- John Cameron (footballer born 1872)
Football player infobox
playername= John Cameron
fullname = John Cameron
dateofbirth = April 13 1872
cityofbirth =Ayr
countryofbirth =Scotland
dateofdeath = death date and age|1935|4|20|1872|4|13
position = Forward
youthyears =
youthclubs = Ayr Grammar School
years = 18xx
18xx-1896
1896-1898
1898-1907
clubs=Ayr Parkhouse F.C.
Queen's Park
Everton
Tottenham Hotspur
caps(goals) = X (X)
X (X)
42 (12)
111 (43)
nationalyears = 1896
nationalteam = Scotland
nationalcaps(goals) = 1 (0)
manageryears = 1899-1907
19xx-1914
1918-1919
managerclubs = Tottenham HotspurDresdner SC
Ayr UnitedJohn Cameron (born
April 13 1872 ,Ayr ,Scotland ; diedApril 20 1935 ,Glasgow ) is a former Scottish footballer and manager. He played as a forward for Queen's Park, Everton and Scotland and was noted as an effective goal-maker and goalscorer. In 1899 he became player-manager at Tottenham Hotspur and guided them to victory in the 1901FA Cup . As a result they became the only club outside the English Football League to win the competition. In 1898 he became the first secretary of theAssociation Footballers' Union , which was the ill-fated fore-runner of theProfessional Footballers' Association . He later coachedDresdner SC and during theFirst World War he was interned at Ruhleben, a civilian detention camp inGermany . After the war he coached Ayr United for one season and then became a football journalist, author and publisher. [ [http://www.booksandwriters.co.uk/writer/A/association-football.asp Books and Writers - Association Football ] at www.booksandwriters.co.uk] He had previously worked as a columnist for various newspapers before the war.Early career
Cameron began his career with local club
Ayr Parkhouse F.C. before moving to Queen's Park. He played one game for Scotland in 1896. AlongsideRobert Smith McColl , he played in a 3-3 draw with Ireland and helped Scotland win theBritish Home Championship . He later joined Everton, making his senior debut in a 5-0 home League win over Sheffield United in October 1895. Cameron produced some excellent displays for Everton and made 48 appearances and scored 14 goals. This record included 6 games and 2 goals in theFA Cup . Cameron had been one of the highest earning footballers of the day with Everton. In February, 1898 while Cameron was contracted to play for Everton he became involved in the movement toward unionisation of footballers in defiance of both League directives and club proposals which resulted in the power of players to seek high earnings. As the League were not willing to negotiate on this point Cameron broke contract with Everton and went to play for Tottenham Hotspur in the Southern Football League directly because that League did not support the proposal to limit earnings.Tottenham Hotspur
In May 1898 Cameron was signed by
Frank Brettell as a player for Tottenham Hotspur. In February 1899 he succeeded Brettell when he became player-manager and enjoyed instant success when, in his first game in charge, Tottenham became the first lower division club ever to come from behind against top flight opposition to win an F A cup tie with Cameron himself scoring the winning goal against Sunderland. [ [http://www.freewebs.com/captainbeecher/1899.htm Giant Killers 1899] ] In 1900 he led Tottenham to theSouthern Football League title and in 1901 led them to victory in theFA Cup final. After drawing 2-2 withSheffield United , Tottenham eventually won the replay with Cameron scoring the opening goal in a 3-1 win. As a result Tottenham became the only club outside the English League to win the competition. Under Cameron the club also finished as a runners-up in the Southern League in 1902 and 1904. During his career with the club, Cameron scored 139 goals in 293 appearances, including 43 goals in 111 appearances in the Southern League. He resigned as Tottenham manager in March 1907.Prisoner in Germany
After Tottenham Hotspur, Cameron went to
Germany to coachDresdner SC . While there theFirst World War broke out and he was subsequently interned at Ruhleben, a civilian detention camp in theSpandau district ofBerlin . The camp contained between 4,000 and 5,500 prisoners. Gradually a mini-society evolved and football became a popular activity. Cup and league competitions were organised and as many as 1,000 attended the bigger games. Cameron was prominent in organising and playing football within the camp and was secretary of the Ruhleben Football Association. During his time at the camp he was also a member of the Ruhleben Tennis Association.Cameron was one of several former professional footballers at Ruhleben. Others included former England internationals,
Fred Spiksley ,Fred Pentland ,Samuel Wolstenholme andSteve Bloomer , a German internationalEdwin Dutton and one of his former Tottenham players,John Brearley . On May 2 1915 an "England XI" featuring Pentland, Wolstenholme, Brearley and Bloomer played a "World XI" captained by Cameron.Honours
"Player/Manager"
Tottenham Hotspur
*FA Cup: 1
**1900-01
*Southern League
**"Winners" 1899-1900: 1
**"Runners Up" 1901-02, 1903-04: 2
*Western League
**"Winners" 1903-04: 1
*Sheriff of London Charity Shield : 1
**1902"Player"
Scotland
*British Home Championship : 1
**1896ources
*"Who’s Who Of Everton" (2004): Tony Matthews
References
External links
* [http://www.ayrunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?p=managerhistory Cameron at Ayr United]
* [http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/history/history_manager_john_cameron.html Cameron at www.tottenhamhotspur.com]
* [http://www.topspurs.com/jcameron.htm Cameron at TOPSPURS site]
* [http://ruhleben.tripod.com/id5.html Cameron at Ruhleben]
* [http://www.zoominfo.com/people/cameron_john_116931879.aspx Cameron www.zoominfo.com]
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