| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ronald Campbell Simpson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 October 1930 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 19 April 2004 (aged 73) | ||
| Place of death | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1946–1950 | Queen's Park | 78 | (0) |
| 1950–1951 | Third Lanark | 21 | (0) |
| 1951–1960 | Newcastle United | 262 | (0) |
| 1960–1964 | Hibernian | 123 | (0) |
| 1964–1970 | Celtic | 118 | (0) |
| Total | 602 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1948 | Great Britain | ||
| 1953–1957 | Scotland B | 2 | (0) |
| 1967–1968 | Scotland | 5 | (0) |
| 1968 | Scottish Football League XI | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1971–1972 | Hamilton Academical | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ronald Campbell Simpson (11 October 1930 – 19 April 2004) was a Scottish football player and coach. He is mainly remembered for his time with Celtic, where he was the goalkeeper in the Lisbon Lions team that won the European Cup in 1967. Earlier in his career, Simpson had won the FA Cup twice with Newcastle United. He also played for Queen's Park, Third Lanark and Hibernian. Simpson represented Great Britain in the 1948 Olympics,[3] but was not selected for Scotland until 1967. He made his international debut in the famous 3–2 victory against England at Wembley.
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