Jimmy Campbell (footballer, born 1886)

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Jimmy Campbell

Personal information
Full name	James Campbell[1]
Date of birth	(1886-03-26)26 March 1886[2]
Place of birth	Newhaven, Scotland
Date of death	25 May 1925(1925-05-25) (aged 39)[2]
Place of death	Newhaven, Scotland[2]
Position(s)	Left half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1908–1911	Leith Athletic	48	(1)
1911–1920	The Wednesday	144	(3)
1920–1921	Huddersfield Town	1	(0)
1921–1925	St Bernard's	99	(0)
International career
1913	Scotland	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Campbell (26 March 1886 – 25 May 1925) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for The Wednesday, Huddersfield Town and St Bernard's as a left half.^[1] His only cap for Scotland came against Wales on 3 March 1913.^[3]

Personal life

While a The Wednesday player, Campbell shared accommodation in Sheffield with teammate Marr Paterson.^[4] Prior to the First World War, Campbell was a reservist in the British Army and he served as a driver with the Royal Field Artillery during the opening year of the conflict.^[4][5][6] In July 1915, he was invalided to a hospital in Leicester, suffering with pleurisy.^[4][7] Deteriorating health after the war contributed to his retirement from football and death aged 39 in May 1925.^[6]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Leith Athletic	1908–09[8]	Scottish Division Two	16	1	4	0	20	1
	1909–10[8]		21	0	10	0	32	0
	1910–11[8]		11	0	11	0	22	0
	Total		48	1	25	0	73	1
The Wednesday	1910–11[9]	First Division	13	1	0	0	13	1
	1911–12[9]		38	0	2	0	40	0
	1912–13[9]		38	0	4	0	42	0
	1913–14[9]		32	1	5	0	37	1
	1919–20[9]		23	1	2	0	25	1
	Total		144	3	13	0	157	3
Huddersfield Town	1920–21[10]	First Division	1	0	0	0	1	0
St Bernard's	1921–22[8]	Scottish Division Two	32	0	1	0	33	0
	1922–23[8]		37	0	3	0	40	0
	1923–24[8]		16	0	0	0	16	0
	1924–25[8]		14	0	0	0	14	0
	Total		99	0	4	0	103	0
Career total			292	4	42	0	334	4

See also

• List of Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players

References

General

• Smith, Paul (2013). Scotland Who's Who. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781909178847.
• Ian Thomas, Owen Thomas, Alan Hodgson, John Ward (2007). 99 Years and Counting: Stats and Stories. Huddersfield Town A.F.C. ISBN 978-0955728105.

Specific

1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 50. ISBN 978-1905891610.
2. "In Memoriam". The Huddersfield Town Collection. 14 January 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
3. Jimmy Campbell at the Scottish Football Association
4. "Information Sheet". www.sheffieldsoldierww1.co.uk. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
5. "Still Safe And Well – News Of Wednesday's International Left Half-Back". Sheffield Telegraph. 4 January 1915.
6. Farnsworth, Keith (1987). Sheffield Wednesday: A Complete Record 1867–1987. Derby: Breedon. p. 272. ASIN B0024OKDTI.
7. "Jimmy Campbell, the popular Sheffield Wednesday left-half back, who was a reservist and went to the front with the first Expeditionary Force in the early days of the war, has been invalided home and is now in hospital in Leicester". Sheffield Telegraph. July 1915.
8. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
9. "Jimmy Campbell". www.adrianbullock.com. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
10. "Player Profile – Campbell, Jimmy". Huddersfield Town AFC Archive. Retrieved 31 July 2020.

External links

• Jimmy Campbell at the Scottish Football Association