# 2024–25 Hamilton Academical F.C. season

The 2024–25 season is Hamilton Academical's first season back in the second tier of Scottish football, following their promotion from League One at the end of the 2023–24 season. Hamilton will also compete in the League Cup, Challenge Cup and the Scottish Cup.

## Summary

The 2024–25 sees Hamilton celebrate their 150th anniversary.

## Results and fixtures

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

### Scottish Cup
## Squad statistics
### Appearances

As of 15 March 2025
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Championship | Championship | 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 | ENG | Charlie Albinson | 21 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | SCO | Fergus Owens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SCO | Jackson Longridge | 21 | 0 | 11+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | SCO | Lee Kilday | 11 | 1 | 6+2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | IRL | Sean McGinty | 37 | 4 | 27+1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | AUS | Dylan McGowan | 11 | 1 | 5+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | SCO | Euan Henderson | 37 | 2 | 10+18 | 1 | 1+3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | SCO | Kevin O'Hara | 34 | 6 | 15+10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | SCO | Jamie Barjonas | 31 | 1 | 16+7 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | SCO | Steven Bradley | 33 | 3 | 14+10 | 2 | 3+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | SCO | Connor Smith | 27 | 2 | 22+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | SCO | Barry Maguire | 32 | 0 | 22+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | SCO | Ricki Lamie | 7 | 1 | 5+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | SCO | Kyle MacDonald | 26 | 2 | 17+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | SCO | Scott Robinson | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | BUL | Nikolay Todorov | 31 | 0 | 4+21 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | SCO | Oli Shaw | 36 | 15 | 25+2 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0+2 | 1 | 2+1 | 3 |
| 20 | MF | SCO | Ben Williamson | 14 | 0 | 4+8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | ENG | Dean Lyness | 17 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | SCO | Reghan Tumilty | 31 | 3 | 19+4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | SCO | Stuart McKinstry | 20 | 3 | 7+10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | SCO | Charlie Telfer | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | SCO | Tony Gallacher | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | SCO | Stephen Hendrie | 29 | 1 | 18+4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 35 | DF | SCO | Chris Neeson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | MF | SCO | Aaron Eadie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left the club during the 2024–25 season ||||||||||
| 8 | MF | SCO | Scott Martin | 26 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Oludare Olufunwa | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | IRL | Daire O'Connor | 7 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | SCO | Connor Murray | 5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | SCO | Liam Morgan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | SCO | Jamie Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | SCO | Arran Preston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | SCO | Gravine Kalala | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | GK | SCO | Josh Lane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | FW | SCO | Lewis Latona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Team statistics
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 6 | Raith Rovers | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 37 | |
| 7 | Queen's Park | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 33 | |
| 8 | Hamilton Academical | 29 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 33 | 53 | −20 | 28 | |
| 9 | Dunfermline Athletic | 29 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 27 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
| 10 | Airdrieonians | 29 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 56 | −30 | 21 | Relegation to League One |

### League Cup table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ROS | RAI | HAM | STI | STR |
| 1 | Ross County | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 12 | Qualification for the second round | — | 2–1 | — | 3–0 | — |
| 2 | Raith Rovers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 8 | | — | — | p1–1 | — | 2–1 |
| 3 | Hamilton Academical | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | | 1–2 | — | — | 0–0p | — |
| 4 | Stirling Albion | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 4 | | — | 0–3 | — | — | p2–2 |
| 5 | Stranraer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 1 | | 1–3 | — | 0–3 | — | — |