David Hamilton (footballer)
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David Hamilton is an English
former professional association football player 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
.
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.
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, 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
. 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.
, Tyne and Wear
in north-east England, where his father grew leek
s for a living. He is one of four children, and one of three to become a footballer. As of 2009 he lives in Blackburn, Lancashire
, where he has resided since he signed for Blackburn Rovers
in 1981. He resides there with his wife of 25 years, Rita, and their children. His two sons, Kiel and Jordan, played for the Rochdale Centre of Excellence
. In his spare time, he enjoys gardening and watching cricket
, and until 2000 he played amateur cricket for Blackburn Northern. He has publicly spoken of his concerns about the increasing wages of Premier League footballers while "the average punter in the stands is struggling to pay his mortgage".
, who was manager of Football League Second Division
side Sunderland
. While he was with the Black Cats, Hamilton captained the England youth team
, which was coached at the time by Brian Clough
and Peter Taylor, to the final of the 1978 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
, where they lost to the USSR. He admitted to having a good working relationship with Clough while he was a part of the England youth side. Despite being selected by his country, he failed to play a single first-team match for Sunderland and left to join fellow Second Division side Blackburn Rovers
in January 1981.
In his first half-season with Rovers, Hamilton made only three substitute appearances as the team finished fourth in the division. Over the next three seasons, he became a more integral part of the Blackburn side, playing 70 matches and scoring five goals. In the 1984–85 season, he found his first-team opportunities limited, being given just three starts. He spent the last two months of the season out on loan at struggling Cardiff City
, who were eventually relegated
to the Football League Third Division
in May 1985 after finishing second-bottom of the Second Division. Upon return from his loan spell in south Wales, Hamilton stayed at Blackburn for one more season, making 33 league appearances and scoring three goals in 1985–86. After a total of 114 league appearances and seven goals for Rovers, he left the club prior to the 1986–87 season and joined Third Division club Wigan Athletic
for a fee of £16,000. In his first season, he helped them to a fourth-placed finish and a place in the play-offs. After losing out to Swindon Town
in the play-offs, Hamilton stayed at Wigan for two more seasons, missing just one league game for the Latics in the 1987–88 campaign. He played over 100 competitive appearances for Wigan before leaving to join Chester City
in August 1989.
He only spent one season with Chester, where he played 30 league matches without scoring, before Frank Casper
signed him for Fourth Division
club Burnley
on a free transfer in August 1990. He made his debut for the Clarets on the opening day of the 1990–91 season, coming on as a substitute for Paul France
in a 2–2 draw with Lincoln City
at Turf Moor
. He played a further ten games that season, helping Burnley achieve a play-off place. Injuries limited Hamilton to only five first-team matches in 1991–92 as Burnley won the Fourth Division, gaining promotion to the third tier. Hamilton's final league appearance for the Lancashire club came in the 0–2 defeat to Hereford United
at Edgar Street on 14 September 1991.
His professional career came to an end when he was released by Burnley in May 1992, although he subsequently had spells in non-league football with Chorley
, Barrow
and Great Harwood Town
, while taking his coaching qualifications. Towards the end of the 1995–96 season, he left Great Harwood and joined Northern Premier League
outfit Mossley
, where he made 23 league appearances before retiring in 1997 to take up a non-playing position at Rochdale. He returned to Turf Moor on 7 May 2007 to play in a testimonial match
for long-serving Burnley player Graham Branch
.
job came in the 1994–95 season, when Eric Whalley appointed him team coach at Accrington Stanley
. In late January 1995, he moved to become a coach at Preston North End
. After leaving Preston, he was handed the role of player-assistant manager at Great Harwood Town
. However, he left in 1996 when the manager was sacked as the club struggled in the league. In 1997, after a playing spell with Mossley, he was appointed youth team manager at Rochdale
. He stayed at Rochdale for five years, during which time he was promoted to the position of assistant manager and had two spells as caretaker manager
of the side; in 1999, following the departure of Graham Barrow
, and in 2001 after Jamie Hoyland
left. He managed Rochdale for eight matches in total, winning two matches, losing two and drawing four. While at Rochdale he uncovered Northern Ireland international Lee McEvilly
, who was playing for Burscough
part-time while working at McDonald's
.
