James Hamilton (footballer, born 1884)

For the Rangers, Blackpool and Scotland player, see James Hamilton (footballer, born 1901).
James Hamilton
Personal information
Full name James Hamilton[1]
Date of birth 1884[1]
Place of birth Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England[1]
Playing position 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

Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Burslem Port Vale 1903–04 Second Division 600060
1904–05 Second Division 23020250
1905–06 Second Division 34020360
1906–07 Second Division 33040370
Total 960801048
Oldham Athletic 1907–08 Second Division 37140411
1908–09 Second Division 36421385
1909–10 Second Division 17010180
1910–11 First Division 15030180
Total 10551011156
Career Total 20151812196

Honours

with Oldham Athletic

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 123. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
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