Jimmy Campbell (footballer, born 1886)

James Campbell (26 March 1886 – 25 May 1925) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for The Wednesday, Huddersfield Town and St Bernard's as a left half.[1] His only cap for Scotland came against Wales on 3 March 1913.[3]

Jimmy Campbell
Personal information
Full name James Campbell[1]
Date of birth (1886-03-26)26 March 1886[2]
Place of birth Newhaven, Scotland
Date of death 25 May 1925(1925-05-25) (aged 39)[2]
Place of death Newhaven, Scotland[2]
Position(s) Left half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1908–1911 Leith Athletic 48 (1)
1911–1920 The Wednesday 144 (3)
1920–1921 Huddersfield Town 1 (0)
1921–1925 St Bernard's 99 (0)
National team
1913 Scotland 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

While a The Wednesday player, Campbell shared accommodation in Sheffield with teammate Marr Paterson.[4] Prior to the First World War, Campbell was a reservist in the British Army and he served as a driver with the Royal Field Artillery during the opening year of the conflict.[4][5][6] In July 1915, he was invalided to a hospital in Leicester, suffering with pleurisy.[4][7] Deteriorating health after the war contributed to his retirement from football and death at the age of 38 in May 1925.[6]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Leith Athletic 1908–09[8] Scottish Second Division 16 1 4 0 20 1
1909–10[8] 21 0 10 0 32 0
1910–11[8] 11 0 11 0 22 0
Total 48 1 25 0 73 1
The Wednesday 1910–11[9] First Division 13 1 0 0 13 1
1911–12[9] 38 0 2 0 40 0
1912–13[9] 38 0 4 0 42 0
1913–14[9] 32 1 5 0 37 1
1919–20[9] 23 1 2 0 25 1
Total 144 3 13 0 157 3
Huddersfield Town 1920–21[10] First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
St Bernard's 1921–22[8] Scottish Second Division 32 0 1 0 33 0
1922–23[8] 37 0 3 0 40 0
1923–24[8] 16 0 0 0 16 0
1924–25[8] 14 0 0 0 14 0
Total 99 0 4 0 103 0
Career total 292 4 42 0 334 4

References

General

  • Smith, Paul (2013). Scotland Who's Who. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781909178847.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Ian Thomas, Owen Thomas, Alan Hodgson, John Ward (2007). 99 Years and Counting: Stats and Stories. Huddersfield Town A.F.C. ISBN 095572810X.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

Specific

  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 50. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. "In Memoriam". The Huddersfield Town Collection. 14 January 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  3. Jimmy Campbell at the Scottish Football Association
  4. "Information Sheet". www.sheffieldsoldierww1.co.uk. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  5. "Still Safe And Well – News Of Wednesday's International Left Half-Back". Sheffield Telegraph. 4 January 1915.
  6. Farnsworth, Keith (1987). Sheffield Wednesday: A Complete Record 1867–1987. Derby: Breedon. p. 272. ASIN B0024OKDTI.
  7. "Jimmy Campbell, the popular Sheffield Wednesday left-half back, who was a reservist and went to the front with the first Expeditionary Force in the early days of the war, has been invalided home and is now in hospital in Leicester". Sheffield Telegraph. July 1915.
  8. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  9. "Jimmy Campbell". www.adrianbullock.com. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  10. "Player Profile – Campbell, Jimmy". Huddersfield Town AFC Archive. Retrieved 31 July 2020.


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