Neville Hamilton

Neville Hamilton

Personal information
Full name	Neville Roy Hamilton
Date of birth	19 April 1960(1960-04-19)
Place of birth	Leicester, England
Date of death	9 February 2009(2009-02-09) (aged 48)
Place of death	Leicester, England
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1977-1979	Leicester City	4	(0)
1979-1981	Mansfield Town	89	(4)
1981-1984	Rochdale	74	(5)
1984	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Neville Hamilton (19 April 1960 – 9 February 2009) was an English footballer and coach.

Hamilton, a native of Leicester, began his career at his hometown club Leicester City, making his debut against Manchester United on 27 December 1977.^[1][2] He went on to play five first-team games for Leicester, before leaving to join Mansfield Town in January 1979. Hamilton would go on to play 89 matches for the Stags in two-and-a-half seasons at Field Mill.

In August 1981, Hamilton joined Rochdale, where he spent three seasons, and in the summer of 1984, he joined Wolverhampton Wanderers. However, he never played a competitive match for Wolves, and was forced to retire from the game after suffering a heart attack during pre-season training in 1984.^[3]

After his enforced departure from the playing side of the game, Hamilton became a coach. He returned to his first club Leicester City, where he was became part of the club's youth department, helping to shape the careers of players like Emile Heskey and Richard Stearman.^[1]

Hamilton died on 9 February 2009 at Glenfield Hospital in Leicester, aged 48. He had been hospitalised for a while, and had heart surgery the week before his death.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Neville will be remembered, says Lineker, Leicester Mercury (10 February 2009). Retrieved on 10 February 2009.
2. ^ Leicester City 1977-78 fixtures and results, soccerbase.com
3. ^ Former Dale player Hamilton dies, Rochdale Online (10 February 2009). Retrieved on 10 February 2009.

Persondata
Name	Hamilton, Neville
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	19 April 1960
Place of birth	Leicester, England
Date of death	9 February 2009
Place of death	Leicester, England