Danny Simpson
| Date of birth | 04 January 1987 |
| Place of birth | Eccles |
| Nationality | English |
| Weight | 74 kg |
| Height | 1.73 m |
| Position | Defender/Right back |
A promising full-back and Manchester United academy product, Danny Simpson found it hard to break into the senior squad and, after loan spells at Sunderland, Ipswich Town and Blackburn Rovers, moved on to Newcastle United to establish a regular first-team place.
Danny's contract at Manchester United was extended to June 2010 in September 2007.
He joined Queens Park Rangers in July 2013 with a three-year contract.
Danny joined Leicester City in August 2014 with a three-year contract that was extended to June 2019 in August 2016.
He joined Huddersfield Town in September 2019 with a contract to June 2020.
Club history
| Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester United | 05 Jan 2006 | 20 Jan 2010 | |
| Royal Antwerp | 06 Jan 2006 | 31 May 2006 | L |
| Sunderland | 25 Jan 2007 | 31 May 2007 | L |
| Ipswich Town | 21 Mar 2008 | 31 May 2008 | L |
| Blackburn Rovers | 04 Aug 2008 | 31 May 2009 | L |
| Newcastle United | 14 Aug 2009 | 18 Jan 2010 | L |
| Newcastle United | 20 Jan 2010 | 30 Jun 2013 | |
| Queens Park Rangers | 01 Jul 2013 | 30 Aug 2014 | |
| Leicester City | 30 Aug 2014 | 30 Jun 2019 | |
| Huddersfield Town | 27 Sep 2019 |
Club stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-07 | Sunderland | League Championship | 13 | 1 |
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| 2007-08 | Ipswich Town | League Championship | 7 | 1 |
2
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| 2007-08 | Manchester United | FA Cup | 1 |
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| 2007-08 | Manchester United | League Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2007-08 | Manchester United | Premier League | 1 | 2 |
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| 2007-08 | Manchester United | UEFA Champions League | 2 | 1 |
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| 2008-09 | Blackburn Rovers | FA Cup | 5 |
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| 2008-09 | Blackburn Rovers | League Cup | 3 |
1
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| 2008-09 | Blackburn Rovers | Premier League | 10 | 2 |
2
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| 2009-10 | Newcastle United | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2009-10 | Newcastle United | League Championship | 39 | 1 |
4
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| 2009-10 | Newcastle United | League Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2010-11 | Newcastle United | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2010-11 | Newcastle United | Premier League | 30 |
4
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| 2011-12 | Newcastle United | FA Cup | 2 |
1
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| 2011-12 | Newcastle United | League Cup | 3 | 1 |
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| 2011-12 | Newcastle United | Premier League | 35 |
7
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| 2012-13 | Newcastle United | Premier League | 18 | 1 |
3
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| 2012-13 | Newcastle United | UEFA Europa League | 7 | ||||
| 2013-14 | Queens Park Rangers | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2013-14 | Queens Park Rangers | League Championship | 32 | 1 |
4
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| 2013-14 | Queens Park Rangers | League Championship Play-Offs | 3 | ||||
| 2013-14 | Queens Park Rangers | League Cup | 2 | 1 |
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| 2014-15 | Leicester City | FA Cup | 2 |
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| 2014-15 | Leicester City | Premier League | 13 | 1 |
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| 2014-15 | Queens Park Rangers | League Cup | 1 |
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| 2014-15 | Queens Park Rangers | Premier League | 1 | ||||
| 2015-16 | Leicester City | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2015-16 | Leicester City | League Cup | 1 |
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| 2015-16 | Leicester City | Premier League | 30 |
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| 2016-17 | Leicester City | FA Community Shield | 1 |
