Career
He had played in the 1967 FAI Cup Final losing to Shamrock Rovers. Noel was the club"s top scorer in 1968-1969 and 1969-1970. While with Saint Patrick"s he made his full international debut on 30 May 1971.
The following season he moved to South Carolina Fortuna Köln in Germany.
From 1971 to 1973 he made 51 appearances and scored nine goals in the Regionalliga West. He also played five games and scored two goals in the promotion play-off to the Bundesliga.
In 1973-1974 he played 29 Bundesliga games and when he played against Borussia Mönchengladbach on 11 August 1973, he became the first Irishman to play in the Bundesliga. From 1974 to 1979 he scored 16 goals in 110 2.
Bundesliga games. Campbell made his debut for Shamrock Rovers on 3 December 1980 in a Leinster Senior Cup tie.
He took over as assistant manager the following season to John Giles and then from February 1983 until May 1983 he was team manager. He is the uncle of Dave Campbell.