George Campbell (New Zealand footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George M Campbell | ||
| Place of birth | New Zealand | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| Wellington Thistle | |||
| National team | |||
| 1922-1923 | New Zealand | 6 | (7) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
George Campbell was an association football player who represented New Zealand, playing in New Zealand's first ever official international.[1] He was New Zealand's first national team captain.[2]
Campbell made his full All Whites debut in New Zealand's inaugural A-international fixture, beating Australia 3-1 on 17 June 1922[3] and ended his international playing career with six A-international caps to his credit.[1] Campbell scored back-to-back hat-tricks in his final two matches against Australia in June 1923, a 3-2 win and a 4-1 win, in which he scored all four.[3][4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "A-International Appearances - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 12 June 2009.
- ↑ "Capital Football - History". Capital Football. Retrieved 18 October 2009.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "A-International Lineups". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 12 June 2009.
- ↑ "A-International Scorers - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 12 June 2009.