Campbell Forsyth
Scottish football goalkeeper (born 1939)
Robert Campbell Forsyth (5 May 1934 – November 2020) was a Scottish footballer. He played as a goalkeeper for St Mirren, Kilmarnock and Southampton. He also made four international appearances for Scotland in 1964.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Campbell Forsyth | ||
| Date of birth | 5 May 1934 | ||
| Place of birth | Plean, Stirlingshire, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | November 2020 (aged 86)[1] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Falkirk | |||
| Shettleston | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1955–1960 | St Mirren | 104 | (0) |
| 1960–1965 | Kilmarnock | 75 | (0) |
| 1965–1968 | Southampton | 48 | (0) |
| Total | 227 | (0) | |
| National team | |||
| 1957[2] | Scotland U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 1964[3] | SFA trial v SFL | 1 | (0) |
| 1964 | Scotland | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Forsyth died in November 2020 at the age of 86.[1]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "St Mirren saddened to hear of the passing of Campbell Forsyth". St Mirren. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ↑ Scotland U23 player Forsyth, Campbell, FitbaStats
- ↑ Ronnie McDevitt (2016). Scotland in the 60s: The Definitive Account of the Scottish National Football Side During the 1960s. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781785312458. Retrieved 2020-11-16.[permanent dead link]
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