Appearances:
29 |
Starts:
29 |
Substitute:
0 |
Unused:
0 |
Goals:
1 |
Games per Goal:
Assists:
Goal Involvements:
Player #344
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.
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Midfielder
1931-32
1934-35
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Billy Simpson
Billy Simpson
Seasons Quick-View
Season
1931-32 | 1932-33 | 1933-34 | 1934-35 |
Age
24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
Division
D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 |
Squad #
Appearances
2 | 13 | 11 | 3 |
Starts
2 | 13 | 11 | 3 |
Subs
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unused
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goals
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Assists
Bookings
Red Cards
Games / Goals
Goal
Involvements
FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship
Goalkeeping Statistics
Season
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
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1931-32 | 1932-33 | 1933-34 | 1934-35 |
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🥅 : Goals Conceded; 🔢 : Goals Conceded per Game; ⛔ : Clean Sheets.
William Swan Simpson
Birth Date
1 May 1907
Birth Place
Cowdenbeath, Fife
Birth Country
Scotland
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Citizenship
Scotland
Villa Youth
n/a
Previous Teams
Donibristle Colliery |
Cowdenbeath YMCA |
Musselburgh Brutonians |
Dunbar |
Fulford White Rose |
Clyde |
Transfer in
Aged
24
From
Clyde
For
£1,000
On
November 1931
Under
Billy Smith
Promoted to First Team Squad
In
Under
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out
Aged
28
Cowdenbeath FC
To
For
Free
On
1935
Under
Jimmy McMullan
Subsequent Clubs
Cowdenbeath |
Died
1990, Aged 83
Villa Career
1932-34 £1k, 29 | 1 | #344 |
Seasons | Fee |
Leagues | PL: Premier League; CH: Championship; D1: First Division; D2: Second Division; D3 Third Division.
🕒 Games | Starts (Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Appearances
Unused
29
0
Goals
1
Played Under
Billy Smith led Management Committee
Jimmy McMullan
Debut
Season
Date
Match
1931-32
30 January 1932
Chelsea (h), Division One
Age
Manager
(First Squad)
24
No Substitutes in Period
Manager
First Goal
18 March 1933
Appearances
Goals
29
1
Final Appearance
Season
Date
Match
1934-35
6 October 1934
Grimsby Town (a), Division One
Aged
Manager
(Final Squad)
27
No Substitutes in Period
Manager
Honours
Played for the Villa
Height
Foot
International Record
National Team
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Scotland
Years | Caps | Starts (Sub) | Goals |
Caps with Villa
Billy Simpson
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.
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.