Kenny Campbell

Kenny Campbell

Personal information
Full name	Kenneth Campbell
Date of birth	6 September 1892
Place of birth	Cambuslang, Scotland
Date of death	28 April 1971 (aged 78)
Place of death	Macclesfield, England
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1908–1909	Rutherglen Glencairn
1909–1911	Cambuslang Rangers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1911–1920	Liverpool	125	(0)
1920–1922	Partick Thistle
1922–1923	New Brighton
1923–1925	Stoke City	35	(0)
1925–1929	Leicester City	79	(0)
1929–1931	New Brighton	55	(0)
Total		294	(0)
National team
1920–1922	Scotland[1]	8	(0)
1921	Scottish League XI[2]	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Kenneth "Kenny" Campbell (6 September 1892 – 28 April 1971) was a Scottish footballer who played for Liverpool in the early part of the 20th century.

Club career

Liverpool

Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Campbell played for Rutherglen Glencairn and Cambuslang Rangers before manager Tom Watson brought him to Anfield in May 1911. Campbell didn't make his debut until 10 February 1912 in a Division One match at Ewood Park, a game that saw the Reds lose to Blackburn Rovers 1–0. Known for having safe hands, the goalkeeper took over from Sam Hardy after Hardy moved to Aston Villa, and proved to be just as secure as Liverpool's last line of defence. He only missed one game during the 1912–13 season, before he was replaced by his young understudy, Elisha Scott.

Campbell did put up a decent fight for the number 1 jersey, playing in all but four games of the 1913–14 campaign, and he was between the sticks for the 1914 FA Cup Final at the Crystal Palace ground on 25 April. The game finished disappointingly for Liverpool, in a 1–0 defeat to Burnley. The match was to be the last to be played at this venue and it was played in front of a reigning monarch for the very first time, George V. Like many footballers of his era, Campbell's career was interrupted for four years due to the First World War, however upon his return to the game in 1919 he found himself once again number 1 for Liverpool. He stayed there until April 1920, when he played what turned out to be his last game for the club.

Later career

Campbell left Liverpool in April, returning to Scotland to play for Partick Thistle. He returned south of the border to New Brighton before joining Stoke City in 1923.^[3] Campbell was used as second choice 'keeper to Bob Dixon and in his four seasons spent at the Victoria Ground he made 35 appearances.^[3] He then spent another four seasons at Leicester City before ending his career with a two-year spell with old club New Brighton.^[3]

International career

Campbell was capped eight times by Scotland, his debut coming in a British Home Championship match at Ninian Park, Cardiff against Wales; the game finished in a 1–1 draw.

Career statistics

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Liverpool	1911–12	7	0	0	0	7	0
	1912–13	37	0	4	0	41	0
	1913–14	34	0	8	0	42	0
	1914–15	15	0	0	0	15	0
	1919–20	32	0	5	0	37	0
	Total	125	0	17	0	142	0
Stoke City	1922–23	8	0	0	0	8	0
	1923–24	11	0	0	0	11	0
	1924–25	9	0	0	0	9	0
	1925–26	7	0	0	0	7	0
	Total	35	0	0	0	35	0
Leicester City	1925–26	26	0	1	0	27	0
	1926–27	39	0	1	0	40	0
	1927–28	6	0	0	0	6	0
	1928–29	8	0	0	0	8	0
	Total	79	0	2	0	81	0
New Brighton	1929–30	26	0	2	0	28	0
	1930–31	29	0	1	0	30	0
	Total	55	0	3	0	58	0
Career Total		294	0	22	0	316	0

References

1. Ken Campbell at scottishfa.co.uk
2. "Kenny Campbell". Londonhearts.com (London Hearts Supporters' Club). Retrieved 18 December 2011.
3. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.

External links

• Player profile at LFChistory.net