| Bobby Campbell | |
| Fullname: | Robert Campbell |
| Position: | Right back |
| Birth Date: | c. |
| Birth Place: | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Youthclubs1: | Drumchapel Amateurs |
| Years1: | 1958–1965 |
| Clubs1: | St Mirren |
| Caps1: | 118 |
| Goals1: | 4 |
| Years2: | 1965–1966 |
| Clubs2: | Greenock Morton |
| Caps2: | 17 |
| Goals2: | 5 |
| Years3: | – |
| Clubs3: | Durban City |
Robert Campbell (born c. 1939) was a Scottish footballer who played as a right back, primarily with St Mirren.[1] He appeared in the 1962 Scottish Cup Final which Saints lost to Rangers,[2] [3] having fallen at the semi-final stage to Dunfermline Athletic the previous season after a replay.[4] Campbell was at the Paisley club when they won the same trophy in 1959, but the long-serving David Lapsley was still occupying the position at that point).
There was another player of the same name, a forward, on St Mirren's books from 1959, and as a consequence they became known in match reports as 'Black' Campbell and 'Red' Campbell to differentiate[5] [6] ('Red' was the right-back, who had ginger hair – the forward has been reported as having very dark hair,[6] but in fact it was a light brown shade).[5] 'Black' Bobby Campbell stated that in training, he was referred to as "Boaby", a more common pronunciation in his native Ayrshire, while the Glaswegian 'Red' was simply "Bobby".[5] The name issue seemed to resolved itself when 'Black' moved on to Greenock Morton in 1963,[7] but two years later 'Red' made the same move. Both stayed at the club until 1966, with 'Red' Campbell then moving to play for Durban City in South Africa[8] ('Black' went to Motherwell).[5]