Peter Campbell (footballer)

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Peter Campbell
Date of birth	1850s
Place of birth	Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Date of death	January 1883
Place of death	Bay of Biscay
Playing position	Forward
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1872-1879 1879-1880	Rangers Blackburn Rovers
National team²
1878-1879	Scotland	2 (3)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 Aug 07. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 18 Aug 07. * Appearances (Goals)

Peter Campbell (born late 1850s in Dunbartonshire; died January 1883) was a Scottish footballer and one of the founding members of Rangers Football Club.

Along with fellow founding members Peter and Moses McNeil, William McBeath and Tom Vallance, Campbell played in Rangers' first ever match against Callender F.C. at Flesher's Haugh, Glasgow Green in 1872. He continued to play for Rangers until 1879, helping the club to the Scottish Cup finals of 1877 and 1879. After his career at Rangers, he played briefly for English club Blackburn Rovers for the 1879-80 season before retiring from football to become a seaman.

He also represented the Scotland national team, playing twice against Wales in 1878 and in 1879, scoring in both.

He died from drowning in 1883 after his ship St Columba sank in the Bay of Biscay in 1883.

[edit] International goals

Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	March 23, 1878	Hampden Park, Glasgow	Wales	1-0	9-0	Friendly
2	March 23, 1878	Hampden Park, Glasgow	Wales	3-0	9-0	Friendly
3	April 7, 1879	Acton Park, Wrexham	Wales	1-0	3-0	Friendly