Colin Campbell (footballer, born 1956) explained

Colin Campbell
Fullname:Colin Campbell
Birth Date:1956 12, df=y
Birth Place:Benbecula, Scotland
Position:Midfielder
Years4:1978–1980
Years5:1980–1981
Years6:1981–1983
Years7:1983–1984
Clubs1:Benbecula
Clubs2:Harris
Clubs8:Spartans
Caps4:38
Goals4:5
Caps5:4
Goals5:0
Caps6:35
Goals6:1
Caps7:23
Goals7:3
Totalcaps:100
Totalgoals:9

Colin Campbell (born 1 December 1956) is a Scottish retired footballer who played as a midfielder. He played in the Scottish Football League for Hibernian, Dundee United, Airdrieonians and Meadowbank Thistle.

Career

Campbell was born on the island of Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides. He began his football career in local amateur football, making his debut for the Benbecula team aged just ten.[1] He later played for Harris and helped them to the Lewis and Harris Football League title in 1978.[1] By this time Campbell was a student at the University of Edinburgh and while playing for the university football team he was recommended to Hibernian, signing for them in the summer of 1978.[1] Making his debut in October that year, Campbell finished the season with a Scottish Cup runners-up medal.[2] Hibs lost the 1979 Scottish Cup Final in a twice-replayed final against Rangers. In the first final, which ended goalless, Campbell was blatantly fouled in the penalty box by Rangers goalkeeper Peter McCloy.[2] Campbell unsuccessfully attempted to retrieve the ball instead of appealing for a penalty, and the referee chose not to award one.[2]

After a second season with Hibs ended in relegation, Campbell moved to Dundee United. He played just four times during the 1980-81 season, after which Campbell left United. He then moved to Airdrieonians and, despite being in the Premier Division, dropped down to part-time football to combine working in his own sports shop. A short spell with Meadowbank Thistle followed before he "more or less stopped playing at 28",[1] although he did subsequently appear for Spartans in the East of Scotland Football League.

Honours

1978–79

Notes and References

  1. News: Field of Memories – Colin Campbell. 23 November 2006. Stornoway Gazette. 28 February 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20100104103813/http://www.stornowaygazette.co.uk/field-of-memories/Field-of-Memories--Colin.1891998.jp. 4 January 2010. dead.
  2. News: Former Hibs star Colin Campbell: My honesty kept the 114-year Scottish Cup hoodoo alive . Gavin . Berry . Daily Record . 19 May 2016 . 7 June 2020.