Ernie Campbell

Personal information
Ernie Campbell
Full name	William Ernest Campbell
Date of birth	October 20, 1949 (1949-10-20) (age 58)
Place of birth	Sydney, Australia
Playing position	striker
Club information
Current club	retired
Youth clubs
	Canterbury-Marrickville
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1965-1966 1967-1970 1971-1977 1978-1980 1981	Chelsea F.C. APIA Marconi Stallions Sydney City St George	0 (0) ? (?) ? (?) ? (?) ? (?)
National team²
1971-1975	Australia	24 (3)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 May 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 20 May 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

William Ernest "Ernie" Campbell (born October 20, 1949) in Sydney Australia^[1] is a former football (soccer) forward. He was a member of the Australian 1974 World Cup squad in West Germany and represented Australia 24 times between 1971 to 1975 and scored 3 goals.

Campbell started playing football as a junior in Sydney and was spotted by scouts from English club Chelsea F.C. in 1965 in an under 16 junior curtain raiser and accepted a one-season offer from Chelsea F.C.. He later returned to Sydney to join APIA and then Marconi Stallions, playing in the NSL with Marconi Stallions, Sydney City and St George, He won NSW honours in 1974 and made his international debut against Israel in November 1971 in Melbourne.

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v • d • e Australia squad - 1974 FIFA World Cup

1 Reilly • 2 Utjesenovic • 3 Wilson • 4 Schäfer • 5 Curran • 6 Richards • 7 Rooney • 8 Mackay • 9 Warren • 10 Manuel • 11 Abonyi • 12 Alston • 13 Ollerton • 14 Tolson • 15 Williams • 16 Rudic • 17 Harding • 18 Watkiss • 19 Campbell • 20 Buljevic • 21 Milisavljevic • 22 Maher • Coach: Rašić