Ronnie Simpson
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Ronnie Simpson was a Scottish goalkeeper best known for his crucial role in Celtic FC’s legendary 1967 European Cup–winning "Lisbon Lions" team.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ronnie Simpson canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8059796 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ronnie Simpson Context triple: [Lisbon Lions, keyPlayer, Ronnie Simpson]
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A.
Bobby Hutton
Bobby Hutton was a young African American activist best known as one of the first and most prominent members of the Black Panther Party, whose 1968 killing by Oakland police made him a symbol of Black resistance and state violence.
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B.
Ronnie Boykins
Ronnie Boykins was an American jazz double bassist best known for his innovative, driving work with Sun Ra’s Arkestra during the 1950s and 1960s.
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C.
John Haire
John Haire was a British Labour Party politician who served as a Member of Parliament in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Anthony Peter McCoy
Anthony Peter McCoy is a legendary Northern Irish National Hunt jockey, widely regarded as one of the greatest in the history of horse racing.
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E.
Ian Sharp
Ian Sharp is a British film and television director known for his work on action-driven projects, including sequences in the James Bond film "GoldenEye."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ronnie Simpson Target entity description: Ronnie Simpson was a Scottish goalkeeper best known for his crucial role in Celtic FC’s legendary 1967 European Cup–winning "Lisbon Lions" team.
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A.
Bobby Hutton
Bobby Hutton was a young African American activist best known as one of the first and most prominent members of the Black Panther Party, whose 1968 killing by Oakland police made him a symbol of Black resistance and state violence.
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B.
Ronnie Boykins
Ronnie Boykins was an American jazz double bassist best known for his innovative, driving work with Sun Ra’s Arkestra during the 1950s and 1960s.
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C.
John Haire
John Haire was a British Labour Party politician who served as a Member of Parliament in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Anthony Peter McCoy
Anthony Peter McCoy is a legendary Northern Irish National Hunt jockey, widely regarded as one of the greatest in the history of horse racing.
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E.
Ian Sharp
Ian Sharp is a British film and television director known for his work on action-driven projects, including sequences in the James Bond film "GoldenEye."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
association football player
ⓘ
goalkeeper ⓘ human ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Lisbon Lions ⓘ |
| basedInCityDuringCelticCareer | Glasgow ⓘ |
| basedInCountryDuringPeak | Scotland ⓘ |
| clubNumberOfEuropeanCupsWonWith | 1 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Scotland ⓘ |
| familyName | Simpson ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Ronnie ⓘ |
| leaguePlayedIn |
English Football League
ⓘ
Scottish Football League ⓘ |
| leagueTitleWonWith |
Celtic FC
ⓘ
linked to:
Celtic F.C.
|
| legacy |
iconic member of Lisbon Lions side
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regarded as one of Celtic’s greatest goalkeepers ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam |
Celtic FC
ⓘ
linked to:
Celtic F.C.
Hibernian FC ⓘ
linked to:
Hibernian F.C.
Newcastle United FC ⓘ
linked to:
Newcastle United
Queen’s Park FC ⓘ
linked to:
Queen’s Park F.C.
Third Lanark AC ⓘ
linked to:
Third Lanark A.C. (historical)
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| name | Ronnie Simpson ⓘ |
| nationality | Scottish ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | helping Celtic become first British club to win European Cup ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being part of the Lisbon Lions
ⓘ
playing for Celtic FC ⓘ |
| occupation |
goalkeeper
ⓘ
professional footballer ⓘ |
| participatedIn | 1967 European Cup Final ⓘ |
| partOf | Lisbon Lions ⓘ |
| playedEra |
1950s
ⓘ
1960s ⓘ |
| playedFor |
Celtic FC
ⓘ
linked to:
Celtic F.C.
Hibernian FC ⓘ
linked to:
Hibernian F.C.
Newcastle United FC ⓘ
linked to:
Newcastle United
Queen’s Park FC ⓘ
linked to:
Queen’s Park F.C.
Third Lanark AC ⓘ
linked to:
Third Lanark A.C. (historical)
|
| positionInTeam | first-choice goalkeeper ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | goalkeeper ⓘ |
| roleIn1967EuropeanCup | starting goalkeeper for Celtic FC ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| sportingDiscipline | men’s football ⓘ |
| styleOfPlay |
calm under pressure
ⓘ
reliable shot-stopper ⓘ |
| teamNicknamed | Lisbon Lions ⓘ |
| winnerOf |
1967 European Cup
ⓘ
linked to:
1967 European Cup Final
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ronnie Simpson Description of subject: Ronnie Simpson was a Scottish goalkeeper best known for his crucial role in Celtic FC’s legendary 1967 European Cup–winning "Lisbon Lions" team.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.