Jimmy Campbell (footballer, born 1921) explained

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]

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  1. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/clyde/clyde.html
  2. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/queenofthesouth/queenofthesouth.html
  3. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/montrose/montrose.html
  4. Web site: International Matches.
  5. Web site: Jimmy Campbell - A True Clyde Great | 3 Oct 2004 | News | Clyde Football Club. 3 October 2004 .