The 2016–17 season was the club's third season in the Scottish Premiership. Hamilton also competed in the Scottish Cup and the League Cup.[1] Hamilton secured their top flight status for the 2017–18 season by beating Dundee United 1–0 on aggregate in the Premiership play-off final.
| 2016–17 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Les Gray | ||
| Manager | Martin Canning | ||
| Stadium | New Douglas Park | ||
| Scottish Premiership | 11th | ||
| Scottish Cup | Quarter-final | ||
| Scottish League Cup | Second round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Ali Crawford (8) All: Ali Crawford (10) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 5,292 vs. Rangers, Premiership, 16 December 2016 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 764 vs. Livingston, League Cup, 30 July 2016 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 2,439 | ||
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Summary edit
Management edit
The club began the 2016–17 season under the continued management of Martin Canning who also extended his own playing contract, staying as the player-manager for the club.[2]
After saving the club from relegation through the play-offs, manager Martin Canning thanked the board for sticking with him throughout the season.[3]
Results & fixtures edit
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Scottish Premiership edit
| 6 August 2016 1 | Rangers | 1–1 | Hamilton Academical | Ibrox Stadium |
| 12:30 | Waghorn  62' |
BBC SPFL |
Crawford 30' Devlin  35'Sarris 37' Kurakins 39' Crawford 45'Donati 53' |
Attendance: 49,125 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 13 August 2016 2 | Hamilton Academical | 1–2 | Kilmarnock | SuperSeal Stadium |
| 15:00 | Longridge 26' Gillespie 75' |
BBC SPFL |
Boyd 71' Coulibaly 73'Green 51'Boyle 52'McKenzie 89' |
Attendance: 2,228 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 19 August 2016 3 | Dundee | 1–1 | Hamilton Academical | Dens Park |
| 19:45 | O'Hara 17' Etxabeguren 42' |
BBC SPFL |
Lyon 13' Lyon 62'Donati 74' |
Attendance: 5,287 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 27 August 2016 4 | Hamilton Academical | 1–0 | Ross County | SuperSeal Stadium |
| 15:00 | Imrie 74' Redmond 62'Gillespie 63'Docherty 70' |
BBC SPFL |
McEveley 26' Quinn 87' |
Attendance: 1,609 Referee: Greg Aitken |
| 10 September 2016 5 | Hearts | 3–1 | Hamilton Academical | Tynecastle Stadium |
| 15:00 | Walker 69' 81' (pen.) Nicholson 90'Watt 30'Paterson 87'Rossi 49' |
BBC SPFL |
Crawford 50' Want 80'Imrie 81'Crawford 90' |
Attendance: 15,947 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 17 September 2016 6 | Motherwell | 4–2 | Hamilton Academical | Fir Park |
| 15:00 | Moult 8', 13', 21', 50' (pen.) McManus 79'Lasley 88'Clay 90' |
BBC SPFL |
Crawford 36', 64' Donati 23'Gillespie 54'Imrie 75'Devlin 80' |
Attendance: 4,514 Referee: William Collum |
| 25 September 2016 7 | Hamilton Academical | 1–1 | St Johnstone | SuperSeal Stadium |
| 15:00 | Docherty 37' Donati 58'Doherty 63'MacKinnon 70'Seaborne 78'Crawford 90' |
BBC SPFL |
Craig 82' Davidson 33' |
Attendance: 1,705 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 1 October 2016 8 | Hamilton Academical | 1–1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | SuperSeal Stadium |
| 15:00 | D'Acol 18' Imrie 85' |
BBC SPFL |
Polworth 90' Doumbouya 61' |
Attendance: 1,611 Referee: Barry Cook |
| 15 October 2016 9 | Partick Thsitle | 2–2 | Hamilton Academical | Firhill Stadium |
| 15:00 | Edwards 21' Lindsay 42'Gordon 54' |
BBC SPFL |
Donati 14' Brophy 83'Sarris 39'Doherty 57' |
Attendance: 2,843 Referee: Greg Aitken |
| 25 October 2016 10 | Hamilton Academical | 1–0 | Aberdeen | SuperSeal Stadium |
| 19:45 | D'Acol 6' (pen.) |
BBC SPFL |
Attendance: 2,315 Referee: William Collum |
| 29 October 2016 11 | Hamilton Academical | 0–1 | Dundee | SuperSeal Stadium |
| 15:00 | Imrie 56' Kurtaj 72' |
BBC SPFL |
McGowan 62' Hateley 32' |
Attendance: 1,853 Referee: Stephen Finch |
| 5 November 2016 12 | Kilmarnock | 0–0 | Hamilton Academical | Rugby Park |
| 15:00 | Burn 37' Jones 51' |
Report | Gillespie 5' Sarris 77' |
Attendance: 3,387 Referee:  Euan Anderson |
| 21 November 2016 13 | Hamilton Academical | 3–3 | Heart of Midlothian | SuperSeal Stadium |
| 19:45 | Crawford 24' 90+3' Bingham 46' 68' |
Report | Walker 8' 73' (pen.) Paterson 86'Öztürk 90'Rherras 90+1' |
Attendance: 2,339 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 26 November 2016 14 | Ross County | 1–1 | Hamilton Academical | Global Energy Stadium |