In 2002, he returned to Wigan Athletic when then manager Paul Jewell
, who he had played alongside for Wigan in the 1980s, appointed Hamilton as the club's first ever full-time chief scout
. At Wigan he was united for the first time with Chris Hutchings
, who was Jewell's assistant manager. While scouting for the Latics, he recommended both Jimmy Bullard
and Antonio Valencia to Jewell. He followed Jewell and Hutchings to Premier League side Derby County
in 2007 following the sacking of Billy Davies
. The club were relegated from the Premier League in that season and after a series of indifferent results in the Championship
the following term, Jewell and Hutchings left the club in January 2009, leaving Hamilton to work under Brian Clough's son Nigel
for a short spell. However, Clough brought his own coaching and scouting staff to Derby, and Hamilton was forced to leave the club in March 2009.
On 5 June 2009, he was given the role of chief scout at League One
club Walsall
, following the appointment of Chris Hutchings as manager of the team in January 2009. This is the third club at which Hamilton and Hutchings have worked together. Hamilton was sacked by Walsall, along with Hutchings and assistant manager Martin O'Connor
, in January 2011 with the club at the bottom of League One as a result of three consecutive defeats. On 23 February 2011, he was reunited with Paul Jewell after being hired as a scout for Championship side Ipswich Town
.
G = games managed, W = games won, D = games drawn, L = games lost, Win % = percentage of games won
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
former professional association football player who played as a midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
. He won caps
Cap (sport)
In sports, a cap is a metaphorical term for a player's appearance on a select team, such as a national team. The term dates from the practice in the United Kingdom of awarding a cap to every player in an international match of association football...
for the England national under-19 football team
England national under-19 football team
-Other matches:-Latest squad:The following players were named in the squad for the friendly match against Denmark.- Recent call-ups :The following players have also been called up to the England under-19 squad and remain eligible.-Past squads:...
. He is currently a scout
Scout (sport)
In professional sports, scouts are trained talent evaluators who travel extensively for the purposes of watching athletes play their chosen sports and determining whether their set of skills and talents represent what is needed by the scout's organization...
for Championship
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
side Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town F.C.
Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02....
, 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
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
.
During his playing career, Hamilton played for six different teams in the Football League
The Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
, making a total of over 300 first-team appearances, mostly with Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....
and Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic F.C.
Wigan Athletic Football Club is an English Premier League Association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, having been promoted from the Championship in 2005. Wigan's current spell in the Premier League is the only top flight run in the club's history.They have played at the DW...
. He started his career with Sunderland
Sunderland A.F.C.
Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League...
, 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
Cardiff City F.C.
Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for...
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
Chester City F.C.
Chester City Football Club was an English football team from Chester. The club was founded as Chester F.C., and joined the Football League in 1931, spending most of their time in the lower divisions. They changed their name to Chester City in 1983. Chester won their first league title in 2004, the...
, where he made 30 league appearances before joining Fourth Division
Football League Fourth Division
The Fourth Division of The Football League was the fourth-highest division in the English football league system from the 1958–59 season until the creation of the Premier League prior to the 1992–93 season...
side Burnley
Burnley F.C.
Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...
in 1990. He played 15 matches in two years for Burnley before retiring at the end of the 1991–92 season.
After his retirement from professional football, he had short spells with four non-league
Non-league football
Non-League football is football in England played at a level below that of the Premier League and The Football League. The term non-League was commonly used well before 1992 when the top football clubs in England all belonged to The Football League; all clubs who were not a part of The Football...
clubs. He started to take his coaching qualifications at the age of 25, 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
Accrington Stanley F.C.
Accrington Stanley is an English association football club from Accrington in Lancashire, in the North West of England, who play in Football League Two, the fourth-highest division in the English football league system....
and Preston North End
Preston North End F.C.
Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One...
. He also held the positions of assistant manager and caretaker manager
Caretaker manager
In association football, a caretaker manager is someone who takes temporary charge of the management of a football club, usually when the regular manager is dismissed or leaves for a different club. However, a caretaker may also be appointed if the regular manager is ill or unable to attend to his...
at Great Harwood Town
Great Harwood Town F.C.
Great Harwood Town F.C. was a football club based in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England. They joined the Lancashire Combination in 1979 and made their way up to the Northern Premier League Division One during the early 1990s. However after spending most of the decade in the league they were...
and Rochdale
Rochdale A.F.C.
Rochdale Association Football Club is an English professional football club based in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. They play their home matches at Spotland Stadium. Formed in 1907, they were accepted into the Football League in 1921...
, where he was also a youth coach
Coach (sport)
In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportspeople.-Staff:...
