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Ronald Hamilton (born 24 April 1945) is a retired Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Kilmarnock, St Mirren and Queen of the South as a centre forward.[1][2][3] He is best remembered for his time as player, assistant manager, coach, scout and chairman of Kilmarnock.[1] At the time of his debut as a player for Kilmarnock, Hamilton was the club's youngest ever player and the youngest post-war Scottish League First Division player.[1][4] As of June 2022, he had served as president of Ardeer Thistle for more than 30 years.[5]

Ronnie Hamilton

Personal information
Date of birth	(1945-04-24) 24 April 1945 (age 77)
Place of birth	Kilmarnock, Scotland
Position(s)	Centre forward
Youth career
0000–1961	Saxone Youth Club
1961	Kilmarnock
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1961–1966	Kilmarnock	60	(38)
1966–1971	St Mirren	102	(18)
1971–1975	Queen of the South	83	(25)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

Hamilton attended Kilmarnock Academy.[1] As of 2007, he was working as a chartered accountant.[1]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Kilmarnock	1961–62[6]	Scottish First Division	4	3	0	0	0	0	—		4	3
	1962–63[6]		11	6	1	0	0	0	—		12	6
	1963–64[6]		4	5	0	0	3	1	—		7	6
	1964–65[6]		28	15	4	1	4	3	3[lower-alpha 1]	2	39	21
	1965–66[6]		13	9	0	0	2	0	3[lower-alpha 2]	0	18	9
Career total			60	38	5	1	9	4	6	2	80	45

Honours

Kilmarnock

• Scottish League First Division: 1964–65[1][6]

St Mirren

• Scottish League Second Division: 1967–68[7]

Individual

• Kilmarnock Hall of Fame[8]

References

External links

• Ronnie Hamilton at killiefc.com

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