William Hamilton (born 1903) was a Scottish professional
footballer
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who played as a
forward
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Forward may also refer to:
People
* Forward (surname)
Sports
* Forward (association football)
* Forward (basketball), including:
** Point forward
** Power forward (basketball)
** Sm ...
.
Career
Born in
Musselburgh
Musselburgh (; sco, Musselburrae; gd, Baile nam Feusgan) is the largest settlement in East Lothian, Scotland, on the coast of the Firth of Forth, east of Edinburgh city centre. It has a population of .
History
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, Hamilton played for
Bellshill Athletic
Bellshill Athletic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the town of Bellshill, North Lanarkshire. It plays in the .
History
The history of the club can be traced back as far as 1897 when Bellshill Athletic were founded as a Juve ...
,
Bradford City
Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system and are currently managed by Mark Hughes.
Th ...
and
Southport
For Bradford City he made 13 appearances in
the Football League
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.
[Frost, p. 383]
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References
1903 births
Year of death missing
Scottish men's footballers
Bellshill Athletic F.C. players
Bradford City A.F.C. players
Southport F.C. players
English Football League players
Men's association football forwards
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