- Ronnie Simpson
Football manager infobox
playername = Ronnie Simpson
fullname = Ronald Campbell Simpson
height =
nickname = "Faither"
dateofbirth = birth date|1930|10|11|mf=y
cityofbirth =Glasgow
countryofbirth =Scotland
dateofdeath = death date and age|df=yes|2004|4|19|1930|10|11
cityofdeath =Glasgow
countryofdeath =Scotland
currentclub =
position = Goalkeeper
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1946–50
1950–51
1951–60
1960–64
1964–70
clubs = Queens Park
Third Lanark
Newcastle United
Hibernian
Celtic
Total
caps(goals) = 078 (0)
021 (0)
262 (0)
123 (0)
118 (0)
602 (0)
nationalyears = 1953–1957
1967–1968
nationalteam = Scotland B
Scotland
nationalcaps(goals) = 002 (0)
005 (0)
manageryears = 1971–72
managerclubs =Hamilton Academical Ronald "Ronnie" Campbell Simpson (11 October 1930 – 19 April 2004) was a Scottish
football (soccer) goalkeeper .He is mainly remembered for his time with Celtic, where he was one of the
Lisbon Lions , the first British team to win the European Cup in 1967. Although having little to do during the match, his fancy footwork when dealing with a backpass was one of the highlights of the match.In 2002 he was in Celtics Greatest ever team and beatPatrick Bonner to the best Celtic Goalkeeper ever.Before this, he played for Queen's Park,
Third Lanark , Newcastle United (where he won theFA Cup twice after taking over as Newcastle's regular goalkeeper fromJack Fairbrother ) and Hibernian. Thought to be in the last throes of his career, he was transferred to Celtic in 1965 as cover forJohn Fallon . Simpson's anticipation, handling and maintaining his concentration during long periods of inactivity, made him an ideal goalkeeper for the attack-minded Celtic; and he soon won the Celtic number one place from Fallon.He also played for the
Scotland national football team , in particular when they beatEngland 3-2 in 1967, which was Simpson's international debut at the age of 36.Simpson's father
Jimmy Simpson also played for Scotland, and enjoyed notable success as a centre-half for Rangers and Dundee United in the 1930s.After he retired as a player, he was manager of
Hamilton Academical for a year. He also served on the pools panel, which guessed results of postponed matches in periods of exceptionally bad weather.He died on 19 April 2004, from a heart attack.
Honours
As a player
Newcastle United
*FA Cup winner: 1952, 1955Celtic
* European Cup (1)
*Scottish Premier League (4)
*Scottish Cup (3)
*Scottish League Cup (5)External links
* [http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,1195985,00.html#article_continue obituary] from "
The Guardian "
* [http://www.scottishleague.net/archive/archive117.htm obituary from scottishleague.net]
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