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James Hamilton (football forward)

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James Hamilton
Hamilton with Queen's Park in 1890.
Personal information
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1884–1894 Queen's Park 0 (0)
1894–1895 Rangers 2 (1)
Airdrieonians
International career
1892–1893 Scotland 3 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Hamilton (before 1875 – after 1894) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre forward.

Career

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Born in Glasgow, Hamilton played club football for Queen's Park,[1] Rangers[2] and Airdrieonians, and scored three goals in three appearances for Scotland.[3]

He played for Queen's Park between 1884 and 1894, scoring 56 goals in 88 Cup appearances for the club.[4]

Personal life

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His brothers Alexander and Gladstone were also Scottish international players.[3] A fourth brother, John, was an early international for Chile having moved there for work reasons.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  2. ^ (Rangers player) Hamilton, J, FitbaStats
  3. ^ a b Paul Smith (2013). Scotland Who's Who: International Players 1872–2013. Pitch Publishing. p. 113.
  4. ^ Name: Hamilton, James, QPFC.com
  5. ^ Scotland’s band of brothers: the four Hamilton internationalists, Andy Mitchell, Scottish Sport History, 9 September 2024
  6. ^ John Hamilton, Partidos de la Roja