. He has also worked as a scout for Derby County
Derby County F.C.
Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English...
, Walsall
Walsall F.C.
Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second...
and Wigan Athletic, where he was the club's first ever full-time chief scout.
Personal life
Hamilton was born on 7 November 1960 in the town of South ShieldsSouth Shields
South Shields is a coastal town in Tyne and Wear, England, located at the mouth of the River Tyne to Tyne Dock, and about downstream from Newcastle upon Tyne...
, Tyne and Wear
Tyne and Wear
Tyne and Wear is a metropolitan county in north east England around the mouths of the Rivers Tyne and Wear. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972...
in north-east England, where his father grew leek
Leek
The leek, Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum , also sometimes known as Allium porrum, is a vegetable which belongs, along with the onion and garlic, to family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Allioideae...
s for a living. He is one of four children, and one of three to become a footballer. As of 2009 he lives in Blackburn, Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
, where he has resided since he signed for Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....
in 1981. He resides there with his wife of 25 years, Rita, and their children. His two sons, Kiel and Jordan, played for the Rochdale Centre of Excellence
Youth system
Youth system is a sporting terminology used to refer to a youth investment program within a particular team or league, which develops and nurtures young talent in farm teams, with the vision of using them in the first team if they show enough promise, and to fill up squads numbers in some teams...
. In his spare time, he enjoys gardening and watching cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
, and until 2000 he played amateur cricket for Blackburn Northern. He has publicly spoken of his concerns about the increasing wages of Premier League footballers while "the average punter in the stands is struggling to pay his mortgage".
Playing career
Hamilton was given his first professional contract in September 1978 by Jimmy AdamsonJimmy Adamson
James "Jimmy" Adamson was an English professional footballer and football manager. He was born in Ashington, Northumberland...
, who was manager of Football League Second Division
Football League Second Division
From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
side Sunderland
Sunderland A.F.C.
Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League...
. While he was with the Black Cats, Hamilton captained the England youth team
England national under-19 football team
-Other matches:-Latest squad:The following players were named in the squad for the friendly match against Denmark.- Recent call-ups :The following players have also been called up to the England under-19 squad and remain eligible.-Past squads:...
, which was coached at the time by Brian Clough
Brian Clough
Brian Howard Clough, OBE was an English footballer and football manager. He is most notable for his success with Derby County and Nottingham Forest. His achievement of winning back-to-back European Cups with Nottingham Forest, a traditionally moderate provincial English club, is considered to be...
and Peter Taylor, to the final of the 1978 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
The European Under 19 Football Championship is an annual football competition organised by the sport's European governing body, UEFA. The competition has been held since 1948. It was originally called the FIFA junior tournament, until it was taken over by UEFA in 1955...
, where they lost to the USSR. He admitted to having a good working relationship with Clough while he was a part of the England youth side. Despite being selected by his country, he failed to play a single first-team match for Sunderland and left to join fellow Second Division side Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....
in January 1981.
In his first half-season with Rovers, Hamilton made only three substitute appearances as the team finished fourth in the division. Over the next three seasons, he became a more integral part of the Blackburn side, playing 70 matches and scoring five goals. In the 1984–85 season, he found his first-team opportunities limited, being given just three starts. He spent the last two months of the season out on loan at struggling Cardiff City
Cardiff City F.C.
Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for...
, who were eventually relegated
Promotion and relegation
In many sports leagues around the world, promotion and relegation is a process that takes place at the end of each season. Through it, teams are transferred between divisions based on their performance that season...
to the Football League Third Division
Football League Third Division
The Football League Third Division was the 3 tier of English Football from 1920 until 1992 when after the formation of the Football Association Premier League saw the league renamed The Football League Division Two...
in May 1985 after finishing second-bottom of the Second Division. Upon return from his loan spell in south Wales, Hamilton stayed at Blackburn for one more season, making 33 league appearances and scoring three goals in 1985–86. After a total of 114 league appearances and seven goals for Rovers, he left the club prior to the 1986–87 season and joined Third Division club Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic F.C.
Wigan Athletic Football Club is an English Premier League Association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, having been promoted from the Championship in 2005. Wigan's current spell in the Premier League is the only top flight run in the club's history.They have played at the DW...
for a fee of £16,000. In his first season, he helped them to a fourth-placed finish and a place in the play-offs. After losing out to Swindon Town
Swindon Town F.C.
