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- Simpson died from a heart attack on 19 April 2004.
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Mar 23, 2021 · Simpson got his chance to step up on 29th August 1951 against Bolton Wanderers after Fairbrother suffered an injury to his collar bone in the lead up to the game, unfortunately Ronnie found himself on the losing side that day, with NUFC losing that day 1-0 thanks to a Willie Moir goal.
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May 17, 2023 · 25th May 1967: Celtic's goalkeeper, Ronnie Simpson, jumps to catch a high ball from Inter Milan during the European Cup final in Lisbon. Tommy Gemmell and Stevie Chalmers scored for Celtic which ensured a 2-1 victory for the Scottish Champions.
Apr 19, 2023 · Mike Maher recalls watching Ronnie Simpson, Celtic’s greatest ever goalkeeper, who passed away on this day in 2004. Before Mike takes over Ronnie Simpson’s playing days and what he achieved in the game are noted by one of his Celtic team-mates.
Apr 22, 2020 · Naturally, their finest moment came in the Portuguese capital against Inter Milan and, quite remarkably, that historic game came almost 22 years after Simpson made his debut, at 14 years and eight months, for Queen’s Park in a Summer Cup-tie against Clyde at Hampden in June 1945.
The conceded goal was due to a penalty (no easy task for any goalkeeper to tackle), but as Celtic bombarded the Inter Milan goal with shot after shot, Ronnie Simpson became more of an onlooker in the game than anything else. Then came the heart-in-the-mouth moment for all Celtic fans.
Jun 22, 2024 · WEMBLEY WONDERLAND…Ronnie Simpson and matchwinner Jim McCalliog after the 3-2 win over England in April 1967. On April 15, 1967, Ronnie made his return to Wembley and took his international bow at 36.
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.
