Tommy Hamilton
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Tommy Hamilton is a former Irish
football player who played as a forward.
His first club was Manchester United whom he joined in 1953 where he began playing as an inside forward for the third team and reserves. Hamilton was not prepared for being conscripted so he came home to sign for Shamrock Rovers F.C.
in November 1955 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1955/1105/Pg003.html#Ar00302:7FE11882F13471C1A27491BA6DE26370727865C28568529A6C12FF6EB31466B3E86943FD70D51573952A65C60A68661F7037907467AC6A77F96D280E66B3916943A669738A69B39D7A811A7ED1366CF1A370E1BA68B78F6F37AB65D7F969980E66B7B469D7C967976C6DD7896B27B46ED7C968A81C6C2831 and made his debut against Waterford at Kilcohan Park on the 6th of November in a League of Ireland Shield
match.
The following season he was the League's top scorer http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/iertops.html.
Hamilton scored twice for Rovers in the European Champion Clubs' Cup
http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/europeanresults.php. After scoring at OGC Nice
he was ruled out of the home leg due to tonsillitis. He played three times in Europe for the Hoops.
He won two caps for the Republic of Ireland
making his debut in a 2-0 win over Czechoslovakia on the 5th of April 1959 in Ireland's first ever European Championship
qualifier at Dalymount Park
. His second and final cap was in the return game at Tehelne pole
, Bratislava
on the 10th of May. He also won one Republic of Ireland B national football team
cap in 1960 scoring both goals in a 2-1 win over Iceland.
Tommy finished up scoring 44 League goals and 9 FAI Cup
goals as well as his 2 European strikes. He represented the League of Ireland 20 times in his seven years at Milltown scoring once.
His last competitive game for the Hoops was the 1962 FAI Cup
final in which he scored twice. This made up for being bizarrely dropped for the 1957 and 1958 finals.
He shared his benefit with Maxie McCann
against Sunderland at Dalymount Park
on the 30th of April 1962 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1962/0501/Pg002.html#Ar00206:784B587BFB727C1B5A7C8B74. That match was Tommy Hamilton's last match for Rovers as he joined Cork Hibernians in a player-exchange deal that brought Jackie Mooney
to Milltown.
The following week he won the Soccer Personality of the Year Award http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1962/0502/Pg003.html#Ar00307:3C210841612241E1084871223D31AE41C1C83C231A40A3343DB37743E3914F03EB538405.
Hamilton spent three season there before moving to Limerick F.C.
where he made another Cup Final appearance losing to Rovers.
He retired in January 1969 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1969/0116/Pg005.html#Ar00517:2A861030C6442B266E2E86833226103AF6442F866E33668334D69E38B6B32A77672E677C.
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
football player who played as a forward.
His first club was Manchester United whom he joined in 1953 where he began playing as an inside forward for the third team and reserves. Hamilton was not prepared for being conscripted so he came home to sign for Shamrock Rovers F.C.
Shamrock Rovers F.C.
Shamrock Rovers Football Club are a professional football club from Dublin, Ireland. They compete in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland and are the most successful club in Irish football history. The club have won the League of Ireland title a record 17 times and the FAI Cup a record 24...
in November 1955 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1955/1105/Pg003.html#Ar00302:7FE11882F13471C1A27491BA6DE26370727865C28568529A6C12FF6EB31466B3E86943FD70D51573952A65C60A68661F7037907467AC6A77F96D280E66B3916943A669738A69B39D7A811A7ED1366CF1A370E1BA68B78F6F37AB65D7F969980E66B7B469D7C967976C6DD7896B27B46ED7C968A81C6C2831 and made his debut against Waterford at Kilcohan Park on the 6th of November in a League of Ireland Shield
League of Ireland Shield
The League of Ireland Shield is a defunct Irish football tournament which was introduced when the League of Ireland started in 1921 and ran uninterrupted until 1972...
match.
The following season he was the League's top scorer http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/iertops.html.
Hamilton scored twice for Rovers in the European Champion Clubs' Cup
European Champion Clubs' Cup
The European Champion Clubs' Cup, also known as Coupe des Clubs Champions Européens, or simply the European Cup, is a trophy awarded annually by UEFA to the football club that wins the UEFA Champions League...
http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/europeanresults.php. After scoring at OGC Nice
OGC Nice
Olympique Gymnaste Club Nice Côte d'Azur is a French association football club based in Nice. The club was founded in 1904 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top-tier of French football. Nice plays its home matches at the Stade Municipal du Ray located within the city. In 2013, the club is...
he was ruled out of the home leg due to tonsillitis. He played three times in Europe for the Hoops.
He won two caps for the Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland national football team
The Republic of Ireland national football team represents Ireland in association football. It is run by the Football Association of Ireland and currently plays home fixtures at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, which opened in May 2010....
making his debut in a 2-0 win over Czechoslovakia on the 5th of April 1959 in Ireland's first ever European Championship
UEFA European Football Championship
The UEFA European Football Championship is the main football competition of the men's national football teams governed by UEFA . Held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the UEFA European Nations Cup, changing to the current...
qualifier at Dalymount Park
Dalymount Park
Dalymount Park is an Irish football stadium situated on Dublin's Northside. It is the home of Bohemian F.C., who have played there since the early 20th century. Affectionately known as 'Dalyer' by fans, it was also historically the "home of Irish football" holding Irish internationals and FAI Cup...
