A. John "Jock" Hamilton (31 July 1869 in

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, Scotland – 30 October 1931 in

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, England) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre half. He made over 90

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appearances and over 120 Southern League appearances in the years before the First World War. He was also trainer at Fulham and manager at Bristol City.

Career

Hamilton played locally for Ayr FC. He moved south to England to Wolverhampton Wanderers where he suffered a serious injury restricting his appearances. Hamilton joined Loughborough and was ever present in their inaugural Football League season. Hamilton had spells with Derby County and

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. Sam Hollis signed Hamilton in summer 1897 for Bristol City prior to their first season as a professional club in the Southern League Hamilton made his debut for Bristol City. While working for Fulham as assistant trainer, Hamilton was invited to Brazil to coach

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. He visited São Paulo between April and July 1907 and this is apparently the first example of a Brazilian Club officially engaging the services of a trainer from Britain.Tony Mason: ''Passion of the people: football in South America'', Verso, London & New York, 1995 ; p. 24.

Honours

;with Bristol City *

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runners up: 1897–98 *

runners up: 1898–99

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hamilton, Jock 1872 births 1931 deaths Footballers from Ayr Scottish footballers Association football defenders English Football League players Scottish Football League players Southern Football League players Ayr F.C. players Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players Loughborough F.C. players Leicester City F.C. players Wellingborough Town F.C. players Bristol City F.C. players Fulham F.C. players Watford F.C. players Bristol City F.C. managers Fulham F.C. managers Scottish football managers