George Campbell (footballer born 1957)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Campbell | ||
| Date of birth | 3 May 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Caol, Fort William, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left Winger/Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1971–1972 | Kilmallie Youth Club | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1978 | Aberdeen | 33 | (2) |
| 1978–1982 | South Melbourne Hellas (NSL) | 104 | (17) |
| 1983–1985 | Preston Makedonia (NSL) | 50 | (8) |
| 1986 | Green Gully (NSL) | 29 | (4) |
| 1987–1989 | Box Hill Inter (VPL) | 62 | (29) |
| 1989 | Fawkner Blues (VPL) | 24 | (2) |
| 1990–1994 | Nunawading City FC | 161 | (51) |
| 1995 | Ringwood City | 27 | (2) |
| 1996 | Knox City | 22 | (1) |
| 1997–1998 | Banyule City SC | 65 | (26) |
| Total | 302 | (61) | |
| National team | |||
| 1972–1973 | Scotland youth | 3 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2000–2002 | Essendon Royals Senior Assistant Coach (VPL) | ||
| 2000–2002 | Essendon Royals U21/Reserve Head Coach (VPL) | ||
| 2009–2010 | Northcote City U21/Reserve Head Coach (VPL) | ||
| 2008– | Melbourne Football STARS Head Coach & Director | ||
| 2011– | Xavier College Firsts Soccer Head Coach (APS) | ||
| 2016– | Dandenong Thunder U20/Reserve Head Coach (NPL) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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George Campbell (born 3 May 1957) is a former Scottish professional football player. He was born in the Highland town of Caol near Fort William in Scotland, and played for Aberdeen in the Scottish Football League. He was the youngest player to have ever made their debut for Aberdeen, being only 16 years 8 months old, for 25 years up until Fraser Fyvie broke his record on 22 August 2009 by 3 months. He is one of only three players to have made their debut at 16 years of age for Aberdeen FC.
He was nicknamed the 'White Pele' and 'The Pele of the North' because of his unique skill on the ball.
When George signed for South Melbourne Hellas in Australia, he became the most expensive player to enter the country with a transfer fee from Scottish club Aberdeen to Australian club South Melbourne Hellas for £20,000 (AUD 50,000). This was an enormous amount of money, considering the 21-year-old planned to stay at the club for only one year before returning to the Scottish Football League.
George Campbell played for Lochaber before joining the Kilmallie Youth Club as a 14-year-old in 1971. Campbell turned professional when he signed for Aberdeen FC in 1972, initially as a schoolboy. He spent seven seasons at Aberdeen's Pittodrie Stadium as a left-sided midfielder.
While at the Dons, George represented Scotland at the UEFA European Youth Championship Qualifiers in 1972 and 1973 at the age of 15 and 16.
Campbell was the youngest player to have ever made his debut for Aberdeen FC at only 16 years and 8 months old, until 22 August 2009 when Fraser Fyvie broke his record by 3 months. He made his debut for Aberdeen against Heart of Midlothian F.C. on 10 August 1974 in a Scottish League Cup game at Pittodrie Stadium.
Campbell won the 1975 Reserve Scottish Cup with Aberdeen before breaking into the Aberdeen first team.
Campbell won the 1976 Scottish League Cup with Aberdeen FC after beating Celtic FC 2–1 at Hampden Park in front of 69,707 supporters. He played a total of 15 Premier League and Cup, playing numerous senior friendly and UEFA Cup Winner's Cup and European Cup qualifying matches. He scored one of his 2 career goals for Aberdeen in the Anglo-Scottish Cup against St Johnstone on 6 August 1975, winning 2–0. He scored the other in a friendly game against League of Ireland club Finn Harps on 17 March 1976, who had won the FAI Irish Cup 2 years previously in 1974. Aberdeen had already beaten the Harps in the UEFA Cup in 1973 3–1 and 4–1.
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