Bobby Campbell

Surely every City fan has a Bobby Campbell story! Though the Belfast born striker became the clubs record scorer with 143 goals in 319 appearances, it was the happy-go-lucky, and sometimes wayward, demeanor of the big striker that captured the hearts of the Valley Parade crowds.
Bobby came to City via a long and often troubled route. Aston Villa, Halifax, Huddersfield, Sheffield United, Vancouver Whitecaps and even Brisbane City failed to tame the wild Ulsterman. City gambled on Bobby in December 1979 and it paid off handsomely. Not only did he become the leading scorer in his every season at the club, his £70,000 transfer to Derby County in 1983 helped save the financially stricken club.
Even better, following four unhappy months at the Baseball Ground, Bobby returned to City for a bargain £35,000 and it wasn’t long before he was knocking the goals in again!
The promotions of 1982 and 1985 owed an awful lot to Bobby’s goals. His personality dominated the team, the impression he made on City’s up and coming young players was immense.
He played twice for Northern Ireland in the Home Internationals of 1982 - indeed a large contingent of City fans became Ulstermen for the day when they travelled to Wrexham to see Bobby come off the bench against Wales. He was selected as one of the squad for the 1982 World Cup in Spain, but sadly didn’t make an appearance.
Bobby left for Wigan Athletic in October 1986, where he continued to find the net. He retired to run Lindley Working Mans Club on the outskirts of Huddersfield, where he remains to this day.