Cameron Belford
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Cameron Dale Belford[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 October 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Nuneaton, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Bury | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2006 | Coventry City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2007 | Coventry City | 0 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Tamworth (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2007– | Bury | 55 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Worcester City (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:04, 20 August 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Cameron Dale Belford (born 16 October 1988) is an English footballer who plays for Bury as a goalkeeper.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Early career
Born in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, Belford started his career at Coventry City and had a brief loan spell at Conference National side Tamworth during the 2006–07 season playing one game against Morecambe, where Tamworth lost 1–0 - his father Dale was on the substitutes' bench as back up goalkeeper.[2] Belford returned to Coventry soon after the match and was assigned squad number 43, but was released by City in May 2007, without having made a first team appearance.[3]
[edit] Bury
In August 2007, Belford joined League Two side Bury on a one-year contract.[4] With a lack of first team opportunities at Gigg Lane, Belford joined Conference North team Worcester City on loan for a month on 30 November, becoming one of Richard Dryden's first signings.[5] He made his City debut on 2 December against Barrow at St George's Lane; the game was drawn 1–1.[6] After impressing in the following games his loan spell with Worcester was extended until the end of the season.[7] His impressive form continued for City and he won the club's player of the month award for March.[8] In April 2008, Bury manager Alan Knill offered Belford a contract for the 2008–09 season.[8] and he was recalled from his loan spell at the same time.[8][9] He appeared 22 times for Worcester City.[10]
On 3 May 2008, Belford made his debut as a 75th minute substitute against Accrington Stanley at the Crown Ground replacing Jim Provett with Bury winning the game 2–0.[11] In October 2009 Belford impressed many against Rotherham United when he came on after 27 minutes into the first half when first team goalkeeper Wayne Brown came off injured. He made a number of fine saves and denied Ian Sharps from scoring a late equalizer. He kept the score down to 2–1 to Bury.
In the 2010–11 season he had established a number one goalkeeper spot after some fine performances in the latter part of the season before.
Belford scored his first goal for Bury in a penalty shoot out in a Football League Trophy tie against Shrewsbury Town after calmly saving a Danny O'Donnell spot kick and slotting home the preceding kick himself. The shootout finished 6–5 to Bury. On 23 October 2010 during a League Two game against Sothend United Belford suffered a serious facial injury in a collision with an opposition forward. The injury was a fractured cheek bone so manager Alan Knill brought in Owain Fon Williams to replace Belford.
On 25 April 2011, during the top of the table clash at the B2net Stadium which confirmed Bury's promotion to League One,[12] he was assaulted during a number of supporters.[13]
[edit] References
- ^ Hugman, Barry J. (ed) (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream. p. 40. ISBN 9781845966010.
- ^ "Tamworth 0-1 Morecambe". BBC Sport. 2006-12-30. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/6205893.stm. Retrieved 2007-08-13.
- ^ "The Championship form guide". BBC Sport. 2007-08-06. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/6229538.stm. Retrieved 2007-08-13.
- ^ "Bury snap up Richardson & Belford". BBC Sport. 2007-08-12. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bury/6943087.stm. Retrieved 2007-08-13.
- ^ "New City boss adds reinforcements". BBC Sport. 2007-11-30. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/6229538.stm. Retrieved 2008-05-03.
- ^ "City 1 Barrow 1". Worcester News. 2007-11-30. http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/display.var.2209396.0..php. Retrieved 2008-05-03.
- ^ "Keeper Belford extends City stay". BBC Sport. 2008-01-02. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/7168083.stm. Retrieved 2008-05-03.
- ^ a b c "Belford returns to Bury". Worcester News. 2008-04-18. http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/display.var.2209396.0..php. Retrieved 2008-05-03.
- ^ "Danks prepared to leave Worcester". BBC Sport. 2008-04-21. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/7358983.stm. Retrieved 2008-05-03.
- ^ "Cameron Belford information". footymad.net. http://www.bury-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadpcrr.asp?pid=121723. Retrieved 2008-05-03.
- ^ "Accrington Stanley 0-2 Bury". BBC Sport. 2008-05-03. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/7368625.stm. Retrieved 2008-05-03.
- ^ "Chesterfield 2-3 Bury". BBC Sport. 25 April 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13112217.stm. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
- ^ "Arrest after Bury goalkeeper assault". BBC Sport. 26 April 2011. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-13192968. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
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