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Chelsea FC Profile: Chico Hamilton

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Full Name: Ian Michael Hamilton

Born: Tuesday, 31st October 1950
Place of birth: Streatham, England
Height: 5' 9 1/2"
Died: Sunday, 19th May 2024 (aged 73)

Involvement with Chelsea:


Men's 1st Team Player from 1965 to 1968


Hamilton joined Chelsea as a junior and became the club's youngest ever player and goalscorer at 16 years, 138 days when he scored against Tottenham Hotspur on his debut, on 18 March 1967, a feat which earned comparisons with another famous Chelsea striker who also scored on his debut against Spurs – Jimmy Greaves. Thereafter he played only four more first-team games for Chelsea, spending the 1968–69 season with Southend United before moving to Aston Villa in 1968

Playing Career:


Chelsea (Jul 1965 to Jun 1968) - From Chelsea Juniors
Southend United
Aston Villa
Sheffield United
Minnesota Kicks
San Jose Earthquakes

Chelsea First-Team Career Summary

Competitive Debut: Saturday, 18th March 1967, Tottenham Hotspur 1 - 1 Chelsea

Age on debut: 16 years 4 months 15 days

Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Tuesday, 9th May 1967, Leicester City 3 - 2 Chelsea

See full chronological appearance listing HERE

Appearances

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1966 / 67 5 (2)00005 (2)
Total5 (2)00005 (2)

Goals

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1966 / 67 200002
Total200002


* oth = other competitive matches such as Full Members Cup, Charity/Community Shield, Fifa World Club Cup.
Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Chico Hamilton made 5 appearances for Chelsea, of which 2 were as a substitute.

Competitive Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
League18th Mar 1967Tottenham Hotspur11Chelsea49,553 match drawn scored 1 goal
League25th Mar 1967Chelsea21Newcastle United26,388 match won
League27th Mar 1967Blackpool02Chelsea16,186 match won Sub on 20 mins
League10th Apr 1967Chelsea02West Bromwich Albion18,448 match lost Sub on 13 mins
League9th May 1967Leicester City32Chelsea17,142 match lost scored 1 goal

Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1966 / 67 2
Total2

Non-Competitive First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
1966 / 67 2
Total2


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Chico Hamilton made 2 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Friendly28th May 1967North West All Stars05Chelsea6,400 match won
Friendly13th Jun 1967Rochester16Chelsea6,312 match won scored 2 goals

Non-First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1965 / 66 1
1966 / 67 9
1967 / 68 25 (2)
Total35 (2)

Non-First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
1965 / 66 1
1966 / 67 4
1967 / 68 6
Total11


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Chico Hamilton made 35 appearances for Chelsea, of which 2 were as a substitute.

Non-First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Youth League30th Apr 1966Chelsea42Millwallunknown match won scored 1 goal
Friendly10th Aug 1966Enfield00Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League17th Sep 1966Chelsea13Fulhamunknown match lost
Reserve League24th Sep 1966Fulham10Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League3rd Apr 1967Nottingham Forest22Chelseaunknown match drawn scored 1 goal
Reserve League17th Apr 1967Peterborough United31Chelseaunknown match lost scored 2 goals
Reserve League26th Apr 1967Southampton20Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League28th Apr 1967Chelsea42West Ham Unitedunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League1st May 1967Chelsea21Swindon Townunknown match won
Reserve League6th May 1967Tottenham Hotspur61Chelseaunknown match lost
Friendly16th Aug 1967Tooting & Mitcham10Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League19th Aug 1967Chelsea10Swindon Townunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League2nd Sep 1967Southampton42Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League9th Sep 1967Chelsea01Ipswich Townunknown match lost
Reserve League23rd Sep 1967Chelsea01Gillingham997 match lost Sub on
Reserve League30th Sep 1967Arsenal12Chelseaunknown match won
Football Combination Cup7th Oct 1967Chelsea31Northampton Townunknown match won
Football Combination Cup14th Oct 1967Peterborough United22Chelseaunknown match drawn
London Football Association Cup18th Oct 1967Millwall11Chelsea4,004 match drawn Sub on
Football Combination Cup28th Oct 1967Leicester City101Chelseaunknown match lost
Football Combination Cup15th Nov 1967Chelsea11Peterborough United500 match drawn
Football Combination Cup18th Nov 1967Northampton Town05Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League16th Dec 1967Swindon Town02Chelsea1,628 match won
Football Combination Cup19th Dec 1967Ipswich Town20Chelsea2,057 match lost
Reserve League30th Dec 1967Birmingham City01Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League6th Jan 1968Chelsea21Southamptonunknown match won scored 2 goals
Reserve League20th Jan 1968Chelsea31Walsallunknown match won
Reserve League10th Feb 1968Chelsea12Arsenalunknown match lost
Reserve League17th Feb 1968West Ham United12Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League27th Feb 1968Coventry City13Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League2nd Mar 1968Chelsea02Tottenham Hotspurunknown match lost
Reserve League9th Mar 1968Chelsea31Peterborough Unitedunknown match won
Reserve League26th Mar 1968Ipswich Town40Chelsea2,100 match lost
Reserve League27th Apr 1968Tottenham Hotspur22Chelseaunknown match drawn
Friendly7th May 1968Enfield12Chelseaunknown match won
Friendly27th Jul 1968Hitchin Town16Chelsea1,025 match won Sub on
Friendly31st Jul 1968Cambridge United13Chelseaunknown match won
Friendly3rd Aug 1968Wealdstone03Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal
Friendly5th Aug 1968Enfield31Chelseaunknown match lost scored 1 goal
Football Combination Cup17th Aug 1968Cardiff City00Chelseaunknown match drawn Sub on
Football Combination Cup24th Aug 1968Chelsea22Cardiff Cityunknown match drawn
Football Combination Cup28th Aug 1968Plymouth Argyle01Chelseaunknown match won
Football Combination Cup31st Aug 1968Bristol Rovers15Chelseaunknown match won Sub on

Chelsea Graves Society Info & External Research Links:


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Chelsea FC Player Chico Hamilton

Games Won: 2
Win Percentage: 40%
Total Bookings: 0
Times Sent Off: 0

Teammates

During his Chelsea first-team career of 5 appearances, Chico Hamilton played alongside the following 18 players (number of appearances together in the same match-day squad in brackets)

Tommy Baldwin (4)
Peter Bonetti (4)
John Boyle (4)
Charlie Cooke (1)
Joe Fascione (1)
Allan Harris (5)
Ron Harris (5)
Tony Hateley (5)
Marvin Hinton (4)
John Hollins (4)
Peter Houseman (1)
Joe Kirkup (2)
Barry Lloyd (1)
George Luke (1)
Eddie McCreadie (3)
Bobby Tambling (3)
Jim Thomson (4)
Kingsley Whiffen (1)