Billy Campbell (Northern Irish footballer)

Billy Campbell
Personal information
Full name	William Gibson Campbell
Date of birth	2 July 1944
Place of birth	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Date of death	March 2026 (aged 81)
Position	Right winger
Youth career
	Distillery
Senior career*
Years	Team
1964–1966	Sunderland
1966–1970	Dundee
1970–1974	Motherwell
1974–1976	Linfield
1976–1977	Hamilton Academical
1977–1978	Lossiemouth
Total
International career
1967–1970	Northern Ireland
Managerial career
1974–1975	Linfield (player-manager)
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Gibson Campbell (2 July 1944 – March 2026) was a Northern Irish footballer who played as a right winger for Sunderland, Dundee, Motherwell, Hamilton Academical and Northern Ireland.^[2] He was also the player-manager of Linfield.^[2] He died in March 2026, at the age of 81.^[3]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[4]
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Northern Ireland	1967	2	0
	1968	1	1
	1969	1	0
	1970	2	0
Total		6	1

Scores and results list Northern Ireland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Campbell goal.^[4]

List of international goals scored by Billy Campbell
No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	23 October 1968	Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland	3	Turkey	4–1	4–1	1970 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

^ "Billy Campbell". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
^ ^a ^b Billy Campbell at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
^ "Billy Campbell (1944–2026)". Motherwell F.C. 13 March 2026. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
^ ^a ^b "Billy Campbell". National Football Teams.