John Cameron
Scottish footballer and manager (1872-1935) · United Kingdom · On the map · Footballers · Died at 63
John Cameron was a Scottish footballer and manager. He played as a forward for Queen's Park, Everton and Scotland and was noted as an effective goal-maker and goalscorer. In 1899 he became player-manager at Tottenham Hotspur and guided them to victory in the 1901 FA Cup.
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Vivian Woodward Teammate at Tottenham Hotspur F.C., 1901-1907
Jack Kirwan Teammate at Tottenham Hotspur F.C., 1899-1905
James McNaught Teammate at Tottenham Hotspur F.C., 1898-1907
Herbert Chapman Teammate at Tottenham Hotspur F.C., 1905-1907
Charlie Williams Teammate at Tottenham Hotspur F.C., 1902-1905
Edgar Chadwick Teammate at Everton F.C., 1896-1898
John Tait Robertson Teammate at Everton F.C., 1896-1898- Arthur Archer Teammate at Tottenham Hotspur F.C., 1903-1905
- Jack Bell Teammate at Everton F.C., 1896-1898
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As a result, they became the only club outside the English Football League to win the competition. In 1898 he became the first secretary of the Association Footballers' Union, which was the ill-fated fore-runner of the Professional Footballers' Association. He later coached Dresdner SC and during the First World War he was interned at Ruhleben, a civilian detention camp in Germany. After the war he coached Ayr United for one season and then became a football journalist, author and publisher. He had previously worked as a columnist for various newspapers before the war.
