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Austen
Campbell |
Blackburn Rovers FC,
Huddersfield Town
AFC
8 appearances, 0 goals
P 8 W 7 D 0 L 1 F 30:
A 10
88% successful
1928-32
captain: none
minutes played: 720 |
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Timeline |
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Austen Fenwick Campbell |
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Birth |
5 May 1901 at 8 Prospect Terrace in
Ebchester, County Durham [registered in
Lanchester, Durham, June 1901] |
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According to the 1901 census,
Elizabeth Ann (née Fenwick) is heavily pregnant with a child that would become Austen
Fenwick. His father, Martin, is a coal mine hewer. They are married and
they live with his mother Winifred, at 8 Prospect Terrace in Ebchester. |
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According to the 1911 census,
Austin is the older of two sons, the other being Philip, with their
parents, at 25 Margaret Street in Rowlands Gill. His father is still a
coal mine hewer. |
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According to the 1921 census,
Austin Fenwick, occupation unstated, is the oldest of two sons still
living at home with their parents still at 25 Margaret Street. |
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Marriage |
to Miranda
Hamer, on 26 June 1928 at St. Michael's and All Angels Church, Blackburn
[registered as Austin F., in Blackburn, Lancs., June 1928]. They
had two children, Ronald (b/d.1929) and Brian C. (b.1933). Miriam died 12 February 1972. |
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According to Passenger Lists, Austen Campbell was one of eighteen footballers on an FA Tour, courtesy of Canadian Pacific Railway Company, had left the port of Liverpool on 11 May 1931, bound for Montreal, Canada, on the Duchess of Richmond. They returned from Quebec, arriving at Southampton on 23 July 1931, on board the Empress of Britain.
He was living at 29 Colandine Avenue in Salandine Nook in Huddersfield.
According to the 1939 register, Fenwick A. is a licensed victualler,
married to Miranda and they live at 184 Earl Street North in the Shear
Brow area of Blackburn. |
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Death |
8 September
1981 in Blackburn, aged
80 years 126 days
[registered as Austin Fenwick, in Blackburn, Lancs., September 1981]. |
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Funeral |
cremated on 11 September
1981 |
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Probate |
"CAMPBELL, Austen Fenwick
of 22 St James Rd Blackburn died 8 September 1981 Probate Liverpool 2 November Not exceeding £25000." |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
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Playing Career |
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Club(s) |
Began his
football career with Spen Black & White FC before joining Leadgate Park
FC. Played with Coventry City FC in 1919-20 but returned to the
North-Eastern League with Leadgate Park FC again on 3 June 1921. Blackburn
Rovers FC next signed Campbell on 19 February 1923, having beaten Burnley
FC and Sheffield United FC to his signature. After 162 league
appearances, scoring seven goals, Huddersfield Town AFC signed him
for a 'considerable' transfer fee, on 13 September
1929, where he became club captain, scoring five goals in 193
league outings. Campbell joined
Jack Hill's Hull City
AFC on 13 November 1935, however, he was placed on their 'transfer list'
on 23 April 1936. On 8 September that year, Campbell joined Darwen FC in
the Lancashire Combination, and remained with them for the season before
retiring from the game. |
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Club honours |
FA Cup
winners 1927-28, runners-up 1929-30;
FA Charity Shield runners-up 1928;
Football League Division One runners-up
1933-34; |
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Individual honours |
Football
League (five appearances) |
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Distinctions |
Cousin of Alan
Brown (Burnley FC) and Alf Fenwick (Sheffield
Wednesday FC and Reading FC). Campbell captained a side between
Blackburn Rovers FC former players and East Lancashire CC, a chairty match
at Ewood Park in April 1939.
He also played in a charity match in
Blackburn between Policemen and Air Wardens in 1941. The match was
abandoned after William Hamilton, a policeman, broke his arm. He was
tripped by Frank Healless (son
of Harry), and this was the first instance of a player (Hamilton)
sueing another (Healless) for damages because of a foul on an opponent.
Hamilton was awarded £150 damages on 28 July 1941. Campbell had given
evidence. |
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Height/Weight |
5'
10", 11st.
6lbs [1923]. 5'
9", 11st.
10lbs [1929]. 11st.
7lbs [1931]. 11st. 12lbs [1935]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One
of four who became the 534th
players (536)
to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Left-half |
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First match |
No. 162,
22 October 1928,
England 2
Ireland
1, a British Championship
match at Goodison Park, Walton, Liverpool, aged 27 years
170 days. |
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Last match |
No. 180, 9 December 1931, England
7 Spain 1, a friendly match at Arsenal Stadium, Highbury,
London, aged 30 years 218 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British Championship 1928-29, 1930-31, 1931-32; |
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Team honours |
British Championship shared 1930-31, winners
1931-32; |
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Individual honours |
FA Tour of
Canada 1931; |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Beyond England |
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Was a pit boy in one of the Medomsley
collieries. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.57/58. |
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Austen Campbell - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
comp. apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
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10 |
8 |
7 |
720 |
0 |
0 min |
0 |
none |
none |
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minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
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Austen Campbell
- Match Record - All Matches |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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Home |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
4 |
+13 |
0 |
0 |
4.25 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+4 |
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Away |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
13 |
6 |
+7 |
1 |
1 |
3.25 |
1.50 |
75.0 |
+2 |
| All |
8 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
30 |
10 |
+20 |
1 |
1 |
3.75 |
1.25 |
87.5 |
+6 |
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Austen Campbell
- Match Record - By Type of Match |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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British Championship |
7 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
23 |
9 |
+14 |
1 |
1 |
3.286 |
1.286 |
85.7 |
+5 |
| Friendly |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
+6 |
0 |
0 |
7.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
| All |
8 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
30 |
10 |
+20 |
1 |
1 |
3.75 |
1.25 |
87.5 |
+6 |
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Austen Campbell
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
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British Championship Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC 1928-29 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
5.00 |
3.00 |
100.0 |
+2 |
| BC 1930-31 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
3 |
+6 |
1 |
1 |
3.00 |
1.00 |
66.7 |
+1 |
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BC
1931-32 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
3 |
+6 |
0 |
0 |
4.50 |
1.50 |
100.0 |
+6 |
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BC All |
7 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
23 |
9 |
+14 |
1 |
1 |
3.286 |
1.286 |
85.7 |
+5 |
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All Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC |
7 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
23 |
9 |
+14 |
1 |
1 |
3.286 |
1.286 |
85.7 |
+5 |
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All |
7 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
23 |
9 |
+14 |
1 |
1 |
3.286 |
1.286 |
85.7 |
+5 |
Austen Campbell
- Match History
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Club:
Blackburn Rovers F.C.
- two full appearances (180 min) |
F.A. International Selection Committee - 8 full appearances
(720 min)x
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Notes
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