Personal information | |||
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Full name | John William Campbell | ||
Date of birth | (1877-10-02)2 October 1877 | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 20 January 1919(1919-01-20) (aged 41) | ||
Place of death | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||
Position(s) | Outside left | ||
Youth career | |||
Ferntower | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Renton Union | |||
1893β1894 | Linthouse | ||
1894β1896 | Partick Thistle | 35 | (11) |
1896β1898 | Blackburn Rovers | 56 | (10) |
1898β1902 | Rangers | 53 | (27) |
1902β1903 | West Ham United | 18 | (1) |
1903β1905 | Hibernian | 56 | (10) |
1905β1906 | New Brompton | 15 | (3) |
1906β1907 | Partick Thistle | 23 | (7) |
Bo'ness | |||
0000β1910 | Dumbarton Harp | ||
International career | |||
1899β1901 | Scotland | 4 | (6) |
1899 | Scottish League XI | 1 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances. And goals |
John William Campbell (2 October 1877 β 20 January 1919) was a Scottish footballer who played as an outside left for Linthouse, Partick Thistle, Blackburn Rovers, Rangers, West Ham United, Hibernian and the Scotland national team.
Life and careerβ»
Campbell was born in Glasgow and gained the most success in his career with Rangers with whom he won four successive league titles (1898β99, 1899β1900, 1900β01 and 1901β02) the first of which Rangers won all 18 of their Scottish league matches. He played alongside Jack Wilkie at four clubs.
He also represented Scotland at international level, winning four caps and scoring six goals, including double in Scotland's biggest ever win β an 11β0 defeat of Ireland in February 1901. He also appeared for the Scottish League XI.
After his football career he became a ship's steward, but died aged just 41 from tuberculosis.
Honoursβ»
- Rangers
- Scottish League Division One: 1898β99, 1899β1900, 1900β01, 1901β02
- Glasgow Cup 1900β01
- Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup: 1898β99, 1899β1900
- Scottish Cup: Runner-up 1898β99
Career statisticsβ»
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Partick Thistle | 1894β95 | Scottish League Division Two | 17 | 5 | β | 5 | 2 | 22 | 7 | |
1895β96 | 18 | 6 | β | 7 | 3 | 25 | 9 | |||
Total | 35 | 11 | β | 12 | 5 | 47 | 16 | |||
Rangers | 1898β99 | Scottish League Division One | 16 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 35 | 18 |
1899β1900 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 9 | ||
1900β01 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 31 | 7 | ||
1901β02 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 5 | ||
Total | 53 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 39 | 10 | 101 | 39 | ||
West Ham United | 1902β03 | Southern League First Division | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | β | 18 | 1 | |
Hibernian | 1903β04 | Scottish League Division One | 23 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 |
1904β05 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 7 | ||
1905β06 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | ||
Total | 56 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 12 | ||
New Brompton | 1905β06 | Southern League First Division | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | β | 18 | 3 | |
Partick Thistle | 1906β07 | Scottish League Division One | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 8 | ||
Career total | 200 | 59 | 18 | 5 | 51 | 15 | 269 | 79 |
- ^ 3 appearances in Glasgow Cup, 2 appearances and 1 goal in Scottish Qualifying Cup.
- ^ 4 appearances and "3 goals in Scottish Qualifying Cup," 3 appearances in Glasgow Cup.
- ^ 4 appearances and 1 goal in Glasgow Cup, 2 appearances and 1 goal in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup, 8 appearances and 3 goals in Glasgow Football League.
- ^ 1 appearance in Glasgow Cup, "1 appearance and 1 goal in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup," 5 appearances and 1 goal in Inter City Football League.
- ^ 4 appearances and 1 goal in Glasgow Cup, "2 appearances in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup," 6 appearances and 1 goal in Inter City Football League.
- ^ 2 appearances in Glasgow Cup, 4 appearances in Inter City Football League.
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Scotland β International Matches 1901β1910". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ Player Archive | John William Campbell, BRFCS.com
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888ββto 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 50. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ "[Rangers Player] Johnny Campbell Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "John Campbell 1894 β 1907 β Partick Thistle β The Early Years". ptearlyyears.net. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ John Wilkie 1894 β 1905, Partick Thistle - The Early Years
- ^ "John Campbell | Scotland | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "John 3 Campbell". Londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
- ^ "[Rangers Player] RC Campbell [sic] Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "[Rangers Player] Johnny Campbell, Games Played [1898β99]". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "[Rangers Player] Johnny Campbell, Games Played [1899β1900]". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "1894β95 β Partick Thistle History β The Early Years". Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ "1895β96 β Partick Thistle History β The Early Years". Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ "John Campbell". 11v11.com. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "Hibernian Player John Campbell Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "Gillingham FC Career Details β John Campbell". Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
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- 1877 births
- 1919 deaths
- Footballers from Glasgow
- Men's association football outside forwards
- Scottish men's footballers
- Scotland men's international footballers
- Partick Thistle F.C. players
- Blackburn Rovers F.C. players
- Rangers F.C. players
- West Ham United F.C. players
- Hibernian F.C. players
- Gillingham F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish Football League representative players
- Linthouse F.C. players
- Bo'ness F.C. players
- Dumbarton Harp F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Southern Football League players
- 20th-century deaths from tuberculosis
- Tuberculosis deaths in Scotland