Ron Simpson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 February 1934 | ||
| Place of birth | Carlisle, England | ||
| Date of death | 10 November 2010 (aged 76) | ||
| Place of death | Carlisle, England | ||
| Position(s) | Left wing | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1951–1958 | Huddersfield Town | 110 | (24) |
| 1958–1965 | Sheffield United | 203 | (45) |
| 1965–1966 | Carlisle United | 45 | (6) |
| 1966–1967 | Queen of the South | 25 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ronald Simpson (25 February 1934 – 11 November 2010) was an English professional footballer, born in Carlisle, Cumberland, who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Huddersfield Town, Sheffield United and Carlisle United and in the Scottish Football League for Queen of the South.[1] He died on 11 November 2010 following a short illness.[2] There was a floral tribute to Simpson at Bramall Lane in his honour. His funeral was on 18 November 2010.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ron Simpson". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
- ^ "Ron Simpson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ^ "Death of ex Blade" sufc.co.uk 17 November 2010
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- 1934 births
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- Footballers from Carlisle, Cumbria
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players
- Sheffield United F.C. players
- Carlisle United F.C. players
- Queen of the South F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Scottish Football League players
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- English football midfielder, 1930s birth stubs