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English footballer

John Campbell
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-11-23) 23 November 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Newcastle, England
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team Whitby Town
Youth career
1997–2002 Newcastle United
2002–2006 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 West Allotment Celtic
2010–2011 Newcastle Benfield ? (25)
2011 Darlington 24 (5)
2011–2012 Bedlington Terriers
2012–2014 West Auckland Town 111 (80)
2014 Jarrow Roofing 19 (24)
2014–2015 Oxford United 3 (1)
2015 → Torquay United (loan) 9 (2)
2015–2016 Jarrow Roofing 5 (5)
2016–? Newton Aycliffe
?–2017 Newcastle Benfield
2017– Whitby Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:01 21 July 2016 (UTC)

John Campbell (born 23 November 1988) is an English footballer who plays for Whitby Town. He is a striker.

Career

A Newcastle United youth graduate, Campbell was released by the club in 2002, aged 14, with Andy Carroll being the other option. He subsequently played for Manchester City's youth setup, and was released in 2006, aged 18.

Campbell subsequently played for non-league teams, and joined Conference Premier side Darlington on 31 January 2011, after scoring 25 goals in half a season at Newcastle Benfield. He also had trials at Swindon Town in December 2010.

Campbell left the Quakers on 8 November, and signed for Bedlington Terriers. In January 2012 he moved to West Auckland Town, scoring 42 goals in the 2012–13 season.

In the 2014 summer Campbell joined Jarrow Roofing. In October, after scoring 18 goals in 14 games, he attracted the interest of several Football League clubs.

On 27 November 2014 Campbell signed a short-term deal with League Two side Oxford United. He made his professional debut on 20 December, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Hartlepool United. Eight days later he scored his first professional goal, netting his side's first in a 2–1 away win over Plymouth Argyle.

On 17 February 2015 Campbell signed for Torquay United on loan from Oxford until the end of the season. Campbell made his first appearance as a substitute versus Wrexham in the semi-final first leg of the FA Trophy, which ended in a 2–1 defeat for Torquay, and his full debut in the second leg, which Torquay lost 3–0.

In September 2017 he joined Whitby Town.

Personal life

Campbell has three sons, Layton, Cory and Cassidy. The former is also a footballer, and has attracted the interest of Newcastle and Sunderland.

References

  1. "Campbell Can't Wait To Face Toon". Newcastle FC. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  2. "Whirlwind 12 months at Darlington has John Campbell in dreamland". The Journal. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  3. "Quakers Sign Striker". Darlington FC. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  4. "Ball hails Campbell". The Telegraph. 16 December 2010. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  5. "Darlington striker John Campbell joins Bedlington". BBC Sport. 8 November 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  6. "John Campbell". West Auckland Town AFC. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  7. "Transfer news: Former Newcastle youngster John Campbell attracts interest". Sky Sports. 30 October 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  8. "Oxford United Sign John Campbell". Oxford United FC. 27 November 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  9. "Hartlepool 1–1 Oxford Utd". BBC Sport. 20 December 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  10. "Plymouth 1–2 Oxford Utd". BBC Sport. 28 December 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  11. "Campbell signs". Torquay United F.C. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  12. "Match Report: Wrexham 2–1 Torquay". Torquay United F.C. 21 February 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  13. "Match Report: Torquay 0–3 Wrexham". Torquay United F.C. 28 February 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  14. "Campbell Becomes Second Impressive Recruit Of The Day For Whitby". Non League Pitchero. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  15. "Tyneside 'mini Messi' torn between Newcastle United and Sunderland deals". Chronicle Live. 6 July 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  16. "Newcastle, Sunderland battling for son of ex-Man City striker Campbell". Tribal Football. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2014.

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