Luke Simpson Contents Playing career Career statistics Honours References Navigation menu"List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/07/2016 and 31/07/2016""Luke Simpson""York City FC player profiles: Luke Simpson"the original"Luke Simpson""Young Latics pen pro deals""Simpson leaves on loan""Simpson comes in on loan""L. Simpson: Summary""Simpson moves to Leicester""Simpson signs up""Stanley v Southend team news""Stanley 0 Southend 1""Simpson & Roddan leave club""Games played by Luke Simpson in 2014/2015""List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/12/2015 and 31/12/2015""Official: Loan moves for Johnson & Obi"the original"Official: Hornets confirm retained & released players""Former Watford goalkeeper Luke Simpson signs two year deal at York City""York City lift FA Trophy to win at Wembley for a fourth time in their history""York City dig deep to progress in FA Cup amid the Salford rubble""Poor Shaftesbury Avenue show sees curtain come down on Gary Mills' second spell as York City manager""York City have last laugh following Coalville taunts in 3–1 Trophy triumph""Conference North: 2017/18: Latest table""Louis Almond and Alex Kempster offered new deals at York City, but Aidan Connolly one of nine released""Luke Simpson: Macclesfield Town sign former York City goalkeeper""Simpson checks in""10 men each Lambs and Canaries share the spoils""Match reports: 2018/2019""Simpson departs""Signed Wrexham AFC Sign Goalkeeper Luke Simpson""Games played by Luke Simpson in 2011/2012""Games played by Luke Simpson in 2012/2013""Games played by Luke Simpson in 2013/2014""2013/14 Results""Nantwich Town 2–0 King's Lynn Town""Skelmersdale United 2–1 Nantwich Town""Matlock Town 2–1 Nantwich Town""Nantwich Town 0–2 Witton Albion""Games played by Luke Simpson in 2015/2016""Games played by Luke Simpson in 2018/2019""Macclesfield Town 2–3 York City"e
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 Simpson training with York City in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luke Thomas Simpson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1994-09-23) 23 September 1994[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Heywood, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[3] | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Wrexham | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2012 | Oldham Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Oldham Athletic | 0 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Nantwich Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Workington (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Leicester City (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Accrington Stanley | 8 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Watford | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | York City | 3 | (0) |
| 2018 | Macclesfield Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Tamworth | 5 | (0) |
| 2019– | Wrexham | 0 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:49, 23 February 2019 (UTC) | |||
Luke Thomas Simpson (born 23 September 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Wrexham. He played in the Football League for Accrington Stanley.
Simpson started his career with Oldham Athletic's youth system and signed a professional contract with the club in June 2013. He had loan spells with Nantwich Town, Workington and Leicester City. He had spells with Accrington Stanley and Watford before spending two seasons with York City from 2016 to 2018.
Contents
1 Playing career
2 Career statistics
3 Honours
4 References
Playing career
Born in Heywood, Greater Manchester,[4] Simpson started his career as a youth player at Oldham Athletic, signing his first professional contract in June 2013.[5] Having been an unused substitute for Oldham's first three matches of the 2013–14 season, he joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club Nantwich Town on 17 August 2013 on a one-month loan.[6] On 20 December 2013, Simpson joined Conference North club Workington on a one-month youth loan,[7] going on to make six appearances.[8] On 31 January 2014, he joined Championship club Leicester City on a youth loan until the end of 2013–14.[9]
He signed for League Two club Accrington Stanley on 4 August 2014.[10] Simpson made his debut against Southend United, saving Barry Corr's 46th-minute penalty.[11][12] In January 2015, he left the club after turning down a contract offer.[13] He made nine appearances for the club in all competitions.[14]
On 14 December 2015, Simpson signed a short-term contract with Premier League club Watford, to play for the under-21 team.[15][16] He was released at the end of the 2015–16 season.[17]
Simpson joined newly relegated National League club York City on 25 July 2016 on a two-year contract, after a successful trial.[18] He was an unused substitute as York beat Macclesfield Town 3–2 at Wembley Stadium in the 2017 FA Trophy Final.[19] Simpson made one appearance[8][20] as York ranked in 11th place in the National League North in 2017–18.[21] He was released at the end of the season.[22]
Simpson signed non-contract terms with newly promoted League Two club Macclesfield Town on 2 August 2018.[23]
Simpson signed for Southern League Premier Division Central club Tamworth on 31 December 2018, following an injury to first-choice goalkeeper Jasbir Singh.[24] He made his debut the following day, starting in a 3-3 draw at home to Barwell in the league.[25] He made five appearances[26] before leaving the club on 11 February following Singh's return to fitness.[27]
Following leaving Tamworth, Simpson signed for Wrexham on 23 February 2019 until the end of the 2018–19 season.[28]
Career statistics
- As of 11 February 2019
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Oldham Athletic | 2011–12[29] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2012–13[30] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2013–14[31] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Nantwich Town (loan) | 2013–14[32] | Northern Premier League Premier Division | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
Workington (loan) | 2013–14[8] | Conference North | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
Leicester City (loan) | 2013–14[31] | Championship | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Accrington Stanley | 2014–15[14] | League Two | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Watford | 2015–16[33] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
York City | 2016–17[8] | National League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
2017–18[8][20] | National League North | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
Macclesfield Town | 2018–19[34] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tamworth | 2018–19[26] | Southern League Premier Division Central | 5 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
Wrexham | 2018–19 | National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
Honours
York City
FA Trophy: 2016–17[35]
References
^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/07/2016 and 31/07/2016" (PDF). The Football Association. p. 29. Retrieved 2 August 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ "Luke Simpson". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
^ "York City FC player profiles: Luke Simpson". York City F.C. Archived from the original on 6 January 2017.
