Alec Cameron was an Australian professional soccer player who played as a forward and captained the Australia national soccer team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alec Cameron | ||
| Place of birth | England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1922–1937 | Adamstown | ||
| 1937–1940 | Weston | ||
| International career | |||
| 1933–1936 | Australia | 6 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editCameron 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
editCameron 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
editInternational
edit| National team | Year[5] | Competitive | Friendly | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Australia | 1933 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 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.
| 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 | 6–0 | ||||||
| 5 | 18 July 1936 | Blandford Park, Auckland, New Zealand | New Zealand
|
– | 4–1 | Friendly | [9] |
| 6 | – |
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "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.