Richard "Dick" Campbell (born 22 November 1953 in Dunfermline, Fife) is a Scottish footballer and manager. He is the current manager of Forfar Athletic in the Third Division of the Scottish League.
Campbell's low-profile playing career was mainly spent in the lower echelons of Scottish football. Having started out with Dundee United's youth system he then played for Cowdenbeath, Dunfermline Athletic, Ross County (then in the Highland League), Bre...
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Richard "Dick" Campbell (born 22 November 1953 in Dunfermline, Fife) is a Scottish footballer and manager. He is the current manager of Forfar Athletic in the Third Division of the Scottish League.
Campbell's low-profile playing career was mainly spent in the lower echelons of Scottish football. Having started out with Dundee United's youth system he then played for Cowdenbeath, Dunfermline Athletic, Ross County (then in the Highland League), Brechin City and East Stirlingshire. He then started coaching at Brechin before eventually moving to Dunfermline Athletic to become Bert Paton's assistant.
Campbell's first managerial experience was brief: a short spell at the helm of Cowdenbeath in the 1980s, after which he returned to coaching at Brechin. However, he was afforded a second opportunity when Paton resigned his position at Dunfermline in early 1999 and he was given temporary control. After a 3-month probationary period Campbell was made permanent manager at East End Park. However...
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