Peter Campbell (Rangers footballer)

Peter Campbell (late 1850s – January 1883) was a Scottish footballer, who was one of the four founding members of Rangers Football Club. He made 24 Scottish Cup appearances for Rangers and scored 15 goals.

Peter Campbell

Personal information
Full name	Peter Campbell
Date of birth	1850s
Place of birth	Rhu, Argyll, Scotland
Date of death	January 1883
Place of death	Bay of Biscay
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1872–1879	Rangers
1879–1880	Blackburn Rovers
International career
1878–1879	Scotland	2	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Along with fellow founding members Peter McNeil, Moses McNeil and William McBeath, Campbell played in Rangers' first ever match against Callander F.C. at Flesher's Haugh, Glasgow Green in 1872. He continued to play for Rangers until 1879, helping the club to the Scottish Cup finals of 1877 and 1879. He played briefly for English club Blackburn Rovers for the 1879–80 season before retiring from football.^[1]

On 22 February 2010, Peter Campbell was inducted into the Rangers Hall of Fame.

International career

He also represented the Scotland national team, playing twice against Wales in 1878 and in 1879, scoring in both.

International goals

Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	23 March 1878	Hampden Park, Glasgow	Wales	1-0	9-0	Friendly
2	23 March 1878	Hampden Park, Glasgow	Wales	3-0	9-0	Friendly
3	7 April 1879	Acton Park, Wrexham	Wales	1-0	3-0	Friendly

Death

He died from drowning after his ship Saint Columba sank in the Bay of Biscay during a storm. as it ferried coal from south Wales to Bombay in 1883.^[2]

References

1. Rangers: The forgotten history, The Herald, 20 August 2009
2. "Revealed: The curse of the Rangers pioneers" Daily Record (14 July 2009)

External links

• Peter Campbell at the Scottish Football Association  
• International stats at Londonhearts.com