Lewis Campbell (footballer)

Lewis Campbell (April 1864 – 1938) was a Scottish footballer. He was pacey and difficult to defend against.

Lewis Campbell

Personal information
Date of birth	April 1864[1]
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland[1]
Date of death	1938 (aged 73–74)[2]
Position(s)	Left winger
Youth career
	Dumbarton
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Helensburgh
	Glasgow United
	Hibernian
1889–1893	Aston Villa	40	(20)
1893–1894	Port Vale	27	(13)
1894	Walsall Town Swifts
1894–1895	Burton Swifts	23	(9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Campbell played for Dumbarton, Helensburgh, Glasgow United, and Hibernian, before moving to England to play for Aston Villa.[1] At Villa he earned an FA Cup runner-up medal in 1892 as he was unable to prevent West Bromwich Albion romping to victory 3–0 at The Oval. In August 1893, he joined Port Vale.[1] He claimed 13 goals in 27 Second Division in the 1893–94 season, and became the first "Valiant" to score a hat-trick (he actually scored four goals) in the Football League in a 5–0 win over Walsall Town Swifts on 9 September.[1] However, he left the Athletic Ground in 1894 because his wife did not like the Potteries area. He moved on to Walsall Town Swifts and then Burton Swifts.[1]

Statistics

Source:[3]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Aston Villa	1889–90	Football League	2	1	1	0	3	1
	1890–91	Football League	9	1	2	3	11	4
	1891–92	Football League	18	15	5	1	23	16
	1892–93	First Division	11	3	0	0	11	3
	Total		40	20	8	4	48	24
Burslem Port Vale	1893–94	Second Division	27	13	1	1	28	14
Burton Swifts	1894–95	Second Division	23	9	2	1	25	10

Honours

Aston Villa

• FA Cup runner-up: 1892

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 52. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
2. "Aston Villa Player Database". www.astonvillaplayerdatabase.com. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
3. Lewis Campbell at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)