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Peter Campbell (late 1850s – January 1883) was a Scottish footballer, who was one of the four founding members of Rangers Football Club. He made 24 Scottish Cup appearances for Rangers and scored 15 goals.

Peter Campbell
Personal information
Full name Peter Campbell
Date of birth 1850s
Place of birth Rhu, Argyll, Scotland
Date of death January 1883
Place of death Bay of Biscay
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1872–1879 Rangers
1879–1880 Blackburn Rovers
National team
1878–1879 Scotland 2 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career


Along with fellow founding members Peter McNeil, Moses McNeil and William McBeath, Campbell played in Rangers' first ever match against Callander F.C. at Flesher's Haugh, Glasgow Green in 1872. He continued to play for Rangers until 1879, helping the club to the Scottish Cup finals of 1877 and 1879. He played briefly for English club Blackburn Rovers for the 1879–80 season before retiring from football.[1]

On 22 February 2010, Peter Campbell was inducted into the Rangers Hall of Fame.


International career


He also represented the Scotland national team, playing twice against Wales in 1878 and in 1879, scoring in both.


International goals


Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
123 March 1878Hampden Park, Glasgow Wales1-09-0Friendly
223 March 1878Hampden Park, Glasgow Wales3-09-0Friendly
37 April 1879Acton Park, Wrexham Wales1-03-0Friendly

Death


He died from drowning after his ship Saint Columba sank in the Bay of Biscay during a storm. as it ferried coal from south Wales to Bombay in 1883.[2]


References


  1. Rangers: The forgotten history, The Herald, 20 August 2009
  2. "Revealed: The curse of the Rangers pioneers" Daily Record (14 July 2009)




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Peter Campbell est un footballeur international écossais, né le 6 mars 1857, à Rhu (en), Argyll et mort en janvier 1883 (à 25 ans). Il est l'un des membres fondateurs des Rangers où il évolue au poste d'attaquant. Il fait partie du Rangers FC Hall of Fame.



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