Jim Hamilton

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Jim Hamilton
Personal information
Full name James Hamilton
Date of birth February 9, 1976 (1976-02-09) (age 32)
Place of birth    Aberdeen, Scotland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club St. Mirren
Number 18
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1993–1994
1994–1996
1996–1999
1999–2000
2000–2003
2003
2003–2004
2004–2005
2005–2006
2006–2008
2008–		 Keith
Dundee
Hearts
Aberdeen
Dundee United
Dunfermline
Ross County
Livingston
Motherwell
Dunfermline
St. Mirren
63 (27)
74 (25)
14 0(1)
70 (12)
02 0(0)
20 0(5)
21 0(4)
51 (11)
46 0(5)
15 0(1)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 09:38, 2 June 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

James Hamilton (born February 9, 1976 in Aberdeen) is an experienced Scottish football striker, having played for nine senior clubs in his career. He currently plays for St. Mirren in the Scottish Premier League.

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[edit] Career

[edit] 1990s

Hamilton began his playing career with Keith in the Highland League, before moving to Premier Division side Dundee in January 1994. He spent three years at Dens Park, during which time he established himself as a player to look out for in the future. He joined Hearts in late 1996 and enjoyed a successful spell with them, scoring 33 goals in his two and a half years with the Edinburgh club and winning the Scottish Cup in 1997-98 in Scottish football. He caught the attention of Aberdeen, and followed in his father's footsteps (also named Jim Hamilton) when he signed for them in March 1999. Hamilton cost the Dons £300,000, however his time with Aberdeen was to prove less productive as he made few appearances and scored only one league goal.

[edit] 2000s

In January 2000, Dundee United signed him for £150,000, making them his fifth club to have played for. In November 2001, Hamilton became the first player in Scottish football to have a red card overturned after video evidence.[1] In March 2003, Hamilton was told he could leave Tannadice[2], and due to transfer window restrictions, he surrendered his professional status to sign as an amateur for Dunfermline Athletic for the remainder of the season.[3] Hamilton failed to win a full-time deal[4] and signed for Scottish First Division side Ross County at the start of the 2003-04 season.[5]

He made his return to the SPL in June 2004 when he signed for Livingston,[6] becoming top scorer for 2004-05 with seven goals in fourteen starts for the Almondvale club. His career with Livingston was to prove short-lived, as Motherwell signed him in January[7] and although he only went on to score one goal for the Steelmen that season, it won the SPL 'Goal of the Season' award.

On August 29, 2006, Hamilton re-signed for Dunfermline for an undisclosed fee,[8] playing 34 games and scoring five goals before signing for SPL side St. Mirren on 30 January 2008.[9] After four months in Paisley, Hamilton signed a one-year contract extension.[10]

[edit] Honours

[edit] Hearts

1997-98

[edit] Dunfermline

2006-07

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ "United win Hamilton appeal", BBC Sport website, 2001-11-23. Retrieved on 2008-06-02. 
  2. ^ "Duo shown Tannadice exit", BBC Sport website, 2003-03-07. 
  3. ^ "Hamilton takes amateur gamble", BBC Sport website, 2003-03-28. 
  4. ^ "Pars tell eight to leave", BBC Sport website, 2003-05-14. 
  5. ^ "Hamilton joins County", BBC Sport website, 2003-07-31. 
  6. ^ "Hamilton moves to Livi", BBC Sport website, 2004-06-15. 
  7. ^ "Hamilton makes Motherwell switch", BBC Sport website, 2005-01-27. 
  8. ^ Hamilton completes move to Pars. Retrieved on May 1, 2008.
  9. ^ Hamilton joins St Mirren. Retrieved on January 30, 2008.
  10. ^ Corcoran going back to Hamilton. Retrieved on May 1, 2008.

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St. Mirren F.C. – current squad

1 Smith • 4 Mason • 5 Haining • 6 Potter • 7 Murray • 8 Dorman • 9 Mehmet • 14 Brady • 17 Dargo • 18 Hamilton • 19 Miranda • 20 Molloy • 21 Howard • 22 O'Donnell • 23 McCay • 24 Docherty • 25 Barron • 26 McGinn • 27 McAusland • 28 Millen • 29 Balmer • 30 Mathers •  Robb •  Wyness •  Brighton •  Ross • Manager: MacPherson


Persondata
NAME Hamilton, Jim
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hamilton, James
SHORT DESCRIPTION Scottish footballer
DATE OF BIRTH February 9, 1976
PLACE OF BIRTH Aberdeen, Scotland
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH