tr icks ▁for ▁Palace , ▁in ▁four ▁years . ▁His ▁goals ▁and ▁hat - tr ick ▁tot als ▁for ▁Palace ▁are ▁records ▁that ▁are ▁still ▁un be aten . ▁ ▁West ▁Ham ▁United , ▁Reading ▁and ▁Ald ers hot ▁After ▁two ▁largely ▁un - not ew orth y ▁seasons ▁with ▁West ▁Ham , ▁and ▁still ▁not ▁fully ▁recovered ▁from ▁his ▁injury , ▁he ▁left ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁moving ▁to ▁Reading . ▁At ▁El m ▁Park , ▁despite ▁being ▁towards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁career , ▁he ▁seemed ▁to ▁reg ain ▁some ▁form . ▁He ▁would ▁return ▁to ▁Sel h urst ▁Park ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁with ▁" The ▁Roy als ", ▁and ▁score ▁two ▁of ▁Reading ' s ▁three ▁goals , ▁to ▁beat ▁" The ▁Gla zi ers " ▁ 3 – 2 . ▁Sim pson ▁ended ▁his ▁career ▁with ▁a ▁short ▁spell ▁at ▁Ald ers hot . ▁ ▁Biography ▁After ▁his ▁playing ▁career ▁ended , ▁Peter ▁Sim pson ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Cro yd on ▁area , ▁taking ▁over ▁a ▁to b ac con ist ' s ▁there . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Cro yd on , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁si xty - n ine . ▁However , ▁though ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁make ▁it ▁into ▁Palace ' s ▁Cent en ary ▁XI ▁( poss ibly ▁because ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁vot ers ▁were ▁more ▁acc ustom ed ▁to ▁the ▁tal ents ▁of ▁later ▁players , ▁Ian ▁Wright ▁and ▁Andrew ▁Johnson , ▁who ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁top