Hamilton Academical FC

Last updated : 23/08/2023 18:31:33

Introduction

Hamilton Academical FC are a Sunday League football team made up of 31 team members.

The team is from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, United Kingdom.

Hamilton Academical FC started using TeamStats in December 2017 and so far have created match reports and statistics for 10 games.

Team Details

Location

Hamilton South Lanarkshire United Kingdom

Team Type

Boys , Under 17 , 11 a side , Sunday League

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.