2017–18 Hamilton Academical F.C. season
The 2017–18 season was Hamilton Academical's fourth consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football since their promotion at the end of the 2013–14 season. Hamilton also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
2017–18 season | |||
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Chairman | Les Gray | ||
Manager | Martin Canning | ||
Stadium | New Douglas Park | ||
Scottish Premiership | Tenth Place | ||
League Cup | Second Round | ||
Scottish Cup | Fourth Round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: David Templeton Dougie Imrie (8) All: David Templeton (9) | ||
Highest home attendance | 5,400 vs. Rangers, Premiership, 29 September 2017 | ||
Lowest home attendance | 657 vs. Stenhousemuir, League Cup, 29 July 2017 | ||
Average home league attendance | 3,095 | ||
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Summary
Season
Hamilton finished in tenth place in the Scottish Premiership and only avoided the relegation play-off place on the final day of the season due to goal difference with Partick Thistle's victory over Dundee. Hamilton also reached the second round of the league cup and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.
Results and fixtures
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Scottish Premiership
6 August 2017 | Aberdeen | 2–0 | Hamilton Academical | Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen |
15:00 | O'Connor Storey |
Report | Tomas |
Attendance: 15,165 Referee: Euan Anderson |
12 August 2017 | Hamilton Academical | 3–0 | Dundee | New Douglas Park, Hamilton |
15:00 | MacKinnon Boyd Imrie |
Report | Attendance: 1,694 Referee: Bobby Madden |
19 August 2017 | Hibernian | 1–3 | Hamilton Academical | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
15:00 | Stokes |
Report | Bingham Longridge |
Attendance: 16,633 Referee: Steven McLean |
26 August 2017 | Kilmarnock | 2–2 | Hamilton Academical | Rugby Park, Kilmarnock |
15:00 | Longridge Erwin |
BBC Report | Skondras Crawford |
Attendance: 3,706 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
8 September 2017 | Hamilton Academical | 1–4 | Celtic | New Douglas Park, Hamilton |
19:45 | Gogić |
Report | Armstrong Sinclair Édouard |
Attendance: 5,208 Referee: Don Robertson |
16 September 2017 | Hamilton Academical | 1–2 | Heart of Midlothian | New Douglas Park, Hamilton |
15:00 | Bingham |
Report | Callachan Lafferty |
Attendance: 3,326 Referee: Bobby Madden |
23 September 2017 | St Johnstone | 2–1 | Hamilton Academical | McDiarmid Park, Perth |
15:00 | MacLean Davidson |
Report | Docherty |
Attendance: 2,880 Referee: Willie Collum |
29 September 2017 | Hamilton Academical | 1–4 | Rangers | New Douglas Park, Hamilton |
19:45 | Redmond |
Report | John Candeias Dorrans |
Attendance: 5,400 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
14 October 2017 | Hamilton Academical | 1–2 | Motherwell | New Douglas Park, Hamilton |
15:00 | Skondras |
Report | Rose Hartley |
Attendance: 3,869 Referee: Craig Thomson |
21 October 2017 | Ross County | 2–1 | Hamilton Academical | Victoria Park, Dingwall |
15:00 | Schalk Mikkelsen |
Report | Docherty |
Attendance: 3,509 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
24 October 2017 | Hamilton Academical | 0–0 | Partick Thistle | New Douglas Park, Hamilton |
19:45 | Report | Attendance: 2,236 Referee: Steven McLean |
28 October 2017 | Dundee | 1–3 | Hamilton Academical | Dens Park, Dundee |
15:00 | Leitch-Smith |
Report | Skondras Templeton Rojano |
Attendance: 4,863 Referee: Greg Aitken |
4 November 2017 | Hamilton Academical | 2–2 | Aberdeen | New Douglas Park, Hamilton |
15:00 | Imrie Templeton |
Report | Stewart Árnason |
Attendance: 3,099 Referee: Nick Walsh |
