2023–24 Hamilton Academical F.C. season

The 2023–24 season is Hamilton Academical's first season back in the third tier of Scottish football, following their relegation from the Scottish Championship at the end of the 2022–23 season. Hamilton will also compete in the League Cup, Challenge Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Hamilton Academical
2023–24 season
ChairmanAllan Maitland
(until 20 July)
John Brown
ManagerJohn Rankin
StadiumNew Douglas Park
Scottish League OneSecond place
Scottish CupThird round
League CupGroup stage
Challenge CupQuarter-final
Top goalscorerLeague: Kevin O'Hara (15)
All: Kevin O'Hara (17)

Summary edit

On 20 May 2023, following a play-off draw with Lanarkshire derby rivals Airdrieonians, Hamilton were relegated to League One after losing 5–6 on penalties. It will be the club's first appearance in the third tier of Scottish football since 2005.[1][2][3]

On 20 July, the club announced that the proposed takeover by 1874 Holding Limited had been successfully completed, with Seref Zengin appointed as the club's new CEO.[4][5]

Results and fixtures edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season and friendlies edit

30 June 2023 Friendly Hamilton Academical XI 11–1 Thorniewood United Hamilton
19:00 BST O'Hara   4', 17', 32'
Zanatta   37'
Henderson   56', 76', 86 pen.'
Oné   60', 88'
Owens   78'
Tumilty   83'
Trialist   50' Stadium: New Douglas Park
1 July 2023 Friendly Blantyre Victoria 0–3 Hamilton Academical XI Blantyre
12:00 BST Longridge   12'
White   34 o.g.'
Henderson   47'
Stadium: KG Stadium
Attendance: 440
1 July 2023 Friendly Newmains United 0–12 Hamilton Academical XI Newmains
15:30 BST Trialist   1', 6', 33'
Winter   5'
Oné   12', 58'
MacDonald   18 pen.'
McGlynn   25'
Spence   67'
Black   70', 73'
Meechan   80'
Stadium: Victoria Park
3 July 2023 Friendly Hamilton Academical 2–1   The New Saints Hamilton
19:00 BST O'Hara   7 pen.'
McGlynn   85'
Report McManus   10' Stadium: New Douglas Park
8 July 2023 Friendly Cumbernauld Colts 3–1 Hamilton Academical Cumbernauld
14:00 BST McIntyre   17', 22', 47' Winter   4' Stadium: Broadwood Stadium

