James Hamilton (footballer, born 1884)

For the Rangers, Blackpool and Scotland player, see James Hamilton (footballer, born 1901).

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.

James Hamilton

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

Honours

Oldham Athletic

• Football League Second Division second-place promotion: 1909–10

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 123. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
2. James Hamilton at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)