Iain Campbell (footballer)

Iain Campbell (born 28 June 1985) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Montrose. After beginning his career at Dunfermline Athletic he has since played for Kilmarnock, Ross County, Clyde, Alloa Athletic, Cowdenbeath and Forfar Athletic.

Iain Campbell
Personal information
Full name Iain Campbell
Date of birth (1985-06-28) 28 June 1985
Place of birth Kirkcaldy, Scotland
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Montrose
Number 18
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2006 Dunfermline Athletic 31 (1)
2006–2008 Kilmarnock 0 (0)
2007 → Ross County (loan) 10 (0)
2008 → Clyde (loan) 4 (0)
2008–2009 Alloa Athletic 30 (2)
2009–2014 Forfar Athletic 148 (13)
2014–2015 Cowdenbeath 13 (0)
2015 → Forfar Athletic (loan) 15 (0)
2015–2016 Forfar Athletic 23 (4)
2016– Montrose 73 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:56, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

Career

Born in Kirkcaldy, Campbell started his career with Dunfermline Athletic. He made 36 appearances and scored one goal, against Motherwell at Fir Park on 29 April 2006, in a 3–2 win.[1] In August 2006, he moved to fellow SPL club Kilmarnock for an undisclosed fee.[2] He didn't make an appearance for Killie, and was sent on loan to Ross County in August 2007 till the end of the year.[3]

On 31 January 2008, Campbell was loaned out again, this time to Clyde until May 2008.[4] He made his debut in a 3–1 defeat by Stirling Albion on 2 February 2008. He was released by Kilmarnock in June 2008, and joined Alloa Athletic.[5] He joined Forfar Athletic a year later.[6]

In June 2014, Campbell signed for Scottish Championship club Cowdenbeath.[7] Campbell returned to Forfar Athletic on 15 January 2015, signing on a one-month loan.[8] Campbell joined Forfar permanently in July 2015, staying with the club for one season before moving to Montrose at the start of the 2016–17 season, initially on a one-month deal to provide cover for injured defenders Michael Bolochoweckyj and Chris Hegarty.[9] He was part of the squad which won the 2017–18 Scottish League Two title and subsequently participated in the promotion play-offs from League One the following year.

Personal life

He is the son of Dick Campbell who has managed Dunfermline Athletic, Brechin City, Partick Thistle and Ross County and is currently manager of Arbroath. Iain has been managed twice during his career by his father, at Ross County[3] and Forfar Athletic.[6] His older brother Ross is also a footballer,[10] a forward who was a teammate at both Forfar and Montrose.[11]

Career statistics
As of 07:56, 4 December 2019 (UTC)
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Dunfermline Athletic 2004–05[12] Premier League 130200000150
2005–06[13] 1711020—201
2006–07[14] 100000—10
Dunfermline total 311302000361
Kilmarnock 2007–08[15] Premier League 000000—00
Clyde (loan) 2007–08[15] First Division 4000000040
Alloa Athletic 2008–09[16] Second Division 30230101[lower-alpha 1]0352
Forfar Athletic 2009–10[17] Third Division 32210204[lower-alpha 2]0392
2010–11[18] Second Division 27000102[lower-alpha 3]0300
2011–12[19] 220101000240
2012–13[20] 35821104[lower-alpha 4]14210
2013–14[21] League One 312402100373
Forfar Athletic total I 14712817110117215
Cowdenbeath 2014–15[22] Championship 13000201[lower-alpha 1]0160
Forfar Athletic (loan) 2014–15[22] League One 150000000150
Forfar Athletic 2015–16[23] League One 23441202[lower-alpha 1]1316
Forfar Athletic total II 384412021466
Montrose 2016–17[24] League Two 18110003[lower-alpha 5]0221
2017–18[25] 20231103[lower-alpha 1]1274
2018–19[26] League One 30030405[lower-alpha 6]1[lower-alpha 7]421
2019–20[27] 5010002[lower-alpha 1]080
Montrose total 7338150132986
Career total 3362226419127241632
  1. Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two in the Second Division play-offs
  3. Appearances in the First Division play-offs
  4. Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup; two appearances and a goal in the First Division play-offs
  5. Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and one in the League One play-offs
  6. Three appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two in the Championship play-offs
  7. Goal in the Scottish Challenge Cup.
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References
  1. "Motherwell 2-3 Dunfermline Ath". BBC Sport. 29 April 2006. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  2. "Killie sign up Campbell from Pars". BBC Sport. 30 August 2006. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  3. "Campbell calls for improved show". North Star. 25 August 2007. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  4. Campbell signs on loan
  5. Alloa move to capture Campbell BBC Sport – Retrieved 13 June 2008
  6. "Campbell signs son and two others". BBC Sport. 23 May 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  7. "Transfer News". Cowdenbeath F.C. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  8. "'Yano' returns on loan". Forfar Athletic F.C. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  9. "Campbell joins brother at Montrose". Montrose Review. Johnston Publishing Ltd. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  10. R. Campbell, Soccerway
  11. Montrose FC Pen Pics - 2019/20, Montrose FC
  12. "Games played by Iain Campbell in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  13. "Games played by Iain Campbell in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  14. "Games played by Iain Campbell in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  15. "Games played by Iain Campbell in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  16. "Games played by Iain Campbell in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  17. "Games played by Iain Campbell in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  18. "Games played by Iain Campbell in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  19. "Games played by Iain Campbell in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  20. "Games played by Iain Campbell in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  21. "Games played by Iain Campbell in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  22. "Games played by Iain Campbell in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  23. "Games played by Iain Campbell in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  24. "Games played by Iain Campbell in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  25. "Games played by Iain Campbell in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  26. "Games played by Iain Campbell in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  27. "Games played by Iain Campbell in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
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