Oldham Athletic (loan)
Simpson made his debut for the club coming on as a substitute at the start of the second half against Stevenage. Simpson scored his first goal for the club on his 13th appearance, with a free kick that was fumbled by the Burton Albion goalkeeper in a 3–1 win for the Latics in the first round of the FA Cup. Simpson scored a hat-trick the following game in a League One game against Chesterfield in a 5–2 win for the Latics. His loan ended on 12 December, but Huddersfield allowed him to stay there in a training capacity.
Simpson signed with Oldham Athletic on loan with a view to a permanent move. He signed just in time to play against Chesterfield in a 1–1 draw, Matt Smith scoring the equaliser. Simpson's permanent move was pretty much completed in the same week, Simpson himself stating that he is close to completing the move on Twitter, as well as Paul Dickov and Lee Clark both stating that the permanent deal was near completion. On 6 January 2012, Simpson scored a spectacular volleyed strike from 25 yards against Premier League Liverpool in an FA Cup 3rd Round encounter. The lead lasted just 67 seconds before Jonjo Shelvey's shot deflected off of Craig Bellamy and into the net. Liverpool went on to win the game 5–1.
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