Danny Simpson (early footballer)

Danny Simpson

Simpson in Burslem Port Vale colours.
Personal information
Full name	Daniel Simpson
Place of birth	Dalehall, Burslem, England
Playing position	Central-forward
Youth career
	Tunstall Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1896–1903	Burslem Port Vale	123	(43)
Total		123	(43)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Daniel (Danny) Simpson was an English footballer.

Playing career

Simpson played for Tunstall Town before joining Burslem Port Vale in February 1896, after a successful trial. He immediately went into the first 11 and having scored 14 goals 1896–97 and 11 goals in 1897–98 was joint-top scorer in two consecutive seasons, along with Dick Evans. He scored the only goal of the Staffordshire Senior Cup final on 5 March 1898.

After suffering from poor health, he turned up at a match at Chesterfield on 20 October 1900 at half-time, after missing his train. At the conclusion of the 1902–03 season he was released after being only intermittently selected for the past few seasons. He had played 151 matches (83 in the Football League) and scored 53 goals (23 in the football league).^[1]

His benefit match was held against rivals Stoke on 21 April 1900, Stoke won the game 1–0.^[2]

Honours

with Port Vale

• Staffordshire Senior Cup winner: 1898

References

1. ^ Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 267. ISBN 0952915200. http://www.amazon.ca/Port-Vale-Personalities-Jeff-Kent/dp/0952915200. 
2. ^ Kent, Jeff (November 1998). The Potteries Derbies. Witan Books. p. 66. ISBN 0952915235. 

Persondata
Name	Simpson, Danny
Alternative names	Daniel Simpson
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth
Place of birth	Dalehall, Burslem, England
Date of death
Place of death