Kenny Campbell
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kenneth Campbell | ||
| Date of birth | 6 September 1892 | ||
| Place of birth | Cambuslang, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 28 April 1971 (aged 78) | ||
| Place of death | Macclesfield, England | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Clyde Vale | |||
| 1908–1910 | Rutherglen Glencairn | ||
| 1910–1911 | Cambuslang Rangers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1911–1920 | Liverpool | 125 | (0) |
| 1919 | → Partick Thistle (guest) | 1 | (0) |
| 1920–1922 | Partick Thistle | ||
| 1922–1923 | New Brighton | ||
| 1923–1925 | Stoke City | 35 | (0) |
| 1925–1929 | Leicester City | 79 | (0) |
| 1929–1931 | New Brighton | 55 | (0) |
| Total | 295 | (0) | |
| National team | |||
| 1916 | → Scotland (wartime) | 1 | (0) |
| 1920–1922 | Scotland | 8 | (0) |
| 1921 | Scottish League XI | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Kenneth Campbell (6 September 1892 – 28 April 1971) was a Scottish footballer, who played as a goalkeeper for Liverpool, Partick Thistle, New Brighton, Stoke City and Leicester City. Campbell also played in eight full international matches for Scotland between 1920 and 1922.
Born in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Campbell played for local Junior-grade teams Rutherglen Glencairn and Cambuslang Rangers in his early years; he won the Glasgow Junior League with the latter and twice represented Scotland at that level.
Liverpool manager Tom Watson brought him to Anfield in May 1911. In a contemporary interview he credited Donald McKinlay (a childhood acquaintance from his hometown) in assisting him during his early days at the club.
Campbell did not make his debut until 10 February 1912 in a Division One match at Ewood Park, a game that saw the Reds lose to Blackburn Rovers 1–0. Known for having safe hands, the goalkeeper took over from Sam Hardy after Hardy moved to Aston Villa, and proved to be just as secure as Liverpool's last line of defence. He only missed one game during the 1912–13 season, before he was replaced by his young understudy, Elisha Scott.
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