Cameron in a Port Vale team photo. |
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Cameron | ||
| Date of birth | unknown | ||
| Place of birth | Kirkwood, Coatbridge, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | unknown | ||
| Playing position | Full back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kirkwood Thistle | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| –1904 | St. Mirren | ||
| 1904–1907 | Blackburn Rovers | 64 | (0) |
| 1907–1913 | Chelsea | 179 | (0) |
| 1913–1914 | Port Vale | 32 | (0) |
| 1916–1919 | Port Vale | 46 | (1) |
| Total | 321 | (1) | |
| National team | |||
| 1903–1904 | Scottish League XI | 3 | (0) |
| 1904–1909 | Scotland | 2 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1918–1919 | Port Vale | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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John (Jack or Jock) Cameron was a Scottish international footballer. He played for St. Mirren, Blackburn Rovers, Chelsea and Port Vale. He also won two caps for Scotland.
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Cameron played for Kirkwood Thistle, St. Mirren, Blackburn Rovers and Chelsea before joining Port Vale in the summer of 1913. It was a step down in footballing terms, as proved by the opponents of his 1 September debut – Blackburn Rovers Reserves, the game finished 3–3. He played 32 games in the Central League and helped the club qualify to the FA Cup 1913–14 first round. He departed at the end of the season, but returned in August 1916. He became the first choice left-back once again in March 1917 and in August 1918 was appointed both the club captain and team manager. He largely stopped playing to concentrate on management duties, but was sacked in January 1919, at which point he went into retirement.[1]
Cameron earned his first cap on 26 March 1904, in a 1–1 draw with Northern Ireland in the 1904 British Home Championship.[2] His second cap came against England on 3 April 1909 in the 1909 British Home Championship, Scotland lost 2–0.[3] While he was with St. Mirren, Cameron represented the Scottish League XI three times.[4]
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