Ronnie Simpson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ronald Campbell Simpson | ||
| Date of birth | 11 October 1930 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 19 April 2004 (aged 73) | ||
| Place of death | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1946–1950 | Queen's Park | 78 | (0) |
| 1950–1951 | Third Lanark | 21 | (0) |
| 1951–1960 | Newcastle United | 262 | (0) |
| 1960–1964 | Hibernian | 123 | (0) |
| 1964–1970 | Celtic | 118 | (0) |
| Total | 602 | (0) | |
| National team | |||
| 1948 | Great Britain | ||
| 1953–1957 | Scotland B | 2 | (0) |
| 1967–1968 | Scotland | 5 | (0) |
| 1968 | Scottish League XI | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1971–1972 | Hamilton Academical | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Ronald "Ronnie" Campbell Simpson (11 October 1930 – 19 April 2004) was a Scottish football goalkeeper. He is mainly remembered for his time with Celtic, where he was one of the Lisbon Lions team that won the European Cup in 1967. Earlier in his career, Simpson had won the FA Cup twice with Newcastle United. He also played for Queen's Park, Third Lanark and Hibernian. Simpson represented Great Britain in the 1948 Olympics, but was not selected until 1967 for Scotland. His international debut was the famous 3–2 victory against England at Wembley.
Simpson started his senior career with amateur club Queen's Park. He was first selected by their first team in 1945, aged just 14 years and 304 days. This made Simpson the youngest person to represent a Scottish league club, although it was an unofficial record due to the suspension of normal competitive football during the Second World War. Simpson represented the Scotland Youth side in a match against England Youth played on 25 October 1947 at Belle Vue, Doncaster. He was selected by Matt Busby to play for the Great Britain squad in the 1948 Summer Olympics. Great Britain finished fourth, losing a bronze medal playoff to Denmark. Simpson's performances earned him a trial with Rangers, but they did not sign him.
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