Fred Cameron Explained

Fred Cameron
Fullname:Fred Cameron
Birth Place:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Position:Defender
Years1:1953–1954
Years2:1954–1955
Clubs2:Ulster United
Years3:1955–1956
Clubs3:Vancouver St. Andrews
Years4:1956
Clubs4:Los Angeles Danes
Years5:1957
Clubs5:Los Angeles Scots
Years6:1957
Clubs6:Hollywood Soccer
Years7:1958–1959
Clubs7:McIlvaine Canvasbacks
Years8:1959–1961
Clubs8:Los Angeles Kickers
Years9:1965–1969
Clubs9:Orange County SC
Years10:1969–1970
Clubs10:Los Angeles Croatia
Nationalyears1:1959–1969
Nationalteam1:United States
Nationalcaps1:6
Nationalgoals1:0

Fred Cameron is a Canadian-American former soccer player who earned six caps with the U.S. national team.

Club career

Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Cameron moved to Scotland to play soccer.[1] [2] On November 3, 1951, he signed with Aberdeen F.C. He also played for Banks O' Dee F.C.[3] In 1954, he played in the National Soccer League with Toronto Ulster United. The following season he played in the Pacific Coast Soccer League with Vancouver St. Andrews.[4] In 1955, Cameron moved to the United States, settling in Southern California where he became a prolific forward with a series of amateur clubs. Cameron played for at least two amateur clubs, San Pedro McIlvaine Canvasbacks and the Los Angeles Kickers. McIlvaine won the 1959 National Challenge Cup title with a 4–3 win over Fall River S.C. Cameron scored two of McIlvaine's goals.[5] That year, Cameron was called into the U.S. national team where he was listed as playing for the Los Angeles Kickers Soccer Club. In 1966, Cameron was with Orange County All Stars when they lost to the Ukrainian Nationals in the final of the 1966 National Challenge Cup.[6] In 1968, he played for the Los Angeles Soccer Club.

National team

Cameron played six times for the U.S. national team between 1959 and 1969.[7] His first cap came on May 28, 1959, in an 8–1 loss to England. He did not play again for the U.S. until 1965, when he played all 1966 FIFA World Cup qualifying games. All four games took place in March and the U.S. went 1–1–2, failing to qualify for the finals. Cameron did not play again for the U.S. until a 2–0 loss in a 1970 FIFA World Cup qualifying game against Haiti on April 20, 1969.

Cameron later moved to the Philippines where he co-owned a resort in Zambalas.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Politics will kill Philippine Soccer . 2013-02-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101217182126/http://globalbalita.com/2009/06/06/politics-will-kill-philippine-soccer/ . 2010-12-17 . dead .
  2. Web site: May 11, 1954. Detroit Bills Ulster Squad. 2020-07-30. Newspapers.com. The Windsor Star. 24. en.
  3. Web site: Aberdeen F.C.: Fred Cameron . 2013-02-05 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063701/http://backoffice.afc.co.uk/Team/CurrentSquad/player_show.cfm?player_id=946&Season=1953-54 . dead .
  4. Web site: November 30, 1955. Ex-Aberdeen Forward signed by St. Andrews. 2020-07-30. Newspapers.com. The Vancouver Sun. 18. en.
  5. Web site: The Year in American Soccer - 1959 . 2007-08-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091008125148/http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1959.html . 2009-10-08 . dead .
  6. http://thecup.us/the-open-cup-final-1914-present/ U.S. Open Cup Finals
  7. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/usa-intres-det69.html USA - Details of International Matches 1885-1969