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| name= John Cameron
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| image = image:John Cameron Footballer.jpg
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| caption = Cameron c. 1908
| fullname = John Cameron<ref name="Joyce">{{Cite book|title = Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939|last = Joyce|first = Michael|publisher = Tony Brown|year = 2012|isbn = 190589161X|location = Nottingham|page = 50}}</ref>
| fullname = John Cameron<ref name="Joyce">{{Cite book|title = Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939|last = Joyce|first = Michael|publisher = Tony Brown|year = 2012|isbn = 978-1905891610|location = Nottingham|page = 50}}</ref>
| birth_date = 13 April 1872
| birth_date = 13 April 1872
| birth_place = [[Ayr]], Scotland
| birth_place = [[Ayr]], Scotland
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1935|4|20|1872|4|13}}<ref name="QPFC" />
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1935|4|20|1872|4|13}}<ref name="QPFC" />
| death_place = [[Glasgow]], Scotland
| death_place = [[Glasgow]], Scotland
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
|youthyears1=
|youthyears1=
| youthclubs1= Ayr Grammar School
| youthclubs1=
| years1 = {{0|0000}}–1895 | years2 = 1895 | years3 = 1896–1898 | years4 =1896 | years5 =1898–1907
| years1 = {{0|0000}}–1895 | years2 = 1895 | years3 = 1895–1898 | years4 =1896 | years5 =1898–1907
| clubs1 = [[Ayr Parkhouse F.C.|Ayr Parkhouse]] | clubs2 = [[Queen's Park F.C.|Queen's Park]] | clubs3 = [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] | clubs4 = [[Queen's Park F.C.|Queen's Park]]| clubs5 =[[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]
| clubs1 = [[Ayr Parkhouse F.C.|Ayr Parkhouse]] | clubs2 = [[Queen's Park F.C.|Queen's Park]] | clubs3 = [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] | clubs4 = [[Queen's Park F.C.|Queen's Park]]| clubs5 =[[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]
| caps1 = | goals1 = | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0| caps3 = 42 | goals3 = 12 | caps4 = 1 | goals4 = 0 | caps5 = 111 | goals5 = 43
| caps1 = | goals1 = | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0| caps3 = 42 | goals3 = 12 | caps4 = 0 | goals4 = 0 | caps5 = 111 | goals5 = 43
| nationalyears1= 1896
| nationalyears1= 1896
| nationalteam1= [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]]
| nationalteam1= [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]]
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'''John Cameron''' (13 April 1872 in [[Ayr]], [[Scotland]] – 20 April 1935 in [[Glasgow]]) was a Scottish footballer and manager. He played as a forward for [[Queen's Park F.C.|Queen's Park]], [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] and [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] and was noted as an effective goal-maker and goalscorer. In 1899 he became player-manager at [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] and guided them to victory in the 1901 [[FA Cup]]. As a result, they became the only club outside the [[Football League|English Football League]] to win the competition. In 1898 he became the first secretary of the [[Association Footballers' Union]], which was the ill-fated fore-runner of the [[Professional Footballers' Association]]. He later coached [[Dresdner SC]] and during the [[First World War]] he was interned at [[Ruhleben internment camp|Ruhleben]], a civilian detention camp in Germany. After the war he coached [[Ayr United F.C.|Ayr United]] for one season and then became a football journalist, author and publisher.<ref>[http://www.booksandwriters.co.uk/writer/A/association-football.asp Books and Writers – Association Football<!-- bot-generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071222053657/http://www.booksandwriters.co.uk/writer/A/association-football.asp |date=22 December 2007 }} at www.booksandwriters.co.uk</ref> He had previously worked as a columnist for various newspapers before the war.
'''John Cameron''' (13 April 1872 – 20 April 1935) was a Scottish [[Association football|footballer]] and manager. He played as a forward for [[Queen's Park F.C.|Queen's Park]], [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] and [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] and was noted as an effective goal-maker and goalscorer. In 1899 he became player-manager at [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] and guided them to victory in the 1901 [[FA 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 the [[Association Footballers' Union]], which was the ill-fated fore-runner of the [[Professional Footballers' Association]]. He later coached [[Dresdner SC]] and during the [[First World War]] he was interned at [[Ruhleben internment camp|Ruhleben]], a civilian detention camp in Germany. After the war he coached [[Ayr United F.C.|Ayr United]] for one season and then became a football journalist, author and publisher.<ref>[http://www.booksandwriters.co.uk/writer/A/association-football.asp Books and Writers – Association Football<!-- bot-generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071222053657/http://www.booksandwriters.co.uk/writer/A/association-football.asp |date=22 December 2007 }} at www.booksandwriters.co.uk</ref> He had previously worked as a columnist for various newspapers before the war.


