Kenny Simpkins

Kenny Simpkins
Personal information
Date of birth (1943-12-21)21 December 1943
Place of birth Wrexham, Wales
Date of death 16 February 2023(2023-02-16) (aged 79)
Place of death Hartlepool, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1959–1962 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 U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kenny Simpkins (21 December 1943 – 16 February 2023) was a Welsh goalkeeper who played professionally in the 1960s.

Playing career

After five unproductive years at Wrexham[2] he joined Hartlepool during which time he played for the Welsh Under 23 side.[3] On 18 November 1967, due to numerous injuries in the Hartlepool team, Simpkins started a game for the club as a striker and scored in a 3–2 win against Port Vale.[4] He made a total of 134 appearances in all competitions for Pools, during his time with club he was managed by Brian Clough during seasons 1965-66 and 1966-67 and was also a part of the first ever Hartlepool side to win promotion.[5]

In 1968, Simpkins signed for Boston United as the club's back-up goalkeeper. Like at Hartlepool, Simpkins was forced to play one game as a striker due to an injury crisis. As a result, he became a cult hero as he scored a hat-trick in 15 minutes in a 4–2 win against Goole Town.[6]

Personal life and death

After divorcing his first wife Hazel, he married a girl from Hartlepool called Marion. The couple had one daughter, named Julie. After his playing career finished, he lived in the town for many years with his wife before he moved to a care home in Blackhall Colliery later in life.[7][8]

Simpkins died in Hartlepool on 16 February 2023, at the age of 79. His former Hartlepool teammate John McGovern paid tribute to him saying "He was a huge character in the dressing room during his four years at the club. He was always encouraging me in my early days at Pools and I am so grateful that through the years I thanked him for that guidance and help. Ken was a real winner and always gave everything for the team and he was loved by the promotion winning squad."[9][10]

References

  1. ^ "Details of his one and only goal". Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 30 July 2008.
  2. ^ Wrexham details
  3. ^ "The PFA Premier League and Football League Players' Records 1946–98" Hugman,B: Harpenden, Queen Anne Press, 1998 ISBN 1-85291-585-4
  4. ^ "In the Mad Crowd".
  5. ^ "In the Mad Crowd".
  6. ^ "Boston United Roll Call".
  7. ^ 2004 interview
  8. ^ "February 17 2023: Heavyweight champion". 18 February 2023.
  9. ^ Payne, Mark (1 March 2023). "Tributes paid to Hartlepool United goalscoring goalkeeper Ken Simkins after his death aged 79". Hartlepool Mail. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Ken Simpkins". Wrexham AFC Archive. Retrieved 24 April 2023.


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