Willie Hamilton (footballer)
- Willie Hamilton (footballer)
Football player infobox
playername = Willie Hamilton
fullname = William Murdoch Hamilton
nickname =
height = Height|ft=5|in=9
dateofbirth = birth date|1938|2|16
cityofbirth = Chapelhall
countryofbirth = Scotland
dateofdeath = death date and age|1976|10|22|1938|2|16
cityofdeath = Calgary
countryofdeath = Canada
position = Striker
youthyears = 1954-1956
youthclubs = Drumpelier Amateurs
years = 1956-1961
1961-1962
1962-1963
1963-1965
1965-1967
1967-1969
1969-1971
1971-1972
clubs = Sheffield United
Middlesbrough
Hearts
Hibernian
Aston Villa
Hearts
Ross County
Hamilton Academical
caps(goals) = 79 (21)
10 0(1)
30 (12)
50 (15)
49 0(9)
22 0(7)
13 0(0)
nationalyears = 1965
nationalteam = Scotland
nationalcaps(goals) = 01 0(0)
William (Willie) Murdoch Hamilton (born on 16 February 1938 in Chapelhall, Monklands, died 22 October 1976 in Calgary, Canada) was a professional footballer with Sheffield United, Middlesbrough, Heart of Midlothian, Hibernian and Aston Villa, and gained 1 cap for Scotland. [ [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2094-1723986_1,00.html Sunday Times article, Aug 2005] , retrieved 6 Dec 2006]
Hamilton signed for Sheffield United as a 16-year-old and made his debut in 1956. He scored 21 goals in 79 league games for United, before signing for Middlesbrough in 1961. He joined Hearts in June 1962 and was then signed for Hibernian by Jock Stein.
From Hibs he went to Aston Villa, then back to Hearts in 1967 (after sustaining injuries in a car crash) before playing for Ross County, Hamilton Academical, and in Australia and South Africa. He emigrated to Canada in 1975 where he worked as a bricklayer. He died of a heart attack in 1976. [ [http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport.cfm?id=139922006 "Hamilton's forgotten genius lit up lives"] , Scotsman article, Jan 2006, retrieved 6 Dec 2006]
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