| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Derrick Vivian Hamilton | ||
| Date of birth | (1976-08-15)15 August 1976 (age 49) | ||
| Place of birth | Bradford, England | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bradford City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1997 | Bradford City | 88 | (5) |
| 1997–2001 | Newcastle United | 12 | (1) |
| 1998 | →Sheffield United (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 1999 | →Huddersfield Town (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2000 | →Norwich City (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2000 | →Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2001 | →Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2001–2003 | Cardiff City | 25 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Grimsby Town | 27 | (0) |
| 2004 | Barnet | 0 | (0) |
| 2005–2010 | Campion | ||
| Total | 181 | (6) | |
| International career | |||
| 1997 | England U21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Derrick VivianHamilton (born 15 August 1976) is an English former professionalfootballer and was assistant manager ofEccleshill United.
As a player he played as amidfielder from 1994 to 2010. He started his career with his hometown club Bradford City, making his debut at the age of 17. He helped Bradford win promotion to theFirst Division by scoring in the1996 Football League Second Division play-off final. He left Bradford less than a year later for a club record £2m having played more than 100 career games. He instead signed for Newcastle United, for whom he played in both theUEFA Champions League andUEFA Cup. However, he was restricted to just 12 league games in five seasons and spent time on loan with four other clubs. He moved on toCardiff City andGrimsby Town, but after a brief spell atBarnet for whom he never played, he retired from professional football age of 27. He later went on to spend five years with Non-League sideCampion. He won oneEngland under-21cap.
Born inBradford, Hamilton came through the youth ranks atBradford City as a promising youngster. He made his debut, aged 17, in the league at home toBarnet on 3 May 1994 scoring in a 2–1 win. He was a main feature in the team for the following two seasons and helped City to promotion fromDivision Two in1995–96. He scored in the play-off semi-finals atBlackpool as City turned round a 2–0 first leg deficit into a 3–2 aggregate win before scoring the club's first goal atWembley Stadium in the 2–0play-off final victory overNotts County.[1]
City struggled to adapt to life inDivision One the following season but Hamilton was attracting the scouts toValley Parade. He eventually signed forNewcastle United before the March transfer window for £2m. It is still a club record fee received by Bradford, jointly shared byAndy O'Brien who also left for Newcastle four years later.[2]
During his time with Bradford, Hamilton won a call-up to the Football League XI to play against aSerie B select side.[3]
Hamilton was managerKenny Dalglish's first major signing at Newcastle, having fought off competition fromMiddlesbrough.[4] Hamilton was injured at the time of his arrival and his full debut was further delayed after he damaged ankle ligaments in a pre-season friendly with Italian-sideJuventus.[5] Hamilton eventually made his debut in aLeague Cup 2–0 victory overHull City when he scored the opening goal[6] and received a call-up for theEngland under 21 side againstPortugal in May 1997.[7] In November 1997, he made his European debut, against Spanish sideFC Barcelona, which finished in a 1–0 defeat.[8] However, Hamilton struggled to break into the first team at Newcastle United and, along withRob Lee andAlessandro Pistone, was not even given a squad number for the1999–2000 season.[9]
Instead Hamilton spent loan spells atSheffield United,Huddersfield Town,Norwich City and twice atTranmere Rovers in October 2000.[10] His first spell at Tranmere was cut short after he injured himself in a League Cup tie, which ruled him out for six weeks.[11] Hamilton was one of four players released by Newcastle at the end of the 2000–01 season.[12]
He leftSt James' Park in 2001 forCardiff City. His new managerAlan Cork praised Hamilton, and fellow new signingsSpencer Prior andGraham Kavanagh for their experience and immediately blending into the squad.[13] Hamilton made an early impression in two pre-season friendlies,[14][15] but his first season at Cardiff was marred by a number of injuries; by March, he was ruled out for the final two months of the campaign after he twisted his knee in a semi-final victory againstWrexham in theFAW Premier Cup.[16]
In the summer of 2003, Hamilton joinedGrimsby Town and immediately joined his new team on tour inIbiza.[17] Hamilton's career with Grimsby suffered an early setback when he was sent off in a League Cup againstDoncaster Rovers; Hamilton apologised after his red card led to Grimsby's surprise exit.[18] He left Grimsby in March 2004 after his contract was terminated by mutual consent.[19] He finished his professional career withBarnet. However, he did not play a game with the Bees.[20]
Hamilton abruptly retired from professional football in 2004 at the age of 27. He returned home to Bradford to work where he also played amateur football.[21] In May 2007, he scored in the final of the West Riding County FA Challenge Cup to give hisCampion side a 2–1 victory over Golcar.[22]
In 2017 he became the assistant manager ofEccleshill United.[23]
| Club | Division | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Bradford City | Second Division | 1993–94 | 2 | 1 | – | |||||||||
| 1994–95 | 30 | 1 | – | |||||||||||
| 1995–96 | 24 | 3 | – | |||||||||||
| First Division | 1996–97 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Total | 88 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 5 | 2 | 105 | 7 | |||
| Newcastle United | Premier League | 1996–97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1997–98 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2[A] | 0 | – | 17 | 1 | |||
| 1998–99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1999–2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[B] | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2000–01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 18 | 1 | |||
| Sheffield United (loan) | First Division | 1998–99 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||
| Huddersfield Town (loan) | First Division | 1998–99 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 1 | ||
| Norwich City (loan) | First Division | 1999–2000 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||
| Tranmere Rovers (loan) | First Division | 2000–01 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||
| Tranmere Rovers (loan) | First Division | 2000–01 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||
| Cardiff City | Second Division | 2001–02 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
| 2002–03 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||
| Total | 25 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 4[C] | 0 | 35 | 1 | |||
| Grimsby Town | Second Division | 2003–04 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1[D] | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Barnet | Football Conference | 2003–04 | – | |||||||||||
| Career totals | 181 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 222 | 10 | ||
