| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Hamilton | ||
| Date of birth | 7 November 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | South Shields, County Durham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder[2] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1981 | Sunderland | 0 | (0) |
| 1981–1986 | Blackburn Rovers | 114 | (7) |
| 1985 | → Cardiff City (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 1986–1989 | Wigan Athletic | 103 | (7) |
| 1989–1990 | Chester City | 30 | (0) |
| 1990–1992 | Burnley | 15 | (0) |
| Total | 272 | (14) | |
| International career | |||
| 1978 | England Youth | 5 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1999 | Rochdale (caretaker) | ||
| 2001 | Rochdale (caretaker) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
David Hamilton (born 7 November 1960) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He won caps for the England national under-19 football team. He is currently a scout for Championship side Ipswich Town, which he joined in February 2011. He was born in South Shields and was one of three brothers to become a footballer. He also played amateur cricket.[3]
During his playing career, Hamilton played for six different teams in the Football League, making a total of over 300 first-team appearances, mostly with Blackburn Rovers and Wigan Athletic. He started his career with Sunderland, and was there for three seasons before moving to Blackburn in 1981. He went on to score seven goals in 114 Football League appearances in five seasons for Blackburn, and he had a loan spell at Cardiff City in 1985. He was signed by Wigan Athletic in 1986 and he played in over 100 league matches for them in just three seasons. After leaving Wigan in 1989, he spent one season with Chester City, where he made 30 league appearances before joining Fourth Division side Burnley in 1990. He played 15 matches in two years for Burnley before retiring at the end of the 1991–92 season.[4]
After his retirement from professional football, he had short spells with four non-league clubs. He started to take his coaching qualifications at the age of 25,[5] and since ending his playing career he has held a variety of roles in coaching and behind the scenes, including spells as a coach at Accrington Stanley and Preston North End.[6] He also held the positions of assistant manager and caretaker manager at Great Harwood Town and Rochdale, where he was also a youth coach. He has also worked as a scout for Derby County, Walsall and Wigan Athletic, where he was the club's first ever full-time chief scout.[7]
- ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 392. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ "David Hamilton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
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- ^ Terry, Philip. "Accrington Stanley Club History". Accrington Stanley official website. Archived from the original on 31 March 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
- ^ "Hamilton is new Walsall scout". Birmingham Mail. Birmingham. 5 June 2009.