Ronnie Simpson Sports manager

Ronald "Ronnie" Campbell Simpson (11 October 1930 – 19 April 2004) was a Scottish football goalkeeper. He is mainly remembered for his time with Celtic, where he was one of the Lisbon Lions team that won the European Cup in 1967. Earlier in his career, Simpson had won the FA Cup twice with Newcastle United. He also played for Queen's Park, Third Lanark and Hibernian. Simpson represented Great Britain in the 1948 Olympics, but was not selected until 1967 for Scotland. His international debut was the famous 3–2 victory against England at Wembley.

Personal facts

Birth dateOctober 11, 1930
Birth place
Scotland , Glasgow , Scotland national football team
Date of deathApril 19, 2004
Place of death
Scotland , Glasgow , Scotland national football team
Height (meters)1.778

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Football manager

club
Hamilton Academical F.C.
position
Goalkeeper (association football)
teams
Queen's Park F.C.
Third Lanark A.C.
Great Britain Olympic football team
Newcastle United F.C.
Hibernian F.C.
Celtic F.C.
Scotland national football B team
Scotland national football team

Ronnie Simpson on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/ronniesimpson.html
  2. http://www.scottishleague.net/archive/archive117.htm