Hamill (11) playing against Northern Ireland in May 2009
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 18 December 1971 | ||
Place of birth | Scotland | ||
Playing position | Winger, Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Celtic | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
Craigburn Boys Club | |||
Coltness Ladies | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Cumbernauld Ladies | |||
Stenhousemuir Ladies | |||
Kilmarnock Ladies | |||
2001 | IBV | ||
2002–2005 | Hibernian Ladies | ||
2005–2007 | Doncaster Rovers Belles | ||
2007–2008 | Hibernian Ladies | ||
2008 | Blackburn Rovers Ladies | ||
2008–2009 | Celtic | ||
2010 | Spartans Women | ||
2011 | Celtic | ||
National team‡ | |||
1992– | Scotland | 141 | (29) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:00, 20 February 2011 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:00, 20 February 2011 (UTC) |
Pauline Hamill (born 18 December 1971) is a former Scottish female international football forward who retired in 2011 while playing for Celtic in the Scottish Women's Premier League. Hamill made her senior Scotland debut in 1992 and has since amassed a record 141 appearances for the national team.
A left–sided winger or forward, Hamill has enjoyed a long career at club level with spells in Iceland and England. She was the first woman to reach 100 caps for Scotland and retired having made the most appearances for the Scottish national team of any player, male or female.
Brought up in Airdrie, Hamill played for Craigburn Boys U-12s and Coltness Ladies before commencing her senior career with 13 years at Cumbernauld Ladies.
Playing for Stenhousemuir in 1999–00, Hamill failed to score in a 9–0 Scottish Women's Cup final win over Clyde.
After switching to Kilmarnock Ladies, Hamill spent the 2001 summer season in Iceland with IBV and scored 16 goals in the Úrvalsdeild. Back with Kilmarnock for the following season, Hamill scored in the Ayrshire club's 2-0 Women's Scottish Cup final win over local rivals Ayr United.
Hamill then joined Hibernian Ladies and, in July 2004, made her debut in European club competition with the Hibees. In summer 2005 Hamill signed for English Premier League team Doncaster Rovers Belles, where she impressed as a goalscoring midfielder. After a short spell back with Hibernian, Hamill returned to England in January 2008 and finished 2007–08 with Blackburn Rovers Ladies.