Tommy Simpson (footballer, born 1931)

Thomas Simpson (31 July 1931 – October 2015) was a Scottish footballer who played as a defender in the Scottish League for St Johnstone, Hamilton Academical and Dundee United, in the English Football League for Darlington, for Irish League club Crusaders, for junior club Burnbank Athletic, and in English non-league football for Canterbury City and Weymouth.[1][3][4]

This article is about the 1950s Scottish defender. For other footballers of similar name, see Thomas Simpson.

Tommy Simpson

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Simpson[1]
Date of birth	(1931-07-31)31 July 1931[1]
Place of birth	Airdrie,[1] Scotland
Date of death	October 2015 (2015-11) (aged 84)[1]
Place of death	Doncaster,[1] England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Playing position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
–	Burnbank Athletic
1951–1952	St Johnstone	1	(0)
1953–1954	Hamilton Academical	3	(0)
1954	Crusaders
1954–1955	Dundee United	5	(1)
1955–1956	Canterbury City
1956–1958	Darlington	4	(0)
–	Weymouth
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

References

1. "Tommy Simpson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
2. "Day out against his old club". The Courier. Dundee. 6 December 1954. p. 6 – via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Darlington: 1946/47–1988/89 & 1990/91–2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
4. "Tom Simpson". The Arab Archive – Dundee United Historical Archive. Retrieved 4 December 2014.