- Dennis Simpson
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For the Canadian actor, see Denis Simpson.
Dennis Simpson Personal information Full name Dennis Ewart Simpson Date of birth 1 November 1919 Playing position Right-winger Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† Coventry City 67 (5) 1950–1955 Reading 172 (31) 1955–1957 Exeter City 30 (4) Exmouth Town Total 269+ (40+) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). Dennis Ewart Simpson (born 1 November 1919) is an English former footballer.
Playing career
Simpson played for Coventry City and also guested for Port Vale during the war, in 1946.[1] After continuing his career with Coventry, he moved on to Reading in 1950 and spent five years with the club, racking up almost 200 appearances. In 1955, instead of retiring he moved on to Exeter City and spent two years enjoying league football before joining non-league Exmouth Town in 1957.
References
- ^ Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 267. ISBN 0952915200. http://www.amazon.ca/Port-Vale-Personalities-Jeff-Kent/dp/0952915200.
Categories:- People from Coventry
- English footballers
- Association football midfielders
- The Football League players
- Coventry City F.C. players
- Port Vale F.C. wartime guest players
- Reading F.C. players
- Exeter City F.C. players
- Exmouth Town F.C. players
- 1919 births
- Living people
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