Noel Simpson

Position
Defender
Nationality
Place Of Birth
Mansfield
Date Of Birth
December 23, 1922
Date Of Death
November 21, 1987 (64)
Games Played
111
-
Per Game
Games Started
111
1.0
Per Game
Minutes
9948
89.6
Per Game
Goals
2
0.02
Per Game
Assists
0
0
Per Game
Notes
Stats
Matches
Transfers
Gallery
Internationals

In the troubled early 1950s Noel Simpson was one of the few constants in an ever-changing personnel and could always be relied upon to give a good display. An attacking wing-half, Noel had made a name for himself at Nottingham Forest during the wartime and the first two post-war seasons. Billy Frith paid £8,000 for him in August 1948 and he was straight into the first team. Frith’s reign as manager lasted only a few months but new boss Harry Storer made Simpson one of the focal points of his team. At the start of the memorable 1950-51 season he was a member of the team that saw only two changes in its first fifteen games and headed the table in November. A serious knee injury sidelined him and City’s promotion hopes dissolved. Noel gave nine years service to the club until in February 1957 when at the age of 34 he joined Exeter City, but not before he scored in his final game against Colchester. At Exeter he teamed up with his former City mate Dennis Simpson and played 30-odd games for the Grecians, the last of which was a 6-1 defeat at Highfield Road in late 1957. Noel moved back to Nottinghamshire but died prematurely after a heart attack on the golf course.

Sent off (3)
1954-55
27 December 1954 v Southampton A, clash with Tommy Mulgrew
1956-57
6 October 1956 v Torquay United A
12 January 1957 v Northampton Town H, striking Roly Mils

Own goals (1)
1954-55
12 April 1955 v Millwall H

Football League Third Division South (England)
1956-1957
Coventry City
23
23
2037′
2
1 (0)
1955-1956
Coventry City
37
37
3330′
1 (0)
1954-1955
Coventry City
25
25
2211′
1
1
1953-1954
Coventry City
17
17
1530′
1952-1953
Coventry City
4
4
360′
106
106
0
9468′
0
0
3
2 (0)
0
1
FA Cup (England)
1955-1956
Coventry City
1
1
90′
1954-1955
Coventry City
4
4
390′
5
5
0
480′
0
0
0
0 (0)
0
0
Totals:
111
111
0
9948′
0
0
3
2 (0)
0
1
Date
For
Against
H/A
Result
Football League Third Division South 1956-1957
Football League Third Division South 1956-1957
Coventry City
Colchester United
H
L 2:4
90`
1
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Northampton Town
H
W 3:1
75`
Coventry City
Colchester United
A
L 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Southend United
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Brentford
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Swindon Town
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Gillingham
H
W 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Brighton & Hove Albion
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Millwall
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Torquay United
A
L 3:1
72`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Plymouth Argyle
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
A
L 4:0
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
H
W 5:1
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
W 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Northampton Town
A
L 4:0
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Southend United
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Exeter City
H
W 1:0
90`
Football League Third Division South 1955-1956
Football League Third Division South 1955-1956
Coventry City
Reading
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Brentford
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Newport County
A
L 4:2
90`
Coventry City
Torquay United
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Walsall
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
H
W 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
H
W 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Southend United
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Brighton & Hove Albion
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
H
L 1:3
90`
Coventry City
Aldershot
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Northampton Town
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Swindon Town
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Exeter City
A
W 2:3
90`
Coventry City
Leyton Orient
H
W 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Colchester United
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Newport County
H
W 3:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Torquay United
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Walsall
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Shrewsbury Town
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Brighton & Hove Albion
H
W 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Aldershot
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Northampton Town
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Swindon Town
H
W 6:0
90`
Coventry City
Brentford
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Southend United
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Gillingham
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Leyton Orient
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Gillingham
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Colchester United
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Watford
H
W 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Watford
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
H
W 3:1
90`
FA Cup 1955-1956
FA Cup 1955-1956
Coventry City
Exeter City
H
L 0:1
90`
Football League Third Division South 1954-1955
Football League Third Division South 1954-1955
Coventry City
Brighton & Hove Albion
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Southend United
H
L 1:4
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
H
W 5:1
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Swindon Town
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Northampton Town
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
W 4:0
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Millwall
H
W 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Swindon Town
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Bristol City
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
L 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Torquay United
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Brentford
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
A
L 1:0
51`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Northampton Town
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
H
W 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Colchester United
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Exeter City
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Newport County
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Shrewsbury Town
H
W 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Leyton Orient
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Walsall
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Leyton Orient
H
D 2:2
90`
FA Cup 1954-1955
FA Cup 1954-1955
Coventry City
Huddersfield Town
H
L 1:2
120`
Coventry City
Huddersfield Town
A
D 3:3
90`
Coventry City
Scunthorpe & Lindsey United
H
W 4:0
90`
Coventry City
Northampton Town
A
W 0:1
90`
Football League Third Division South 1953-1954
Football League Third Division South 1953-1954
Coventry City
Newport County
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Walsall
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Swindon Town
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Exeter City
A
L 4:0
90`
Coventry City
Shrewsbury Town
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Colchester United
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Northampton Town
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Torquay United
H
W 4:0
90`
Coventry City
Brighton & Hove Albion
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Southend United
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Gillingham
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Reading
A
L 4:3
90`
Coventry City
Gillingham
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Leyton Orient
H
W 4:0
90`
Coventry City
Aldershot
A
L 4:2
90`
Football League Third Division South 1952-1953
Football League Third Division South 1952-1953
Coventry City
Newport County
A
D 4:4
90`
Coventry City
Northampton Town
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Walsall
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Swindon Town
H
L 1:2
90`
Club Out
Club In
Transfer Date
Fee
Club Out / Club In
Transfer Date / Fee
Coventry City
Exeter City
Fri, 01 Feb, 1957
Coventry City
Exeter City
Fri, 01 Feb, 1957
Nottingham Forest
Coventry City
Sun, 01 Aug, 1948
Nottingham Forest
Coventry City
Sun, 01 Aug, 1948