Clubs played for: Liverpool, Portsmouth, Aldershot, Fulham, Al Qadsia Kuwait, Chelsea, Al-Arabi Kuwait (1958-1994)
Born: 1937
Birthplace: Liverpool
Position: Wing-half
Biography: Bobby Campbell started his football journey with Liverpool after signing professional forms in 1958. He was used sparingly in Bill Shankly’s inaugural season as manager in the 1959/60. However, it was clear that he was not in the manager’s plans and he moved to Portsmouth before finishing his career with Aldershot. Although he was not too prominent as a player, he moved into management where he truly made his name. He started his career managing George Best’s Fulham side for four years before being sacked. He moved to Portsmouth and made them Third Division champions in 1983 but was sacked the following season. In 1988 he was appointed assistant manager at Stamford Bridge and took over as caretaker manager later into the season but could not keep the Blues up. He was hired on a full-time basis the following season and took them back up before finishing fifth in the First Division. Once again, he was sacked the follow season. He moved to Kuwait and stayed for one year before retiring as a manager in 1994. Before retiring officially, Bobby collected old AHU filters from maintenance companies in London. He lived close to Stamford Bridge and Roman Abramovich would often invite him to Chelsea games. He died on 6 November 2015 and Chelsea players wore black armbands in the following game against Stoke City as a sign of respect to the man who promoted them back to the top tier of English football the first time of asking, a reign that remains today.
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