Colin Hampton

Colin Hampton MM (1 September 1888 – 17 January 1968) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Chelsea and Crystal Palace.^[1] He also played in the Scottish League for Motherwell and hometown club Brechin City.^[4] He made one appearance for the Scottish League XI in 1912.^[5]

Colin Hampton

Personal information
Full name	Colin McKenzie Hampton[1]
Date of birth	(1888-09-01)1 September 1888[1]
Place of birth	Brechin, Scotland
Date of death	17 January 1968(1968-01-17) (aged 79)[2]
Place of death	Stracathro, Scotland[2]
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[3]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Brechin Arnot
0000–1906	Brechin Hearts
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1906–1907	Brechin Rovers
1907–1909	Brechin City
1909–1914	Motherwell	134	(0)
1914–1925	Chelsea	79	(0)
1925	Brechin City	9	(0)
1925–1926	Crystal Palace	3	(0)
International career
1912	Scottish League XI	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

Hampton's second cousin Harry was also a footballer and the pair played together at Brechin City.^[6] In August 1915, one year since the outbreak of the First World War, Hampton enlisted in the Royal Field Artillery, but by December he had become a gunner in the Motor Machine Gun Service.^[7] Three months later he was promoted to corporal while serving with the 28th Battery.^[2] By 1918 he had risen to the rank of sergeant and was serving as a machine gunner in the Machine Gun Corps (Motors) in Mesopotamia.^[8] Hampton was taken prisoner by the Ottoman Army later that year when his armoured car was wrecked by shellfire.^[8] During the march to Constantinople, he and his fellow prisoners were released after the armistice was declared and he was awarded the Military Medal in 1919.^[7] He was demobilised in May 1919.^[8] After the war, Hampton ran a confectionery shop in Brechin and worked in a factory in Coventry and as a special constable during the Second World War.^[9] He died of emphysema at Stracathro Hospital in January 1968.^[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Motherwell	1909–10[4]	Scottish First Division	4	0	0	0	4	0
	1910–11[4]		32	0	4	0	36	0
	1911–12[4]		32	0	6	0	38	0
	1912–13[4]		31	0	3	0	34	0
	1913–14[4]		35	0	4	0	39	0
	Total		134	0	17	0	151	0
Chelsea	1913–14[10]	First Division	1	0	0	0	1	0
	1914–15[10]		1	0	0	0	1	0
	1919–20[10]		15	0	0	0	15	0
	1920–21[10]		6	0	0	0	6	0
	1921–22[10]		9	0	0	0	9	0
	1922–23[10]		25	0	3	0	28	0
	1923–24[10]		22	0	0	0	22	0
	Total		79	0	3	0	82	0
Brechin City	1925–26[4]	Scottish Third Division	9	0	3	0	12	0
Career total			222	0	23	0	245	0

Honours

Motherwell

• Lanarkshire Cup: 1911–12^[2]

Chelsea

• London Challenge Cup: 1919–20^[2]

References

1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 125. ISBN 978-1905891610.
2. "Colin Hampton | Chelsea Player Profile". Stamford-Bridge.com The History of Chelsea FC. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
3. Achates (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Chelsea". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
4. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
5. "1886–1917". Motherwell FC. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
6. "Brechin City: the Early Years Chapter 3". Alex Wood Education Consultant and Genealogist. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
7. "Brechin City – 1916–17" (PDF). Scotland's War. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
8. "Colin Hampton". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
9. "Brechin City Football Club". www.brechincity.com. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
10. "Colin Hampton". 11v11.com. Retrieved 18 June 2017.