Bobby Simpson (footballer, born 1915) explained

Bobby Simpson
Fullname:Robert Simpson
Birth Date:15 September 1915
Birth Place:Bishop Auckland, England
Death Place:Bishop Auckland, England
Height:5 ft 5 in[1]
Position:Outside forward
Youthyears1:
Years1:
Clubs1:West Auckland Town
Years2:1936–1947
Clubs2:Darlington
Caps2:96
Goals2:14
Years3:1947–1948
Caps3:13
Goals3:1
Years4:
Clubs4:Stockton

Robert Simpson (15 September 1915 – 13 January 1994) was an English footballer who made 109 appearances in the Football League playing for Darlington and Hartlepools United either side of the Second World War. An outside forward, he also played non-league football for West Auckland Town and Stockton.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: Remedy was drastic. Clearance sale at Feethams . Sunday Sun Football Supplement . Newcastle upon Tyne . 22 August 1937 . 2 . Newspapers.com.
  2. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . SoccerData . Nottingham . 239 . 2004 . 978-1-899468-67-6.