Colin Hamilton (footballer)

Colin Hamilton (born 7 May 1992) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for Arbroath.

Colin Hamilton

Personal information
Date of birth	(1992-05-07) 7 May 1992
Place of birth	Stirling, Scotland
Playing position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Arbroath
Number	3
Youth career
	Stenhousemuir
2009–2012	Heart of Midlothian
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2012	Heart of Midlothian	0	(0)
2011	→ Stenhousemuir (loan)	8	(1)
2012–2014	Arbroath	67	(3)
2014–2015	Brechin City	32	(3)
2015–2016	Alloa Athletic	34	(2)
2016–	Arbroath	124	(9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:42, 20 January 2020 (UTC)

He began his career at Stenhousemuir and moved to Heart of Midlothian in 2009. He never played for Hearts, and made his debut on loan back at Stenhousemuir in the Scottish Football League Second Division, where he later represented Arbroath and Brechin City. He spent the 2015–16 season at Alloa Athletic before returning to Arbroath.

Career

Heart of Midlothian

A former youth player at Stenhousemuir, Hamilton was signed by Heart of Midlothian in March 2009.[1] He was first included in a matchday squad on 15 May 2011, remaining an unused substitute as they concluded the Scottish Premier League season with a 2–1 defeat at Dundee United.[2]

In September 2011, Hamilton returned to Stenhousemuir on loan.[3] He made his debut on 24 September, playing the full 90 minutes as they defeated East Fife 2–1 at Ochilview Park in the Second Division.[4] A week later he scored his first goal, a header in a 5–2 loss at Airdrie United.[5] On 19 October, his loan was extended until 24 December, the maximum 91 days.[6]

Arbroath

In 2012, Hamilton joined another Second Division team, Arbroath, and made his debut on 18 August in a 4–2 win over Ayr United at Gayfield Park.[7] His first goal for the club came on 9 February 2013, the only goal of an away victory at Albion Rovers.[8] He made 32 league appearances in his first season at Arbroath, scoring once more, an equaliser in a 4–2 win at Forfar Athletic on 30 March.[9]

In July 2013, he trialled at English club Notts County, but the transfer collapsed.[10] On 24 August, Hamilton was sent off after half an hour for conceding a penalty in an eventual 2–1 defeat at East Fife.[11] He made 35 league appearances in his second campaign at Arbroath, scoring in a 4–3 home defeat to former club Stenhousemuir on 21 September.[12]

Brechin City

On 22 May 2014, Hamilton joined fellow Scottish League One club Brechin City.[13] He made his debut on 26 July in the first round of the Scottish Challenge Cup, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–1 win at Cowdenbeath.[14] On 23 August, he scored his first goal for the club, heading the opening goal of a 2–2 draw away to Stranraer.[15] He was sent off on 11 November for two bookings in a 2–1 win over Stirling Albion at Glebe Park.[16]

On 29 November, Hamilton headed the opening goal away to Annan Athletic in the Scottish Cup fourth round, but it ended in a 1–1 draw;[17] ten days later he scored again in the replay, a 4–2 victory.[18] He was sent off for a second time on 14 March 2015 in a 3–0 loss at Peterhead.[19] Hamilton played 32 League One games in his only season at Brechin, and also took part with them in the play-offs for promotion to the Scottish Championship, where they lost 2–1 on aggregate to Alloa Athletic in the semi-finals.[20]

Alloa Athletic

On 21 May 2015, Hamilton became Alloa's first signing after securing their Championship status.[21] He made his debut on 25 July, playing the full 90 minutes as they won 1–0 at Highland League team Brora Rangers in the first round of the Challenge Cup.[22] On 8 August he played his first game in a professional league, a 3–1 loss away to Queen of the South.[23]

He scored his first Alloa goal on 19 September, a last-minute equaliser against Rangers at the Indodrill Stadium,[24] and added a second on 9 February 2016 to start a comeback to earn a 2–2 home draw against Greenock Morton.[25] However, Alloa were relegated at the end of the season.

Return to Arbroath

Prior to the 2016–17 season, Hamilton returned to Arbroath, now in League Two.[26] In his first match back for the Red Lichties, he scored a last-minute equaliser to earn a 1–1 draw at home to Championship club Dundee United in the group stages of the League Cup.[27] His team won promotion at the end of the season as champions.[28]

On 21 April 2018, Hamilton scored in a 2–0 home win over Airdrieonians to seal a spot in the play-offs for a potential second consecutive promotion.[29] However, they lost in the semi-finals to Dumbarton.