Swindon Town Football Club are a team based in Swindon, Wiltshire. Currently in League Two, Swindon have been managed by Paolo Di Canio since 23 May 2011...
in the play-offs, Hamilton stayed at Wigan for two more seasons, missing just one league game for the Latics in the 1987–88 campaign. He played over 100 competitive appearances for Wigan before leaving to join Chester City
Chester City F.C.
Chester City Football Club was an English football team from Chester. The club was founded as Chester F.C., and joined the Football League in 1931, spending most of their time in the lower divisions. They changed their name to Chester City in 1983. Chester won their first league title in 2004, the...
in August 1989.
He only spent one season with Chester, where he played 30 league matches without scoring, before Frank Casper
Frank Casper (footballer)
Frank Casper is an English former professional football player, coach and manager, born in Barnsley. As a player, he made nearly 400 appearances in the Football League as a striker for Rotherham United and Burnley...
signed him for Fourth Division
Football League Fourth Division
The Fourth Division of The Football League was the fourth-highest division in the English football league system from the 1958–59 season until the creation of the Premier League prior to the 1992–93 season...
club Burnley
Burnley F.C.
Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...
on a free transfer in August 1990. He made his debut for the Clarets on the opening day of the 1990–91 season, coming on as a substitute for Paul France
Paul France
Michael Paul France is a former professional footballer who played as a defender for Huddersfield Town.While at Huddersfield he was sent on loan to Cobh Ramblers in November 1988 ....
in a 2–2 draw with Lincoln City
Lincoln City F.C.
Lincoln City Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The club are currently members of the Conference National in 2011–12 following relegation from the Football League....
at Turf Moor
Turf Moor
Turf Moor is a football stadium in Burnley, Lancashire. It is the home ground of Burnley Football Club, which has played there since moving from its Calder Vale ground in 1883. The stadium, which is situated on Harry Potts Way, named so after the club's longest serving Manager, has a capacity of...
. He played a further ten games that season, helping Burnley achieve a play-off place. Injuries limited Hamilton to only five first-team matches in 1991–92 as Burnley won the Fourth Division, gaining promotion to the third tier. Hamilton's final league appearance for the Lancashire club came in the 0–2 defeat to Hereford United
Hereford United F.C.
Hereford United Football Club is an English professional football club based in the city of Hereford. Founded in 1924, they are competing in Football League Two in the 2011–12 season. Hereford have played at Edgar Street for their entire history and are nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites',...
at Edgar Street on 14 September 1991.
His professional career came to an end when he was released by Burnley in May 1992, although he subsequently had spells in non-league football with Chorley
Chorley F.C.
Chorley Football Club are a football club from Chorley, Lancashire, England. They were founded as a rugby union club in 1875 but switched to football in 1883. They have reached the FA Cup second round twice in 1986–87 and 1990–91. Their best performance in the FA Trophy was in 1995–96 when they...
, Barrow
Barrow A.F.C.
Barrow A.F.C. are an English football club founded in 1901 based in the town of Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria. Following promotion at the end of the 2007–08 season, they currently play in the Conference National. The club spent over fifty years in the Football League between 1921 and 1972, and have...
and Great Harwood Town
Great Harwood Town F.C.
Great Harwood Town F.C. was a football club based in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England. They joined the Lancashire Combination in 1979 and made their way up to the Northern Premier League Division One during the early 1990s. However after spending most of the decade in the league they were...
, while taking his coaching qualifications. Towards the end of the 1995–96 season, he left Great Harwood and joined Northern Premier League
Northern Premier League
The Northern Premier League, is one of the regional English football leagues which sits directly below the Football Conference featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs. Geographically, the league covers all of Northern England, and the northern areas of the Midlands. Originally just one...
outfit Mossley
Mossley A.F.C.
Mossley Association Football Club are an English football club from the town of Mossley, Greater Manchester, currently playing in the Northern Premier League Division One North. They were founded in 1903 and are nicknamed the Lilywhites, owing to their colours...
, where he made 23 league appearances before retiring in 1997 to take up a non-playing position at Rochdale. He returned to Turf Moor on 7 May 2007 to play in a testimonial match
Testimonial match
A testimonial match or testimonial game, often referred to simply as a testimonial, is a practice in some sports, notably football and especially in the United Kingdom, where a club puts on a match in honour of a player for service to the club....
for long-serving Burnley player Graham Branch
Graham Branch
Graham Branch, is a retired footballer who played the majority of his career for English Championship side Burnley.-Playing career:...
