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John Cameron (footballer, born 1868)

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John Cameron
Personal information
Full name John Cameron[1]
Date of birth 1868[1]
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland[1]
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1890 Renton
1891–1892 Stoke 9 (4)
1892 Hibernian
1892–1893 Liverpool 7 (4)
1893 Musselburgh Thistle
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Cameron (1868[a] – unknown) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke and also played for Liverpool during their inaugural 1892–93 season.[1]

Career

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Cameron played football with Renton before they were expelled from the league in September. He then moved south to Stoke in 1891.[1] He played nine matches for Stoke during the 1891–92 season scoring four goals.[1] He returned to Scotland at the end of the season to play for Hibernian.[1]

However, on 7 May 1892, Cameron was signed by Liverpool for their inaugural season.[3][5] He made his debut and scored twice on 3 September in an 8–0 win against Higher Walton in the Lancashire League.[6] He went on to make a further 6 appearances in the league, scoring a further 2 goals, helping Liverpool finish top of the league.[4] Cameron also played twice in the FA Cup, including a 9–0 win over Newtown, in which he scored the ninth goal.[7] He also played 5 times for the Liverpool Reserves in the Liverpool and District League, scoring at least twice, as some of the scorers haven't been accounted.[8][9][10][11][12] Cameron also played in 13 friendlies for Liverpool (including a benefit match for Daniel Kirkwood against Bootle),[13] but did not score any goals.[14] In May, at the end of the season, he moved back to Scotland to play for Musselburgh Thistle.[3]

Career statistics

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Source:[15][4]

Club Season League FA Cup Friendlies Other[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stoke 1891–92 The Football League 9 4 0 0 ? ? ? ? 9 4
Liverpool 1892–93 Lancashire League 7 4 2 1 13 0 5 2 27 5
Career Total 16 8 2 1 13 0 5 2 36 9

Notes

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  1. ^ playupliverpool.com have his birth date as 15 July 1869 in Renton; whereas Matthews' Encyclopaedia of Stoke City and lfchistory.net (the latter in which, he is named as Jonathan) date his birth as 1868 in Glasgow.[3][1][4]
  2. ^ Liverpool & District League

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ^ kjehan (5 December 1892). "The heights and weights of the Liverpool players 1892-93". Play Up, Liverpool. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b c kjehan (1 January 1980). "John Cameron @ PlayUpLiverpool.com". Play Up, Liverpool. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Liverpool career stats for Jonathan Cameron - LFChistory - Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". www.lfchistory.net. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  5. ^ kjehan (9 May 1892). "John Cameron and James Kelso signs on". Play Up, Liverpool. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Matchdetails from Liverpool - Higher Walton played on Saturday 3 September 1892 - LFChistory - Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". www.lfchistory.net. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  7. ^ kjehan (29 October 1892). "Liverpool v Newtown 9-0 (FA Cup: October 29, 1892)". Play Up, Liverpool. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  8. ^ kjehan (4 March 1893). "Aintree Church v Liverpool Reserves 2-2 (League match: March 4, 1893)". Play Up, Liverpool. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  9. ^ kjehan (18 February 1893). "Liverpool Reserves v Earlestown 2-1 (League match: February 18, 1893)". Play Up, Liverpool. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  10. ^ kjehan (4 February 1893). "Edge Hill v Liverpool Reserves 0-6 (League match: February 4, 1893)". Play Up, Liverpool. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  11. ^ kjehan (21 January 1893). "Walton Breck v Liverpool Reserves 1-2 (League match: January 21, 1893)". Play Up, Liverpool. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  12. ^ kjehan (31 December 1892). "Bootle Athletic v Liverpool Reserves 1-5 (League match, December 31, 1892)". Play Up, Liverpool. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  13. ^ kjehan (23 March 1893). "Liverpool v Bootle 1-0 (Benefit match: March 23, 1893)". Play Up, Liverpool. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  14. ^ "John Cameron". Play Up, Liverpool. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  15. ^ John Cameron at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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