| 15:00 | Boyce 39' Schalk 59'Chow 90+1'Routis 90+1' |
Report | Seaborne 5' Crawford 77'Devlin 90+2' |
Attendance: 3,275 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 3 December 2016 15 | Hamilton Academical | 1–1 | Partick Thistle | SuperSeal Stadium |
| 15:00 | D'Acol 15' Gillespie 40'MacKinnon 50'Crawford 84'Seaborne 87' |
Report | Welsh 61' Lindsay 90' |
Attendance: 2,210 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 10 December 2016 16 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1–1 | Hamilton Academical | Tulloch Caledonian Stadium |
| 15:00 | Draper 36' Cole 51'Brad McKay 86'King 90' |
Report | Crawford 16' Imrie 58'Gillespie 74'McMann 76' |
Attendance: 2,473 Referee: Greg Aitken |
| 13 December 2016 17 | Celtic | 1–0 | Hamilton Academical | Celtic Park |
| 19:45 | Griffiths 36' Sviatchenko 82' |
Report | Donati 74' Gillespie 80' |
Attendance: 55,076 Referee: Crawford Allan |
| 16 December 2016 18 | Hamilton Academical | 1–2 | Rangers | SuperSeal Stadium |
| 19:45 | Sarris 10' Imrie 77' 90'MacKinnon 86'Devlin 90+2'McMann 90+3' |
Report | Waghorn 45' 52' Garner 90+2' |
Attendance: 5,292 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 24 December 2016 19 | Hamilton Academical | 0–3 | Celtic | SuperSeal Stadium |
| 12:30 | McMann 35' Devlin 39'Donati 50' |
Report | McGregor 26'  Griffiths 41'Armstrong 54'Dembélé 84' |
Attendance: 5,003 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 27 December 2016 20 | Aberdeen | 2–1 | Hamilton Academical | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 | Taylor 34' Lewis 37'Rooney 68'Maddison 90' |
Report | Imrie 38' (pen.) 45+2' Sarris 58'Devlin 87'McMann  90+2' |
Attendance: 13,131 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
| 31 December 2016 21 | Hamilton Academical | 1–1 | Motherwell | SuperSeal Stadium |
| 13:00 | Sarris 24' D'Acol 54'Kurtaj 56' |
Report | Lucas 27' McDonald 56'Moult 90+3' 90+4' |
Attendance: 3,526 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 28 January 2017 22 | St Johnstone | 3–0 | Hamilton Academical | McDiarmid Park |
| 15:00 | Swanson 30' Cummins 53' 59'Davidson 74' |
Report | Redmond 34' |
Attendance: 3,279 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 31 January 2017 23 | Hamilton Academical | 3–0 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | SuperSeal Stadium |
| 19:45 | D'Acol 11' Devlin 26'Redmond 32'Gillespie 47'MacKinnon 54'Bingham 61' |
Report | Vigurs 30' Tansey 39' |
Attendance: 1,745 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 4 February 2017 24 | Hamilton Academical | 1–1 | Kilmarnock | SuperSeal Stadium |
| 15:00 | Imrie 15' Brophy 43'Redmond 51' |
Report | Longstaff 7' Wilson 64'Umerah 75' |
Attendance: 2,159 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 18 February 2017 25 | Partick Thistle | 2–0 | Hamilton Academical | Firhill Stadium |
| 15:00 | Doolan 68' 79' Lawless 81' |
Report | Devlin 61' Watson 64'Skondras 76' |
Attendance: 3,057 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 25 February 2017 26 | Celtic | 2–0 | Hamilton Academical | Celtic Park |
| 15:00 | Dembélé 45' 59' (pen.) |
Report | Devlin 15' Donati 59'Kurtaj 78'Skondras 90+2' |
Attendance: 54,685 Referee: Crawford Allan |
| 28 February 2017 27 | Hamilton Academical | 1–0 | Aberdeen | SuperSeal Stadium |
| 19:45 | Devlin 9' Skondras 52'MacKinnon 83' |
Report | Shinnie 72' |
Attendance: 2,006 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 11 March 2017 28 | Heart of Midlothian | 4–0 | Hamilton Academical | Tynecastle Stadium |
| 15:00 | Djoum 45+2' Esmaël Gonçalves 55'Walker 58'Martin 88' |
Report | Bingham 40' Skondras 57'Gillespie 76' |
Attendance: 15,881 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 18 March 2017 29 | Rangers | 4–0 | Hamilton Academical | Ibrox Stadium |
| 15:00 | Hyndman 26' Hill 41'Waghorn 55' (pen.)Tavernier 57'Wallace 74' 84' |
Report | Redmond 36' Gogić 49' |
Attendance: 49,090 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 1 April 2017 30 | Hamilton Academical | 1–0 | St Johnstone | SuperSeal Stadium |
| 15:00 | Devlin 23' Crawford 45+3'D'Acol 89' |
Report | Swanson 45+3' Foster 45+3'Cummins 83' |
Attendance: 1,662 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 5 April 2017 31 | Motherwell | 0–0 | Hamilton Academical | Fir Park |
| 19:45 | Pearson 45+1' |
Report | Skondras 59' Mackinnon 74'Sarris 80' |
Attendance: 4,644 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 8 April 2017 32 | Hamilton Academical | 1–1 | Ross County | SuperSeal Stadium |
