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English manager and former footballer

Derrick Vivian "Des" Hamilton (born 15 August ) is an English former professional footballer and was assistant manager of Eccleshill United.

As a player he played as a midfielder from to He started his career with his hometown club Bradford City, making his debut at the age of He helped Bradford win promotion to the First Division by scoring in the Football League Second Division play-off final.

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He left Bradford less than a year later for a club record £2m having played more than career games. He instead signed for Newcastle United, for whom he played in both the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup. However, he was restricted to just 12 league games in five seasons and spent time on loan with four other clubs.

He moved on to Cardiff City and Grimsby Town, but after a brief spell at Barnet for whom he never played, he retired from professional football age of He later went on to spend five years with Non-League side Campio