Alec Cameron (soccer)

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

Last updated July 06, 2023

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

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 team	Year^[5]	Competitive		Friendly		Total
National team	Year^[5]	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Australia	1933	0	0	3	1	3	1
Australia	1936	0	0	3	5	3	5
Career total		0	0	6	6	6	6

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.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	17 June 1933	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia	New Zealand	4–0	6–4	Friendly	^[6]
2	4 July 1936	Logan Park, Dunedin, New Zealand	New Zealand	2–1	7–1	Friendly	^[7]
3	11 July 1936	Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand	New Zealand	–	10–0	Friendly	^[8]
4	11 July 1936	Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand	New Zealand	6–0	10–0	Friendly	^[8]
5	18 July 1936	Blandford Park, Auckland, New Zealand	New Zealand	–	4–1	Friendly	^[9]
6	18 July 1936	Blandford Park, Auckland, New Zealand	New Zealand	–	4–1	Friendly	^[9]

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References

↑ Howe, Andrew (2018). Encyclopedia of Socceroos: Every national team player. Fair Play Publishing. ISBN 978-0-648-13330-8.
↑ "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.
↑ "SOCCER TEST AT EXHIBITION". The Telegraph . Queensland, Australia. 5 June 1933. p. 3 (CITY FINAL LAST MINUTE NEWS). Retrieved 28 December 2020– via National Library of Australia.
↑ "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.
1 2 "The Australian National Men's Football Team: Caps And Captains" (PDF). Football Federation Australia . ozfootball.net. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
↑ "ASSOCIATION RULES". The Sydney Morning Herald . No. 29, 784. New South Wales, Australia. 19 June 1933. p. 5. Retrieved 21 December 2022– via National Library of Australia.
↑ "AUSTRALIA WINS SOCCER TEST". The Australian Worker . Vol. 45, no. 28. New South Wales, Australia. 8 July 1936. p. 12. Retrieved 21 December 2022– via National Library of Australia.
↑ "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.
↑ "Soccer". Daily Mercury . Vol. 70, no. 172. Queensland, Australia. 20 July 1936. p. 5. Retrieved 21 December 2022– via National Library of Australia.

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[1] Howe, Andrew (2018). Encyclopedia of Socceroos: Every national team player. Fair Play Publishing. ISBN 978-0-648-13330-8.

[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.

[3] "SOCCER TEST AT EXHIBITION". The Telegraph . Queensland, Australia. 5 June 1933. p. 3 (CITY FINAL LAST MINUTE NEWS). Retrieved 28 December 2020– via National Library of Australia.

[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.

[caps1-5] 1 2 "The Australian National Men's Football Team: Caps And Captains" (PDF). Football Federation Australia . ozfootball.net. Retrieved 23 June 2009.

[6] "ASSOCIATION RULES". The Sydney Morning Herald . No. 29, 784. New South Wales, Australia. 19 June 1933. p. 5. Retrieved 21 December 2022– via National Library of Australia.

[7] "AUSTRALIA WINS SOCCER TEST". The Australian Worker . Vol. 45, no. 28. New South Wales, Australia. 8 July 1936. p. 12. Retrieved 21 December 2022– via National Library of Australia.

[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.

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