Robert Gordon Campbell (27 January 1883 – 31 May 1942) was a Scottish footballer who played with Celtic and Rangers, as well as Queen's Park, Kilmarnock and

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Career

In January 1906 Campbell joined Rangers from Celtic to help ease an injury crisis at Ibrox, and would go on to spend the best part of nine years at the club. He is one of a very small group to transfer directly between the

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rivals, having only been at Celtic for only seven months after leaving Queen's Park in June 1905. He made his Rangers debut against Port Glasgow Athletic on 20 January 1906. He was a

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but in later years would convert to a forward. In the

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season, Campbell saw himself being played up front. His very first match in attack, a benefit match versus

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, saw him score all seven of the goals in a 7–0 win. His partnership with

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saw him score 13 goals that season. He finished the following two seasons as Rangers' top scorer with 25 and 17 goals respectively but he switched back to defence with the arrival of Willie Reid. During his Rangers career he made 246 appearances in all competitions and scored 66 goals. He won three Scottish league championships, three

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s, three

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s and the

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in 1908.Football. Rangers v. Dundee
''The Glasgow Herald'', 13 August 1908 Campbell was selected to play in the Glasgow FA's annual challenge match against

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in 1908, but received no other representative honours. After his retirement he became a director of Rangers in 1926, a position he held until his death in 1942.

Honours

Rangers * Scottish Division One: 1910–11, 1911–12, 1912–13 *

: 1910–11, 1911–12, 1912–13Association Football Rangers' Plucky Win.
The Glasgow Herald, 14 October 1912 *

: 1908

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Campbell, Robert 1883 births 1942 deaths Scottish footballers Rutherglen Glencairn F.C. players Queen's Park F.C. players Kilmarnock F.C. players Ayr United F.C. players Celtic F.C. players Rangers F.C. players Rangers F.C. non-playing staff Association football defenders Association football forwards People from Ellon, Aberdeenshire Scottish Football League players Scottish Junior Football Association players Footballers from Aberdeenshire

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