<ul><li><h2><strong>Years: </strong>1953-1958</h2></li><li><h2><strong>Appearances: </strong>48</h2></li><li><h2><strong>Goals: </strong>2</h2></li></ul>

Don Campbell was a local player born in Bootle who signed for Liverpool in November 1950 aged 18 after graduating through the junior ranks.

<p>A youth international defender, he didn't get his chance of first-team action until the 1953-54 relegation season, one of an astonishing 31 players called on by manager Don Welsh during that year.</p><p>He made just two appearances in the middle of that campaign and another 12 the following season, when the Reds tried unsuccessfully to bounce straight back into the top division.</p><p>Campbell had to wait for a change of manager to get a decent run in the team and his best season for the club, under the leadership of Phil Taylor, came in 1957-58 when he appeared in the first 26 league fixtures before losing his place.</p><p>He turned out for Liverpool just once more that season – a defeat at Bristol Rovers in March 1958 – before being transferred to Crewe Alexandra.</p>

Past playersDon Campbell

Years: 1953-1958

Appearances: 48

Goals: 2

Don Campbell was a local player born in Bootle who signed for Liverpool in November 1950 aged 18 after graduating through the junior ranks.