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Jim Hamilton
Personal information
Full name James Hamilton
Date of birth (1976-02-09) 9 February 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Aberdeen, Scotland
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1993–1994 Keith
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1996 Dundee 74 (27)
1996–1999 Heart of Midlothian 75 (33)
1999–2000 Aberdeen 14 (1)
2000–2003 Dundee United 70 (12)
2003 Dunfermline Athletic 2 (0)
2003–2004 Ross County 20 (5)
2004–2005 Livingston 21 (4)
2005–2006 Motherwell 48 (11)
2006–2008 Dunfermline Athletic 46 (5)
2008–2009 St Mirren 38 (4)
2009–2010 Partick Thistle 9 (0)
2010 Livingston 11 (2)
2010–2011 Arbroath 7 (0)
2011 East Fife 7 (1)
Total 442 (105)
International career
1995–1997 Scotland U21 14 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2011

James Hamilton (born 9 February 1976, in Aberdeen) is a Scottish retired footballer. Hamilton played as a striker in a career that saw him appear for thirteen different league clubs in Scottish football, including Dundee, Heart of Midlothian, Aberdeen, Dundee United, Motherwell, Dunfermline Athletic and St Mirren in the top tier. Hamilton's only major honour in club football was winning the Scottish Cup with Hearts in 1998. He appeared for the Scotland under-21 team fourteen times, scoring six goals.

Career

1990s

A product of the Scottish Highland Football League, Jim Hamilton began his professional football career as a part-time professional with the Banffshire, North of Scotland football club, Keith FC, before moving to Premier Division side Dundee in January 1994. He spent three years at Dens Park, during which time he established himself as a player to look out for in the future. He joined Hearts in late 1996 and enjoyed a successful spell with them, scoring 33 goals in his two and a half years with the Edinburgh club and winning the Scottish Cup in 1998. He caught the attention of Aberdeen, and followed in his father's footsteps (also named Jim Hamilton) when he signed for them in March 1999. Hamilton cost the Dons £300,000, however his time with Aberdeen was to prove less productive as he made few appearances and scored only one league goal.

2000s

In January 2000, Dundee United signed him for £150,000, making them his fifth club to have played for. In November 2001, Hamilton became the first player in Scottish football to have a red card overturned after video evidence.[1] In March 2003, Hamilton was told he could leave Tannadice,[2] and due to transfer window restrictions, he surrendered his professional status to sign as an amateur for Dunfermline Athletic for the remainder of the season.[3] Hamilton failed to win a full-time deal[4] and signed for Scottish First Division side Ross County at the start of the 2003–04 season.[5]

He made his return to the SPL in June 2004 when he signed for Livingston,[6] becoming top scorer for 2004–05 with seven goals in fourteen starts for the Almondvale club. His career with Livingston was to prove short-lived, as Motherwell signed him in January[7] and he only went on to score one goal for the Steelmen that season. The next season, he scored 11 goals in total, including the only goal in the 3–1 defeat to Celtic which won the SPL 'Goal of the Season' award, and later the SPL 'Goal of the Decade' Award.

On 29 August 2006, Hamilton re-signed for Dunfermline for an undisclosed fee,[8] playing 34 games and scoring five goals before signing for SPL side St Mirren on 30 January 2008.[9] After four months in Paisley, Hamilton signed a one-year contract extension.[10]

He was released from his St Mirren contract at the end of the 2008–09 season,[11] and signed for Partick Thistle on 9 July 2009 on a one-year contract. He scored his first goals for his new side when he scored twice in a 6–1 win at Forfar Athletic in the Scottish Challenge Cup second round. Hamilton was released by Partick Thistle in January 2010.[12] After his release, Hamilton returned to Livingston, signing a short-term deal with the Almondvale side before being released at the end of the season.

2010s

Into his third decade as a professional footballer, Hamilton joined Arbroath in July 2010 on a one-year deal[13] but moved to East Fife the following January.[14] In 2011, he began working with Total.

Statistics

Correct as of 28 September 2008

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Scotland League Scottish Cup League Cup Europe Total
1993–94 Dundee Scottish Premier Division 74 27 N/A N/A - 78 33
1994–95 Scottish First Division N/A N/A -
1995–96 N/A N/A -
1996–97 N/A 4 6 -
Heart of Midlothian Scottish Premier Division 17 5 3 1 - - 20 6
1997–98 32 14 5 1 3 0 - 40 15
1998–99 Scottish Premier League 25 6 1 1 3 1 4 2 33 10
Aberdeen 7 1 - - - 7 1
1999–00 7 0 - 1 0 - 8 0
Dundee United 13 1 3 3 - - 16 4
2000–01 20 2 3 0 1 0 - 24 2
2001–02 24 5 1 0 3 1 - 28 6
2002–03 13 4 1 1 2 0 - 16 5
Dunfermline Athletic 2 0 - - - 2 0
2003–04 Ross County Scottish First Division 20 5 - 2 0 - 22 5
2004–05 Livingston Scottish Premier League 21 4 1 0 3 3 - 25 7
Motherwell 14 1 - - - 14 1
2005–06 34 10 1 0 3 1 - 38 11
2006–07 Dunfermline Athletic 28 2 4 1 1 0 - 33 3
2007–08 Scottish First Division 21 3 1 0 1 0 2 1 25 4
St Mirren Scottish Premier League 15 1 - - - 15 1
2008–09 5 0 - 2 0 - 7 0
Career total 454 117 24 8 29 12 6 3 513 140

Achievements

References

  1. ^ "United win Hamilton appeal". BBC Sport website. 23 November 2001. Retrieved 2 June 2008.
  2. ^ "Duo shown Tannadice exit". BBC Sport website. 7 March 2003. Retrieved 2 June 2008.
  3. ^ "Hamilton takes amateur gamble". BBC Sport website. 28 March 2003. Retrieved 2 June 2008.
  4. ^ "Pars tell eight to leave". BBC Sport website. 14 May 2003. Retrieved 2 June 2008.
  5. ^ "Hamilton joins County". BBC Sport website. 31 July 2003. Retrieved 2 June 2008.
  6. ^ "Hamilton moves to Livi". BBC Sport website. 15 June 2004. Retrieved 2 June 2008.
  7. ^ "Hamilton makes Motherwell switch". BBC Sport website. 27 January 2005. Retrieved 2 June 2008.
  8. ^ "Hamilton completes move to Pars". BBC News. 29 August 2006. Retrieved 1 May 2008.
  9. ^ "Hamilton joins St Mirren". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2008.
  10. ^ "Corcoran going back to Hamilton". BBC News. 28 April 2008. Retrieved 1 May 2008.
  11. ^ "Buddies release striker Hamilton". BBC Sport. 9 June 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
  12. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 January 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. ^ "Arbroath secure veteran striker Jim Hamilton". BBC Sport. 30 July 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
  14. ^ "Veteran striker Jim Hamilton signs for East Fife". The Courier (Dundee). 13 January 2011. Archived from the original on 17 January 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
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