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 Burnley () is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a 2021 population of 78,266. It is north of Manchester and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River B ...

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

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on 30 April 1962. He went on to make a total of three games in the league for Burnley before joining Bury 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 Boston Metros in 1964. In 1965, he played in the

Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League The Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League was a soccer league in Canada. The league operated for six seasons from 1961 to 1966 across four cities in two Canadian provinces and one American state. In the 1960s, the Eastern Canada Professional ...

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