Alan Campbell (Irish footballer)

Alan Campbell (born 10 August 1960 is a former professional footballer who played as a forward.

For Scottish footballer, see Alan Campbell (Scottish footballer).

Alan Campbell
Personal information
Full name Alan Christopher Campbell
Date of birth (1960-08-10) 10 August 1960
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1984 Shamrock Rovers 129 (71)
1984–1986 Racing de Santander 63 (15)
1986–1987 Logroñes 32 (9)
1987–1989 K. Berchem Sport
1989–1990 Dundee 15 (2)
1990–1992 Forfar Athletic 20 (4)
International career
1984 League of Ireland XI 1 (0)
1985 Republic of Ireland 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He played for Shamrock Rovers, Racing de Santander, CD Logroñés, Berchem Sport,[1] Dundee[1] and Forfar Athletic.[1] At international level, he made three appearances for the Republic of Ireland national team.[2]

Career

Campbell was born in Dublin, Ireland. He made his Rovers debut on 11 October 1978 in the Leinster Senior Cup and scored twice in a 5–1 win over St. Francis. He made his League of Ireland debut at Galway on 18 March 1979 scoring once in a 2–0 win. Campbell made 4 appearances in European competition, scoring once.[3] as well as one Inter-League cap. He was also the League of Ireland top goalscorer in the 1979–80 season with 22 goals.[4]

For Racing de Santander he made 63 appearances scoring 15 goals, for CD Logroñés he made 32 appearances scoring 9 goals.

After three years in Spain he turned down a move to Celtic to play in Belgium in 1987.[5]

References
  1. DUNDEE : 1946/47 - 2007/08, Newcastle Fans.
  2. "Alan Campbell, international footballer". eu-football.info. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  3. "European Record 1957 to Date". www.shamrockrovers.ie. Archived from the original on 25 June 2012.
  4. "Ireland - List of Topscorers". Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  5. The Irish Times. Dublin. 18 August 1987. ISSN 0791-5144 https://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1987/0818/Pg003.html#Ar00306. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  • The Hoops by Paul Doolan and Robert Goggins (ISBN 0-7171-2121-6)
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