Colin Campbell (footballer)

Colin Campbell

Personal information
Full name	Colin Campbell
Date of birth	1 December 1956 (1956-12-01) (age 54)
Place of birth	Benbecula, Scotland
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1978–1980	Hibernian	38	(5)
1980–1981	Dundee United	4	(0)
1981–1983	Airdrieonians	35	(1)
1983–1984	Meadowbank Thistle	23	(3)
	Spartans
Total		100	(9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Colin Campbell (born 1 December 1956 in Benbecula) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Campbell began his football career at amateur level in the Outer Hebrides, making his debut for the Benbecula team aged just ten.^[1] He later played for Harris and helped them to the Lewis and Harris Football League title in 1978.^[1] By this time Campbell was a student at Edinburgh University and while playing for the university football team he was recommended to Hibernian, signing for them in the summer of 1978.^[1] Making his debut in October that year, Campbell finished the season with a Scottish Cup runners-up medal. After a second season with Hibs ended in relegation, Campbell moved to Dundee United but played just four times during the 1980-81 season. Campbell moved to Airdrieonians and, despite being in the Premier Division, dropped down to part-time football to combine working in his own sports shop. A short spell with Meadowbank Thistle followed before he "more or less stopped playing at 28",^[1] although he did subsequently appear for Spartans in the East of Scotland Football League.

Honours

• Scottish Cup Runner-up: 1

1978-79

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Field of Memories - Colin Campbell". Stornoway Gazette. 2006-11-23. http://www.stornowaygazette.co.uk/field-of-memories/Field-of-Memories--Colin.1891998.jp. 

External links

• Independent profile

Persondata
Name	Campbell, Colin
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	1956-12-01
Place of birth	Benbecula, Scotland
Date of death
Place of death