John Campbell (footballer, born 1988)

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.[1] He subsequently played for Manchester City's youth setup, and was released in 2006, aged 18.[2]

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.[3] He also had trials at Swindon Town in December 2010.[4]

Campbell left the Quakers on 8 November, and signed for Bedlington Terriers.[5] In January 2012 he moved to West Auckland Town, scoring 42 goals in the 2012–13 season.[6]

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.[7]

On 27 November 2014 Campbell signed a short-term deal with League Two side Oxford United.[8] He made his professional debut on 20 December, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Hartlepool United.[9] Eight days later he scored his first professional goal, netting his side's first in a 2–1 away win over Plymouth Argyle.[10]

On 17 February 2015 Campbell signed for Torquay United on loan from Oxford until the end of the season.[11] 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,[12] and his full debut in the second leg, which Torquay lost 3–0.[13]

In September 2017 he joined Whitby Town.[14]

Personal life

Campbell has three sons, Layton, Cory and Cassidy.[15] The former is also a footballer, and has attracted the interest of Newcastle and Sunderland.[16]

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.