Ronald Hamilton (born 24 April 1945) is a Scottish retired professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Kilmarnock, St Mirren and Queen of the South as a centre forward.[1][2][3] He is best remembered for his time as player, assistant manager, coach, scout and chairman of Kilmarnock.[1] At the time of his debut as a player for Kilmarnock, Hamilton was the club's youngest ever player and the youngest post-war Scottish League First Division player.[1][4] As of June 2022, he had served as president of Ardeer Thistle for more than 30 years.[5]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 April 1945 | ||
| Place of birth | Kilmarnock, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1961 | Saxone Youth Club | ||
| 1961 | Kilmarnock | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1961–1966 | Kilmarnock | 60 | (38) |
| 1966–1971 | St Mirren | 102 | (18) |
| 1971–1975 | Queen of the South | 83 | (25) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
editHamilton attended Kilmarnock Academy.[1] As of 2007, he was working as a chartered accountant.[1]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kilmarnock | 1961–62[6] | Scottish First Division | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 3 | |
| 1962–63[6] | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 6 | |||
| 1963–64[6] | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 7 | 6 | |||
| 1964–65[6] | 28 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3[a] | 2 | 39 | 21 | ||
| 1965–66[6] | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 18 | 9 | ||
| Career total | 60 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 80 | 45 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
- ^ Appearances in European Cup
Honours
editKilmarnock
St Mirren
Individual
- Kilmarnock Hall of Fame[8]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Do You Remember .... Ronnie Hamilton ?". killiefc.com. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "Player Appearances and goalscoring records – H". Scottish League appearance records. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ Ronnie Hamilton at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ "Ronnie Hamilton". Killie Histories. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ "Ardeer Thistle announce major update as businessman takes over club". Irvine Times. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "Kilmarnock Player Ronnie Hamilton Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "Player profiles H". www.stmirren.info. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "Hall of Fame | Kilmarnock FC Board of Directors". Kilmarnock FC. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
External links
edit- Ronnie Hamilton at killiefc.com
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