John Campbell (footballer, born 1877)

For the Celtic forward, see John Campbell (footballer, born 1872).

For other people with the same name, see John Campbell (disambiguation).

John William Campbell (2 October 1877 – 20 January 1919) was a Scottish footballer who played as an outside left for Linthouse, Partick Thistle, Blackburn Rovers, Rangers, West Ham United, Hibernian and the Scotland national team.^[3]

John Campbell

Personal information
Full name	John William Campbell[1]
Date of birth	(1877-10-02)2 October 1877
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death	20 January 1919(1919-01-20) (aged 41)
Place of death	Glasgow, Scotland
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[2]
Position(s)	Outside left
Youth career
	Ferntower[2]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Renton Union
1893–1894	Linthouse
1894–1896	Partick Thistle	35	(11)
1896–1898	Blackburn Rovers	56	(10)
1898–1902	Rangers	53	(27)
1902–1903	West Ham United	18	(1)
1903–1905	Hibernian	56	(10)
1905–1906	New Brompton	15	(3)
1906–1907	Partick Thistle	23	(7)
	Bo'ness
0000–1910	Dumbarton Harp
International career
1899–1901	Scotland	4	(5)
1899	Scottish League XI	1	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Life and career

Campbell was born in Glasgow and 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.^[4] He played alongside Jack Wilkie at four clubs.^[5][6][2]

He also represented Scotland at international level, winning four caps and scoring five goals, including a double in Scotland's biggest ever win – an 11–0 defeat of Ireland in February 1901.^[7] He also appeared for the Scottish League XI.^[8]

After his football career he became a ship's steward, but died aged just 41 from tuberculosis.^[5][2]

Honours

Rangers

• Scottish League Division One: 1898–99, 1899–1900, 1900–01, 1901–02^[4][9]
• Glasgow Cup 1900–01^[9]
• Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup: 1898–99, 1899–1900^[10][11]
• Scottish Cup: Runner-up 1898–99^[10]

Career statistics

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Partick Thistle	1894–95[12]	Scottish League Division Two	17	5	—		5[a]	2	22	7
	1895–96[13]		18	6	—		7[b]	3	25	9
	Total		35	11	—		12	5	47	16
Rangers	1898–99[4]	Scottish League Division One	16	12	5	1	14[c]	5	35	18
	1899–1900[4]		7	6	0	0	7[d]	3	14	9
	1900–01[9]		18	5	1	0	12[e]	2	31	7
	1901–02[4]		12	4	3	1	6[f]	0	21	5
	Total		53	27	9	2	39	10	101	39
West Ham United	1902–03[14]	Southern League First Division	18	1	0	0	—		18	1
Hibernian	1903–04[15]	Scottish League Division One	23	1	2	1	0	0	25	2
	1904–05[15]		22	6	2	1	0	0	24	7
	1905–06[15]		11	3	0	0	0	0	11	3
	Total		56	10	4	2	0	0	60	12
New Brompton	1905–06[16]	Southern League First Division	15	3	3	0	—		18	3
Partick Thistle[17]	1906–07	Scottish League Division One	23	7	2	1			25	8
Career total			200	59	18	5	51	15	269	79

1. 3 appearances in Glasgow Cup, 2 appearances and 1 goal in Scottish Qualifying Cup.
2. 4 appearances and 3 goals in Scottish Qualifying Cup, 3 appearances in Glasgow Cup.
3. 4 appearances and 1 goal in Glasgow Cup, 2 appearances and 1 goal in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup, 8 appearances and 3 goals in Glasgow Football League.
4. 1 appearance in Glasgow Cup, 1 appearance and 1 goal in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup, 5 appearances and 1 goal in Inter City Football League.
5. 4 appearances and 1 goal in Glasgow Cup, 2 appearances in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup, 6 appearances and 1 goal in Inter City Football League.
6. 2 appearances in Glasgow Cup, 4 appearances in Inter City Football League.