James Hamilton (footballer, born 1884)

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James Hamilton
Personal information
Full name James Hamilton [1]
Date of birth 1884 [1]
Place of birth Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England [1]
Position(s) Left-back
Youth career
Burslem Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1903–1907 Burslem Port Vale 96 (0)
1907–1911 Oldham Athletic 105 (5)
Total201(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

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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]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [2]
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Burslem Port Vale 1903–04 Second Division 600060
1904–05 Second Division23020250
1905–06 Second Division34020360
1906–07 Second Division33040370
Total960801048
Oldham Athletic 1907–08 Second Division37140411
1908–09 Second Division36421385
1909–10 Second Division17010180
1910–11 First Division 15030180
Total10551011156
Career total20151812196

Honours

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.
  2. James Hamilton at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)