Peter Simpson (footballer, born 1940)

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Peter Simpson
Personal information
Full name Peter Wilson Simpson
Date of birth (1940-09-21) 21 September 1940 (age 84)
Place of birth Sunderland, England
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1957–1963 Burnley 3 (0)
1963–1964 Bury 4 (0)
1964 Boston Metros
1965–1966 Toronto Italia Falcons
1967 Toronto Falcons 13 (0)
1968 Sudbury Italia
1969–1970 Vancouver Spartans
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Peter Wilson Simpson (born 21 September 1940) is an English former professional footballer. [1] He played as an inside forward.

Career

He joined the Burnley first team in 1957 but did not play a game for the club until the 1961–62 season. His debut for the Clarets came in the 0–4 defeat to Sheffield Wednesday on 30 April 1962. He went on to make a total of three games in the league for Burnley before joining Bury in 1963. He only stayed with Bury for one season, making four league appearances for the club. [2] After the conclusion of the English season he played abroad in the United States with Boston Metros in 1964. [3]

In 1965, he played in the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League with Toronto Italia Falcons. [4] He re-signed with Toronto for the 1966 season. [5] In 1967, he played in the National Professional Soccer League with Toronto Falcons. [6] The following season he played in the National Soccer League with Sudbury Italia. [7] In his debut season with Sudbury he assisted in securing the league championship. [8] After the conclusion of the NSL season he signed with Vancouver Spartans of the Western Canada Soccer League. [9] He returned to play with Vancouver for the 1970 season. [10]

He then to USA where he played for New York, Boston, and Chicago. Back in Canada, he won the 1969 Challenge Trophy with Vancouver Columbus FC after a 10–0 win over Montréal Ukrainia at the Canadian national championship.

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References

  1. ↑ Hugman, Barry (2005). The PFA Premier and Football League Players' Records 1946-2005.
  2. ↑ Gillespie, Norman (31 December 1964). "New Pro Soccer System". Montreal Gazette . p. 23.
  3. ↑ "Metros Sign English Star". Boston Globe . 19 November 1964. p. 54.
  4. ↑ Waring, Ed (7 May 1965). "Italia Bolsters With Imports, Bracewell Returning to ECPL". The Globe and Mail . p. 41.
  5. ↑ Waring, Ed (30 May 1966). "Hamilton edges Roma 2-1; Italia-Falcons take league lead: McLardy's goals win for Primo; Montreal Italica blanked 2-0". The Globe and Mail . p. 23.
  6. ↑ "Injuries hit Falcons in 4-1 loss to Chiefs". The Globe and Mail . 20 July 1967. p. 22.
  7. ↑ "Falcons coast with 5-1 win over Combines". The Globe and Mail . 17 August 1968. p. 31.
  8. ↑ "Sudbury Italia wins National League title". The Globe and Mail . 9 September 1968. p. 21.
  9. ↑ "Spartan answer - Simpson". The Province . 7 June 1969. p. 18.
  10. ↑ Cross, Jeff (22 June 1970). "Pros produce a piece of poetry". The Province . p. 17.


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