Thomas Hamilton (footballer, born 1906)
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas Hamilton | ||
Date of birth | 1906 | ||
Place of birth | Renfrew, Scotland | ||
Date of death | July 1964 (aged 57–58) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
– | Kirkintilloch Rob Roy | ||
1923–1934 | Rangers | 243 | (0) |
1934–1935 | Falkirk | 25 | (0) |
Total | 268 | (0) | |
International career | |||
1932 | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Thomas Hamilton (1906–1964) was a Scottish footballer, who is best known for his time with Rangers. He was a goalkeeper.
Career
[edit]Hamilton began his career at Kirkintilloch Rob Roy. He joined Rangers in 1923, but had to wait until 31 October 1925 to make his debut; the gamed ended in a 1–0 away defeat to Raith Rovers.
During the 1928 Scottish Cup Final in front of a crowd of 118,115 he made an important save to deny Celtic's Paddy Connolly whilst the game was goalless. Rangers went on to win the match 4–0 with a brace from Sandy Archibald and Davie Meiklejohn and Bob McPhail scoring one apiece.
Whilst at Ibrox he won five Scottish league championships, four Scottish Cups, two Glasgow Cups and six Charity Cups. He left in 1934 after making 286 appearances for the club in the two major competitions.[1] His final senior club was Falkirk.[2]
Hamilton won one Scotland cap, in 1932 against England.
References
[edit]- ^ (Rangers player) Hamilton, Tom, FitbaStats
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
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External links
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- 1906 births
- 1964 deaths
- Sportspeople from Renfrew
- Footballers from Renfrewshire
- Scotland men's international footballers
- Rangers F.C. players
- Falkirk F.C. players
- Kirkintilloch Rob Roy F.C. players
- Scottish men's footballers
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish football goalkeeper stubs