Ronnie Simpson information

Ronnie Simpson
Personal information
Full name	Ronald Campbell Simpson
Date of birth	11 October 1930
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death	19 April 2004 (aged 73)
Place of death	Edinburgh, Scotland
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team
1946–1950	Queen's Park
1950–1951	Third Lanark
1951–1960	Newcastle United
1960–1964	Hibernian
1964–1970	Celtic
Total
International career
1948	Great Britain
1953–1957	Scotland B
1967–1968	Scotland
1968	Scottish Football League XI
Managerial career
1971–1972	Hamilton Academical
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ronald Campbell Simpson (11 October 1930 – 19 April 2004) was a Scottish football player and coach. He is mainly remembered for his time with Celtic, where he was the goalkeeper in 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,^[3] but was not selected for Scotland until 1967. He made his international debut in the famous 3–2 victory against England at Wembley.

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Personal information
Full name	Ronald Campbell Simpson^[1]
Date of birth	(1930-10-11)11 October 1930
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death	19 April 2004(2004-04-19) (aged 73)
Place of death	Edinburgh, Scotland
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)^[2]
Position(s)	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)
International career
1948	Great Britain
1953–1957	Scotland B	2	(0)
1967–1968	Scotland	5	(0)
1968	Scottish Football League XI	1	(0)
Managerial career
1971–1972	Hamilton Academical
*Club domestic league appearances and goals