Jackie Campbell

Last updated

Jackie Campbell
Personal information
Full name John Campbell
Date of birth (1946-02-27) 27 February 1946 (age 77)
Place of birth Airdrie, Scotland
Position(s) Central defender
Youth career
Greengairs United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1963–1982 Partick Thistle 406 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Campbell (born 27 February 1946) is a Scottish former professional footballer. He played his entire career at Partick Thistle for whom he played 578 times in all competitions [1] as a central defender [2] (he is third on the club's all-time appearances list).

Contents

His honours are a Scottish Division Two winner's medal in 1970–71, a Scottish League Cup winner's medal in 1971, a Scottish First Division winner's medal in 1975–76 and a Glasgow Cup winner's medal in 1981. His testimonial game came in season 1980–81 which ended in a 6–6 draw.

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Partick Thistle F.C.</span> Association football club in Glasgow, Scotland

Partick Thistle Football Club are a professional football club from Glasgow, Scotland. Despite their name, the club are based at Firhill Stadium in the Maryhill area of the city, and have not played in Partick since 1908. The club have been members of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) since its formation in 2013, having previously been members of the Scottish Football League. In the 2020–21 season, Thistle won Scottish League One, the third tier of the SPFL structure, and returned to the Scottish Championship, having been relegated from there in 2019–20.

John Angus McDonald Hansen is a Scottish former footballer who played professionally solely for Partick Thistle as a defender.

Alan Roderick Rough is a Scottish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He won 53 caps for Scotland and played in two FIFA World Cups. He also had a long club career, principally with Partick Thistle and Hibernian.

Kenneth Campbell was a Scottish footballer, who played as a goalkeeper for Liverpool, Partick Thistle, New Brighton, Stoke City and Leicester City. Campbell also played in eight full international matches for Scotland between 1920 and 1922.

Richard Menzies Campbell is a Scottish football manager and former player, who is currently manager of Arbroath.

George Wilfred Cummings was a Scottish footballer of the 1930s and 1940s, who played as a left back.

James Bone is a Scottish former professional footballer, who played as a striker. Following his playing retirement he moved into coaching and has managed a number of Scottish League clubs.

John William Campbell was a Scottish footballer who played as an outside left for Linthouse, Partick Thistle, Blackburn Rovers, Rangers, West Ham United, Hibernian and the Scotland national team.

Robert Campbell was a Scottish footballer who played for Partick Thistle, Rangers, Millwall Athletic and Bradford City. He was a full back who won the 1911 FA Cup with Bradford.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kris Doolan</span> Scottish footballer

Kris Mark Doolan is a Scottish professional football coach and former player, who currently manages Scottish Championship club Partick Thistle.

John Jackson was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper; he made over 300 appearances in the Scottish League playing for Partick Thistle and the English Football League for Chelsea. in 1930s

James McGowan was a Scottish footballer who played as a right back.

William Sharp was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside forward. His only professional club was Partick Thistle, and he holds the club's all-time goalscoring record.

David Hogg Ness was a Scottish footballer who played as an outside right; his only club at the professional level was Partick Thistle, where he spent twelve seasons, making 423 appearances for the Jags in all competitions and scoring 97 goals.

Alexander Cooper Elliott was a Scottish footballer who played as a right half; his only club at the professional level was Partick Thistle, where he spent twelve 'normal' seasons, and was also on the books during the unofficial World War II seasons, making 454 appearances for the Jags in all competitions and scoring 17 goals. He played for the club in the 1930 Scottish Cup Final which they lost to Rangers after a replay, but did manage to claim winner's medals in the Glasgow Cup and Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup, both in the 1934–35 season.

Edward McCormick McLeod was a Scottish footballer who played as a left half; his only club at the professional level was Partick Thistle, where he spent thirteen 'normal' seasons, and was also on the books during the unofficial World War II campaigns, making 495 appearances for the Jags in all competitions and scoring 7 goals. He played for the club in the 1930 Scottish Cup Final which they lost to Rangers after a replay, but did manage to claim winner's medals in the Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup in 1927 and the one-off Glasgow Dental Hospital Cup in 1928, both against the same opponents, followed later by a Glasgow Cup in 1934.

Alexander Lambie was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre half.

Stewart Calderwood was a Scottish footballer who played as a full back ; his only club at the professional level was Partick Thistle, where he spent twelve seasons, making 420 appearances for the Jags in all competitions and scoring 9 goals. He was on the books for a thirteenth year without playing before signing provisionally with Queens Park Rangers in England on a free transfer, aged 33; however, the outbreak of World War II meant he never made a competitive appearance for the West London club. He served in the Royal Air Force during the conflict.

Robert Johnstone was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper; his only club at the professional level was Partick Thistle, where he spent six seasons as the regular custodian until the outbreak of World War II in 1939.

Andrew Anderson is a Scottish former footballer who played as a central defender; his only club at the professional level was Partick Thistle, where he spent eleven seasons, making 282 appearances for the Jags in all competitions and scoring five goals.

References

  1. Players C, Partick Thistle History Archive
  2. The Jag Who Walked Out, Scottish Football (magazine), April 1973, via Partick Thistle History Archive