Des Hamilton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Derrick "Lee Macarron" Hamilton | ||
| Date of birth | 15 August 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Bradford, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bradford City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1997 | Bradford City | 88 | (5) |
| 1997–2001 | Newcastle United | 12 | (0) |
| 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) |
| Total | 181 | (6) | |
| National team | |||
| 1997 | England U21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Derrick Vivian "Des" Hamilton (born 15 August 1976) is an English retired professional footballer. He was a midfielder, who played most notably for Bradford City which counted for nearly half his career appearances and in the Premier League with Newcastle United. He also won one England under-21 cap.
Hamilton started his career with his hometown club Bradford City, making his debut at the age of 17 in 1994. 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 at the age of 27.
Born in Bradford, Hamilton came through the youth ranks at Bradford City as a promising youngster. He made his debut, aged 17, in the league at home to Barnet 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 from Division Two in 1995–96. He scored in the play-off semi-finals at Blackpool as City turned round a 2–0 first leg deficit into a 3–2 aggregate win before scoring the club's first goal at Wembley Stadium in the 2–0 play-off final victory over Notts County.
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