James Hamilton (16 June 1901 – 1975) was a Scottish

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who played as a

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for Vale of Clyde, St Mirren,

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,(Rangers player) Hamilton, James
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, Barrow, Armadale and

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. He was a full-back.

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Blackpool

Bargeddie Bargeddie (; ) is a village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, just inside the suburban fringe of Glasgow, east of the city centre, and close to the junction of the M73 and M8 motorways. The nearest major town is Coatbridge, to the east. Histo ...

(

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)-born Hamilton made his debut for Harry Evans' Blackpool at home to

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on 15 September 1928, six games into their 1928–29

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campaign. He made a further 24 League appearances that season as ''the Tangerines'' finished eighth in Division Two. He started the first three League games of the following 1929–30 season, which proved to be the club's first and, as of 2015, ''only'' championship that saw them promoted to the top flight for the first time. They were his final appearances for the club.

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* 1901 births 1975 deaths Date of death missing Scottish men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks Scotland men's international footballers Vale of Clyde F.C. players St Mirren F.C. players Rangers F.C. players Hull City A.F.C. players Blackpool F.C. players Barrow A.F.C. players Armadale F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scottish Football League representative players Scottish Junior Football Association players Scotland men's junior international footballers Footballers from North Lanarkshire English Football League players 20th-century Scottish sportsmen {{Scotland-footy-defender-1900s-stub