Personal information | |||
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Full name | George Campbell | ||
Date of birth | 13 August 1884 | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 21 February 1952 | (aged 67)||
Place of death | Toronto, Canada | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Renfrew Victoria | |||
1904–1911 | Toronto Thistles | ||
1918–1928 | Toronto Scottish | ||
International career | |||
1925 | Canada | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
George Campbell (August 13, 1884 – February 21, 1952) was a Scottish-Canadian soccer player.
The nephew of Scottish international John Campbell (capped once in 1880),[1] Campbell began playing with Renfrew Victoria in the Scottish junior leagues.[2] He later emigrated to Canada where in 1904 he played with Toronto Thistles.[2] Throughout his tenure with Toronto Thistles he won the Ontario Cup in 1905, 1906, 1907, and 1909.[3] In 1918, he signed with Toronto Scottish and played in the Inter-City League and later in the National Soccer League.[2] His achievements with Toronto Scottish included the Challenge Trophy in 1921, and further Ontario Cups in 1918, 1921, and 1922.[4]
He was inducted as a player into The Soccer Hall of Fame (Canada) in 2000.[5] On May 24, 2012, he was selected as the Soccer Hall of Fame's Best XI team in 50 Years from 1912 to 1962.[6]
Campbell made his debut for the Canada men's national soccer team on June 27, 1925 against the United States in a friendly match.[3]