==Early career==
==Early career==
Born in [[Ayr]] and educated at Ayr Grammar School, Cameron began his career with local club [[Ayr Parkhouse F.C.|Ayr Parkhouse]], before moving to [[Queen's Park F.C.|Queen's Park]] in early 1895.<ref name="McCrossan" /> He made 5 [[Glasgow Cup]] appearances and scored one goal for the ''Spiders'' (who were not members of the [[Scottish Football League]] at the time).<ref name="QPFC">{{cite web|url=http://www.qpfc.com/appearances/c/cameronj.htm|title=QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website|website=qpfc.com|access-date=2016-10-11}}</ref>


Cameron began his career with local club [[Ayr Parkhouse F.C.|Ayr Parkhouse]], before moving to [[Queen's Park F.C.|Queen's Park]] in early 1895.<ref name="McCrossan" /> He made 5 [[Glasgow Cup]] appearances and scored one goal for the Spiders and also won a cap for [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] in 1896.<ref name="QPFC">{{cite web|url=http://www.qpfc.com/appearances/c/cameronj.htm|title=QPFC.com - A Historical Queen's Park FC Website|last=|first=|date=|website=www.qpfc.com|publisher=|access-date=2016-10-11}}</ref> Alongside [[Robert Smyth McColl]], he played in a 3–3 draw with [[Ireland national football team (IFA)|Ireland]] and helped Scotland win the [[British Home Championship]]. He worked in a shipping office in Liverpool and joined [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] in September 1895 as an amateur, and then turned fully professional.<ref name="tottenham hotspur">{{cite web |url=http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/uploadedFiles/Shared_Assets/Documents/News_pdfs/th30_71-73_john%20cameronv3.pdf |title=In Step with Cameron's Army |first= John |last=Fennelly |work= Tottenham Hotspur Football Club|accessdate=27 June 2017 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811223637/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/uploadedFiles/Shared_Assets/Documents/News_pdfs/th30_71-73_john%20cameronv3.pdf |archivedate=11 August 2017 }}</ref> He switched from a centre-forward to an inside-forward while he was at Everton.<ref name="tottenham hotspur"/> He made his senior debut in a 5–0 home League win over [[Sheffield United F.C.|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 the [[FA Cup]]. Cameron had been one of the highest earning footballers of the day with Everton. He returned to Queen's Park for two short spells in the second half of the 1895–96 season, making four appearances.<ref name="QPFC" /> 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.
He worked in a shipping office in [[Liverpool]] and joined [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] in September 1895 as an amateur, and then turned fully professional.<ref name="tottenham hotspur">{{cite web |url=http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/uploadedFiles/Shared_Assets/Documents/News_pdfs/th30_71-73_john%20cameronv3.pdf |title=In Step with Cameron's Army |first= John |last=Fennelly |work= Tottenham Hotspur Football Club|access-date=27 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811223637/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/uploadedFiles/Shared_Assets/Documents/News_pdfs/th30_71-73_john%20cameronv3.pdf |archive-date=11 August 2017 }}</ref> He switched from a centre-forward to an inside-forward while he was at Everton.<ref name="tottenham hotspur"/> He made his senior debut in a 5–0 home League win over [[Sheffield United F.C.|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 the [[FA Cup]]. Cameron had been one of the highest earning footballers of the day with Everton. He returned to Queen's Park for two short spells in the second half of the 1895–96 season, making four appearances,<ref name="QPFC" /> and also won a cap for [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]]: alongside [[Robert Smyth McColl]], he played in a 3–3 draw with [[Ireland national football team (1882–1950)|Ireland]] and helped Scotland win the [[1896 British Home Championship]].


