Jimmy Campbell (footballer, born 1918)
James Campbell (25 November 1918 – 12 January 2011) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played in the Football League for Walsall.[1][3][4] After his retirement as a player, he coached Reading, Motherwell and St Johnstone.[2]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Campbell[1] | ||
Date of birth | 25 November 1918 | ||
Place of birth | Bridgeton, Scotland[2] | ||
Date of death | 12 January 2011 92)[1] | (aged||
Place of death | Glasgow, Scotland[2] | ||
Position(s) | Outside forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–1938 | St Mungo Juniors | ||
1938– | Celtic | 0 | (0) |
→ Aldershot (guest) | |||
→ Folkestone Town (guest) | |||
→ Clapton Orient (guest) | |||
→ Chelsea (guest) | |||
→ Partick Thistle (guest) | |||
–1943 | → St Anthony's (guest) | ||
1943– | Leicester City | 0 | (0) |
Aston Villa | |||
1946–1947 | Walsall | 14 | (1) |
1947–1951 | Nuneaton Borough | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Personal life
Campell was the song of former Reading footballer James Campbell.[5] Campbell was educated at Bernard Street School and Whitehill Secondary School in Glasgow and the University of Birmingham.[2][5] During the Second World War, he served in the Royal Army Dental Corps, the Army Physical Training Corps, trained the French Resistance and acted as a bodyguard for Hardy Amies.[2] He married in 1943 and was the grandfather of actor Scott Speedman.[5] After the war, Campbell established a dental practice in Glasgow and joined Glasgow Dental Hospital and School.[5]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Leicester City | 1945–46[3] | ― | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Career total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Honours
Nuneaton Borough
- Birmingham Senior Cup: 1947–48[6]
- Atherstone Nursing Cup: 1947–48[6]
- Nuneaton Hospital Cup: 1947–48[6]
References
- "Jimmy Campbell". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- Kaufman, Neilson. "VE Day WW2 players as at May 2020" (PDF). pp. 19–20. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- "Jim Campbell | Leicester City career stats". FoxesTalk – Leicester City Forums. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- Jimmy Campbell at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
- Shaw, Alison (24 January 2011). "Jimmy Campbell". The Herald. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- "Nuneaton Borough 1945–1958 – Part 1 – From Town To Town 1889" (PDF). pp. 59–168. Retrieved 16 January 2021.