Johnny Campbell (footballer, born 1910)
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 7 March 1910 | ||
Place of birth | Stevenston, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 6 July 1999 | (aged 89)||
Height | 5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Dalry Thistle | |||
1931–1933 | Leicester City | 21 | (12) |
1933–1939 | Lincoln City | 184 | (104) |
1939–194? | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | ||
194?–19?? | Lincoln Co-op | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Campbell (7 March 1910 – 6 July 1999)
Career
Campbell was born in Stevenston, Ayrshire. He gave up his chemistry studies to join English First Division club Leicester City, together with John Calder, his teammate at junior club Dalry Thistle, in July 1931. He scored on his debut for the club, against Birmingham in December 1932, but despite a respectable goal return – 14 goals from 22 games – he failed to establish himself in the first team. A year later he signed for Lincoln City for a fee of £1,250, then a club record, but was unable to help the club avoid relegation to the Third Division North at the end of the 1933–34 Football League season.[2]
Once moved to play at
Campbell went on to complete his studies, earning a degree in chemistry and ophthalmics, and became superintendent
References
- ^ "Lincoln City. Captures: Raw and Corbett". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. xiii – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e "#17 – Johnny Campbell". League Legends. Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
- ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- ^ "Johnny Campbell". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 4 May 2010. Access individual season statistics via Season Stats dropdown menu.
- ISBN 978-0-7553-1431-7.