| 15:00 | Donati 3' Bingham 15'McMann 37'Skondras 45+1'Devlin 57' |
Report | Curran 60' |
Attendance: 1,548 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 15 April 2017 33 | Dundee | 0–2 | Hamilton Academical | Dens Park |
| 15:00 | Report | D'Acol 23' (pen.) Bingham 68'Devlin 84' |
Attendance: 6,489 Referee: John Beaton |
| 29 April 2017 34 | Hamilton Academical | 0–2 | Kilmarnock | SuperSeal Stadium |
| 15:00 | Report | Sammon 11' Jones 23' |
Attendance: 2,482 Referee: William Collum |
| 6 May 2017 35 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2–1 | Hamilton Academical | Tulloch Caledonian Stadium |
| 15:00 | W McKay 10' Tansey 36' (pen.) |
Report | Redmond 90+4' |
Attendance: 2,478 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
| 13 May 2017 36 | Hamilton Academical | 0–1 | Motherwell | SuperSeal Stadium |
| 15:00 | Report | Moult 66' |
Attendance: 4,173 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 16 May 2017 37 | Ross County | 3–2 | Hamilton Academical | Global Energy Stadium |
| 19:45 | Gardyne 3' Matthews 31' (o.g.)O'Brien 89'Franks 90+1'Boyce 90+3' |
Report | Bingham 26' Longridge 8'MacKinnon 13'Templeton 75'Imrie 90'Skondras 90+3' |
Attendance: 4,871 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 20 May 2017 38 | Hamilton Academical | 4–0 | Dundee | SuperSeal Stadium |
| 15:00 | Bingham 23' Skondras 25'Imrie 56' (pen.)Gogić 58'Crawford 76' |
Report | El Bakhtaoui 84' |
Attendance: 2,616 Referee: Crawford Allan |
Premiership Play Off edit
| 25 May 2017 First Leg | Dundee United | 0–0 | Hamilton Academical | Tannadice Park |
| 19:45 | Murray 77' |
Report | Attendance: 9,386 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 28 May 2017 Second Leg | Hamilton Academical | 1–0 (1–0 agg.) | Dundee United | SuperSeal Stadium |
| 15:00 | Docherty 64' |
Report | Attendance: 5,027 Referee: Craig Thomson |
Scottish League Cup edit
| 16 July 2016 Group G | Ayr United | 2–1 | Hamilton Academical | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 15:00 | Forrest 2' (pen.) Crawford 49'Adams 31' |
SPFL Report | Longridge 90+4' MacKinnon 2'Devlin 61' |
Attendance: 994 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 23 July 2016 Group G | Hamilton Academical | 3–0 | St Mirren | New Douglas Park, Hamilton |
| 15:00 | Crawford 13' Imrie 51'Donati 70'Devlin 83' |
SPFL Report | Hutton 49' |
Attendance: 1,379 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 27 July 2016 Group G | Edinburgh City | 2–4 | Hamilton Academical | Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh |
| 19:45 | Allum 17', 19' Gibson 53'McFarland 65' |
SPFL Report | Crawford 22' D'Acol 26'McGregor 66'Imrie 71' (pen.)Crawford 59' |
Attendance: 459 Referee: Colin Steven |
| 30 July 2016 Group G | Hamilton Academical | 2–1 | Livingston | New Douglas Park, Hamilton |
| 15:00 | D'Acol 22' Longridge 55'Sarris 37'McGregor 68' |
SPFL Report | Matthews 41' (o.g.) Miller 85' |
Attendance: 764 Referee: Euan Anderson |
Knockout round edit
| 9 August 2016 Second round | Hamilton Academical | 1–2 | Greenock Morton | New Douglas Park, Hamilton |
| 19:45 | Imrie 8' (pen.) |
SPFL Report | Forbes 59' Quitongo 63' |
Attendance: 1,112 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
Scottish Cup edit
| 21 January 2017 Fourth round | Kilmarnock | 0–1 | Hamilton Academical | Kilmarnock |
| 15:00 | Report | Imrie 38' Devlin 48'Redmond 84'Bingham 90+2' (pen.)MacKinnon 90+4' |
Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 2,944 Referee: Crawford Allan |
| 11 February 2017 Fifth round | Dunfermline Athletic | 1–1 | Hamilton Academical | Dunfermline |
| 15:00 | McMullan 30' |
Report | Redmond 74' |
Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 2,945 Referee: Craig Thomson (referee) |
| 14 February 2017 Fifth round replay | Hamilton Academical | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–0 p) | Dunfermline Athletic | Hamilton |
| 19:45 | Seaborne 18' MacKinnon 33'Redmond 83'Bingham 87' (pen.)McMann 98' |
Report | Morris 25' McMullan 70' |
Stadium: SuperSeal Stadium Attendance: 1,222 Referee: Craig Thomson (referee) |
| 4 March 2017 Quarter-final | Rangers | 6–0 | Hamilton Academical | Glasgow |
| 12:30 | Waghorn 33' (pen.) Garner 48' 56' 88' 90+1'Jon Toral 77'Hill 82' |
Report | Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 27,287 Referee: John Beaton |
Squad statistics edit
Appearances edit
As of 20 May 2017[4]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premiership | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Play-offs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  ENG
