Hamilton Academical F.C.
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| Full name | Hamilton Academical Football Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | The Accies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | 1874 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | New Douglas Park, Hamilton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capacity | 5,396 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman |  Ronnie MacDonald |
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| Manager | Billy Reid |
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| League | Scottish League First Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005/2006 | 3rd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hamilton Academical is a football club from Hamilton, Scotland. They were established in 1874 from Hamilton Academy. Known locally as "The Accies" the team won promotion from SFL Division 2 to SFL Division 1 in the 2003-04 season. The club have played at New Douglas Park from 2001, having previously played at Douglas Park.
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[edit] Club History
Hamilton Academical FC were formed in late 1874 by the Rector and pupils of the local school, Hamilton Academy. Membership of the Scottish Football League came in November 1897 when Renton were forced to resign.
The club has reached the Scottish Cup Final twice in their history, losing to Celtic and Rangers in 1911 and 1935, respectively.
In 1971 Accies became the first football club in the United Kingdom to recruit players from behind the iron curtain when three Polish players were signed to the club amid great publicity.
Success came in the late 1980s when Hamilton was promoted to the Premier League twice (in 1986 and 1988), but both spells in the top division lasted for one season only. In 1991 and 1992 the club won the B & Q Cup (now known as the Scottish League Challenge Cup.) In 1994 new ground regulations saw the club vacate Douglas Park, their home since 1888. The club shared ground with Albion Rovers and Partick Thistle (2 spells) for the next seven years. Hamilton also endured a much publicised forced relegation to the Third at the end of the 1999-2000 season. The club's fortunes have since turned: in the 2001-02 season the club finally returned to Hamilton to a stadium just yards from the old site, and also secured a place in Division One for the 2004-05 season. They are now considered one of the better Division One teams.
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[edit] Current squad
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[edit] Honours
- Division One: Champions 1985-86, 1987-88
- Division Two: Champions 1903-04 Runners-up 1952-53, 1964-65, 1996-97, 2003-04
- Division Three: Champions 2000-01
- Scottish Cup: Runners-up 1910-11, 1934-35
- League Challenge Cup: Winners 1991-92, 1992-93 Runners-Up: 2005-06
- Reserve League Cup: Winners 1983-84 Runners-Up: 1992-93
- Second XI Cup: Winners 1933-34
- Reserve League West Champions 1997-98
- Lanarkshire Cup: Winners 11 times
[edit] Club Records
- Record Attendance: 28,690 v Heart of Midlothian, 1937 (Douglas Park)
- Record Victory: 11-1 v Chryston, 1885
- Record Defeat: 1-11 v Hibernian, 1965
- Most League Goals in a Season: 35, David Wilson, 1936-37
- Most International Caps: 29, Colin Miller, (Canada)
[edit] Managers since 1924
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[edit] Famous players
- Robert Howe
- James King
- Colin Miller
- Other notable Hamilton Academical players
[edit] Scottish Player of the Year Awards
- 1985-86 First Division Player of the Year: John Brogan
- 1987-88 First Division Player of the Year: Alex Taylor
- 1996-97 Second Division Player of the Year: Paul Ritchie
[edit] Scottish Programme of the Year Awards
- National Winners: 1974-75, 1977-78, 1978-79, 1981-82
- First Division Winners: 1975-76, 1976-77, 1977-78, 1978-79, 1980-81, 1981-82, 1983-84, 1987-88 (with Clydebank)
- Second Division Winners: 1973-74, 1974-75, 2001-02
[edit] Local Derbies
Below is a list of the club's main local rivals:
[edit] Famous Fans
[edit] Books
- Peter McLeish (1997). Hamilton Academical Who's Who: 1946/47-1996/97. Soccerdata. ISBN 1-899468-80-3.
[edit] External links
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