Hamilton Academical F.C.

**Hamilton Academical** is a fitbaw club frae Hamiltoun, Scotland. Thay war stairtit in 1874 frae Hamilton Academy. Kent locally as "The Accies" the team won promotion frae SFL Diveesion 2 tae SFL Diveesion 1 in the Diveesion Twa 2003-04 saison. The club haes played at New Douglas Park frae 2001 - aforehaund thay played at Douglas Park.

## Club History
Thay are kent as the 'Stains o the bed'. Hamilton Academical FC wis shaped at the end o 1874 bi the Rector an pupils o the local schuil, Hamilton Academy. Membership o the Scots Fitbaa League cam in November 1897 whan Renton wis garred resign.
The club haes won til the Scots Cup Final twice in thair history, firstly in 1911 lossin tae Celtic FC an again in 1935, lossin tae Rangers this time. 
In 1971 Accies becam the first Breetish club tae recruit players frae ahint the airn curtain whan three Pols internationalists signed for the club amang muckle publicity.
Success cam in the late 1980's whan promotion tae the Premier league wis achieved in 1986 an 1988, but baith spells in the tap division juist lastit for the ae saison. In 1991 an 1992 the club wan the B&Q Cup (nou kent as the Bell's Cup.)
In 1994 new grund regulations seen the club lea' Douglas Park, thair hame syne 1888. The club wis garred share a grund wi Albion Rovers an Partick Thristle (2 spells) for the neist sieven year. A hantle publicised enforced relegation tae the Thrid at the end o saison 1999/2000 befell the club an aw. Tho fortuins haes syne chynged an in saison 2001/2002 the club finally returnt tae Hamilton efter sieven year on the road tae a stadium juist yairds frae the auld steid, an haes siccart a place in Diveesion Ane for saison 2004/05. Thay are nou considered ane o the better Diveesion Ane teams.

Which is aw strange considering no ane in Hamilton uses the wird "ken".

## Current squad
* **[[Goalkeeper]]s:** Bryn Halliwell, Tomas Cerny 
* **[[Defender (fitbaw)|Defenders]]:** David Elebert, Brian Easton, James Gibson, Tom Parratt , Mark McLaughlin, Chris Swailes , Tony Stevenson, 
* **[[Midfielders]]:** Stuart Taylor, James McCarthy, Davie Winters, James McArthur, Marc McJimpsey, Alex Neil, 
* **[[Striker]]s:** Brian Wake, Dickie Offiong, Mark Gilhaney, Paul McLeod,

## Honours
* **[[Scottish Fitbaa League First Division|Division Ane]]:** Champions 1985-86, 1987-88
* **[[Scottish Fitba League#Twa-Division Period|Division Twa]]:** Champions 1903-04 Runners-up 1952-53, 1964-65, 1996-97, 2003-04
* **[[Scottish Fitbaa League Thrid Division|Division Three]]:** Champions 2000-01
* **[[Scottish Cup]]:** Runners-up 1910-11, 1934-35
* **[[Scottish League Challenge Cup|League Challenge Cup]]:** Winners 1991-92, 1992-93 Runners-Up: 2005-06
* **Reserve League Cup:** Winners 1983-84 Runners-Up: 1992-93
* **Seicont XI Cup:** Winners 1933-34
* **Reserve League West** Champions 1997-98
* **Lanrickshire Cup:** Winners 11 times

## Club Records
* **Record Attendance:** 100,000 v Heart of Midlothian, 1937 (Douglas Park)
* **Record Victory:** 11-1 v Chryston, 1885
* **Record win**: 15-0 v Hibernian, 1965
* **Maist League Goals in a Saison:** 35, David Wilson, 1936-37
* **Maist Internaitional Caps:** 29, Colin Miller, (Canadae)

## Weel-Kent players
* Robert Howe
* James King
* Colin Miller

## Scots Player o the Year Awairds
* **1985-86 First Division Player o the Year:** John Brogan
* **1987-88 First Division Player o the Year:** Alex Taylor
* **1996-97 Seicont Division Player o the Year:** Paul Ritchie

## Scots Programme o the Year Awairds
* **National Winners:** 1974-75, 1977-78, 1978-79, 1981-82
* **First Division Winners:** 1975-76, 1976-77, 1977-78, 1978-79, 1980-81, 1981-82, 1983-84, 1987-88 (wi Clydebank)
* **Seicont Division Winners:** 1973-74, 1974-75, 2001-02

## Weel-kent Fans
* Craig Brown
* Jock Brown
* Jamie Burnett
* Jimmy Greaves
* Alison Walker

## References

## [[Beuks]]
* **Hamilton Academical Who's Who: 1946/47-1996/97** bi Peter McLeish
* Paperback (August 1997)
* Publisher: Soccerdata
* ISBN: 1899468803

## Fremmit airtins
**Offeecial**
* Hamilton Academical official website 
* Hamilton Academical Youth Initiative website 
**Unofficial**
* Hamilton Academical Supporters' Society 
* Hoops Apocalypse - Unofficial Fans Forum 
* Vitalfootball.co.uk - Hamilton Academical Football Club News 
**Ither**
* BBC Sport page
* Scotsman page
* Statistics from Football365