Greg Campbell (footballer) explained

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.

Playing career

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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Tim . Carder . Roger . Harris . Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. . Goldstone Books . Hove . 1997 . 46 . 978-0-9521337-1-1.
  2. Web site: Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics – Greg Campbell. westhamstats.info. 1 February 2013.
  3. Web site: Graduates. whufc.com. 1 February 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111117231115/http://www.whufc.com/page/AcademyAlumni. 17 November 2011.
  4. Web site: Game played on 04 Sep 1984. westhamstats.info. 1 February 2013.
  5. Web site: Greg Campbell. greensonscreen.co.uk. 1 February 2013.
  6. Web site: Brighton – Greg Campbell. neilbrown.newcastlefans.co.uk. 1 February 2013.
  7. Web site: Plymouth Argyle – Greg Campbell. neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. 1 February 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20110929040138/http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/plymouth/plymouth.htm. 29 September 2011. dead.
  8. Web site: Chelsea v Plymouth. 11v11.com. 1 February 2013.
  9. Web site: Northampton Town – Greg Campbell. neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. 1 February 2013.
  10. Web site: Boys of 86 events. boysof86.co.uk. 1 February 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20080403090841/http://www.boysof86.co.uk/about.html. 3 April 2008. dead.
  11. Web site: GoS-DB Players.