Robert Hamilton (footballer)

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Robert Hamilton
Personal information
Full name	Robert Cumming Hamilton
Date of birth	May 13, 1877(1877-05-13)
Place of birth	Elgin, Scotland
Date of death	May 1948, aged 71
Playing position	Striker
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1896-1897 1897-1906 1906-1907 1907-1908	Elgin City Queens Park Rangers Fulham Rangers	164 (154) 11 (3)
National team
1899-1911	Scotland	11 (15)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Robert Cumming Hamilton (born 13 May 1877 in Elgin) was a Scottish international footballer, most notable for his ten season association with Rangers.

Hamilton started his footballing career with local side Elgin City. He moved to Queens Park in 1896, when he relocated to Glasgow to attend the University of Glasgow.^[1] A year later he joined Rangers, where he remained until 1907, earning a reputation as a potent goal-scorer, particularly accurate from long range.^[1]

Hamilton became Rangers all time top scorer against rivals Celtic during his time at Ibrox, and was the club's top goalscorer for nine consecutive seasons. He was top scorer, played every match and captained the team during the 1898-99 season, in which they won every match. He earned further League winners medals in 1899-00, 1900-01 and 1901-02 and was part of Rangers' Scottish Cup winning sides in 1898 and 1903.

Hamilton moved south of the border to join Fulham in May 1906, helping them to win the 1906-07 Southern League title,^[1] before returning to Rangers a year later. He left the Glasgow club for a second time in 1908, briefly moving to Morton before joining Hearts. He joined Dundee during the 1909-10 season but was not part of the side which defeated Clyde to win the Scottish Cup, Dundee's first, that year.^[1]. He returned to first club Elgin City in 1913, where he finally retired.

Hamilton won a total of 11 caps for Scotland between 1899 and 1911, scoring 15 goals, 4 of which came in Scotland's 11-0 win over Ireland in 1901, their biggest ever margin of victory. He was also selected seven times for the Scottish League representative side.^[1]

After football he went into education and after graduating from the University of Glasgow, Hamilton became a school teacher then eventually master. He maintained an involvement in education throughout his life and eventually served upon the Moray and Nairn Education Board in the mid-1930s.^[1] He was also involved in local politics, serving in the Elgin Town Council between 1914 and 1937. For the last six years of this period he held the position of Town Provost.^[1]Hamilton died in May 1948, aged 71.

[edit] International goals

Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	March 25, 1899	Celtic Park, Glasgow	Ireland	3-0	9-1	BHC
2	March 25, 1899	Celtic Park, Glasgow	Ireland	7-1	9-1	BHC
3	April 8, 1899	Villa Park, Birmingham	England	1-2	1-2	BHC
4	February 3, 1900	Pittodrie, Aberdeen	Wales	4-0	5-2	BHC
5	February 23, 1901	Celtic Park, Glasgow	Ireland	7-0	11-0	BHC
6	February 23, 1901	Celtic Park, Glasgow	Ireland	8-0	11-0	BHC
7	February 23, 1901	Celtic Park, Glasgow	Ireland	10-0	11-0	BHC
8	February 23, 1901	Celtic Park, Glasgow	Ireland	11-0	11-0	BHC
9	March 30, 1901	Crystal Palace, London	England	1-2	2-2	BHC
10	March 1, 1902	Grosvenor Park, Belfast	Ireland	1-0	5-1	BHC
11	March 1, 1902	Grosvenor Park, Belfast	Ireland	3-0	5-1	BHC
12	March 1, 1902	Grosvenor Park, Belfast	Ireland	4-0	5-1	BHC
13	March 26, 1904	Dalymount Park, Dublin	Ireland	1-0	1-1	BHC
14	March 6, 1911	Ninian Park, Cardiff	Wales	1-1	2-2	BHC
15	March 6, 1911	Ninian Park, Cardiff	Wales	2-2	2-2	BHC

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Robert Hamilton profile at scottishfa.co.uk

Sporting positions
Preceded by David Mitchell	Rangers FC captain 1897-1900	Succeeded by James Stark