Harry Campbell (footballer, born 1867)

Henry "Harry" Campbell (6 June 1867 – 15 November 1915) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Blackburn Rovers.[2] He was the first man to win both the Scottish Cup (in 1888 with hometown club Renton, where he also won the unofficial 'World Championship' and two Glasgow Merchants Charity Cups) and the English FA Cup (in 1890 with Blackburn).[1]

Harry Campbell
Personal information
Full name Henry Campbell
Date of birth 6 June 1867[1]
Place of birth Renton, Scotland
Date of death 15 November 1915(1915-11-15) (aged 48)
Place of death Blackburn, England
Position(s) Inside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1886–1889 Renton
1889–1893 Blackburn Rovers 98 (22)
National team
1889 Scotland 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Campbell played once for Scotland in 1889,[3] a short time before his move to Lancashire along with compatriots Geordie Dewar and Tom Brandon in a Rovers recruitment drive north of the border. He missed out on a possible second FA Cup medal in 1891 due to illness.[1]

References
  1. Mitchell, Andy (2021). The men who made Scotland: The definitive Who's Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872-1939. Amazon. ISBN 9798513846642.
  2. (Joyce 2004)
  3. (Smith 2013, p. 19)
Sources
  • Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  • Smith, Paul (2013). Scotland Who's Who. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781909178847.
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