William Hamilton Punton (born 9 May 1934) is a Scottish former footballer and manager.
Born in Ormiston, East Lothian, Punton was a left-sided winger who played for Portadown before signing for Newcastle United in February 1954.
[1] He made his Football League debut in April 1954 against Manchester City, but did not appear in the first team again for almost 18 months.
At the end of his playing career, Punton moved into management, spending 20 years in charge of Great Yarmouth Town.
He later became manager of Diss Town, leading them to victory in the FA Vase final in 1994, beating Taunton Town 2-1 after Extra time with the Diss goals scored by Paul Gibbs from a penalty and the winner from Peter Mendham.