Charles Cameron (footballer, born 1907)

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Charles John Cameron (22 November 1907 – 12 February 1960) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Charlie Cameron
Personal information
Full name	Charles John Cameron
Date of birth	(1907-11-22)22 November 1907
Place of birth	Collingwood, Victoria
Date of death	12 February 1960(1960-02-12) (aged 51)
Place of death	Parkville, Victoria
Original team(s)	Thornbury CYMS
Height	172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb)
Position(s)	Wing
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1926–1934	North Melbourne	122 (19)
1934–1936	Fitzroy	023 (52)
Total		145 (71)
Representative team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
	Victoria	11
Coaching career
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
1932	North Melbourne	04 00(2–2–0)
1948	Fitzroy	19 0(9–10–0)
Total		23 (11–12–0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1936.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Cameron, who played as a wingman, joined North Melbourne in just their second VFL season. While at North Melbourne he regularly represented the Victorian interstate side, appearing in a total of 11 games including at the 1930 Adelaide Carnival. He was North's playing coach for four games in 1932.

Dick Taylor was appointed captain-coach in 1932. He got suspended after a fiery game and was barred from coaching for 4 weeks. Charlie acted as caretaker coach during Taylor's absence.^[1]

During the 1934 season Cameron crossed to Fitzroy and was used as a forward, kicking 23 goals in his first season and 24 in his second. He captained the club in 1935 and later, in 1948, returned as their non-playing coach for the year.