Henry Gilhespy Hamilton (1887–1938) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward for various clubs in the 1900s and 1910s.
He was born in South Shields and started his professional career in December 1908 with Sheffield Wednesday before moving to Huddersfield Town in April 1910.
Swift was Southampton's first appointment as manager and promptly embarked on a spending spree, signing eleven players in six weeks.
He had problems settling in the south, however, and in March 1912 was suspended (along with Andrew Gibson) for a ꞌserious breach of club disciplineꞌ, as a result of which he was placed on the transfer list.
[2] Following his departure Saints tried several players at centre forward including Cecil Christmas and Leonard Dawe before finally settling on Percy Prince.