John Simpson
| John Simpson |
 John Simpson was born on Sunday, 2nd February, 1908, in Glasgow. The 5' 8½ (11st 10lbs) forward signed for George Easton's Thistle on Wednesday, 15th June, 1927, having most recently been with Queen's Park. Aged 20, he made his debut appearance on Tuesday, 1st May, 1928, in a 2-1 defeat at home to Queen's Park in the Glasgow Charity Cup. John scored his first goal for Thistle on Tuesday, 6th November, 1928, in a 1-0 win at home to Third Lanark in the Glasgow Dental Cup. He scored the last of his 91 goals on Wednesday, 20th April, 1932, in a 1-0 friendly win away to Torquay United. He played his last game for the club on Tuesday, 3rd May, 1932, in a 2-1 defeat at home to Celtic in the Glasgow Charity Cup, having clocked up 102 appearances as a Jag. His club-list included Maryhill, Queen's Park, Partick Thistle, Plymouth Argyle, Stranraer and Sligo Rovers. John died on Thursday, 13th May, 1999, aged 91. |
| compiled from our All Games criteria. |
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| 20y, 9m, 4d | |
06.11.1928 Third Lanark [h] W1-0 (Glasgow Dental Cup Quarter Final) |
| 20y, 9m, 8d | |
10.11.1928 Ayr United [h] L4-8 (SFL First Division - game 12) |
| 21y, 2m, 18d | |
20.04.1929 Heart of Midlothian [h] W2-0 (SFL First Division - game 36) |
| 21y, 2m, 22d | |
24.04.1929 Rangers [h] D1-1 (SFL First Division - game 37) |
| 21y, 2m, 25d | |
27.04.1929 Third Lanark [a] W5-2 (SFL First Division - game 38) |
| 21y, 6m, 15d | |
17.08.1929 Ayr United [a] W4-2 (SFL First Division - game 2) |
| 21y, 6m, 18d | |
20.08.1929 Third Lanark [h] W3-1 (Glasgow Cup Quarter Final) |
| 21y, 6m, 22d | |
24.08.1929 Airdrieonians [h] W4-0 (SFL First Division - game 3) |
| 21y, 7m, 5d | |
07.09.1929 Hamilton Academical [h] D2-2 (SFL First Division - game 5) |
| 21y, 7m, 12d | |
14.09.1929 Cowdenbeath [a] W2-0 (SFL First Division - game 6) |
| 21y, 7m, 19d | |
21.09.1929 Heart of Midlothian [h] W2-1 (SFL First Division - game 7) |
| 21y, 7m, 26d | |
28.09.1929 Aberdeen [a] L1-2 (SFL First Division - game 8) |
| 21y, 8m, 3d | |
05.10.1929 Kilmarnock [h] W3-2 (SFL First Division - game 9) |
| 21y, 9m, 0d | |
02.11.1929 Falkirk [h] W5-0 (SFL First Division - game 13) |
| 21y, 9m, 14d | |
16.11.1929 Queen's Park [a] L1-4 (SFL First Division - game 15) |
| 21y, 9m, 21d | |
23.11.1929 Motherwell [h] W6-1 (SFL First Division - game 16) |
| 21y, 9m, 28d | |
30.11.1929 Celtic [h] W3-2 (SFL First Division - game 17) |
| 21y, 10m, 5d | |
07.12.1929 St Johnstone [a] D1-1 (SFL First Division - game 18) |
| 21y, 10m, 19d | |
21.12.1929 Dundee [a] W4-2 (SFL First Division - game 20) |
| 21y, 10m, 23d | |
25.12.1929 Queen's Park [h] W1-0 (SFL First Division - game 21) |
| 22y, 0m, 17d | |
19.02.1930 Aberdeen [h] W2-1 (SFL First Division - game 28) |
| 22y, 3m, 21d | |
23.05.1930 Frigg [a] W6-1 (Friendly) |
| 22y, 3m, 25d | |
27.05.1930 Drammens BK [a] W7-2 (Friendly) |
| 22y, 3m, 27d | |
29.05.1930 Lyn [a] W5-2 (Friendly) |
| 22y, 3m, 29d | |
31.05.1930 Vaalerengens [a] L3-4 (Friendly) |
| 22y, 6m, 7d | |
09.08.1930 Aberdeen [h] W2-1 (SFL First Division - game 1) |
| 22y, 6m, 17d | |
19.08.1930 Rangers [h] D1-1 (Davie Ness Testimonial) |
| 22y, 6m, 21d | |
23.08.1930 Morton [h] W2-1 (SFL First Division - game 3) |
| 22y, 6m, 28d | |
30.08.1930 Falkirk [a] W4-2 (SFL First Division - game 4) |
| 22y, 7m, 4d | |
06.09.1930 East Fife [h] W8-0 (SFL First Division - game 5) |
| 22y, 8m, 2d | |
04.10.1930 Hamilton Academical [h] D1-1 (SFL First Division - game 9) |
| 22y, 8m, 9d | |
11.10.1930 Queen's Park [h] W5-1 (SFL First Division - game 10) |
| 22y, 8m, 16d | |
18.10.1930 Ayr United [h] W5-1 (SFL First Division - game 11) |
| 22y, 8m, 23d | |
25.10.1930 Cowdenbeath [a] W3-0 (SFL First Division - game 12) |
| 22y, 9m, 13d | |
15.11.1930 St Mirren [h] W2-1 (SFL First Division - game 15) |
| 22y, 10m, 25d | |
27.12.1930 Kilmarnock [h] W3-1 (SFL First Division - game 21) |
| 22y, 10m, 30d | |
01.01.1931 Clyde [a] W2-1 (SFL First Division - game 22) |
| 22y, 11m, 15d | |
17.01.1931 Royal Albert [h] W16-0 (Scottish Cup 1st Round) |
| 23y, 0m, 19d | |
21.02.1931 Ayr United [a] D1-1 (SFL First Division - game 29) |
| 23y, 1m, 5d | |
07.03.1931 Celtic [h] W1-0 (SFL First Division - game 30) |
| 23y, 1m, 8d | |
10.03.1931 Cowdenbeath [h] W4-1 (SFL First Division - game 31) |
| 23y, 1m, 19d | |
21.03.1931 St Mirren [a] W1-0 (SFL First Division - game 33) |
| 23y, 4m, 0d | |
02.06.1931 Frem [a] W4-1 (Friendly) |
| 23y, 6m, 27d | |
29.08.1931 Leith Athletic [h] D2-2 (SFL First Division - game 6) |
| 23y, 7m, 17d | |
19.09.1931 Hamilton Academical [a] L1-3 (SFL First Division - game 11) |
| 23y, 9m, 12d | |
14.11.1931 Celtic [a] W2-1 (SFL First Division - game 17) |
| 23y, 9m, 19d | |
21.11.1931 Airdrieonians [h] W3-1 (SFL First Division - game 18) |
| 23y, 9m, 26d | |
28.11.1931 Heart of Midlothian [h] W1-0 (SFL First Division - game 19) |
| 23y, 10m, 17d | |
19.12.1931 Morton [h] W1-0 (SFL First Division - game 22) |
| 23y, 10m, 24d | |
26.12.1931 Falkirk [a] W2-1 (SFL First Division - game 23) |
| 24y, 2m, 16d | |
18.04.1932 Plymouth Argyle [a] W3-1 (Alec Hardie Benefit) |
| 24y, 2m, 17d | |
19.04.1932 Cornwall County [a] W5-0 (Friendly) |
| 24y, 2m, 18d | |
20.04.1932 Torquay United [a] W1-0 (Friendly) |
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