Willie Hamilton (footballer)

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Willie Hamilton
Personal information
Full name William Murdoch Hamilton[1]
Date of birth (1938-02-16)16 February 1938
Place of birth Chapelhall, Scotland
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Place of death Calgary, Canada
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Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1954–1956 Drumpelier Amateurs
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956–1961 Sheffield United 79 (21)
1961–1962 Middlesbrough 10 (1)
1962–1963 Heart of Midlothian 30 (12)
1963–1965 Hibernian 50 (15)
1965–1967 Aston Villa 49 (9)
1967–1969 Heart of Midlothian 22 (7)
1969 Durban United
1969–1971 Ross County 0 (0)
1971–1972 Hamilton Academical 13 (0)
Total 253 (65)
International career
1962–1965 Scottish League XI 2 (0)
1965 Scotland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Murdoch "Willie" Hamilton (16 February 1938 – 22 October 1976) was a professional footballer with Sheffield United, Middlesbrough, Heart of Midlothian, Hibernian and Aston Villa, and gained one cap for Scotland.[2] He became known for his wild lifestyle which overshadowed his playing ability. His one-time manager Jock Stein later described him as comparable to Kenny Dalglish in footballing talent.[3]

Hamilton signed for Sheffield United as a 16-year-old and made his debut in 1956. He scored 21 goals in 79 league games for United, before signing for Middlesbrough in 1961. He joined Hearts in June 1962 and was then signed for Hibernian by Jock Stein. Despite having handed in a transfer request shortly before Stein's arrival, Stein was able to get some astonishing performances out of Hamilton during his time at Easter Road. Stein would sometimes put up Hamilton in his own house on the eve of a big match to make sure he did not go out drinking.[4] Hibernian's results had dramatically picked up during Stein's reign, partly attributable to the performances of Hamilton. However, Stein left Hibernian after less than a year to become manager of Celtic.[5]

From Hibs Hamilton went to Aston Villa, then back to Hearts in 1967 (after sustaining injuries in a car crash) before playing for Ross County, Hamilton Academical, and in Australia and South Africa.

He emigrated to Canada in 1975 where he worked as a bricklayer. He died of a heart attack in 1976.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Willie Hamilton, London Hearts.
  2. ↑ [1], The Sunday Times, Aug 2005.[dead link]
  3. ↑ MacPherson p.101-102
  4. ↑ MacPherson p.102
  5. ↑ MacPherson p.101-112
  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Sources
  • MacPherson, Archie. Jock Stein: The Definitive Biography. Highdown, 2005.

External links

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