Thomas Hamilton (footballer, born 1906) explained

Tom Hamilton
Fullname:Thomas Hamilton
Birth Date:1906
Birth Place:Renfrew, Scotland
Death Date:July
Position:Goalkeeper
Years1:
Clubs1:Kirkintilloch Rob Roy
Years2:1923–1934
Clubs2:Rangers
Caps2:243
Goals2:0
Years3:1934–1935
Clubs3:Falkirk
Caps3:25
Goals3:0
Totalcaps:268
Totalgoals:0
Nationalyears1:1932
Nationalteam1:Scotland
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

Thomas Hamilton (1906–1964) was a Scottish footballer, who is best known for his time with Rangers. He was a goalkeeper.

Career

Hamilton began his career at Kirkintilloch Rob Roy. He joined Rangers in 1923, but had to wait until 31 October 1925 to make his debut; the gamed ended in a 1–0 away defeat to Raith Rovers.

During the 1928 Scottish Cup Final in front of a crowd of 118,115 he made an important save to deny Celtic's Paddy Connolly whilst the game was goalless. Rangers went on to win the match 4–0 with a brace from Sandy Archibald and Davie Meiklejohn and Bob McPhail scoring one apiece.

Whilst at Ibrox he won five Scottish league championships, four Scottish Cups, two Glasgow Cups and six Charity Cups. He left in 1934 after making 286 appearances for the club in the two major competitions.[1] His final senior club was Falkirk.[2]

Hamilton won one Scotland cap, in 1932 against England.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.fitbastats.com/rangers/player.php?playerid=1665 (Rangers player) Hamilton, Tom
  2. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.