Jake Simpson

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Jake Simpson

| image =

| fullname = Jacob David Simpson{{Cite book

| editor-first = Barry J.

| editor-last = Hugman

| title = The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11

| year = 2010

| publisher = Mainstream Publishing

| isbn = 978-1-84596-601-0

| page = 379 }}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|10|27|df=y}}{{cite web | url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=51676 | title=Players – Jake Simpson | access-date=30 March 2011 | publisher=Soccerbase.com}}

| birth_place = Oxford, England

| death_date =

| death_place =

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| height = {{height|m=1.80}}{{cite web | url=http://www.stockportcounty.com/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10419~47575,00.html | title=Stockport County – First Team – Jake Simpson | work=Stockport County | access-date=1 May 2011 | archive-date=2 April 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402221357/http://www.stockportcounty.com/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10419~47575,00.html | url-status=dead }}

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2009

| youthclubs1 = Blackburn Rovers

| years1 = 2009–2010

| years2 = 2010–2011

| years3 = 2011

| years4 = 2011–2012

| years5 = 2012–2013

| years6 = 2013–2014

| years7 = 2014–2017

| clubs1 = Shrewsbury Town

| clubs2 = Stockport County

| clubs3 = → Hyde (loan)

| clubs4 = Workington

| clubs5 = Lancaster City

| clubs6 = Celtic Nation

| clubs7 = Workington

| caps1 = 18

| goals1 = 0

| caps2 = 19

| goals2 = 0

| caps3 = 5

| goals3 = 0

| caps4 = 32

| goals4 = 4

| caps5 = 13

| goals5 = 1

| totalcaps = 87

| totalgoals = 5

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Jacob David Simpson (born 27 October 1990) is an English former footballer who played for Shrewsbury Town in the Football League. Having played in the youth teams for Blackburn Rovers, he moved to Shrewsbury Town, where his father Paul was manager. Before the 2010–11 season, Simpson followed his father again, to Stockport County.

Early life

Born in Oxford, Simpson is the son of former Manchester City footballer Paul Simpson.{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/shrewsbury/8674818.stm | title=Jake Simpson looks for new Shrewsbury contract | work=BBC Sport | access-date=1 May 2011 | date=11 May 2010}}

His uncle Peter, is the former manager of Carlisle City and his cousin Josh plays for Gretna 2008.

Playing career

=Shrewsbury Town=

Simpson started in the Blackburn Rovers academy, but wasn't offered a professional contract by Rovers, and joined Shrewsbury Town on a one-year deal.{{cite web|url=http://www.shrewsburytown.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10443~1666603,00.html|title=Paul Simpson |date=25 May 2009|work=Shrewsbury Town FC|access-date=8 August 2009}}

He made his debut on the opening day of the 2009–10 season, coming on as a substitute in the Shrews' 3–1 win over Burton Albion.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/8187499.stm|title=Shrewsbury 3–1 Burton |date=8 August 2009|work=BBC Sport|access-date=8 August 2009}} He made a total of 20 appearances over the course of the season, winning the club's young player of the year award.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/shrewsbury/8674818.stm|title=Jake Simpson looks for new Shrewsbury contract |date=11 May 2010|work=BBC Sport|access-date=15 May 2010}} Following his father's sacking as manager, he was released on 14 May 2010.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/shrewsbury/8682440.stm|title=Shrewsbury Town release captain and four others |date=14 May 2010|work=BBC Sport|access-date=15 May 2010}}

=Stockport County=

After trialling with Carlisle United, Morecambe, Wrexham and Tranmere Rovers in pre-season, on 3 September 2010 he signed Stockport County.{{cite web|url=http://www.stockportcounty.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10419~2143879,00.html|title=Simpson and Glennon sign |date=3 September 2010|work=Stockport County|access-date=3 September 2010}} He made his debut in the Cheshire derby in a 2–0 win over Macclesfield Town,{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/8964238.stm | title=Macclesfield 0 – 2 Stockport | access-date=30 March 2011 | date=4 September 2010 | work=BBC Sport}} he then received his first red card in a 5–0 loss to Morecambe.{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/9140668.stm | title=Morecambe 5 – 0 Stockport | access-date=30 March 2011 | date=2 November 2010 | work=BBC Sport}} In May 2011 he was informed that he would not be offered a contract by the club for the 2011–12 season.{{cite web|date=25 May 2011 |title=2011–12 retained list revealed |url=http://www.stockportcounty.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10419~2363060,00.html? |work=Stockport County FC |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402221438/http://www.stockportcounty.com/page/LatestNews/0%2C%2C10419~2363060%2C00.html |archivedate= 2 April 2012 }}

==Hyde loan==

On 30 March 2011, he joined Hyde on a month's loan deal.{{cite web | url=http://www.footballconference.co.uk/news/details.php?news_id=4263 | title=Hyde Bring in Young Hatter | access-date=30 March 2011 | publisher=Football Conference | archive-date=19 March 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319231038/http://www.footballconference.co.uk/news/details.php?news_id=4263 | url-status=dead }} He made his debut for the club on the same day as a substitute as his new club lost to Eastwood Town.[http://www.hydefc.co.uk/report.php?id=1897] {{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} His first start for the club came on the last day of the 2010–11 season in a 2–1 win over Corby Town, which kept Hyde's place in the Conference North.{{cite web | url=http://www.hydefc.co.uk/report.php?id=1904 | title=Corby Town 1–2 Hyde | work=hydefc.co.uk | access-date=1 May 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605201124/http://www.hydefc.co.uk/report.php?id=1904 | archive-date=5 June 2011 | url-status=dead }}

