| Tom Simpson | |
| Fullname: | Thomas Simpson |
| Birth Date: | 1880 |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthclubs1: | Cross Heath |
| Years1: | 1900–1901 |
| Clubs1: | Stoke |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 1901–1904 |
| Clubs2: | Burslem Port Vale |
| Caps2: | 51 |
| Goals2: | 16 |
| Years3: | 1904–1906 |
| Clubs3: | Bury |
| Caps3: | 20 |
| Goals3: | 8 |
| Totalcaps: | 71 |
| Totalgoals: | 24 |
Thomas Simpson (born 1880; date of death unknown) was a footballer who played as a forward for Stoke, Burslem Port Vale, and Bury in the early 1900s.
Simpson played for Cross Heath and Stoke before joining nearby Burslem Port Vale in August 1901.[1] He played six Second Division matches in the 1901–02 season and played 11 league games in the 1902–03 season.[1] He scored his first goal in the Football League in a 3–1 win over Burnley at the Athletic Ground on 30 March 1903.[1] He went on to score 15 goals in 30 league and FA Cup games in the 1903–04 campaign, including strikes against both Woolwich Arsenal and Manchester United.[1] He scored four goals in ten league games in the 1904–05 season. Also, he claimed a hat-trick against Stoke in the Birmingham Senior Cup.[1] He was sold to Bury for a £200 fee in December 1904.[1] The "Shakers" posted 17th-place finishes in the First Division in 1904–05 and 1905–06, with Simpson contributing eight goals in 20 league games at Gigg Lane.
Source:
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Stoke | 1900–01 | First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Burslem Port Vale | 1901–02 | Second Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1902–03 | Second Division | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| 1903–04 | Second Division | 24 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 15 | ||
| 1904–05 | Second Division | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | ||
| Total | 51 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 57 | 20 | |||
| Bury | 1904–05 | First Division | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | |
| 1905–06 | First Division | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||
| Total | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 9 | |||
| Career total | 71 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 79 | 29 | |||