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Scottish footballer
John Campbell
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Full name
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John Campbell
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Birth name
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John Middleton
[1]
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Date of birth
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19 February 1869
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Place of birth
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Edinburgh
, Scotland
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Date of death
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8 June 1906
(1906-06-08)
(aged 37)
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Place of death
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Sunderland
, England
[2]
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Position(s)
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Forward
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Years
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Team
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Apps
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(
Gls
)
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1886?1890
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Renton
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1890?1897
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Sunderland
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186
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(133)
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1897?1899
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Newcastle United
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23
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(9)
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Total
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209
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(145)
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals
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John Campbell
(19 February 1869 ? 8 June 1906) was a
Scottish
footballer
who played as a
forward
, primarily for
Sunderland
. He was the stepbrother of Sunderland manager
Robert Campbell
.
[1]
Club career
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Having won the
Scottish Cup
with
Renton
in
1888
, followed by the
1888 'World Championship'
a few months later,
[1]
Campbell switched to English football along with teammates
John Harvey
and
David Hannah
;
[3]
he made his debut for Sunderland on 18 January 1890 against
Blackburn Rovers
in the
FA Cup
first round; Sunderland lost the game 4?2 after extra time at
Leamington Road
.
[4]
He played for the club from 1890 to 1897, winning three
Football League
championships (
1891?92
,
1892?93
and
1894?95
).
[5]
In each of these seasons, Campbell was the top scorer in the competition. He also won the
1894?95 World Championship
with the team, scoring two goals in the win over
Heart of Midlothian
.
[6]
[7]
[1]
After making 186 league appearances for Sunderland, scoring 133 goals,
[8]
he moved to their arch-rivals
Newcastle United
.
[5]
He made his Newcastle debut (again alongside John Harvey) against
Woolwich Arsenal F.C.
on 4 September 1897 where he also scored a goal in a 4?1 win.
[9]
He led Newcastle to their first promotion in the 1898 season, overall he made 29 appearances for Newcastle scoring 12 goals; retiring to become a licensee.
[10]
[11]
Campbell played in an unofficial international match for
Scotland
against
Canada
in 1888
[1]
[12]
and later took part in the first
Home Scots v Anglo-Scots
trial in 1896,
[13]
[14]
but he never received a full
cap
for his country ? 1896 was the first year consideration was given to select players based in England to appear for the Scotland team.
Honours
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Renton
[15]
Sunderland
Individual
References
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c
d
e
Johnny Campbell, The Twice World Club Championship Winner
, Ryehill Football, 27 April 2020
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John Campbell, Sunderland and Newcastle footballer
[photograph of gravestone], Dave Webster, Flickr, 25 September 2015
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On This Day: 18 Jan 1890 - Sunderland legends make competitive debut in a controversial cup tie
, Martin Wanless, Roker Report, 18 January 2021
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"Blackburn 4-2 Sunderland"
. The Stat Cat. Archived from
the original
on 21 March 2009
. Retrieved
29 July
2008
.
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a
b
"Johnny Campbell"
. A Love Supreme. Archived from
the original
on 10 February 2012
. Retrieved
29 July
2008
.
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"Key Events"
.
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Sat 27 Apr 1895 16:00 |
Hearts 3 Sunderland 5 |
World Championship Final], London Hearts Supporters Club
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"Johnny Campbell"
. The Stat Cat. Archived from
the original
on 20 February 2012
. Retrieved
29 July
2008
.
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"Newcastle 4-1 Arsenal"
. Newcastle United, a statistical journey
. Retrieved
29 July
2008
.
[
permanent dead link
]
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"Johnny Campbell"
. Newcastle United, a statistical journey
. Retrieved
29 July
2008
.
[
permanent dead link
]
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John Middleton "Johnny" Campbell
, Toon1892
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Overseas Tours by Canadian Teams: Great Britain Tour, 1888
, Canadian Soccer History, 2015
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Football | International Trial Matches.
, The Glasgow Herald, 26 March 1896
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John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
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Renton FC Photos 1880's - The Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup
, The Vale of Leven
External links
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