Jacob David Simpson (born 27 October 1990) is an English former

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who played for

Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1886, the club were inaugur ...

in the

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. Having played in the youth teams for

Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers Football Club is a professional football club based in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, which competes in the , the second level of the English football league system. They have played home matches at Ewood Park since 1890. Th ...

, he moved to Shrewsbury Town, where his father

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was manager. Before the 2010–11 season, Simpson followed his father again, to

Stockport County Stockport County Football Club is a professional association football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in EFL League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1883 as Heaton ...

Early life

Born in

Oxford Oxford () is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and non-metropolitan district in Oxfordshire, England, of which it is the county town. The city is home to the University of Oxford, the List of oldest universities in continuou ...

, Simpson is the son of former

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footballer Paul Simpson. His uncle Peter, is the former manager of Carlisle City and his cousin Josh plays for Gretna 2008.

Playing career

Shrewsbury Town

Simpson started in the

academy, but wasn't offered a professional contract by Rovers, and joined

on a one-year deal. He made his debut on the opening day of the 2009–10 season, coming on as a substitute in the Shrews' 3–1 win over

Burton Albion Burton Albion Football Club is a professional association football club in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third level of the English football league system. The club moved its home g ...

. He made a total of 20 appearances over the course of the season, winning the club's young player of the year award. Following his father's sacking as manager, he was released on 14 May 2010.

Stockport County

After trialling with

Carlisle United Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team currently compete in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. They have played their ...

Morecambe Morecambe ( ) is a seaside town and civil parish in the City of Lancaster district of Lancashire, England, on Morecambe Bay, part of the Irish Sea. In 2011 the parish had a population of 34,768. Name The first use of the name was by John Whit ...

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and

Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers Football Club are a professional association football club based in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. The team competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1884 as Belmont Football Club, they ...

in pre-season, on 3 September 2010 he signed

. He made his debut in the

Cheshire Cheshire ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Merseyside to the north-west, Greater Manchester to the north-east, Derbyshire to the east, Staffordshire to the south-east, and Shrop ...

derby in a 2–0 win over

Macclesfield Town Macclesfield Town Football Club was an association football club based in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. Initially known as Macclesfield F.C., the club was formed in 1874 and from 1891 played home games at Moss Rose. It competed in the short ...

, he then received his first red card in a 5–0 loss to

. In May 2011 he was informed that he would not be offered a contract by the club for the 2011–12 season.

Hyde loan

On 30 March 2011, he joined Hyde on a month's loan deal. He made his debut for the club on the same day as a substitute as his new club lost to Eastwood Town.
His first start for the club came on the last day of the 2010–11 season in a 2–1 win over Corby Town F.C., Corby Town, which kept Hyde's place in the

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Workington

In August 2011, he signed for

side

Workington Workington is a coastal town and civil parish in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. The town is at the mouth of the River Derwent on the west coast, south-west of Carlisle and north-east of Whitehaven. At the 2021 census the ...

, making his debut as a substitute in a 2–1 defeat to

Boston United Boston United Football Club is a semi-professional association football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. The club participates in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. The club is known as 'the ...

on the opening day of the 2011–12 season. He scored his first goal for

against Stalybridge Celtic on 23 August 2011.

Lancaster City

In November 2012, Simpson signed for

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side Lancaster City, making his debut on 17 November in a 2–1 home win over Harrogate Railway Athletic.

Celtic Nation

In pre-season 2013, Simpson joined Carlisle side Celtic Nation in Northern League Division One. After the financial support was withdrawn at Nation, Simpson and most of the squad left.

Workington return

In the summer of 2014, he returned to Workington, where he was an ever present player.

Coaching career

In October 2017, Simpson was appointed as Strength & Conditioning Coach at Chesterfield having spent the previous 18 months working as a Fitness Coach at Carlisle. At the start of the 2018/19 season, Simpson left Chesterfield to become the Lead Strength & Conditioning Coach at

AFC Fylde AFC Fylde is a professional football club based in Wesham in the Borough of Fylde, Lancashire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Mill Farm. Originally known as Kirkham & Wesham following a merger of Kirkham Town and Wes ...

. Simpson moved to

Hartlepool United Hartlepool United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. They were founded in 190 ...

in August 2020 to become the club's Head of Sports Science to join up with Dave Challinor who was his manager at Fylde.
Simpson moved to

in February 2022 to become the club's Head of Performance and again join up with Dave Challinor for the third time.

Career statistics

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Simpson, Jake 1990 births Living people Footballers from Oxford English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Blackburn Rovers F.C. players Shrewsbury Town F.C. players Stockport County F.C. players Hyde United F.C. players Workington A.F.C. players Lancaster City F.C. players Celtic Nation F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Northern Premier League players Chesterfield F.C. non-playing staff Hartlepool United F.C. non-playing staff AFC Fylde non-playing staff 21st-century English sportsmen