Pauline Hamill (born 18 December 1971) is a Scottish football coach and former international footballer, who is currently head coach of the Saudi Arabia women's national under-20 team. She retired in 2011 while playing for Celtic in the Scottish Women's Premier League. A left–sided winger or forward,[3] Hamill enjoyed a long career at club level with spells in Iceland and England.
 Hamill (11) playing against Northern Ireland in May 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 December 1971[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Motherwell, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Saudi Arabia women's U20 (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Craigburn Boys Club | |||
| Coltness Ladies | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Cumbernauld Ladies | |||
| Stenhousemuir Ladies | |||
| Kilmarnock Ladies | |||
| 2001 | ÍBV | ||
| 2002–2005 | Hibernian Ladies | ||
| 2005–2007 | Doncaster Rovers Belles | ||
| 2007–2008 | Hibernian Ladies | ||
| 2008 | Blackburn Rovers Ladies | ||
| 2008–2009 | Celtic | ||
| 2010 | Spartans Women | ||
| 2011 | Celtic | ||
| International career | |||
| 1992–2010 | Scotland[2] | 141 | (29) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010–2017 | Scotland women's U17 | ||
| 2017–2023 | Scotland women's U19 | ||
| 2023– | Saudi Arabia women's U20 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Hamill made her senior Scotland debut in 1992 and amassed 141 appearances. She was the first woman to reach 100 caps for Scotland and her total was the highest by any Scottish player, male or female, at the time of her retirement.
Club career
editBrought up in Airdrie, Hamill played for Craigburn Boys U-12s and Coltness Ladies before commencing her senior career with 13 years at Cumbernauld Ladies.[4]
Playing for Stenhousemuir in 1999–00, Hamill failed to score in a 9–0 Scottish Women's Cup final win over Clyde.[5]
After switching to Kilmarnock Ladies, Hamill spent the 2001 summer season in Iceland with ÍBV and scored 16 goals in the Úrvalsdeild.[6] Back with Kilmarnock for the following season, Hamill scored in the Ayrshire club's 2-0 Women's Scottish Cup final win over local rivals Ayr United.[7]
Hamill then joined Hibernian Ladies and, in July 2004, made her debut in European club competition with the Hibees.[1] In summer 2005 Hamill signed for English Premier League team Doncaster Rovers Belles, where she impressed as a goalscoring midfielder.[8] After a short spell back with Hibernian, Hamill returned to England in January 2008 and finished 2007–08 with Blackburn Rovers Ladies.[3]
Hamill joined Spartans ahead of the 2010 Scottish Women's Premier League season.[9] She had been playing for Celtic in the intervening period.[10] Hamill returned to Celtic for season 2011.[11]
International career
editHamill made her senior Scotland debut in a 1-0 Euro 1993 qualifier defeat to England in Walsall on 17 April 1992.[1] In August 2007 Hamill became the first female player to win 100 caps for Scotland, in a friendly against Belgium at McDiarmid Park.[12] Two months later Hamill won her 103rd cap, scoring in a 3–0 away win over Slovakia, overtaking Kenny Dalglish's record of 102 and becoming Scotland's most capped footballer of all time.[13] Her 141st and last cap for the national team was in an away draw versus Denmark in 2010; her 29th and final goal against Bulgaria two months earlier had set a record as Scotland's oldest goalscorer (aged 38 years, 183 days) which still stands.[14]
International goals
editThis section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (July 2019) |
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition | Scored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 October 2007 |  Slovakia, NTC Stadion, Senec |
Slovakia |
3–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying |  16'
|
| 2 | 10 March 2008 |  Cyprus, Alpha Sports Center, Larnaca |
 Canada |
2–0 | Friendly | 80'
|
| 3 | 28 September 2008 |  Scotland, McDiarmid Park, Perth |
Slovakia |
6–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying | 38'
|
| 4 | 26 October 2008 | Scotland, Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh |
 Russia |
2–3 | UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying | 3', 13'
|
| 5 | 30 October 2008 | Russia, Spartak Stadium, Nalchik |
Russia |
2–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying | 64'
|
| 6 | 12 March 2009 | Cyprus, GSP Stadium, Nicosia |
Russia |
2–1 | 2009 Cyprus Women's Cup | 27'
|
Coaching career
editIn July 2003 Hamill became the first ever female coach at Rangers FC, when she was appointed to a youth development role at the Murray Park training complex.[15]
In 2010, while still playing at club level, Hamill was appointed head coach of the Scotland women's under-17 squad,[16] a position she held until 2017 when she moved up to the same role with the under 19s.[16] She also headed up the SFA Women's National Academy at the University of Stirling, and holds a UEFA Pro Licence as a coach.[16]
In December 2023, Hamill was appointed as the first head coach of the newly-formed Saudi Arabia women's under-20 team.[17]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Pauline Hamill". UEFA. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
- ^ "Pauline Hamill - Women's A Squad". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
- ^ a b "Lakeland swoops for Ladies double". Blackburn Rovers FC. 30 January 2008. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
- ^ "Pauline Hamill". Youth Football Scotland. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
- ^ Ian Black (8 May 2000). "'Magoo' regrets she was unable to save the day". The Herald. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ^ Denis Polsinelli and Óskar Ó. Jónsson (15 January 2005). "Iceland - Women's Premier League 2001". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
- ^ Hervé Morard and Hans Schöggl (12 December 2008). "Scotland (Women) Cups 2001/02". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
- ^ "We are progressing - Pauline". Women's Soccer Scene. 20 October 2005. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
- ^ "Spartans snap up Scotland star". Women's Soccer Scene. 18 February 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
- ^ "PLAYER PROFILES 2010: PAULINE HAMILL". Spartans FC. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
- ^ Gillian Campbell. "Celtic Women on the goal trail". Celtic FC. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
- ^ "WOMEN'S FOOTBALL: Hamill goes Ton up . . . but at what cost?". Evening Times. 23 August 2007. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
- ^ Neil Drysdale (27 October 2007). "Princess Pauline: the new King Kenny". The Herald. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
- ^ Oldest and Youngest Players and Goal-scorers in International Football, RSSSF, 20 September 2018
- ^ Gordon Parks (2 June 1996). "Football: FIRST LADY OF MURRAY PARK; Rangers sign up female coach Pauline". Daily Record. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ^ a b c Manager profile: Pauline Hamill, Scottish Football Association
- ^ "New era as Women's U20 'Green Falcons' get their wings". Arab News. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
External links
edit- Pauline Hamill at FIFA.com
- Pauline Hamill at North Lanarkshire Sporting Hall of Fame