George Campbell (New Zealand footballer) explained

George Campbell
Fullname:	George M Campbell
Position:	Forward
Birth Place:	New Zealand
Nationalyears1:	1922–1923
Nationalteam1:	New Zealand
Nationalcaps1:	6
Nationalgoals1:	7

George Campbell was an association football player who represented New Zealand, playing in New Zealand's first ever official international.^[1] He was New Zealand's first national team captain.^[2]

Campbell made his full All Whites debut in New Zealand's inaugural A-international fixture, beating Australia 3–1 on 17 June 1922^[3] and ended his international playing career with six A-international caps to his credit. Campbell scored back-to-back hat-tricks in his final two matches against Australia in June 1923, a 3–2 win and a 4–1 win, in which he scored all four.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: A-International Appearances – Overall . The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website . 12 June 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090501185855/http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1708.htm . 1 May 2009 .
2. Web site: Capital Football – History . Capital Football . 23 June 2019 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090616144248/http://www.soccer.org.nz/index.php?page=history . 16 June 2009 .
3. Web site: A-International Lineups. The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. 12 June 2009.
4. Web site: A-International Scorers – Overall . The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website . 12 June 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090616123344/http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1842.htm . 16 June 2009 .