In February 1898 while contracted to play for Everton, Cameron 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 F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] in the [[Southern Football League]], directly because that League did not support the proposal to limit earnings.
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==Tottenham Hotspur==


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==Tottenham Hotspur==
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In May 1898 Cameron was signed by [[Frank Brettell]] as a player for [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]. When Brettell was offered a better-paid position in Portsmouth and moved there in February 1899, Cameron succeeded Brettell and became player-manager.<ref name="tottenham hotspur"/> 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 F.C.|Sunderland]].<ref>[http://www.freewebs.com/captainbeecher/1899.htm Giant Killers 1899]</ref> In 1900 he led Tottenham to the [[Southern Football League]] title and in 1901 led them to victory in the [[FA Cup]] final. After drawing 2–2 with [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]], Tottenham eventually won the replay with Cameron scoring an equaliser in a 3–1 win. As a result, Tottenham became the only club outside the [[Football League|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.
[[File:John Cameron ogden cig card.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Ogden's Cigarette card of John Cameron after winning the 1900–01 FA Cup.]]
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In May 1898 Cameron was signed by [[Frank Brettell]] as a player for Tottenham Hotspur. When Brettell was offered a better-paid position at [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] and moved there in February 1899, Cameron succeeded Brettell and became player-manager for Tottenham.<ref name="tottenham hotspur"/> He 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 FA Cup tie, Cameron himself scoring the winning goal against [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]].<ref>[http://www.freewebs.com/captainbeecher/1899.htm Giant Killers 1899]</ref> In [[1899–1900 Southern Football League|1900]] he led Tottenham to the Southern Football League title and a year later led them to victory in the [[1901 FA Cup final]]: after drawing 2–2 with Sheffield United, Tottenham eventually won the replay with Cameron scoring an equaliser in a 3–1 win. As a result, ''Spurs'' became the only club outside the [[English Football League|English League]] to win the competition. Under Cameron, the club also finished as a runners-up in the Southern League in [[1901–02 Southern Football League|1902]] and [[1903–04 Southern Football League|1904]]. 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==
==Prisoner in Germany==
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After Tottenham Hotspur, Cameron worked briefly as a sport journalist, before going to Germany to coach [[Dresdner SC]].<ref name="McCrossan">{{cite web|url=http://www.queensparkfc.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Frank-McCrossan-And-The-Great-War-A4.pdf|title=Queen's Park And The Great War: 1914 To 1918|page=15|access-date=14 October 2016|archive-date=20 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220135016/http://www.queensparkfc.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Frank-McCrossan-And-The-Great-War-A4.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="tottenham hotspur"/> While there the [[First World War]] broke out and he was subsequently interned at [[Ruhleben internment camp|Ruhleben]], a civilian detention camp in the [[Spandau]] district of [[Berlin]].<ref name="McCrossan" /> 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.<ref name="McCrossan" /> During his time at the camp he was also a member of the Ruhleben Tennis Association.


