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{{short description|Scottish footballer}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| fullname = John Cameron Fraser
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| position = [[Defender (association football)|Full back]]
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| dateofbirth = {{birth date and age|1941|5|24|df=y}}
| fullname = John Cameron Fraser<ref>{{Hugman|6803|accessdate=6 April 2017}}</ref>
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| birth_place = [[Blackford, Perth and Kinross|Blackford]], Scotland
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| youthclubs1 = Gairdoch United
| youthyears1 = – | youthclubs1 = Gairdoch United
| years1 = 1958–1962
| clubs1 = [[Dunfermline Athletic F.C.|Dunfermline Athletic]]
| years1 = 1958–1962 | clubs1 = [[Dunfermline Athletic F.C.|Dunfermline Athletic]] | caps1 = 80 | goals1 = 0
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| years2 = 1962–1965 | clubs2 = [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] | caps2 = 33 | goals2 = 1
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| years3 = 1965–1966 | clubs3 = [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] | caps3 = 39 | goals3 = 0
| years2 = 1962–1965
| years4 = 1967–1968 | clubs4 = [[Falkirk F.C.|Falkirk]] | caps4 = 0 | goals4 = 0
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| clubs3 = [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]]
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'''John Cameron "Cammie" Fraser''' (born 24 May 1941) is a [[Scotland|Scottish]] former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Defender (association football)|full back]].<ref name=Matthews>{{cite book |author=Matthews, Tony |title=Birmingham City: A Complete Record |year=1995 |publisher=Breedon Books |location=Derby |page=88 |isbn=978-1-85983-010-9}}</ref> He played 80 games for [[Dunfermline Athletic F.C.|Dunfermline Athletic]] in the [[Scottish Football League]] and a further 72 for [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] and [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] in the English [[the Football League|Football League]].<ref name=NeilBrown>{{cite web |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/cammiefraser.htm |title=Cammie Fraser |publisher=Neil Brown |work=UK A–Z Transfers |accessdate=10 March 2009}}</ref>
'''John Cameron Fraser''' (born 24 May 1941) is a Scottish former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[full back (association football)|full back]].<ref name=Matthews>{{cite book |author=Matthews, Tony |title=Birmingham City: A Complete Record |year=1995 |publisher=Breedon Books |location=Derby |page=88 |isbn=978-1-85983-010-9}}</ref> He played 80 games for [[Dunfermline Athletic F.C.|Dunfermline Athletic]] in the [[Scottish Football League]] and a further 72 for [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] and [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] in the English [[English Football League|Football League]].<ref name=NeilBrown>{{cite web |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/cammiefraser.html |title=Cammie Fraser |publisher=Neil Brown |website=UK A–Z Transfers |accessdate=10 March 2009}}</ref>


