Robert Campbell (born c. 1939) was a Scottish footballer who played as a right back, primarily with St Mirren.
[1] He appeared in the 1962 Scottish Cup Final which Saints lost to Rangers,[2][3] having fallen at the semi-final stage to Dunfermline Athletic the previous season after a replay.
[4] Campbell was at the Paisley club when they won the same trophy in 1959, but the long-serving David Lapsley was still occupying the position at that point).
[citation needed] There was another player of the same name, a forward, on St Mirren's books from 1959, and as a consequence they became known in match reports as 'Black' Campbell and 'Red' Campbell to differentiate[5][6] ('Red' was the right-back, who had ginger hair – the forward has been reported as having very dark hair,[6] but in fact it was a light brown shade).
Both stayed at the club until 1966, with 'Red' Campbell then moving to play for Durban City in South Africa[8] ('Black' went to Motherwell).