Des Hamilton

Who is this?

Derrick Vivian Hamilton (born 15 August 1976) is an English former professional footballer and was assistant manager of Eccleshill United. As a player he played as a midfielder 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 the First Division by scoring in the 1996 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 the UEFA Champions League and UEFA 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 to Cardiff City and Grimsby Town, but after a brief spell at Barnet for whom he never played, he retired from professional football age of 27. He later went on to spend five years with Non-League side Campion. He won one England under-21 cap.

Career

1. 1976
   Born
2. 1994
   Joined Bradford City A.F.C.
3. 1997
   Joined Newcastle United F.C.
4. 1997
   Joined England national under-21 association football team
5. 1998
   Joined Sheffield United F.C.
6. 1999
   Joined Huddersfield Town A.F.C.
7. 2000
   Joined Norwich City F.C.
8. 2000
   Joined Tranmere Rovers F.C.
9. 2001
   Joined Cardiff City F.C.
10. 2001
    Joined Tranmere Rovers F.C.
11. 2003
    Joined Grimsby Town F.C.
12. 2004
    Joined Barnet F.C.

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Bradford
• •Citizenship: United Kingdom
• •Known as: association football player
• •Sport: association football