HE'S the leading scorer in the Blue Square Premier - and he'll be out to prove a point at the Kassam Stadium tomorrow.

Andy Campbell, who had an ill-fated spell at Oxford in 2005, shot to the top of the scoring charts with a hat-trick as Halifax Town beat Droylsden 3-0 at The Shay on Monday.

He became the first Halifax player in five seasons to score a hat-trick, taking his season's tally to five after also netting a brace in the first 22 minutes of the 2-2 draw at home to Altrincham.

Campbell's trio against Droylsden means he has now scored nine in his Halifax career - and they have all come at The Shay.

The former Middlesbrough striker's four goals last term represented a disappointing total, but he was often used as a substitute. It was also a season wrecked by injury.

Signed by Chris Wilder in August 2006 after impressing with a great goal in a pre-season friendly against Premiership side Wigan, Campbell came off the bench on 65 minutes in Halifax's opening-day 2-0 defeat by the U's at the Kassam Stadium.

However, it wasn't until October that he found the net for the first time.

That came in the first half against Kidderminster, and in the second half he pulled up with a knee ligaments injury that was to rule him out for the best part of five months.

When he arrived on the pitch in the 82nd minute in Halifax's 1-1 draw with Oxford United at the Shay in March, he was making his way back from injury.

The forward, who cost Cardiff City £950,000 when he moved from Boro in 2002, had a torrid time with the U's 18 months ago, managing just three starts and two sub appearances in a four-month spell on loan from the Bluebirds.

In truth, he never really looked fit, certainly didn't look sharp, and the following January he joined Dunfermline.

But he's been looking dangerous this season, and it was a classy hat-trick on Monday against a Droylsden team that, according to reports, didn't look up to much.

The much-travelled 28-year-old striker's performance against Droylsden impressed Town's assistant manager, Peter Atherton.

"Andy was lively and the lads backed him up," he said. "He had some good supply because the quality from the back to front was much better.

"Andy will get all the plaudits, but there was no-one in the side who under-performed."

Campbell is the only player tomorrow to have played for both clubs, but United manager Jim Smith is of course a former Halifax Town player.

He made 114 appearances for the Shaymen in the 1960s, scoring seven goals.

The Halifax Town website lists 11 others who have appeared as players for both clubs - David Brown, Mick Bullock, John Butcher, Tim Carter, Andy Crosby, Ken Hale, Nick Lowe, Leon Mike, Tony Parks, Phil Whitehead and Michael Williams.