|
Remi Matthews | 27 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF |  GRE
|
Giannis Skondras | 18 | 1 | 11+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | SCO
|
Michael Devlin | 36 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SCO
|
Martin Canning | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | SCO
|
Grant Gillespie | 41 | 1 | 28+3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | SCO
|
Dougie Imrie | 48 | 7 | 36+1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SCO
|
Greg Docherty | 37 | 2 | 23+6 | 1 | 4+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 9 | FW |  BRA
|
Alexandre D'Acol | 35 | 9 | 24+5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ENG
|
Daniel Redmond | 34 | 2 | 15+12 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | SCO
|
Ali Crawford | 42 | 10 | 31+2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | MF |  KOS
|
Gramoz Kurtaj | 17 | 0 | 5+9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF |  CYP
|
Alex Gogić | 9 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | ENG
|
Rakish Bingham | 36 | 7 | 23+7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | SCO
|
Craig Watson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | SCO
|
Louis Longridge | 24 | 3 | 9+7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | SCO
|
Darian MacKinnon | 42 | 0 | 32+1 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | GK | SCO
|
Darren Jamieson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | SCO
|
Eamonn Brophy | 31 | 2 | 7+21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF |  ITA
|
Massimo Donati | 40 | 3 | 26+5 | 2 | 3+1 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | SCO
|
Darren Lyon | 8 | 1 | 5+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | SCO
|
Scott McMann | 31 | 0 | 21+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | DF |  ESP
|
Jesús García Tena | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | SCO
|
Ben Reilly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | GK | SCO
|
Alex Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | SCO
|
Shaun Want | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | SCO
|
Ross Cunningham | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | SCO
|
Ryan Tierney | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | SCO
|
Jack Breslin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | SCO
|
Ronan Hughes | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | GK | ENG
|
Gary Woods | 22 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | SCO
|
David Templeton | 5 | 1 | 1+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | DF | ENG
|
Blair Adams | 7 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | DF | GRE
|
Georgios Sarris | 34 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Players who left the club during the 2016–17 season | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ENG
|
Danny Seaborne | 13 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF |  LVA
|
Antons Kurakins | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW |  TRI
|
Richard Roy | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | SCO
|
Jordan McGregor | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | SCO
|
Steven Boyd | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | GK | SCO
|
Robbie Thomson | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | DF |  GER
|
Lennard Sowah | 7 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | SCO
|
Sean McKirdy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Team statistics edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 36 | 56 | −20 | 41 | |
| 9 | Motherwell | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 46 | 69 | −23 | 38 | |
| 10 | Dundee | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 38 | 62 | −24 | 37 | |
| 11 | Hamilton Academical (O) | 38 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 37 | 56 | −19 | 35 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off final |
| 12 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle (R) | 38 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 44 | 71 | −27 | 34 | Relegation to the Scottish Championship |
Source: Scottish Premiership, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification and second stage group allocation).[5]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification and second stage group allocation).[5]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.
