Alex Hamill (footballer, born 1912)

Scottish footballer

Alex Hamill
Personal information
Full name	Alexander Hamill
Date of birth	1912
Place of birth	Dumbarton, Scotland
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s)	Centre forward, right half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Hamilton Welfare
0000–1930	Renton Thistle
1930–1935	Cowdenbeath	151	(38)
1935–1936	Blackburn Rovers	21	(4)
1936–1937	Barnsley	24	(4)
1938	Carlisle United	25	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexander Hamill was a Scottish professional footballer who made over 150 appearances as a centre forward in the Scottish League for Cowdenbeath. He also played in the Football League for Carlisle United, Barnsley and Blackburn Rovers. After retiring as a player, he was a member of the committee at Dunnikier Colliery Juniors and served Raith Rovers as chief scout for 25 years.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Cowdenbeath	1930–31	Scottish First Division	34	3	5	1	39	4
	1931–32		25	2	2	0	27	2
	1932–33		33	10	2	0	35	10
	1933–34		28	8	3	1	31	9
	1934–35	Scottish Second Division	31	15	1	0	32	15
Career total			151	38	13	2	164	40

Honours

Cowdenbeath Hall of Fame

References

^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 124. ISBN 978-1905891610.
"Blackburn Rovers. Search for inside man". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. x – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Alex Hamill". Cowdenbeath FC – Blue Brazil Online. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.

v t e Cowdenbeath F.C. – Hall of Fame inductees
Players	Adamson H. Allan R. Allan Archibald Armstrong R. Birrell W. Birrell Bostock G. Brown J. Brown Buchanan Buckley Burns Cairns Callaghan Cowan Curle Devlin Dickson Drummond Dryburgh Edwards Falconer Frame Geddes Gildea Gilfillan Glancy Gomis Grant Hamill Hay Hemmings Henderson Hendren Hughes Jack Jones Jordan Kinnell Laing Lancaster Law Leonard Liddle Lindsay Mackenzie Malone Mbu McArthur McDowell McGarr McGlashan McGregor McLauchlan Menzies Mercer Middleton Mowbray Murphy Murray Paatelainen J. Paterson W. Paterson Philp Ja. Pollock Jo. Pollock Pullar Quinn Rankin Rankine Reid Renfrew Ritchie J. Robertson P. Robertson Ross R. Russell T. Russell Smith Steele G. Stewart W. Stewart Tait Taylor Turnbull Venters Walker Wall Walls Ward Wilson Winter Wright Yardley
Managers	Duncan Harrow Levein Matthew Rolland

Cowdenbeath F.C. – Hall of Fame inductees

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Managers

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