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Tom Simpson (footballer)

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Tom Simpson
Personal information
Full name Thomas Simpson[1]
Date of birth 1880[1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Cross Heath
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1900–1901 Stoke 0 (0)
1901–1904 Burslem Port Vale 51 (16)
1904–1906 Bury 20 (8)
Total 71 (24)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Simpson (born 1880; date of death unknown) was a footballer who played as a forward for Stoke, Burslem Port Vale, and Bury in the early 1900s.

Career

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Simpson played for Cross Heath and Stoke before joining nearby Burslem Port Vale in August 1901.[1] He played six Second Division matches in the 1901–02 season and played 11 league games in the 1902–03 season.[1] He scored his first goal in the Football League in a 3–1 win over Burnley at the Athletic Ground on 30 March 1903.[1] He went on to score 15 goals in 30 league and FA Cup games in the 1903–04 campaign, including strikes against both Woolwich Arsenal and Manchester United.[1] He scored four goals in ten league games in the 1904–05 season. Also, he claimed a hat-trick against Stoke in the Birmingham Senior Cup.[1] He was sold to Bury for a £200 fee in December 1904.[1] The "Shakers" posted 17th-place finishes in the First Division in 1904–05 and 1905–06, with Simpson contributing eight goals in 20 league games at Gigg Lane.

Career statistics

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Source:[2]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stoke 1900–01 First Division 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burslem Port Vale 1901–02 Second Division 6 0 0 0 6 0
1902–03 Second Division 11 1 0 0 11 1
1903–04 Second Division 24 11 6 4 30 15
1904–05 Second Division 10 4 0 0 10 4
Total 51 16 6 4 57 20
Bury 1904–05 First Division 13 6 2 1 15 7
1905–06 First Division 7 2 0 0 7 2
Total 20 8 2 1 22 9
Career total 71 24 8 5 79 29

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 268. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ^ Tom Simpson at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)