| Cammie Fraser | |
| Fullname: | John Cameron Fraser |
| Position: | Full back |
| Birth Date: | 24 May 1941 |
| Birth Place: | Blackford, Scotland |
| Youthyears1: | – |
| Youthclubs1: | Gairdoch United |
| Years1: | 1958–1962 |
| Caps1: | 80 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 1962–1965 |
| Clubs2: | Aston Villa |
| Caps2: | 33 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 1965–1966 |
| Clubs3: | Birmingham City |
| Caps3: | 39 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 1967–1968 |
| Clubs4: | Falkirk |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1961–1962 |
| Nationalteam1: | Scotland under-23[1] |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
John Cameron Fraser (born 24 May 1941) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a full back.[2] He played 80 games for Dunfermline Athletic in the Scottish Football League and a further 72 for Aston Villa and Birmingham City in the English Football League.[3]
Fraser, born in Blackford, Perth and Kinross, began his football career as a youngster with Gairdoch United before joining Dunfermline Athletic in 1958 at the age of 17.[2] Under Jock Stein's management at Dunfermline, he was a Scottish Cup-winner in 1961, defeating Celtic 2–0 in the replay after the original tie had finished goalless.[4] [5] Fraser, then 19, was the youngest player in the squad.[6] This victory meant that Dunfermline qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup. Fraser played in the club's run to the quarter-final, in which they lost to Újpesti Dózsa 5–3 on aggregate, though he missed the first leg of the quarter-final due to influenza apparently brought on by a vaccination.[7] [8] He was twice capped for Scotland at under-23 level during his time with Dunfermline.[2] [9]
In October 1962, Fraser joined English First Division club Aston Villa for a fee of £24,000,[10] which paid for Dunfermline's new main stand.[6] He played 40 games for Aston Villa in all competitions, and was on the losing side in the 1963 Football League Cup final against Birmingham City. Following a contractual dispute with the club he quit, joining his wife's hairdressing business in London, before returning to football in February 1965 with Birmingham City, who paid Villa a £9,000 fee for his services.[2] [10]
Fraser made a few appearances in attack for Birmingham, relegated to the Second Division at the end of the 1964–65 season, and played regularly at right-back the following season.[11] He then returned to Scotland to join Falkirk, though never played for the first team.[2] [3]
In 2007, Fraser was reported as spending much of his time in Australia and the Far East.[12] His father William played professional football for Aldershot and Northampton Town.[2]
Dunfermline Athletic
Aston Villa