Vivian Simpson (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vivian Sumner Simpson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1883 | ||
| Place of birth | Sheffield, England | ||
| Date of death | 13 April 1918 (aged 34–35)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Outtersteene, France[2] | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Sheffield | |||
| 1901–1906 | The Wednesday | 30 | (8) |
| Sheffield | |||
| 1907 | Norwich City | ||
| Northern Nomads | |||
| Sheffield | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Vivian Sumner Simpson MC (1883 – 13 April 1918) was an English amateur football forward who played in the Football League for The Wednesday.[1]
Personal life
Simpson attended Wesley College, Sheffield and later worked for his father.[3] He served in the York and Lancaster Regiment during the First World War and was awarded the Military Cross and mentioned in dispatches in September 1917 for leading part of an attack on a German trench and organising the consolidation of the position.[4][5] Between November 1916 and February 1917, Simpson was promoted from a temporary second lieutenant to acting captain while commanding his company.[6][7] He was promoted to acting captain and to command his company again in April 1917.[8] In September 1917, Simpson was invalided back to Britain after suffering wounds and was posted to a role training junior officers in Sunderland.[3] He later returned to the front and was killed by a sniper on 13 April 1918 in Outtersteene, France.[4] He was buried in Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension.[2]
Honours
- FA Amateur Cup: 1903–04[4]
References
- 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 265. ISBN 190589161X.
- 1 2 3 "CWGC - Casualty Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 2016-01-17.
- 1 2 "Former Sheffield Wednesday star and war hero's medals up for auction". www.thestar.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-01-17.
- 1 2 3 "Remembering Vivian Simpson | Sheffield FC". www.sheffieldfc.com. Retrieved 2016-01-17.
- ↑ "Page 9583 - Supplement 30287, 14 September 1917 - London Gazette - The Gazette". Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ↑ "Page 813 - Supplement 29910, 19 January 1917 - London Gazette - The Gazette". Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ↑ "Page 5078 - Supplement 30090, 22 May 1917 - London Gazette - The Gazette". Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ↑ "Page 6035 - Supplement 30136, 15 June 1917 - London Gazette - The Gazette". Retrieved 17 January 2016.