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]
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|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Cameron Fraser[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1941-05-24) 24 May 1941 (age 81) | ||
| 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) |
| National team | |||
| 1961–1962 | Scotland under-23[2] | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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 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]
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]
with Dunfermline Athletic
with Aston Villa
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