# Iain Campbell (footballer)

Iain Campbell (born 28 June 1985) is a Scottish former professional footballer. After beginning his career at Dunfermline Athletic, he played for Kilmarnock, Ross County, Clyde, Alloa Athletic, Cowdenbeath, Forfar Athletic and Montrose.

## Career

Born in Kirkcaldy, Campbell started his career with Dunfermline Athletic. He made 36 appearances and scored one goal against Motherwell at Fir Park on 29 April 2006, in a 3–2 win. In August 2006, he moved to fellow SPL club Kilmarnock for an undisclosed fee. He did not make an appearance for Killie, and was sent on loan to Ross County in August 2007 until the end of the year.
On 31 January 2008, Campbell was loaned out again, this time to Clyde until May 2008. He made his debut in a 3–1 defeat by Stirling Albion on 2 February 2008. He was released by Kilmarnock in June 2008 and joined Alloa Athletic. He joined Forfar Athletic a year later.
In June 2014, Campbell signed for Scottish Championship club Cowdenbeath. Campbell returned to Forfar Athletic on 15 January 2015, signing on a one-month loan. Campbell joined Forfar permanently in July 2015, staying with the club for one season before moving to Montrose at the start of the 2016–17 season, initially on a one-month deal to provide cover for injured defenders Michael Bolochoweckyj and Chris Hegarty. He was part of the squad which won the 2017–18 Scottish League Two title and subsequently participated in the promotion play-offs from League One the following year.

## Personal life

He is the son of Dick Campbell who has managed Dunfermline Athletic, Brechin City, Partick Thistle and Ross County and is currently manager of Arbroath. Iain has been managed twice during his career by his father, at Ross County and Forfar Athletic. His older brother Ross is also a footballer, a forward who was a teammate at both Forfar and Montrose.

## Career statistics

    As of 07:56, 4 December 2019 (UTC)
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 2004–05 | Premier League | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 2005–06 | Premier League | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 2006–07 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Dunfermline Athletic | Dunfermline total | Dunfermline total | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| Kilmarnock | 2007–08 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Clyde (loan) | 2007–08 | First Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Alloa Athletic | 2008–09 | Second Division | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| Forfar Athletic | 2009–10 | Third Division | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 2 |
| Forfar Athletic | 2010–11 | Second Division | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Forfar Athletic | 2011–12 | Second Division | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Forfar Athletic | 2012–13 | Second Division | 35 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 10 |
| Forfar Athletic | 2013–14 | League One | 31 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 3 |
| Forfar Athletic | Forfar Athletic total I | Forfar Athletic total I | 147 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 172 | 15 |
| Cowdenbeath | 2014–15 | Championship | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Forfar Athletic (loan) | 2014–15 | League One | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Forfar Athletic | 2015–16 | League One | 23 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 6 |
| Forfar Athletic | Forfar Athletic total II | Forfar Athletic total II | 38 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 6 |
| Montrose | 2016–17 | League Two | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| Montrose | 2017–18 | League Two | 20 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 4 |
| Montrose | 2018–19 | League One | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 42 | 1 |
| Montrose | 2019–20 | League One | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Montrose | Montrose total | Montrose total | 73 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 98 | 6 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 336 | 22 | 26 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 416 | 32 |
* 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup
* ↑ Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two in the Second Division play-offs
* ↑ Appearances in the First Division play-offs
* ↑ Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup; two appearances and a goal in the First Division play-offs
* ↑ Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and one in the League One play-offs
* ↑ Three appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two in the Championship play-offs
* ↑ Goal in the Scottish Challenge Cup.