Jimmy Campbell (footballer, born 1921)

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Jimmy Campbell
Personal information
Full name James Campbell
Date of birth 1921
Place of birth Govan, Scotland
Date of death 1 October 2004 (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)
National team
1946 Scotland 1 (0)
Teams managed
1957–1962 Troon
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

James Campbell (1921, Govan – 1 October 2004)[4] was a Scottish footballer who will be primarily associated 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 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[]

  1. ^ [1]
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  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".
Sources
  • Smith, Paul (2013). Scotland Who's Who. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781909178847.

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