Peter Wilson Simpson (born 21 September 1940) is an English former professional

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. He played as an inside forward.

Career

He joined the Burnley first team in 1957 but did not play a game for the club until the 1961–62 season. His debut for the Clarets came in the 0–4 defeat to Sheffield Wednesday on 30 April 1962. He went on to make a total of three games in the league for Burnley before joining

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in 1963. He only stayed with Bury for one season, making four league appearances for the club. After the conclusion of the English season he played abroad in the United States with

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in 1964. In 1965, he played in the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League with Toronto Italia Falcons. He re-signed with Toronto for the 1966 season. In 1967, he played in the National Professional Soccer League with Toronto Falcons. The following season he played in the

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with Sudbury Italia. In his debut season with Sudbury he assisted in securing the league championship. After the conclusion of the NSL season he signed with Vancouver Spartans of the

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. He returned to play with Vancouver for the 1970 season. He then to USA where he played for New York, Boston, and Chicago. Back in Canada, he won the 1969 Challenge Trophy with Vancouver Columbus FC after a 10–0 win over Montréal Ukrainia at the Canadian national championship.

References

1940 births Living people Footballers from Sunderland English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Burnley F.C. players Bury F.C. players English Football League players Toronto Italia players Toronto Falcons (1967–1968) players Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League players National Professional Soccer League (1967) players Canadian National Soccer League players Boston Tigers players {{England-footy-forward-1940s-stub