Player Profile

John Cameron

Date of Birth:

1881

Birthplace:

Bothwell

 




John Cameron signed for St.Mirren in 1900/01 from Kirkwood Thistle making his debut against Rangers in a friendly on the 20th August in a friendly match. His competitive debut came a fortnight later against Morton.

He appeared irregularly in the team over this season and the beginning of the next one.

This was all to change however after starring in a match against Hearts in October 1901 which started a sequence of matches which saw him fill the left back role in 48 consecutive league matches covering two seasons, more often than not partnering Thomas Jackson at full back.

His performances soon caught the eye ad he was chosen to play for the Scottish League against the Irish League in February 1903. He won a full cap against Ireland in March 1904 before further League appearances against the English and Irish Leagues in April 1904.

Unfortunately these performances also attracted attention from other clubs and Blackburn Rovers lured him away at the end of the season.