^ "Luke Simpson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
^ "Young Latics pen pro deals". Sky Sports. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
^ "Simpson leaves on loan". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
^ Armstrong, Paul (20 December 2013). "Simpson comes in on loan". Workington A.F.C. Retrieved 2 August 2018 – via Pitchero.
^ abcde "L. Simpson: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
^ "Simpson moves to Leicester". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
^ Jewell, Dan (4 August 2014). "Simpson signs up". Accrington Stanley F.C. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
^ Robson, Dany (9 August 2014). "Stanley v Southend team news". Accrington Stanley F.C. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
^ Robson, Dany (9 August 2014). "Stanley 0 Southend 1". Accrington Stanley F.C. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
^ Jewell, Dan (6 January 2015). "Simpson & Roddan leave club". Accrington Stanley F.C. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
^ ab "Games played by Luke Simpson in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/12/2015 and 31/12/2015". The Football Association. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
^ "Official: Loan moves for Johnson & Obi". Watford F.C. 23 December 2015. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
^ "Official: Hornets confirm retained & released players". Watford F.C. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
^ Appleyard, Ian (25 July 2016). "Former Watford goalkeeper Luke Simpson signs two year deal at York City". The Press. York. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
^ Flett, Dave (21 May 2017). "York City lift FA Trophy to win at Wembley for a fourth time in their history". The Press. York. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
^ ab Flett, Dave (17 September 2017). "York City dig deep to progress in FA Cup amid the Salford rubble". The Press. York. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
Flett, Dave (1 October 2017). "Poor Shaftesbury Avenue show sees curtain come down on Gary Mills' second spell as York City manager". The Press. York. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
Flett, Dave (26 November 2017). "York City have last laugh following Coalville taunts in 3–1 Trophy triumph". The Press. York. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
^ "Conference North: 2017/18: Latest table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
^ Flett, Dave (30 April 2018). "Louis Almond and Alex Kempster offered new deals at York City, but Aidan Connolly one of nine released". The Press. York. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
^ "Luke Simpson: Macclesfield Town sign former York City goalkeeper". BBC Sport. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
^ "Simpson checks in". Tamworth F.C. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
^ "10 men each Lambs and Canaries share the spoils". Tamworth F.C. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
^ ab "Match reports: 2018/2019". Tamworth F.C. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
^ "Simpson departs". Tamworth F.C. 11 February 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
^ "Signed Wrexham AFC Sign Goalkeeper Luke Simpson". Wrexham F.C. 23 February 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
^ "Games played by Luke Simpson in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
^ "Games played by Luke Simpson in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
^ ab "Games played by Luke Simpson in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
^ "2013/14 Results". Nantwich Town F.C. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
Briscoe, James. "Nantwich Town 2–0 King's Lynn Town". Nantwich Town F.C. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
"Skelmersdale United 2–1 Nantwich Town". Nantwich Town F.C. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
Briscoe, James. "Matlock Town 2–1 Nantwich Town". Nantwich Town F.C. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
Briscoe, James. "Nantwich Town 0–2 Witton Albion". Nantwich Town F.C. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
^ "Games played by Luke Simpson in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
^ "Games played by Luke Simpson in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
^ "Macclesfield Town 2–3 York City". BBC Sport. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
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