Les Campbell

For the rugby league footballer of the 1910s for New Zealand, Wellington, and Newtown RLFC, see Les Campbell (rugby league).

Les Campbell (26 July 1935 – 10 November 2019) was an English footballer who played on the left wing in The Football League for Preston North End, Blackpool and Tranmere Rovers.^[1][2]

Les Campbell

Personal information
Date of birth	26 July 1935
Place of birth	Wigan, England
Date of death	10 November 2019(2019-11-10) (aged 84)
Position(s)	Left wing
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1952–1953	Wigan Athletic	5	(0)
1953–1960	Preston North End	64	(6)
1960–1961	Blackpool	11	(0)
1961–1964	Tranmere Rovers	102	(9)
1964–1965	Wigan Athletic	41	(2)
1965–1968	Altrincham	84	(10)
	Netherfield
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Campbell started his career with Wigan Athletic, making five appearances in the Lancashire Combination before turning professional and joining Preston North End in 1953.^[3] He also played professionally for Blackpool and Tranmere Rovers before returning to Wigan Athletic (then in the Cheshire League) in 1964, where he made a further 41 appearances.^[3] In 1965, he signed for Altrincham where he made 84 league appearances in three seasons with the club (119 appearances in all competitions).^[4][5] He left the club at the end of the 1967–68 season and joined Netherfield.

Campbell died on 10 November 2019, aged 84.^[6][7]