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William Bowie Campbell[5] (26 July 1920 – 1994) was a Scottish footballer who played as a wing half.

Billy Campbell

Personal information
Full name	William Bowie Campbell
Date of birth	26 July 1920
Place of birth	Greenock, Scotland
Date of death	1994 (aged 73–74)
Place of death	Greenock, Scotland
Position(s)	Wing half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1939–1941	Morton Juniors
1941–1949	Morton	55	(10)
Total		55	(10)
National team
1943–1946[1][2]	Scotland (wartime)	5	(0)
1946–1948	Scotland	5	(0)
1948[3][4]	Scottish League XI	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

At senior club level he played solely for Morton, his hometown team,[6] but was forced to retire due to ill health in January 1949, only eight months after he took part in the 1948 Scottish Cup Final, lost to Rangers after a replay.[7][8][9][10]

Campbell represented Scotland five times (missing out on a sixth cap when his only pair of boots broke just prior to a match against France in Paris);[11] he also featured in five unofficial wartime internationals.[1][2]

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