Colin Campbell (born 1 December 1956) is a Scottish retired

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who played as a

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. He played in the

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for Hibernian,

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and

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Career

Campbell was born on the island of

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in the Outer Hebrides. He began his football career in local amateur football, making his debut for the Benbecula team aged just ten. He later played for Harris and helped them to the Lewis and Harris Football League title in 1978. By this time Campbell was a student at the

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and while playing for the university football team he was recommended to Hibernian, signing for them in the summer of 1978. Making his debut in October that year, Campbell finished the season with a

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in a twice-replayed final against Rangers. In the first final, which ended goalless, Campbell was blatantly fouled in the penalty box by Rangers goalkeeper

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. Campbell unsuccessfully attempted to retrieve the ball instead of appealing for a

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, and the referee chose not to award one. After a second season with Hibs ended in relegation, Campbell moved to

. He played just four times during the 1980-81 season, after which Campbell left United. He then moved to

and, despite being in the Premier Division, dropped down to part-time football to combine working in his own sports shop. A short spell with

followed before he "more or less stopped playing at 28", although he did subsequently appear for

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in the

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Honours

Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,1978–79

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* 1956 births Living people Scottish footballers People from Uist Hibernian F.C. players Dundee United F.C. players Airdrieonians F.C. (1878) players Livingston F.C. players Scottish Football League players Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Sportspeople from Scottish islands Edinburgh University A.F.C. players Spartans F.C. players Association football midfielders {{Scotland-footy-midfielder-1950s-stub