Chelsea FC Profile: Bobby Campbell

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Full Name: Robert George Campbell

Born: Friday, 23rd April 1937
Place of birth: Liverpool, England
Died: Friday, 6th November 2015 (aged 78)
Place of death: Esher, Surrey, England
Burial: Buried - Brompton Cemetery, West Brompton, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, England

Involvement with Chelsea:

Manager from 1988 to 1991


Towards the end of the 1987-88 season, Campbell was appointed assistant to manager John Hollins at Chelsea, a team in the midst of a relegation battle; one month later Hollins was sacked and Campbell appointed caretaker manager until the end of the season. Campbell was unable to turn around the club's fortunes in the eight games which remained that season, and they were relegated via the short-lived play-off system.
He made amends the following season, however, as his side romped to promotion as Second Division champions with a haul of 99 points. A year later, he led to Chelsea to a 5th place finish in the First Division, their highest league placing since 1970. He was relieved of his managerial duties on 7th May 1991 after an 11th place finish (reported 8th May 91) and appointed personal assistant to Chelsea chairman Ken Bates, but remained in place for last game of season on 11th May.

Playing Career:

Chelsea Manager Career Summary

Manager from: March, 1988 Manager until: May, 1991
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Win % Goals / Game League 132 59 41 32 224 184 44.7% 1.70 F.A. Cup 5 1 1 3 5 11 20% 1.00 League Cup 13 5 4 4 24 19 38.46% 1.85 Other 15 12 1 2 34 19 80% 2.27 Total 165 77 47 41 287 233 46.67% 1.74
Players In Date Name Amount Mar 1988 Kevin Hitchcock unknown Jul 1988 Peter Nicholas unknown Jul 1988 David Lee From Juniors Aug 1988 Graham Roberts unknown Aug 1988 Jason Cundy From Juniors Jan 1989 Dave Mitchell unknown Jan 1989 Dave Beasant unknown Mar 1989 Ken Monkou unknown Jun 1989 Damian Matthew From Juniors Jun 1989 Graham Stuart From Juniors Jul 1989 Alan Dickens unknown Sep 1989 Craig Burley From Juniors Dec 1989 Erland Johnsen unknown May 1990 Eddie Newton From Juniors May 1990 Frank Sinclair unknown Jul 1990 Dennis Wise unknown Jul 1990 Andy Townsend unknown Jul 1990 Darren Barnard unknown Apr 1991 Andy Myers From Juniors	Players Out Date Name Mar 1988 Perry Digweed May 1988 Jerry Murphy Jun 1988 Steve Wicks Jul 1988 Pat Nevin Jul 1988 Roy Wegerle Oct 1988 John Coady Dec 1988 Eddie Niedzwiecki Dec 1988 Colin Pates Jan 1989 Mick Bodley Jun 1989 Darren Wood Aug 1989 Billy Dodds Aug 1989 Joe McLaughlin Jan 1990 Micky Hazard Jul 1990 Clive Wilson Nov 1990 Graham Roberts Dec 1990 Colin West

Chelsea Graves Society Info & External Research Links:

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