Robert Hamilton (Irish footballer)

Robert "Bud" Templeton Hamilton (11 November 1903 – 7 February 1964) was an Irish professional footballer.

Bob Hamilton
Personal information
Full name Robert Templeton Hamilton
Date of birth 11 November 1903[1]
Place of birth Newry, County Down, Ireland
Date of death 7 February 1964(1964-02-07) (aged 60)
Place of death Cardiff, Wales
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Newry Town
1927–1933 Rangers 121 (0)
1933–1935 Bradford City 23 (0)
1935–1937 Third Lanark 47 (1)
1937–1938 Morton 9 (0)
1938–1939 Bangor
National team
1927 Irish League XI 1 (0)
1928–1931 Ireland 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Hamilton started his career with his hometown club, Newry Town. He then moved to Scotland with Rangers, where he was a member of their 1929–30 'clean-sweep' team which claimed the Scottish Football League championship, Scottish Cup, Glasgow Cup and Charity Cup.[2] He had already won the double in 1927–28 and the league title in 1928–29 (losing in the 1929 Scottish Cup Final), and claimed one further championship medal in 1930–31.[3]

He left Ibrox in February 1933 to sign for English Division Two side, Bradford City.[4] In two seasons at Valley Parade he made 26 appearances before moving north of the border again to join Third Lanark (taking part in the 1936 Scottish Cup Final, a defeat to former employers Rangers),[5] and later moved to Morton before returning to Northern Ireland with Bangor.[3][1]

Whilst with Rangers, Hamilton added five Ireland caps to the Inter-League honour he had won while with Newry Town just before moving to Glasgow. He tasted victory just once, on his debut against Scotland in February 1928.[1]

References
  1. Bob Hamilton, Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats, 16 December 2006; accessed 6 May 2014
  2. (Rangers player) Hamilton, Robert, FitbaStats
  3. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903–1988. Breedon Books Sport. p. 397. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.
  5. Rangers Retain Scottish Cup, The Glasgow Herald, 20 April 1936
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