Ronnie Simpson
Ronnie Simpson | ||
Personnel | ||
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Surname | Ronald Campbell Simpson | |
birthday | October 11, 1930 | |
place of birth | Glasgow , Scotland | |
date of death | April 19, 2004 | |
Place of death | Glasgow , Scotland | |
position | goalkeeper | |
Men's | ||
Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
1946-1950 | FC Queen's Park | 78 (0) |
1950-1951 | Third Lanark | 21 (0) |
1951-1960 | Newcastle United | 262 (0) |
1960-1964 | Hibernian Edinburgh | 123 (0) |
1964-1970 | Celtic Glasgow | 118 (0) |
National team | ||
Years | selection | Games (goals) |
1967-1968 | Scotland | 5 (0) |
Stations as a trainer | ||
Years | station | |
1971-1972 | Hamilton Academical | |
1 Only league games are given. |
Ronald "Ronnie" Campbell Simpson (born October 11, 1930 in Glasgow , † April 19, 2004 ibid) was a Scottish football goalkeeper .
life and career
Simpson was mainly known for his successful time at Celtic Glasgow , where he won the European Cup as a member of the " Lisbon Lions " in 1967 , something that no other British club had achieved before . Although he remained almost unemployed during the final against Inter Milan , he still impressed there with his pronounced footballing skills for a goalkeeper, which was demonstrated by good ball handling for back passes.
Before joining Celtic, Simpson had played for Queen's Park and Third Lanark before moving to England for Newcastle United . There he won the FA Cup twice in the 1950s after taking over the regular position from Jack Fairbrother . He then returned home to Scotland and played for Hibernian Edinburgh before moving to the Celtics in 1964, although at the age of 34 he was already in the autumn of his career and was only scheduled as a substitute for John Fallon . In Glasgow, however, he immediately impressed with his pronounced ability to anticipate , above-average ball safety and, above all, his ability to concentrate, which was not affected by long periods of inactivity during the game. This made him an ideal cast in the offensively oriented Celtics team and quickly prevailed over Fallon. In addition to numerous titles in the Scottish Championship, the Cup and the League Cup, he and his club again reached the final in the European Cup Winner of the National Champions in 1970, where, however, in the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium in Milan he lost 2-1 to the Dutch representative Feyenoord Rotterdam after extra time .
He also made five appearances for the Scottish national team , making his debut for Scotland in 1967 at the age of 36, beating England 3-2. With the British selection he also took part in the 1948 Olympic Games in London . The host's team took fourth place.
After retiring from active football, he was still coach of Hamilton Academical , but where he stayed for only a year. Simpson came from a footballing family, as his father Jimmy Simpson had already played successfully for the Glasgow Rangers and Dundee United in the 1930s .
On April 19, 2004, Simpson died of a heart attack .
successes
- European Champion Clubs' Cup : 1967
- Scottish champion : 1966 , 1967 , 1968 , 1969 , 1970
- Scottish Cup Winner : 1965 , 1967 , 1969
- Scottish League Cup Winner : 1966 , 1967 , 1968 , 1969 , 1970
- Scotland's Footballer of the Year : 1967
- FA Cup winners : 1952 , 1955
Web links
- Ronnie Simpson in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Obituary for Ronnie Simpson (The Guardian )
- Obituary for Ronnie Simpson (www.scottishleague.net) (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Simpson, Ronnie |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Faither Ronnie; Simpson, Ronald Campbell |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | scottish football goalkeeper |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 11, 1930 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Glasgow |
DATE OF DEATH | April 19, 2004 |
Place of death | Glasgow |