Scottish League One edit

5 August 2023 1 Hamilton Academical 1–0 Cove Rangers Hamilton
15:00 Kerr   35 o.g.' Report McGowan   82' Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 1,087
Referee: Lloyd Wilson
12 August 2023 2 Kelty Hearts 0–2 Hamilton Academical Kelty
15:00 Report Tumility   59'
Oné   68'
Stadium: New Central Park
Attendance: 607
Referee: Scott Lambie
19 August 2023 3 Edinburgh City 0–3 Hamilton Academical Edinburgh
15:00 Hamilton   83' Report MacDonald   19'
Oné   67'
Murray   81'
Stadium: Meadowbank Stadium
Attendance: 525
Referee: Iain Snedden
26 August 2023 4 Hamilton Academical 1–0 Montrose Hamilton
15:00 Tait   4' Report Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 1,345
Referee: Peter Stuart
2 September 2023 5 Stirling Albion 2–2 Hamilton Academical Stirling
15:00 Cooper   44'
Banner   76'
Report Henderson   30'
O'Hara   38'
Stadium: Forthbank Stadium
Attendance: 1,073
Referee: Chris Fordyce
16 September 2023 6 Hamilton Academical 2–1 Alloa Athletic Hamilton
15:00 Henderson   47'
McGlynn   90+3'
Report Donnelly   69' Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 1,259
Referee: George Calder
23 September 2023 7 Queen of the South 1–2 Hamilton Academical Dumfries
15:00 Cochrane   28' Report Henderson   15'
Longridge   84'
Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 1,250
Referee: Steven Kirkland
29 September 2023 8 Hamilton Academical 5–0 Annan Athletic Hamilton
19:45 Barjonas   2'
Tumilty   48'
Henderson   58'
Murray   69'
McGlynn   77'
Report Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 1,453
Referee: Gavin Duncan
7 October 2023 9 Falkirk 0–0 Hamilton Academical Falkirk
17:30 Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 4,837
Referee: Euan Anderson
21 October 2023 10 Hamilton Academical 1–1 Edinburgh City Hamilton
15:00 MacDonald   35' Report Shanley   52' Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 1,264
Referee: Chris Graham
28 October 2023 11 Montrose 0–3 Hamilton Academical Montrose
17:30 Report McGlynn   41'
Barjonas   58'
MacDonald   85'
Stadium: Links Park
Attendance: 574
Referee: Euan Anderson
4 November 2023 12 Cove Rangers 1–0 Hamilton Academical Cove Bay
15:00 Fyvie   61' Report Stadium: Balmoral Stadium
Attendance: 507
Referee: Colin Steven
11 November 2023 13 Hamilton Academical 5–0 Stirling Albion Hamilton
15:00 O'Hara   14', 56', 78'
Henderson   38', 69'
Report Hilson   90+1' Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 1,433
Referee: Chris Fordyce
28 November 2023 14 Annan Athletic 1–2 Hamilton Academical Annan
19:45 Garrity   23' Report Longridge   13'
Smith   19'
Kilday   49'
Stadium: Galabank
Attendance: 396
Referee: Stewart Luke
2 December 2023 15 Hamilton Academical 5–0 Queen of the South Hamilton
15:00 O'Hara   5', 54'
Smith   38'
Tumilty   44'
Murray   89'
Report Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 1,279
Referee: Lloyd Wilson
9 December 2023 16 Alloa Athletic 0–0 Hamilton Academical Alloa
15:00 Report Stadium: Recreation Park
Attendance: 680
Referee: Colin Steven
16 December 2023 17 Hamilton Academical 1–3 Falkirk Hamilton
15:00 Smith   28' Report Morrison   23 pen.', 79'
Miller   32'
Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 3,821
Referee: Calum Scott
23 December 2023 18 Hamilton Academical 1–1 Kelty Hearts Hamilton
15:00 O'Hara   62'
Tait   79'
Report Johnston   81' Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 1,287
Referee: Colin Whyte
30 December 2023 19 Edinburgh City 2–5 Hamilton Academical Edinburgh
15:00 See   47'
Mahon   68'
Report MacDonald   12', 19'
Hewitt   24'
Henderson   30'
O'Hara   32'
Stadium: Meadowbank Stadium
Attendance: 339
Referee: George Calder
13 January 2024 21 Hamilton Academical 2–0 Cove Rangers Hamilton
15:00 O'Hara   7'
Williamson   55'
Barjonas   71'
Report Doyle   55' Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 1,436
Referee: Ross Hardie
27 January 2024 22 Hamilton Academical 1–1 Montrose Hamilton
15:00 O'Hara   16' Report Graham   84' Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 778
Referee: Calum Scott
3 February 2024 23 Queen of the South 0–2 Hamilton Academical Dumfries
15:00 Report Smith   57'
O'Hara   66'
Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 1,264
Referee: Lloyd Wilson
10 February 2024 24 Hamilton Academical 2–3 Annan Athletic Hamilton
15:00 Douglas   62 o.g.'
Davidson   90'
Report Goss   33'
Gibson   50'
Walker   90+3'
Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 759
Referee: Steven Kirkland
17 February 2024 25 Falkirk 3–2 Hamilton Academical Falkirk
15:00 Morrison   15'
MacIver   23'
Miller   27'
Report Rose   32', 57' Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 5,756
Referee: Colin Steven
24 February 2024 26 Hamilton Academical 1–2 Alloa Athletic Hamilton
15:00 Henderson   61' Report Roberts   58'
Robertson   84'
Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 745
Referee: Craig Napier
27 February 2024 20 Stirling Albion 0–0 Hamilton Academical Stirling
19:45 Report Stadium: Forthbank Stadium
Attendance: 669
Referee: Peter Stuart
Note: Match postponed due to a frozen pitch.
2 March 2024 27 Kelty Hearts 0–5 Hamilton Academical Kelty
15:00 Report Davidson   3'
Rose   17', 32', 64'
Tumilty   50'
Stadium: New Central Park
Attendance: 520
Referee: Greg Soutar
9 March 2024 28 Hamilton Academical 1–0 Edinburgh City Hamilton
15:00 Rose   43' Report Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 619
Referee: Dan McFarlane
16 March 2024 29 Hamilton Academical 3–0 Stirling Albion Hamilton
15:00 O'Hara   20'
Rose   52'
Hastie   90+3'
Report Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 762
Referee: Duncan Nicolson
23 March 2024 30 Cove Rangers 1–3 Hamilton Academical Cove Bay
15:00 Scully   56' Report Scully   13 o.g.'
Henderson   83'
O'Hara   86'
Stadium: Balmoral Stadium
Attendance: 521
Referee: Graham Grainger
30 March 2024 31 Hamilton Academical 0–0 Queen of the South Hamilton
15:00 Barjonas   84' Report Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 907
Referee: Ross Hardie
6 April 2024 32 Annan Athletic 1–3 Hamilton Academical Annan
15:00 Smith   88' Report Muir   38 o.g.'
Williamson   61'
Hastie   85'
Stadium: Galabank
Attendance: 501
Referee: Greg Soutar
13 April 2024 33 Hamilton Academical 0–2 Falkirk Hamilton
17:30 Report MacIver   50'
Nesbitt   86'
Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 2,211
Referee: Craig Napier
20 April 2024 34 Montrose 1–2 Hamilton Academical Montrose
15:00 Lyons   25' Report Barjonas   24'
Tumilty   77'
Stadium: Links Park
Attendance: 1,039
Referee: Alan Muir
27 April 2024 35 Alloa Athletic 0–1 Hamilton Academical Alloa
15:00 Report O'Hara   26' Stadium: Recreation Park
Attendance: 665
Referee: Greg Soutar
4 May 2024 36 Hamilton Academical 4–1 Kelty Hearts Hamilton
15:00 Morgan   7'
Hastie   25', 81'
Lewis Smith   78'
Report Johnston   42' Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 835
Referee: Lloyd Wilson

