| Peter Simpson | |
| Fullname: | Peter Wilson Simpson |
| Birth Date: | 21 September 1940 |
| Birth Place: | Sunderland, England |
| Position: | Inside forward |
| Years1: | 1957–1963 |
| Clubs1: | Burnley |
| Caps1: | 3 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 1963–1964 |
| Clubs2: | Bury |
| Caps2: | 4 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 1964 |
| Clubs3: | Boston Metros |
| Years4: | 1965–1966 |
| Years5: | 1967 |
| Clubs5: | Toronto Falcons |
| Caps5: | 13 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 1968 |
| Clubs6: | Sudbury Italia |
| Years7: | 1969–1970 |
| Clubs7: | Vancouver Spartans |
Peter Wilson Simpson (born 21 September 1940) is an English former professional footballer.[1] He played as an inside forward.
He joined the Burnley first team in 1957 but did not play a game for the club until the 1961–62 season. His debut for the Clarets came in the 0–4 defeat to Sheffield Wednesday on 30 April 1962. He went on to make a total of three games in the league for Burnley before joining Bury in 1963. He only stayed with Bury for one season, making four league appearances for the club.[2] After the conclusion of the English season he played abroad in the United States with Boston Metros in 1964.[3]
In 1965, he played in the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League with Toronto Italia Falcons.[4] He re-signed with Toronto for the 1966 season.[5] In 1967, he played in the National Professional Soccer League with Toronto Falcons.[6] The following season he played in the National Soccer League with Sudbury Italia.[7] In his debut season with Sudbury he assisted in securing the league championship.[8] After the conclusion of the NSL season he signed with Vancouver Spartans of the Western Canada Soccer League.[9] He returned to play with Vancouver for the 1970 season.[10]
He then to USA where he played for New York, Boston, and Chicago. Back in Canada, he won the 1969 Challenge Trophy with Vancouver Columbus FC after a 10–0 win over Montréal Ukrainia at the Canadian national championship.