John Campbell
Forward, Football player
1877 – 1919
Who was John Campbell?
John William Campbell was a Scottish footballer who played for Linthouse, Partick Thistle, Blackburn Rovers, Rangers, West Ham United, Hibernian and the Scotland national team.
He was born in Glasgow and gained the most success in his career with Rangers with whom he won four successive league titles the first of which Rangers won all 18 of their Scottish league matches.
He also represented Scotland at international level, winning four caps and scoring 6 goals, including a double in Scotland's biggest ever win - an 11-0 defeat of Ireland in February 1901.
After his football career he became a ship's steward but died aged just 41 from tuberculosis.
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- Born
- Oct 2, 1877
Glasgow - Nationality
- Scotland
- Lived in
- Glasgow
- Died
- Jan 20, 1919
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on July 23, 2013
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