Player Profile

James Hamilton

Date of Birth:

16 June 1901

Birthplace:

 Bargeddie

 

James Hamilton joined Saints during 1921 from Vale of Clyde and quickly established himself in the team.
A full back of some stature he possessed a great positional sense and was known to beat faster and more skilful players,
simply by being in the right place at the right time. His reading of the game earned much respect and he was capped by Scotland against Northern Ireland in March 1924. He also gained a Scottish league cap during this season against the English league.
Performances for Saints and in these international matches saw Rangers take him to Ibrox at the end of the season.