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Cameron was one of several former professional footballers at Ruhleben. Others included former [[England national football team|England]] internationals [[Fred Pentland]], [[Sam Wolstenholme (footballer)|Samuel Wolstenholme]] and [[Steve Bloomer]], a [[Germany national football team|German]] international [[Edwin Dutton]] and one of his former Tottenham players, [[John Brearley]]. On 2 May 1915 an ''England XI'' featuring Pentland, Wolstenholme, Brearley and Bloomer played a ''World XI'' captained by Cameron.{{sfn|Brown|2020}}
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After [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]], Cameron worked briefly as a sport journalist, before going to Germany to coach [[Dresdner SC]].<ref name="McCrossan">{{cite web|url=http://www.queensparkfc.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Frank-McCrossan-And-The-Great-War-A4.pdf|title=Queen's Park And The Great War: 1914 To 1918|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|page=15|accessdate=14 October 2016}}</ref><ref name="tottenham hotspur"/> While there the [[First World War]] broke out and he was subsequently interned at [[Ruhleben internment camp|Ruhleben]], a civilian detention camp in the [[Spandau]] district of [[Berlin]].<ref name="McCrossan" /> 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.<ref name="McCrossan" /> During his time at the camp he was also a member of the Ruhleben Tennis Association.
==Career statistics==

===International===
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Cameron was one of several former professional footballers at Ruhleben. Others included former [[England national football team|England]] internationals, [[Fred Spiksley]], [[Fred Pentland]], [[Samuel Wolstenholme]] and [[Steve Bloomer]], a [[Germany national football team|German]] international [[Edwin Dutton]] and one of his former Tottenham players, [[John Brearley]]. On 2 May 1915 an ''England XI'' featuring Pentland, Wolstenholme, Brearley and Bloomer played a ''World XI'' captained by Cameron.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|[[Scotland national football team|Scotland]]
|1896||1||0
|-
! colspan="2" |Total||1||0
|}


== Honours ==
== Honours ==
''Player/Manager''
===Player===
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'''Scotland'''
*[[British Home Championship]]: [[1895–96 British Home Championship|1895–96]]


===Player/Manager===
'''Tottenham Hotspur'''
'''Tottenham Hotspur'''
*[[FA Cup]]: [[1901 FA Cup final|1900–01]]

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*[[Southern Football League|Southern League]]: [[1899–1900 Southern Football League|1899–1900]]
*'''[[FA Cup Final 1901|FA Cup]]:'''
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*[[Western Football League|Western League]]: [[1903–04 in English football|1903–04]]
**1900–01
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*[[Sheriff of London Charity Shield]]: [[1902 Sheriff of London Charity Shield|1902]]
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*'''[[Southern Football League|Southern League]]'''
**''Winners'' 1899–1900:
**''Runners Up'' 1901–02, 1903–04:
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*'''[[Western Football League|Western League]]'''
**''Winners'' 1903–04:
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*'''[[Sheriff of London Charity Shield]]:'''
**1902

''Player''

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'''Scotland'''
*'''[[British Home Championship]]:'''
**1896


==Sources==
==Sources==
*''Who's Who of Everton'' (2004): Tony Matthews
*''Who's Who of Everton'' (2004): Tony Matthews
*{{cite book |last1=Brown |first1=Paul |title=The Ruhleben Football Association: How Steve Bloomer's Footballers Survived a First World War Prison Camp |date=2020 |publisher=Goal Post |isbn=9780995541238 }}


==References==
==References==
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*[http://www.ayrunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?p=managerhistory Cameron at Ayr United]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070926225838/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.tottenhamhotspur.com/history/history_manager_john_cameron.html Cameron at www.tottenhamhotspur.com]
*[http://www.topspurs.com/jcameron.htm Cameron at TOPSPURS site]
*[http://www.topspurs.com/jcameron.htm Cameron at TOPSPURS site]
*[http://ruhleben.tripod.com/id5.html Cameron at Ruhleben]
*[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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Latest revision as of 19:30, 9 June 2024

