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Billy
Simpson
exact date TBC
Date of birth
12 December 1929 Belfast, Northern Ireland
Signed from
1950 from Linfield
Competitive debut
Rangers v Aberdeen 1-2 28 October 1950
Left to join
1959 to Stirling Albion
294
Appearances
181
Goals
0.62
Goals/game
239
Competitive apps
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Profile image
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
Full nameBilly Simpson
Date of birth12 December 1929 Belfast, Northern Ireland
PositionForward
Signedexact date TBC
Signed from1950 from Linfield
Left to join1959 to Stirling Albion
Competitive debutRangers v Aberdeen 1-2 28 October 1950
Debut (all matches)Rangers v Aberdeen 28 October 1950
Last competitiveMotherwell v Rangers 29 November 1958
Last match (all)Motherwell v Rangers 29 November 1958
First goalRangers v East Fife 1950-12-23
Last goalRangers v Falkirk 1958-11-15
Honours
League 3 x 1952-53, 1955-56, 1956-57, Scottish Cup 1 x 1953
Career statistics
CompetitionStartsSubGoals
League1720106
League Cup38031
Scottish Cup23015
Europe601
Other55028
Competitive total2390153
Overall (incl. other)294 apps181
Honours & medals
League 3 x 1952-53, 1955-56, 1956-57, Scottish Cup 1 x 1953
Goal milestones
First goal
Rangers v East Fife 1950-12-23
Last goal
Rangers v Falkirk 1958-11-15
Personal & career info
Full nameBilly Simpson
Date of birth12 December 1929 Belfast, Northern Ireland
PositionForward
Date signedexact date TBC
Signed from1950 from Linfield
Left to join1959 to Stirling Albion
Competitive debutRangers v Aberdeen 1-2 28 October 1950
Debut — all matchesRangers v Aberdeen 28 October 1950
Last competitiveMotherwell v Rangers 29 November 1958
Last match — allMotherwell v Rangers 29 November 1958
First goalRangers v East Fife 1950-12-23
Last goalRangers v Falkirk 1958-11-15
Appearance & goal totals
League starts172
League subs0
League goals106
League Cup starts38
League Cup subs0
League Cup goals31
Scottish Cup starts23
Scottish Cup subs0
Scottish Cup goals15
Europe starts6
Europe subs0
Europe goals1
Other starts55
Other subs0
Other goals28
Total competitive apps239
Total competitive goals153
Overall apps294
Overall goals181
Archive images
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Archive footage
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Data & analytics
Career breakdown
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Overall strike rate
62%
181 goals in 294 games
League strike rate
62%
106 goals in 172 games
European strike rate
17%
1 goals in 6 games
D3 donut · Goals by competition
Goal distribution
Chart.js · Appearances by competition
Appearances split
Goal milestones
First & last goals
First goal
Rangers v East Fife 1950-12-23
Last goal
Rangers v Falkirk 1958-11-15
Total competitive goals
153
Overall goals
181
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