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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Campbell | ||
| Date of birth | (1884-08-13)13 August 1884 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 21 February 1952(1952-02-21) (aged 67) | ||
| Place of death | Toronto, Canada | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Renfrew Victoria | |||
| 1904–1911 | Toronto Thistles | ||
| 1918–1928 | Toronto Scottish | ||
| International career | |||
| 1925 | Canada | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
George Campbell (August 13, 1884 – February 21, 1952) was a Scottish-Canadian soccer player.
Career
The nephew of Scottish international John Campbell (capped once in 1880), Campbell began playing with Renfrew Victoria in the Scottish junior leagues. He later emigrated to Canada where in 1904 he played with Toronto Thistles. Throughout his tenure with Toronto Thistles he won the Ontario Cup in 1905, 1906, 1907, and 1909. In 1918, he signed with Toronto Scottish and played in the Inter-City League and later in the National Soccer League. His achievements with Toronto Scottish included the Challenge Trophy in 1921, and further Ontario Cups in 1918, 1921, and 1922.
He was inducted as a player into The Soccer Hall of Fame (Canada) in 2000. On May 24, 2012, he was selected as the Soccer Hall of Fame's Best XI team in 50 Years from 1912 to 1962.
International career
Campbell made his debut for the Canada men's national soccer team on June 27, 1925 against the United States in a friendly match.
References
- Mitchell, Andy (2021). The men who made Scotland: The definitive Who's Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872-1939. Amazon. ISBN 9798513846642.
- ^ Jose, Colin (2001). On-Side - 125 Years of Soccer in Ontario. Vaughan, Ontario: Ontario Soccer Association and Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum. p. 194.
- ^ "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- Jose, Colin. "Canadian Soccer History-Ont-Ont Cup Final Teams". www.canadiansoccerhistory.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- Canada Soccer. "Class of 2009 Induction Banquet". Archived from the original on 27 August 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
- "Canada Soccer unveils The Hall's Best XIs from 100 years | Canada Soccer". www.canadasoccer.com. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
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- 1884 births
- 1952 deaths
- Scottish emigrants to Canada
- Footballers from Glasgow
- Canadian men's soccer players
- Scottish men's footballers
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Canada men's international soccer players
- Toronto Scottish players
- Canadian National Soccer League players
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- Renfrew Victoria F.C. players
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen
- Canadian soccer biography stubs
- Scottish football defender, 1880s birth stubs