Campbell Forsyth

Robert Campbell Forsyth (5 May 193415 November 2020) He joined St Mirren in April 1955, shortly before his 16th birthday, where he stayed for five years, making over 100 first-team appearances. In 1957 he played his one and only game for the Scotland national under-23 football team, a 1–1 draw with England.

Earlier in the championship-winning season, Forsyth had been involved in Kilmarnock's first-ever European tie, against Eintracht Frankfurt in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. Having lost the first leg 3–0, Kilmarnock pulled off a 5–1 victory in the second leg, with Forsyth making a "great save from Schämer's boot".

Campbell made his international debut for Scotland in a 1–0 win over England on 11 April 1964, in front of over 133,000 fans at Hampden Park. England had arrived at Hampden after a run of six consecutive wins, in which they had scored 28 goals, yet Campbell and the Scottish defence kept a clean sheet with Alan Gilzean scoring the only goal of the match after 72 minutes.

Campbell missed a game on 12 May, as his daughter was born the day before, but returned for three games later that year. Campbell suffered an injury and veteran keeper Bill Brown was brought back; Campbell never played again for the national side.

Southampton In December 1965, he moved to England when he was signed by Southampton, then in the Football League Second Division, for a fee of £10,000. The deal had been arranged by manager Ted Bates some weeks earlier, but had been "put on ice" while Kilmarnock remained in the European Cup. Their defeat by Real Madrid in the first round proper enabled the deal to be finalised. Campbell immediately replaced Tony Godfrey and settled in quickly at The Dell, with his fine displays between the posts playing a prominent part in "The Saints" successful push for promotion.

Forsyth retained the No. 1 shirt for the start of the Saints' debut season in the top flight but in the eighth game of the season, on 17 September 1966, he broke a leg in a collision with Denis Hollywood and Liverpool's Ian Callaghan, being replaced in goal by David Webb. With the only other professional 'keeper available being 19-year-old Gerry Gurr who was not considered ready for the First Division, manager Ted Bates signed Dave MacLaren from Wolverhampton Wanderers for a fee of £5,000, despite his having conceded nine goals to the Saints almost exactly 12 months previously. After a spell in the reserves, Forsyth decided to retire in May 1968. Date Venue Opponent Result Goals Competition 11 April 1964 Hampden Park, Glasgow 1–0 0 British Home Championship 3 October 1964 Ninian Park, Cardiff 2–3 0 British Home Championship 21 October 1964 Hampden Park, Glasgow 3–1 0 World Cup qualification 25 November 1964 Hampden Park, Glasgow 3–2 0 British Home Championship

Later career After retiring from football, Forsyth was employed by the pub and brewery chain Watney, as a representative for 28 years. He then became a corporate host for the Marriott hotel and country club at Dalmahoy near Edinburgh.

Honours Kilmarnock Scottish Football League champions: 1964–65 Runners-up: 1960–61, 1962–63, 1963–64

Southampton Football League Second Division runners-up: 1965–66