Fitzroy Simpson

Football player infobox
playername = Fitzroy Simpson


fullname = Fitzroy Simpson
height =
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1970|2|26
cityofbirth = Bradford-on-Avon
countryofbirth = England
nationality = Jamaica
currentclub = Chesterfield
clubnumber =
position = Midfield
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1988-1992
1992-1995
1994
1995-1999
1999-2001
2001
2001-2003
2003-2004
2004-2005
2005-
2007-
clubs = Swindon Town
Manchester City
→Bristol City (loan)
Portsmouth
Hearts
→Walsall (loan)
Walsall
Telford United
Linfield
Havant & Waterlooville
Eastleigh
caps(goals) = 95 (9)
72 (4)
4 (0)
148 (10)
17 (0)
9 (1)
53 (3)
31 (0)
? (?)
31 (0)
4 (0)
nationalyears = 1997-2002
nationalteam = Jamaica
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 01:38, 21 January 2007
ntupdate =

Fitzroy Simpson (born February 26, 1970 in England) is a professional English-born Jamaican footballer, who currently plays for Eastleigh in the Conference South. He is a defender or a midfielder.

He joined the youth team at English club Swindon Town in 1987, and signed a professional contract the next year. In his debut match he was sent off for punching an opponent. Before the 1992/93 season he was sold to Premier League outfit Manchester City for £500,000. After a couple of seasons he struggled to stay in the first eleven, went on loan to Bristol City and was finally transferred to Portsmouth, where he played until 1999. During this period he played in the 1998 FIFA World Cup for Jamaica.

Heart of Midlothian signed Simpson soon after the World Cup, but it was an unhappy move, and he was offered the chance to reignite his career under Ray Graydon at Walsall. Simpson helped to revive the club's season, helping them to reach the Football League Second Division play–off final, which they went on to win. However, Simpson missed this game after picking up an injury during the semi-final. He left Walsall in the summer of 2003.

In 2002–03 he played non-league football with Telford United. He went to play for Linfield in Northern Ireland, but was released in the end of June 2005, at 35 years old.

He then announced his intention to retire from football, moving to the Costa del Sol, taking a directorship in a property firm, but in the 2005/06 season he resumed his football career with Havant & Waterlooville. The experienced midfielder arrived at The Silverlake in October 2007 from Havant.

Simpson currently works as a self-employed fitness guru.

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