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Gary Simpson (born 11 April 1961, Sheffield) is an English former footballer and manager. As a player he was a midfielder. He played for Boston United and Altrincham amongst other clubs. He acted as a coach and assistant to Keith Alexander at a number of Football League clubs, and upon Alexander's death in March 2010 he replaced him as manager at Macclesfield Town until March 2012. H has also had spells as manager of Gainsborough Trinity and Lincoln City. ==Playing career== Simpson started his career with Stoke City, making more than 100 reserve team appearances, before joining Boston United in the summer of 1980. He remained with the club for five seasons, skippering the club in the 1985 FA Trophy final, before leaving to join Stafford Rangers, Weymouth and Altrincham. Simpson moved on to his first managerial role becoming Player/Manager at Gainsborough Trinity, winning the club's first ever Manager of the Month award in March 1993.〔Tony Williams, ''Team Talk Magazine, Number 24'', pp.35, July 1993.〕 Having been in charge at The Northolme for three years, following a 3–1 home defeat to Whitby Town on 9 October 1993 Simpson resigned from his role with Leighton James succeeding him in Trinity's hotseat. He quickly signed as a player for Arnold Town operating under the stewardship of his one-time Boston United manager Ray O'Brien.〔Tony Williams, ''Team Talk Magazine, Number 29'', pp. 72–73, December 1993.〕 He became something of a cult-figure with the club, helping them secure the Northern Counties East League Division One Title for 1993–1994〔Tony Williams, ''Team Talk Magazine, Number 37'', pp. 10–11, August 1994.〕 before joining Hyde United in September 1994. He debuted in the 2–1 Northern Premier League away defeat to Boston United on 14 September and spent a month with the club before leaving. He won nine England semi-professional international caps and also captained the Middlesex Wanderers touring side, playing games in Indonesia, Holland and Hungary. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gary Simpson (footballer, born 1961)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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