John Simpson (footballer born 1918)

John Simpson
Personal information
Date of birth	27 October 1918
Place of birth	Hull, England
Date of death	2000
Playing position	Full back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
?	Bridlington Trinity	?	(?)
1946–1947??	Huddersfield Town	5	(0)
1947?–1953?	York City	207	(0)
?	Grantham	?	(?)
Teams managed
1970–1971	Hartlepool United
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

John Simpson (27 October 1918–2000) was an English-born footballer who played as a left back in The Football League in the 1940s and 1950s.^[1]

He started his league career with Huddersfield Town and then moved to York City, first playing for them in 1947–48. He went on to play over 200 games for the Minstermen.^[1]

In April 1970 he was appointed manager of Football League Fourth Division side Hartlepool United, and he remained as manager until March 1971.^[2]

References

Hartlepool United F.C. – managers

Priest (1908–12)
Humphreys (1912–13)
Manners (1913–20)
Potter (1920–22)
Gordon (1922–24)
Manners (1924–27)
Norman (1927–31)
Carr (1932–35)
Hamilton (1935–40)
Westgarth (1943–57)
Middleton (1957–59)
Robinson (1959–62)
Chilton (1962–63)
Gurney (1963–64)
Williams (1964–65)
Twentyman (1965)
Clough (1965–67)
McLean (1967–70)
Simpson (1970–71)
Ashurst (1971–74)
Hale (1974–76)
Horner (1976–83)
Duncan (1983)
Docherty (1983)
Horner (1983–86)
Bird (1986–88)
Moncur (1988–89)
Knowles (1989–91)
Murray (1991–93)
Busby (1993)
MacPhail (1993–94)
McCreery (1994–95)
Houchen (1995–96)
Tait (1996–99)
Baker and Honour (1999)
Turner (1999–2002)
Newell (2002–03)
Cooper (2003–05)
Scott (2005–06)
Stephenson (2006)
Wilson (2006–08)
Turner (2008–10)
Wadsworth (2010–11)
Barron (2011)
Cooper (2011–)

Persondata
Name	Simpson, John
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	October 27, 1918
Place of birth	Kingston upon Hull, England
Date of death	2000
Place of death