Robert Inglis Campbell (28 June 1922 – 4 May 2009) was a Scottish

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, who played during the 1940s and 1950s.Bobby Campbell: Chelsea and Scotland stalwart of the Forties and Fifties
The Independent, 25 May 2009 He was born in

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. A winger, Campbell's playing career consisted of spells with

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(departing after seven years at the club, one season prior to their 1954–55 Football League win) and

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. He also played for

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as a "guest" during the

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. He won five

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for the Scotland national team between 1947 and 1950. He scored his only Scotland goal against

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in April 1950. Upon retiring Campbell became a coach with Reading, before taking the manager's position at

Dumbarton Dumbarton (; also sco, Dumbairton; ) is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, on the north bank of the River Clyde where the River Leven flows into the Clyde estuary. In 2006, it had an estimated population of 19,990. Dumbarton was the ca ...

in 1961. He left

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a year later and assumed a scouting role with

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for the next 15 years. He was promoted to manager of the ''Gasheads'' in November 1977, leaving in December 1979. His last managerial appointment was with Gloucester City.

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Scotland Profile
at Londonhearts.com * 1922 births 2009 deaths Footballers from Glasgow Chelsea F.C. players Falkirk F.C. players Reading F.C. players Scotland international footballers Scottish footballers Scottish football managers Dumbarton F.C. managers Bristol Rovers F.C. managers Gloucester City A.F.C. managers Association football wingers Scottish Football League players Glasgow Perthshire F.C. players Scottish Junior Football Association players English Football League players English Football League managers Scottish Football League managers Reading F.C. non-playing staff Queens Park Rangers F.C. wartime guest players {{Scotland-footy-midfielder-1920s-stub