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| 2016-17 | Leicester City | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
| 2016-17 | Leicester City | League Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2016-17 | Leicester City | Premier League | 34 | 1 |
12
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| 2016-17 | Leicester City | UEFA Champions League | 6 | ||||
| 2017-18 | Leicester City | FA Cup | 3 | ||||
| 2017-18 | Leicester City | Premier League | 27 | 1 |
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| 2017-18 | Leicester City | Premier League Asia Trophy | 2 |
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| 2018-19 | Leicester City | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2018-19 | Leicester City | League Cup | 2 | ||||
| 2018-19 | Leicester City | Premier League | 3 | 3 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Club matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug 2009 | Newcastle United v Sheffield Wednesday | W | 1-0 | League Championship | |
| 22 Aug 2009 | Crystal Palace v Newcastle United | W | 0-2 | League Championship | |
| 26 Aug 2009 | Newcastle United v Huddersfield Town | W | 4-3 | League Cup | 2nd round |
| 31 Aug 2009 | Newcastle United v Leicester City | W | 1-0 | League Championship | |
| 13 Sep 2009 | Cardiff City v Newcastle United | W | 0-1 | League Championship | |
| 16 Sep 2009 | Blackpool v Newcastle United | L | 2-1 | League Championship | |
| 19 Sep 2009 | Newcastle United v Plymouth Argyle | W | 3-1 | League Championship | |
| 30 Sep 2009 | Newcastle United v Queens Park Rangers | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 03 Oct 2009 | Newcastle United v Bristol City | D | 0-0 | League Championship | |
| 17 Oct 2009 | Nottingham Forest v Newcastle United | L | 1-0 | League Championship | |
| 20 Oct 2009 | Scunthorpe United v Newcastle United | L | 2-1 | League Championship | |
| 02 Nov 2009 | Sheffield United v Newcastle United | W | 0-1 | League Championship | |
| 07 Nov 2009 | Newcastle United v Peterborough United | W | 3-1 | League Championship | |
| 23 Nov 2009 | Preston North End v Newcastle United | W | 0-1 | League Championship | |
| 28 Nov 2009 | Newcastle United v Swansea City | W | 3-0 | League Championship | |
| 05 Dec 2009 | Newcastle United v Watford | W | 2-0 | League Championship | |
| 09 Dec 2009 | Coventry City v Newcastle United | W | 0-2 | League Championship | |
| 20 Dec 2009 | Newcastle United v Middlesbrough | W | 2-0 | League Championship | |
| 26 Dec 2009 | Sheffield Wednesday v Newcastle United | D | 2-2 | League Championship | |
| 28 Dec 2009 | Newcastle United v Derby County | D | 0-0 | League Championship | |
| 02 Jan 2010 | Plymouth Argyle v Newcastle United | D | 0-0 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 18 Jan 2010 | Newcastle United v West Bromwich Albion | D | 2-2 | League Championship | |
| 05 Feb 2010 | Newcastle United v Cardiff City | W | 5-1 | League Championship | |
| 09 Feb 2010 | Derby County v Newcastle United | L | 3-0 | League Championship | |
| 13 Feb 2010 | Swansea City v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 17 Feb 2010 | Newcastle United v Coventry City | W | 4-1 | League Championship | |
| 20 Feb 2010 | Newcastle United v Preston North End | W | 3-0 | League Championship | |
| 27 Feb 2010 | Watford v Newcastle United | W | 1-2 | League Championship | |
| 06 Mar 2010 | Newcastle United v Barnsley | W | 6-1 | League Championship | |
| 13 Mar 2010 | Middlesbrough v Newcastle United | D | 2-2 | League Championship | |
| 17 Mar 2010 | Newcastle United v Scunthorpe United | W | 3-0 | League Championship | |
| 20 Mar 2010 | Bristol City v Newcastle United | D | 2-2 | League Championship | |
| 23 Mar 2010 | Doncaster Rovers v Newcastle United | W | 0-1 | League Championship | |
| 29 Mar 2010 | Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest | W | 2-0 | League Championship | |
| 03 Apr 2010 | Peterborough United v Newcastle United | W | 2-3 | League Championship | |
| 05 Apr 2010 | Newcastle United v Sheffield United | W | 2-1 | League Championship | |
| 10 Apr 2010 | Newcastle United v Blackpool | W | 4-1 | League Championship | |
| 13 Apr 2010 | Reading v Newcastle United | W | 1-2 | League Championship | |
