Alec Cameron (soccer)

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Alec Cameron
Personal information
Full name Alec Cameron
Place of birth England
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1922–1937 Adamstown
1937–1940 Weston
International career
1933–1936 Australia 6 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alec Cameron was an Australian professional soccer player who played as a forward and captained the Australia national soccer team. [1]

Contents

Club career

Cameron had played his entire senior career with Adamstown. He scored 23 goals during the 1930 league season, won the Northern NSW state league and the Double Cup. He scored the first goal in Adamstown's 2–0 win over Cessnock in 1930. He won further Premierships in 1934 and 1935.

After Cameron playing with Adamstown for 15 years he joined Weston on a three-year deal on 3 March 1937. [2]

International career

Cameron began his international career with Australia in an international friendly, debuting in a 4–2 win over New Zealand on 5 June 1933. [3] He scored his first international goal two weeks later against New Zealand in a 6–4 win. [4] He continued his international career with Australia in 1936 and was captain for three more international matches against New Zealand, and scored five more goals in the three-match series in 1936. [5]

Around the time where Cameron signed for Weston he played in Australia's historic tour against an English FA touring side in 1937.

Career statistics

International

National teamYear [5] CompetitiveFriendlyTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Australia 1933003131
1936003535
Career total006666
Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Australia goal.
List of international goals scored by Alec Cameron
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
117 June 1933 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, AustraliaFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 4–06–4 Friendly [6]
24 July 1936 Logan Park, Dunedin, New ZealandFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2–17–1 Friendly [7]
311 July 1936 Basin Reserve, Wellington, New ZealandFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 10–0 Friendly [8]
46–0
518 July 1936 Blandford Park, Auckland, New ZealandFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 4–1 Friendly [9]
6

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References

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  2. "SOCCER STAR JOINS' NEW CLUB". The Sun . No. 8475. New South Wales, Australia. 3 March 1937. p. 2 (LAST RACE EDITION). Retrieved 28 December 2020 via National Library of Australia.
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  4. "ASSOCIATION RULES". The Sydney Morning Herald . No. 29, 784. New South Wales, Australia. 19 June 1933. p. 5. Retrieved 28 December 2020 via National Library of Australia.
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  8. "AUSTRALIA'S SOCCER SUCCESS". The Australian Worker . Vol. 45, no. 29. New South Wales, Australia. 15 July 1936. p. 12. Retrieved 21 December 2022 via National Library of Australia.
  9. "Soccer". Daily Mercury . Vol. 70, no. 172. Queensland, Australia. 20 July 1936. p. 5. Retrieved 21 December 2022 via National Library of Australia.