 Cameron in aPort Vale team photo. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Bell Cameron[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1879-02-16)16 February 1879[1][2] | ||
| Place of birth | Kirkwood,Coatbridge, Scotland[3] | ||
| Date of death | 5 July 1950(1950-07-05) (aged 71)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Blackburn, England[4] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[5] | ||
| Position | Full back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kirkwood Thistle | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1900–1904 | St Mirren | 62 | (0) |
| 1904–1907 | Blackburn Rovers | 64 | (0) |
| 1907–1913 | Chelsea | 179 | (0) |
| 1913–1914 | Port Vale | 12 | (0) |
| Total | 317 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1903–1904 | Scottish League XI | 3 | (0) |
| 1904–1909 | Scotland | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1918–1919 | Port Vale | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Bell Cameron (16 February 1879 – 5 July 1950) was a Scottish internationalfootball player andmanager. He played forSt Mirren before joiningBlackburn Rovers in 1904. He spent three years at the club before signing forFirst Division rivalsChelsea. After they wererelegated, he helped Chelsea to winpromotion out of theSecond Division in1911–12. He signed withnon-LeaguePort Vale in 1913, departing the following year, only to return in 1916. He briefly served as the club's manager from August 1918 until his departure in January 1919.
He won twocaps forScotland in 1903 and 1904, and also represented aScottish League XI three times.
Cameron played for Kirkwood Thistle andSt Mirren,[6] before moving south to partnerBob Crompton at EnglishFirst Division clubBlackburn Rovers in April 1904.[5] He replacedJack Eastham as the club's regular left-back and played 64 league games for the club from 1904 to 1907.[4] He was an ever-present in the1904–05 season, before he was replaced at left-back byArthur Cowell by the1905–06 campaign.[5] He then signed withChelsea for a £900 fee in October 1907, who had wonpromotion out of theSecond Division in 1907, and would be appointed as Chelsea'scaptain.[5] After maintaining their top-flight status in1907–08 and1908–09, the "Pensioners" wererelegated in1909–10. Cameron stayed at the club as they missed out on promotion by one place and two points in1910–11, before he helped Chelsea to promotion as Second Division runners-up in1911–12; they finished level on points with championsDerby County, who had a superior goal average. He then helped the club to finish one place above the relegation zone in1912–13. He played a total of 179 league and 15 cup appearances for Chelsea.[7]
He joinedPort 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 inthe Central League and helped the club qualify for theFA Cup first round. He departed at the end ofthe 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 clubcaptain and team manager. He largely stopped playing to concentrate on management duties but was sacked in January 1919, at which point he retired.[8]
Cameron earned his firstcap on 26 March 1904, in a 1–1 draw withIreland in the1904 British Home Championship.[9] His second cap came againstEngland on 3 April 1909 in the1909 British Home Championship, Scotland lost 2–0.[10] While he was withSt Mirren, Cameron represented theScottish Football League XI three times.[11]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Blackburn Rovers | 1903–04 | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1904–05 | First Division | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| 1905–06 | First Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1906–07 | First Division | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| 1907–08 | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 64 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 67 | 0 | ||
| Chelsea | 1907–08 | First Division | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 1908–09 | First Division | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| 1909–10 | First Division | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| 1910–11 | Second Division | 34 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 0 | |
| 1911–12 | Second Division | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| 1912–13 | Second Division | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Total | 179 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 194 | 0 | ||
| Port Vale | 1913–14 | Central League | 32 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Career total | 255 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 273 | 0 | ||
| Scotland national team[3][13][14] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1904 | 1 | 0 |
| 1909 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 |
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