Kenny Simpkins

Kenny Simpkins
Personal information
Full name Kenneth Simpkins
Date of birth December 21, 1943 (1943-12-21) (age 68)
Place of birth Wrexham, Wales
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Retired
Number 1
Youth career
1959-62 Wrexham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1962–1964 Wrexham 4 (0)
1964–1968 Hartlepool[1] 121 (1)
1968–1969 Boston United 11 (3)
National team
1966 Wales U-23 1
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 March 1968.
† Appearances (Goals).

Kenny Simpkins was a Welsh goalkeeper (soccer player) who played professionally in the sixties. After five unproductive years at Wrexham[2] he joined Hartlepool during which time he played for the Welsh Under 23 side.[3] He married a local girl and still lives in the area.[4]

References

  1. ^ Details of his one and only goal
  2. ^ Wrexham details
  3. ^ “The PFA Premier League and Football League Players’ Records 1946-98” Hugman,B: Harpenden, Queen Anne Press, 1998 ISBN 1852915854
  4. ^ 2004 interview