A. John "Jock" Hamilton (31 July 1869 in Ayr, Scotland – 30 October 1931 in Keynsham, England) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre half. He made over 90 Football League appearances and over 120 Southern League appearances in the years before the First World War.[1] He was also trainer at Fulham and manager at Bristol City.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Hamilton | ||
| Date of birth | 31 July 1869 | ||
| Place of birth | Ayr, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 30 October 1931 (aged 62) | ||
| Place of death | Keynsham, England | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 18??–18?? | Ayr F.C. | ||
| 1894–1895 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | (0) |
| 1895–1897 | Loughborough | 59 | (2) |
| 1897–1900 | Bristol City | 76 | (2) |
| 1900–1902 | Leicester Fosse | 28 | (0) |
| 1901–1902 | Watford | 32 | (3) |
| 1902–1903 | Wellingborough | ||
| 1903–1904 | Fulham | 12 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1904–1908 | Fulham assistant trainer | ||
| April–July 1907 | Club Athletico Paulistano trainer | ||
| 1908–1910 | Fulham trainer | ||
| 1910–1915 | Bristol City reserve team trainer | ||
| 1915–1919 | Bristol City manager | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editHamilton played locally for Ayr FC.[2] He moved south to England to Wolverhampton Wanderers where he suffered a serious injury restricting his appearances.[2] Hamilton joined Loughborough and was ever present in their inaugural Football League season.[2] Hamilton had spells with Derby County and Ilkeston Town.[3] Sam Hollis signed Hamilton in summer 1897 for Bristol City prior to their first season as a professional club in the Southern League[3] Hamilton made his debut for Bristol City.[4] While working for Fulham as assistant trainer, Hamilton was invited to Brazil to coach Club Athletico Paulistano. He visited São Paulo between April and July 1907 and this is apparently the first example of a Brazilian Club officially engaging the services of a trainer from Britain.[5][6]
Honours
edit- with Bristol City
- Southern Football League runners up: 1897–98
- Southern Football League runners up: 1898–99
References
edit- ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 – 1939. Tony Brown. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
- ^ a b c d Turner, Dennis; Alex White (1993). Breedon Book of Football Managers, Breedon Books. ISBN 1-873626-32-0.
- ^ a b Woods, David; Leigh Edwards (1997). Bristol City FC The First 100 years. Redcliffe Press. ISBN 1-900178-26-5.
- ^ Woods, David (1994). Bristol Babe The First 100 years of Bristol City FC. Yore Publications. ISBN 1-874427-95-X.
- ^ Hamilton, Aidan (1998). An Entirely Different Game: The British Influence on Brazilian Football. Mainstream Publishing Edinburgh & London. ISBN 1-84018-041-2.
- ^ Tony Mason: Passion of the people: football in South America, Verso, London & New York, 1995 ISBN 0-86091-403-8; p. 24.