He later coached Dresdner SC and during the First World War he was interned at Ruhleben, a civilian detention camp in Germany.

[4] He made 5 Glasgow Cup appearances and scored one goal for the Spiders (who were not members of the Scottish Football League at the time).

[2] He worked in a shipping office in Liverpool and joined Everton in September 1895 as an amateur, and then turned fully professional.

He returned to Queen's Park for two short spells in the second half of the 1895–96 season, making four appearances,[2] and also won a cap for Scotland: alongside Robert Smyth McColl, he played in a 3–3 draw with Ireland and helped Scotland win the 1896 British Home Championship.

In February 1898 while contracted to play for Everton, Cameron became involved in the movement toward unionisation of footballers in defiance of both League directives and club proposals which resulted in the power of players to seek high earnings.

[7] After Tottenham Hotspur, Cameron worked briefly as a sport journalist, before going to Germany to coach Dresdner SC.

[4][5] While there the First World War broke out and he was subsequently interned at Ruhleben, a civilian detention camp in the Spandau district of Berlin.