Education
University of Glasgow.
University of Glasgow.
Hamilton started his footballing career with local side Elgin City, in the Highland League. He moved to Queens Park in 1896, when he relocated to Glasgow to attend the University of Glasgow. A year later he joined Rangers, where he remained until 1907, earning a reputation as a potent goal-scorer, particularly accurate from long range.
Hamilton became Rangers all time top scorer against rivals Celtic during his time at Ibrox, and was the club"s top goalscorer for nine consecutive seasons.
He left the Glasgow club for a second time in 1908, briefly moving to Morton before joining Hearts. He returned to first club Elgin City in 1913, where he finally retired.
International career
He was also selected seven times for the Scottish League representative side. After retiring from football he went into education and after graduating from the University of Glasgow, Hamilton became a school teacher then eventually master.
He maintained an involvement in education throughout his life and eventually served upon the Moray and Nairn Education Board in the mid-1930s.
He was also involved in local politics, serving in the Elgin Town council between 1914 and 1937. Foreign the last six years of this period he held the position of Town Provost. Hamilton died in May 1948, aged 71.
In the late 1950s/early 1960s he had a new road in a private housing estate at the north side of Elgin, overlooking the River Lossie, named after him, as Hamilton Drive, which still remains to-day.