John Cameron
Cameron c. 1908
Personal information
Full name John Cameron[1]
Date of birth 13 April 1872
Place of birth Ayr, Scotland
Date of death 20 April 1935(1935-04-20) (aged 63)[2]
Place of death Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1895 Ayr Parkhouse
1895 Queen's Park 0 (0)
1895–1898 Everton 42 (12)
1896 Queen's Park 0 (0)
1898–1907 Tottenham Hotspur 111 (43)
International career
1896 Scotland 1 (0)
Managerial career
1899–1907 Tottenham Hotspur
1907–1914 Dresdner SC
1918–1919 Ayr United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Cameron (13 April 1872 – 20 April 1935) was a 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 1901 FA 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 the Association Footballers' Union, which was the ill-fated fore-runner of the Professional Footballers' Association. He later coached Dresdner SC and during the First World War he was interned at Ruhleben, a civilian detention camp in Germany. After the war he coached Ayr United for one season and then became a football journalist, author and publisher.[3] He had previously worked as a columnist for various newspapers before the war.

Early career

[edit]

Born in Ayr and educated at Ayr Grammar School, Cameron began his career with local club Ayr Parkhouse, before moving to Queen's Park in early 1895.[4] He made 5 Glasgow Cup appearances and scored one goal for the Spiders (who were not members of the Scottish Football League at the time).[2]

He worked in a shipping office in Liverpool and joined Everton in September 1895 as an amateur, and then turned fully professional.[5] He switched from a centre-forward to an inside-forward while he was at Everton.[5] He made 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 the FA Cup. Cameron had been one of the highest earning footballers of the day with Everton. He returned to Queen's Park for two short spells in the second half of the 1895–96 season, making four appearances,[2] and also won a cap for Scotland: alongside Robert Smyth McColl, he played in a 3–3 draw with Ireland and helped Scotland win the 1896 British Home Championship.

In February 1898 while contracted to play for Everton, Cameron 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

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Ogden's Cigarette card of John Cameron after winning the 1900–01 FA Cup.

In May 1898 Cameron was signed by Frank Brettell as a player for Tottenham Hotspur. When Brettell was offered a better-paid position at Portsmouth and moved there in February 1899, Cameron succeeded Brettell and became player-manager for Tottenham.[5] He 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 FA Cup tie, Cameron himself scoring the winning goal against Sunderland.[6] In 1900 he led Tottenham to the Southern Football League title and a year later led them to victory in the 1901 FA Cup final: after drawing 2–2 with Sheffield United, Tottenham eventually won the replay with Cameron scoring an equaliser in a 3–1 win. As a result, Spurs 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. 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

[edit]

After Tottenham Hotspur, Cameron worked briefly as a sport journalist, before going to Germany to coach Dresdner SC.[4][5] While there the First World War broke out and he was subsequently interned at Ruhleben, a civilian detention camp in the Spandau district of Berlin.[4] 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.[4] 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 Pentland, Samuel Wolstenholme and Steve Bloomer, a German international Edwin Dutton and one of his former Tottenham players, John Brearley. On 2 May 1915 an England XI featuring Pentland, Wolstenholme, Brearley and Bloomer played a World XI captained by Cameron.[7]

Career statistics

[edit]

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Scotland 1896 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours

[edit]

Player

[edit]

Scotland

Player/Manager

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Tottenham Hotspur

Sources

[edit]
  • Who's Who of Everton (2004): Tony Matthews
  • Brown, Paul (2020). The Ruhleben Football Association: How Steve Bloomer's Footballers Survived a First World War Prison Camp. Goal Post. ISBN 9780995541238.

References

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  1. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 50. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b c "QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". qpfc.com. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  3. ^ Books and Writers – Association Football Archived 22 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine at www.booksandwriters.co.uk
  4. ^ a b c d "Queen's Park And The Great War: 1914 To 1918" (PDF). p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  5. ^ a b c d Fennelly, John. "In Step with Cameron's Army" (PDF). Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  6. ^ Giant Killers 1899
  7. ^ Brown 2020.
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