Robert Campbell (footballer born 1882)

Robert Campbell (footballer born 1882)

Infobox Football biography
playername = Robert Campbell


fullname = Robert Campbell
dateofbirth = 1882
cityofbirth = Lugar
countryofbirth = Scotland
dateofdeath = death date and age|1931|3|13|1882|1|1|df=yes
cityofdeath = Ayr
countryofdeath = Scotland
height =
position = Full Back
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years =
1903–1905
1905–1906
1906–1915
clubs = Partick Thistle
Rangers
Millwall Athletic
Bradford City
caps(goals) =
006 (1)
028 (?)
223 (1)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =

Robert Campbell (1882 – 13 March 1931) was a Scottish footballer who played for Partick Thistle, Rangers, Millwall Athletic and Bradford City. He was a full back who won the 1911 FA Cup with Bradford.

Career

Born in Lugar in 1882, Campbell started his football career with Partick Thistle, with whom he won a Scottish League representative honour, before moving to Rangers in 1903.cite book
last = Frost
first = Terry
title = Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988
publisher = Breedon Books Sport
year = 1988
pages = p116
isbn = 0907969380
] He played for Rangers until 1905, making nine appearances and scoring once before he moved to England and Millwall Athletic in the Southern League. He spent one season at Millwall, playing 28 games before moving to Division Two side Bradford City. He partnered Fred Farren in the City full back line, helping the club to win the Division Two title in 1907–08 and then the FA Cup in 1911. He played a total of 223 league games and 24 FA Cup games for City before retiring after football in England was suspended because of the First World War.

He was also a keen angler and cricketer with the Clydesdale Cricket Club. He died on 13 March 1931 in Ayr Hospital aged 49.cite book
last = Markham
first = David
title = The legends of Bradford City
publisher = Breedon Books Sport
year = 2007
pages = p117
isbn = 978-1-85983-572-2
]

Honours

Bradford City
*English Division Two: 1907–08
*FA Cup: 1911

References


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