# 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.

## Summary

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.
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.

## Results and fixtures

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

### UEFA Youth League
## Squad statistics
### Appearances

As of 18 May 2024
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League One + Playoffs | League One + Playoffs | League Cup | League Cup | Challenge Cup | Challenge Cup | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | 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 | 44 | 2 | 37 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | SCO | Lee Kilday | 36 | 0 | 24+5 | 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 | 46 | 6 | 33+5 | 5 | 3+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | SCO | Euan Henderson | 39 | 10 | 20+15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SCO | Scott Martin | 31 | 1 | 23+1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | SCO | Kevin O'Hara | 44 | 19 | 35+2 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | JAM | Ahkeem Rose | 17 | 8 | 10+7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | SCO | Lewis Smith | 35 | 8 | 18+12 | 7 | 1+2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | SCO | Jake Hastie | 16 | 4 | 4+12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | SCO | Marley Redfern | 17 | 0 | 5+12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | SCO | Connor Murray | 28 | 4 | 5+17 | 3 | 1+3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | SCO | Kyle MacDonald | 33 | 6 | 24+1 | 4 | 3+1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | AUS | Dylan McGowan | 38 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | SCO | Andy Winter | 23 | 2 | 6+13 | 0 | 3+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | SCO | Jake Davidson | 16 | 2 | 14+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | SCO | Reghan Tumilty | 43 | 8 | 37 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | SCO | Michael Hewitt | 22 | 1 | 6+13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | SCO | Fergus Owens | 16 | 1 | 12+3 | 1 | 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 | 17 | 1 | 16+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 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 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
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 (O, P) | 36 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 73 | 28 | +45 | 74 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
| 3 | Alloa Athletic | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 60 | 55 | +5 | 56 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
| 4 | Montrose | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 58 | 57 | +1 | 53 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
| 5 | Cove Rangers | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 58 | 63 | −5 | 49 | |

### League Cup table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | — |