Colin Hampton

Colin Hampton MM (1 September 1888 – 17 January 1968) was a Scottish professional football goalkeeper who played 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]

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
0000–1906 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)
National team
1912 Scottish League XI 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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 into 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
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. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 125. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. "Colin Hampton | Chelsea Player Profile | Stamford-Bridge.com The History of Chelsea FC". stamford-bridge.com. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  3. Achates (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Chelsea". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
  4. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  5. "Motherwell FC – 1886–1917". www.motherwellfc.co.uk. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  6. "Brechin City: the Early Years CHAPTER 3 «  Alex Wood.Education Consultant and Genealogist". www.alexwood.org.uk. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  7. "Scotland's War – Brechin City – 1916–17" (PDF). p. 2. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  8. "Colin Hampton | Football and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  9. "Brechin City Football Club". www.brechincity.com. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  10. "Colin Hampton". 11v11.com. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
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