Connor Simpson

Connor Mark Simpson (born 24 January 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward, most recently for Cork City.

This article is about the English footballer. For the Irish dancer from Australia, see Conor Simpson.

Connor Simpson
Personal information
Full name Connor Mark Simpson[1]
Date of birth (2000-01-24) 24 January 2000[2]
Place of birth Guisborough, England
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
0000–2017 Hartlepool United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Hartlepool United 9 (1)
2018–2020 Preston North End 1 (0)
2018 → Lancaster City (loan) 6 (1)
2018 → Hyde United (loan) 14 (8)
2019 → Carlisle United (loan) 8 (1)
2019–2020 → Accrington Stanley (loan) 2 (0)
2020 Cork City 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20th October 2020

Playing career

Simpson made his senior debut for Hartlepool as a substitute for Lewis Hawkins in a 1–0 defeat to Cheltenham Town on 29 April 2017.[3] Simpson scored his 1st goal for Hartlepool on his first senior start for the club in a 3–1 win over Maidstone United.[4] The goal meant that he was the first player born in the 21st century to have scored for Hartlepool United.[5]

Simpson left Hartlepool to join Preston North End in January 2018 for a fee of £50,000.[6] Simpson made his Preston debut in January 2018 coming on as a late substitute against Aston Villa.[7]

Simpson joined Northern Premier League club Hyde United on a short-term loan deal in October 2018 and scored in his second appearance for the club against South Shields.[7] After scoring five goals in nine games for Hyde, Simpson's loan deal was extended until January 2019.[8]

Simpson then joined League Two side Carlisle United on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season.[9]

On 2 September 2019, Simpson joined League One side Accrington Stanley on a season-long loan deal.[10]

Career statistics
As of match played 1 January 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hartlepool United 2016–17[11] League Two 2000000020
2017–18[12] National League 7100000071
Total 9100000091
Preston North End 2018–19[12] Championship 1000000010
Career totals 101000000101

    References
    1. "CLUB LIST OF REGISTERED PLAYERS AS AT 19th MAY 2018" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
    2. "Connor Simpson". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
    3. "Cheltenham Town 1–0 Hartlepool United". BBC Sport. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
    4. "Hartlepool United 3–1 Maidstone United". BBC Sport. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
    6. "Connor Simpson Completes Pools Move". BBC Sport. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
    9. "Connor Simpson: Carlisle United sign Preston striker on loan". BBC Sport. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
    10. "Connor joins on season-long loan". Accrington Stanley F.C. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
    11. "Games played by Connor Simpson in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
    12. "Games played by Connor Simpson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
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