Ian Hamilton

[Muttley]

Just seen on Paul Devlins Facebook that former Blade Ian Hamilton has passed away.

 

[BalticBlade]

Sad news this morning of the death of former Blades player Ian Hamilton at the age of 55.

I'm having a bit of a mental block and don't actually remember him playing for us, but apparently he played for us between 1998 and 2000.

West Brom promotion-winner Ian Hamilton has died, aged 55

Popular former Albion midfielder Ian Hamilton has died aged 55, the club's former players' association have confirmed.

www.expressandstar.com

 

[Sithblade]

Sad news this morning of the death of former Blades player Ian Hamilton at the age of 55.

I'm having a bit of a mental block and don't actually remember him playing for us, but apparently he played for us between 1998 and 2000.

West Brom promotion-winner Ian Hamilton has died, aged 55

Popular former Albion midfielder Ian Hamilton has died aged 55, the club's former players' association have confirmed.

www.expressandstar.com

 

[gavtheblade]

Yes I remember him, I think he was on loan the same time as a chap of the same name from Newcastle

 

[HeCanDoMagic]

Centre midfielder.

Really sad news and no age at all.

 

[Harry's Game]

Only 55

RIP

 

[Carlton Blade]

He got dog's abuse for the time he played here. Played a big part in the season we sold Deane and Fjortoft. I vividly remember getting back on the coach after the second leg defeat at the SoL and there being multiple people threatening him with violence if they saw him.

He was a bog standard second division player of the time. Not great, not horrible. Just there.

Very well liked at West Brom and by all accounts a really good bloke. RIP

 

[Carlton Blade]

Yes I remember him, I think he was on loan the same time as a chap of the same name from Newcastle

The other player was Des Hamilton. Who was black so probably hard to confuse the 2!

 

[HarryHaslam]

RIP

 

[ChipButtyBlade]

I remember Chico.

 

[Geordie Blade]

Really sad news, that. Easy to say in hindsight but I always stuck up for him on Blades United (or whatever the site was at the time). We tended to get better results with him in the team than without.

RIP.

 

[Katzenjammer]

Bloody hell, not heard that name in a while.

He was in starting XI for the second match I ever attended. A 2-1 home win v Portsmouth in 1998.

Two players from that game are no longer with us, the other one being Portsmouth goalkeeper Aaron Flahavan.

Sad and untimely news, RIP Ian.

 

[Gin&Juice]

Feel like he was scapegoated as he basically summed up the quick demise of a good team.

Anyway. Any player donning the red and white should be backed.

RIP.

 

[Jon Bon II]

RIP lad.

I always associate him with Jonathan Hunt, who we had at the same time. Hunt was possibly the worst player ever to don the red and white. Made David Frain seen like Messi.

 

[TJ blade]

I remember Chico.

I might be wrong but chico Hamilton was 72 when he died a few years back. Apologies if I'm not correct.

 

[BalticBlade]

RIP lad.

I always associate him with Jonathan Hunt, who we had at the same time. Hunt was possibly the worst player ever to don the red and white. Made David Frain seen like Messi.

I remember Hunt once went clean through on goal and just before he got to the edge of the penalty area he turned round and starting heading towards the half way line, before losing the ball.

 

[Tezza1889]

That's a blast from the past, rest in peace mate, 55 is no age... Sad news.

 

[Brewster Cost £70 million]

Rip blade

 

[Blade1959]

I might be wrong but chico Hamilton was 72 when he died a few years back. Apologies if I'm not correct.

Ian ‘Chico’ Hamilton is still alive.

 

[Tezza1889]

Sad news, that's no age is it..

 

[Houston_Blade]

I remember his running style vividly, always looked like he was trying to have a low centre of gravity.

 

[alcoblade]

I remember Hunt once went clean through on goal and just before he got to the edge of the penalty area he turned round and starting heading towards the half way line, before losing the ball.

I was about to post that he was (sadly) quite an uninfluential midfielder for us - then you mentioned Johnathon Hunt, and reset the boundaries!

Anyway, RIP Ian, very sad news.

 

[Edgar Allan Poo]

Ian ‘Chico’ Hamilton is still alive.

My god, does he know?

 

[JJ Sefton]

Sad news. Not the best player I ever saw for us.

 

[Russ]

I remember he always did his best and 60 appearances for us in that time is no mean feat.

Thoughts for his family and friends.

 

[PokerBlade]

He got dog's abuse for the time he played here. Played a big part in the season we sold Deane and Fjortoft. I vividly remember getting back on the coach after the second leg defeat at the SoL and there being multiple people threatening him with violence if they saw him.

He was a bog standard second division player of the time. Not great, not horrible. Just there.

Very well liked at West Brom and by all accounts a really good bloke. RIP

The way I remember it was that he came in around that time with big expectations because of how well liked he was at WBA. Then the club was clearly falling apart and he was a downgrade on the team of just a few months before, which obviously means a lot of fans blamed him personally for that and gave him stick.

 

[bigbirdblade]

Condolences

 

[Bladesman]

R.I.P Ian

 

[CrookesBlade]

Came from WBA as their player of the year to plug a gap in outside that Charles Green (and some injuries) had stripped bare. Fairly pedestrian midfielder if memory serves. Copped for some abuse probably because he was a step down from the players we’d had at the start of that season.

 

[Gavlar]

Don’t remember him but rip lad.