Lewis Campbell (footballer)

Lewis Campbell
Personal information
Date of birth	April 1864^[1]
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland^[1]
Playing position	Left-winger
Youth career
	Dumbarton
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
	Helensburgh
	Glasgow United
	Hibernian
	Aston Villa
1893–1894	Port Vale	27	(13)
	Walsall Town Swifts
	Burton Swifts
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Lewis Campbell (born April 1864; date of death unknown) was a Scottish footballer. He was pacey and difficult to defend against.

Playing career

Campbell played for Dumbarton, Helensburgh, Glasgow United, and Hibernian, before moving to England to play for Aston Villa.^[1] At Villa he earned an FA Cup runner-up medal in 1892 as he was unable to prevent West Bromwich Albion romping to victory 3–0 at The Oval. In August 1893, he joined Port Vale.^[1] He claimed 13 goals in 27 Second Division in the 1893–94 season, and became the first "Valiant" to score a hat-trick (he actually scored four goals) in the Football League in a 5–0 win over Walsall Town Swifts on 9 September.^[1] However he left the Athletic Ground in 1894 because his wife did not like the Potteries area. He moved on to Walsall Town Swifts and then Burton Swifts.^[1]

Honours

with Aston Villa

FA Cup runner-up: 1892

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 52. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.

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