Background
Campbell grew up playing Gaelic football at school.
Campbell grew up playing Gaelic football at school.
This article relates to the Irish football player. Foreign others, see John Campbell. He first played football for Foyle Harps, before being signed-up by Derry City, and from there he moved to Belfast Celtic in 1945.
By the time of the United States Tour, Campbell had already departed Belfast Celtic for Fulham.
He played in 62 league games for Fulham before his career was ended by injury early in the 1952-1953 season. During his time in London he earned two caps, and indeed his wing-play earned praise from the maestro himself, Stanley Matthews.
When his career ended, Campbell returned to Belfast to work as a scout for Fulham. He died from bowel cancer at the young age of 44.
Inadvertently, Campbell"s death brought a brief return of football to "Paradise", a Belfast Celtic Select playing a benefit match which raised £800 for his family.