Terry Simpson (footballer)

Terence John Norman Simpson (born 8 October 1938) is an English retired professional footballer of the 1950s and 1960s. He played for Southampton, Peterborough United, West Bromwich Albion, Walsall, and Gillingham in a 14-year professional career. His career was ended by a broken leg sustained in March 1969, after which he became Gillingham's first team trainer.

Terry Simpson
Personal information
Full name Terence John Norman Simpson
Date of birth (1938-10-08) 8 October 1938
Place of birth Southampton, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position(s) Wing half
Youth career
1954–1957 Southampton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957–1962 Southampton 22 (1)
1962–1963 Peterborough United 45 (4)
1963–1967 West Bromwich Albion 72 (3)
1967–1968 Walsall 51 (4)
1968–1969 Gillingham 36 (4)
1972–1973 Swaythling Athletic
1973–19?? N.D.L.B.
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

In 1971, he returned to his native Hampshire, where he worked at the Ford Transit plant at Swaythling and played amateur football in the Southampton Saturday Football League.[1]

References

  1. Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 296. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.


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