League Cup Table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | HAM | AYR | STM | LIV | EDI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamilton Academical (Q) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 9 | Qualification for the Second Round | — | — | 3–0 | 2–1 | — | |
| 2 | Ayr United (Q) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 9 | 2–1 | — | — | — | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | St Mirren | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 9 | — | 1–0 | — | — | 3–0 | ||
| 4 | Livingston | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 3 | — | 0–2 | 2–3 | — | — | ||
| 5 | Edinburgh City | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 0 | 2–4 | — | — | 0–3 | — |
Transfers edit
In edit
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 July 2016[6] | DF |
|
Jack Breslin | Celtic | Free transfer |
| 14 July 2016[7] | DF |
|
Jordan McGregor | Hibernian | Free transfer |
| 14 July 2016[8] | GK |
|
Remi Matthews | Norwich City | Loan |
| 18 July 2016[9] | MF |
|
Massimo Donati | Bari | Free transfer |
| 27 July 2016[10] | GK |
|
Gary Woods | Leyton Orient | Free transfer |
| 27 July 2016[11] | DF |
|
Georgios Sarris | Kayseri Erciyesspor | Free transfer |
| 11 August 2016[12] | MF |
|
Sean McKirdy | Heart of Midlothian | Free transfer |
| 24 August 2016[13] | DF |
|
Danny Seaborne | Partick Thistle | Free transfer |
| 2 September 2016[14] | GK |
|
Robbie Thomson | Queen of the South | Free transfer |
| 25 September 2016[15] | GK |
|
Darren Jamieson | Livingston | Free transfer |
| 12 October 2016[16] | DF |
|
Lennard Sowah | Hamburg | Free transfer |
| 27 January 2017[17] | DF |
|
Blair Adams | Cambridge United | Free transfer |
| 30 January 2017[18] | DF |
|
Giannis Skondras | PAOK | Free transfer |
| 25 February 2017[19] | MF |
|
Alex Gogić | Swansea City | Free transfer |
| 24 March 2017[20] | MF |
|
David Templeton | Rangers | Free transfer |
Out edit
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 July 2016[21] | DF |
|
Ziggy Gordon | Partick Thistle | Free transfer |
| 19 July 2016[22] | GK | 
|
Michael McGovern | Norwich City | Free transfer |
| 3 August 2016[23] | GK |
|
Alan Martin | Dumbarton | Free transfer |
| 19 August 2016[24] | FW |
|
Steven Boyd | Albion Rovers | Loan |
| 24 August 2017[25] | DF |
|
Antons Kurakins | Free Agent | Released |
| 3 January 2017[26] | GK |
|
Robbie Thomson | Falkirk | Free transfer |
| 9 January 2017[27] | DF |
|
Lennard Sowah | Heart of Midlothian | Free transfer |
| 27 January 2017[28] | FW |
|
Richard Roy | Broughty Athletic | Free transfer |
| 31 January 2017[29] | DF |
|
Jordan McGregor | Airdrieonians | Loan |
| 17 February 2017[30] | MF |
|
Sean McKirdy | Berwick Rangers | Loan |
| 10 April 2017[31] | DF |
|
Danny Seaborne | Exeter City | Free transfer |
References edit
- ^ "Motherwell and Rangers to meet in Scottish League Cup group stage". Archived from the original on 30 May 2016.
- ^ "Hamilton Academical boss Martin Canning extends his own playing contract". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ "Martin Canning thanks Hamilton Accies board for sticking by him". BBC Sport. 28 May 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Hamilton FC Player Appearances". soccerbase.com. Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Premiership 2016/2017 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ "New Signings". Hamilton Academical. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ "New Signings". Hamilton Academical. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ "Norwich City loan goalkeeper Remi Matthews to Hamilton Academical". BBC Sport. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ "Massimo Donati: Hamilton Accies sign former Celtic midfielder". BBC Sport. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ "Hamilton Academical: Gary Woods signs, Jesus Garcia Tena injury blow". BBC Sport. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
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