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Archie Campbell (footballer, born 1880)

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Archie Campbell
Personal information
Full name Archibald C. Campbell[1]
Date of birth 1880
Place of birth Kirkintilloch, Scotland
Date of death 14 September 1918 (aged 38)[2]
Place of death Nord, France
Position(s) Outside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Kirkintilloch Rob Roy
0000–1906 Carlisle United
1906–1909 Clyde 10 (0)
1909–1910 Ayr 20 (2)
1910–1914 Ayr United 67 (12)
1914–1915 Abercorn 23 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Archibald C. Campbell (1880 – 14 September 1918) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Ayr United, Ayr, Abercorn and Clyde as an outside left.[3]

Personal life

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Campbell served as a driver in the Royal Field Artillery during the First World War and died of wounds on the Western Front on 14 September 1918.[4] He was buried in La Kreule Military Cemetery, Hazebrouck.[2]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Clyde 1906–07[1] Scottish First Division 11 3 0 0 11 3
Ayr 1909–10[1] Scottish Second Division 20 2 6 0 26 2
Ayr United 1910–11[1] Scottish Second Division 22 5 7 0 29 5
1911–12[1] 22 4 6 0 28 4
1912–13[1] 22 3 5 0 27 3
1913–14[1] Scottish First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 67 12 18 0 85 12
Abercorn 1914–15[1] Scottish Second Division 23 1 23 1
Career total 121 18 18 0 139 18

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  2. ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  3. ^ "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1918–1919" (PDF). p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 May 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Archibald Campbell | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 19 September 2016.