John Campbell (footballer born 1877)

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John Campbell
Personal information
Date of birth October 2, 1877
Place of birth    Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death    January 20, 1919 (aged 41)
Playing position Forward
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1893-1894
1894-1896
1896-1898
1898-1902
1902-1903
1903-1906		 Linthouse
Partick Thistle
Blackburn Rovers
Rangers
West Ham United
Hibernian		    
National team2
1899-1901 Scotland 4 (6)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 4 Aug 07.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 4 Aug 07.
* Appearances (Goals)

John William Campbell (born 2 October 1877 in Glasgow; died 20 January 1919) was a Scottish footballer who played for Linthouse, Partick Thistle, Blackburn Rovers, Rangers, West Ham United, Hibernian and the Scotland national team.

He 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 also represented Scotland at international level, winning 4 caps and scoring 6 goals, including a double in Scotland's biggest ever win - an 11-0 defeat of Ireland in February 1901.

After his football career he became a ship's steward but died aged just 41 from tuberculosis.

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