Ian Hamilton (footballer, born 1956)

Ian Hamilton (born 21 July 1956) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Darlington and in the Belgian First Division for Liège.

For other people with similar names, see Ian Hamilton (disambiguation).

Ian Hamilton
Personal information
Full name Ian Walter Hamilton[1]
Date of birth (1956-07-21) 21 July 1956[1]
Place of birth South Shields, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Boldon Colliery Welfare
1979–1982 Darlington 103 (19)
1982–1983 La Louvière
1983–1985 Liège 57
1985–1990 La Louvière
1990–199? Binche
Teams managed
199?–2000 J.S. Fontaine
2000–2001 Binche
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Life and career

Hamilton was born in South Shields, County Durham. He began his professional football career with Football League Fourth Division club Darlington, joining from Boldon Colliery Welfare in 1979. Over three seasons, he scored 19 goals from 103 appearances in league matches,[1] and then moved to Belgium where he was to settle.[2]

He spent a season in the Second Division with La Louvière before moving up to the First with Liège.[3] In his second season with Liège, Hamilton helped the club qualify for the UEFA Cup, but made what he later described as his greatest mistake by walking out because they refused him a pay rise.[2] He returned to La Louvière, where he spent five years playing in the third tier,[3] leaving after the club and several of its players, Hamilton included, were fined for financial irregularities.[4] He dropped down another division with Binche,[3] a club he later managed.[5][6]

As of 2006, he was working as a pallet controller and watching matches in Belgium, France and the Netherlands on behalf of his brother David who was then Wigan Athletic's chief scout.[2]

References
  1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (1998). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–1998. Queen Anne Press. p. 232. ISBN 978-1-85291-585-8.
  2. Claes, David (13 May 2006). "Quitter Liège fut ma plus grosse erreur" ['Leaving Liège was my greatest mistake']. sudpresse.be (in French). Archived from the original on 27 August 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  3. "Spelersfiche von Hamilton Ian" [Player details for Hamilton Ian]. Belgian Soccer Database (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 August 2014.
    "Ian Hamilton". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  4. "Lourde amende pour La Louvière" [Heavy fine for La Louvière]. Le Soir (in French). Belgium. 28 April 1990. p. 15. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  5. Gilain, Etienne (28 August 2000). "Binche: ambitions réalistes" [Binche: realistic ambitions]. sudpresse.be (in French). Archived from the original on 27 August 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  6. Dautez, Philippe (27 November 2001). "Ian Hamilton remercié" [Ian Hamilton thanked]. sudpresse.be (in French). Archived from the original on 27 August 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
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