Simpson Bainbridge (3 April 1895 – 12 November 1988) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside forward in the Football League for Leeds City, Preston North End and South Shields.[1][2][4]

Simpson Bainbridge
Personal information
Full name Simpson Bainbridge[1]
Date of birth 3 April 1895
Place of birth Silksworth, England
Date of death 12 November 1988(1988-11-12) (aged 93)[2]
Place of death Sunderland, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[3]
Position(s) Outside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Seaton Delaval
1912–1919 Leeds City 64 (15)
1919–1920 Preston North End 14 (1)
1920–1921 South Shields 13 (3)
1921–1922 Aberdeen 22 (1)
Wheatley Hill Alliance
Shildon
Hylton Colliery
International career
England Schoolboys
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

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Bainbridge served as a private in the Lincolnshire Regiment, the Durham Light Infantry and the Labour Corps during the First World War.[5] He had attested in the army on 9 December 1915 and was discharged due to a knee injury on 21 January 1919.[5]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Leeds City 1912–13[6] Second Division 24 4 1 0 25 4
1913–14[6] Second Division 15 4 2 0 17 4
1914–15[6] Second Division 18 4 2 0 20 4
1919–20[6] Second Division 7 3 7 3
Total 64 15 5 0 69 15
Aberdeen 1921–22[2] Scottish First Division 22 1 7 1 29 2
Career total 86 16 12 1 98 17

References

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  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 14. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b c "Simpson Bainbridge". Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  3. ^ "The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Leeds City". Athletic News. Manchester. 18 August 1913. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Bainbridge: Simpson". Leeds United F.C. History. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Simpson Bainbridge – Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  6. ^ a b c d "Leeds City Players Details : No.96 : Bainbridge, Simpson". Leeds United F.C. History. Retrieved 6 June 2017.