# 2010–11 Hamilton Academical F.C. season

The 2010–11 season was the 124th season of competitive football by Hamilton Academical and the third back in the top-flight of Scottish football. Hamilton Academical competed in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup.

## Overview

Hamilton had a disappointing season seeing them relegated from the Scottish Premier League finishing in 12th place. They managed only 6 wins in all competitions out of the 42 fixtures played.

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 8 | St Johnstone | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 23 | 43 | −20 | 44 | |
| 9 | Aberdeen | 38 | 11 | 5 | 22 | 39 | 59 | −20 | 38 | |
| 10 | Hibernian | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 39 | 61 | −22 | 37 | |
| 11 | St Mirren | 38 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 33 | 57 | −24 | 33 | |
| 12 | Hamilton Academical (R) | 38 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 24 | 59 | −35 | 26 | Relegation to the First Division |

## Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | CZE | Tomáš Černý |
| 3 | MF | ENG | Gavin Skelton |
| 4 | DF | SCO | Martin Canning |
| 5 | DF | SCO | Andy Graham |
| 6 | DF | SCO | Mark McLaughlin |
| 7 | FW | SCO | Dougie Imrie |
| 8 | MF | SCO | Gary McDonald |
| 9 | FW | ARG | Damián Casalinuovo |
| 10 | FW | SCO | Alex Neil (captain) |
| 11 | MF | SCO | Jim McAlister |
| 12 | DF | NIR | David Buchanan |
| 13 | MF | ENG | Mark Carrington |
| 14 | MF | SCO | Kyle Wilkie |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Aaron Wildig (on loan from Cardiff City) |
| 16 | MF | IRL | James Chambers |
| 17 | MF | SCO | Ali Crawford |
| 18 | FW | POR | Flávio Paixão |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | GK | SCO | Sean Murdoch |
| 21 | FW | POR | Marco Paixão |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Jon Routledge |
| 23 | DF | SCO | James Gibson |
| 24 | DF | SCO | Grant Gillespie |
| 25 | DF | IRL | David Elebert |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Simon Mensing |
| 28 | FW | SCO | David Hopkirk |
| 29 | FW | SCO | Euan Lindsay |
| 30 | FW | NED | Nigel Hasselbaink |
| 33 | DF | SCO | Lee Kilday |
| 34 | DF | SCO | Ziggy Gordon |
| 36 | FW | ENG | Tom Elliott |
| 50 | GK | SCO | Brian Potter |
| 99 | FW | GLP | Mickael Antoine-Curier |

## Captains

| No. | P | Name | Country | No. games | Notes |
| 10 | FW | Neil | | | Club captain |
Last updated: 16 May 2011 Source: Competitive match reports. Competitive matches only Matches started as captain only Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

### Disciplinary records

Stats valid for Scottish Premier League, Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup. Last Updated 16 May.

### Top scorers

| Squad No | Pos | Player | SPL | SC | LC | Total |
| 99 | MF | Mickael Antoine-Curier | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 30 | MF | Nigel Hasselbaink | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 18 | FW | Flávio Paixão | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | FW | Dougie Imrie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 | MF | Simon Mensing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | DF | David Buchanan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | Mark McLaughlin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | James Chambers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | FW | Marco Paixão | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | MF | Jon Routledge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Stats valid for Scottish Premier League, Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup. Last Updated 16 May.