Greg Campbell | |
Fullname: | Gregory Robert Campbell[1] |
Birth Date: | 13 July 1965 |
Birth Place: | Portsmouth, Hampshire, England |
Youthyears1: | –1984 |
Youthclubs1: | West Ham United |
Years1: | 1984–1988 |
Clubs1: | West Ham United |
Caps1: | 5 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 1987 |
Clubs2: | → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) |
Caps2: | 2 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 1987–1988 |
Clubs3: | → Sparta Rotterdam (loan) |
Caps3: | 15 |
Goals3: | 2 |
Years4: | 1988–1990 |
Caps4: | 39 |
Goals4: | 6 |
Years5: | 1990–1992 |
Clubs5: | Northampton Town |
Caps5: | 47 |
Goals5: | 7 |
Club-Update: | 16:53, 1 February 2013 (UTC) |
Gregory Robert Campbell (born 13 July 1965)[2] is an English former footballer who played as a forward for West Ham United, Brighton & Hove Albion, Sparta Rotterdam, Plymouth Argyle and Northampton Town.
Born in Portsmouth, Campbell started his football career in the youth team at West Ham United[3] making his first team debut on 4 September 1984 in a 3–1 home win against Coventry City.[4] In his second game, against Watford he suffered a broken jaw and did not play first-team football until 24 August 1985. The success of Tony Cottee and Frank McAvennie as West Ham's main strikers particularly during season 1985-86, meant Campbell played only two more games for West Ham.[2] [5] In the 1987–88 season he had a loan period with Brighton & Hove Albion playing only two games and a loan with Dutch side Sparta Rotterdam.[5] [6] In 1988, he left West Ham and joined Plymouth Argyle making his debut in November 1988 in a 6–2 defeat by Chelsea in the 1st round of the Simod Cup.[5] [7] [8] He remained with Plymouth for only two seasons before moving to his last club, Northampton Town in 1990, to work with former teammate, Bobby Barnes.[9] Again lasting only two seasons, Campbell retired from the game in 1992.[10] Campbell is the son of former Fulham, Portsmouth and Chelsea manager, Bobby Campbell.[11]