Career
Simpson was born in 1883 in Lincoln. He made his debut for Lincoln City on 6 September 1902 in a 3–1 defeat to Manchester City in the Football League Second Division, and played for the club until the end of the 1907-1908 season. In total, Simpson scored 39 goals from 133 senior appearances, despite the last two years of his Lincoln career being interrupted by injury, before moving on to Newark Town and Worksop Town.