Kenny Campbell

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Kenny Campbell
Personal information
Full name Kenneth Campbell
Date of birth (1892-09-06)6 September 1892
Place of birth Cambuslang, Scotland
Date of death 28 April 1971(1971-04-28) (aged 78)
Place of death Macclesfield, England
Playing position Goalkeeper
Youth career
1908–1909 Rutherglen Glencairn
1909–1911 Cambuslang Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1911–1920 Liverpool 125 (0)
1920–1922 Partick Thistle
1922–1923 New Brighton
1923–1925 Stoke City 35 (0)
1925–1929 Leicester City 79 (0)
1929–1931 New Brighton 55 (0)
Total 294 (0)
National team
1920–1922 Scotland[1] 8 (0)
1921 Scottish League XI[2] 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Kenneth "Kenny" Campbell (6 September 1892 – 28 April 1971) was a Scottish footballer who played for Liverpool in the early part of the 20th century.

Club career

Liverpool

Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Campbell played for Rutherglen Glencairn and Cambuslang Rangers before manager Tom Watson brought him to Anfield in May 1911. Campbell did not make his debut until 10 February 1912 in a Division One match at Ewood Park, a game that saw the Reds lose to Blackburn Rovers 1–0. Known for having safe hands, the goalkeeper took over from Sam Hardy after Hardy moved to Aston Villa, and proved to be just as secure as Liverpool's last line of defence. He only missed one game during the 1912–13 season, before he was replaced by his young understudy, Elisha Scott.

Campbell did put up a decent fight for the number 1 jersey, playing in all but four games of the 1913–14 campaign, and he was between the sticks for the 1914 FA Cup Final at the Crystal Palace ground on 25 April. The game finished disappointingly for Liverpool, in a 1–0 defeat to Burnley. The match was to be the last to be played at this venue and it was played in front of a reigning monarch for the very first time, George V. Like many footballers of his era, Campbell's career was interrupted for four years due to the First World War, however upon his return to the game in 1919 he found himself once again number 1 for Liverpool. He stayed there until April 1920, when he played what turned out to be his last game for the club.

Later career

Campbell left Liverpool in April, returning to Scotland to play for Partick Thistle. He returned south of the border to New Brighton before joining Stoke City in 1923.[3] Campbell was used as second choice 'keeper to Bob Dixon and in his four seasons spent at the Victoria Ground he made 35 appearances.[3] He then spent another four seasons at Leicester City before ending his career with a two-year spell with old club New Brighton.[3]

International career

Campbell was capped eight times by Scotland, his debut coming in a British Home Championship match at Ninian Park, Cardiff against Wales; the game finished in a 1–1 draw.

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liverpool 1911–12 700070
1912–13 37040410
1913–14 34080420
1914–15 15000150
1919–20 32050370
Total 12501701420
Stoke City 1922–23 800080
1923–24 11000110
1924–25 900090
1925–26 700070
Total 35000350
Leicester City 1925–26 26010270
1926–27 39010400
1927–28 600060
1928–29 800080
Total 79020810
New Brighton 1929–30 26020280
1930–31 29010300
Total 55030580
Career Total 29402203160

References

  1. ↑ Ken Campbell at scottishfa.co.uk
  2. ↑ "Kenny Campbell". Londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
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