==Playing career==
==Playing career==
Fraser, born in [[Blackford, Perth and Kinross|Blackford]], [[Perth and Kinross]], began his football career as a youngster with Gairdoch United before joining [[Dunfermline Athletic F.C.|Dunfermline Athletic]] in 1958 at the age of 17.<ref name=Matthews/> Under [[Jock Stein]]'s management at Dunfermline, he was a [[Scottish Cup]]-winner in [[Scottish Cup 1960-61|1961]], defeating [[celtic F.C.|Celtic]] 2&ndash;0 in the replay after the original tie had finished goalless.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parsdatabase.co.uk/Misc/61%20Cup/Celtic%20220461.htm |title=Scottish Cup Final |work=ParsDatabase.co.uk |accessdate=11 March 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parsdatabase.co.uk/Misc/61%20Cup/Celtic%20260461.htm |title=Scottish Cup Replay |work=ParsDatabase.co.uk |accessdate=11 March 2009}}</ref> Fraser, then 19, was the youngest player in the squad.<ref name=Scotsman>{{cite news |url=http://sport.scotsman.com/top-stories/East-End-boys-set-Stein.2253818.jp |title=East End boys set Stein on his way |work=[[The Scotsman]] |date=26 May 2001 |accessdate=11 March 2009 |first=Alan |last=Pattullo}}</ref> This victory meant that Dunfermline qualified for the [[UEFA Cup-Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]]. Fraser played in the club's [[European Cup Winners' Cup 1961–62|run to the quarter-final]], in which they lost to [[Újpest FC|Újpesti Dózsa]] 5&ndash;3 [[two-legged tie|on aggregate]], though he missed the first leg of the quarter-final due to [[influenza]] apparently brought on by a [[vaccination]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parsdatabase.co.uk/Euro/1961-1962.htm |title=Season 1961/1962 - European Cup Winners Cup |work=ParsDatabase.co.uk |accessdate=11 March 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parsdatabase.co.uk/Euro/61-62%20ECWC/Ujpest%20Dozsa%20130262.htm |title=European Cup Winners Cup - Quarter Final First Leg |work=ParsDatabase.co.uk |accessdate=11 March 2009}}</ref> He was twice capped for [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] at under-23 level during his time with Dunfermline.<ref name=Matthews/><ref>{{cite news |title=New Under-23 Caps |work=[[The Times]] |date=29 November 1961 |page=3}}</ref>
Fraser, born in [[Blackford, Perth and Kinross]], began his football career as a youngster with Gairdoch United before joining [[Dunfermline Athletic F.C.|Dunfermline Athletic]] in 1958 at the age of 17.<ref name=Matthews/> Under [[Jock Stein]]'s management at Dunfermline, he was a [[Scottish Cup]]-winner in [[1960–61 Scottish Cup|1961]], defeating [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] 2–0 in the replay after the original tie had finished goalless.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parsdatabase.co.uk/Misc/61%20Cup/Celtic%20220461.htm |title=Scottish Cup Final |website=ParsDatabase |accessdate=11 March 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parsdatabase.co.uk/Misc/61%20Cup/Celtic%20260461.htm |title=Scottish Cup Replay |website=ParsDatabase |accessdate=11 March 2009}}</ref> Fraser, then 19, was the youngest player in the squad.<ref name=Scotsman>{{cite news |url=http://sport.scotsman.com/top-stories/East-End-boys-set-Stein.2253818.jp |title=East End boys set Stein on his way |newspaper=[[The Scotsman]] |date=26 May 2001 |accessdate=11 March 2009 |first=Alan |last=Pattullo |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012132705/http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/top-football-stories/east-end-boys-set-stein-on-his-way-1-527516 |archive-date=12 October 2012}}</ref> This victory meant that Dunfermline qualified for the [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]]. Fraser played in the club's [[1961–62 European Cup Winners' Cup|run to the quarter-final]], in which they lost to [[Újpest FC|Újpesti Dózsa]] 5–3 [[two-legged tie|on aggregate]], though he missed the first leg of the quarter-final due to [[influenza]] apparently brought on by a [[vaccination]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parsdatabase.co.uk/Euro/1961-1962.htm |title=Season 1961/1962 – European Cup Winners Cup |website=ParsDatabase |accessdate=11 March 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parsdatabase.co.uk/Euro/61-62%20ECWC/Ujpest%20Dozsa%20130262.htm |title=European Cup Winners Cup – quarter-final First Leg |website=ParsDatabase |accessdate=11 March 2009}}</ref> He was twice capped for [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] at under-23 level during his time with Dunfermline.<ref name=Matthews/><ref>{{cite news |title=New Under-23 Caps |newspaper=[[The Times]] |date=29 November 1961 |page=3}}</ref>


In October 1962, Fraser joined [[Football League First Division|First Division]] club [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] for a fee of £24,000,<ref name=Martensson>{{cite web |url=http://www.astonvillaplayerdatabase.com/474.html |title=Fraser, John Cameron (Cammie) |work=Aston Villa Player Database |publisher=Jörn Mårtensson |accessdate=11 March 2009}}</ref> which paid for Dunfermline's new main stand.<ref name=Scotsman/> 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 F.C.|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.<ref name=Matthews/><ref name=Martensson/>
In October 1962, Fraser joined English [[Football League First Division|First Division]] club [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] for a fee of £24,000,<ref name=Martensson>{{cite web |url=http://www.astonvillaplayerdatabase.com/474.html |title=Fraser, John Cameron (Cammie) |website=Aston Villa Player Database |publisher=Jörn Mårtensson |accessdate=11 March 2009}}</ref> which paid for Dunfermline's new main stand.<ref name=Scotsman/> 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 F.C.|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.<ref name=Matthews/><ref name=Martensson/>


