| John Campbell | |
| Fullname: | John William Campbell[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1877 10, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Death Place: | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Position: | Outside left |
| Height: | 5ft 5in |
| Youthclubs1: | Ferntower |
| Years2: | 1893–1894 |
| Years3: | 1894–1896 |
| Years4: | 1896–1898 |
| Years5: | 1898–1902 |
| Years6: | 1902–1903 |
| Years7: | 1903–1905 |
| Years8: | 1905–1906 |
| Years9: | 1906–1907 |
| Years11: | –1910 |
| Clubs1: | Renton Union |
| Clubs2: | Linthouse |
| Clubs3: | Partick Thistle |
| Clubs4: | Blackburn Rovers |
| Clubs5: | Rangers |
| Clubs6: | West Ham United |
| Clubs7: | Hibernian |
| Clubs8: | New Brompton |
| Clubs9: | Partick Thistle |
| Clubs10: | Bo'ness |
| Clubs11: | Dumbarton Harp |
| Caps3: | 35 |
| Caps4: | 56 |
| Caps5: | 53 |
| Caps6: | 18 |
| Caps7: | 56 |
| Caps8: | 15 |
| Caps9: | 23 |
| Goals3: | 11 |
| Goals4: | 10 |
| Goals5: | 27 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Goals7: | 10 |
| Goals8: | 3 |
| Goals9: | 7 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1899–1901 |
| Nationalteam1: | Scotland |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 6 |
| Nationalyears2: | 1899 |
| Nationalteam2: | Scottish League XI |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
John William Campbell (2 October 1877 – 20 January 1919) was a Scottish footballer who played as an outside left for Linthouse, Partick Thistle, Blackburn Rovers, Rangers, West Ham United, Hibernian and the Scotland national team.[2]
Campbell was born in Glasgow and gained the most success in his career with Rangers with whom he won four successive league titles (1898–99, 1899–1900, 1900–01 and 1901–02) the first of which Rangers won all 18 of their Scottish league matches. He played alongside Jack Wilkie at four clubs.[3]
He also represented Scotland at international level, winning four caps and scoring six goals, including a double in Scotland's biggest ever win – an 11–0 defeat of Ireland in February 1901.[4] He also appeared for the Scottish League XI.[5]
After his football career he became a ship's steward, but died aged just 41 from tuberculosis.[6] [7]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Partick Thistle | 1894–95[12] | Scottish League Division Two | 17 | 5 | — | 5[13] | 2 | 22 | 7 | ||
| 1895–96[14] | 18 | 6 | — | 7[15] | 3 | 25 | 9 | ||||
| Total | 35 | 11 | — | 12 | 5 | 47 | 16 | ||||
| Rangers | 1898–99 | Scottish League Division One | 16 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 14[16] | 5 | 35 | 18 | |
| 1899–1900 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7[17] | 3 | 14 | 9 | |||
| 1900–01 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12[18] | 2 | 31 | 7 | |||
| 1901–02 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6[19] | 0 | 21 | 5 | |||
| Total | 53 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 39 | 10 | 101 | 39 | |||
| West Ham United | 1902–03[20] | Southern League First Division | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| Hibernian | 1903–04[21] | Scottish League Division One | 23 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | |
| 1904–05 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 7 | |||
| 1905–06 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | |||
| Total | 56 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 12 | |||
| New Brompton | 1905–06[22] | Southern League First Division | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 18 | 3 | ||
| Partick Thistle[23] | 1906–07 | Scottish League Division One | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 8 | |||
| Career total | 200 | 59 | 18 | 5 | 51 | 15 | 269 | 79 | |||