Derrick Vivian "Des" Hamilton was born on 15 August 1976 and is an English former professional footballer and was assistant manager of Eccleshill United.
14 Facts About Des Hamilton
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Des Hamilton started his career with his hometown club Bradford City, making his debut at the age of 17.
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Des Hamilton helped Bradford win promotion to the First Division by scoring in the 1996 Football League Second Division play-off Final.
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Des Hamilton instead signed for Newcastle United, for whom he played in both the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup.
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Des Hamilton 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.
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Des Hamilton later went on to spend five years with Non-League side Campion.
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City struggled to adapt to life in Division One the following season but Des Hamilton was attracting the scouts to Valley Parade.
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Des Hamilton was manager Kenny Dalglish's first major signing at Newcastle, having fought off competition from Middlesbrough.
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Des 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-side Juventus.
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Des Hamilton's first spell at Tranmere was cut short after he injured himself in a League Cup tie, which ruled him out for six weeks.
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Des Hamilton left St James' Park in 2001 for Cardiff City.
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Des Hamilton left Grimsby in March 2004 after his contract was terminated by mutual consent.
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Des Hamilton abruptly retired from professional football in 2004 at the age of 27.
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Des Hamilton returned home to Bradford to work where he played amateur football.