Hamilton Academical FC

Last updated : 15/05/2024 19:40:24

Introduction

Team Details

Location

Hamilton South Lanarkshire United Kingdom

Team Type

Boys , Under 17 , 11 a side , Sunday League

Hamilton Academical FC

Hamilton Academical Football Club, often known as Hamilton Accies, or The Accies, is a Scottish football club from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire who currently compete in Scottish League One, having been relegated from the 2022–23 Scottish Championship.

They were established in 1874 from the school football team at Hamilton Academy and remain the only professional club in British football to have originated from a school team. Hamilton have won the Scottish Challenge Cup three times and have finished runners-up in the Scottish Cup twice. The club currently play their home games at New Douglas Park.

History

• Hamilton Academical F.C. was formed in late 1874 by the rector and pupils of Hamilton Academy.
• The club soon became members of the Scottish Football Association and initially began competing in the Scottish Cup and Qualifying Cup, before joining the Scottish Football League in November 1897 following the resignation of Renton.
• In the 1970s, Hamilton briefly resigned from the league due to mounting debts.
• In 1994 the club sold its home ground, Douglas Park, to Sainsbury's supermarket, and subsequently ground-shared in Coatbridge and Glasgow for seven years.
• In 2000, Hamilton returned to Hamilton and opened their new stadium, New Douglas Park.
• The club's most successful period came in the early 2000s, when they won the Scottish Challenge Cup three times in four years.
• Hamilton also reached the Scottish Cup final in 2008, but lost to Rangers.

Recent seasons

Hamilton have struggled in recent seasons, and were relegated from the Scottish Championship in 2022–23.

The club is currently managed by Brian Rice, who took over in December 2022.

Sources

• Hamilton Academical F.C. (Wikipedia)
• Hamilton Accies FC (official website)
• Hamilton Academical FC (Soccerway)