Josh Simpson (English footballer)

Josh Simpson

Personal information
Full name	Joshua Richard Simpson[1]
Date of birth	6 March 1987[1]
Place of birth	Harlow, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Plymouth Argyle
Number	8
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2004–2006	Cambridge City	50	(4)
2006–2007	Cambridge United	19	(0)
2007–2008	Cambridge City	46	(6)
2008–2010	Histon	49	(12)
2009–2010	→ Peterborough United (loan)	3	(2)
2010–2011	Peterborough United	18	(0)
2010	→ Southend United (loan)	17	(1)
2011–2015	Crawley Town	148	(12)
2015–	Plymouth Argyle	9	(0)
National team
2008–2011	England C	4	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:02, 26 April 2015 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

Joshua Richard "Josh" Simpson (born 6 March 1987) is an English professional footballer as a midfielder who plays for Football League Two club Plymouth Argyle having previously played for Crawley Town.

Club career

Born in Harlow, Essex,^[1] Simpson started his career at Cambridge City in 2004. In 2006 he transferred to Cambridge United on a one-year contract,^[2] although Simpson ended up back at City after just one season at The Abbey. He left Cambridge City in 2008 for the second time and signed for local neighbours Histon.

He joined Championship team Peterborough United on loan until 31 December 2009, with a view to a permanent move, on 5 November 2009.^[3] He made his debut on 21 November as an 87th minute substitute in a 1–0 defeat against Sheffield United at Bramall Lane.^[4] He scored two goals for Peterborough in a 4–4 draw with Cardiff City, including the equalising goal on 90 minutes, after the team had been 4–0 down at half time.^[5] He signed for Peterborough permanently on a three-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee on 5 January 2010.^[6]

He revealed in May he was part of new manager Gary Johnson's plans for the forthcoming 2010–11 season,^[7] although Johnson stated in July that Simpson was not part of his plans.^[8] Following a successful pre season trial Simpson joined League Two team Southend United on an initial six-month loan on 5 August 2010.^[9]

He was recalled from his loan in late December and on 31 December joined Crawley Town for an undisclosed fee on a two and a half-year contract.^[10] He made his debut for the club the next day as an 83rd-minute substitute against Eastbourne Borough.^[11]

On 6 July 2015, Josh signed for Football League Two club Plymouth Argyle on a one-year contract.^[12]

International career

Simpson was capped four times by England C, scoring one goal, from 2008 to 2011.^[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 3 May 2014.

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Cambridge City	2004–05[14]	Conference South	18	1	1	0	—		8[lower-alpha 1]	2	27	3
	2005–06[15]	Conference South	32	3	5	2	—		4[lower-alpha 2]	1	41	6
	Total		50	4	6	2	—		12	3	68	9
Cambridge United	2006–07[16]	Conference National	19	0	1	0	—		0	0	20	0
Cambridge City	2007–08[17]	Conference South	41	6	2	1	—		6[lower-alpha 3]	1	49	8
	2008–09[18]	Southern League Premier Division	5	0	0	0	—		0	0	5	0
	Total		46	6	2	1	—		6	1	54	8
Histon	2008–09[19]	Conference Premier	32	5	5	4	—		2[lower-alpha 4]	0	39	9
	2009–10[20]	Conference Premier	17	7	1	0	—		0	0	18	7
	Total		49	12	6	4	—		2	0	57	16
Peterborough United (loan)	2009–10[21]	Championship	3	2	0	0	0	0	—		3	2
Peterborough United	2009–10[21]	Championship	18	0	0	0	0	0	—		18	0
	Total		21	2	0	0	0	0	—		21	2
Southend United (loan)	2010–11[22]	League Two	17	1	2	1	2	0	3[lower-alpha 5]	0	24	2
Crawley Town	2010–11[23]	Conference Premier	26	3	0	0	—		0	0	26	3
	2011–12[24]	League Two	40	2	5	0	2	0	0	0	47	2
	2012–13[25]	League One	36	4	3	1	2	1	1[lower-alpha 5]	0	42	6
	2013–14[26]	League One	38	2	1	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 5]	0	41	2
	Total		140	11	9	1	5	1	2	0	156	13
Plymouth Argyle	2015–16	League Two	9	0	0	0	1	0	0[lower-alpha 5]	0	0	0
	Total		9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Career total			342	36	26	9	7	1	25	4	400	50

1. One appearance in Conference League Cup, two appearances in Cambridgeshire Invitation Cup, four appearances and two goals in FA Trophy, one appearance in Conference South play-offs
2. Appearances in FA Trophy
3. One appearance in Conference League Cup, three appearances in FA Trophy, two appearances and one goal in Cambridgeshire Invitation Cup
4. One appearance in FA Trophy, one in Conference Premier play-offs
5. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy

References

1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream Publishing. p. 380. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
2. "Cambridge City trio join United". BBC Sport. 2 June 2006. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
3. "Peterborough secure Simpson loan". BBC Sport. 5 November 2009. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
4. "Sheff Utd 1–0 Peterborough". BBC Sport. 21 November 2009. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
5. "Peterborough 4–4 Cardiff". BBC Sport. 28 December 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
6. "Peterborough United sign Histon's Josh Simpson". BBC Sport. 6 January 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
7. "Peterborough United boost for Josh Simpson". BBC Sport. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
8. "Peterborough United duo not in Gary Johnson plans". BBC Sport. 14 July 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
9. "Blues agree loan deals". Southend United F.C. 5 August 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
10. "Crawley Town sign Josh Simpson from Peterborough United". BBC Sport. 31 December 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
11. "Crawley Town 3–1 Eastbourne Boro". BBC Sport. 1 January 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
12. "(Simpson Signs)". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
13. Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2012). Non-League Club Directory 2013. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 1003, 1005, 1009. ISBN 978-1-869833-77-0.
14. "Season 2004–05". Cambridge City F.C. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
15. "Season 2005–06". Cambridge City F.C. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
16. Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2007). Non-League Club Directory 2008. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 58–57. ISBN 978-1-869833-57-2.
17. "2007–08". Cambridge City F.C. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
18. "2008–09". Cambridge City F.C. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
19. Williams, Tony; Wright, James, eds. (2009). Non-League Club Directory 2010. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 40–41. ISBN 978-1-869833-66-4.
20. Williams, Tony; Wright, James, eds. (2010). Non-League Club Directory 2011. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 100–101. ISBN 9-781869-833688.
21. "Games played by Josh Simpson in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
22. "Games played by Josh Simpson in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
23. Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2011). Non-League Club Directory 2012. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 160–161. ISBN 9-781869-833701.
24. "Games played by Josh Simpson in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
25. "Games played by Josh Simpson in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
26. "Games played by Josh Simpson in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 June 2014.

External links

• Josh Simpson career statistics at Soccerbase
• Josh Simpson career statistics at Soccerbase