Allan Campbell (footballer)

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Allan Campbell

| image = File:Allan Campbell 26102024 (2).jpg

| caption = Allan Campbell in 2024.

| fullname = Allan Campbell{{cite web |url=https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/gc-media-assets.gc.eflservices.co.uk/9edd2ed0-6c4a-11ef-9965-335248f7bb41.pdf |title=Club List of Registered Players as at September 2024 |publisher=English Football League |page=58 and 59 |access-date=16 September 2024}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|07|4|df=y}}

| birth_place = Glasgow, Scotland

| height = 1.75m{{soccerway|allan-campbell/440404|accessdate=2 June 2021}}

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 2008–2016

| youthclubs1 = Motherwell

| years1 = 2016–2021

| clubs1 = Motherwell

| caps1 = 135

| goals1 = 14

| years2 = 2021–2025

| clubs2 = Luton Town

| caps2 = 75

| goals2 = 7

| years3 = 2023–2024

| clubs3 = → Millwall (loan)

| caps3 = 12

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2024–2025

| clubs4 = → Charlton Athletic (loan)

| caps4 = 12

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2025

| clubs5 = Dundee United

| caps5 = 13

| goals5 = 0

| club-update = 01:43, 1 June 2025 (UTC)

| nationalyears1 = 2017–2020

| nationalteam1 = Scotland U21

| nationalcaps1 = 24

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2 = 2022

| nationalteam2 = Scotland

| nationalcaps2 = 1

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalteam-update = 17:10, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

}}

Allan Campbell (born 4 July 1998) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder. He has previously played for Motherwell and Luton Town as well as having time on loan at Millwall and Charlton Athletic. He was also selected 24 times for the Scotland under-21 team and made his full international debut for Scotland in June 2022.

Club career

=Motherwell=

Campbell was born in Glasgow and attended All Saints Roman Catholic Secondary School in the city.[http://www.allsaints-sec.glasgow.sch.uk/News/Story.aspx?SectionId=7aab790d-4906-40ef-904f-a32b0bc9fc37&StoryId=dcc36bf5-12b6-4cc4-bcf8-79eff881cc17 Congratulations to Allan Campbell S3], All Saints Roman Catholic Secondary School, 31 October 2012 He is a product of the Motherwell Academy having joined the club at the age of 10.[https://www.nottheoldfirm.com/news/the-story-behind-the-rise-of-motherwell-trio-jake-hastie-david-turnbull-and-allan-campbell/ The story behind the rise of Motherwell trio Jake Hastie, David Turnbull and Allan Campbell], Not The Old Firm, 11 March 2019

On 29 October 2016, Campbell made his debut for Motherwell as a substitute in a 4–1 win against Ross County.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37737491|title=Motherwell 4–1 Ross County|publisher=BBC Sport|date=29 October 2016|access-date=26 January 2016}} On 15 April 2017, he scored his first senior goal, the fourth in a 4–2 win over Inverness Caledonian Thistle, picking up the man of the match award at the same time.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39536661|title=Motherwell 4–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle|publisher=BBC Sport|date=15 April 2017|access-date=16 April 2017}}

On 13 October 2017, Campbell signed a new contract, keeping him at Motherwell until 2021.{{cite web|title=Campbell signs four-year deal|url=http://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/2017/10/13/campbell-signs-four-year-deal/|publisher=Motherwell F.C.|date=13 October 2017|access-date=14 October 2017}} His contract was later improved, but not extended.{{cite web |title=Allan Campbell Signs Improved Deal |url=https://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/2019/07/23/allan-campbell-signs-improved-deal/ |website=motherwellfc.co.uk |publisher=Motherwell F.C. |access-date=24 July 2019 |date=23 July 2019}} During the 2017–18 season he took part in the 2017 Scottish League Cup Final (as a substitute) and the 2018 Scottish Cup Final (as a starter), both occasions ending in 2–0 losses to Celtic.

