Kenny Simpkins
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kenneth Simpkins | ||
| Date of birth | 21 December 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | Wrexham, Wales | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1959–62 | Wrexham | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1964 | Wrexham | 4 | (0) |
| 1964–1968 | Hartlepool[1] | 121 | (1) |
| 1968–1969 | Boston United | 11 | (3) |
| Total | 136 | (4) | |
| International career | |||
| 1966 | Wales U-23 | 1 | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 March 1968 | |||
Kenny Simpkins was a Welsh goalkeeper (soccer player) who played professionally in the 1960s. After five unproductive years at Wrexham[2] he joined Hartlepool during which time he played for the Welsh Under 23 side.[3] He married a, "local, but not too local" girl and still lives in the area.[4]
References
- ^ Details of his one and only goal
- ^ Wrexham details
- ^ “The PFA Premier League and Football League Players’ Records 1946-98” Hugman,B: Harpenden, Queen Anne Press, 1998 ISBN 1-85291-585-4
- ^ 2004 interview
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