| Jock Hamilton | |
| Birth Date: | 28 February 1879 |
| Birth Place: | Bonnyton, Scotland |
| Death Place: | Leith, Scotland |
| Position: | Centre half |
| Years1: | –1903 |
| Clubs1: | Lochgelly United |
| Years2: | 1903–1904 |
| Clubs2: | Cowdenbeath |
| Years3: | 1904–1905 |
| Clubs3: | Dunfermline Athletic |
| Years4: | 1905–1907 |
| Clubs4: | Leith Athletic |
| Caps4: | 40 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 1907–1908 |
| Clubs5: | Brentford |
| Caps5: | 22 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 1908–1909 |
| Clubs6: | Leeds City |
| Caps6: | 21 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 1909–1912 |
| Clubs7: | Brentford |
| Caps7: | 87 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 1912–1914 |
| Clubs8: | Swansea Town |
| Years9: | 1914–1915 |
| Clubs9: | Barry |
John H. Hamilton (28 February 1879 – 17 April 1925) was a Scottish professional footballer who made over 100 appearances in the Southern League for Brentford as a centre half.[1] He also played in the Scottish League and Football League for Leith Athletic and Leeds City respectively.[2]
While a player with Swansea Town, Hamilton worked on the Swansea docks.[3] Hamilton served in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and the Machine Gun Corps during the First World War and saw action in Mesopotamia. He won the Military Medal during the course of his service.
| Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Leith Athletic | 1904–05[4] | Scottish League Division Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1905–06 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |||
| 1906–07 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |||
| Total | 40 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 52 | 0 | |||
| Brentford | 1907–08 | Southern League First Division | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Leeds City | 1908–09[5] | Second Division | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Brentford | 1909–10 | Southern League First Division | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| 1910–11 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 1 | |||
| 1911–12 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |||
| Total | 109 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 119 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 170 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 196 | 1 | |||
Swansea Town