Connor Mark Simpson (born 24 January 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Northern Premier League club Marske United.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Connor Mark Simpson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-01-24) 24 January 2000 (age 22)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Guisborough, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Marske United | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2017 | Hartlepool United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Hartlepool United | 9 | (1) |
| 2018–2020 | Preston North End | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Lancaster City (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2018 | → Hyde United (loan) | 14 | (8) |
| 2019 | → Carlisle United (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | → Accrington Stanley (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2020 | Cork City | 5 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Scarborough Athletic | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Kórdrengir | 19 | (5) |
| 2022 | Connah's Quay Nomads | 3 | (1) |
| 2022– | Marske United | 11 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:59, 28 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
Simpson made his senior debut for Hartlepool as a substitute for Lewis Hawkins in a 1–0 defeat to Cheltenham Town on 29 April 2017.[3] On 2 September 2017, Simpson scored his first goal for Hartlepool on his first senior start for the club in a 3–1 win over Maidstone United.[4] The goal meant that he was the first player born in the 21st century to have scored for Hartlepool United.[5]
Simpson left Hartlepool to join Championship side Preston North End in January 2018 for a fee of £50,000.[6] Simpson made his Preston debut in January 2018 coming on as a late substitute against Aston Villa.[7]
Simpson joined Northern Premier League club Hyde United on a short-term loan deal in October 2018 and scored in his second appearance for the club against South Shields.[7] After scoring five goals in nine games for Hyde, Simpson's loan deal was extended until January 2019.[8]
Simpson then joined League Two side Carlisle United on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season.[9] He played eight times for the club, scoring once.
On 2 September 2019, Simpson joined League One side Accrington Stanley on a season-long loan deal.[10] He scored once for Accrington in an EFL Trophy win against Liverpool U23s.
Simpson was released by Preston at the end of 2019–20 season and ended up signing for League of Ireland side Cork City. He left Cork three months later and signed for Scarborough Athletic in October 2020.[11] In February 2021, Simpson went on trial with Norwich City.[12] Due to Scarborough's season being cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak, he failed to play to a single game for the non-league club and signed for Icelandic side Kórdrengir in April 2021.[13][14]
In January 2022, he moved to Cymru Premier side Connah's Quay Nomads.[15] On 6 February 2022, Simpson scored in a penalty shootout win in the Welsh League Cup final.
On 8 July 2022, Simpson moved back to North–East England when he signed for Northern Premier League club Marske United.[16]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hartlepool United | 2016–17[17] | League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017–18[18] | National League | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| Total | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Preston North End | 2018–19[18] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career totals | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||