David Cameron (footballer, born 1895)
David Fraser Cameron (12 September 1895 – 27 July 1953) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Football League for Chelsea as a wing half.[1][3][4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Fraser Cameron[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 September 1895 | ||
| Place of birth | Partick, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 27 July 1953 (aged 57)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Rhu, Scotland[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1915–1920 | Queen's Park | 34 | (3) |
| 1920–1926 | Chelsea | 73 | (2) |
| Helensburgh | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Personal life
Cameron served in the Highland Light Infantry and the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders during the First World War and rose to the rank of sergeant.[5] His elder brother Macdonald, also a footballer for Queen's Park, was killed at Passchendaele in 1917.[5]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Queen's Park | 1914–15[1] | Scottish First Division | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1915–16[1] | 33 | 3 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 35 | 3 | |||
| Total | 34 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | 36 | 3 | |||
| Chelsea | 1920–21[3] | First Division | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 18 | 2 | |
| 1921–22[3] | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| 1922–23[3] | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | |||
| 1923–24[3] | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| 1924–25[3] | Second Division | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Total | 73 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | 81 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 107 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 117 | 5 | ||
- Appearances in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup
References
- "Cameron, David Fraser". QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- "David Cameron | Chelsea FC Player Profile". Stamford-Bridge.com. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- "David Cameron". 11v11.com. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- "1920". www.chelseafc.com. Archived from the original on 27 February 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- "The Queen's Park Men Who Served And Survived As At April 2017 – Appendix 1" (PDF). p. 4. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
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