On 12 September 2020, he scored the only goal of a Scottish Premiership match against St Johnstone.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54038441|title=Motherwell 1-0 St Johnstone: Robinson lauds 'class' Campbell after win|publisher=BBC Sport|date=12 September 2020|access-date=13 September 2020 }} In May 2021 the Motherwell manager Graham Alexander said that Campbell would leave the club at the end of the season, as a final effort to negotiate a new contract had failed.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57074372 |title=Allan Campbell: Motherwell midfielder to leave at end of season |website=BBC Sport |date=11 May 2021 |access-date=11 May 2021}}{{Cite web |date=24 May 2021 |title=Motherwell: Christopher Long & Sherwin Seedorf among raft of departures |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57235208 |access-date=2 June 2021 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}

=Luton Town=

On 15 June 2021, Luton Town announced the signing of Campbell after agreeing an undisclosed fee with Motherwell to secure his signature before his contract expired.{{cite web |title=Allan Campbell signs for the Hatters from Motherwell! |url=https://www.lutontown.co.uk/news/2021/june/allan-campbell/ |website=lutontown.co.uk/ |publisher=Luton Town F.C. |access-date=15 June 2021 |date=15 June 2021}} Campbell helped Luton win promotion to the Premier League during the 2022–23 season.

==Millwall (loan)==

On 1 September 2023, Luton loaned Campbell to EFL Championship club Millwall.{{cite web |title=Millwall sign Hull City's Ryan Longman & Luton Town's Allan Campbell on loan |website=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66685377 |date=1 September 2023 |accessdate=1 September 2023}}

==Charlton Athletic (loan)==

On 26 August 2024, Campbell joined Charlton Athletic on a season-long loan.{{cite news |title=Allan Campbell is a red!|url=https://www.charltonafc.com/news/allan-campbell-red |access-date=26 August 2024 |publisher=Charlton Athletic Official Site |date=26 August 2024}}

On 30 January 2025, Campbell's loan was terminated early.{{cite news |title=Allan Campbell is a red!|url=https://www.charltonafc.com/news/allan-campbell-red |access-date=30 January 2025 |publisher=Charlton Athletic Official Site |date=30 January 2025}}

=Dundee United=

On 30 January 2025, Campbell made the permanent move back to Scotland with Scottish Premiership side Dundee United, signing a short-term deal.{{cite news |title=Allan Campbell joins Dundee United|url=https://www.charltonafc.com/news/allan-campbell-joins-dundee-united |access-date=30 January 2025 |publisher=Charlton Athletic Official Site |date=30 January 2025}}{{cite news |title=UNITED SECURE SERVICES OF ALLAN CAMPBELL UNTIL THE END OF THE SEASON|url=https://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/news/8785/UNITED-SECURE-SERVICES-OF-ALLAN-CAMPBELL-UNTIL-THE-END-OF-THE-SEASON.html |access-date=30 January 2025 |publisher=Dundee United Official Site |date=30 January 2025}}

International career

In September 2017, Campbell was named in the Scotland under-21 squad for the first time ahead of the European Under-21 Championship qualifying matches against England and Latvia.{{cite web|title=Scotland U21s call up Greg Docherty, Allan Campbell & Ryan Williamson|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/41403011|publisher=BBC Sport|date=26 September 2017|access-date=14 October 2017}} He made his debut on 6 October 2017, against England.{{cite web|title=England U21 too strong for Scotland|url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/12182/11070068/england-u21-3-1-scotland-u21-josh-onomah-tammy-abraham-and-dominic-solanke-on-target-for-young-lions|publisher=Sky Sports|last=Hincks|first=Michael|date=6 October 2017|access-date=14 October 2017}} Campbell scored one goal for the Scotland under-21 team, in a 1–0 win against Lithuania in September 2020.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54079444|title=Lithuania U21 0-1 Scotland U21: Gemmill's side boost qualification hopes|publisher=BBC Sport|date=8 September 2020|access-date=13 September 2020 }}

Selected for the Scotland under-21 squad in the 2018 Toulon Tournament,{{ cite web | title=Scotland Under-21 squad announced for Toulon tournament | url = https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/news/scotland-under-21-squad-announced-for-toulon-tournament/ | publisher = Scottish Football Association | date = 3 May 2018 | access-date = 1 July 2022 }} the team lost to Turkey in a penalty-out and finished fourth.{{ cite web | url = https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/news/scotland-finish-fourth-at-the-toulon-tournament-after-shoot-out-defeat-to-turkey/ | title = Scotland finish fourth at the Toulon tournament after shoot-out defeat to Turkey | publisher = Scottish Football Association | date = 10 June 2018 |access-date = 1 July 2022 }}

