Bobby Campbell (Northern Irish footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Robert McFaul Campbell | ||
| Date of birth | 13 September 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
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| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1972–1974 | Aston Villa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1975 | Aston Villa | 10 | (1) |
| 1975 | → Halifax Town (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 1975–1977 | Huddersfield Town | 31 | (9) |
| 1977–1978 | Sheffield United | 37 | (11) |
| 1978 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 13 | (9) |
| 1978 | Huddersfield Town | 7 | (3) |
| 1979 | Halifax Town | 22 | (3) |
| 1979 | Brisbane City | 20 | (10) |
| 1979–1983 | Bradford City | 148 | (76) |
| 1983 | Derby County | 11 | (4) |
| 1983–1986 | Bradford City | 126 | (45) |
| 1986–1988 | Wigan Athletic | 69 | (27) |
| International career | |||
| 1982 | Northern Ireland | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Robert McFaul "Bobby" Campbell (born 13 September 1956) is a former Northern Irish international footballer who played as a centre forward.
Born in Belfast, Campbell started his career at Aston Villa, making his professional debut in 1974. He failed to establish himself in the first team, making 10 league appearances for the club before being sold to Huddersfield Town in 1975. He joined Sheffield United in 1977, but left the club after just one season. He briefly returned to Huddersfield Town for a second spell before signing for Halifax Town.
In December 1979, he joined Bradford City. He made over 300 appearances for the club, and became the club's all-time leading goalscorer with a total of 143 goals. Whilst at Bradford he won promotion from Division Four in the 1981-82 season and the Football League Division Three title in 1984–85, the latter of which paled into insignificance when 56 spectators were killed in a stand fire while playing Lincoln City in the final game of the season.
In April 1982, Campbell was included in the Northern Ireland squad for the upcoming British Home Championship,[1] and was subsequently capped twice during the tournament. He was also selected by his country for the 1982 FIFA World Cup later that year, but failed to make an appearance.
Campbell left Bradford in 1986 and joined Wigan Athletic, where he finished his playing career. After retiring from football in 1988, he ran a working man's club in Huddersfield.
References
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External links
- Campbell.html Bobby Campbell at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats
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- 1956 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Belfast
- Ulster Scots people
- Association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Association football forwards
- Northern Ireland international footballers
- 1982 FIFA World Cup players
- Aston Villa F.C. players
- Halifax Town A.F.C. players
- Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players
- Sheffield United F.C. players
- Bradford City A.F.C. players
- Derby County F.C. players
- Wigan Athletic F.C. players
- Expatriate association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Vancouver Whitecaps (1974–84) players
- Brisbane City FC players
- The Football League players
- North American Soccer League (1968–84) players
- Expatriate soccer players in Canada
- Expatriate soccer players in Australia
