| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1945-04-24)24 April 1945 (age 80) | ||
| Place of birth | Kilmarnock, Scotland | ||
| Position | Centre forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1961 | Saxone Youth Club | ||
| 1961 | Kilmarnock | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1961–1966 | Kilmarnock | 60 | (38) |
| 1966–1971 | St Mirren | 102 | (18) |
| 1971–1975 | Queen of the South | 83 | (25) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ronald Hamilton (born 24 April 1945) is a Scottish retired professionalfootballer who played in theScottish League forKilmarnock,St Mirren andQueen of the South as acentre forward.[1][2][3] He is best remembered for his time as player, assistant manager,coach,scout and chairman of Kilmarnock.[1] 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 LeagueFirst Division player.[1][4] As of June 2022, he had served as president ofArdeer Thistle for more than 30 years.[5]
Hamilton attendedKilmarnock Academy.[1] As of 2007, he was working as achartered accountant.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kilmarnock | 1961–62[6] | Scottish First Division | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 3 | |
| 1962–63[6] | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 6 | |||
| 1963–64[6] | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 7 | 6 | |||
| 1964–65[6] | 28 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3[a] | 2 | 39 | 21 | ||
| 1965–66[6] | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 18 | 9 | ||
| Career total | 60 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 80 | 45 | ||
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