Colin Hampton

Colin Hampton
Personal information
Full name	Colin McKenzie Hampton
Date of birth	1 September 1888
Place of birth	Brechin, Scotland
Date of death	17 January 1968 (aged 79)
Place of death	Stracathro, Scotland
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Brechin Arnot
0000–1906	Brechin Hearts
Senior career*
Years	Team
1906–1907	Brechin Rovers
1907–1909	Brechin City
1909–1914	Motherwell
1914–1925	Chelsea
1925	Brechin City
1925–1926	Crystal Palace
International career
1912	Scottish League XI
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Colin Hampton MM (1 September 1888 – 17 January 1968) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Chelsea and Crystal Palace.^[1] He also played in the Scottish League for Motherwell and hometown club Brechin City.^[4] He made one appearance for the Scottish League XI in 1912.^[5]

Personal life

Hampton's second cousin Harry was also a footballer and the pair played together at Brechin City.^[6] In August 1915, one year since the outbreak of the First World War, Hampton enlisted in the Royal Field Artillery, but by December he had become a gunner in the Motor Machine Gun Service.^[7] Three months later he was promoted to corporal while serving with the 28th Battery.^[2] By 1918 he had risen to the rank of sergeant and was serving as a machine gunner in the Machine Gun Corps (Motors) in Mesopotamia.^[8] Hampton was taken prisoner by the Ottoman Army later that year when his armoured car was wrecked by shellfire.^[8] During the march to Constantinople, he and his fellow prisoners were released after the armistice was declared and he was awarded the Military Medal in 1919.^[7] He was demobilised in May 1919.^[8] After the war, Hampton ran a confectionery shop in Brechin and worked in a factory in Coventry and as a special constable during the Second World War.^[9] He died of emphysema at Stracathro Hospital in January 1968.^[2]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Motherwell	1909–10^[4]	Scottish First Division	4	0	0	0	4	0
	1910–11^[4]		32	0	4	0	36	0
	1911–12^[4]		32	0	6	0	38	0
	1912–13^[4]		31	0	3	0	34	0
	1913–14^[4]		35	0	4	0	39	0
	Total		134	0	17	0	151	0
Chelsea	1913–14^[10]	First Division	1	0	0	0	1	0
	1914–15^[10]		1	0	0	0	1	0
	1919–20^[10]		15	0	0	0	15	0
	1920–21^[10]		6	0	0	0	6	0
	1921–22^[10]		9	0	0	0	9	0
	1922–23^[10]		25	0	3	0	28	0
	1923–24^[10]		22	0	0	0	22	0
	Total		79	0	3	0	82	0
Brechin City	1925–26^[4]	Scottish Third Division	9	0	3	0	12	0
Career total			222	0	23	0	245	0

Motherwell

Chelsea

^ ^a ^b ^c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 125. ISBN 978-1905891610.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Colin Hampton | Chelsea Player Profile". Stamford-Bridge.com The History of Chelsea FC. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
^ Achates (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Chelsea". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
^ "1886–1917". Motherwell FC. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
^ "Brechin City: the Early Years Chapter 3". Alex Wood Education Consultant and Genealogist. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Brechin City – 1916–17" (PDF). Scotland's War. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Colin Hampton". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
^ "Brechin City Football Club". www.brechincity.com. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Colin Hampton". 11v11.com. Retrieved 18 June 2017.