James Hamilton (footballer, born 1869)
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.jpg) Hamilton with Queen's Park in 1890. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 June 1869 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 26 December 1951 (aged 82) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1884–1894 | Queen's Park | 0 | (0) |
| 1894–1895 | Rangers | 2 | (1) |
| Airdrieonians | |||
| International career | |||
| 1892–1893 | Scotland | 3 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
James Hamilton (7 June 1869 – 26 December 1951[1]) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre forward.
Career
[edit]Born in Glasgow, Hamilton played club football for Queen's Park,[2] Rangers[3] and Airdrieonians, and scored three goals in three appearances for Scotland.[4]
He played for Queen's Park between 1884 and 1894, scoring 56 goals in 88 Cup appearances for the club.[5]
Personal life
[edit]His brothers Alexander and Gladstone were also Scottish international players.[4] A fourth brother, John, was an early international for Chile having moved there for work reasons.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ "James Hamilton – Scotland Football Record from 26 Mar 1892 to 01 Apr 1893 clubs – Queens Park". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
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- ^ a b Paul Smith (2013). Scotland Who's Who: International Players 1872–2013. Pitch Publishing. p. 113.
- ^ Name: Hamilton, James, QPFC.com
- ^ Scotland’s band of brothers: the four Hamilton internationalists, Andy Mitchell, Scottish Sport History, 9 September 2024
- ^ John Hamilton, Partidos de la Roja
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- Scottish men's footballers
- Scotland men's international footballers
- Scottish Football League players
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- Footballers from Glasgow
- 1951 deaths
- 1869 births
- 19th-century Scottish sportsmen
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