| James Hamilton | |
| Fullname: | James Hamilton |
| Birth Date: | 1884 |
| Birth Place: | Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England |
| Position: | Left-back |
| Youthclubs1: | Burslem Town |
| Years1: | 1903–1907 |
| Clubs1: | Burslem Port Vale |
| Caps1: | 96 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 1907–1911 |
| Clubs2: | Oldham Athletic |
| Caps2: | 105 |
| Goals2: | 5 |
| Totalcaps: | 201 |
| Totalgoals: | 5 |
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.
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]
Source:
| 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 | |||
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