Charles Fred Simpson (1883 – after 1907) was an English professional

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who scored 37 goals from 124 appearances in

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playing as an

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for Lincoln City. Simpson was born in 1883 in

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. He made his debut for Lincoln City on 6 September 1902 in a 3–1 defeat to

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in the

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, and played for the club until the end of the 1907–08 season. In the 1903–04 season, Simpson was the club's leading scorer, with 11 goals from League and

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games. Access individual season statistics via Season Stats dropdown menu. 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

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1883 births Year of death missing Footballers from Lincoln, England English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Lincoln City F.C. players Worksop Town F.C. players English Football League players Newark Town F.C. players {{England-footy-forward-1880s-stub