Allan Campbell (footballer)

Allan Campbell (born 4 July 1998) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Millwall, on loan from Luton Town. He has previously played for Motherwell, was selected 24 times for the Scotland under-21 team and made his full international debut for Scotland in June 2022.

Allan Campbell
Personal information
Full name Allan Campbell
Date of birth (1998-07-04) 4 July 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Millwall
(on loan from Luton Town)
Number 14
Youth career
2008–2016 Motherwell
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2021 Motherwell 135 (14)
2021– Luton Town 75 (7)
2023–Millwall (loan) 12 (0)
International career
2017–2020 Scotland U21 24 (1)
2022– Scotland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:01, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

Club career edit

Motherwell edit

Campbell was born in Glasgow and attended All Saints Roman Catholic Secondary School in the city.[2] He is a product of the Motherwell Academy having joined the club at the age of 10.[3]

On 29 October 2016, Campbell made his debut for Motherwell as a substitute in a 4–1 win against Ross County.[4] On 15 April 2017, he scored his first senior goal, the fourth in a 4–2 win over Inverness Caledonian Thistle, picking up the man of the match award at the same time.[5]

On 13 October 2017, Campbell signed a new contract, keeping him at Motherwell until 2021.[6] His contract was later improved, but not extended.[7] During the 2017–18 season he took part in the 2017 Scottish League Cup Final (as a substitute) and the 2018 Scottish Cup Final (as a starter), both occasions ending in 2–0 losses to Celtic.

On 12 September 2020, he scored the only goal of a Scottish Premiership match against St Johnstone.[8] In May 2021 the Motherwell manager Graham Alexander said that Campbell would leave the club at the end of the season, as a final effort to negotiate a new contract had failed.[9][10]

Luton Town edit

On 15 June 2021, Luton Town announced the signing of Campbell after agreeing an undisclosed fee with Motherwell to secure his signature before his contract expired.[11] Campbell helped Luton win promotion to the Premier League during the 2022–23 season.

On 1 September 2023, Luton loaned Campbell to EFL Championship club Millwall.[12]


International career edit

In September 2017, Campbell was named in the Scotland under-21 squad for the first time ahead of the European Under-21 Championship qualifying matches against England and Latvia.[13] He made his debut on 6 October 2017, against England.[14] Campbell scored one goal for the Scotland under-21 team, in a 1–0 win against Lithuania in September 2020.[15]

Selected for the Scotland under-21 squad in the 2018 Toulon Tournament,[16] the team lost to Turkey in a penalty-out and finished fourth.[17]

On 28 May 2022, Campbell received his first call-up to the senior national team as a replacement for the injured Ryan Jack.[18] Campbell made his full international debut on 14 June 2022, appearing as a substitute in a 4–1 win against Armenia.[19]

Career statistics edit

As of 1 April 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Motherwell 2016–17[20] Scottish Premiership 7 1 0 0 0 0 7 1
2017–18[21] Scottish Premiership 29 2 4 0 3 0 36 2
2018–19[22] Scottish Premiership 35 2 0 0 5 0 40 2
2019–20[23] Scottish Premiership 30 5 3 1 4 0 37 6
2020–21[24] Scottish Premiership 34 4 3 1 0 0 3[a] 0 40 5
Total 135 14 10 2 12 0 3 0 160 16
Motherwell U20/U21[b] 2016–17[20] 2 0 2 0
2017–18[21] 1 0 1 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0
Luton Town 2021–22[25] Championship 33 4 3 0 1 0 2[c] 0 39 4
2022–23[26] Championship 35 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 39 3
Total 68 7 7 0 1 0 2 0 78 7
Career total 203 21 17 2 13 0 8 0 241 23
  1. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Matches in the Scottish Challenge Cup, in which age-restricted teams from the SPFL Premiership clubs compete against senior clubs.
  3. ^ Appearances in Championship play-offs

Honours edit

Luton Town

References edit

  1. ^ Allan Campbell at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  2. ^ Congratulations to Allan Campbell S3, All Saints Roman Catholic Secondary School, 31 October 2012
  3. ^ The story behind the rise of Motherwell trio Jake Hastie, David Turnbull and Allan Campbell, Not The Old Firm, 11 March 2019
  4. ^ "Motherwell 4–1 Ross County". BBC Sport. 29 October 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Motherwell 4–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle". BBC Sport. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Campbell signs four-year deal". Motherwell F.C. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Allan Campbell Signs Improved Deal". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Motherwell 1-0 St Johnstone: Robinson lauds 'class' Campbell after win". BBC Sport. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Allan Campbell: Motherwell midfielder to leave at end of season". BBC Sport. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Motherwell: Christopher Long & Sherwin Seedorf among raft of departures". BBC Sport. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Allan Campbell signs for the Hatters from Motherwell!". lutontown.co.uk/. Luton Town F.C. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Millwall sign Hull City's Ryan Longman & Luton Town's Allan Campbell on loan". BBC Sport. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  13. ^ "Scotland U21s call up Greg Docherty, Allan Campbell & Ryan Williamson". BBC Sport. 26 September 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  14. ^ Hincks, Michael (6 October 2017). "England U21 too strong for Scotland". Sky Sports. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  15. ^ "Lithuania U21 0-1 Scotland U21: Gemmill's side boost qualification hopes". BBC Sport. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  16. ^ "Scotland Under-21 squad announced for Toulon tournament". Scottish Football Association. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  17. ^ "Scotland finish fourth at the Toulon tournament after shoot-out defeat to Turkey". Scottish Football Association. 10 June 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  18. ^ "Luton midfielder Campbell named in Scotland squad for World Cup play-off semi-final with Ukraine".
  19. ^ Thomson, Paul (14 June 2022). "Luton Town star and former Motherwell hero Allan Campbell makes Scotland debut as Lanarkshire stars aid win over Armenia". msn.com. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  20. ^ a b "Games played by Allan Campbell in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  21. ^ a b "Games played by Allan Campbell in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  22. ^ "Games played by Allan Campbell in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  23. ^ "Games played by Allan Campbell in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  24. ^ "Games played by Allan Campbell in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  25. ^ "Games played by Allan Campbell in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  26. ^ "Games played by Allan Campbell in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  27. ^ "Luton win shootout to reach Premier League". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2023.

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