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Fullname: Robert Gordon Campbell
aka: Robert Campbell
Born: 27 January 1883
Died: 21 May 1942
Birthplace: Ellon, Scotland
Signed: June 1905
Position: Defence/Full-back
Internationals: ?
International Caps: ?
International Goals: ?

Biog

Full back Robert Campbell is one of the few players to have played for both Celtic and Rangers.

The Ellon-born player signed for Celtic on June 26th 1905 from Queen's Park where as an amateur he had earned a reputation as a player of great potential.

His brief time in the Hoops was largely forgettable as it was brief and he made a total of 11 appearances - all in the league. He then made the big move and as a Rangers man at heart he went to Ibrox in January 1906 for £350. He stayed 8 years with Rangers where he was played mostly as a centre forward.

He was to later become a director of the Ibrox club, a disturbing fact in that a former Celtic player was on the board of Rangers as it began to enforce its sectarian policies under Struth et al. Looks like the Celtic ethos had long disapated from him; was he getting his own back after his poor stint at Celtic? Who knows?

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