Greg Campbell (footballer)
Gregory Robert Campbell (born 13 July 1965)[2] is an English former footballer who played as a forward for West Ham United, Brighton & Hove Albion, Sparta Rotterdam, Plymouth Argyle and Northampton Town.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gregory Robert Campbell[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 July 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Portsmouth, Hampshire, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1984 | West Ham United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1987 | West Ham United | 5 | (0) |
| 1987 | → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 1987–1988 | Sparta Rotterdam | 15 | (2) |
| 1988–1990 | Plymouth Argyle | 39 | (6) |
| 1990–1992 | Northampton Town | 47 | (7) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:53, 1 February 2013 (UTC) | |||
Playing career edit
Born in Portsmouth, Campbell started his football career in the youth team at West Ham United[3] making his first team debut on 4 September 1984 in a 3–1 home win against Coventry City.[4] In his second game, against Watford he suffered a broken jaw and did not play first-team football until 24 August 1985. The success of Tony Cottee and Frank McAvennie as West Ham's main strikers particularly during season 1985-86, meant Campbell played only two more games for West Ham.[2][5] In the 1987–88 season he had a loan period with Brighton & Hove Albion playing only two games and a loan with Dutch side Sparta Rotterdam.[5][6] In 1988, he left West Ham and joined Plymouth Argyle making his debut in November 1988 in a 6–2 defeat by Chelsea in the 1st round of the Simod Cup.[5][7][8] He remained with Plymouth for only two seasons before moving to his last club, Northampton Town in 1990, to work with former teammate, Bobby Barnes.[9] Again lasting only two seasons, Campbell retired from the game in 1992.[10] Campbell is the son of former Fulham, Portsmouth and Chelsea manager, Bobby Campbell.[11]
References edit
- ^ a b Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 46. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.
- ^ a b "Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics – Greg Campbell". westhamstats.info. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ^ . whufc.com. Archived from the original on 17 November 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ^ "Game played on 04 Sep 1984". westhamstats.info. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ^ a b c "Greg Campbell". greensonscreen.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ^ "Brighton – Greg Campbell". neilbrown.newcastlefans.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ^ . neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ^ "Chelsea v Plymouth". 11v11.com. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ^ "Northampton Town – Greg Campbell". neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ^ . boysof86.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 April 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ^ "GoS-DB Players".