Simpson, Billy
Position | Defender |
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Date of Birth | 11/07/1945 |
Nationality | Scottish |
Signed From | Edina Hibs |
Sold To | Falkirk |
Games Played | 78 [Show all] |
Games Started | 75 |
Games On As Sub | 3 |
Goals | 0 |
Yellow Cards | 0 |
Red Cards | 0 |
Debut | Vs Motherwell on 05/10/1963 in Scottish League (A 3-4) |
Age on Debut | 18 Years and 86 Days |
Season Breakdown
Scottish League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Season | Starts (As Sub) | Goals | Starts (As Sub) | Goals | Starts (As Sub) | Goals | Starts (As Sub) | Goals | Starts (As Sub) | Goals |
1967/1968 | 15 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 17 (0) | 0 |
1966/1967 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 3 (2) | 0 | 3 (3) | 0 |
1965/1966 | 20 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 10 (0) | 0 | 3 (0) | 0 | 34 (0) | 0 |
1964/1965 | 6 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 8 (0) | 0 | 14 (0) | 0 |
1963/1964 | 4 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 3 (0) | 0 | 7 (0) | 0 |
Totals | 45 (1) | 0 | 3 (0) | 0 | 10 (0) | 0 | 17 (2) | 0 | 75 (3) | 0 |
Last 5 Games Started
Date | Venue | Competition (Round) | Opponent | Result | Score |
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24/04/1968 | Home | Scottish League (Division One (old) / 33) | Clyde | Won | 2-1 |
20/04/1968 | Away | Scottish League (Division One (old) / 32) | Falkirk | Won | 3-2 |
13/04/1968 | Home | Scottish League (Division One (old) / 31) | Motherwell | Won | 2-1 |
10/04/1968 | Away | Scottish League (Division One (old) / 30) | Morton | Lost | 0-2 |
16/03/1968 | Away | Scottish League (Division One (old) / 27) | Aberdeen | Lost | 0-5 |
Last 5 Games As A Used Sub
Date | Venue | Competition (Round) | Opponent | Result | Score |
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01/07/1967 | Neutral | North American League (10) | Stoke City | Lost | 0-2 |
04/06/1967 | Neutral | North American League (3) | ADO Den Haag | Won | 2-0 |
22/04/1967 | Away | Scottish League (Division One (old) / 33) | St Johnstone | Won | 2-1 |
Current Comments
1 comments so far (post your own)Billy Simpson joined the club in 1963. A full-back, he was effectively understudy to Bobby Duncan and, later, Chris Shevlane. After seven seasons at Easter Road he moved to Falkirk in 1970.
Also, played for Albion Rovers, Alloa Athletic & Cowdenbeath.
Posted by Patrick Roberts on 12/06/2012 - 00:21