'Robert 'Bobby' Campbell' (born
28 June 1922 in
Glasgow) was a
Scottish international footballer who played during the 1940s and 1950s.
A winger, Campbell's playing career consisted of spells with
Falkirk,
Chelsea and
Reading. He also played for
Queens Park Rangers as a "guest" during the
Second World War.
[1] He won five
caps for the
Scotland national team, between 1947 and 1950. He scored his only Scotland goal against
Switzerland in April 1950.
Upon retiring Campbell became a coach with Reading, before taking the manager's position at
Dumbarton in 1961. He left
Boghead Park a year later and assumed a scouting role with
Bristol Rovers for the next 15 years. He was promoted to manager of the ''Gasheads'' in November 1977, leaving in September 1980. His last managerial appointment was with
Gloucester City.
References
1. A Scottish Soccer Internationalists Who’s Who, 1872-1986, , Douglas, Lamming, Hutton Press, 1987, (ISBN 0-907033-47-4)
External links
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Profile at Londonhearts.com