Tom Simpson (footballer)
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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Simpson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1880[1] | ||
| Playing 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) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Playing career
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, and also 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.
Statistics
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
- Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 268. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- Tom Simpson at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)