Personal information | |||
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Full name | John H Hamilton [1] | ||
Date of birth | 28 February 1879 | ||
Place of birth | Bonnyton, Scotland [2] | ||
Date of death | 17 April 1925 | (aged 46)||
Place of death | Leith, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Centre half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
–1903 | Lochgelly United | ||
1903–1904 | Cowdenbeath | ||
1904–1905 | Dunfermline Athletic | ||
1905–1907 | Leith Athletic | 40 | (0) |
1907–1908 | Brentford | 22 | (0) |
1908–1909 | Leeds City | 21 | (0) |
1909–1912 | Brentford | 87 | (1) |
1912–1914 | Swansea Town | ||
1914–1915 | Barry | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John H. Hamilton MM (28 February 1879 – 17 April 1925) was a Scottish professional footballer who made over 100 appearances in the Southern League for Brentford as a centre half. [3] He also played in the Scottish League and Football League for Leith Athletic and Leeds City respectively. [1] [4]
While a player with Swansea Town, Hamilton worked on the Swansea docks. [5] Hamilton served in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and the Machine Gun Corps during the First World War and saw action in Mesopotamia. [5] He won the Military Medal during the course of his service. [5]
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Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Leith Athletic | 1904–05 [4] | Scottish League Division Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1905–06 [4] | 19 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
1906–07 [4] | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
Total | 40 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 52 | 0 | ||
Brentford | 1907–08 [3] | Southern League First Division | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
Leeds City | 1908–09 [6] | Second Division | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
Brentford | 1909–10 [3] | Southern League First Division | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
1910–11 [3] | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
1911–12 [3] | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
Total | 109 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 119 | 1 | ||
Career total | 170 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 196 | 1 |
Swansea Town
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | John H Hamilton [1] | ||
Date of birth | 28 February 1879 | ||
Place of birth | Bonnyton, Scotland [2] | ||
Date of death | 17 April 1925 | (aged 46)||
Place of death | Leith, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Centre half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
–1903 | Lochgelly United | ||
1903–1904 | Cowdenbeath | ||
1904–1905 | Dunfermline Athletic | ||
1905–1907 | Leith Athletic | 40 | (0) |
1907–1908 | Brentford | 22 | (0) |
1908–1909 | Leeds City | 21 | (0) |
1909–1912 | Brentford | 87 | (1) |
1912–1914 | Swansea Town | ||
1914–1915 | Barry | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John H. Hamilton MM (28 February 1879 – 17 April 1925) was a Scottish professional footballer who made over 100 appearances in the Southern League for Brentford as a centre half. [3] He also played in the Scottish League and Football League for Leith Athletic and Leeds City respectively. [1] [4]
While a player with Swansea Town, Hamilton worked on the Swansea docks. [5] Hamilton served in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and the Machine Gun Corps during the First World War and saw action in Mesopotamia. [5] He won the Military Medal during the course of his service. [5]
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Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Leith Athletic | 1904–05 [4] | Scottish League Division Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1905–06 [4] | 19 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
1906–07 [4] | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
Total | 40 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 52 | 0 | ||
Brentford | 1907–08 [3] | Southern League First Division | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
Leeds City | 1908–09 [6] | Second Division | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
Brentford | 1909–10 [3] | Southern League First Division | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
1910–11 [3] | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
1911–12 [3] | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
Total | 109 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 119 | 1 | ||
Career total | 170 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 196 | 1 |
Swansea Town