West Ham United
Charlie Simmons
Born: Unknown
Signed: 1904 (West Bromwich Albion)
Position: Inside Forward
Appearances: 35
Goals: 8
Left: 1905
Internation Caps:
Died:
Charlie Simmons joined West Bromwich Albion in 1898 from Worcester Rovers. He soon emerged as one of the club's stars and was considered unlucky not to play for the full international side. One contemporary described him as a "wonderful ball player with a deceptive body-swerve". After losing top goalscorers Charlie Satterthwaite and William Kirby in 1904, Syd King signed Simmons to partner Billy Bridgeman and Jack Fletcher up front for West Ham. By the end of the season West Ham had scored 48 goals in 34 league games. Simmons got eight of these goals. However he left the club in 1905.
Matt Kingsley, David Gardner, Syd King (manager): Middle row: Tom Robinson (trainer),
Fred Brunton, Tommy Allison, Frank Piercy, John Russell, Len Jarvis, Fred Mercer,
Charlie Paynter (assistant trainer). Front row: William McCartney, Charlie Simmons,
Billy Bridgeman, Jack Fletcher, Christopher Carrick, Jack Flynn.