Danny Simpson (early footballer)

Danny Simpson

Simpson in Burslem Port Vale colours.
Personal information
Full name	Daniel Simpson
Place of birth	Dalehall, Burslem, England
Playing position	Centre-forward
Youth career
	Tunstall Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1896–1903	Burslem Port Vale	123	(43)
Total		123	(43)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Daniel Simpson was an English footballer who scored 53 goals in 151 competitive games for Burslem Port Vale between 1896 and 1903. A centre-forward, he was twice the club's top-scorer, and scored the only goal of the 1898 Staffordshire Senior Cup final.

Simpson played for Tunstall Town, before joining Burslem Port Vale in February 1896, after a successful trial. He scored his first goal in the Second Division on 3 April 1896, in a 4–2 defeat to Newcastle United at St James' Park. He scored twice in 12 games in 1895–96, after which the club was demoted to the Midland League. He scored 14 goals in 1896–97 and 11 goals in 1897–98 to become the club's joint-top scorer in two consecutive seasons, along with Dick Evans. He also scored the only goal of the Staffordshire Senior Cup final on 5 March 1898.

He hit seven goals in 22 appearances in 1898–99, following the Vale's re-admittance into the Football League. He finished the 1899–1900 season with three goals in 19 games. He featured seven times in 1900–01, scoring three goals. After suffering from poor health, he turned up at a match with Chesterfield at Saltergate on 20 October at half-time, after missing his train.