Championship play-off edit

7 May 2024 Semi-final 1st leg Alloa Athletic 2–2 Hamilton Academical Alloa
19:45 Steven   47'
Roberts   54'
Report Henderson   31'
O'Hara   75'
Stadium: Recreation Park
Attendance: 1,077
11 May 2024 Semi-final 2nd leg Hamilton Academical v Alloa Athletic Hamilton
15:00 Stadium: New Douglas Park

Scottish League Cup edit

Group stage edit

15 July 2023 1 Clyde 1–3 Hamilton Academical Hamilton
15:00 Scullion   16' Report Winter   64'
McGlynn   88'
Martin   90+2'
Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 792
Referee: George Calder
18 July 2023 2 Hamilton Academical 1–0 Brechin City Hamilton
19:45 O'Hara   22 pen.' Report Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 530
Referee: Iain Snedden
22 July 2023 3 Livingston 1–1
(1–4 p)
Hamilton Academical Livingston
15:00 Anderson   90' Report Winter   31' Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 923
Referee: Craig Napier
29 July 2023 4 Hamilton Academical 2–2
(2–4 p)
Cove Rangers Hamilton
19:45 O'Hara   13'
Tumility   90+6'
Report Gallagher   44'
Burrell   60'
Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 659
Referee: Stewart Luke

Scottish Challenge Cup edit

9 September 2023 Third round   Coleraine 1–3 Hamilton Academical Coleraine
15:00 Lynch   24' Report Smith   11'
Zanatta   48'
Barjonas   82'
Stadium: The Showgrounds
Attendance: 906
Referee: Chris Morrison
14 October 2023 Fourth round East Kilbride 2–5 Hamilton Academical East Kilbride
15:00 McGowan   31'
Flanagan   53'
Report Mumbongo   17'
Arnott   20 o.g.'
MacDonald   36 pen.', 80'
Murray   38'
Stadium: K-Park Training Academy
Attendance: 583
Referee: Chris Fordyce
17 November 2023 Quarter-final Hamilton Academical 1–4 Raith Rovers Hamilton
19:45 Kilday   54'
Zanatta   73'
Report Stanton   8'
Hamilton   58', 61'
Easton   90'
Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 971
Referee: Iain Snedden

Scottish Cup edit

25 November 2023 Third round Hamilton Academical 0–2 Kelty Hearts Hamilton
15:00 Longridge   90+4' Report Lyon   66'
Moore   75'
Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 519
Referee: Peter Stuart

UEFA Youth League edit

3 October 2023 First round 1st Leg   Molde 3–0 Hamilton Academical Molde
11:00 Juberg-Hovland   35'
Myklebust   62'
Ødegård   68'
UEFA Report Stadium: Aker Stadion
Attendance: 221
Referee: Marian Barbu
24 October 2023 First round 2nd Leg Hamilton Academical 4–2
(4–5 agg.)
  Molde Hamilton
20:00 Black   40 pen.', 44', 64 pen.'
Meechan   50'
UEFA Report Nyheim   13'
Myklebust   74'
Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 695
Referee: Ante Čulina

