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*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1882–1890 Port Vale[B] 1 (0)
Total 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Burslem Port Vale1882–83–00002020
1883–840000101101
1884–850000303303
1885–860062295357
1886–870020153173
1887–880000101101
1888–89Combination10000010
1889–90–00001010
Total 1082971310615

Honours

Port Vale

  • North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup: 1883
  • Burslem Challenge Cup: 1885
  • North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup: 1885 (shared)

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.

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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