 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 2011, but Huddersfield allowed him to stay there in a training capacity and he later signed on loan until the end of the season 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.