Robert Campbell (football manager)

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Robert Campbell (born in Renton, Scotland) was a football manager who was the first club manager of Bradford City when the club was formed in 1903.

[edit] Managerial career

Campbell was secretary-manager of Sunderland for three years after succeeding Tom Watson in August 1896. In 1899 he joined Bristol City in a similar capacity. He helped City achieve election to the Football League from the Southern League. Campbell resigned following a dispute with the club's directors.

In 1903, he joined Bradford City. The club was administered by a 13-man sub-committee from Manningham Rugby Football Club, from which Bradford City was formed. Campbell was appointed the club's first manager on June 20, 1903 from a list of 30 applicants. He led the club through its first two seasons in Division Two guiding City to 10th an 8th respectively. He left the club in October 1905 by mutual consent, to be succeeded by Peter O'Rourke.

He had spells involved in the management committee of the newly-formed West Yorkshire League and as manager of Clapton Orient before returning to Scotland.

[edit] Sources

Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport, p65. ISBN 0907969380.

[edit] External links

Robert Campbell management career stats at Soccerbase

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Sunderland A.F.C. – Managers

Watson (1888–96) • Campbell (1896–99) • Mackie (1899–1905) • Kyle (1905–28) • Cochrane (1928–39) • Murray (1939–57) • Brown (1957–64) • Hardwick (1964–65) • McColl (1965–68) • Brown (1968–72) • Stokoe (1972–76) • Adamson (1976–78) • Knighton (1979–81) • Durban (1981–84) • Robson (1984) • Ashurst (1984–85) • McMenemy (1985–87) • Smith (1987–91) • Crosby (1991–93) • Butcher (1993) • Buxton (1993–95) • Reid (1995–2002) • Wilkinson (2002–03) • McCarthy (2003–06) • Keane (2006–)

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Bristol City F.C. – Managers

Hollis (1897–99) • Campbell (1899–1901) • Hollis (1901–05) • Thickett (1905–10) • Bacon (1910–11) • Hollis (1911–13) • Hedley (1913–15) • Hamilton (1915–19) • Palmer (1919–21) • Raisbeck (1921–29) • Bradshaw (1929–32) • Hewison (1932–49) • Wright (1949–50) • Beasley (1950–58) • Doherty (1958–60) • Ford (1960–67) • Dicks (1967–80) • Houghton (1980–82) • Hodgson (1982) • Cooper (1982–88) • Jordan (1988–90) • Lumsden (1990–92) • Smith (1992–93) • Osman (1993–94) • Jordan (1994–97) • Sweeney (1997) • Ward (1997–98) • Lennartsson (1998–99) • Pulis (1999–2000) • Fawthrop & Burnside (2000) • Rosenior (2000) • Wilson (2000–04) • Tinnion (2004–05) • Millen (2005) • Johnson (2005–)

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Bradford City A.F.C. – Managers

Campbell (1903–05) • O'Rourke (1905–21) • Menzies (1921–26) • Veitch (1926–28) • Foster (1928) • O'Rourke (1928–30) • Peart (1930–35) • Ray (1935–37) • Westgarth (1938–43) • Sharp (1943–46) • Barker (1946–47) • Milburn (1947–48) • Steele (1948–52) • A Harris (52) • Powell (1952–55) • Jackson (1955–61) • Brocklebank (1961–64) • B Harris (1965–66) • Watson (1966–67) • Hair (1967–68) • McAnearney & Hallett (1968) • Wheeler (1968–71) • Wilson (1971) • Edwards (1971–75) • Kennedy (1975–78) • Napier (1978) • Mulhall (1978–81) • McFarland (1981–82) • Cherry (1982–87) • Dolan (1987–89) • Yorath (1989–90) • Docherty (1990–91) • Stapleton (1991–94) • Lawrence (1994–95) • Kamara (1995–98) • Jewell (1998–2000) • Hutchings (2000) • McCall (2000) • Jefferies (2000–01) • Smith (2001) • Law (2002–03) • Four senior players (2003) • Robson (2003–04) • Todd (2004–07) • Wetherall (2007) • McCall (2007–)