2008–09 Hamilton Academical F.C. season
The 2008–09 season is the 122nd season of competitive football by Hamilton Academical.
2008–09 season | |
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Chairman | Ronnie MacDonald |
Manager | Billy Reid |
Stadium | New Douglas Park |
Scottish Premier League | 9th |
Scottish Cup | QF |
League Cup | QF |
Domestic Cups
Hamilton Academical entered the Scottish Cup at the 4th round and were knocked out in the quarter-finals by Rangers who also knocked them out the Scottish League Cup at the quarter-finals, both games were played at Ibrox. They entered the Scottish League Cup at the 2nd round.
Results and fixtures
Win | Draw | Loss |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1] |
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7 | Motherwell | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 48 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 2] |
8 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 44 | |
9 | Hamilton Academical | 38 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 30 | 53 | −23 | 41 | |
10 | Falkirk | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 37 | 52 | −15 | 38 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 3] |
11 | St Mirren | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 33 | 52 | −19 | 37 |
Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
- Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.
- Scotland were awarded an additional Europa League place as the association finished in third place of the UEFA Fair Play ranking. Motherwell earned this place as winners of the Scottish Fair Play ranking.
- Since Rangers, the winners of the Scottish Cup, already qualified for the Champions League via their league position, Falkirk, the losing finalist, earned a spot in the Europa League.
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References
- Hamilton's score is shown first.
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