James Hamilton (footballer, born 1884)
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.
| 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* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1903–1907 | Burslem Port Vale | 96 | (0) |
| 1907–1911 | Oldham Athletic | 105 | (5) |
| Total | 201 | (5) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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
Source:[2]
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Burslem Port Vale | 1903–04 | Second Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1904–05 | Second Division | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| 1905–06 | Second Division | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| 1906–07 | Second Division | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
| Total | 96 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 104 | 8 | ||
| Oldham Athletic | 1907–08 | Second Division | 37 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
| 1908–09 | Second Division | 36 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 5 | |
| 1909–10 | Second Division | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 1910–11 | First Division | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Total | 105 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 115 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 201 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 219 | 6 | ||
References
- Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 123. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- James Hamilton at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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