Career
This article relates to the English football player. Foreign others, see John Campbell. Campbell played league football for Gateshead between 1949 and 1956, scoring 45 goals in 181 league appearances before moving to non-league Consett in 1956.
In 1946 he signed as an amateur for Newcastle United however his career was interrupted due to National Service in the Royal Air Force. Following this, he played amateur football for Felling Red Star in Gateshead.
In November 1949 he left his employment as a mechanic and joined Gateshead AFC of the Third Division North as a professional player.
