Hugh Gibson Cameron (1 February 1927 – 9 December 2009) was a

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professional

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, playing as a left winger. He was born

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. Hugh Cameron began his professional career with

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who he joined from Burnbank Athletic. In May 1948 he moved to

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. He settled in quickly at

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, and played impressively enough to earn a £4,500 move to

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in April 1951. He had played 120 league games, scoring 17 times for the Gulls. He found it hard to establish himself on

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, playing only twice before a £500 move to Second Division strugglers

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. He scored once in 29 league games for the Shakers before moving on again, this time to

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in November 1953. He played 54 league games for Workington, scoring 4 times before returning to Scotland to play for St Mirren.

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* 1927 births 2009 deaths People from Blantyre, South Lanarkshire Scottish men's footballers Men's association football wingers Clyde F.C. players Torquay United F.C. players Newcastle United F.C. players Bury F.C. players Workington A.F.C. players St Mirren F.C. players Burnbank Athletic F.C. players Scottish Junior Football Association players Scottish Football League players English Football League players Footballers from South Lanarkshire {{Scotland-footy-midfielder-1920s-stub