Elliott Simpson | |
Fullname: | Elliott David Simpson[1] |
Birth Date: | 1 July 1976 |
Birth Place: | York, England |
Height: | [2] |
Position: | Defender |
Youthyears1: | ?–1994 |
Youthclubs1: | York City |
Years1: | 1994–1995 |
Years2: | 1995–? |
Clubs1: | York City |
Clubs2: | Rowntree |
Clubs3: | Pickering Town |
Clubs4: | Gainsborough Trinity |
Clubs5: | Rowntree |
Clubs6: | Harrogate Railway Athletic |
Caps1: | 1 |
Caps2: | ? |
Caps3: | ? |
Caps4: | ? |
Caps5: | ? |
Caps6: | ? |
Goals1: | 0 |
Goals2: | ? |
Goals3: | ? |
Goals4: | ? |
Goals5: | ? |
Goals6: | ? |
Totalcaps: | 1+ |
Totalgoals: | 0+ |
Elliott David Simpson (born 1 July 1976) is an English former footballer who played as a defender. He played for York City, Rowntree, Pickering Town, Gainsborough Trinity and Harrogate Railway Athletic.
Born in York, Simpson started his career with the York City youth system on a Youth Training Scheme.[2] He was a member of the York youth team that reached the quarter-final of the FA Youth Cup in the 1992–93 season, in which York were beaten 5–0 away at Manchester United.[2] [3] Simpson made his first team debut after starting in a 2–1 victory at home to Brentford in the Second Division on 13 September 1994 and was released by the club in May 1995 having failed to make another appearance.[2] He dropped into non-League football after signing for Rowntree in August 1995.[2] This was followed by spells with Pickering Town and Gainsborough Trinity before returning to Rowntree and finishing his career with Harrogate Railway Athletic.[2]
Simpson played as a left winger for York's youth team before being converted into a left back.[2]