Charles Campbell (footballer)
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Charles Campbell was a Scottish
footballer of the 1870s and 1880s who played for, and captained, Queen's Park
and the Scotland national team
.
Campbell, a former pupil of the Edinburgh Academy
, joined Queen's Park, Scotland's oldest football club, in 1870. He won 8 Scottish Cup
winners medals with the club and was runner-up in the 1884 and 1885 FA Cup
finals. He was also a member of the famous English amateur side Corinthians.
Campbell earned 13 caps
for Scotland between 1874 and 1886, captaining them on nine occasions. He scored his only Scotland goal in a 2–0 win over Wales
in March 1877 and lost only one match while playing for his country.
Campbell, a keen orator, was also an important football bureaucrat, serving on the Queens Park committee between 1874 and 1890 and holding the position of club president in 1879–80. He was elected President of the Scottish Football Association
for the 1889–90 season. Campbell also served as match official for the 1889 Scottish Cup Final.
Campbell died in Ireland, to which he had strong family connections, in 1927. He was posthumously inducted into the Scottish Football Hall of Fame
in 2005.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
footballer of the 1870s and 1880s who played for, and captained, Queen's Park
Queen's Park F.C.
Queen's Park Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland. The club are currently the only amateur club in the Scottish League; their amateur status is reflected by their motto, Ludere Causa Ludendi – to play for the sake of playing.Queen's Park are the oldest...
and the Scotland national team
Scotland national football team
The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. Scotland are the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside England, whom they played in the world's first international football match in 1872...
.
Campbell, a former pupil of the Edinburgh Academy
Edinburgh Academy
The Edinburgh Academy is an independent school which was opened in 1824. The original building, in Henderson Row on the northern fringe of the New Town of Edinburgh, Scotland, is now part of the Senior School...
, joined Queen's Park, Scotland's oldest football club, in 1870. He won 8 Scottish Cup
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,, commonly known as the Scottish Cup or the William Hill Scottish Cup for sponsorship purposes, is the main national cup competition in Scottish football. It is a knockout cup competition run by and named after the Scottish Football Association.The...
winners medals with the club and was runner-up in the 1884 and 1885 FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
finals. He was also a member of the famous English amateur side Corinthians.
Campbell earned 13 caps
Cap (sport)
In sports, a cap is a metaphorical term for a player's appearance on a select team, such as a national team. The term dates from the practice in the United Kingdom of awarding a cap to every player in an international match of association football...
for Scotland between 1874 and 1886, captaining them on nine occasions. He scored his only Scotland goal in a 2–0 win over Wales
Wales national football team
The Wales national football team represents Wales in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Wales , the governing body for football in Wales, and the third oldest national football association in the world. The team have only qualified for a major international...
in March 1877 and lost only one match while playing for his country.
Campbell, a keen orator, was also an important football bureaucrat, serving on the Queens Park committee between 1874 and 1890 and holding the position of club president in 1879–80. He was elected President of the Scottish Football Association
Scottish Football Association
The Scottish Football Association is the governing body of football in Scotland and has the ultimate responsibility for the control and development of football in Scotland. Members of the SFA include clubs in Scotland, affiliated national associations as well as local associations...
for the 1889–90 season. Campbell also served as match official for the 1889 Scottish Cup Final.
Campbell died in Ireland, to which he had strong family connections, in 1927. He was posthumously inducted into the Scottish Football Hall of Fame
Scottish Football Hall of Fame
The Scottish Football Hall of Fame is located at the Scottish Football Museum. Inductees are picked each year by fans and a committee selects the eight finalists who are inducted at an annual dinner....
in 2005.