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Bobby Simpson Squad Index
Information:
1908-09 Squad Number:
8
Position:
Inside Right
Birthplace:
Chorlton-cum-Hardy
Nationality:
English
Height:
5' 7
Weight:
10st 12lbs.
Signed:
10/03/1906
Career History:
NOTE: Player Career history has been temporarily removed for data cleanse.
 
Profile:
Brother of JJ Simpson, Robert Simpson moved from Pittodrie to join Bradford for a reputed £500 - a tidy profit for Aberdeen as he had been signed on for nothing.

In later years, Bobby was in business in Aberdeen.

Appearances: show debut only
Date Result Competition Venue Att. Age at Debut Type
16/04/1906
Aberdeen 4-2 West Norwood
Friendly Start
07/05/1906
Aberdeen 1-2 Dundee
High Cup 3,000 Start
19/05/1906
Aberdeen 3-1 North of Scotland
Fleming Charity Shield Start
10/09/1906
Aberdeen 6-1 Falkirk
East Scotland League 4,000 Start
06/10/1906
Aberdeen 0-0 Falkirk
Div 1 (Old) 5,000 Start
02/01/1907
Dundee 0-0 Aberdeen
Benefit Match Start
02/03/1907
Aberdeen 2-2 Celtic
Div 1 (Old) 8,000 Start
06/03/1907
Aberdeen 4-1 Aberdeen University
Benefit Match 350 Start
09/03/1907
Aberdeen 2-0 Morton
Div 1 (Old) 4,500 Start
16/03/1907
St. Mirren 2-2 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 4,000 Start
23/03/1907
Airdrie 0-2 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 2,000 Start
30/03/1907
Third Lanark 2-0 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 3,500 Start
06/04/1907
Partick Thistle 2-0 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 4,000 Start
13/04/1907
Aberdeen 3-0 Clyde
Div 1 (Old) 4,500 Start
20/04/1907
Aberdeen 1-2 Leith Athletic
East Scotland League Start
27/04/1907
Aberdeen 4-2 Newcastle United
Friendly 9,000 Start
04/05/1907
Queens Park 2-0 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 2,000 Start
06/05/1907
Aberdeen 1-1 Hibernian
Div 1 (Old) 5,000 Start
14/05/1907
Elgin City 0-6 Aberdeen
Friendly Start
15/08/1907
Dundee 4-1 Aberdeen
East Scotland League 3,000 Start
17/08/1907
Aberdeen 3-1 Clyde
Div 1 (Old) 8,000 Start
14/09/1907
Aberdeen 1-3 St. Mirren
Div 1 (Old) 6,000 Start
07/10/1907
Aberdeen 5-1 Peterhead
Friendly Start
19/10/1907
Aberdeen 1-1 Third Lanark
Div 1 (Old) 7,000 Start
26/10/1907
Heart of Midlothian 3-1 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 8,000 Start
02/11/1907
Aberdeen 3-0 Hamilton
Div 1 (Old) 4,500 Start
09/11/1907
Queens Park 2-2 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 8,000 Start
16/11/1907
Motherwell 2-3 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 4,000 Start
23/11/1907
Aberdeen 3-1 Port Glasgow
Div 1 (Old) 7,000 Start
30/11/1907
St. Mirren 0-3 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 3,500 Start
07/12/1907
Aberdeen 1-1 Dundee
Div 1 (Old) 15,000 Start
14/12/1907
Third Lanark 1-1 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 4,000 Start
21/12/1907
Aberdeen 1-0 Heart of Midlothian
Div 1 (Old) 5,500 Start
28/12/1907
Morton 2-0 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 3,000 Start
01/01/1908
Airdrie 0-1 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 3,000 Start
02/01/1908
Celtic 3-0 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 10,000 Start
11/01/1908
Aberdeen 1-1 Falkirk
Div 1 (Old) 11,000 Start
18/01/1908
Aberdeen 0-0 Rangers
Div 1 (Old) 10,000 Start
01/02/1908
Hamilton 3-0 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 3,000 Start
29/02/1908
Kilmarnock 1-0 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 4,000 Start
07/03/1908
Aberdeen 2-1 Motherwell
Div 1 (Old) 4,500 Start
14/03/1908
Port Glasgow 1-1 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 2,000 Start
20/04/1908
Aberdeen 3-0 Queens Park
Div 1 (Old) 3,000 Start
23/04/1908
Aberdeen 4-1 Arsenal
Friendly 4,000 Start
27/04/1908
Heart of Midlothian 2-1 Aberdeen
East Scotland League 5,000 Start
29/04/1908
Aberdeen 1-1 Falkirk
East Scotland League 3,000 Start
02/05/1908
Aberdeen 4-0 Peterhead
Fleming Charity Shield Start
02/09/1908
Elgin City 2-2 Aberdeen
Friendly Start
05/09/1908
Aberdeen 0-2 Rangers
Div 1 (Old) 9,000 Start
12/09/1908
Aberdeen 2-0 Airdrie
Div 1 (Old) 8,000 Start
19/09/1908
Hamilton 1-2 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 5,500 Start
26/09/1908
Aberdeen 2-0 Kilmarnock
Div 1 (Old) 7,000 Start
28/09/1908
Aberdeen 1-1 Queens Park
Div 1 (Old) 10,000 Start
05/10/1908
Aberdeen 2-0 Peterhead
Friendly 400 Start
17/10/1908
Aberdeen 4-2 Hamilton
Div 1 (Old) 7,000 Start
24/10/1908
Aberdeen 1-1 Dundee
Div 1 (Old) 15,000 Start
31/10/1908
Heart of Midlothian 1-1 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 5,000 Start
07/11/1908
Aberdeen 3-1 Falkirk
Div 1 (Old) 8,000 Start
14/11/1908
Hibernian 2-1 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 6,500 Start
21/11/1908
Port Glasgow 1-1 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 2,500 Start
