Neville Hamilton Explained

Neville Hamilton
Fullname:Neville Roy Hamilton
Birth Date:19 April 1960
Birth Place:Leicester, England
Death Place:Leicester, England
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1977–1979
Years2:1979–1981
Years3:1981–1984
Years4:1984
Clubs1:Leicester City
Clubs2:Mansfield Town
Clubs3:Rochdale
Clubs4:Wolverhampton Wanderers
Caps1:4
Caps2:89
Caps3:74
Caps4:0
Goals1:0
Goals2:4
Goals3:5
Goals4:0
Totalcaps:167
Totalgoals:9

Neville Roy Hamilton (19 April 1960 – 9 February 2009) was an English footballer and coach.

Hamilton was born in Leicester and began his career at hometown club Leicester City, making his debut against Manchester United on 27 December 1977.[1] [2] He went on to play five first-team games for Leicester, before leaving to join Mansfield Town in January 1979. Hamilton would go on to play 89 matches for the Stags in two and a half seasons at Field Mill.

In August 1981, Hamilton joined Rochdale, where he spent three seasons, and in the summer of 1984, he joined Wolverhampton Wanderers. However, he never played a competitive match for Wolves, and was forced to retire from the game after suffering a heart attack during pre-season training in 1984.[3]

After his enforced departure from the playing side of the game, Hamilton became a coach. He returned to his first club Leicester City, where he became part of the club's youth department, helping to shape the careers of players like Emile Heskey and Richard Stearman.[1]

Hamilton died on 9 February 2009 at Glenfield Hospital in Leicester, aged 48. He had been hospitalised for a while and had heart surgery the week before his death.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/sport/City-news-Neville-remembered-says-Lineker/article-684673-detail/article.html Neville will be remembered, says Lineker
  2. http://www.soccerbase.com/results2.sd?teamid=1527&seasonid=107 Leicester City 1977-78 fixtures and results
  3. http://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/3/rochdale-afc-news/19975/former-dale-player-hamilton-dies Former Dale player Hamilton dies