Gladstone Hamilton
Gladstone Hamilton (23 July 1879 – 12 December 1961) was a Scottish footballer who played as an outside right in the Scottish League for Port Glasgow Athletic, Ayr, St Mirren, Morton and Queen's Park.[3] He was capped by Scotland in 1906 and was the only serving Port Glasgow Athletic player to have been selected for international duty.[1][4][5]
 Hamilton with Brentford in 1908. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gladstone Hamilton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 July 1879 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 12 December 1961 (aged 82)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Millport, Scotland[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Outside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1899–1900 | Queen's Park | 0 | (0) |
| 1901–1902 | Ayr | 25 | (3) |
| 1902–1906 | Port Glasgow Athletic | 60 | (9) |
| 1906–1908 | St Mirren | 8 | (2) |
| 1907–1908 | → Port Glasgow Athletic (loan) | 29 | (4) |
| 1908–1909 | Brentford | 3 | (0) |
| 1909–1913 | Port Glasgow Athletic | 18 | (1) |
| 1910 | → Morton (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1906 | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
Hamilton's elder brothers Alexander and James were also Scotland international players;[4] historians have suggested that the success of his siblings may have been a factor in his selection, as his own club career was fairly unremarkable.[6]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Queen's Park | 1898–99[7] | Glasgow League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1899–1900[7] | Inter City League | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Ayr | 1900–01[3] | Scottish League Division Two | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 1901–02[3] | 19 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||
| 1902–03[3] | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 25 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 33 | 3 | ||
| Port Glasgow Athletic | 1902–03[8] | Scottish League Division One | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 3 |
| 1903–04[8] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1904–05[8] | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 6 | ||
| 1905–06[8] | 16 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 2 | ||
| Total | 60 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 68 | 11 | ||
| St Mirren | 1906–07[3] | Scottish League Division One | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| Port Glasgow Athletic (loan) | 1907–08[8] | Scottish League Division One | 29 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 5 |
| Brentford | 1908–09[9] | Southern League First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Port Glasgow Athletic | 1909–10[8] | Scottish League Division One | 18 | 1 | — | 18 | 1 | |
| Total | 107 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 117 | 17 | ||
| Morton (loan) | 1909–10[3] | Scottish League Division One | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Career total | 150 | 20 | 20 | 3 | 170 | 23 | ||
References
- Gladstone Hamilton at the Scottish Football Association
- "Gladstone Hamilton, international footballer". eu-football.info. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- Paul Smith (2013). Scotland Who's Who: International Players 1872–2013. Pitch Publishing. p. 113.
- "Scotland football record with players from Port Glasgow Athletic". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- Mitchell, Andy (2021). The men who made Scotland: The definitive Who's Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872–1939. ISBN 9798513846642.
- "Hamilton, Gladstone". QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- "Port Glasgow Athletic Player Gladstone Hamilton Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 360. ISBN 0951526200.
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