2024–25 Hamilton Academical F.C. season
| 2024–25 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | John Brown | ||
| Manager | John Rankin | ||
| Stadium | New Douglas Park | ||
| League Cup | Group stage | ||
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The 2024–25 season is Hamilton Academical's first season back in the second tier of Scottish football, following their promotion from League One at the end of the 2023–24 season. Hamilton will also compete in the League Cup, Challenge Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Summary
The 2024–25 sees Hamilton celebrate their 150th anniversary.[1]
Results and fixtures
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pre-season and friendlies
| 29 June 2024 Friendly | Hamilton Academical XI | 4–0 | Cumbernauld Colts | Hamilton |
| 12:30 BST | Kilday  6', 32'Martin 42'Cameron 83' |
Stadium: New Douglas Park |
| 29 June 2024 Friendly | Hamilton Academical XI | 2–0 | Gala Fairydean Rovers | Hamilton |
| 15:30 BST | Kalala 65' 80' |
Stadium: New Douglas Park |
| 6 July 2024 Friendly | Kelty Hearts | 2–1 | Hamilton Academical | Kelty |
| 15:00 BST | Johnston 74' |
Shaw |
Stadium: New Central Park |
Scottish Championship
| 3 August 2024 1 | Hamilton Academical | 0–2 | Ayr United | Hamilton |
| 15:00 | Martin  68' |
Report | Stanger 18' Dowds 72' |
Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 1,468 Referee: Lloyd Wilson |
| 10 August 2024 2 | Greenock Morton | 0–0 | Hamilton Academical | Greenock |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium: Cappielow Attendance: 1,866 |
| 17 August 2024 3 | Ayr United | 3–2 | Hamilton Academical | Ayr |
| 15:00 | Murphy 8' Rus 51'Oakley 66' |
Report | Shaw 27' Barjonas 38' |
Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 2,846 |
| 24 August 2024 4 | Hamilton Academical | 1–0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Hamilton |
| 15:00 | Tumilty 26' |
Report | Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 2,022 |
| 31 August 2024 5 | Hamilton Academical | v | Airdrieonians | Hamilton |
| 15:00 | Stadium: New Douglas Park |
Scottish League Cup
Group stage
| 13 July 2024 1 | Hamilton Academical | 0–0 (2–4 p) | Stirling Albion | Hamilton |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 668 Referee: Lloyd Wilson |
| 20 July 2024 2 | Stranraer | 0–3 | Hamilton Academical | Stranraer |
| 15:00 | Report | Bradley 34' MacDonald 54'Henderson 86' |
Stadium: Stair Park Attendance: 438 Referee: Peter Stuart |
| 23 July 2024 3 | Hamilton Academical | 1–2 | Ross County | Hamilton |
| 19:45 | Shaw 6' |
Report | Hale 25' White 28' |
Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 561 Referee: Matthew McDermid |
| 27 July 2024 4 | Raith Rovers | 1–1 (5–3 p) | Hamilton Academical | Kirkcaldy |
| 15:00 | Kilday 61 o.g.' |
Report | McGinty 56' |
Stadium: Stark's Park Attendance: 1,910 Referee: Chris Graham |
Scottish Challenge Cup
| 3 September 2024 Third round | Hamilton Academical | v | Dundee United B | Hamilton |
| 19:45 | Stadium: New Douglas Park |
Squad statistics
Appearances
As of 24 August 2024[2]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | League Cup | Challenge Cup | Scottish Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  ENG
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Charlie Albinson | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF |  SCO
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Jackson Longridge | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | SCO
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Lee Kilday | 5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF |  IRL
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Sean McGinty | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0} |
| 6 | DF |  AUS
|
Dylan McGowan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | SCO
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Euan Henderson | 8 | 1 | 1+3 | 0 | 1+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SCO
|
Scott Martin | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | SCO
|
Kevin O'Hara | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | SCO
|
Jamie Barjonas | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | SCO
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Steven Bradley | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | SCO
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Barry Maguire | 8 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | SCO
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Kyle MacDonald | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | SCO
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Connor Murray | 5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW |  BUL
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Nikolay Todorov | 7 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | SCO
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Oli Shaw | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | SCO
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Ben Williamson | 5 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | ENG
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Dean Lyness | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | SCO
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Reghan Tumilty | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | IRL
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Daire O'Connor | 5 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | SCO
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Fergus Owens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | SCO
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Cian Newbury | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | SCO
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Liam Morgan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | SCO
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Stephen Hendrie | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0} |
| 44 | FW | SCO
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Lewis Latona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | FW | SCO
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Gravine Kalala | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | GK | SCO
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Josh Lane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left the club during the 2024–25 season | |||||||||||||
| 31 | GK | SCO
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Jamie Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | SCO
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Chris Neeson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | DF | SCO
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Arran Preston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Team statistics
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Raith Rovers | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 21 | |
| 7 | Greenock Morton | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 21 | −6 | 19 | |
| 8 | Hamilton Academical | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 18 | |
| 9 | Dunfermline Athletic | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 22 | −8 | 15 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
| 10 | Airdrieonians | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 36 | −28 | 6 | Relegation to League One |
Updated to match(es) played on 21 December 2024. Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[4]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[4]
League Cup table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ROS | RAI | HAM | STI | STR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ross County | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 12 | Qualification for the second round | — | 2–1 | — | 3–0 | — | |
| 2 | Raith Rovers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 8 | — | — | p1–1 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | Hamilton Academical | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | 1–2 | — | — | 0–0p | — | ||
| 4 | Stirling Albion | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 4 | — | 0–3 | — | — | p2–2 | ||
| 5 | Stranraer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 1 | 1–3 | — | 0–3 | — | — |
Source: [5]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[6]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[6]
Transfers
Players in
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Players out
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Loans in
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Loans out
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References
- ^ "Let's all commit to Accies in 2024–25". Hamilton Academical FC. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Hamilton FC Player Appearances". soccerbase.com. Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "Championship Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ "Summary - League Cup Group H". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "Charlie Albinson becomes our first summer signing". Hamilton Academical FC. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Barry Maguire becomes our second summer signing". Hamilton Academical FC. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Steven Bradley makes it three summer signings". Hamilton Academical FC. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Sean McGinty makes it four summer signings". Hamilton Academical FC. 16 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Oli Shaw makes it five summer signings". Hamilton Academical FC. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "Nikolay Todorov joins Accies". Hamilton Academical FC. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "Daire O'Connor joins Accies". Hamilton Academical FC. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Lewis Smith is a Lion!". Livingston FC. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ a b "End of Season Summary". Hamilton Academical FC. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Fulton joins the Jambos". Heart of Midlothian FC. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ "Joel Mumbongo signs for the Sons". Dumbarton FC. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "New Signing: Marley Redfern". Clyde FC. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Retained and Released list". hamiltonacciesfc.co.uk. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "A summer signing with a Winter feel to it..." Livingston FC. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Michael Hewitt departs to join QOTS". hamiltonacciesfc.co.uk. Hamilton Academical FC. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Welcome Michael Hewitt". qosfc.com. Queen of the South FC. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Jamie Smith leaves on loan". Hamilton Academical FC. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Jamie Smith leaves on loan". Hamilton Academical FC. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.