# Alex Simpson > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Alex_Simpson > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Alex_Simpson.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Simpson > Source revision: 1334732580 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Scottish footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}} {{Use British English|date=March 2017}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Alex Simpson | image = | fullname = Alexander Simpson | birth_date = {{birth date|1924|11|24|df=y}} | birth_place = [Glasgow](/source/Glasgow), Scotland | death_date = {{death date and age|2008|6|16|1924|11|24|df=y}} | height = {{height|ft=5|in=11}} | position = [Half back](/source/Midfielder) | currentclub = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = [Benburb](/source/Benburb_F.C.) | years1 = 1947–1949 | years2 = 1949–1952 | years3 = 1952–1955 | years4 = 1955–1958 | years5 = 1958–???? | clubs1 = [Wolverhampton Wanderers](/source/Wolverhampton_Wanderers_F.C.) | clubs2 = [Notts County](/source/Notts_County_F.C.) | clubs3 = [Southampton](/source/Southampton_F.C.) | clubs4 = [Shrewsbury Town](/source/Shrewsbury_Town_F.C.) | clubs5 = [Nuneaton Borough](/source/Nuneaton_Town_F.C.) | caps1 = 2 | caps2 = 74 | caps3 = 68 | caps4 = 100 | goals1 = 0 | goals2 = 6 | goals3 = 1 | goals4 = 4 | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | manageryears1 = | managerclubs1 = }} '''Alexander Simpson''' (24 November 1924 – 16 June 2008) was a Scottish professional [footballer](/source/association_football) who played as a [half back](/source/Midfielder) for [Notts County](/source/Notts_County_F.C.), [Southampton](/source/Southampton_F.C.) and [Shrewsbury Town](/source/Shrewsbury_Town_F.C.) in the 1950s. ==Playing career== ===Early career=== Simpson was born in [Glasgow](/source/Glasgow) and as a youth played for [Benburb](/source/Benburb_F.C.) before joining [Wolverhampton Wanderers](/source/Wolverhampton_Wanderers_F.C.) in January 1947. He only made two [First Division](/source/Football_League_First_Division) appearances for the Wolves before moving to [Third Division (South)](/source/Third_Division_(South)) [Notts County](/source/Notts_County_F.C.) in October 1949. He made 76 appearances for Notts County between 1949 and 1952, scoring on seven occasions and he also collected a Championship medal in [1950](/source/1949-50_in_English_football). ===Southampton=== In November 1952, he was transferred to [Second Division](/source/Football_League_Second_Division) [Southampton](/source/Southampton_F.C.), with [Jack Edwards](/source/Jack_Edwards_(footballer_born_1925)) moving to [Meadow Lane](/source/Meadow_Lane). According to Holley & Chalk, he "had an excellent temperament"{{cite book | author=Duncan Holley & Gary Chalk | title=The Alphabet of the Saints| publisher= ACL & Polar Publishing | year=1992|page=579| isbn=0-9514862-3-3}} and was made club captain soon after his arrival. On 28 February 1953, he broke an ankle playing at [Brentford](/source/Brentford_F.C.). Saints had spent most of the season in the relegation zone, but Simpson's replacement, former club captain [Stan Clements](/source/Stan_Clements) was not able to lead the team to safety and they dropped to the Third Division (South) for the first time since [1922](/source/1921-22_in_English_football). Simpson recovered in time for the start of the next season, but in October he lost his place to newly arrived [Robert McLaughlin](/source/Robert_McLaughlin_(footballer)). Simpson regained his place for five matches at the end of the season, and in [1954-55](/source/1954-55_in_English_football) he was initially ever-present, scoring his only goal for the Saints with a header against [Reading](/source/Reading_F.C.) at [The Dell](/source/The_Dell_(Southampton)) on 2 October 1954. Whilst scoring the goal, he was knocked unconscious, but recovered in time for the next match. In mid-March, he was replaced by [Bryn Elliott](/source/Bryn_Elliott) and in the summer of 1955 he was offered a free transfer. In his three years with the Saints, he made a total of 75 appearances, scoring once. ===Later career=== In June 1955, he was transferred to fellow Third Division South side [Shrewsbury Town](/source/Shrewsbury_Town_F.C.), where he continued to give good service, making over 100 appearances in three years. He then returned to the [Wolverhampton](/source/Wolverhampton) area, where he joined the family [fish and chips](/source/fish_and_chips) business, turning out occasionally for [Nuneaton Borough](/source/Nuneaton_Town_F.C.). He later retired to south [Devon](/source/Devon), and died on 16 June 2008.{{cite web|title= Saints mourn duo|work= www.saintsfc.co.uk|url= http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/?page_id=10242|date= 22 June 2008|accessdate= 3 September 2008|archive-date= 14 July 2008|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080714123136/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/?page_id=10242|url-status= dead}} ==Honours== ;[Notts County](/source/Notts_County_F.C.) *[Football League Third Division South](/source/Football_League_Third_Division_South) champions: [1949–50](/source/1949-50_in_English_football) ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.nottscountyfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10426~1331175,00.html Notts County obituary] *[http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/?page_id=10242 Southampton F.C. obituary] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080714123136/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/?page_id=10242 |date=14 July 2008 }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Simpson, Alex}} Category:1924 births Category:Footballers from Glasgow Category:2008 deaths Category:Scottish men's footballers Category:Benburb F.C. players Category:Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players Category:Notts County F.C. players Category:Southampton F.C. players Category:Shrewsbury Town F.C. players Category:Nuneaton Town F.C. players Category:English Football League players Category:Men's association football wing halves Category:Scottish Junior Football Association players Category:20th-century Scottish sportsmen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Alex Simpson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Simpson) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Simpson?action=history)). 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