Jimmy Campbell (footballer, born 1918)

James Campbell (25 November 1918 – 12 January 2011) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played in the Football League for Walsall.[1][3][4] After his retirement as a player, he coached Reading, Motherwell and St Johnstone.[2]

Jimmy Campbell
Personal information
Full name James Campbell[1]
Date of birth 25 November 1918
Place of birth Bridgeton, Scotland[2]
Date of death 12 January 2011(2011-01-12) (aged 92)[1]
Place of death Glasgow, Scotland[2]
Position(s) Outside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1938 St Mungo Juniors
1938– Celtic 0 (0)
Aldershot (guest)
Folkestone Town (guest)
Clapton Orient (guest)
Chelsea (guest)
Partick Thistle (guest)
0000–1943St Anthony's (guest)
1943– Leicester City 0 (0)
Aston Villa
1946–1947 Walsall 14 (1)
1947–1951 Nuneaton Borough
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

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Campell was the song of former Reading footballer James Campbell.[5] Campbell was educated at Bernard Street School and Whitehill Secondary School in Glasgow and the University of Birmingham.[2][5] During the Second World War, he served in the Royal Army Dental Corps, the Army Physical Training Corps, trained the French Resistance and acted as a bodyguard for Hardy Amies.[2] He married in 1943 and was the grandfather of actor Scott Speedman.[5] After the war, Campbell established a dental practice in Glasgow and joined Glasgow Dental Hospital and School.[5]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Leicester City 1945–46[3] 1 0 1 0
Career total 0 0 1 0 1 0

Honours

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Nuneaton Borough

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Jimmy Campbell". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e Kaufman, Neilson. "VE Day WW2 players as at May 2020" (PDF). pp. 19–20. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Jim Campbell | Leicester City career stats". FoxesTalk – Leicester City Forums. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  4. ^ Jimmy Campbell at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  5. ^ a b c d Shaw, Alison (24 January 2011). "Jimmy Campbell". The Herald. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  6. ^ a b c "Nuneaton Borough 1945–1958 – Part 1 – From Town To Town 1889" (PDF). pp. 59–168. Retrieved 16 January 2021.