25/11/1908
Dundee 1-3 Aberdeen
Benefit Match 1,700 Start
28/11/1908
Aberdeen 1-3 Motherwell
Div 1 (Old) 6,000 Start
05/12/1908
Airdrie 4-2 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 2,000 Start
12/12/1908
Dundee 2-2 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 14,000 Start
19/12/1908
Aberdeen 0-2 Celtic
Div 1 (Old) 10,000 Start
25/12/1908
Aberdeen 2-1 Falkirk
North East Cup SF Start
26/12/1908
Queens Park 2-2 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 10,000 Start
01/01/1909
Aberdeen 2-4 Clyde
Div 1 (Old) 8,000 Start
05/01/1909
Aberdeen 9-3 Pilgrims
Friendly Start
09/01/1909
Aberdeen 1-0 Partick Thistle
Div 1 (Old) 4,500 Start
23/01/1909
Morton 0-4 Aberdeen
Scottish Cup R1 7,000 Start
24/02/1909
Celtic 2-0 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 6,000 Start
27/02/1909
Motherwell 3-2 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 3,000 Start
13/03/1909
Kilmarnock 3-2 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 4,000 Start
20/03/1909
Third Lanark 2-0 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 3,000 Start
27/03/1909
Rangers 3-1 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 10,500 Start
03/04/1909
Aberdeen 4-0 Hibernian
Div 1 (Old) 4,000 Start
07/04/1909
Falkirk 2-5 Aberdeen
Robertson Cup 2,000 Start
10/04/1909
Peterhead 1-1 Aberdeen
Friendly Start
12/04/1909
Dundee 3-1 Aberdeen
Robertson Cup 4,000 Start
21/04/1909
Aberdeen 2-1 Falkirk
Robertson Cup 2,000 Start
24/04/1909
Aberdeen 4-0 Inverness Citadel
Friendly Start
08/05/1909
Aberdeen 2-0 Peterhead
Fleming Charity Shield F 1,800 Start
04/09/1909
Heart of Midlothian 0-0 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 12,000 Start
13/09/1909
Falkirk 3-1 Aberdeen
Robertson Cup 3,000 Start
18/09/1909
Rangers 2-1 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 16,000 Start
25/09/1909
Aberdeen 1-0 Hibernian
Div 1 (Old) 10,500 Start
27/09/1909
Aberdeen 3-1 Queens Park
Div 1 (Old) 10,000 Start
02/10/1909
Aberdeen 2-0 St. Mirren
Div 1 (Old) 9,500 Start
09/10/1909
Aberdeen 1-0 Airdrie
Div 1 (Old) 10,000 Start
16/10/1909
Clyde 2-1 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 8,000 Start
23/10/1909
Aberdeen 2-2 Motherwell
Div 1 (Old) 6,000 Start
30/10/1909
Falkirk 1-0 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 8,500 Start
06/11/1909
Aberdeen 3-0 Port Glasgow
Div 1 (Old) 5,500 Start
13/11/1909
Hamilton 1-0 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 4,000 Start
20/11/1909
Morton 0-1 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 6,000 Start
27/11/1909
Aberdeen 0-1 Celtic
Div 1 (Old) 14,000 Start
04/12/1909
Aberdeen 0-1 Falkirk
Div 1 (Old) 8,000 Start
11/12/1909
Partick Thistle 1-1 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 7,500 Start
25/12/1909
Airdrie 1-3 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 2,500 Start
01/01/1910
Dundee 0-0 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 14,000 Start
03/01/1910
Aberdeen 1-1 Partick Thistle
Div 1 (Old) 6,000 Start
04/01/1910
Aberdeen 3-2 Dundee
Benefit Match 5,000 Start
08/01/1910
Motherwell 2-1 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 4,000 Start
15/01/1910
Aberdeen 1-1 Clyde
Div 1 (Old) 4,500 Start
05/02/1910
Aberdeen 3-0 Bo'ness
Scottish Cup R1 5,000 Start
12/02/1910
Aberdeen 3-0 Airdrie
Scottish Cup R2 7,000 Start
19/02/1910
Celtic 2-1 Aberdeen
Scottish Cup R3 27,000 Start
26/02/1910
Kilmarnock 0-2 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 4,000 Start
05/03/1910
Aberdeen 1-1 Rangers
Div 1 (Old) 8,000 Start
12/03/1910
Aberdeen 3-0 Heart of Midlothian
Div 1 (Old) 3,500 Start
19/03/1910
St. Mirren 1-2 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 4,000 Start
02/04/1910
Aberdeen 1-0 Morton
Div 1 (Old) 5,000 Start
04/04/1910
Aberdeen 1-3 Rangers
Friendly Start
09/04/1910
Celtic 2-0 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 3,000 Start
16/04/1910
Third Lanark 2-0 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 1,000 Start
18/04/1910
Hibernian 1-2 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 1,500 Start
20/04/1910
Aberdeen 1-0 Hamilton
Div 1 (Old) 1,500 Start
23/04/1910
Aberdeen 3-1 Dundee
Div 1 (Old) 8,000 Start

Appearances
Season League League Cup Scottish Cup Europe Total Other
  App Sub Goals App Sub Goals App Sub Goals App Sub Goals App Sub Goals App Sub Goals
1909-10
30
0
10
0
0
0
3
0
1
0
0
0
33
0
11
3
0
2
1908-09
24
0
10
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
25
0
11
11
0
4
1907-08
22
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
22
0
7
6
0
2
1906-07
10
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
1
6
0
1
1905-06
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
Totals:
86
0
28
0
0
0
4
0
2
0
0
0
90
0
30
29
0
9
Total Appearances/Goals: 90 30