=Workington=

In August 2011, he signed for Conference North side Workington,{{cite web | url=http://www.timesandstar.co.uk/sport/reds/play-well-or-you-re-out-says-workington-reds-boss-1.867151?referrerPath=sport/ | title='Play well or you're out' says Workington Reds' boss | work=Times and Star | access-date=14 August 2011}} making his debut as a substitute in a 2–1 defeat to Boston United on the opening day of the 2011–12 season.{{cite web | url=http://workingtonafc.com/boston110813.aspx | title=Injury Time Heartache | work=Workington AFC | access-date=14 August 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007141913/http://workingtonafc.com/boston110813.aspx | archive-date=7 October 2011 | url-status=dead }}

He scored his first goal for Workington against Stalybridge Celtic on 23 August 2011.{{cite web | url=http://workingtonafc.com/stalybridge110823.aspx | title=Celtic Storm to victory | work=Workington AFC | access-date=6 September 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330182336/http://workingtonafc.com/stalybridge110823.aspx | archive-date=30 March 2012 | url-status=dead }}

=Lancaster City=

In November 2012, Simpson signed for Northern Premier League Division One North side Lancaster City, making his debut on 17 November in a 2–1 home win over Harrogate Railway Athletic.

=Celtic Nation=

In pre-season 2013, Simpson joined Carlisle side Celtic Nation in Northern League Division One.{{Cite web |url=http://www.celticnation.com/ |title=Celtic Nation FC |date=8 September 2013 |website= |access-date=11 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130908144251/http://www.celticnation.com/ |archive-date=8 September 2013 |url-status=dead}}

After the financial support was withdrawn at Nation, Simpson and most of the squad left.

= Workington return=

In the summer of 2014, he returned to Workington, where he was an ever present player.

Coaching career

In October 2017, Simpson was appointed as Strength & Conditioning Coach at Chesterfield having spent the previous 18 months working as a Fitness Coach at Carlisle.{{cite web| url = https://www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk/news/2017/october2/20171012-new-strength--conditioning-coach-appointed/| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200812180625/https://www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk/news/2017/october2/20171012-new-strength--conditioning-coach-appointed/| archive-date = 2020-08-12| title = New Strength & Conditioning Coach Appointed - News - Chesterfield}}

At the start of the 2018/19 season, Simpson left Chesterfield to become the Lead Strength & Conditioning Coach at AFC Fylde. Simpson moved to Hartlepool United in August 2020 to become the club's Head of Sports Science to join up with Dave Challinor who was his manager at Fylde.[https://www.hartlepoolunited.co.uk/head-of-sports-science-appointed/] {{dead link|date=February 2022}} Simpson moved to Stockport County in February 2022 to become the club's Head of Performance and again join up with Dave Challinor for the third time.{{Cite web|url=https://www.stockportcounty.com/simpson-added-to-backroom-staff/|title=Simpson added to backroom staff|date=31 January 2022|website=Stockport County|access-date=11 February 2022}}

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season ! colspan="3" \|League !colspan="2"\|FA Cup !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
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Division !Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="1" valign="center"\|Shrewsbury Town \|2009–10{{Cite web \|title=Jake Simpson {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} Season 2009/2010 {{!}} 2009-2011 {{!}} Soccer Base \|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=51676&season_id=139 \|access-date=2022-07-05 \|website=www.soccerbase.com}} \|League Two \|18	0	1	0	1{{efn\|name=FLT\|Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy}}	0	20	0
rowspan="1" valign="center"\|Stockport County \|2010–11{{Cite web \|title=Jake Simpson {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} Season 2010/2011 {{!}} 2009-2011 {{!}} Soccer Base \|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=51676&season_id=140 \|access-date=2022-07-05 \|website=www.soccerbase.com}} \|League Two \|19	0	1	0	1{{efn\|name=FLT}}	0	21	0
rowspan="1" valign="center"\|Hyde (loan) \|2010–11[http://www.hydefc.co.uk/playerstats.php?p=651] {{Dead link\|date=January 2020 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}{{Cite web \|title=2010/11 Players \|url=http://archive.hydeunited.co.uk/2010-11-players/ \|access-date=2022-07-05 \|language=en-GB}}{{Cite web \|title=Jake Simpson – Hyde United \|url=https://hydeunited.co.uk/player/jake-simpson/ \|access-date=2022-07-05 \|website=hydeunited.co.uk}} \|Conference North \|5	0	colspan="2" \|—	colspan="2" \|—	5	0
rowspan="3" valign="center" \|Workington \|2011–12{{cite web \| url=http://workingtonafc.com/appearances1112.aspx \| title=First Team Appearances 2011–12 \| work=Workington AFC \| access-date=14 August 2011 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007141918/http://workingtonafc.com/appearances1112.aspx \| archive-date=7 October 2011 \| url-status=dead }}{{Cite web \|title=England - J. Simpson - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway \|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/jake-simpson/83682/ \|access-date=2022-07-05 \|website=int.soccerway.com}} \|Conference North \|27	4	0	0	0	0	27	4
2012–13 \|Conference North \|5 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|5 \|0
colspan="2" \|Total !32 !4 !0 !0 !0 !0 !32 !4
Lancaster City \|2012–13{{Cite journal\|date=20 April 2013\|title=City Statistics 2012–2013\|journal=Blue Review: Lancaster City Official 2012–13 Matchday Programme\|volume=vs Goole AFC}} \|Northern Premier League Division One North \|13 \|1 \| colspan="2" \|— \|1{{efn\|Appearance(s) in Northern Premier League Challenge Cup}} \|0 \|14 \|1
colspan="3" \|Career total !87	5	2	0	3	0	92	5