Hayden Campbell

Hayden Campbell
Personal information
Full name	Hayden Matthew Campbell
Date of birth	3 June 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Stafford, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.79 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Leek Town
Youth career
2009–2019	Port Vale
Senior career*
Years	Team
2019–2020	Port Vale
2019–2020	→ Kidsgrove Athletic (loan)
2020–2022	Salford City
2020	→ Marine (loan)
2021	→ FC United of Manchester (loan)
2021–2022	→ Stalybridge Celtic (loan)
2022	→ Altrincham (loan)
2022–2023	Marine
2023	Curzon Ashton
2023	Macclesfield
2023–2024	Curzon Ashton
2024	Rushall Olympic
2024–	Leek Town
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:18, 20 October 2024 (UTC)

Hayden Matthew Campbell (born 3 June 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Leek Town.

He began his career at Port Vale before joining Salford City in September 2020. From Salford he was loaned out to Kidsgrove Athletic, Marine, FC United of Manchester, Stalybridge Celtic and Altrincham, before he joined Marine permanently in August 2022. He signed for Curzon Ashton in January 2023 and rejoined the club later in the year following a brief spell with Macclesfield. He later played for Rushall Olympic and Leek Town.

Career

Port Vale

Campbell began his career at Port Vale, moving on loan to Northern Premier League Division One South East club Kidsgrove Athletic on 18 December 2019.^[3]^[4]

Salford City

He signed for Salford City on 23 September 2020.^[5] He made his senior debut for the "Ammies" on 10 November, coming on as a 59th-minute substitute for Oscar Threlkeld in a 2–1 victory at Rochdale in the group stages of the EFL Trophy.^[6] He moved on loan to Marine in December 2020,^[7] making two appearances in all competitions for them.^[8]

He moved on loan to Northern Premier League Premier Division club FC United of Manchester in September 2021,^[9] and in November was loaned to Stalybridge Celtic.^[10] He made his debut against Bootle in the FA Trophy, scoring the opening goal of a 3–3 draw, following which Stalybridge won a penalty shoot-out.^[11]

On 25 March 2022, Campbell joined National League side Altrincham on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.^[12] He made three substitute appearances for the club, featuring for a total of 54 minutes.^[13] Salford released him at the end of the 2021–22 season.^[14]

Non-League

On 11 August 2022, Campbell signed for Marine, now in the Northern Premier League Premier Division.^[15] He scored 11 goals from 25 games in the first half of the 2022–23 campaign, including a hat-trick in a 4–0 win over Atherton Collieries at Rossett Park on 27 September.^[8] On 13 January 2023, he joined National League North side Curzon Ashton following a seven-day notice of approach.^[16] He scored seven goals in eighteen games in the second half of the 2022–23 season.^[2]

He joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club Macclesfield in May 2023,^[17] before returning to Curzon Ashton in October of the same year.^[18] He played 25 league games in the 2023–24 season.^[2] Curzon secured a play-off place; they were eliminated by Chorley after a penalty shoot-out in the quarter-finals, with Campbell missing one of the penalties.^[19]

In June 2024, Campbell signed for fellow National League North side Rushall Olympic.^[20] In October 2024, he joined Northern Premier League Premier Division side Leek Town.^[21]

Style of play

Campbell is a ball-playing central midfielder who has good passing and distribution skills.^[3]

Personal life

His father, Warren Campbell, played non-League football for Leek Town.^[21]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 October 2024

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Port Vale	2019–20^[22]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Salford City	2019–20^[23]	League Two	0	0	0	0	2^[a]	0	2	0
	2020–21^[24]	League Two	0	0	0	0	1^[a]	0	1	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0
Marine (loan)	2020–21^[8]	NPL Division One North West	1	0	0	0	1^[b]	0	2	0
F.C. United of Manchester (loan)	2021–22^[25]	NPL Premier Division	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Stalybridge Celtic (loan)	2021–22^[26]	NPL Premier Division	3	1	0	0	2^[b]	1	5	2
Altrincham (loan)	2021–22^[2]	National League	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Marine	2022–23^[8]	NPL Premier Division	19	10	2	1	4^[c]	0	25	11
Curzon Ashton	2022–23^[2]	National League North	18	7	0	0	0	0	18	7
Macclesfield	2023–24^[27]	NPL Premier Division	3	1	2	0	1^[b]	1	6	2
Curzon Ashton	2023–24^[2]	National League North	25	2	0	0	1^[d]	0	26	2
Rushall Olympic	2024–25^[2]	National League North	7	0	2	0	0	0	9	0
Leek Town	2024–25^[28]	NPL Premier Division	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Career total^[e]			87	21	6	1	10	2	115	24

^ ^a ^b Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
^ ^a ^b ^c Appearance in the FA Trophy.
^ Three appearances in the FA Trophy and one appearance in the Liverpool Senior Cup.
^ Appearance(s) in the play-offs.
^ Statistics for Kidsgrove Athletic not known.

