Bobby Campbell (Scottish footballer)

Robert Campbell (born c. 1939) was a Scottish footballer who played as a right back, primarily with St Mirren.[1] He appeared in the 1962 Scottish Cup Final which Saints lost to Rangers,[2][3] having fallen at the semi-final stage to Dunfermline Athletic the previous season after a replay.[4] Campbell was at the Paisley club when they won the same trophy in 1959, but the long-serving David Lapsley was still occupying the position at that point).

For the Chelsea and Scotland player, see Bobby Campbell (footballer, born 1922).
Bobby Campbell
Personal information
Full name Robert Campbell
Date of birth c. 1939
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Right back
Youth career
Drumchapel Amateurs
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1958–1965 St Mirren 118 (4)
1965–1966 Greenock Morton 17 (5)
– Durban City
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

There was another player of the same name, a forward, on St Mirren's books from 1959, and as a consequence they became known in match reports as 'Black' Campbell and 'Red' Campbell to differentiate[5][6] ('Red' was the right-back, who had ginger hair – the forward has been reported as having very dark hair,[6] but in fact it was a light brown shade).[5] 'Black' Bobby Campbell stated that in training, he was referred to as "Boaby", a more common pronunciation in his native Ayrshire, while the Glaswegian 'Red' was simply "Bobby".[5] The name issue seemed to have passed when 'Black' moved on to Greenock Morton in 1963,[7] but two years later 'Red' made the same move. Both stayed at the club until 1966, with 'Red' Campbell then moving to play for Durban City in South Africa[8] ('Black' went to Motherwell).[5]

References
  1. St. Mirren: 1946/47 - 2013/14, Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
  2. Rangers Coast to Cup Win, The Glasgow Herald, 23 April 1962
  3. Rangers Beat St. Mirren (video footage), Pathé News Archive, 1962
  4. 1961: Dunfermline 1 St Mirren 0 | Memorable Match #17, Dunfermline Athletic FC
  5. The St Mirren Campbells - one Black and one Red, Sunday Post, 9 October 2016, via PressReader
  6. When Celtic signed two ‘Rangers men’ in one day, Evening Telegraph, 18 September 2017
  7. Greenock Morton: 1946/47 - 2013/14, Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
  8. Turner & Wright / Turnwright's Chocolate - Soccer ~ South African N.F.L. (07) - Complete Checklist, Football Cartophilic Info Exchange, 18 April 2018
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