.
After playing
Hamilton's first coachingCoach (sport)
In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportspeople.-Staff:...
job came in the 1994–95 season, when Eric Whalley appointed him team coach at Accrington Stanley
Accrington Stanley F.C.
Accrington Stanley is an English association football club from Accrington in Lancashire, in the North West of England, who play in Football League Two, the fourth-highest division in the English football league system....
. In late January 1995, he moved to become a coach at Preston North End
Preston North End F.C.
Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One...
. After leaving Preston, he was handed the role of player-assistant manager at Great Harwood Town
Great Harwood Town F.C.
Great Harwood Town F.C. was a football club based in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England. They joined the Lancashire Combination in 1979 and made their way up to the Northern Premier League Division One during the early 1990s. However after spending most of the decade in the league they were...
. However, he left in 1996 when the manager was sacked as the club struggled in the league. In 1997, after a playing spell with Mossley, he was appointed youth team manager at Rochdale
Rochdale A.F.C.
Rochdale Association Football Club is an English professional football club based in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. They play their home matches at Spotland Stadium. Formed in 1907, they were accepted into the Football League in 1921...
. He stayed at Rochdale for five years, during which time he was promoted to the position of assistant manager and had two spells as caretaker manager
Caretaker manager
In association football, a caretaker manager is someone who takes temporary charge of the management of a football club, usually when the regular manager is dismissed or leaves for a different club. However, a caretaker may also be appointed if the regular manager is ill or unable to attend to his...
of the side; in 1999, following the departure of Graham Barrow
Graham Barrow
Graham Barrow is an English former footballer who has since become a lower division manager. He is currently part of the coaching staff at Premier League side Wigan Athletic, where he has previously been both a player and manager.-Barrow the Player:Barrow first entered the Football League at the...
, and in 2001 after Jamie Hoyland
Jamie Hoyland
Jamie William Hoyland played in midfield for several football clubs in the 1980s and 1990s, before turning to a career in football coaching; he was Assistant Manager at Rochdale in 2002.-Coaching career:...
left. He managed Rochdale for eight matches in total, winning two matches, losing two and drawing four. While at Rochdale he uncovered Northern Ireland international Lee McEvilly
Lee McEvilly
Lee Richard McEvilly is an English footballer who was last attached to Northern Premier League club Chorley. He has represented the Northern Ireland national team once, as well as playing for Northern Ireland at under-21 and under-23 levels...
, who was playing for Burscough
Burscough F.C.
Burscough F.C. is an English football club based in Burscough, Lancashire. The club are members of the Northern Premier League Premier Division and groundshare with Skelmersdale United...
part-time while working at McDonald's
McDonald's
McDonald's Corporation is the world's largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants, serving around 64 million customers daily in 119 countries. Headquartered in the United States, the company began in 1940 as a barbecue restaurant operated by the eponymous Richard and Maurice McDonald; in 1948...
.
In 2002, he returned to Wigan Athletic when then manager Paul Jewell
Paul Jewell
Paul Steven Jewell is a former English footballer who is currently the manager of Ipswich Town.His playing career started with Liverpool before moving to Wigan Athletic and then a ten-year spell with Bradford City...
, who he had played alongside for Wigan in the 1980s, appointed Hamilton as the club's first ever full-time chief scout
Scout (sport)
In professional sports, scouts are trained talent evaluators who travel extensively for the purposes of watching athletes play their chosen sports and determining whether their set of skills and talents represent what is needed by the scout's organization...
. At Wigan he was united for the first time with Chris Hutchings
Chris Hutchings
Christopher "Chris" Hutchings is an English former footballer and former manager of Walsall. He played for a number of clubs including Chelsea and played more than 100 games for Brighton & Hove Albion and Huddersfield Town...
, who was Jewell's assistant manager. While scouting for the Latics, he recommended both Jimmy Bullard
Jimmy Bullard
James Richard "Jimmy" Bullard is a footballer who currently plays for Ipswich Town. He played youth football at West Ham before moving to Gravesend & Northfleet in 1998...
and Antonio Valencia to Jewell. He followed Jewell and Hutchings to Premier League side Derby County
Derby County F.C.
Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English...
in 2007 following the sacking of Billy Davies
Billy Davies
William McIntosh "Billy" Davies is a Glasgow-born Scottish football manager, noted for his achievement in the Football League Championship with East Midlands Rivals Derby County and Nottingham Forest and Preston North End which has led him to be described, in 2011, as "probably the best manager at...
