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 information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Colin McKenzie Hampton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 September 1888[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Brechin, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 17 January 1968 (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 | |||
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
| 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
- Lanarkshire Cup: 1911–12[2]
Chelsea
- London Challenge Cup: 1919–20[2]