Tom Simpson (footballer)

Thomas Simpson (born 1880; date of death unknown) was a footballer who played as a forward for Stoke, Burslem Port Vale, and Bury in the early 1900s.

Tom Simpson

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Simpson[1]
Date of birth	1880[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Cross Heath
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1900–1901	Stoke	0	(0)
1901–1904	Burslem Port Vale	51	(16)
1904–1906	Bury	20	(8)
Total		71	(24)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Simpson played for Cross Heath and Stoke, before joining nearby Burslem Port Vale in August 1901.[1] He played six Second Division matches in the 1901–02 season and played 11 league games in the 1902–03 season.[1] He scored his first goal in the Football League in a 3–1 win over Burnley at the Athletic Ground on 30 March 1903.[1] He went on to score 15 goals in 30 league and FA Cup games in the 1903–04 campaign, including strikes against both Woolwich Arsenal and Manchester United.[1] He scored four goals in ten league games in the 1904–05 season, and also claimed a hat-trick against Stoke in the Birmingham Senior Cup.[1] He was sold to Bury for a £200 fee in December 1904.[1] The "Shakers" posted 17th-place finishes in the First Division in 1904–05 and 1905–06, with Simpson contributing eight goals in 20 league games at Gigg Lane.

Statistics

Source:[2]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke	1900–01	First Division	0	0	0	0	0	0
Burslem Port Vale	1901–02	Second Division	6	0	0	0	6	0
	1902–03	Second Division	11	1	0	0	11	1
	1903–04	Second Division	24	11	6	4	30	15
	1904–05	Second Division	10	4	0	0	10	4
	Total		51	16	6	4	57	20
Bury	1904–05	First Division	13	6	2	1	15	7
	1905–06	First Division	7	2	0	0	7	2
	Total		20	8	2	1	22	9
Career total			71	24	8	5	79	29

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 268. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
2. Tom Simpson at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)