| 19 Apr 2010 | Plymouth Argyle v Newcastle United | W | 0-2 | League Championship | |
| 24 Apr 2010 | Newcastle United v Ipswich Town | D | 2-2 | League Championship | |
| 02 May 2010 | Queens Park Rangers v Newcastle United | W | 0-1 | League Championship | |
| 23 Oct 2010 | West Ham United v Newcastle United | W | 1-2 | Premier League | |
| 31 Oct 2010 | Newcastle United v Sunderland | W | 5-1 | Premier League | |
| 07 Nov 2010 | Arsenal v Newcastle United | W | 0-1 | Premier League | |
| 10 Nov 2010 | Newcastle United v Blackburn Rovers | L | 1-2 | Premier League | |
| 13 Nov 2010 | Newcastle United v Fulham | D | 0-0 | Premier League | |
| 20 Nov 2010 | Bolton Wanderers v Newcastle United | L | 5-1 | Premier League | |
| 28 Nov 2010 | Newcastle United v Chelsea | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 05 Dec 2010 | West Bromwich Albion v Newcastle United | L | 3-1 | Premier League | |
| 11 Dec 2010 | Newcastle United v Liverpool | W | 3-1 | Premier League | |
| 26 Dec 2010 | Newcastle United v Manchester City | L | 1-3 | Premier League | |
| 28 Dec 2010 | Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United | L | 2-0 | Premier League | |
| 02 Jan 2011 | Wigan Athletic v Newcastle United | W | 0-1 | Premier League | |
| 05 Jan 2011 | Newcastle United v West Ham United | W | 5-0 | Premier League | |
| 08 Jan 2011 | Stevenage v Newcastle United | L | 3-1 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 16 Jan 2011 | Sunderland v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 22 Jan 2011 | Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 02 Feb 2011 | Fulham v Newcastle United | L | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 05 Feb 2011 | Newcastle United v Arsenal | D | 4-4 | Premier League | |
| 12 Feb 2011 | Blackburn Rovers v Newcastle United | D | 0-0 | Premier League | |
| 15 Feb 2011 | Birmingham City v Newcastle United | W | 0-2 | Premier League | |
| 26 Feb 2011 | Newcastle United v Bolton Wanderers | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 05 Mar 2011 | Newcastle United v Everton | L | 1-2 | Premier League | |
| 19 Mar 2011 | Stoke City v Newcastle United | L | 4-0 | Premier League | |
| 02 Apr 2011 | Newcastle United v Wolverhampton Wanderers | W | 4-1 | Premier League | |
| 10 Apr 2011 | Aston Villa v Newcastle United | L | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 19 Apr 2011 | Newcastle United v Manchester United | D | 0-0 | Premier League | |
| 23 Apr 2011 | Blackpool v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 01 May 2011 | Liverpool v Newcastle United | L | 3-0 | Premier League | |
| 07 May 2011 | Newcastle United v Birmingham City | W | 2-1 | Premier League | |
| 15 May 2011 | Chelsea v Newcastle United | D | 2-2 | Premier League | |
| 22 May 2011 | Newcastle United v West Bromwich Albion | D | 3-3 | Premier League | |
| 13 Aug 2011 | Newcastle United v Arsenal | D | 0-0 | Premier League | |
| 20 Aug 2011 | Sunderland v Newcastle United | W | 0-1 | Premier League | |
| 25 Aug 2011 | Scunthorpe United v Newcastle United | W | 1-2 | League Cup | 2nd round |
| 28 Aug 2011 | Newcastle United v Fulham | W | 2-1 | Premier League | |
| 12 Sep 2011 | Queens Park Rangers v Newcastle United | D | 0-0 | Premier League | |
| 17 Sep 2011 | Aston Villa v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 20 Sep 2011 | Nottingham Forest v Newcastle United | W | 3-4 | League Cup | 3rd round |
| 24 Sep 2011 | Newcastle United v Blackburn Rovers | W | 3-1 | Premier League | |
| 01 Oct 2011 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Newcastle United | W | 1-2 | Premier League | |
| 16 Oct 2011 | Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur | D | 2-2 | Premier League | |
| 22 Oct 2011 | Newcastle United v Wigan Athletic | W | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 26 Oct 2011 | Blackburn Rovers v Newcastle United | L | 4-3 | League Cup | 4th round |
| 31 Oct 2011 | Stoke City v Newcastle United | W | 1-3 | Premier League | |
| 05 Nov 2011 | Newcastle United v Everton | W | 2-1 | Premier League | |
| 19 Nov 2011 | Manchester City v Newcastle United | L | 3-1 | Premier League | |
| 26 Nov 2011 | Manchester United v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 03 Dec 2011 | Newcastle United v Chelsea | L | 0-3 | Premier League | |
