John Middleton Campbell (19 February 1869 – 8 June 1906) was a Scottish footballer who played as a forward, primarily for Sunderland.

[1] Having won the Scottish Cup with Renton in 1888, followed by the 1888 'World Championship' a few months later,[1] Campbell switched to English football along with teammates John Harvey and David Hannah;[3] he made his debut for Sunderland on 18 January 1890 against Blackburn Rovers in the FA Cup first round; Sunderland lost the game 4–2 after extra time at Leamington Road.

He also won the 1894–95 World Championship with the team, scoring two goals in the win over Heart of Midlothian.

[6][7][1] After making 186 league appearances for Sunderland, scoring 133 goals,[8] he moved to their arch-rivals Newcastle United.

[10][11] Campbell played in an unofficial international match for Scotland against Canada in 1888[1][12] and later took part in the first Home Scots v Anglo-Scots trial in 1896,[13][14] but he never received a full cap for his country – 1896 was the first year consideration was given to select players based in England to appear for the Scotland team.