Jimmy Campbell | |
Fullname: | James Campbell |
Birth Place: | Govan, Scotland |
Position: | Wing half |
Youthyears1: | –1943 |
Youthclubs1: | Benburb |
Years1: | 1943–1954 |
Years2: | 1954–1955 |
Years3: | 1956–1957 |
Clubs1: | Clyde[1] |
Clubs2: | Queen of the South[2] |
Clubs3: | Montrose[3] |
Caps1: | 182 |
Caps2: | 1 |
Caps3: | 29 |
Goals1: | 6 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Goals3: | 1 |
Totalcaps: | 212 |
Totalgoals: | 7 |
Manageryears1: | 1957–1962 |
Managerclubs1: | Troon |
Nationalyears1: | 1946 |
Nationalteam1: | Scotland |
Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
James Campbell (1921 – 1 October 2004) was a Scottish footballer who was with Clyde, whom he joined from junior team Benburb in 1943. He remained at Shawfield for over a decade, with the highlight being the Scottish Cup Final of 1949, but fell out with the club in 1954. He spent a season at Queen of the South and a season at Montrose before he was appointed Manager of junior club Troon in 1957.
Campbell was capped by Scotland against Belgium on 23 January 1946,[4] the match ending 2–2 at Hampden thanks to a double from Jimmy Delaney.
On leaving the game he worked at Prestwick Airport from 1958 until his retiral in 1980 and lived nearby in Monkton. Jimmy died on 1 October 2004.[5]