| 10 Dec 2011 | Norwich City v Newcastle United | L | 4-2 | Premier League | |
| 17 Dec 2011 | Newcastle United v Swansea City | D | 0-0 | Premier League | |
| 21 Dec 2011 | Newcastle United v West Bromwich Albion | L | 2-3 | Premier League | |
| 26 Dec 2011 | Bolton Wanderers v Newcastle United | W | 0-2 | Premier League | |
| 30 Dec 2011 | Liverpool v Newcastle United | L | 3-1 | Premier League | |
| 04 Jan 2012 | Newcastle United v Manchester United | W | 3-0 | Premier League | |
| 07 Jan 2012 | Newcastle United v Blackburn Rovers | W | 2-1 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 15 Jan 2012 | Newcastle United v Queens Park Rangers | W | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 21 Jan 2012 | Fulham v Newcastle United | L | 5-2 | Premier League | |
| 28 Jan 2012 | Brighton and Hove Albion v Newcastle United | L | 1-0 | FA Cup | 4th round |
| 01 Feb 2012 | Blackburn Rovers v Newcastle United | W | 0-2 | Premier League | |
| 05 Feb 2012 | Newcastle United v Aston Villa | W | 2-1 | Premier League | |
| 11 Feb 2012 | Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United | L | 5-0 | Premier League | |
| 25 Feb 2012 | Newcastle United v Wolverhampton Wanderers | D | 2-2 | Premier League | |
| 04 Mar 2012 | Newcastle United v Sunderland | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 12 Mar 2012 | Arsenal v Newcastle United | L | 2-1 | Premier League | |
| 18 Mar 2012 | Newcastle United v Norwich City | W | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 25 Mar 2012 | West Bromwich Albion v Newcastle United | W | 1-3 | Premier League | |
| 01 Apr 2012 | Newcastle United v Liverpool | W | 2-0 | Premier League | |
| 06 Apr 2012 | Swansea City v Newcastle United | W | 0-2 | Premier League | |
| 09 Apr 2012 | Newcastle United v Bolton Wanderers | W | 2-0 | Premier League | |
| 21 Apr 2012 | Newcastle United v Stoke City | W | 3-0 | Premier League | |
| 28 Apr 2012 | Wigan Athletic v Newcastle United | L | 4-0 | Premier League | |
| 18 Aug 2012 | Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur | W | 2-1 | Premier League | |
| 25 Aug 2012 | Chelsea v Newcastle United | L | 2-0 | Premier League | |
| 30 Aug 2012 | Newcastle United v Atromitos | W |
1-0 Agg: 2-1 |
UEFA Europa League | Play-off 2nd leg |
| 02 Sep 2012 | Newcastle United v Aston Villa | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 04 Oct 2012 | Newcastle United v Bordeaux | W | 3-0 | UEFA Europa League | Group D |
| 21 Oct 2012 | Sunderland v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 28 Oct 2012 | Newcastle United v West Bromwich Albion | W | 2-1 | Premier League | |
| 04 Nov 2012 | Liverpool v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 11 Nov 2012 | Newcastle United v West Ham United | L | 0-1 | Premier League | |
| 17 Nov 2012 | Newcastle United v Swansea City | L | 1-2 | Premier League | |
| 22 Nov 2012 | Newcastle United v Maritimo | D | 1-1 | UEFA Europa League | Group D |
| 25 Nov 2012 | Southampton v Newcastle United | L | 2-0 | Premier League | |
| 28 Nov 2012 | Stoke City v Newcastle United | L | 2-1 | Premier League | |
| 03 Dec 2012 | Newcastle United v Wigan Athletic | W | 3-0 | Premier League | |
| 10 Dec 2012 | Fulham v Newcastle United | L | 2-1 | Premier League | |
| 15 Dec 2012 | Newcastle United v Manchester City | L | 1-3 | Premier League | |
| 22 Dec 2012 | Newcastle United v Queens Park Rangers | W | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 26 Dec 2012 | Manchester United v Newcastle United | L | 4-3 | Premier League | |
| 29 Dec 2012 | Arsenal v Newcastle United | L | 7-3 | Premier League | |
| 21 Feb 2013 | Metalist Kharkiv v Newcastle United | W |
0-1 Agg: 0-1 |
UEFA Europa League | Round of 32 2nd leg |
| 07 Mar 2013 | Anzhi Makhachkala v Newcastle United | D | 0-0 | UEFA Europa League | Round of 16 1st leg |
| 30 Mar 2013 | Manchester City v Newcastle United | L | 4-0 | Premier League | |
| 04 Apr 2013 | Benfica v Newcastle United | L | 3-1 | UEFA Europa League | Quarter-final 1st leg |
| 07 Apr 2013 | Newcastle United v Fulham | W | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 11 Apr 2013 | Newcastle United v Benfica | D |
1-1 Agg: 2-4 |
UEFA Europa League | Quarter-final 2nd leg |
| 04 May 2013 | West Ham United v Newcastle United | D | 0-0 | Premier League | |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.