Jimmy Campbell (footballer, born 1921)

James Campbell (1921 – 1 October 2004)[4] was a Scottish footballer who was with Clyde, whom he joined from junior team Benburb in 1943. He remained at Shawfield for over a decade, with the highlight being the Scottish Cup Final of 1949, but fell out with the club in 1954. He spent a season at Queen of the South and a season at Montrose before he was appointed Manager of junior club Troon in 1957.

Jimmy Campbell
Personal information
Full name James Campbell
Date of birth 1921 (1921)
Place of birth Govan, Scotland
Date of death 1 October 2004(2004-10-01) (aged 82–83)
Position(s) Wing half
Youth career
–1943 Benburb
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1943–1954 Clyde[1] 182 (6)
1954–1955 Queen of the South[2] 1 (0)
1956–1957 Montrose[3] 29 (1)
Total 212 (7)
International career
1946 Scotland 1 (0)
Managerial career
1957–1962 Troon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Campbell was capped by Scotland against Belgium on 23 January 1946,[5] the match ending 2–2 at Hampden thanks to a double from Jimmy Delaney.

On leaving the game he worked at Prestwick Airport from 1958 until his retiral in 1980 and lived nearby in Monkton. Jimmy died on 1 October 2004.[6]

References edit

  1. ^ http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/clyde/clyde.html [bare URL]
  2. ^ http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/queenofthesouth/queenofthesouth.html [bare URL]
  3. ^ http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/montrose/montrose.html [bare URL]
  4. ^ Jimmy Campbell at the Scottish Football Association
  5. ^ "International Matches".
  6. ^ "Jimmy Campbell - A True Clyde Great | 3 Oct 2004 | News | Clyde Football Club". 3 October 2004.
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