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Sol Campbell

Tottenham Hotspur FC, Arsenal FC, Portsmouth FC

 73 appearances, 1 goal

P 73 W 40 D 19 L 14 F x: A x
*(actual F x: A x)
68% successful
1996-2007

disciplined: 8
captain: three
minutes played: 5752

Profile
Full name Sulzeer Jeremiah Campbell

(*Actual for and against are the goals scored
while the player was on the field.)
Born 18 September 1974 in Plaistow, Greater London [registered in Newham, September 1974].
notes: Newham became part of the Greater London County Registration in 1965.
Attended Lister Community School, Newham
Married to Fiona Barrett, 17 July 2010, at St. Andrew's Church, Corbridge, Northumberland.
Height/Weight 6' 2", 14st. 1lb [1999].

Source

Barry Hugman's PFA Yearbook [1999] & FindMyPast.com

Club Career
Club(s) Part-educated at FA Lilleshall Centre of Excellence, Campbell had a brief spell with West Ham United FC before joining and signing professional forms with Tottenham Hotspur FC on 23 September 1992. After 295 league appearances and ten goals, Campbell decided to leave White Hart Lane as his contract had expired.  He surprised many by his choice of new club, Arsenal FC, whom he signed for on 3 July 2001. Despite his success at Highbury (135 league appearances and eight goals), Campbell left on 8 July 2006, seeking a fresh challenge. That came a month later, 8 August, when Campbell signed for Portsmouth FC, where he played a further 95 league appearances and one goal. He left Fratton Park after their relegation from the Premier League and financial difficulties. He rejoined Sven-Göran Eriksson at League Two side Notts County FC in a high profile signing. His five-year contract ended after one league match against Morecambe FC. He left three days later on 22 September 2009. It was apparent that Notts County could not pay Campbell's wages, or anyone else's for that matter.  Sol could not play for another club until the January 2010 transfer window, so in order to retain match fitness, Arsene Wenger invited him to train with Arsenal in October 2009. His time training was an apparent success because he signed again for the Gunners on 15 January 2010 and another eleven league appearances soon followed. On 28 July 2010, Campbell turned down the chance to join The Celtic FC and instead joined Newcastle United FC on a season's contract, he left Newcastle United on 25 May 2011 after only eight league appearances and an injury-plagued season. On 14 July 2011, Campbell, once again, joined Arsenal FC on their pre-season training regime, in a bid to keep fit for a new club.
Club honours Football League Cup winners 1998-99; Premier League champions 2001-02, 2003-04; FA Cup winners 2001-02, 2002-03, 2004-05, 2007-08; FA Community Shield winners 2002, 2004;
Individual honours Premier League Team of the Year 1998-99, 2002-03, 2003-04;
Ballon d'Or nominee (no votes) 2003;
Distinctions Only Englishmen to play in the first nineteen seasons of the Premier League since 1992-2011. The only other player to do so, is Welshman Ryan Giggs.
Despite his numerous clubs, Sol Campbell has yet to command a transfer fee between clubs.  Every move has come as a free transfer.

Source

Barry Hugman's PFA Yearbook [1999-2009]

Management Career
Club(s) Appointed manager at Macclesfield Town FC on 27 November 2018, the club were bottom of the Football League at the time. Despite helping Town stay in the Football League, Campbell left by 'mutual consent' on 15 August 2019. Returned to management with Southend United FC on 22 October 2019.

England Career
Player number One of two who became the 1074th players (1074) to appear for England.
BME number The thirtieth BME player at Senior level. The second BME captain. Second most appearanced BME central defender.
Position(s) Central defender
First match No. 720, 18 May 1996, England 3 Hungary 0, a friendly match at Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London, substitute (65), aged 21 years 243 days.
Last match No. x, aged x years x days.
Major tournaments x
Team honours Tournoi Espoirs de Toulon (U21) Champions 1994;
Individual honours England B (two appearances), England U21 (eleven appearances, two goals), FIFA World Cup Team of the Tournament 2002, UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament 2004
Distinctions x

 

Sol Campbell - Career Statistics
Squads Apps comp. apps Starts Sub on Sub off Mins. Goals goals ave.min comp. goals Capt. Disc.
- 73 52 67 6 12 5752 1 5752 min 1 Three none
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors.

 

Sol Campbell - Match Record - All Matches
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Home - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
All - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 

Sol Campbell - Match Record - By Colour of Shirt
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
White - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Blue - - - - - - - - - - - - -
All - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 

Sol Campbell - Match Record - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L

WCP

 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 =0
WCF 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 =0
World Cup - - - - - - - - - - - - -

ECP

 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 =0
ECF 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 =0
European Championship - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Minor Tournament - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Friendly - - - - - - - - - - - - -
All - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 

Sol Campbell - Match Record - Tournament Matches
All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
x - - - - - - - - - - - - -
All - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 

Sol Campbell - Match History
 Club: Tottenham Hotspur F.C. - 40 full appearances

Coach: Terry Venables - x full capsx

Age 20
- 709 15 February 1995 - Republic of Ireland vs. England, Lansdowne Road, Dublin  - abandoned after 27 minutes. Fr AabD unused sub 12
Age 21
1 720 18 May 1996 - England 3 Hungary 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley Fr HW sub 65 12
 Club: Arsenal F.C. - 29 full appearances

Coach: x - x full capsx

Age x
41 - x - x, x x x x x
2 b 25 May 2006 - England 1 Belarus A 2, Madejski Stadium, Reading Fr HW Start 6
 Club: Portsmouth F.C. - 4 full appearances

Coach: x - x full capsx

Age x
41 - x - x, x x x x x

Notes

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