References

^ "Club List Of Registered Players" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Hayden Campbell at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b Baggaley, Michael (19 December 2019). "'They need that test' - Port Vale loan out young striker and midfielder". StokeonTrentLive.
^ "Kidsgrove athletic confirm the signing of hayden campbell". kidsgroveathleticfc.com. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
^ "Hayden Campbell signs for Salford City". Beswicks Sports. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
^ "Rochdale 1-2 Salford City (EFL Trophy GS) | Results 2020-21". Salford City Football Club. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
^ "Midfielder joins on loan from Salford City". marinefc.com. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Marine | Appearances | Hayden Campbell | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
^ "EDS midfielder Hayden Campbell has joined FC United of Manchester on loan for a month". Twitter. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
^ Dhamrait, Taran (12 November 2021). "Hayden Campbell joins on loan". Stalybridge Celtic F.C. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
^ Dhamrait, Taran (13 November 2021). "Celtic stage late Trophy comeback to beat Bootle". Stalybridge Celtic F.C. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
^ "Hayden Campbell joins on loan from Ammies". Altrincham FC. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
^ "Hayden Campbell | Altrincham Football Club". www.altrinchamfc.com. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
^ "Player news". Salford City FC. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
^ "Squad Update". Marine AFC. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
^ Gordon, James (13 January 2023). "Hayden Campbell to leave Marine - The Pitching In Northern Premier League". www.thenpl.co.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
^ "MACCLESFIELD FC AGREES TERMS WITH 20 YEAR-OLD HAYDEN CAMPBELL". macclesfieldfc.com. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
^ @CurzonAshton (20 October 2023). "𝐖𝐄𝐋𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄 𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐇𝐀𝐘𝐃𝐄𝐍 ✍️ We are delighted to announce the return of forward Hayden Campbell from Macclesfield! Hayden returns after previously netting 7 goals in 18 appearances for the Nash. #UTN | #TheNash" (Tweet). Retrieved 21 October 2023 – via Twitter.
^ Carter, Gary (25 April 2024). "Curzon Ashton looking to 'come back better' after penalty heartache". Tameside Correspondent. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
^ "BREAKING: CAMPBELL CHECKS IN". www.rofc.co.uk. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
^ ^a ^b "BLUES BOLSTER NUMBERS". Leek Town F.C. 15 October 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
^ "Games played by Hayden Campbell in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
^ "Games played by Hayden Campbell in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
^ "Games played by Hayden Campbell in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
^ "FC United of Manchester | Appearances | Hayden Campbell | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
^ "Stalybridge Celtic | Appearances | Hayden Campbell | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
^ "Macclesfield – Appearances – Hayden Campbell". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
^ "Leek Town – Appearances – Hayden Campbell – 2024–2025". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 20 October 2024.

[EFL-24] Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.

[FAT-26] Appearance in the FA Trophy.

[29] Three appearances in the FA Trophy and one appearance in the Liverpool Senior Cup.

[pof-31] Appearance(s) in the play-offs.

[not-33] Statistics for Kidsgrove Athletic not known.

[1] "Club List Of Registered Players" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 23 September 2022.

[Soccerway-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Hayden Campbell at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 April 2022.

[midfie-3] Baggaley, Michael (19 December 2019). "'They need that test' - Port Vale loan out young striker and midfielder". StokeonTrentLive.

[4] "Kidsgrove athletic confirm the signing of hayden campbell". kidsgroveathleticfc.com. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2021.

[5] "Hayden Campbell signs for Salford City". Beswicks Sports. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2021.

[6] "Rochdale 1-2 Salford City (EFL Trophy GS) | Results 2020-21". Salford City Football Club. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2021.

[7] "Midfielder joins on loan from Salford City". marinefc.com. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2021.

[marinstat-8] "Marine | Appearances | Hayden Campbell | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 6 September 2021.

[9] "EDS midfielder Hayden Campbell has joined FC United of Manchester on loan for a month". Twitter. Retrieved 25 September 2021.

[10] Dhamrait, Taran (12 November 2021). "Hayden Campbell joins on loan". Stalybridge Celtic F.C. Retrieved 5 December 2021.

[11] Dhamrait, Taran (13 November 2021). "Celtic stage late Trophy comeback to beat Bootle". Stalybridge Celtic F.C. Retrieved 5 December 2021.

[12] "Hayden Campbell joins on loan from Ammies". Altrincham FC. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.

[13] "Hayden Campbell | Altrincham Football Club". www.altrinchamfc.com. Retrieved 21 May 2022.

[14] "Player news". Salford City FC. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.

[15] "Squad Update". Marine AFC. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.

[16] Gordon, James (13 January 2023). "Hayden Campbell to leave Marine - The Pitching In Northern Premier League". www.thenpl.co.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2023.

[17] "MACCLESFIELD FC AGREES TERMS WITH 20 YEAR-OLD HAYDEN CAMPBELL". macclesfieldfc.com. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.

[18] @CurzonAshton (20 October 2023). "𝐖𝐄𝐋𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄 𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐇𝐀𝐘𝐃𝐄𝐍 ✍️ We are delighted to announce the return of forward Hayden Campbell from Macclesfield! Hayden returns after previously netting 7 goals in 18 appearances for the Nash. #UTN | #TheNash" (Tweet). Retrieved 21 October 2023 – via Twitter.

[19] Carter, Gary (25 April 2024). "Curzon Ashton looking to 'come back better' after penalty heartache". Tameside Correspondent. Retrieved 29 April 2024.

[20] "BREAKING: CAMPBELL CHECKS IN". www.rofc.co.uk. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.

[bolster-21] "BLUES BOLSTER NUMBERS". Leek Town F.C. 15 October 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.

[22] "Games played by Hayden Campbell in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 December 2020.

[23] "Games played by Hayden Campbell in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 December 2020.

[25] "Games played by Hayden Campbell in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 May 2021.

[27] "FC United of Manchester | Appearances | Hayden Campbell | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2021.

[28] "Stalybridge Celtic | Appearances | Hayden Campbell | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 5 December 2021.

[30] "Macclesfield – Appearances – Hayden Campbell". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 21 October 2023.

[32] "Leek Town – Appearances – Hayden Campbell – 2024–2025". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 20 October 2024.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

[13]

[14]

[15]

[16]

[17]

[18]

[19]

[20]

[21]

[22]

[23]

[a]

[24]

[b]

[25]

[26]

[c]

[27]

[d]

[28]

[e]