Tom Hamilton (footballer, born 1893)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 10 February 1893[1] | ||
Place of birth | New Cumnock, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 25 December 1959[2] | (aged 66)||
Place of death | Preston, England | ||
Position(s) | Right back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
– | Cronberry Eglinton | ||
1913–1921 | Kilmarnock | 231 | (11) |
1921–1929 | Preston North End | 267 | (0) |
1929–1930 | Manchester Central | ||
1930–1931 | Great Harwood | ||
Total | 498 | (11) | |
International career | |||
1921 | Scottish League XI | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Thomas Hamilton (10 February 1893 – 25 December 1959) was a Scottish footballer who played as a right back, primarily for Kilmarnock[3] and Preston North End.
He was a Scottish Cup winner with Kilmarnock in 1920,[4][5] was selected for the Scottish Football League XI in January 1921,[1] joined Preston for what has been quoted as a then-record transfer fee of £4,600 a month later,[6][7] and played in the FA Cup final of 1922 (a defeat to Huddersfield Town). After eight years at Deepdale,[8] Hamilton later featured for Manchester Central and Great Harwood.[2]
References
- ^ a b (SFL player) Tom Hamilton, London Hearts Supporters Club
- ^ a b John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
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(help) - ^ (Kilmarnock player) Hamilton, Tom, FitbaStats
- ^ "Killie 3–2 Albion Rovers". Killie FC. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ "Kilmarnock, 3; Albion Rovers, 2. Scottish Cup–Final Tie". The Glasgow Herald. 19 April 1920. p. 13. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ Charlie Buchan (2011). Charles Buchan: A Lifetime in Football. Random House. ISBN 9781845969271.
- ^ Kilmarnock in History: Record Rugby Park Crowds, Kilmarnock FC, 18 June 2020
- ^ Tommy Hamilton, Doing The 92
Categories:
- 1893 births
- 1959 deaths
- Association football defenders
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- Kilmarnock F.C. players
- Cronberry Eglinton F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish Football League representative players
- Scottish footballers
- English Football League players
- Preston North End F.C. players
- Manchester Central F.C. players
- Great Harwood F.C. players
- Sportspeople from East Ayrshire
- Scottish football defender, 1890s birth stubs