Ryan Campbell-Gordon

Ryan Campbell-Gordon

Personal information
Full name	Ryan Joseph Campbell-Gordon [1]
Date of birth	(2001-05-02) 2 May 2001 (age 23) [2]
Place of birth	Nottingham, England [3]
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [4]
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Long Eaton United
Youth career
2017–2019	Port Vale
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2021	Port Vale	1	(0)
2019	→ Ilkeston Town (loan)	10	(1)
2020	→ Kidsgrove Athletic (loan)
2020	→ Hednesford Town (loan)	3	(0)
2020	→ Gainsborough Trinity (loan)	2	(0)
2021–2022	Hanley Town	26	(2)
2023–	Long Eaton United	18	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:01, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

Ryan Joseph Campbell-Gordon (born 2 May 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Northern Premier League Division One Midlands club Long Eaton United.

He made his debut in the English Football League for Port Vale in August 2019. He had loan spells at Ilkeston Town, Kidsgrove Athletic, Hednesford Town and Gainsborough Trinity, before joining Hanley Town after being released in summer 2021. He helped Hanley to win the Midland League Premier Division title at the end of the 2021–22 season. He joined Long Eaton United in September 2023.

Career

Port Vale

Campbell-Gordon came through the Port Vale youth team and won the club's Youth Team Player of the Year award for the 2018–19 season. ^[5] He signed his first professional contract with the club in May 2019, tying him with the "Valiants" until summer 2021. ^[6] The next month he was highlighted as an 'outstanding candidate' by the League Football Education, as he "met with some challenging situations in the local community" and spent six months of his childhood without a school before being accepted into the Ormiston Horizon Academy in Chell and going on to achieve a BTEC Level 3 Diploma. ^[7] He made his debut in senior football on 24 August 2019, coming on as a 78th-minute substitute for David Worrall in a 5–2 defeat at Grimsby Town. ^[8] On 14 September, he joined Northern Premier League Division One South East side Ilkeston Town on a one-month loan. ^[9] On 29 February 2020, he returned to the Northern Premier League Division One South East on loan at Kidsgrove Athletic. ^[10]

In September 2020, he joined Hednesford Town on a one-month loan deal. He made three Southern League Premier Division Central appearances for the "Pitmen". Also, he played a game in the qualification rounds of the FA Cup. ^[11] On 27 October, he joined Northern Premier League Premier Division side Gainsborough Trinity on loan. ^[12] He played three games for the "Holy Blues" before the Northern Premier League was suspended due to restrictions put in place because of the COVID-19 pandemic in England. ^[13] He did not feature throughout the 2020–21 season and was released by new manager Darrell Clarke in May 2021. ^[14]

non-League

On 15 June 2021, Campbell-Gordon he was revealed to be signing for Midland League Premier Division club Hanley Town; he shared the same agent with the manager Carl Dickinson and had been coached by assistant manager Dave Kevan at Port Vale. ^[15] Hanley won promotion as champions of the Midland League Premier Division at the end of the 2021–22 season.

He joined Southern League Premier Division Central club Long Eaton United on 22 September 2023. ^[16] He featured 19 times in the 2023–24 relegation campaign. ^{[17] [18]}

Style of play

Campbell-Gordon was described by Port Vale youth team coach Mick Ede as "a modern day full back", boasting good athletic and attacking abilities. ^[19]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 April 2024

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Port Vale	2019–20 [20]	League Two	1	0	0	0	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	2	0
	2020–21 [21]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
Ilkeston Town (loan)	2019–20 [22]	Northern Premier League Division One South East	10	1	0	0	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 2]	0	11	1
Hednesford Town (loan)	2020–21 [23]	Southern League Premier Division Central	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Gainsborough Trinity (loan)	2020–21 [24]	Northern Premier League Premier Division	2	0	0	0	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 3]	0	3	0
Hanley Town	2021–22 [25]	Midland League Premier Division	26	2	7	0	0	0	2 [lower-alpha 4]	0	35	2
Long Eaton United	2023–24 [17]	Southern League Premier Division Central	18	0	0	0	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 2]	0	19	0
	2024–25 [17]	Northern Premier League Division One Midlands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		18	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	19	0
Career total [lower-alpha 5]			60	3	8	0	0	0	6	0	74	3

1. Appearance(s) and goal(s) in the EFL Trophy.
2. Appearance/s in the Derbyshire Senior Cup.
3. Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy
4. Two appearances in FA Vase
5. Full statistics for Kidsgrove Athletic and Hanley Town not known.

Honours

Hanley Town

• Midland League Premier Division: 2021–22

References

1. "Club List of Registered Players As At 18th May 2019" (PDF). EFL. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
2. "Ryan Campbell-Gordon - Defender - Youth Team - Port Vale". Port Vale F.C. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
3. Ryan Campbell-Gordon at Soccerway
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5. "Player Awards Night 2018/19". Port Vale F.C. 27 April 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
6. Fowler, Adam (3 May 2019). "Ryan Campbell-Gordon signs first professional contract with Port Vale". port-vale.co.uk. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
7. Baggaley, Michael (17 June 2019). "Port Vale defender recognised as 'excellent example' by national group". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
8. "Grimsby Town 5-2 Port Vale". BBC Sport. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
9. Baggaley, Michael (13 September 2019). "Port Vale left back completes loan deal". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
10. Baggaley, Michael (29 February 2020). "Port Vale defender secures non-league loan move". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
11. "Hednesford Town Football Club - CAMPBELL-GORDON RETURNS TO VALE". www.hednesfordtownfc.com. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
12. "Campbell-Gordon joins Gainsborough Trinity on loan". Port Vale FC. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
13. "Leagues vote to keep seasons suspended". BBC Sport. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
14. "2020/21 Retained List". Port Vale F.C. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
15. Baggaley, Michael (15 June 2021). "Port Vale graduate Ryan Campbell-Gordon is latest Hanley signing". StokeonTrentLive. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
16. White, Bradley (22 September 2023). "Ryan Campbell-Gordon Joins The Blues". www.longeatonutd.co.uk. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
17. "Ryan Campbell-Gordon - Long Eaton United FC First Team". www.longeatonutd.co.uk. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
18. McNeil, Rob (23 March 2024). "Stratford Town 3-2 Long Eaton United". www.longeatonutd.co.uk. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
19. Baggaley, Michael (13 June 2019). "Ryan Campbell-Gordon signs first professional contract with Port Vale". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
20. "Games played by Ryan Campbell-Gordon in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
21. "Games played by Ryan Campbell-Gordon in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
22. "Ilkeston | Appearances | Ryan Joseph Campbell Gordan | 2019-2020 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
23. "Ryan Campbell Profile | Aylesbury United FC". www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
24. "Match Reports - Gainsborough Trinity Football Club". www.gainsboroughtrinity.com. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
25. "Hanley Town | Player Season Totals | The FA". www.fulltime.thefa.com. Retrieved 31 March 2023.