John Cameron (footballer, born 1868)

John Cameron (1868[lower-alpha 1] – 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]

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

Career

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

Source:[15][4]

Club Season League FA Cup Friendlies Other[lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke 1891–92 The Football League 9400????94
Liverpool 1892–93 Lancashire League 742113052275
Career Total 1682113052369

Notes
  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
  1. 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. kjehan (1 January 1980). "John Cameron @ PlayUpLiverpool.com". Play Up, Liverpool. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  4. "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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