Charlie Simpson (footballer)

Charlie Simpson
Personal information
Full name	Charles Simpson
Date of birth	December 1861
Place of birth	Burslem, England
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1882–1890	Port Vale[B]
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Charles Simpson (born December 1861; date of death unknown) was an English footballer.

Career

Simpson played as a right-half in Port Vale's first recorded line-up on 9 December 1882, in what was a 5–1 defeat at nearby Stoke in a Staffordshire Senior Cup second round replay.^[1] He quickly established himself as a first-team player and was a member of the sides that lifted the North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup in 1883, counting only competitive games he was the club's top scorer in the 1883–84 season.^[1]^[A] He was one of numerous players who scored in the 12–0 defeat of Ironbridge in the Burslem Challenge Cup final on 21 March 1885, and also a part of the side that shared the North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup in 1885.^[1] After helping the club reach the FA Cup Fifth Round in 1886, he broke his leg in a 1–1 home draw with Bootle on 20 November 1886.^[1] His appearances were limited after his recovery. He became a coach for the club from September 1888 but was later released, most likely at the end of the 1889–90 season.^[1] He had scored a recorded 15 goals in 107 games for the club, the majority of these games being friendlies.^[1]

Career statistics

Source:^[2]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Burslem Port Vale	1882–83	–	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
	1883–84		0	0	0	0	10	1	10	1
	1884–85		0	0	0	0	30	3	30	3
	1885–86		0	0	6	2	29	5	35	7
	1886–87		0	0	2	0	15	3	17	3
	1887–88		0	0	0	0	10	1	10	1
	1888–89	Combination	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	1889–90	–	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Total			1	0	8	2	97	13	106	15

Honours

Port Vale

North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup: 1883
Burslem Challenge Cup: 1885
North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup: 1885 (shared)

Notes

A. ^ That season only had four competitive games and only three of these had the goal scorers recorded. Including friendlies Billy Reynolds easily scored more goals than Simpson.
B. ^ He only played one league match due to the rarity of league football in his time.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 266. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
^ Charlie Simpson at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

[kent-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 266. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.

[2] Charlie Simpson at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

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