Cameron Belford

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Cameron Belford

Belford in 2013
Personal information
Full nameCameron Dale Belford[1]
Date of birth (1988-10-16) 16 October 1988
Place of birthNuneaton, England
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current clubTamworth
Number1
Youth career
000?–2006Coventry City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2006–2007Coventry City0(0)
2006→ Tamworth (loan)1(0)
2007–2013Bury78(0)
2007–2008→ Worcester City (loan)22(0)
2012→ Southend United (loan)13(0)
2012→ Southend United (loan)4(0)
2012–2013→ Accrington Stanley (loan)5(0)
2013–Tamworth0(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:00, 22 May 2013 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Cameron Dale Belford (born 16 October 1988) is an English footballer who currently plays for Conference National side Tamworth, where he plays as a goalkeeper.

Playing career

Early career

Born in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, Belford started his career at Coventry City and had a brief loan spell at Conference National side Tamworth during the 2006–07 season playing one game against Morecambe, where Tamworth lost 1–0 - his father Dale was on the substitutes' bench as back up goalkeeper.[2] Belford returned to Coventry soon after the match and was assigned squad number 43, but was released by City in May 2007, without having made a first team appearance.[3]

Bury

Belford warming up for Bury in 2008

In August 2007, Belford joined League Two side Bury on a one-year contract.[4] With a lack of first team opportunities at Gigg Lane, Belford joined Conference North team Worcester City on loan for a month on 30 November, becoming one of Richard Dryden's first signings.[5] He made his City debut on 2 December against Barrow at St George's Lane; the game was drawn 1–1.[6] After impressing in the following games his loan spell with Worcester was extended until the end of the season.[7] His impressive form continued for City and he won the club's player of the month award for March.[8] In April 2008, Bury manager Alan Knill offered Belford a contract for the 2008–09 season.[8] and he was recalled from his loan spell at the same time.[8][9] He appeared in 22 league and 2 cup games for Worcester City.[10]

On 3 May 2008, Belford made his debut as a 75th minute substitute against Accrington Stanley at the Crown Ground replacing Jim Provett with Bury winning the game 2–0.[11] In October 2009 Belford impressed many against Rotherham United when he came on after 27 minutes into the first half when first team goalkeeper Wayne Brown came off injured. He made a number of fine saves and denied Ian Sharps from scoring a late equalizer. He kept the score down to 2–1 to Bury.

In the 2010–11 season he had established a number one goalkeeper spot after some fine performances in the latter part of the season before.

Belford scored his first goal for Bury in a penalty shoot out in a Football League Trophy tie against Shrewsbury Town after calmly saving a Danny O'Donnell spot kick and slotting home the preceding kick himself. The shootout finished 6–5 to Bury. On 23 October 2010 during a League Two game against Sothend United Belford suffered a serious facial injury in a collision with an opposition forward. The injury was a fractured cheek bone so manager Alan Knill brought in Owain Fon Williams to replace Belford. On 25 April 2011, Belford played and helped Bury gain promotion to League One in a 3-2 win at Chesterfield, during which he was victim of an assault on his problem cheekbone from a Chesterfield youth during a pitch invasion after Chesterfield's equalising second goal.[12] On 3 March 2012, Belford joined League Two side Southend United on a one-month loan as cover for Glenn Morris. During that spell he helped the Shrimpers reach the League Two play-offs but was unable to help them progress beyond the semi-final stage.[13]

On 14 August 2012, Belford returned to Southend for a second loan spell.[14] He was brought in as Southend had no first choice goalkeeper prior to their League Cup fixture against Peterborough United. However, he made only 3 appearances after Southend signed Paul Smith to be their first choice goalkeeper. Once his loan spell finished, he returned to Bury, but ironically the next week Smith was injured in a match against Gillingham.[15] Belford declined the opportunity to return to Southend for a third loan spell.[16]

In late-December, Belford joined Accrington Stanley on a seven-day emergency loan deal, following Ian Dunbavin's injury and a cover for Paul Rachubka.[17]

Personal life

He is the son of Tamworth goalkeeper Dale Belford and the brother of Swindon Town goalkeeper Tyrell Belford.[18]

References

  1. ↑ Hugman, Barry J. (ed) (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream. p. 40. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0. 
  2. ↑ "Tamworth 0-1 Morecambe". BBC Sport. 30 December 2006. Retrieved 13 August 2007. 
  3. ↑ "The Championship form guide". BBC Sport. 6 August 2007. Retrieved 13 August 2007. 
  4. ↑ "Bury snap up Richardson & Belford". BBC Sport. 12 August 2007. Retrieved 13 August 2007. 
  5. ↑ "New City boss adds reinforcements". BBC Sport. 30 November 2007. Retrieved 3 May 2008. 
  6. ↑ "City 1 Barrow 1". Worcester News. 30 November 2007. Retrieved 3 May 2008. 
  7. ↑ "Keeper Belford extends City stay". BBC Sport. 2 January 2008. Retrieved 3 May 2008. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Belford returns to Bury". Worcester News. 18 April 2008. Retrieved 3 May 2008. 
  9. ↑ "Danks prepared to leave Worcester". BBC Sport. 21 April 2008. Retrieved 3 May 2008. 
  10. ↑ "Worcester City Player Cameron Belford". The Worcester City FC Archive. Retrieved 4 March 2012. 
  11. ↑ "Accrington Stanley 0-2 Bury". BBC Sport. 3 May 2008. Retrieved 3 May 2008. 
  12. ↑ "Arrests after Bury goalkeeper assault". BBC News. 25 April 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2013. 
  13. ↑ "Southend bring in Bury goalkeeper Cameron Belford". BBC Sport. 3 March 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2012. 
  14. ↑ "Belford returns on loan". Southend United Official Website. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2013. 
  15. ↑ "Southend United sign Cameron Belford on loan from Bury for second time". Southend Standard. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2013. 
  16. ↑ "Southend United's Daniel Bentley pleased with his ‘perfect day’". Southend Standard. 25 September 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2013. 
  17. ↑ "Accrington Stanley sign Bury's Cameron Belford on loan". BBC. 29 December 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2013. 
  18. ↑ "How Tamworth keeps on producing great 'keepers". This is Tamworth. 25 November 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2013. 

External links

Tamworth F.C. – current squad
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