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Billy
Simpson

exact date TBC

294

Appearances

181

Goals

0.62

Goals/game

239

Competitive apps

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Debut & last match

Competitive debut

Rangers v Aberdeen 1-2 28 October 1950

First team debut (all)

Rangers v Aberdeen 28 October 1950

Last competitive

Motherwell v Rangers 29 November 1958

Last match (all)

Motherwell v Rangers 29 November 1958

Season by season

Goals & appearances per season

Player details

Date of birth12 December 1929 Belfast, Northern Ireland

Signedexact date TBC

Signed from1950 from Linfield

Left to join1959 to Stirling Albion

Career statistics

Competition	Starts	Goals
League	172	106
League Cup	38	31
Scottish Cup	23	15
Europe	6	1
Other	55	28
Competitive total	239	153

Honours & medals

League 3 x 1952-53, 1955-56, 1956-57, Scottish Cup 1 x 1953

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Data & analytics

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Overall strike rate

181 goals in 294 games

League strike rate

106 goals in 172 games

European strike rate

1 goals in 6 games

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Goal distribution

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Appearances split

Goal milestones

First & last goals

First goal

Rangers v East Fife 1950-12-23

Last goal

Rangers v Falkirk 1958-11-15

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