Hamilton Academical Women Football Club is a women's football club affiliated with Hamilton Academical. The team currently competes in the Scottish Women's Premier League 1, the top division of women's football in Scotland, and plays its home games at New Douglas Park.
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| Full name | Hamilton Academical Women Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Accies | ||
| Founded | 1995 (as Hamilton Athletic) | ||
| Ground | New Douglas Park, Hamilton, South Lanarkshire | ||
| Capacity | 6,018[1] | ||
| Chairman | Ian Steele | ||
| Manager | Gary Doctor | ||
| League | SWPL 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | SWPL 1, 11th of 12 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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History edit
Founded in 1995 as Hamilton Athletic LFC and elected to the Scottish Women's Football League the same year, the club won promotion in each of its first three seasons to join the Scottish Women's Premier League in 2002.[2] After a season as FC Hamilton in 2002–03, the club came under the auspices of professional men's club Hamilton Academical F.C. and adopted their current name.[2] Hamilton finished second in SWPL2 in the 2020–2021 season and were promoted alongside champions Aberdeen to SWPL1.
Stadium edit
The club, who previously played at the Castle Park ground of Blantyre Victoria,[2] currently plays its home games at New Douglas Park.[3]
Players edit
Current squad edit
- As of 6 August 2022[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Staff edit
Coaching and medical staff edit
- As of 18 October 2021
- Manager: Gary Doctor
- Assistant manager: Robert Watson
- First-team coach: Fiona Dainty
- Goalkeeping coach: Jamie Strachan
- Coach: Amy Lindsay
- S&C coach: Luke Murray
- Physiotherapist: Amanda Weir
- Head of youth academy: Lynsey Hogg
Honours edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Hamilton Academical Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ a b c "Hibernian LFC". Scottish Women's Premier League. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
- ^ "Hamilton Academical". Scottish Women's Premier League. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ "Hamilton Academical". Scottish Women's Premier League. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "Staff – Hamilton Accies WFC". Retrieved 17 July 2019.
External links edit
- Official website
- Official website (pre-2015)
- Soccerway
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