Gary Simpson

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playername = Gary Simpson


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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1959|06|10
cityofbirth = Chesterfield
countryofbirth = England
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currentclub = Retired
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position = Forward
youthyears = 1975–1977
youthclubs = Chesterfield
years = 1977–1981
1981–1983
1983–c.1984
c.1984–?
clubs = Chesterfield
Chester
Oswestry Town
Bangor City
caps(goals) = 0 43 0 (8)
0 63 0(18)
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Gary Simpson (born June 10 1959, Chesterfield) is an English former footballer who played as a forward. He played in The Football League for Chesterfield and Chester City.

Playing Career

Simpson began his playing career with hometown club Chesterfield, where he progressed through the youth ranks to make more than 40 league appearances. In the summer of 1981 he joined fellow Third Division side Chester for £6,000.Sumner (1997), p 97] This came after Chester had been unsuccessful in attempting to sign Simpson's Chesterfield colleague Ernie Moss to strengthen their squad of just 14 professional players. Simpson marked his competitive debut with a goal in a Football League Trophy tie against BurySumner (1997), stats section (81-82)] and he ended the season as the club's top scorer with 12 league goals to his name as they finished bottom of the table. His tally included two goals on his return to Chesterfield, as Chester registered a shock 5–3 win in monsoon conditions.

The following season saw him score six times in the league before being one of eight players released at the end of the season. [Sumner (1997), p 99] He joined Oswestry Town [Sumner (1997), p 143] but then played for Bangor City in the Alliance Premier League later in the 1983–84 season. [Harman (2005), p 51]

Bibliography

*cite book | first=Chas | last=Sumner| coauthors= | title=On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City F.C. 1885-1997 | publisher=Yore Publications | location= | year=1997 | editor= | id=ISBN 978-1-874427-52-0
*cite book | first=John | last=Harman| coauthors= | title=Alliance to Conference 1979-2004: The First 25 Years| publisher=Tony Williams Publications Ltd | location= | year=2005 | editor= | id=ISBN 978-1-869833-52-7

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