{{short description|English footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}} {{Use British English|date=April 2016}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Elliott Simpson | image = | caption = | fullname = Elliott David Simpson<ref name="PFA 562">{{Cite book | editor-first = Barry J. | editor-last = Hugman | title = The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005 | year = 2005 | publisher = Queen Anne Press | isbn = 978-1-85291-665-7 | page = 562 }}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|7|1|df=y}}<ref name="PFA 562"/> | birth_place = York, England | height = {{height|ft=5|in=10}}<ref name="Citizens and Minstermen 92">{{Cite book | first1 = Martin | last1 = Jarred | first2 = Dave | last2 = Windross | title = Citizens and Minstermen, A Who's Who of York City FC 1922–1997 | year = 1997 | publisher = Citizen Publications | isbn = 978-0-9531005-0-7 | page = 92 }}</ref> | position = Defender | youthyears1 = {{0|000}}?–1994 | youthclubs1 = York City | years1 = 1994–1995 | years2 = 1995–? | years3 = | years4 = | years5 = | years6 = | clubs1 = York City | clubs2 = Rowntree | clubs3 = Pickering Town | clubs4 = Gainsborough Trinity | clubs5 = Rowntree | clubs6 = Harrogate Railway Athletic | caps1 = 1 | caps2 = ? | caps3 = ? | caps4 = ? | caps5 = ? | caps6 = ? | goals1 = 0 | goals2 = ? | goals3 = ? | goals4 = ? | goals5 = ? | goals6 = ? | totalcaps = 1+ | totalgoals = 0+ }} '''Elliott David Simpson''' (born 1 July 1976) is an English former footballer who played as a defender. He played for York City, Rowntree, Pickering Town, Gainsborough Trinity and Harrogate Railway Athletic.
==Career== Born in York, Simpson started his career with the York City youth system on a Youth Training Scheme.<ref name="Citizens and Minstermen 92"/> He was a member of the York youth team that reached the quarter-final of the FA Youth Cup in the 1992–93 season, in which York were beaten 5–0 away at Manchester United.<ref name="Citizens and Minstermen 92"/><ref name="The Complete Record 430">{{Cite book | first = Dave | last = Batters | title = York City: The Complete Record | year = 2008 | publisher = Breedon Books | isbn = 978-1-85983-633-0 | page = 430 }}</ref> Simpson made his first team debut after starting in a 2–1 victory at home to Brentford in the Second Division on 13 September 1994 and was released by the club in May 1995 having failed to make another appearance.<ref name="Citizens and Minstermen 92"/><ref name="The Complete Record 384-417"/> He dropped into non-League football after signing for Rowntree in August 1995.<ref name="Citizens and Minstermen 92"/> This was followed by spells with Pickering Town and Gainsborough Trinity before returning to Rowntree and finishing his career with Harrogate Railway Athletic.<ref name="Citizens and Minstermen 92"/>
==Style of play== Simpson played as a left winger for York's youth team before being converted into a left back.<ref name="Citizens and Minstermen 92"/>
==Career statistics== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="2"|League{{#tag:ref|The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Football League.|group=lower-alpha}} !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="1" valign="center"|York City |1994–95<ref name="The Complete Record 384-417">{{Cite book | last = Batters | title = York City: The Complete Record | pages = 384–417 }}</ref> |1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Career totals !1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!1!!0 |}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Simpson, Elliott}} Category:1976 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from York Category:English men's footballers Category:Men's association football defenders Category:York City F.C. players Category:Rowntrees F.C. players Category:Pickering Town F.C. players Category:Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players Category:Harrogate Railway Athletic F.C. players Category:English Football League players