Dougie Campbell
Encyclopedia
Dugald "Dougie" Campbell (May 16, 1901 – February 27, 1991) was a Scottish-American soccer inside forward
who played eight seasons in the American Soccer League
. He was born in Paisley
, Scotland
.
, but little is known of his early career.
The first record of Campbell's professional career comes in a September 10, 1921 exhibition between Philadelphia Field Club
and a team of Philadelphia All Stars. From that game on, he remained a regular at either inside left or inside right with Philadelphia as they took the 1921-1922 American Soccer League
championship. The team had been created in 1921 by moving the Bethlehem Steel F.C.
club to Philadelphia. Following the 1921-1922 season, the ownership returned the club to Bethlehem where it took on its original identity. Campbell remained with the reconstituted Bethlehem Steel for one season, then transferred to the Fall River Marksmen
in August 1923. He would remain with the Marksmen for five seasons, winning three league titles and two National Challenge Cup titles. In the 1927 National Challenge Cup
, Campbell scored once in Fall River's 7-0 romp over Holley Carburetor F.C.
In 1928, he moved to the New York Giants
, but played only four games before the team was suspended by the ASL at the start of the "Soccer Wars". He reputedly continued playing with the Giants in the Eastern Professional Soccer League; however, on December 20, 1928, he signed with Bethlehem Steel
, which was also now playing in the ESL. He played two games, scoring one goal, then never appeared in the Bethlehem lineup after December 1928. Following his retirement from playing, he worked in a variety of occupations, including as a builder, a fisherman and an owner of "a cranberry bog in West Creek, New Jersey
".
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
who played eight seasons in the American Soccer League
American Soccer League
The American Soccer League has been a name used by three different professional soccer leagues in the United States. The first American Soccer League was established in 1921 by the merger of teams from the National Association Football League and the Southern New England Soccer League. For...
. He was born in Paisley
Paisley
Paisley is the largest town in the historic county of Renfrewshire in the west central Lowlands of Scotland and serves as the administrative centre for the Renfrewshire council area...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
.
History
Campbell's family left Scotland for the United States when he was a boy. He grew up in Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
, but little is known of his early career.
The first record of Campbell's professional career comes in a September 10, 1921 exhibition between Philadelphia Field Club
Philadelphia Field Club
Philadelphia Field Club is a name used by four soccer teams based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. All four versions of Philadelphia F.C. competed in the first American Soccer League, but none were in any way related to the other three teams which shared its name.-Philadelphia F.C.:The Philadelphia...
and a team of Philadelphia All Stars. From that game on, he remained a regular at either inside left or inside right with Philadelphia as they took the 1921-1922 American Soccer League
American Soccer League
The American Soccer League has been a name used by three different professional soccer leagues in the United States. The first American Soccer League was established in 1921 by the merger of teams from the National Association Football League and the Southern New England Soccer League. For...
championship. The team had been created in 1921 by moving the Bethlehem Steel F.C.
Bethlehem Steel F.C.
Bethlehem Steel Football Club was one of the most successful early American soccer clubs. Known as the Bethlehem Football Club from 1911 until 1915 when it became the Bethlehem Steel Football Club, the team was sponsored by the Bethlehem Steel corporation and played their home games first at East...
club to Philadelphia. Following the 1921-1922 season, the ownership returned the club to Bethlehem where it took on its original identity. Campbell remained with the reconstituted Bethlehem Steel for one season, then transferred to the Fall River Marksmen
Fall River Marksmen
Fall River Marksmen was a United States soccer club, based in Fall River, Massachusetts. They originally played as Fall River United before becoming known as the Marksmen after their owner, Sam Mark. During the 1920s and early 1930s they were one of the most successful soccer clubs in the United...
in August 1923. He would remain with the Marksmen for five seasons, winning three league titles and two National Challenge Cup titles. In the 1927 National Challenge Cup
1927 National Challenge Cup
The 1927 National Challenge Cup was the annual open cup held by the United States Football Association now known as the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.-Eastern Division:-Western Division:-Final:...
, Campbell scored once in Fall River's 7-0 romp over Holley Carburetor F.C.
Holley Carburetor F.C.
Holley Carburetor F.C. was a U.S. soccer team sponsored by The Holley Brothers Company of Detroit, Michigan. The team went to the final of the 1927 National Challenge Cup where it fell 7-0 to the Fall River Marksmen. Over the next two years, it was eliminated early in the cup, but in 1930, it...
In 1928, he moved to the New York Giants
New York Giants (soccer)
New York Giants was a name used by three different New York soccer teams. Two of these teams were associated with the New York Giants baseball franchise. The first team that used the name played in the American League of Professional Football in 1894...
, but played only four games before the team was suspended by the ASL at the start of the "Soccer Wars". He reputedly continued playing with the Giants in the Eastern Professional Soccer League; however, on December 20, 1928, he signed with Bethlehem Steel
Bethlehem Steel F.C.
Bethlehem Steel Football Club was one of the most successful early American soccer clubs. Known as the Bethlehem Football Club from 1911 until 1915 when it became the Bethlehem Steel Football Club, the team was sponsored by the Bethlehem Steel corporation and played their home games first at East...
, which was also now playing in the ESL. He played two games, scoring one goal, then never appeared in the Bethlehem lineup after December 1928. Following his retirement from playing, he worked in a variety of occupations, including as a builder, a fisherman and an owner of "a cranberry bog in West Creek, New Jersey
West Creek, New Jersey
West Creek is an unincorporated area or informal "village" located within Eagleswood Township, in Ocean County, New Jersey, in the United States.-History:The village is named after the stream that runs through it, West Creek...
".