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Josh Simpson (English footballer)

Joshua Richard Simpson (born 6 March 1987) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He has previously played for Crawley Town, Cambridge City, Plymouth Argyle, Cambridge United, Histon, Peterborough United and Southend United.

Josh Simpson
Personal information
Full name Joshua Richard Simpson[1]
Date of birth (1987-03-06) 6 March 1987 (age 37)[1]
Place of birth Harlow, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Cambridge City 50 (4)
2006–2007 Cambridge United 19 (0)
2007–2008 Cambridge City 46 (6)
2008–2010 Histon 49 (12)
2009–2010 → Peterborough United (loan) 3 (2)
2010–2011 Peterborough United 18 (0)
2010 → Southend United (loan) 17 (1)
2011–2015 Crawley Town 148 (12)
2015–2016 Plymouth Argyle 24 (1)
2017–2018 Bishop's Stortford 11 (0)
2018–2019 Cambridge City
International career
2008–2011 England C 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Born in Harlow, Essex,[1] Simpson started his career at Cambridge City in 2004. In 2006, he transferred to Cambridge United on a one-year contract,[2] although Simpson ended-up back at "City" after just one season at The Abbey. He left Cambridge City in 2008, for the second time, and signed for neighbouring Histon.

He joined Championship team Peterborough United on loan until 31 December 2009, with a view to a permanent move, on 5 November 2009.[3] He made his debut on 21 November as an 87th minute substitute in a 1–0 defeat against Sheffield United at Bramall Lane.[4] He scored two goals for Peterborough in a 4–4 draw with Cardiff City, including the equalising goal on 90 minutes, after the team had been 4–0 down at half time.[5] He signed for Peterborough permanently on a three-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee on 5 January 2010.[6]

He revealed in May that he was under new management, Gary Johnson's plans for the forthcoming 2010–11 season,[7] although Johnson stated in July that Simpson was not part of his plans.[8] Following a successful pre season trial Simpson joined League Two team Southend United on an initial six-month loan on 5 August 2010.[9]

He was recalled from his loan in late December and on 31 December joined Crawley Town for an undisclosed fee on a two-and-a-half-year contract.[10] He made his debut for the club the next day as an 83rd-minute substitute against Eastbourne Borough.[11]

On 6 July 2015, Josh signed for Football League Two club Plymouth Argyle on a one-year contract.[12] Simpson was released by Argyle at the end of the season.[13]

In November 2017, Simpson signed for Southern League club Bishop's Stortford.[14]

In November 2019, Simpson returned to his former club Cambridge City, debuting against Kempston Rovers.[15]

International career

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Simpson was capped four times by England C, scoring one goal, from 2008 to 2011.[16]

Career statistics

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As of match played 30 May 2016
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cambridge City 2004–05[17] Conference South 18 1 1 0 — 8[a] 2 27 3
2005–06[18] Conference South 32 3 5 2 — 4[b] 1 41 6
Total 50 4 6 2 — 12 3 68 9
Cambridge United 2006–07[19] Conference National 19 0 1 0 — 0 0 20 0
Cambridge City 2007–08[20] Conference South 41 6 2 1 — 6[c] 1 49 8
2008–09[21] Southern League Premier Division 5 0 0 0 — 0 0 5 0
Total 46 6 2 1 — 6 1 54 8
Histon 2008–09[22] Conference Premier 32 5 5 4 — 2[d] 0 39 9
2009–10[23] Conference Premier 17 7 1 0 — 0 0 18 7
Total 49 12 6 4 — 2 0 57 16
Peterborough United (loan) 2009–10[24] Championship 3 2 0 0 0 0 — 3 2
Peterborough United 2009–10[24] Championship 18 0 0 0 0 0 — 18 0
Total 21 2 0 0 0 0 — 21 2
Southend United (loan) 2010–11[25] League Two 17 1 2 1 2 0 3[e] 0 24 2
Crawley Town 2010–11[26] Conference Premier 26 3 0 0 — 0 0 26 3
2011–12[27] League Two 40 2 5 0 2 0 0 0 47 2
2012–13[28] League One 36 4 3 1 2 1 1[e] 0 42 6
2013–14[29] League One 38 2 1 0 1 0 1[e] 0 41 2
2014–15[30] League One 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 1
Total 148 12 10 1 5 1 2 0 165 14
Plymouth Argyle 2015–16[31] League Two 24 1 1 0 1 0 2[e] 0 28 1
Career total 374 38 28 9 8 1 27 4 437 52
  1. ^ One appearance in Conference Cup, two appearances in Cambridgeshire Invitation Cup, four appearances and two goals in FA Trophy, one appearance in Conference South play-offs
  2. ^ Appearances in FA Trophy
  3. ^ One appearance in Conference League Cup, three appearances in FA Trophy, two appearances and one goal in Cambridgeshire Invitation Cup
  4. ^ One appearance in FA Trophy, one in Conference Premier play-offs
  5. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream Publishing. p. 380. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
  2. ^ "Cambridge City trio join United". BBC Sport. 2 June 2006. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
  3. ^ "Peterborough secure Simpson loan". BBC Sport. 5 November 2009. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
  4. ^ "Sheff Utd 1–0 Peterborough". BBC Sport. 21 November 2009. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
  5. ^ "Peterborough 4–4 Cardiff". BBC Sport. 28 December 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
  6. ^ "Peterborough United sign Histon's Josh Simpson". BBC Sport. 6 January 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
  7. ^ "Peterborough United boost for Josh Simpson". BBC Sport. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
  8. ^ "Peterborough United duo not in Gary Johnson plans". BBC Sport. 14 July 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
  9. ^ "Blues agree loan deals". Southend United F.C. 5 August 2010. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  10. ^ "Crawley Town sign Josh Simpson from Peterborough United". BBC Sport. 31 December 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
  11. ^ "Crawley Town 3–1 Eastbourne Boro". BBC Sport. 1 January 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
  12. ^ "Simpson Signs". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  13. ^ "Retained List". pafc.co.uk. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  14. ^ "Bishop's Stortford sign ex-Plymouth and Peterborough midfielder Simpson | Non League Daily". nonleaguedaily.com. 11 November 2017. Archived from the original on 20 December 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  15. ^ "Josh Simpson makes winning return for Cambridge City". Cambridge Independent. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  16. ^ Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2012). Non-League Club Directory 2013. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 1003, 1005, 1009. ISBN 978-1-869833-77-0.
  17. ^ "Season 2004–05". Cambridge City F.C. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  18. ^ "Season 2005–06". Cambridge City F.C. Archived from the original on 15 February 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  19. ^ Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2007). Non-League Club Directory 2008. Kingsbridge: Tony Williams Publications. pp. 58–59. ISBN 978-1-869833-57-2.
  20. ^ "2007–08". Cambridge City F.C. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  21. ^ "2008–09". Cambridge City F.C. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  22. ^ Williams, Tony; Wright, James, eds. (2009). Non-League Club Directory 2010. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 98–99. ISBN 978-1-869833-66-4.
  23. ^ Williams, Tony; Wright, James, eds. (2010). Non-League Club Directory 2011. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 100–101. ISBN 978-1-869833-68-8.
  24. ^ a b "Games played by Josh Simpson in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  25. ^ "Games played by Josh Simpson in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  26. ^ Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2011). Non-League Club Directory 2012. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 160–161. ISBN 978-1-869833-70-1.
  27. ^ "Games played by Josh Simpson in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  28. ^ "Games played by Josh Simpson in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  29. ^ "Games played by Josh Simpson in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  30. ^ "Games played by Josh Simpson in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  31. ^ "Games played by Josh Simpson in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
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