Paul Simpson (footballer)
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| Paul Simpson | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul David Simpson | |
| Date of birth | July 26, 1966 (age 40) | |
| Place of birth | Carlisle, England | |
| Nickname | Simmo | |
| Playing position | Winger | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Preston North End (manager) | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1983-1988 1988-1992 1992-1997 1996 1997-2000 1998 2000-2002 2002-2003 2003-2006 |
Manchester City Oxford United Derby County Sheffield United (loan) Wolverhampton Wanderers Walsall (loan) Blackpool Rochdale Carlisle United Total |
121 (18) 144 (43) 186 (48) 6 (0) 52 (6) 10 (0) 76 (13) 42 (15) 36 (6) 673 (150) |
| National team | ||
| 1986-1987 | England U21 | 5 (1) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 2002-2003 2003-2006 2006-present |
Rochdale Carlisle United Preston North End |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Paul Simpson (born 26 July 1966) is the current manager of Football League Championship team Preston North End, having been named as the successor to the departing Billy Davies on June 16 2006.
Simpson managed Carlisle United football club to the Football League Two Championship in the 2005/2006 season, a second successive promotion following Carlisle's promotion from the Nationwide Conference in 2004/2005.
Simpson had playing spells at Manchester City, Oxford United, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Derby County (where he captained the team to promotion to the Premiership, plus loan spells at Sheffield United and Walsall, then Blackpool and Rochdale (where he was their player-manager from May 2002), until finally hanging his boots up with a cameo appearance for Carlisle United against Stockport County on May 6, 2005. In addition Simpson represented England at under 21 level, and also was once in The Guinness Book of Records with the number of goals scored in a season during his Junior football days.
Contents |
[edit] Honours
[edit] As a player
Derby County
- Division One promotion: 1995/6
Blackpool
- Division Three play-off final winner: 2000/1
- Football League Trophy winner: 2001/2
[edit] As a manager
Carlisle United
- Nationwide Conference promotion play-off winner: 2004/5
- League Two championship: 2005/6
[edit] Managerial stats
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Rochdale |  |
May 29, 2002 | May 7, 2003 | 54 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 29.62 |
| Carlisle United | |
August 29, 2003 | June 17, 2006 | 157 | 70 | 50 | 37 | 44.58 |
| Preston North End | |
June 17, 2006 | Present | 39 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 48.71 |
[edit] References
- Profile from football.co.uk
- Interview with Simpson from the Professional Footballers Association
- Interview with Simpson from BBC Sport
[edit] External links
| Preceded by John Hollins |
Rochdale A.F.C. Manager 2002-2003 |
Succeeded by Alan Buckley |
| Preceded by Roddy Collins |
Carlisle United F.C. Manager 2003-2006 |
Succeeded by Neil McDonald |
| Preceded by Billy Davies |
Preston North End F.C. Manager 2006- |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preston North End F.C. - Current Squad |
|---|
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1 Lonergan | 2 Alexander | 3 Davidson | 4 Pugh | 5 Mawene | 7 Sedgwick | 8 Ricketts | 9 Agyemang | 10 Nugent | 11 Dichio | 12 St Ledger | 13 Henderson | 14 Chilvers | 15 Whaley | 16 McKenna | 17 Ormerod | 18 Hill | 20 Pergl | 23 L. Neal | 24 Anyinsah | 25 Nowland | 27 Soley | 28 Wilson | 30 C. Neal | 32 Parillon | 33 Mellor | 34 McGrail | Manager: Simpson |
Categories: 1966 births | English footballers | England under-21 international footballers | Manchester City F.C. players | Oxford United F.C. players | Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players | Derby County F.C. players | Sheffield United F.C. players | Walsall F.C. players | Blackpool F.C. players | Rochdale A.F.C. players | Carlisle United F.C. players | English football managers | Rochdale A.F.C. managers | Carlisle United F.C. managers | Preston North End F.C. managers | FA Premier League players | UEFA Pro Licence holders | Living people
