Ronnie Hamilton | |
Birth Date: | 24 April 1945 |
Birth Place: | Kilmarnock, Scotland |
Position: | Centre forward |
Years1: | 1961–1966 |
Clubs1: | Kilmarnock |
Caps1: | 60 |
Goals1: | 38 |
Years2: | 1966–1971 |
Clubs2: | St Mirren |
Caps2: | 102 |
Goals2: | 18 |
Years3: | 1971–1975 |
Clubs3: | Queen of the South |
Caps3: | 83 |
Goals3: | 25 |
Youthyears1: | –1961 |
Youthclubs1: | Saxone Youth Club |
Youthyears2: | 1961 |
Youthclubs2: | Kilmarnock |
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] He is best remembered for his time as player, assistant manager, coach, scout and chairman of Kilmarnock. 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.[3] As of June 2022, he had served as president of Ardeer Thistle for more than 30 years.[4]
Hamilton attended Kilmarnock Academy. As of 2007, he was working as a chartered accountant.
Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Kilmarnock | 1961–62[5] | Scottish First Division | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 3 | ||
1962–63 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 6 | ||||
1963–64 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 7 | 6 | ||||
1964–65 | 28 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3[6] | 2 | 39 | 21 | |||
1965–66 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[7] | 0 | 18 | 9 | |||
Career total | 60 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 80 | 45 |
Kilmarnock
1964–65St Mirren
Individual