John Cameron Fraser (born 24 May 1941) is a Scottish former professional

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who played as a full back. He played 80 games for

Dunfermline Athletic Dunfermline Athletic Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the city of Dunfermline, Fife. Founded in 1885, the club currently compete in the after winning the 2022–23 Scottish League One title. Dunfermline play at ...

in the

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and a further 72 for

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and

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in the English

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Playing career

Fraser, born in

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, began his football career as a youngster with Gairdoch United before joining

in 1958 at the age of 17. Under

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's management at Dunfermline, he was a

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, defeating

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2–0 in the replay after the original tie had finished goalless. Fraser, then 19, was the youngest player in the squad. This victory meant that Dunfermline qualified for the

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. Fraser played in the club's run to the quarter-final, in which they lost to Újpesti Dózsa 5–3

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, though he missed the first leg of the quarter-final due to

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apparently brought on by a

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. He was twice capped for

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at under-23 level during his time with Dunfermline. In October 1962, Fraser joined English

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club

for a fee of £24,000, which paid for Dunfermline's new main stand. He played 40 games for Aston Villa in all competitions, and was on the losing side in the 1963 Football League Cup final against

. 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. Fraser made a few appearances in attack for Birmingham,

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to the

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at the end of the 1964–65 season, and played regularly at right-back the following season. He then returned to Scotland to join

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, though never played for the first team.

Personal life

In 2007, Fraser was reported as spending much of his time in Australia and the Far East. His father William played professional football for

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and

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Honours

Dunfermline Athletic *

Aston Villa *

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runners-up:

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fraser, Cammie 1941 births Living people Footballers from Perth and Kinross Scottish men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players Aston Villa F.C. players Birmingham City F.C. players Falkirk F.C. players Scottish Football League players English Football League players Scotland men's under-23 international footballers