Falkirk FC's first ever top Goalscorer, and League Goalscorer we are lucky as in he was a proper Bairn. George [Geordie] Campbell was born and brought up in the Town.
Starting his career as a Juvenile with Brockville Star, within a season he drew the attention of Vale of Carron. Vale of Carron were the 'shire's wee team and were big in Junior Circles and Geordie joined them, after a season though, he removed to Bo'ness [I don't know, East Lothian might have been better at the turn of the Century,] but soon enough, for a Falkirk lad moved to Dunipace Juniors where he made Centre-Forward his place.
Falkirk's ears pricked up and soon offered him terms. Of course he couldn't be the Centre-Forward, Robert Leishman was the CF, but he was put at Outside-Left. And he scored, for a young man he scored. In Falkirk FC's First Season in the League he scored 14 from 22 games. And when you add his goal in the Qualifying Cup v East Stirlingshire, he scored FIFTEEN.
All in all George made the benchmark for all Fakirk Strikers to follow.
It would seem, that he retired from Falkirk due to Ill-health, but was tempted out of retirement due to Raith Rovers, with whom he died. I blame Raith Rovers.He died at the scarily young age of 25, but you know, he is one of our seasonal top scorers.
George Campbell
b c1884, Falkirk, Stirlingshire
d 13th February 1909, Falkirk, Stirlingshire
Scottish League Division 1 Matches/Goals [16/10]
Scottish League Division 2 Matches/Goals [53/25]
Scottish Qualifying Cup Matches /Goals [6/1]
Minor League Matches/Goals [19/8]
Minor Cup Matches/Goals [31/11]
Known Career – Brockville Star, Vale of Carron, Bo'ness Our Boys, Falkirk [1900/01-1906/07], Dunipace Juniors, Raith Rovers [1907/08-1908/09]
Played in Falkirk's first ever Scottish League Match v Clyde (A) Scottish League Division 2, 16th August 1902