Dennis Simpson
Personal information
Full name Dennis Ewart Simpson[1]
Date of birth (1919-11-01)1 November 1919[1]
Place of birth Coventry, England[2]
Date of death 10 January 2002(2002-01-10) (aged 82)[2]
Position(s) Right winger
Youth career
Saleem Baptist
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1939–1950 Coventry City 67 (5)
1950–1955 Reading 172 (31)
1955–1957 Exeter City 30 (4)
Exmouth Town
Total 269+ (40+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dennis Ewart Simpson (1 November 1919 – 10 January 2002) was an English footballer who played on the right-wing for Coventry City, Reading, Exeter City in the Football League.

Career

Simpson signed with Coventry City in May 1939 after being spotted playing for Saleem Baptist.[2] He guested for Port Vale during the war, in 1946.[1] After continuing his career at Highfield Road, he scored five goals in 67 Second Division games, as Coventry finished eighth in 1946–47, tenth in 1947–48, 16th in 1948–49, and 12th in 1949–50. Simpson was allowed to leave the club by manager Harry Storer, and moved on to Reading in May 1950. He helped the "Royals" to third in the Third Division South in 1950–51, before they moved up to second place in 1951–52 – just five points behind champions Plymouth Argyle. Reading then dropped down the league after outgoing manager Ted Drake was replaced by Jack Smith, finishing 11th in 1952–53, eighth in 1953–54, and 18th in 1954–55. Simpsons scored 31 goals in 172 league goals during his time at Elm Park. He joined Third Division South club Exeter City in Ma1y 1955, remaining as a part-time professional as he worked as an engineer in Exmouth.[2] He helped Norman Dodgin's "Grecians" to finish 16th in 1955–56 and 21st in 1956–57. He scored four goals in 30 league games during his brief spell at St James Park, but left the club in February 1957 after refusing to train on a full-time basis.[2] He later ended his career at non-League Exmouth Town.[2]

Career statistics

Source:[3]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Coventry City 1945–46 002121
1946–47 Second Division 12000120
1947–48 Second Division 29100291
1948–49 Second Division 18300183
1949–50 Second Division 810081
Total 67521696
Reading 1950–51 Third Division South 4510304810
1951–52 Third Division South 42750477
1952–53 Third Division South 29620316
1953–54 Third Division South 38710397
1954–55 Third Division South 18260242
Total 1723217018932
Exeter City 1955–56 Third Division South 27421295
1956–57 Third Division South 300030
Total 30421325
Career total 2694121229043

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 267. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Simpson, Dennis". grecianarchive.exeter.ac.uk. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  3. ↑ Dennis Simpson at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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