John Cameron

John Cameron (1868 (playupliverpool.com have his birth date as 15 July 1869 in Renton; whereas Matthews' Encyclopaedia of Stoke City and lfchistory.net (the latter in which, he is named as Jonathan) date his birth as 1868 in Glasgow.)

Career Cameron played football with Renton before they were expelled from the league in September. He then moved south to Stoke in 1891. He made his debut and scored twice on 3 September in an 8–0 win against Higher Walton in the Lancashire League. He went on to make a further 6 appearances in the league, scoring a further 2 goals, helping Liverpool finish top of the league. Cameron also played twice in the FA Cup, including a 9–0 win over Newtown, in which he scored the ninth goal. He also played 5 times for the Liverpool Reserves in the Liverpool and District League, scoring at least twice, as some of the scorers haven't been accounted. Cameron also played in 13 friendlies for Liverpool (including a benefit match for Daniel Kirkwood against Bootle), but did not score any goals. In May, at the end of the season, he moved back to Scotland to play for Musselburgh Thistle.