James Hamilton (footballer, born 1869)

For the St Mirren, Rangers and Blackpool defender, see James Hamilton (footballer, born 1901).

James Hamilton (7 June 1869 – 26 December 1951^[1]) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre forward.

James Hamilton

Hamilton with Queen's Park in 1890.
Personal information
Date of birth	7 June 1869
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death	26 December 1951(1951-12-26) (aged 82)
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

Career

Born in Glasgow, Hamilton played club football for Queen's Park,^[2] Rangers^[3] and Airdrieonians, and scored three goals in three appearances for Scotland.^[4]

He played for Queen's Park between 1884 and 1894, scoring 56 goals in 88 Cup appearances for the club.^[5]

Personal life

His brothers Alexander and Gladstone were also Scottish international players.^[4] A fourth brother, John, was an early international for Chile having moved there for work reasons.^[6][7]