Robert "Bud" Templeton Hamilton (11 November 1903 – 7 February 1964) was an Irish professional

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. Hamilton started his career with his hometown club, Newry Town. He then moved to Scotland with

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, where he was a member of their 1929–30 'clean-sweep' team which claimed the

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championship,

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and

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.(Rangers player) Hamilton, Robert
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in 1927–28 and the league title in 1928–29 (losing in the 1929 Scottish Cup Final), and claimed one further championship medal in 1930–31. He left Ibrox in February 1933 to sign for English Division Two side,

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. In two seasons at

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he made 26 appearances before moving north of the border again to join Third Lanark (taking part in the 1936 Scottish Cup Final, a defeat to former employers Rangers),Rangers Retain Scottish Cup
The Glasgow Herald, 20 April 1936 and later moved to Morton before returning to Northern Ireland with Bangor.Bob Hamilton
Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats, 16 December 2006; accessed 6 May 2014 Whilst with Rangers, Hamilton added five

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to the Inter-League honour he had won while with Newry Town just before moving to

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. He tasted victory just once, on his debut against

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in February 1928.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hamilton, Robert 1903 births 1964 deaths Association footballers from Newry Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland Newry City F.C. players Bangor F.C. players Rangers F.C. players Bradford City A.F.C. players Third Lanark A.C. players NIFL Premiership players Scottish Football League players English Football League players Irish League representative players Greenock Morton F.C. players Pre-1950 IFA men's international footballers Men's association football defenders