Lewis Campbell (footballer)

Lewis Campbell (April 1864 – 1938) was a Scottish footballer. He was pacey and difficult to defend against.

Lewis Campbell

Personal information
Date of birth	April 1864[1]
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland[1]
Date of death	1938 (aged 73–74)[2]
Position(s)	Left winger
Youth career
	Dumbarton
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Helensburgh
	Glasgow United
	Hibernian
1890–1893	Aston Villa	40	(20)
1893–1894	Port Vale	27	(13)
1894	Walsall Town Swifts
1894–1895	Burton Swifts	23	(9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Campbell played for Dumbarton, Helensburgh, Glasgow United, and Hibernian, before moving to England to play for Aston Villa in January 1890;^[1] at the time of the 1891 census he was a boarder in Birmingham along with compatriot and teammate John Baird.^[3] 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 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]

Career statistics

Source:^[4]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Aston Villa	1889–90	Football League	2	1	1	0	3	1
	1890–91	Football League	9	1	2	3	11	4
	1891–92	Football League	18	15	5	1	23	16
	1892–93	First Division	11	3	0	0	11	3
	Total		40	20	8	4	48	24
Burslem Port Vale	1893–94	Second Division	27	13	1	1	28	14
Burton Swifts	1894–95	Second Division	23	9	2	1	25	10

Honours

Aston Villa

• FA Cup runner-up: 1892