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Fitzroy Simpson

Fitzroy Simpson

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Club career

Simpson was born in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, joined the youth team at nearby Swindon Town in 1987, and signed a professional contract the next year. In his debut match he was sent off for punching an opponent. Before the 1992–93 season he was sold to Premier League club Manchester City for £500,000. After a couple of seasons he struggled to stay in the first eleven, went on loan to Bristol City and was finally transferred to Portsmouth, where he played until 1999. Heart of Midlothian signed Simpson soon after the World Cup, but it was an unhappy move, and he was offered the chance to reignite his career under Ray Graydon at Walsall. Simpson helped to revive the club's season, helping them to reach the Football League Second Division play-off final, which they went on to win. However, Simpson missed this game after picking up an injury during the semi-final. He left Walsall in the summer of 2003. In 2003–04 he played non-league football with Telford United. He then went to play for Linfield in Northern Ireland but was released in the end of June 2005, at 35 years old. He then announced his intention to retire from football, moving to the Costa del Sol, taking a directorship in a property firm, but in the 2005–06 season he resumed his football career with Havant & Waterlooville. He arrived at Eastleigh in October 2007 from Havant. He left the club at the end of the season and retired from football.

International career

Simpson won 43 caps for Jamaica from 1997 to 2003 and scored 3 goals. He represented the 'Reggae Boyz' in all three group stage matches at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Simpson captained his final international match.

Career statistics

Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Simpson goal.

Club
Swindon Town F.C. (1988–1992)
Club
Walsall F.C. (2001–2001)
Club
Bristol City F.C. (1994–1994)
Club
Linfield F.C. (2004–2005)
Club
Portsmouth F.C. (1995–1999)
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Eastleigh F.C. (2007–2008)
Club
Heart of Midlothian F.C. (1999–2001)
Club
Havant & Waterlooville F.C. (2005–2007)
Club
Walsall F.C. (2001–2003)
Club
Jamaica men's national association football team (1997–2003)
National team
Jamaica
Club
Manchester City F.C. (1992–1995)
Club
Telford United F.C. (2003–2004)

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Identifiers & aliases
Position

midfielder

Description

Jamaican footballer (born 1970)

Extract from Wikipedia

Fitzroy Simpson is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and left back from 1988 to 2008.

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