Luke Thomas Simpson (born 23 September 1994) is an English former professional English professional

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who played as a

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. He last played for

Kidderminster Harriers Kidderminster Harriers Football Club are a professional association football club based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England. The team competes in the National League North, the sixth level of the English football league system. Formed in ...

, and has also played in

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for

Accrington Stanley Accrington Stanley Football Club is a professional association football club based in Accrington, Lancashire, England, that compete in the , the fourth level of the English football league system. They have spent their entire history playing a ...

. Simpson started his career with

Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is a professional association football club in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. As of the 2025–26 EFL League Two, 2025–26 season, the team competes in EFL League Two, the fourth level of the Eng ...

's youth system and signed a professional contract with the club in June 2013. He had loan spells with Nantwich Town,

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and

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. He had spells with Accrington Stanley and

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before spending two seasons with

York City York City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system, as of the 2024–25 seas ...

from 2016 to 2018.

Playing career

Born in Heywood, Greater Manchester, Simpson started his career as a youth player at

, signing his first professional contract in June 2013. Having been an unused substitute for Oldham's first three matches of the 2013–14 season, he joined

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Premier Division club Nantwich Town on 17 August 2013 on a one-month

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. On 20 December 2013, Simpson joined

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club

on a one-month youth loan, going on to make six appearances. On 31 January 2014, he joined

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club

on a youth loan until the end of 2013–14. He signed up for the League Two club

on 4 August 2014. Simpson made his debut against

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, saving Barry Corr's 46th-minute

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. In January 2015, he left the club after turning down a contract offer. He made nine appearances for the club in all competitions. On 14 December 2015, Simpson signed with

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club

, to play for the under-21 team. He was released at the end of the 2015–16 season. Simpson joined newly relegated

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club

on 25 July 2016 on a two-year contract. He was an unused substitute as York beat Macclesfield Town 3–2 at

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in the 2017 FA Trophy Final. Simpson made one appearance as York ranked in 11th place in the

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in 2017–18. He left the club at the expiry of his contract. Simpson signed with newly promoted League Two club Macclesfield Town on 2 August 2018. Simpson signed for Southern League Premier Division Central club Tamworth on 31 December 2018, following an injury to first-choice goalkeeper Jasbir Singh. He made his debut the following day, starting in a 3–3 draw at home to

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in the league. He made five appearances before leaving the club on 11 February following Singh's return to fitness. Following leaving Tamworth, Simpson signed for

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on 23 February 2019 until the end of the 2018–19 season. Simpson joined Barrow on 25 November 2019. He left the club at the end of the 2019–20 season. In October 2020, Simpson joined National League North side,

, playing all 17 competitive fixtures that year before the season was curtailed due to COVID-19. Simpson signed a new 18-month contract for the club in February 2021. Following the 2021–22 season, Simpson opted against renewing his contract, citing personal reasons. Simpson signed for

The New Saints F.C. The New Saints of Oswestry Town & Llansantffraid Football Club, commonly known as The New Saints () or TNS FC, are an English professional football club that play in the , but are based completely within England, in Oswestry, Shropshire. They a ...

in October 2022 on a 12-month contract. https://www.tnsfc.co.uk/2022/10/20/welcome-to-park-hall-luke-simpson/

Career statistics

Honours

York City *

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: 2016–17 Barrow A.F.C. * National League 2019–20: 2019–20 The New Saints F.C. * 2022-23 Cymru League * 2022-23 Welsh Fa Cup

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Simpson, Luke 1994 births Living people Sportspeople from Heywood, Greater Manchester Footballers from Greater Manchester English men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Nantwich Town F.C. players Workington A.F.C. players Leicester City F.C. players Accrington Stanley F.C. players Watford F.C. players York City F.C. players Macclesfield Town F.C. players Tamworth F.C. players Wrexham A.F.C. players Barrow A.F.C. players Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players The New Saints F.C. players Northern Premier League players National League (English football) players English Football League players Southern Football League players 21st-century English sportsmen