Alastair Keyon "Alec" Campbell (29 May 1890 — 16 June 1943) was a professional cricketer and footballer who played as a centre-half in nearly 200 games for Southampton in 196 appearances eitherside of the First World War, before briefly becoming manager at Chesterfield from April to December 1927.
[6] Two further appearances for Southampton followed,[2] before he was persuaded to join Samuel Hill-Wood's team at Glossop North End in September 1909, together with several other amateur internationals.
[3] Upon his return, he resigned for Southampton as an amateur, but turned professional a month later and subsequently signed for Hampshire League side Boscombe before the outbreak of the First World War.
At 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) he was a distinctive figure on the pitch with his "telescopic legs", who according to Holley and Chalk was "undoubtedly one of the club's best-ever centre-halves"[6] During the management of Jimmy McIntyre when Southampton were admitted into Division 3 of the Football League for the 1920–21 season.
In the third round, Poole met First Division Everton in front of 65,000 at Goodison Park, where they were beaten 3–1 by a Dixie Dean hat-trick.
[2] Returning to Southampton, Campbell was declared bankrupt the following year when the fruit importing business in which he held a directorship had unwisely invested in Brazilian bananas.
[3] Campbell served as an emergency commission in the Royal Artillery during the Second World War, holding the rank of lieutenant.
[3] Given a few months to live, he returned to England, where he died of pneumonia at the Queen Alexandra Hospital in Cosham in June 1943.