 Rovers made it to the cup final that year with Bimpson in the side but they played well below their best on the day, as well as being reduced to ten men through injury, and lost 0–3 to Wolverhampton Wanderers.Bimpson went on to play for Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic and Rochdale before dropping into non-league football with Wigan Athletic in 1963, where he scored twice in five Cheshire League games.He finished his career back at his first club Burscough as an amateur.