William Bowie Campbell (26 July 1920 – 1994) was a Scottish footballer who played as a

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. At senior club level he played solely for Morton, his hometown team, but was forced to retire due to ill health in January 1949, only eight months after he took part in the 1948 Scottish Cup Final, lost to Rangers after a replay. Campbell represented

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five times (missing out on a sixth

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when his only pair of boots broke just prior to a match against

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);Sammy Cox and the 'missing' Scotland cap
Scottish Sport History, 5 August 2015 he also featured in five unofficial wartime internationals.

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1920 births 1994 deaths Scottish men's footballers Men's association football wing halves Footballers from Greenock Greenock Morton F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scottish Junior Football Association players Scotland men's international footballers Scotland men's wartime international footballers Scottish Football League representative players {{Scotland-footy-midfielder-1920s-stub