Des Hamilton
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| Des Hamilton | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Derrick Vivian Hamilton | |
| Date of birth | 15 August 1976 | |
| Place of birth | Bradford, England | |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Bradford City | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1994–1997 1997–2001 1998 1999 2000 2000 2001 2001–2003 2003–2004 2004 |
Bradford City Newcastle United → Sheffield United (loan) → Huddersfield Town (loan) → Norwich City (loan) → Tranmere Rovers (loan) → Tranmere Rovers (loan) Cardiff City Grimsby Town Barnet |
88 (5) 12 (0) 6 (0) 10 (1) 7 (0) 2 (0) 4 (0) 25 (0) 27 (0) 0 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| England U21 | 1 (0) | |
|
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Derrick Vivian "Des" Hamilton (born 15 August 1976 in Bradford, West Yorkshire) is a retired English professional footballer.
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[edit] Playing career
[edit] Bradford City
Hamilton came through the youth ranks at Bradford City as a promising youngster. He made his debut, aged 17, in the league at home to Barnet on 3 May 1994 scoring in a 2–1 win. He was a main feature in the team for the following two seasons and helped City to promotion from Division Two in 1995–96. He scored in the play-off semi-finals at Blackpool as City turned round a 2–0 first leg deficit into a 3–2 aggregate win before scoring the club's first goal at Wembley in the 2–0 play-off final victory over Notts County.
City struggled to adapt to life in Division One the following season but Hamilton was attracting the scouts to Valley Parade. He eventually signed for Newcastle United before the March transfer window for £2m. It is still a club record fee received by Bradford, jointly shared by Andy O'Brien who also left for Newcastle four years later.[1]
[edit] Newcastle United
Hamilton struggled to break into the first team at Newcastle United though he again scored on his debut in a League Cup victory over Hull City and was also called up for the England under 21 side. Instead he spent loan spells at Sheffield United, Huddersfield Town, Norwich City and twice at Tranmere Rovers.
[edit] Latter career
He left St James' Park in 2001 for Cardiff City. His career has since taken him to Grimsby Town and Barnet. His career has been blighted by injury [2][3] and he soon turned his back on professional football. Instead he returned home and now plays in amateur football in Bradford.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Bradford City Football Club Club History
- ^ BBC Sport Injury forces Des back home
- ^ BBC Sport Hamilton out for season
- ^ Telegraph & Argus City hero is now Campion star
