Daniel Simpson was an English

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who scored 53 goals in 151 competitive games for

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between 1896 and 1903. A centre-forward, he was twice the club's top-scorer and scored the only goal of the 1898 Staffordshire Senior Cup final.

Career

After a successful trial, Simpson played for Tunstall Town before joining

] in February 1896. He scored his first goal in the Football League Second Division, Second Division on 3 April 1896, in a 4–2 defeat to

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at St James' Park. He scored twice in 12 games in 1895–96, after which the club was demoted to the Midland League. He scored 14 goals in 1896–97 and 11 goals in 1897–98 to become the club's joint-top scorer in two consecutive seasons, along with Dick Evans. He also scored the only goal of the Staffordshire Senior Cup final on 5 March 1898. He hit seven goals in 22 appearances in 1898–99, following Vale's re-admittance into the

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. He finished the 1899–1900 season with three goals in 19 games. He featured seven times in 1900–01, scoring three goals. After suffering from poor health, he turned up at a match with

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on 20 October at

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after missing his train. Simpson got off to an excellent start to the 1901–02 campaign, finding the net in wins over

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and Woolwich Arsenal at the Athletic Ground. He finished the season with 12 goals in 28 games. However, he scored just once in six appearances in the

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season and was released from his

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. In his nine seasons with the club he had played 151 matches (83 in the Football League) and scored 53 goals (23 in the Football League). His benefit match was held against

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on 21 April 1900 – Stoke won the game 1–0.

Career statistics

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Honours

Port Vale * Staffordshire Senior Cup: 1898

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Simpson, Danny Year of birth missing Year of death missing Footballers from Burslem English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Port Vale F.C. players English Football League players