Squad statistics edit

Appearances edit

As of 7 May 2024[6]

No. Pos Nat Player Total League One + Playoffs League Cup Challenge Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   SCO Ryan Fulton 15 0 12 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
3 DF   SCO Jackson Longridge 41 2 34 2 4 0 2 0 1 0
4 DF   SCO Lee Kilday 34 0 23+4 0 4 0 3 0 0 0
5 DF   SCO Jamie Hamilton 3 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF   SCO Jamie Barjonas 43 6 30+5 5 3+1 0 1+2 1 1 0
7 FW   SCO Euan Henderson 36 10 17+15 10 0 0 2+1 0 1 0
8 MF   SCO Scott Martin 28 1 20+1 0 3 1 3 0 1 0
9 FW   SCO Kevin O'Hara 41 17 32+2 15 4 2 1+1 0 1 0
10 FW   JAM Ahkeem Rose 14 7 10+4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 MF   SCO Lewis Smith 32 6 15+12 5 1+2 0 1 1 0+1 0
12 FW   SCO Jake Hastie 14 4 4+10 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF   SCO Marley Redfern 16 0 5+11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 MF   SCO Connor Murray 26 4 5+15 3 1+3 0 2 1 0 0
16 DF   SCO Kyle MacDonald 32 6 24 4 3+1 0 3 2 1 0
18 DF   AUS Dylan McGowan 35 0 31 0 0 0 2+1 0 1 0
19 FW   SCO Andy Winter 22 2 6+12 0 3+1 2 0 0 0 0
21 MF   SCO Jake Davidson 15 2 14+1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF   SCO Reghan Tumilty 40 7 34 5 4 2 1 0 1 0
24 MF   SCO Michael Hewitt 20 1 6+11 1 0 0 1+1 0 0+1 0
25 DF   SCO Fergus Owens 13 0 10+2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
27 FW   SCO Liam Morgan 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF   SCO Ben Williamson 14 1 13+1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW   NIR Makenzie Kirk 8 0 1+7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK   ENG Dean Lyness 12 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 GK   SCO Jamie Smith 19 0 13+1 0 4 0 1 0 0 0
33 DF   SCO Stephen Hendrie 23 0 7+9 0 4 0 2+1 0 0 0
44 FW   SCO Lewis Latona 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
47 FW   SCO Gravine Kalala 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
48 DF   SCO Chris Neeson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
49 DF   SCO Arran Preston 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who left the club during the 2023–24 season
2 DF   IRL Josh O'Brien 14 0 6+2 0 4 0 0+2 0 0 0
10 FW   CAN Dario Zanatta 16 1 4+5 0 1+2 0 1+2 1 0+1 0
17 FW   SCO Ryan Oné 8 2 0+4 2 1+3 0 0 0 0 0
17 FW   SWE Joel Mumbongo 11 1 0+8 0 0 0 1+1 1 0+1 0
20 FW   SCO Joe McGlynn 15 5 2+8 3 0+4 2 0 0 0+1 0
21 MF   SCO Dylan Tait 25 1 12+5 1 4 0 1+2 0 1 0
23 DF   SCO Chris McGinn 3 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0
26 DF   SCO Cian Newbury 4 0 1+1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0

Team statistics edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Falkirk (C, P) 36 27 9 0 96 28 +68 90 Promotion to the Championship
2 Hamilton Academical (Q) 36 22 8 6 73 28 +45 74 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
3 Alloa Athletic (Q) 36 16 8 12 60 55 +5 56
4 Montrose (Q) 36 15 8 13 58 57 +1 53
5 Cove Rangers 36 14 7 15 58 63 −5 49
Source: [7]
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).[8]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

League Cup table edit

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LIV HAM COV BRE CLY
1 Livingston 4 3 0 1 0 10 1 +9 10 Qualification for the second round 1–1p 1–0
2 Hamilton Academical 4 2 1 1 0 7 4 +3 9 2–2p 1–0
3 Cove Rangers 4 2 1 0 1 10 11 −1 8 0–5 5–2
4 Brechin City 4 1 0 0 3 4 8 −4 3 0–3 2–3
5 Clyde 4 0 0 0 4 4 11 −7 0 1–3 1–2
Source: [9]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[10]

Transfers edit

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