▁price - tag ▁on ▁his ▁contract , ▁and ▁no ▁move ▁came . ▁He ▁finished ▁the ▁season , ▁and ▁improved ▁on ▁his ▁record ▁up ▁until ▁March , ▁finally ▁having ▁n ett ed ▁ 3 6 ▁times ▁in ▁ 3 4 ▁games . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 - 3 1 ▁season , ▁he ▁achieved ▁a ▁Palace ▁record , ▁scoring ▁six ▁goals ▁in ▁a ▁ 7 – 2 ▁win ▁over ▁Ex eter ▁City , ▁in ▁a ▁Division ▁Three ▁South ▁fi xture . ▁He ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁score ▁ 4 6 ▁goals ▁that ▁season , ▁a ▁Palace ▁record ▁that ▁still ▁stands . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁first ▁five ▁Palace ▁seasons , ▁Sim pson ▁to pped ▁the ▁goals cor ing ▁charts ▁every ▁time , ▁another ▁un be aten ▁record . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 4 - 3 5 ▁season , ▁Sim pson ▁suffered ▁a ▁kne e ▁injury . ▁After ▁his ▁com eb ack , ▁Sim pson ▁appeared ▁to ▁be ▁inferior ▁to ▁the ▁player ▁he ▁was ▁before . ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁he ▁scored ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 – 1 ▁draw ▁with ▁Sw ind on ▁Town ▁which ▁would ▁prove ▁to ▁be ▁his ▁last ▁out ing ▁for ▁Palace . ▁He ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁West ▁Ham ▁United ▁that ▁summer . ▁His ▁final ▁Palace ▁total ▁was ▁ 1 6 5 ▁goals , ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 ▁appearances , ▁a ▁goals - per - game ▁total ▁of ▁ 0 . 8 5 . ▁He ▁also ▁scored ▁ 1 9 ▁hat -