Hamilton Academical
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| Basic data | |||
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| Surname | Hamilton Academical Football Club | ||
| Seat | Hamilton , Scotland | ||
| founding | 1874 | ||
| Colours | Red White | ||
| president | Ronnie MacDonald | ||
| Website | hamiltonacciesfc.co.uk | ||
| First soccer team | |||
| Head coach | Martin Canning | ||
| Venue | New Douglas Park | ||
| Places | 6,078 | ||
| league | Scottish Premiership | ||
| 2019/20 | 11th place (quotient regulation) | ||
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Hamilton Academical (officially: Hamilton Academical Football Club ) is a professional football club from Hamilton , Scotland . The association was founded in 1874.
The Accies have played at New Douglas Park since 2001 , which was built on the site of the old Douglas Park and was home to Hamilton between 1888 and 1994. In 1971 the club attracted international attention when it signed three Polish players as the first club from Great Britain to sign footballers from the Eastern Bloc . In 2008 the club managed to return to the top division, the Scottish Premier League, after 20 years . At the end of the 2010/11 season, Hamilton was relegated in last place, but was able to repeat the success of 2008 in the 2013/14 season and has played in the Scottish House of Lords since the 2014/15 season.
successes
- Scottish League Challenge Cup : 1992 , 1993
- Scottish First Division : 1985/86 , 1987/88 , 2007/08
- Scottish Division Two : 1903/04
- Scottish Third Division : 2000/01
Known players
All coaches (1914 to today)
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Alex Raisbeck , 1914-1922 -
David Buchanon, 1922-1923
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Scott Duncan , 1923-1925
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Willie McAndrew, 1925-1946
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Jimmy McStay, 1946-1951
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Andrew Wylie, 1951-1953
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Jacky Cox, 1953-1956
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John Lowe, 1956-1958
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Andy Paton, 1959-1968
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John Crines, 1968-1969
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Billy Lamont, 1969 (player / manager)
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Tommy Ewing, 1969-1970
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Bobby Shearer , 1970-1971
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Ronnie Simpson , 1971-1972
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Billy Lamont, 1972 (Caretaker)
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Eric Smith, 1972-1978
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Davie McParland, 1978-1982
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John Blackley, 1982-1983
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Bertie Auld , 1983-1984
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John Lambie, 1984-1988
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Jim Dempsey, 1988-1989
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George Miller, 1989 (Caretaker)
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John Lambie, 1989-1990
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George Miller, 1990 (Caretaker)
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Billy McLaren, 1990-1992
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Iain Munro, 1992-1996
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Sandy Clark, 1996-1998
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Colin Miller, 1998–1999 (player / coach) -
Ally Dawson, 1999-2002
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Chris Hillcoat, 2002-2003
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Allan Maitland, 2003-2005
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Billy Reid, 2005 – present