Dennis Simpson

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Dennis Simpson
Personal information
Full name Dennis Ewart Simpson[1]
Date of birth (1919-11-01)1 November 1919[1]
Date of death January 2002 (aged 82)
Position(s) Right winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
194?–1950 Coventry City 67 (5)
1950–1955 Reading 172 (31)
1955–1957 Exeter City 30 (4)
Exmouth Town
Total 269+ (40+)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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

Playing career[]

Simpson played for Coventry City and also 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 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 then spent two seasons in the Third Division South with Exeter City, helping 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. He later ended his career at non-league Exmouth Town.

Statistics[]

Source:[2]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Coventry City 1945–46 0 0 2 1 2 1
Second Division 12 0 0 0 12 0
Second Division 29 1 0 0 29 1
Second Division 18 3 0 0 18 3
Second Division 8 1 0 0 8 1
Total 67 5 2 1 69 6
Reading Third Division South 45 10 3 0 48 10
Third Division South 42 7 5 0 47 7
Third Division South 29 6 2 0 31 6
Third Division South 38 7 1 0 39 7
Third Division South 18 2 6 0 24 2
Total 172 32 17 0 189 32
Exeter City Third Division South 27 4 2 1 29 5
Third Division South 3 0 0 0 3 0
Total 30 4 2 1 32 5
Career total 269 41 21 2 290 43

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 267. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ^ Dennis Simpson at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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