Personal information | |||
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Full name | George M Campbell | ||
Place of birth | New Zealand | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Wellington Thistle | |||
International career | |||
1922–1923 | New Zealand | 6 | (7) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
George Campbell was an association football player who represented New Zealand, playing in New Zealand's first ever official international. [1] He was New Zealand's first national team captain. [2]
Campbell made his full All Whites debut in New Zealand's inaugural A-international fixture, beating Australia 3–1 on 17 June 1922 [3] and ended his international playing career with six A-international caps to his credit. [1] Campbell scored back-to-back hat-tricks in his final two matches against Australia in June 1923, a 3–2 win and a 4–1 win, in which he scored all four. [3] [4]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | George M Campbell | ||
Place of birth | New Zealand | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Wellington Thistle | |||
International career | |||
1922–1923 | New Zealand | 6 | (7) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
George Campbell was an association football player who represented New Zealand, playing in New Zealand's first ever official international. [1] He was New Zealand's first national team captain. [2]
Campbell made his full All Whites debut in New Zealand's inaugural A-international fixture, beating Australia 3–1 on 17 June 1922 [3] and ended his international playing career with six A-international caps to his credit. [1] Campbell scored back-to-back hat-tricks in his final two matches against Australia in June 1923, a 3–2 win and a 4–1 win, in which he scored all four. [3] [4]