Jordan Simpson (footballer, born 1998)

Jordan Tyler Simpson (born 28 November 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays for F.C. United of Manchester as a midfielder.

This article is about the English footballer born in 1998. For the Australian footballer, see Jordan Simpson.

Jordan Simpson
Personal information
Full name Jordan Tyler Simpson[1]
Date of birth (1998-11-28) 28 November 1998[2]
Place of birth Swindon, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 F.C. United of Manchester
Youth career
2004–2017 Swindon Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Swindon Town 0 (0)
2017–2019 Forest Green Rovers 1 (0)
2017 → Hungerford Town (loan) 9 (0)
2018 → Havant & Waterlooville (loan) 2 (0)
2019 → Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) 4 (0)
2019–2020 Bath City 6 (0)
2020- F.C. United of Manchester 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:49, 27 October 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Son of former Jamaican international, Fitzroy Simpson,[3] Simpson joined local side Swindon Town at the age of six in 2004 and signed his first professional contract in March 2017 along with Scott Twine and Tommy Ouldridge.[4] Five days after signing, Simpson featured as an unused substitute during Swindon's 4–2 home defeat against Sheffield United.[5]

Following the appointment of David Flitcroft, Simpson was free to leave Swindon and in July 2017 he joined newly promoted Forest Green Rovers on a two-year deal.[6] On 1 September 2017, Simpson joined National League South side Hungerford Town on a short-term loan.[7] A day later, he made his debut in their 2–0 home victory over Concord Rangers, replacing Louie Soares in the 69th minute.[8]

Following a loan spell at Hungerford, Simpson made his Forest Green debut in their 2–0 home defeat against Luton Town, playing the full 90 minutes.[9]

On 6 September 2018, Simpson joined National League side, Havant & Waterlooville on a one-month loan[10] and made his debut during a 3–2 defeat to Harrogate Town two days later.[11]

On 22 March 2019, Simpson joined National League South side, Hampton & Richmond Borough on loan for the remainder of the campaign and went onto feature four times before returning to Forest Green in May.[12] He was released by Forest Green Rovers at the end of the 2018–19 season.[13]

On 19 June 2019, Simpson signed for Bath City.[14]

On 23 October 2020 F.C. United of Manchester announced that Simpson had signed for the club.[15] Simpspn made his debut on 24 October in the 4th qualifying round of the FA Cup against Guiseley A.F.C. where F.C. United won 2-1 to qualify for the first round proper of the competition.[16]

Career statistics
As of 22 April 2019[17]
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Swindon Town 2016–17 League One 0000000000
Forest Green Rovers 2017–18 League Two 1000001[lower-alpha 1]020
2018–19 League Two 0000000000
Total 1000001020
Hungerford Town (loan) 2017–18 National League South 9030—00120
Havant & Waterlooville (loan) 2018–19 National League 2000—0020
Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) 2018–19 National League South 4000—0040
Career total 160300010200
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "EFL Released and Retained List 2017-18" (PDF). English Football League. p. 80. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  2. "Jordan Simpson". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  3. "FOOTBALL: Fitzroy Simpson insists his son Jordan is going to embrace Forest Green challenge". The Bolton News. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  4. "Town Offer Pro Contracts To Three Second-Year Scholars". Swindon Town Official Site. 9 March 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  5. "Swindon Town vs. Sheffield United". Soccerway. 14 March 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  6. "Simpson signs for the FGR". Forest Green Rovers Official Site. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  7. "Jordan Simpson joins Hungerford Town on loan". Forest Green Rovers Official Site. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  8. "Hungerford Town vs. Concord Rangers". Soccerway. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  9. "Forest Green Rovers vs. Luton Town". Soccerway. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  10. "Jordan Simpson leaves on loan". Forest Green Rovers F.C. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  11. "Harrogate Town vs. Havant & Waterlooville". Soccerway. 8 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  12. "Forest Green's Simpson joins on loan". Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  13. "Forest Green Rovers retained list: Reuben Reid transfer-listed as eight are released". BBC Sport. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  14. Bath City re-sign Ryan Brunt and bring in Jordan Simpson for 2019/20 season, somersetlive.co.uk, 19 June 2019
  15. https://twitter.com/FCUnitedMcr/status/1319684789272793091?s=09
  16. http://www.fc-utd.co.uk/story.php?story_id=8826
  17. Jordan Simpson at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
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