. The club were relegated from the Premier League in that season and after a series of indifferent results in the Championship
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
the following term, Jewell and Hutchings left the club in January 2009, leaving Hamilton to work under Brian Clough's son Nigel
Nigel Clough
Nigel Howard Clough is an English former footballer and the current manager of Derby County. Playing predominately as a striker, but later in his career was used as a midfielder, Clough was capped by England 14 times in the early 1990s....
for a short spell. However, Clough brought his own coaching and scouting staff to Derby, and Hamilton was forced to leave the club in March 2009.
On 5 June 2009, he was given the role of chief scout at League One
Football League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
club Walsall
Walsall F.C.
Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second...
, following the appointment of Chris Hutchings as manager of the team in January 2009. This is the third club at which Hamilton and Hutchings have worked together. Hamilton was sacked by Walsall, along with Hutchings and assistant manager Martin O'Connor
Martin O'Connor (footballer)
Martin O'Connor is a retired football player and former assistant manager of League One side Walsall.Born in Walsall in 1967, O'Connor started his career at Bromsgrove Rovers in the early 1990s before moving to Crystal Palace. He then spent the first of three spells at Walsall, joining on loan in...
, in January 2011 with the club at the bottom of League One as a result of three consecutive defeats. On 23 February 2011, he was reunited with Paul Jewell after being hired as a scout for Championship side Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town F.C.
Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02....
.
Playing statistics
- Final career statistics.
Club performance Club Division English football league systemThe English football league system, also known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for association football clubs in England, with six teams from Wales also competing...Season League FA Cup FA CupThe Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...League Cup Football League CupThe Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...Other Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Sunderland Sunderland A.F.C.Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League...Second Division Football League Second DivisionFrom 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...1978–81 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers F.C.Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....Second Division Football League Second DivisionFrom 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...1980–81 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1981–82 17 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 18 0 1982–83 32 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 34 2 1983–84 26 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 29 2 1984–85 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Cardiff City Cardiff City F.C.Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for...
(loan)Second Division Football League Second DivisionFrom 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...1984–85 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers F.C.Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....Second Division Football League Second DivisionFrom 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...1985–86 33 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 35 3 Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic F.C.Wigan Athletic Football Club is an English Premier League Association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, having been promoted from the Championship in 2005. Wigan's current spell in the Premier League is the only top flight run in the club's history.They have played at the DW...Third Division Football League Third DivisionThe Football League Third Division was the 3 tier of English Football from 1920 until 1992 when after the formation of the Football Association Premier League saw the league renamed The Football League Division Two...1986–87 41 3 5 0 2 0 3 0 51 3 1987–88 45 2 2 0 4 1 2 1 53 4 1988–89 17 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 2 Chester City Chester City F.C.Chester City Football Club was an English football team from Chester. The club was founded as Chester F.C., and joined the Football League in 1931, spending most of their time in the lower divisions. They changed their name to Chester City in 1983. Chester won their first league title in 2004, the...Third Division Football League Third DivisionThe Football League Third Division was the 3 tier of English Football from 1920 until 1992 when after the formation of the Football Association Premier League saw the league renamed The Football League Division Two...1989–90 30 0 3 0 1 0 4 0 38 0 Burnley Burnley F.C.Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...Fourth Division Football League Fourth DivisionThe Fourth Division of The Football League was the fourth-highest division in the English football league system from the 1958–59 season until the creation of the Premier League prior to the 1992–93 season...1990–91 11 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 16 1 1991–92 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 Total 272 14 14 0 18 2 11 1 315 17
Managerial statistics
| Team | Nation | Division | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| Rochdale Rochdale A.F.C. Rochdale Association Football Club is an English professional football club based in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. They play their home matches at Spotland Stadium. Formed in 1907, they were accepted into the Football League in 1921... (caretaker) |
 Kingdom of England |
Football League Two Football League Two Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system.... |
9 November 1999 | 11 December 1999 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 28.57 |
| Rochdale Rochdale A.F.C. Rochdale Association Football Club is an English professional football club based in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. They play their home matches at Spotland Stadium. Formed in 1907, they were accepted into the Football League in 1921... (caretaker) |
Kingdom of England |
Football League Two Football League Two Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system.... |
2 May 2001 | 16 June 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
G = games managed, W = games won, D = games drawn, L = games lost, Win % = percentage of games won
External links
- David Hamliton statistics at the Post-War Players Database