1. Daniel Peter Simpson was born on 4 January 1987 and is an English former professional footballer who played as a right-back.
31 Facts About Danny Simpson
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Danny Simpson started his career at Manchester United in the Premier League, later loaned for Royal Antwerp, Sunderland, Ipswich Town, Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United during his professional development.
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Danny Simpson signed for Newcastle on a permanent basis in January 2010, before relocating to Queens Park Rangers on a free transfer in June 2013.
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Danny Simpson signed for Leicester City in 2014, then newly promoted to the Premier League.
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Danny Simpson left Leicester for Huddersfield Town in 2019, but was released a year later.
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Danny Simpson then joined Bristol City where he made seven appearances for the club between 2021 and 2022, after this he joined Macclesfield where he didn't make a single appearance, retiring after that.
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Danny Simpson had an exhibition boxing match in August 2024 against Danny Aarons at the 3Arena.
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Danny Simpson was born in Eccles, Greater Manchester, to a Jamaican father and English mother.
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Danny Simpson played for Parkwyddn JFC in Eccles as a youth before being picked up by Manchester United.
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Danny Simpson is a product of the Manchester United youth system, having come up through the ranks into the reserve squad in 2005.
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Danny Simpson won the Championship title with Sunderland that season.
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Danny Simpson set up the fourth goal with a well flighted cross for Wayne Rooney.
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On 21 March 2008, Danny Simpson signed a loan deal with Ipswich Town.
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On 4 August 2008, Danny Simpson signed for Blackburn Rovers on a season-long loan deal.
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Danny Simpson played in 11 out of the 14 league matches for which he was eligible prior to Christmas 2008, although he was named on the bench for the other three.
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Danny Simpson scored his first goal for Newcastle against Peterborough United on 7 November 2009.
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Danny Simpson only realised the full extent of the ankle injury at the end of the season, and he had an operation to correct it.
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Danny Simpson was out for three months, including the first month or so of Newcastle's season.
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Danny Simpson kept his right-back spot with consistently strong performances, forming a strong partnership with Joey Barton on the right flank.
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Danny Simpson had played at right back for the beginning of the season.
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Danny Simpson scored his first goal for QPR in a League Cup tie against Exeter City on 6 August 2013.
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Danny Simpson made 36 Championship appearances for QPR as they earned promotion via the play-offs.
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In February and March 2021, Danny Simpson began playing with the Leicester City U23s squad in order to regain match fitness.
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On 26 March 2021, Danny Simpson joined Bristol City on a deal until the end of the season.
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On 23 June 2021, it was announced Danny Simpson had signed a new 1-year contract extension with the club.
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Danny Simpson began making appearances as a TV pundit in 2022.
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In December 2023, Danny Simpson was signed by Northern Premier League Premier Division club Macclesfield, making his debut on 5 December in the Cheshire Senior Cup against Tranmere Rovers.
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On 26 July 2024, Danny Simpson announced his retirement from professional football.
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Danny Simpson has two daughters, Skye who was born six weeks prematurely in mid-2011 and Vienna born in 2020.
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On 20 May 2015, Danny Simpson was found guilty of assaulting his then-girlfriend and mother of his child, Stephanie Ward, on 28 December 2014.
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Danny Simpson was sentenced to 300 hours of community service.