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Hamilton Academical

Full name

Hamilton Academical Football Club

Nickname(s)

The Accies

Founded

1874

Ground

New Douglas Park, Hamilton
(Capacity 5,396)

Chairman

Ronnie MacDonald

Manager

Billy Reid

League

Scottish First Division

2006-07

Scottish First Division, 4th





Home colours





Away colours

Hamilton Academical is a football club from Hamilton, Scotland. They were established in 1874 from Hamilton Academy. More commonly known as "Hamilton 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.

1 Club History
2 Current squad
3 2007/08 transfers
4 Honours
5 Club Records
6 Managers since 1914
7 Managerial stats since 1999
8 Famous players
9 Scottish Player of the Year Awards
10 Local Derbies
11 Famous Fans
12 Books
13 External links

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, and sell the land to make way for a retail park. 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.

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No.		Position	Player
		GK	Tomas Cerny
		GK	Bryn Halliwell
		DF	Brian Easton
		DF	David Elebert
		DF	Grant Evans
		DF	James Gibson
		DF	Mark McLaughlin
		DF	Tom Parratt
		DF	Tony Stevenson
		DF	Chris Swailes
		DF	Stuart Taylor
		MF	Kevin Davison (On loan to Berwick Rangers)

No.		Position	Player
		MF	James McArthur
		MF	James McCarthy
		MF	Simon Mensing (On loan from Motherwell)
		MF	Alex Neil
		FW	Mark Gilhaney
		FW	David Graham (On loan from Gretna)
		FW	Paul McLeod (On loan to Alloa Athletic)
		FW	Richard Offiong
		FW	Brian Wake
		FW	Roman Wallner (On loan from Falkirk)
		FW	David Winters

In:

Date	Player	Position	From
July 2007	Kevin Davison	MF	Gretna
August 2007	Tomas Cerny	GK	SK Sigma Olomouc (Czech Republic)
August 2007	Nicky Wroe	MF	Barnsley (England)

Out:

Date	Player	Position	To	Debut	Appearances (as sub)	Goals (clean sheets)
July 2007	Raymond Jellema	GK	Alloa Athletic	October 2003	26 (3)	00 (11)
July 2007	Nathan Taylor	FW	Released	January 2007	00 (1)	00
August 2007	David Dimilta	MF	Albion Rovers	December 2006	00 (1)	00
August 2007	Nicky Wroe	MF	York City (England)	August 2007	01 (0)	00
October 2007	Neil Teggart	FW	Released	August 2007	02 (0)	00
November 2007	Marc McJimpsey	MF	Released	January 2006	02 (3)	00

Sources: acciesfc.co.uk and soccerbase.com

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
Scottish 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

Record Attendances: 28,690 v Heart of Midlothian, 1937 (Douglas Park) and 4,975 v St. Johnstone, 28th April 2007 (New 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)

Alex Raisbeck, 1914 - 1922
David Buchanon, 1922 - 1923
Scott Duncan, 1923 - 1925
Willie McAndrew, 1925 - 1946
Jimmy McStay, 1946 - 1951
Andrew Wylie, 1951 - 1953
Jacky Cox, 1953 - 1956
John Lowe, 1956 - 1958
Andy Paton, 1959 - 1968
John Crines, 1968 - 1969
Billy Lamont, 1969 (Player/Manager)
Tommy Ewing, 1969 - 1970
Bobby Shearer, 1970-1971
Ronnie Simpson, 1971 - 1972
Billy Lamont, 1972 (Caretaker)
Eric Smith, 1972 - 1978

Davie McParland, 1978 - 1982
John Blackley, 1982 - 1983
Bertie Auld, 1983 - 1984
John Lambie, 1984 - 1988
Jim Dempsey, 1988 - 1989
George Miller, 1989 (Caretaker)
John Lambie, 1989 - 1990
George Miller, 1990 (Caretaker)
Billy McLaren, 1990 - 1992
Iain Munro, 1992 - 1996
Sandy Clark, 1996 - 1998
Colin Miller, 1998 - 1999 (Player/Manager)
Ally Dawson, 1999 - 2002
Chris Hillcoat, 2002 - 2003
Allan Maitland, 2003 - 2005
Billy Reid, 2005 - present

Hamilton Academical manager biographies

As of 25 September 2007.

Name	From	To	Games	Won	Lost	Drawn	Win%
Dawson, AllyAlly Dawson	1999	2002	125	48	36	41	38.40
Hillcoat, ChrisChris Hillcoat	2002	2003	45	15	16	14	33.33
Maitland, AllanAllan Maitland	2003	2005	85	34	29	22	40.00
Reid, BillyBilly Reid	2005	Present	103	45	25	33	43.69