Name: John CampbellBorn: Belfast
Died: 1921, USA
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Position: Half-Back
Representative Honours: Ireland: 1 Full Cap (1896); Irish League: 3 Caps (1895-1896).
Club Honours: (with Cliftonville) Irish Cup Winner 1896/97.
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Biography:
A member of the first Irish League representative side to face a club side, losing 5-1 to Liverpool at Anfield in November 1895. Won his only Ireland cap at left-half, though his other representative honours also saw Campbell utilised as a centre-half.
Brother of James Campbell (also of Cliftonville and Ireland), John Campbell emigrated to the USA, where he died in 1921.
Ireland Cap Details:
29-02-1896 Wales... A L 1-6
Summary: 1/0. Won 0, Drew 0, Lost 1.
Comments
Cris Freddi
Fixed now, George had sent me that information for another article (http://nifootball.blogspot.co.uk/2008/10/family-affair.html) but I had neglected to update this bio.