Complex sentence: At Kettering, Simpson did well, and his break came, strangely, in a game for Kettering, playing against Crystal Palace in an FA Cup First Round tie, in 1928.
Split into simpler sentences: At Kettering, Simpson did well, and his break came, strangely, in a game playing for Kettering. The Poppies had drawn Crystal Palace in an FA Cup First Round tie, in 1928.