Albert Campbell (footballer)
Albert Campbell (born 4 January 1938 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a former footballer who played with Crusaders in the Irish League in the 1960s, and who won two full international caps for Northern Ireland (the first Crusaders player to be capped): against Wales in the 1963 Home Internationals and Switzerland in a World Cup match in 1964. He also won a 'B' international cap against France in 1959.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 January 1938 | ||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1954–1970 | Crusaders | 529 | (26) |
| National team | |||
| 1963–1964 | Northern Ireland | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
With Crusaders, he won the Ulster Cup and County Antrim Shield, and was part of the club's first Irish Cup-winning teams in 1967 and 1968. He was named the Ulster Footballer of the Year for the 1960/61 season.[1]
References
- M. Brodie (ed.), Northern Ireland Soccer Yearbook 2009-2010, p. 102. Belfast:Ulster Tatler Publications
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