Eddie Cameron (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1895 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Place of death | Stafford, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6+3⁄4 in (1.70 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1919–1921 | Clydebank | ||
| 1921–1922 | Birmingham | 6 | (1) |
| 1922–1924 | Walsall | 63 | (4) |
| 1924–1925 | Nelson | 46 | (10) |
| 1925–1928 | Stafford Rangers | ||
| 1928–1929 | Exeter City | 24 | (9) |
| 1929 | Nelson | 0 | (0) |
| 1929–1931 | Stafford Rangers | ||
| 1931–1933 | Cradley Heath | ||
| 1933–1934 | Hednesford Town | ||
| 1934–193? | Stafford Rangers | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Edward S. Cameron (1895 – after 1933) was a Scottish professional footballer who made 139 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham, Walsall, Nelson and Exeter City.[2] He played as a forward.
Career
[edit]Cameron was born in Glasgow. He began his football career with Clydebank before moving to England to sign for Birmingham in July 1921. Described as "a burly Scot ... never a great goalscorer, but a player who 'employed direct methods'",[3] Cameron made his debut in the First Division on 29 August 1921 in a 2–1 win away at Chelsea. He played five more times, scoring once,[4] but was allowed to leave for Walsall at the end of the 1921–22 season.[3] He played regularly for the club for a little less than two years, then moved up to Nelson of the Second Division in March 1922.[2][3] Unable to prevent their relegation that season, he contributed to their immediate promotion back to the Second Division in 1924–25.[5]
In 1926 he joined Stafford Rangers, where his prolific goalscoring helped them to the championship of the Birmingham & District League in the 1926–27 season,[6] and helped him earn a return to the Football League with Exeter City. He scored nine goals from 24 Third Division South games – completing his set of all four Football League divisions played in[2] – before an unsuccessful trial at former club Nelson preceded a return to Stafford Rangers[3] and a runners-up medal in 1929–30.[6] He then won his second Birmingham & District League title, this time with Cradley Heath,[7] and scored goals for Hednesford Town,[8] before finishing off his career with yet another return to Stafford Rangers.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Brum (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Birmingham". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
- ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 46. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- ^ a b c d e Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 77. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- ^ Matthews, p. 164.
- ^ "Nelson". Football Club History Database. Richard Rundle. Retrieved 24 May 2009.
- ^ a b "Stafford Rangers F.C. – Club History". Stafford Rangers F.C. Archived from the original on 10 May 2009. Retrieved 24 May 2009.
- ^ "Cradley Heath{1}". Football Club History Database. Richard Rundle. Retrieved 24 May 2009.
- ^ "History of Hednesford Town FC". Hednesford Town F.C. Archived from the original on 28 December 2007.
- 1895 births
- Footballers from Glasgow
- Scottish men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Clydebank F.C. (1914) players
- Birmingham City F.C. players
- Walsall F.C. players
- Nelson F.C. players
- Stafford Rangers F.C. players
- Exeter City F.C. players
- Cradley Heath F.C. players
- Hednesford Town F.C. players
- English Football League players