Personal life

Hamilton's younger brother Jack also became a footballer. A goalkeeper, he went from Stenhousemuir's academy to Hearts at the same time.[1]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 January 2020

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Heart of Midlothian	2011–12[30]	Scottish Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stenhousemuir (loan)	2011–12[30]	Scottish Second Division	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	1
Arbroath	2012–13[31][32]	Scottish Second Division	32	2	3	0	1	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	38	2
	2013–14[33]	Scottish League One	35	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	37	1
	Total		67	3	4	0	2	0	2	0	75	3
Brechin City	2014–15[34]	Scottish League One	32	3	4	2	1	0	4[lower-alpha 2]	0	41	5
Alloa Athletic	2015–16[35]	Scottish Championship	34	2	1	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	37	2
Arbroath	2016–17[36]	Scottish League Two	36	1	2	1	4	1	2[lower-alpha 1]	1	44	4
	2017–18[37]	Scottish League One	34	4	2	1	2	0	3[lower-alpha 3]	0	41	5
	2018–19[38]	Scottish League One	34	3	1	0	4	1	3[lower-alpha 1]	0	42	4
	2019–20[39]	Scottish Championship	20	1	3	0	4	1	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	28	2
	Total		124	9	8	2	14	3	9	1	155	15
Career total			265	18	17	4	18	3	16	1	316	26

1. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
2. Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two in the Championship play-offs
3. One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two in the Championship play-offs

Honours

Arbroath

• Scottish League Two: 2016–17
• Scottish League One: 2018–19

References

1. Bulloch, Terry (12 March 2009). "Warriors Transfer Brothers". Stenhousemuir F.C. Archived from the original on 17 October 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
2. "Dundee Utd 2 – 1 Hearts". BBC Sport. 15 May 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
3. "Hamilton returns home". Scottish Professional Football League. 30 September 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
4. "Stenhousemuir 2–1 East Fife". BBC Sport. 24 September 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
5. "Airdrie Utd 5–2 Stenhousemuir". BBC Sport. 1 October 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
6. Bulloch, Terry (19 October 2011). "Colin Hamilton Loan Period Extended". Stenhousemuir F.C. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
7. "Arbroath 4–2 Ayr United". BBC Sport. 18 August 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
8. "Albion Rovers 0–1 Arbroath". BBC Sport. 9 February 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
9. "Smokies too hot to handle". Scottish Professional Football League. 30 March 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
10. "Arbroath hope to get Hamilton back". Scottish Professional Football League. 19 July 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
11. "East Fife 2–1 Arbroath: Two see red as Fifers fly at Bayview". STV Sport. 24 August 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
12. "Arbroath 3–4 Stenhousemuir". BBC Sport. 21 September 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
13. "Colin Hamilton Joins The City". Brechin City F.C. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
14. "Cowdenbeath 1–3 Brechin". BBC Sport. 26 July 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
15. "Stranraer 2–2 Brechin". BBC Sport. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
16. "Brechin 2–1 Stirling". BBC Sport. 11 November 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
17. "Annan Athletic 1–1 Brechin". BBC Sport. 29 November 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
18. "Brechin 4–2 Annan". BBC Sport. 9 December 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
19. "Peterhead 3–0 Brechin". BBC Sport. 14 March 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
20. "Alloa 0–1 Brechin". BBC Sport. 9 May 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
21. "Alloa bring in Hamilton". Scottish Professional Football League. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
22. "Brora Rangers 0–1 Alloa". BBC Sport. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
23. "Queen of Sth 3–1 Alloa". BBC Sport. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
24. "Alloa Athletic 1–1 Rangers". BBC Sport. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
25. "Alloa Athletic 2–2 Greenock Morton". BBC Sport. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
26. "Arbroath add Thomson to squad". Scottish Professional Football League. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
27. "League Cup: Dundee United beat Arbroath on penalties, Raith defeat Cove Rangers". BBC Sport. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
28. "Arbroath are League Two champions!". Scottish Professional Football League. 6 May 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
29. "Arbroath 2 Airdrieonians 0: Red Lichties not in play-offs to make up numbers". The Courier. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
30. "Games played by Colin Hamilton in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
31. "Games played by Colin Hamilton in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
32. Colin Hamilton at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
33. "Games played by Colin Hamilton in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
34. "Games played by Colin Hamilton in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
35. "Games played by Colin Hamilton in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
36. "Games played by Colin Hamilton in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
37. "Games played by Colin Hamilton in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
38. "Games played by Colin Hamilton in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
39. "Games played by Colin Hamilton in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2019.

External links

• Colin Hamilton at Soccerbase
• Colin Hamilton at Soccerway