Iain Campbell (footballer)

Iain Campbell (born 28 June 1985) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Montrose. After beginning his career at Dunfermline Athletic he has since played for Kilmarnock, Ross County, Clyde, Alloa Athletic, Cowdenbeath and Forfar Athletic.

Iain Campbell

Personal information
Full name	Iain Campbell
Date of birth	28 June 1985
Place of birth	Kirkcaldy, Scotland
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Montrose
Number	18
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2006	Dunfermline Athletic	31	(1)
2006–2008	Kilmarnock	0	(0)
2007	→ Ross County (loan)	10	(0)
2008	→ Clyde (loan)	4	(0)
2008–2009	Alloa Athletic	30	(2)
2009–2014	Forfar Athletic	148	(13)
2014–2015	Cowdenbeath	13	(0)
2015	→ Forfar Athletic (loan)	15	(0)
2015–2016	Forfar Athletic	23	(4)
2016–	Montrose	73	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:56, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

Career

Born in Kirkcaldy, Campbell started his career with Dunfermline Athletic. He made 36 appearances and scored one goal, against Motherwell at Fir Park on 29 April 2006, in a 3–2 win.[1] In August 2006, he moved to fellow SPL club Kilmarnock for an undisclosed fee.[2] He didn't make an appearance for Killie, and was sent on loan to Ross County in August 2007 till the end of the year.[3]

On 31 January 2008, Campbell was loaned out again, this time to Clyde until May 2008.[4] He made his debut in a 3–1 defeat by Stirling Albion on 2 February 2008. He was released by Kilmarnock in June 2008, and joined Alloa Athletic.[5] He joined Forfar Athletic a year later.[6]

In June 2014, Campbell signed for Scottish Championship club Cowdenbeath.[7] Campbell returned to Forfar Athletic on 15 January 2015, signing on a one-month loan.[8] Campbell joined Forfar permanently in July 2015, staying with the club for one season before moving to Montrose at the start of the 2016–17 season, initially on a one-month deal to provide cover for injured defenders Michael Bolochoweckyj and Chris Hegarty.[9] He was part of the squad which won the 2017–18 Scottish League Two title and subsequently participated in the promotion play-offs from League One the following year.

Personal life

He is the son of Dick Campbell who has managed Dunfermline Athletic, Brechin City, Partick Thistle and Ross County and is currently manager of Arbroath. Iain has been managed twice during his career by his father, at Ross County[3] and Forfar Athletic.[6] His older brother Ross is also a footballer,[10] a forward who was a teammate at both Forfar and Montrose.[11]

Career statistics

As of 07:56, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Dunfermline Athletic	2004–05[12]	Premier League	13	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
	2005–06[13]		17	1	1	0	2	0	—		20	1
	2006–07[14]		1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	Dunfermline total		31	1	3	0	2	0	0	0	36	1
Kilmarnock	2007–08[15]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Clyde (loan)	2007–08[15]	First Division	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Alloa Athletic	2008–09[16]	Second Division	30	2	3	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	35	2
Forfar Athletic	2009–10[17]	Third Division	32	2	1	0	2	0	4[lower-alpha 2]	0	39	2
	2010–11[18]	Second Division	27	0	0	0	1	0	2[lower-alpha 3]	0	30	0
	2011–12[19]		22	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	24	0
	2012–13[20]		35	8	2	1	1	0	4[lower-alpha 4]	1	42	10
	2013–14[21]	League One	31	2	4	0	2	1	0	0	37	3
	Forfar Athletic total I		147	12	8	1	7	1	10	1	172	15
Cowdenbeath	2014–15[22]	Championship	13	0	0	0	2	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	16	0
Forfar Athletic (loan)	2014–15[22]	League One	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
Forfar Athletic	2015–16[23]	League One	23	4	4	1	2	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	1	31	6
	Forfar Athletic total II		38	4	4	1	2	0	2	1	46	6
Montrose	2016–17[24]	League Two	18	1	1	0	0	0	3[lower-alpha 5]	0	22	1
	2017–18[25]		20	2	3	1	1	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	1	27	4
	2018–19[26]	League One	30	0	3	0	4	0	5[lower-alpha 6]	1[lower-alpha 7]	42	1
	2019–20[27]		5	0	1	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	8	0
	Montrose total		73	3	8	1	5	0	13	2	98	6
Career total			336	22	26	4	19	1	27	2	416	32

1. Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup
2. Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two in the Second Division play-offs
3. Appearances in the First Division play-offs
4. Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup; two appearances and a goal in the First Division play-offs
5. Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and one in the League One play-offs
6. Three appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two in the Championship play-offs
7. Goal in the Scottish Challenge Cup.

References

1. "Motherwell 2-3 Dunfermline Ath". BBC Sport. 29 April 2006. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
2. "Killie sign up Campbell from Pars". BBC Sport. 30 August 2006. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
3. "Campbell calls for improved show". North Star. 25 August 2007. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
4. Campbell signs on loan
5. Alloa move to capture Campbell BBC Sport – Retrieved 13 June 2008
6. "Campbell signs son and two others". BBC Sport. 23 May 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
7. "Transfer News". Cowdenbeath F.C. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
8. "'Yano' returns on loan". Forfar Athletic F.C. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
9. "Campbell joins brother at Montrose". Montrose Review. Johnston Publishing Ltd. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
10. R. Campbell, Soccerway
11. Montrose FC Pen Pics - 2019/20, Montrose FC
12. "Games played by Iain Campbell in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
13. "Games played by Iain Campbell in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
14. "Games played by Iain Campbell in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
15. "Games played by Iain Campbell in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
16. "Games played by Iain Campbell in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
17. "Games played by Iain Campbell in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
18. "Games played by Iain Campbell in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
19. "Games played by Iain Campbell in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
20. "Games played by Iain Campbell in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
21. "Games played by Iain Campbell in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
22. "Games played by Iain Campbell in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
23. "Games played by Iain Campbell in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
24. "Games played by Iain Campbell in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
25. "Games played by Iain Campbell in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
26. "Games played by Iain Campbell in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
27. "Games played by Iain Campbell in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 December 2019.

External links

• Iain Campbell at Soccerbase
• Iain Campbell at Soccerbase Ross County stats