Alec Cameron (soccer) explained

Alec Cameron was an Australian professional soccer player who played as a forward and captained the Australia national soccer team.^[1]

Club career

Cameron had played his entire senior career with Adamstown. He scored 23 goals during the 1930 league season, won the Northern NSW state league and the Double Cup. He scored the first goal in Adamstown's 2–0 win over Cessnock in 1930. He won further Premierships in 1934 and 1935.

After Cameron playing with Adamstown for 15 years he joined Weston on a three-year deal on 3 March 1937.^[2]

International career

Cameron began his international career with Australia in an international friendly, debuting in a 4–2 win over New Zealand on 5 June 1933.^[3] He scored his first international goal two weeks later against New Zealand in a 6–4 win.^[4] He continued his international career with Australia in 1936 and was captain for three more international matches against New Zealand, and scored five more goals in the three-match series in 1936.^[5]

Around the time where Cameron signed for Weston he played in Australia's historic tour against an English FA touring side in 1937.

Career statistics

International

National team	Year	Competitive		Friendly		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Australia	1933	0	0	3	1	3	1
	1936	0	0	3	5	3	5
Career total		0	0	6	6	6	6

Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Australia goal.

List of international goals scored by Alec Cameron

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1		Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia		4–0	Friendly	[6]
2		Logan Park, Dunedin, New Zealand		2–1	Friendly	[7]
3		Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand		–	Friendly	[8]
4				6–0
5		Blandford Park, Auckland, New Zealand		–	Friendly	[9]
6				–

Notes and References

1. Book: Howe, Andrew. 2018. Encyclopedia of Socceroos: Every national team player. 978-0-648-13330-8. Fair Play Publishing.
2. News: SOCCER STAR JOINS' NEW CLUB . . 8475 . New South Wales, Australia . 3 March 1937 . 28 December 2020 . 2 (LAST RACE EDITION) . National Library of Australia.
3. News: SOCCER TEST AT EXHIBITION. The Telegraph. Queensland, Australia. 5 June 1933. 28 December 2020. 3 (CITY FINAL LAST MINUTE NEWS). National Library of Australia.
4. News: ASSOCIATION RULES. . . 29,784 . New South Wales, Australia . 19 June 1933 . 28 December 2020 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
5. Web site: The Australian National Men's Football Team: Caps And Captains. Football Federation Australia. ozfootball.net. 2009-06-23.
6. News: ASSOCIATION RULES. . . 29,784 . New South Wales, Australia . 19 June 1933 . 21 December 2022 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
7. News: AUSTRALIA WINS SOCCER TEST. . . 45 . 28 . New South Wales, Australia . 8 July 1936 . 21 December 2022 . 12 . National Library of Australia.
8. News: AUSTRALIA'S SOCCER SUCCESS. . . 45 . 29 . New South Wales, Australia . 15 July 1936 . 21 December 2022 . 12 . National Library of Australia.
9. News: Soccer. . . 70 . 172 . Queensland, Australia . 20 July 1936 . 21 December 2022 . 5 . National Library of Australia.