iceland and Australia.

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]

On 31 January 2024, it was announced that he had signed for Australian side Sorrento. After his contract with Sorrento expired in October 2024, he moved back to England signing for his former club Whitby Town. ^[20]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 January 2018

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hartlepool United	2016–17 [21]	League Two	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2017–18 [22]	National League	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1
	Total		9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	1
Preston North End	2018–19 [22]	Championship	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Career totals		10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	1

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. "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. "Connor Simpson returns to Whitby Town". Whitby Town FC. 29 October 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
21. "Games played by Connor Simpson in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
22. "Games played by Connor Simpson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 January 2018.