Jimmy_Campbell_(footballer_born_1921)

Jimmy Campbell (footballer, born 1921)

Jimmy Campbell (footballer, born 1921)

Scottish footballer (1921–2004)

For other people with the same name, see Jimmy Campbell.

James Campbell (1921 – 1 October 2004)[4] was a Scottish footballer who was with Clyde, whom he joined from junior team Benburb in 1943. He remained at Shawfield for over a decade, with the highlight being the Scottish Cup Final of 1949, but fell out with the club in 1954. He spent a season at Queen of the South and a season at Montrose before he was appointed Manager of junior club Troon in 1957.

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Campbell was capped by Scotland against Belgium on 23 January 1946,[5] the match ending 2–2 at Hampden thanks to a double from Jimmy Delaney.

On leaving the game he worked at Prestwick Airport from 1958 until his retiral in 1980 and lived nearby in Monkton. Jimmy died on 1 October 2004.[6]

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    http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/clyde/clyde.doc [bare URL]
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    http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/queenofthesouth/queenofthesouth.doc [bare URL]
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    http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/montrose/montrose.doc [bare URL]
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    Jimmy Campbell at the Scottish Football Association
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    "International Matches".
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    "Jimmy Campbell - A True Clyde Great | 3 Oct 2004 | News | Clyde Football Club". 3 October 2004.
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