Colin Hampton

Colin Hampton
Personal information
Full name Colin McKenzie Hampton[1]
Date of birth (1888-09-01)1 September 1888[1]
Place of birth Brechin, Scotland
Date of death 17 January 1968(1968-01-17) (aged 79)[2]
Place of death Stracathro, Scotland[2]
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[3]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Brechin Arnot
–1906 Brechin Hearts
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1906–1907 Brechin Rovers
1907–1909 Brechin City
1909–1914 Motherwell 134 (0)
1914–1925 Chelsea 79 (0)
1925 Brechin City 9 (0)
1925–1926 Crystal Palace 3 (0)
International career
1912 Scottish League XI 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Colin Hampton MM (1 September 1888 – 17 January 1968) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Chelsea and Crystal Palace.[1] He also played in the Scottish League for Motherwell and hometown club Brechin City.[4] He made one appearance for the Scottish League XI in 1912.[5]

Personal life

Hampton's second cousin Harry was also a footballer and the pair played together at Brechin City.[6] In August 1915, one year since the outbreak of the First World War, Hampton enlisted in the Royal Field Artillery, but by December he had become a gunner in the Motor Machine Gun Service.[7] Three months later he was promoted to corporal while serving with the 28th Battery.[2] By 1918 he had risen to the rank of sergeant and was serving as a machine gunner in the Machine Gun Corps (Motors) in Mesopotamia.[8] Hampton was taken prisoner by the Ottoman Army later that year when his armoured car was wrecked by shellfire.[8] During the march to Constantinople, he and his fellow prisoners were released after the armistice was declared and he was awarded the Military Medal in 1919.[7] He was demobilised in May 1919.[8] After the war, Hampton ran a confectionery shop in Brechin and worked in a factory in Coventry and as a special constable during the Second World War.[9] He died of emphysema at Stracathro Hospital in January 1968.[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Motherwell 1909–10[4] Scottish First Division 4 0 0 0 4 0
1910–11[4] 32 0 4 0 36 0
1911–12[4] 32 0 6 0 38 0
1912–13[4] 31 0 3 0 34 0
1913–14[4] 35 0 4 0 39 0
Total 134 0 17 0 151 0
Chelsea 1913–14[10] First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
1914–15[10] 1 0 0 0 1 0
1919–20[10] 15 0 0 0 15 0
1920–21[10] 6 0 0 0 6 0
1921–22[10] 9 0 0 0 9 0
1922–23[10] 25 0 3 0 28 0
1923–24[10] 22 0 0 0 22 0
Total 79 0 3 0 82 0
Brechin City 1925–26[4] Scottish Third Division 9 0 3 0 12 0
Career total 222 0 23 0 245 0

Honours

Motherwell

Chelsea

References

  1. ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 125. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Colin Hampton | Chelsea Player Profile". Stamford-Bridge.com The History of Chelsea FC. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  3. ^ Achates (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Chelsea". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  5. ^ "1886–1917". Motherwell FC. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  6. ^ "Brechin City: the Early Years Chapter 3". Alex Wood Education Consultant and Genealogist. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  7. ^ a b "Brechin City – 1916–17" (PDF). Scotland's War. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  8. ^ a b c "Colin Hampton". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  9. ^ "Brechin City Football Club". www.brechincity.com. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g "Colin Hampton". 11v11.com. Retrieved 18 June 2017.