DJ Campbell

On 25 November he scored with his first touch of the ball after coming on as an 82nd-minute substitute to give The Blues a 2–1 win over Burnley at Turf Moor.

Dudley Junior Campbell (born 12 November 1981) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Campbell's early career was in non-League football between 2000 and 2005, during which time he was capped by England C.

Following a successful spell at Yeading he then moved into the Football League with Brentford.

Campbell then went on to play in the Premier League for Birmingham City, Blackpool and Queens Park Rangers, and in the Football League for Birmingham, Leicester City, Blackpool, Derby County, Ipswich Town, Blackburn Rovers and Millwall.

Born in London, Campbell started his career at Aston Villa as a trainee, but was not offered a professional contract.

In 2000, he moved into non-league football with Isthmian League Premier Division club Chesham United, scoring sixteen goals in 29 league appearances and forging a notable partnership with journeyman Peter Mallorie.

On 20 May 2001 he signed for Conference National club Stevenage Borough.

He made his debut on 21 August, scoring both goals in a 2–0 win over Hayes at Church Road, Hayes.

In August 2002 Campbell was placed on the transfer list at his own request in order to gain regular first-team football, with club chairman Phill Wallace saying, "He's a very talented lad, and has every chance of playing higher so we won't let him go unless the terms are right for us."

In September 2002 he was loaned to Billericay Town of the Isthmian League Premier Division, making his debut for them on 24 September in a 0–0 draw with Purfleet.

In two years at Stevenage, Campbell made 23 league appearances, scoring three goals.

He helped the club win promotion as champions of Division One North in the 2002–03 season.

On 4 February 2003 he moved to Yeading, who were then in the Isthmian League Division One North, on a free transfer.

He had a successful spell at Yeading, scoring 83 goals in a total of 109 appearances in all competitions.

His skills were showcased in the 2004–05 FA Cup against Newcastle United on 9 January 2005, a game which was televised on BBC One.

Later that season he won the Isthmian League Premier Division championship with Yeading.

At the end of the season, on 7 June 2005, Brentford manager Martin Allen signed him for the League One club for £5,000 on a one-year contract, with an option to extend it.

He scored on his debut, a 2–0 home win over Scunthorpe United on 6 August 2005.

On 28 January 2006 Campbell scored two goals to lead Brentford to a 2–1 victory over Premier League club Sunderland in the fourth round of the FA Cup.

He made a total of 28 appearances for Brentford, scoring twelve times in his seven months at the club.

He was also named the League One Player of the Month for January 2006, after he scored five goals in his final four league games and three goals in two FA Cup games for The Bees.

On 31 January 2006, Campbell was sold to Premier League club Birmingham City for £500,000, the fee potentially doubling depending on the player's appearances and achievements with the club.

He signed a three-and-half year contract with The Blues.

He made his Premier League debut as a substitute on 4 February 2006, playing the final twenty minutes in a 2–0 defeat to Arsenal.

The club were relegated at the end of the season, and Campbell scored his first goal for them in a 2–1 win over Colchester United on 5 August 2006 in the Championship.

On 1 April 2007, after being included in the squad due to an injury to the club's new loan signing Andy Cole, he scored twice as a substitute as they beat local rivals Coventry City 3–0.

Manager Steve Bruce stated, "I made a big mistake by leaving him out of the 16 and I had to admit that to him and apologise to him for that. He keeps knocking on the door and I'm obviously going to have to put him right in my thoughts again."

Campbell started 25 games for The Blues that season, scoring 12 goals in all competitions as they were promoted back to the Premier League.

On 20 July 2007, Campbell signed a four-year contract with Championship club Leicester City for an initial fee of £1.6 million, which could have risen to £2.1 million, reportedly beating off competition from Watford for his signature.

In his column on BBC Sport, Ian Holloway, then-manager of Plymouth Argyle, described the fee as "absolute madness".

Three months later, he went on to manage Campbell at Leicester, and again at Blackpool.

""When DJ Campbell goes for £2m – and really he's only played in Birmingham City's reserves and Brentford's first team – it's absolute madness.""

- Ian Holloway

Leicester were relegated at the end of the season after Campbell had made a total of 32 league appearances, scoring four league goals.

He also netted in a 4–3 away defeat to Chelsea in a League Cup match on 31 October 2007.

He was sidelined through injury in November 2007, suffering from osteitis pubis for three months.

After struggling to get a regular place in the first team in League One, on 8 January 2009 Campbell signed for Championship club Blackpool on loan until the end of the 2008–09 season.

He scored on his debut, in a 2–1 away defeat to Coventry City on 17 January.

He scored again on his home debut on 24 January against his former club Birmingham City in a 2–0 win at Bloomfield Road.