Season #2 | 1880-81 | Games #3 - #6
133 Seasons, 33 Managers, 980 Players, 5,654 Matches, Only One Aston Villa
Player #346
Appearances:
29
Starts:
29
Goals:
1
Seasons:
4
Source: 1933-34 Aston Villa issued by Barratt sweets under the Football Team Folders series.
Source: 1933-34 Aston Villa issued by Barratt sweets under the Football Team Folders series.
Billy Simpson
Position
Midfielder
From
1931-32
To
1934-35
IMAGE CREDIT
Billy Simpson
Seasons Quick-View
Seasons
Age*
24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
Division
D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 |
Appearances
29 |
2 | 13 | 11 | 3 |
Starts
29 |
2 | 13 | 11 | 3 |
Substitute
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unused
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goals
1 |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
*Age on opening day of the season
FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship
FULL SEASON BREAKDOWN
William Swan Simpson
Birth Date
Wednesday, 1 May 1907
Birth Place
Cowdenbeath, Fife
Birth Country
Scotland
Villa Youth
n/a
From
Transfer in
Clyde
From
For
£1,000
On
November 1931
Previous Clubs
Donibristle Colliery |
Cowdenbeath YMCA |
Musselburgh Brutonians |
Dunbar |
Fulford White Rose |
Clyde |
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out
To
Cowdenbeath
For
Free
On
1935
Subsequent Clubs
Cowdenbeath |
Source: 1933-34 Aston Villa issued by Barratt sweets under the Football Team Folders series.
Source: 1933-34 Aston Villa issued by Barratt sweets under the Football Team Folders series.
Villa Career
Seasons Active, Fee, Starts (Sub) | Goals |
1932-34 Aston Villa, £1k, 29 | 1 |
STARTS
SUBS
GOALS
Played Under
Billy Smith led Management Committee |
Jimmy McMullan |
First Squad Appearance
Saturday, 30 January 1932
Debut Appearance
Saturday, 30 January 1932
Chelsea (h), Division One
DEBUT
First Goal
Saturday, 18 March 1933
Final Appearance
Saturday, 6 October 1934
Grimsby Town (a), Division One
FINAL
Final Squad Appearance
Saturday, 6 October 1934
Honours
Played for the Villa
Height
Foot
International Team
Scotland
Died
1990, Aged 83
Billy Simpson
Player #346 for Aston Villa, William Swan Simpson, known as Billy Simpson, played as a midfielder for the club in the position then known as a left half.
Billy played for Villa between 1931-32 and 1934-35 making 29 appearances, scoring once.
Billy was born in Cowdenbeath, Scotland on 1 May 1907 and made his debut appearance for Villa on the 30 January 1932 aged 24.
Villa had signed Billy from Clyde for a fee of £1,000 in November 1931.
Billy had played junior football for Donibristle Colliery in 1923, Cowdenbeath YMCA in 1924, Fulford White Rose in 1925, Dunbar United in 1926 and Musselburgh Bruntonians in 1927 before joining Scottish League Clyde in 1928.
After signing for Villa Billy made his debut against Chelsea in January 1932, but went on to make just one more appearance that season.
Over his four seasons at Villa Park, Billy was mainly a back up squad player, making his most appearances in a single season with 13 in his second season, 1932-33, including a goal against Blackpool in March 1933.
Billy played his final game for Villa on 6 October 1934 aged 27 before returning to Scotland in 1935 to join his hometown club Cowdenbeath.
Billy had played under the Billy Smith led Management Committee, Villa’s first manager proper, Jimmy McMullan.
Billy passed away in 1990 aged 83.