Fraser made a few appearances in attack for Birmingham, [[promotion and relegation|relegated]] to the [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] at the end of the [[1964–65 in English football|1964&ndash;65 season]], and played regularly at right-back the following season.<ref>Matthews, p. 200–01.</ref> He then returned to Scotland to join [[Falkirk F.C.|Falkirk]], though never played for the first team.<ref name=Matthews/><ref name=NeilBrown/>
Fraser made a few appearances in attack for Birmingham, [[promotion and relegation|relegated]] to the [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] at the end of the [[1964–65 Birmingham City F.C. season|1964–65 season]], and played regularly at right-back the following season.<ref>Matthews, p. 200–01.</ref> He then returned to Scotland to join [[Falkirk F.C.|Falkirk]], though never played for the first team.<ref name=Matthews/><ref name=NeilBrown/>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
In 2007, Fraser was reported as spending much of his time in Australia and the Far East.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/articles/2/15076 |title=Cup heroics forged a lifetime of friendship |first=Simon |last=Harris |date=5 April 2007 |work=[[Dunfermline Press]] |accessdate=11 March 2009}}</ref> His father William played professional football for [[Aldershot F.C.|Aldershot]] and [[Northampton Town F.C.|Northampton Town]].<ref name=Matthews/>
In 2007, Fraser was reported as spending much of his time in Australia and the Far East.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/articles/2/15076 |title=Cup heroics forged a lifetime of friendship |first=Simon |last=Harris |date=5 April 2007 |newspaper=[[Dunfermline Press]] |accessdate=11 March 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110910133553/http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/articles/2/15076# |archive-date=10 September 2011}}</ref> His father William played professional football for [[Aldershot F.C.|Aldershot]] and [[Northampton Town F.C.|Northampton Town]].<ref name=Matthews/>


==Honours==
==Honours==
with '''Dunfermline Athletic'''
'''Dunfermline Athletic'''
* [[Scottish Cup]] winners: [[Scottish Cup 1960-61|1961]]
* [[Scottish Cup]] winners: [[1960–61 Scottish Cup|1961]]
with '''Aston Villa'''
'''Aston Villa'''
* [[Football League Cup]] runners-up: [[1963 Football League Cup Final|1963]]
* [[Football League Cup]] runners-up: [[1963 Football League Cup final|1963]]

==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 08:03, 22 September 2023

This article is about the 1950s–1960s full back. For the 1970s–1980s midfielder, see Cammy Fraser.

Cammie Fraser
Personal information
Full name John Cameron Fraser[1]
Date of birth (1941-05-24) 24 May 1941 (age 83)
Place of birth Blackford, Scotland
Position(s) Full back
Youth career
– Gairdoch United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1958–1962 Dunfermline Athletic 80 (0)
1962–1965 Aston Villa 33 (1)
1965–1966 Birmingham City 39 (0)
1967–1968 Falkirk 0 (0)
International career
1961–1962 Scotland under-23[2] 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Cameron Fraser (born 24 May 1941) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a full back.[3] 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.[4]

Playing career

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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.[3] 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.[5][6] Fraser, then 19, was the youngest player in the squad.[7] 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.[8][9] He was twice capped for Scotland at under-23 level during his time with Dunfermline.[3][10]

In October 1962, Fraser joined English First Division club Aston Villa for a fee of £24,000,[11] which paid for Dunfermline's new main stand.[7] 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.[3][11]

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.[12] He then returned to Scotland to join Falkirk, though never played for the first team.[3][4]

Personal life

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In 2007, Fraser was reported as spending much of his time in Australia and the Far East.[13] His father William played professional football for Aldershot and Northampton Town.[3]

Honours

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Dunfermline Athletic

Aston Villa

References

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  1. ^ "Cammie Fraser". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Cammie Fraser". FitbaStats. Bobby Sinnet & Thomas Jamieson. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 88. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  4. ^ a b "Cammie Fraser". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
  5. ^ "Scottish Cup Final". ParsDatabase. Retrieved 11 March 2009.
  6. ^ "Scottish Cup Replay". ParsDatabase. Retrieved 11 March 2009.
  7. ^ a b Pattullo, Alan (26 May 2001). "East End boys set Stein on his way". The Scotsman. Archived from the original on 12 October 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2009.
  8. ^ "Season 1961/1962 – European Cup Winners Cup". ParsDatabase. Retrieved 11 March 2009.
  9. ^ "European Cup Winners Cup – quarter-final First Leg". ParsDatabase. Retrieved 11 March 2009.
  10. ^ "New Under-23 Caps". The Times. 29 November 1961. p. 3.
  11. ^ a b "Fraser, John Cameron (Cammie)". Aston Villa Player Database. Jörn Mårtensson. Retrieved 11 March 2009.
  12. ^ Matthews, p. 200–01.
  13. ^ Harris, Simon (5 April 2007). "Cup heroics forged a lifetime of friendship". Dunfermline Press. Archived from the original on 10 September 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2009.
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