On 28 May 2022, Campbell received his first call-up to the senior national team as a replacement for the injured Ryan Jack.{{cite web | url=https://www.lutontoday.co.uk/sport/football/luton-town/luton-midfielder-campbell-named-in-scotland-squad-for-world-cup-play-off-semi-final-with-ukraine-3713096 | title=Luton midfielder Campbell named in Scotland squad for World Cup play-off semi-final with Ukraine }} Campbell made his full international debut on 14 June 2022, appearing as a substitute in a 4–1 win against Armenia.{{cite web |url=https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/american-football/luton-town-star-and-former-motherwell-hero-allan-campbell-makes-scotland-debut-as-lanarkshire-stars-aid-win-over-armenia/ar-AAYsqH8?ocid=uxbndlbing |title=Luton Town star and former Motherwell hero Allan Campbell makes Scotland debut as Lanarkshire stars aid win over Armenia |website=msn.com |first=Paul |last=Thomson |date=14 June 2022 |accessdate=15 June 2022}}

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|National cup{{efn\|Includes Scottish Cup, FA Cup}} !colspan="2"\|League cup{{efn\|Includes Scottish League Cup, EFL Cup}} !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="6"\|Motherwell \|2016–17{{soccerbase season\|84676\|2016\|access-date=15 November 2017}} \|Scottish Premiership \|7	1	0	0	0	0	colspan=2\|—	7	1
2017–18{{soccerbase season\|84676\|2017\|access-date=15 November 2017}} \|Scottish Premiership \|29	2	4	0	3	0	colspan=2\|—	36	2
2018–19{{soccerbase season\|84676\|2018\|access-date=17 July 2018}} \|Scottish Premiership \|35	2	0	0	5	0	colspan=2\|—	40	2
2019–20{{soccerbase season\|84676\|2019\|access-date=5 July 2019}} \|Scottish Premiership \|30	5	3	1	4	0	colspan=2\|—	37	6
2020–21{{soccerbase season\|84676\|2020\|access-date=8 August 2020}} \|Scottish Premiership \|34	4	3	1	0	0	3Appearances in the UEFA Europa League	0	40	5
colspan=2\|Total !135	14	10	2	12	0	3	0	160	16
rowspan=3\|Motherwell U20/U21Matches in the Scottish Challenge Cup, in which age-restricted teams from the SPFL Premiership clubs compete against senior clubs. \|colspan=2\|2016–17 \|colspan=6\|—	2	0	2	0
colspan=2\|2017–18 \|colspan=6\|—	1	0	1	0
colspan=2\|Total !0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0
rowspan=5\|Luton Town \|2021–22{{soccerbase season\|84676\|2021\|access-date=15 August 2021}} \|Championship \|33	4	3	0	1	0	2{{efn\|name=EFLP\|Appearances in Championship play-offs}}	0	39	4
2022–23{{soccerbase season\|84676\|2022\|access-date=15 August 2021}} \|Championship \|42	3	4	0	0	0	1{{efn\|name=EFLP}}	0	47	3
2023–24{{soccerbase season\|84676\|2023\|access-date=15 August 2021}} \|Premier League \|0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2024–25{{soccerbase season\|84676\|2024\|access-date=15 August 2021}} \|Championship \|0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
colspan=2\|Total !75	7	7	0	1	0	3	0	86	7
Millwall (loan) \|2023–24{{soccerbase season\|84676\|2023\|access-date=2 May 2024}} \|Championship \|12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
Charlton Athletic (loan) \|2024–25{{soccerbase season\|84676\|2024\|access-date=2 May 2024}} \|League One \|12	0	2	0	0	0	3Appearances in the EFL Trophy	0	17	0
Dundee United \|2024–25{{soccerbase season\|84676\|2024\|access-date=2 May 2024}} \|Scottish Premiership \|10	0	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	10	0
colspan="3" \|Career total !244	21	19	2	13	0	12	0	288	23

Honours

Luton Town

EFL Championship play-offs: 2023{{Cite news |title=Luton win shootout to reach Premier League |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65654937 |access-date=2023-05-27}}