Harry Campbell (footballer, born 1867)

Henry Campbell (6 June 1867 – 15 November 1915) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Blackburn Rovers.^[3] He was the first man to win both the Scottish Cup (in 1888 with hometown club Renton, where he also won the unofficial 'World Championship' and two Glasgow Merchants Charity Cups) and the English FA Cup (in 1890 with Blackburn).^[1][2]

Harry Campbell

Personal information
Full name	Henry Campbell
Date of birth	6 June 1867[1]
Place of birth	Renton, Scotland
Date of death	15 November 1915(1915-11-15) (aged 48)
Place of death	Blackburn, England
Height	5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (1.71 m)[2]
Position(s)	Inside right
Youth career
	Renton Athletic
1885–1886	Renton Thistle[2]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1886–1889	Renton
1889–1893	Blackburn Rovers	98	(22)
International career
1889	Scotland	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Campbell played once for Scotland in 1889,^[4] a short time before his move to Lancashire along with compatriots Geordie Dewar and Tom Brandon in a Rovers recruitment drive north of the border (this meant they would not be selected by Scotland, a situation which did not change until 1896). He missed out on a possible second FA Cup medal in 1891 due to contracting pneumonia. ^[1][2]

References

1. Mitchell, Andy (2021). The men who made Scotland: The definitive Who's Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872-1939. Amazon. ISBN 9798513846642.
2. Player Archive | Henry Campbell, BRFCS.com
3. (Joyce 2004)
4. (Smith 2013, p. 19)

Sources

• Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
• Smith, Paul (2013). Scotland Who's Who. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781909178847.