. His second and final cap was in the return game at Tehelne pole
Tehelné pole
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, Bratislava
Bratislava
Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...
on the 10th of May. He also won one Republic of Ireland B national football team
Republic of Ireland B national football team
Republic of Ireland B is the reserve team of the Republic of Ireland national football team. There are no competitions for B teams. However since 1957 the Football Association of Ireland has arranged occasional friendlies.-Early B internationals:...
cap in 1960 scoring both goals in a 2-1 win over Iceland.
Tommy finished up scoring 44 League goals and 9 FAI Cup
FAI Cup
The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup, known as the FAI Ford Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a knock-out association football competition contested annually by teams from the Republic of Ireland...
goals as well as his 2 European strikes. He represented the League of Ireland 20 times in his seven years at Milltown scoring once.
His last competitive game for the Hoops was the 1962 FAI Cup
FAI Cup
The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup, known as the FAI Ford Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a knock-out association football competition contested annually by teams from the Republic of Ireland...
final in which he scored twice. This made up for being bizarrely dropped for the 1957 and 1958 finals.
He shared his benefit with Maxie McCann
Maxie McCann
James "Maxie" McCann is a former soccer player from Dublin, Ireland.Maxie joined the Hoops in 1954 and made his debut on the 10th of April in a 2-0 win against Bohemians at Dalymount Park having signed the previous Tuesday. He scored a hat trick in his second senior game .He played for Shamrock...
against Sunderland at Dalymount Park
Dalymount Park
Dalymount Park is an Irish football stadium situated on Dublin's Northside. It is the home of Bohemian F.C., who have played there since the early 20th century. Affectionately known as 'Dalyer' by fans, it was also historically the "home of Irish football" holding Irish internationals and FAI Cup...
on the 30th of April 1962 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1962/0501/Pg002.html#Ar00206:784B587BFB727C1B5A7C8B74. That match was Tommy Hamilton's last match for Rovers as he joined Cork Hibernians in a player-exchange deal that brought Jackie Mooney
Jackie Mooney
Jackie Mooney was an Irish soccer player during the 1960s and 1970s. He was born in Dublin.Mooney played for Shamrock Rovers, Athlone Town and Bohemians amongst others during his career in the League of Ireland.-Club career:...
to Milltown.
The following week he won the Soccer Personality of the Year Award http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1962/0502/Pg003.html#Ar00307:3C210841612241E1084871223D31AE41C1C83C231A40A3343DB37743E3914F03EB538405.
Hamilton spent three season there before moving to Limerick F.C.
Limerick F.C.
Limerick Football Club is an association football club based in Limerick, Ireland. The club currently play in the First Division of the League of Ireland. The first Limerick FC was founded in 1937 and has had a number of guises through its history, known at different times as Limerick FC, Limerick...
where he made another Cup Final appearance losing to Rovers.
He retired in January 1969 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1969/0116/Pg005.html#Ar00517:2A861030C6442B266E2E86833226103AF6442F866E33668334D69E38B6B32A77672E677C.
Honours
- League of IrelandLeague of IrelandThe League of Ireland is the national association football league of the Republic of Ireland. Founded in 1921, as a league of eight clubs, it has expanded over time into a two-tiered league of 22 clubs. It is currently split into the League of Ireland Premier Division and the League of Ireland...
: 2- Shamrock Rovers - 1956/57, 1958/59
- FAI CupFAI CupThe Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup, known as the FAI Ford Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a knock-out association football competition contested annually by teams from the Republic of Ireland...
: 2- Shamrock Rovers - 1956, 1962
- League of Ireland ShieldLeague of Ireland ShieldThe League of Ireland Shield is a defunct Irish football tournament which was introduced when the League of Ireland started in 1921 and ran uninterrupted until 1972...
: 5- Shamrock Rovers - 1955/56, 1956/57, 1957/58, 1962/63, 1963/64,
- Leinster Senior CupLeinster Senior Cup (football)The Leinster Senior Cup is an association football cup competition organised by the Leinster Football Association. It contested by the top League of Ireland sides based in the province in Leinster along with four Leinster Senior League sides and the two Leinster Junior Cup finalists. The Cup was...
: 3- Shamrock Rovers - 1956, 1957, 1958
- Dublin City CupDublin City CupThe Dublin City Cup is a defunct Irish football tournament which was played for by all League of Ireland sides . It ran from 1933 and ran uninterrupted until 1973. In season 1975/76 it was revived and played for by sides who did not reach the League of Ireland Cup quarter finals...
: 3- Shamrock Rovers - 1956/57, 1957/58, 1959/60
- Top Four CupTop Four CupTop Four Cup was a football competition played between the top four clubs in the League of Ireland from 1956 to 1974.-Final Results:1955/56 - Shamrock Rovers F.C. 1 - 0 Waterford F.C.1956/57 - Evergreen United 2 - 1 Drumcondra F.C....
: 2- Shamrock Rovers - 1956, 1958
- SWAI Personality of the Year
- Shamrock Rovers - 1961/62
- Hall of Fame
- Shamrock Rovers - 1996/97
Sources
- The Hoops by Paul Doolan and Robert Goggins (ISBN 0-7171-2121-6)