James Hamilton (footballer, born 1884)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Hamilton[1] | ||
Date of birth | 1884[1] | ||
Place of birth | Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England[1] | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Youth career | |||
Burslem Town | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1903–1907 | Burslem Port Vale | 96 | (0) |
1907–1911 | Oldham Athletic | 105 | (5) |
Total | 201 | (5) | |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
James Hamilton (born 1884; date of death unknown) was an English footballer who played at left-back for Burslem Port Vale and Oldham Athletic in the 1900s.
Playing career[]
Hamilton joined Burslem Port Vale from Burslem Town in March 1903.[1] He played six Second Division games in the 1903–04 season, and went on to play 23 league and two FA Cup games in the 1904–05 campaign.[1] He missed just four of the club's 38 league games of the 1905–06 season and went on to make 33 league appearances in the 1906–07 campaign.[1] However, he was forced to leave the Athletic Ground after the club went into liquidation in 1907.[1] He moved on to Oldham Athletic.[1]
Statistics[]
Source:[2]
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Burslem Port Vale | 1903–04 | Second Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
1904–05 | Second Division | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
1905–06 | Second Division | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
1906–07 | Second Division | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
Total | 96 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 104 | 8 | ||
Oldham Athletic | Second Division | 37 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 1 | |
Second Division | 36 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 5 | ||
Second Division | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
First Division | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
Total | 105 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 115 | 6 | ||
Career total | 201 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 219 | 6 |
Honours[]
- Oldham Athletic
- Football League Second Division runner-up:
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 123. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- ^ James Hamilton at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
Categories:
- Sportspeople from Burslem
- English footballers
- Association football fullbacks
- Port Vale F.C. players
- Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players
- English Football League players
- 1884 births