2024–25 Hamilton Academical F.C. season
| 2024–25 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | John Brown (until 29 October) Jock Brown (from 29 October) | ||
| Manager | John Rankin | ||
| Stadium | New Douglas Park | ||
| Scottish Championship | 8th | ||
| Scottish Cup | Third round | ||
| League Cup | Group stage | ||
| Challenge Cup | Fourth round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Oli Shaw (8) All: Oli Shaw (12) | ||
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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 Referee: Dan McFarlane |
| 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 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
| 24 August 2024 4 | Hamilton Academical | 1–0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Hamilton |
| 15:00 | Tumilty 26' |
Report | Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 2,022 Referee: Calum Scott |
| 31 August 2024 5 | Hamilton Academical | 2–2 | Airdrieonians | Hamilton |
| 15:00 | Shaw 47', 77' |
Report | Reid 80' Aiken 87' |
Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 1,525 Referee: Grant Irvine |
| 14 September 2024 6 | Livingston | 3–0 | Hamilton Academical | Livingston |
| 15:00 | Pittman 56' Muirhead 81', 87' |
Report | Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Attendance: 1,241 Referee: Duncan Williams |
| 21 September 2024 7 | Raith Rovers | 3–3 | Hamilton Academical | Kirkcaldy |
| 15:00 | Stevenson 15' Pollock 36'Easton 54' |
Report | O'Hara 2 pen.' Smith 79'Shaw 90+4' |
Stadium: Stark's Park Attendance: 3,322 Referee: Lloyd Wilson |
| 28 September 2024 8 | Hamilton Academical | 1–0 | Partick Thistle | Hamilton |
| 15:00 | Kilday 56' |
Report | Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 1,677 Referee: David Dickinson |
| 5 October 2024 9 | Queen's Park | 1–0 | Hamilton Academical | Glasgow |
| 15:00 | Turner 62' |
Report | Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 1,259 Referee: Dan McFarlane |
| 18 October 2024 10 | Hamilton Academical | 1–3 | Falkirk | Hamilton |
| 19:45 | Henderson 47' |
Report | Maguire 5 o.g.' Miller 29'Spencer 34' |
Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 1,753 Referee: Matthew MacDermid |
| 26 October 2024 11 | Hamilton Academical | 3–0 | Greenock Morton | Hamilton |
| 15:00 | Shaw 77', 81', 84' |
Report | Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 1,071 Referee: Lloyd Wilson |
| 2 November 2024 12 | Airdrieonians | 0–4 | Hamilton Academical | Airdrie |
| 15:00 | Report | Smith 3' Graham 9 o.g.'O'Hara 54'McGowan 82' |
Stadium: Excelsior Stadium Attendance: 1,501 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 9 November 2024 13 | Hamilton Academical | 1–3 | Livingston | Hamilton |
| 15:00 | O'Hara 42' |
Report | May 40' Smith 50'Winter 90+2' |
Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 1,033 Referee: Grant Irvine |
| 16 November 2024 14 | Partick Thistle | 5–1 | Hamilton Academical | Airdrie |
| 15:00 | Robinson 5', 20' Graham 49', 66'Chalmers 64' |
Report | O'Hara 45' |
Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 3,845 Referee: Ross Hardie |
| 7 December 2024 15 | Dunfermline Athletic | 3–2 | Hamilton Academical | Dunfermline |
| 15:00 | M.Todd 56' Cooper 83', 88' |
Report | McGinty 74' Shaw 90+3 pen.' |
Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 4,286 Referee: Iain Snedden |
| 14 December 2024 16 | Hamilton Academical | 2–1 | Queen's Park | Hamilton |
| 15:00 | Bradley 3', 37' |
Report | Rudden 16 pen.' |
Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 1,076 Referee: Chris Graham |
| 21 December 2024 17 | Falkirk | 1–0 | Hamilton Academical | Falkirk |
| 15:00 | Morrison 80' |
Report | Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 5,532 Referee: Calum Scott |
| 28 December 2024 18 | Hamilton Academical | v | Airdrieonians | Hamilton |
| 15:00 | Stadium: New Douglas Park Referee: Chris Graham |
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 | 4–0 | Dundee United B | Hamilton |
| 19:45 | O'Hara 4', 49' MacDonald 7'Shaw 89' |
Report | Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 308 Referee: Stewart Luke |
| 11 October 2024 Fourth round | Hamilton Academical | 0–1 | Greenock Morton | Hamilton |
| 19:40 | Report | Stuparević 17 pen.' |
Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 711 Referee: Ross Hardie |
Scottish Cup
| 30 November 2024 Third round | Banks O'Dee | 1–2 | Hamilton Academical | Aberdeen |
| 15:00 | Philipson 62' |
Report | Shaw 28', 45+1' |
Stadium: Spain Park Attendance: 350 Referee: Graham Grainger |
| 18 January 2025 Fourth round | Hamilton Academical | v | Musselburgh Athletic | Hamilton |
| 15:00 | Stadium: New Douglas Park |
Squad statistics
Appearances
As of 21 December 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
|
Charlie Albinson | 16 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF |  SCO
|
Fergus Owens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SCO
|
Jackson Longridge | 13 | 0 | 7+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | SCO
|
Lee Kilday | 11 | 1 | 6+2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF |  IRL
|
Sean McGinty | 23 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0} |
| 6 | DF |  AUS
|
Dylan McGowan | 7 | 1 | 2+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | SCO
|
Euan Henderson | 23 | 2 | 9+7 | 1 | 1+3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SCO
|
Scott Martin | 21 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | SCO
|
Kevin O'Hara | 22 | 6 | 13+2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | SCO
|
Jamie Barjonas | 22 | 1 | 10+5 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | SCO
|
Steven Bradley | 20 | 3 | 5+8 | 2 | 3+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | SCO
|
Connor Smith | 13 | 2 | 11+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | SCO
|
Barry Maguire | 18 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG
|
Oludare Olufunwa | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | SCO
|
Kyle MacDonald | 14 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 18 | FW |  BUL
|
Nikolay Todorov | 19 | 0 | 1+13 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | SCO
|
Oli Shaw | 22 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0+2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | MF | SCO
|
Ben Williamson | 14 | 0 | 4+8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | ENG
|
Dean Lyness | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | SCO
|
Reghan Tumilty | 21 | 1 | 13+2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | IRL
|
Daire O'Connor | 7 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | SCO
|
Reghan Tumilty | 15 | 1 | 8+2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | SCO
|
Stuart McKinstry | 7 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | SCO
|
Liam Morgan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | SCO
|
Stephen Hendrie | 18 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | SCO
|
Aaron Eadie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Players who left the club during the 2024–25 season | |||||||||||||
| 17 | MF | SCO
|
Connor Murray | 5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | SCO
|
Jamie Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | SCO
|
Arran Preston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | SCO
|
Chris Neeson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | SCO
|
Gravine Kalala | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | GK | SCO
|
Josh Lane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | FW | SCO
|
Lewis Latona | 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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- ^ "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
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- ^ "Fulton joins the Jambos". Heart of Midlothian FC. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
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- ^ "Welcome Michael Hewitt". qosfc.com. Queen of the South FC. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Oludare Olufunwa joins Accies". Hamilton Academical FC. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "Connor Smith returns to Accies". Hamilton Academical FC. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
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- ^ a b "Jamie Smith leaves on loan". Hamilton Academical FC. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
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