John Simpson (footballer, born 1918)

John Simpson

Personal information
Full name	John Simpson
Date of birth	27 October 1918
Place of birth	Hedon, England
Date of death	21 June 2000 (aged 81)
Place of death	Market Weighton, England
Playing position	Full back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
?	Bridlington Trinity	?	(?)
1946–1947	Huddersfield Town	5	(0)
1947–1953	York City	207	(0)
?	Grantham	?	(?)
Teams managed
1970–1971	Hartlepool United
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

John Simpson (27 October 1918 – 21 June 2000) was an English-born footballer who played as a left back in The Football League in the 1940s and 1950s.^[1][2]

He started his league career with Huddersfield Town and then moved to York City, first playing for them in 1947–48. He went on to play over 200 games for the Minstermen.^[1]

In April 1970 he was appointed manager of Football League Fourth Division side Hartlepool United, and he remained as manager until March 1971.^[3]

References

1. Football League career stats at Neil Brown
2. "John Simpson". Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
3. Simpson's Hartlepool manager stats at poolstats.co.uk