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Tommy Campbell (footballer)

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Tommy Campbell
Personal information
Full name Thomas McMillan Campbell[1]
Date of birth (1935-02-20)20 February 1935
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death May 2018 (aged 83)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956–1957 Kilmarnock 9 (0)
1958–1960 Albion Rovers 56 (33)
1960–1961 Dundee United 19 (14)
1961–1962 Tranmere Rovers 4 (0)
1962 Dumbarton 2 (0)
1962 Stenhousemuir 6 (3)
1962–1964 Albion Rovers 30 (16)
Total 126 (66)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas McMillan Campbell (20 February 1935 – 2018) was a Scottish footballer, who played as striker for Kilmarnock, Albion Rovers (two spells), Dundee United, Tranmere Rovers, Dumbarton and Stenhousemuir.

Career

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Beginning his career with Kilmarnock, Campbell moved to Albion Rovers where scored over thirty league goals in less than sixty league matches. His goalscoring form won him a move to Dundee United where he kept up his prolific record, netting fourteen goals in just nineteen league games. This included scoring a hat-trick against Hamilton Academical in his first match for club. Crucially he also was the scorer of the only goal in a 1–0 win over Berwick Rangers on 30 April which ensured Dundee United were promoted to Division One.[2] However, by November 1960 he had dropped out of the first team line-up.[3] In turn, he moved to English side Tranmere Rovers but was back in Scotland within the year, having failed to score in four matches. An even shorter spell at Dumbarton followed before a further short time at Stenhousemuir preceded a final playing period Albion Rovers. Upon retiring in 1964, Campbell managed more than a goal in every two league matches over his short career.

References

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  1. ^ "Tommy Campbell". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  2. ^ "@dundeeunitedfc". Dundee United FC. Twitter. 12 May 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  3. ^ Gracie, Steve (2009). The Rise of The Terrors: Dundee United FC A Comprenshive History 1945-1979. Dundee: Arabest Publishing. p. 278. ISBN 978-0-9558341-1-0.
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  • Tommy Campbell at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database