- Stuart Campbell (footballer)
Infobox Football biography
playername = Stuart Campbell
fullname = Stuart Pearson Campbell
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1977|12|9|df=y
cityofbirth =Corby
countryofbirth =England
height = height|ft=5|in=10
position =Midfielder
currentclub = Bristol Rovers
clubnumber = 7
contractend =
youthyears =
youthclubs = Corby Town
Leicester City
years = 1996–2001
2000
2000–2001
2001–2004
2004–
clubs = Leicester City
→ Birmingham City (loan)
→ Grimsby Town (loan)
Grimsby Town
Bristol Rovers
caps(goals) = 037 0(0)
002 0(0)
038 0(2)
117 (10)
150 0(2)
nationalyears =
nationalteam = Scotland U-21
nationalcaps(goals) = 014
pcupdate = 18:03, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate = 23:33, 20 March 2008 (UTC)Stuart Pearson Campbell (born
9 December 1977 ) is an footballer who plays as amidfielder . Though English-born, he has 14 caps for Scotland at under-21 level, qualifying through his parents.Fact|date=July 2008 He plays for Bristol Rovers and is the club captain.Career
Campbell was born in
Corby ,Northamptonshire . As a youth he played for hometown club Corby Town [cite web |url=http://www.corbytown.net/football/default/history.asp |title=Club History |publisher=Corby Town F.C. |accessdate=2008-07-08] , before joining Leicester City, for whom he made his first-team debut in 1996 aged 18. [cite web |url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=9707&seasonid=126 |title=Games played by Stuart Campbell in 1996/1997 |work=Soccerbase |publisher=Racing Post |accessdate=2008-07-08] Though managerMartin O'Neill rated him as an outstanding prospect, [cite news |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19970811/ai_n14120326 |title=Football: That Was The Weekend That Was |work=The Independent |author=Jon Culley |date=1997-08-11 |accessdate=2008-07-08] he averaged less than tenPremier League appearances a season for Leicester, mostly as a substitute. In 2000 he was loaned to First Division club Birmingham City, where he played two games before returning to Leicester. [cite web |url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=9707&seasonid=129 |title=Games played by Stuart Campbell in 1999/2000 |work=Soccerbase |publisher=Racing Post |accessdate=2008-07-08]New Grimsby Town manager
Lennie Lawrence made Campbell his first signing in September 2000, landing the winger on a three-month loan deal which was later extended to a season loan.cite news |url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11674_2196307,00.html |title=Town transfer frenzy |author=Stephen Bateman |publisher=Sky Sports |accessdate=2008-07-08 |date=2000-11-27]After impressing while on loan at
Blundell Park , Campbell was allowed to join Grimsby permanently for a fee of £200,000, where he signed a three-year contract. [cite news |url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11712_2210661,00.html |title=Campbell becomes a Mariner |author=Steve Bateman |publisher=Sky Sports |accessdate=2008-07-08 |date=2001-05-30] Campbell played under three different managers at Grimsby,Lennie Lawrence ,Paul Groves andNicky Law . His six goals in the 2002–03 season was enough to make him the club's joint top scorer; [cite web |url=http://www.soccerbase.com/squad_season.sd?teamid=1148 |title=Grimsby 2002/2003 player appearances |work=Soccerbase |publisher=Racing Post |accessdate=2008-07-16] they were relegated from the First Division after a five-year stay in the second tier of English football. [cite web |url=http://www.fchd.info/GRIMSBYT.HTM |title=Grimsby Town |work=Football Club History Database |publisher=Richard Rundle |accessdate=2008-07-16] Campbell's contract expired at the end of the next season, and with the club again relegated, he decided against an offer to stay with Grimsby and signed for Bristol Rovers ofFootball League Two . [cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bristol_rovers/3843079.stm |title=Rovers land Campbell |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2004-06-26 |accessdate=2008-07-16]Appointed captain in November 2006, [cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/bristol_rovers/6133018.stm |title=Campbell backed as Rovers captain |publisher=
BBC Sport |date=2006-11-21 |accessdate=2008-07-16] Campbell led Bristol Rovers to the final of theFootball League Trophy [cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/6514043.stm |title=Bristol Rovers 2-3 Doncaster AET |author=Ian Hughes |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2007-04-01 |accessdate=2008-07-16] and promotion to League One [cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/6686951.stm |title=Bristol Rovers 3-1 Shrewsbury |author=Chris Bevan |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2007-05-26 |accessdate=2008-07-16] in the 2006–07 season. He signed a two-year contract extension in May 2007. [cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/bristol_rovers/6664807.stm |title=Campbell agrees new Pirates deal |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2007-05-17 |accessdate=2008-07-16] Campbell and team-mateCraig Hinton started studying for coaching qualifications in 2008. [cite news |url=http://www.upthegas.co.uk/news/Campbell-and-hintonp482202640.aspx |title=Campbell and Hinton plan coaching future |work=Up The Gas |publisher=Bristol Evening Post |date=2008-04-03 |accessdate=2008-07-16]References
External links
*soccerbase|id=9707|name=Stuart Campbell
* [http://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10328~9883,00.html Profile] on Bristol Rovers official website
* [http://www.gtfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10417~9883,00.html Profile] on Grimsby Town official websitePersondata
NAME = Campbell, Stuart
ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH =1977-12-09
PLACE OF BIRTH =Corby ,Northamptonshire ,England
DATE OF DEATH =
PLACE OF DEATH =
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