James Simpson (born 2 April 1873) was a Scottish

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played as a

right half In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. ...

Career

Born in

Ardrossan Ardrossan (; ) is a town on the North Ayrshire coast in southwestern Scotland. The town has a population of 10,670 and forms part of a conurbation with Saltcoats and Stevenston known as the 'Three Towns#Scotland, Three Towns'. Ardrossan is loca ...

, Simpson played club football for Saltcoats Victoria and

Third Lanark Third Lanark Athletic Club was a Scottish football club based in Glasgow. Founded in 1872 as an offshoot of the 3rd Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers, the club was a founder member of the Scottish Football Association (SFA) in 1872 and the Scottish ...

, Record of pre-war Scottish League Players John Litster / Scottish Football Historian magazine, October 2012 and made three appearances for

Scotland Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ...

in 1895.

References

1873 births Year of death missing Scottish men's footballers Scotland men's international footballers Saltcoats Victoria F.C. players Third Lanark A.C. players Men's association football wing halves Place of death missing Scottish Junior Football Association players Scottish Football League players People from Ardrossan Footballers from North Ayrshire 19th-century Scottish sportsmen {{Scotland-footy-midfielder-1870s-stub