18 November 2017 | Rangers | 0–2 | Hamilton Academical | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow |
15:00 | Report | Templeton Lyon |
Attendance: 48,892 Referee: Greg Aitken |
25 November 2017 | Hamilton Academical | 1–1 | Hibernian | New Douglas Park, Hamilton |
15:00 | Rojano |
Report | Murray |
Attendance: 2,945 Referee: Don Robertson |
2 December 2017 | Heart of Midlothian | 1–1 | Hamilton Academical | Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh |
15:00 | Walker |
Report | Tomas |
Attendance: 15,357 Referee: Bobby Madden |
9 December 2017 | Hamilton Academical | 0–1 | St Johnstone | New Douglas Park, Hamilton |
15:00 | Report | Scougall |
Attendance: 1,451 Referee: Craig Thomson |
13 December 2017 | Celtic | 3–1 | Hamilton Academical | Celtic Park, Glasgow |
19:45 | Ntcham Forrest Sinclair |
Report | Redmond |
Attendance: 53,883 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
16 December 2017 | Hamilton Academical | 3–2 | Ross County | New Douglas Park, Hamilton |
15:00 | Imrie Sarris Lindsay |
Report | Curran van der Weg |
Attendance: 1,272 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
23 December 2017 | Partick Thistle | 1–0 | Hamilton Academical | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow |
15:00 | Keown |
Report | Attendance: 2,912 Referee: Bobby Madden |
30 December 2017 | Motherwell | 1–3 | Hamilton Academical | Fir Park, Motherwell |
15:00 GMT (UTC) | Tanner Hartley Grimshaw Hammell |
Report | Tomas Imrie Donati Bingham Docherty |
Attendance: 4,890 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
24 January 2018 | Hamilton Academical | 0–3 | Heart of Midlothian | New Douglas Park, Hamilton |
19:45 | Report | Callachan Milinković Zanatta |
Attendance: 2,077 Referee: Walsh |
27 January 2018 | Hamilton Academical | 1–2 | Dundee | New Douglas Park, Hamilton |
O'Hara Redmond Ferguson Templeton Woods |
Report | O'Hara Holt Henvey Leitch-Smith |
Attendance: 1,776 Referee: Clancy |
3 February 2018 | Aberdeen | 3–0 | Hamilton Academical | Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen |
15:00 GMT | Considine McGinn |
Report | Sarris |
Attendance: 13,531 Referee: Euan Anderson |
18 February 2018 | Hamilton Academical | 3–5 | Rangers | New Douglas Park, Hamilton |
14:15 | Lyon Templeton Imrie |
Report | Murphy Windass Morelos |
Attendance: 5,406 Referee: Madden |
24 February 2018 | Hamilton Academical | 2–1 | Partick Thistle | New Douglas Park, Hamilton |
Sarris Rojano Imrie Ferguson Jenkins Templeton |
Report | Sammon Osman Erskine |
Attendance: 2,243 Referee: Walsh |
10 March 2018 | Hamilton Academical | 2–0 | Motherwell | New Douglas Park, Hamilton |
15:00 GMT (UTC) | Ogkmpoe Ferguson Templeton |
Report | Kipré Dunne |
Attendance: 3,182 Referee: Steven McLean |
17 March 2018 | Ross County | 2–2 | Hamilton Academical | Victoria Park, Dingwall |
15:00 | Lindsay Davies |
Report | Imrie Ogkmpoe |
Attendance: 3,586 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
28 March 2018 | St Johnstone | 1–0 | Hamilton Academical | McDiarmid Park, Perth |
MacLean |
Report | Attendance: 2,037 Referee: Euan Anderson |
31 March 2018 | Kilmarnock | 2–0 | Hamilton Academical | Rugby Park, Kilmarnock |
Erwin O'Donnell |
Report | Hughes Imrie Sarris Rojano |
Attendance: 4,672 Referee: Alan Muir |
3 April 2018 | Hibernian | 3–1 | Hamilton Academical | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Whittaker Kamberi |
Report | Ogkmpoe Imrie Redmond Rojano MacKinnon |
Attendance: 15,818 Referee: McLean |
8 April 2018 | Hamilton Academical | 1–2 | Celtic | New Douglas Park, Hamilton |
Bingham |
Report | McGregor Griffiths |
Attendance: 4,851 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
14 April 2018 | Hamilton Academical | 1–2 | Kilmarnock | New Douglas Park, Hamilton |
Tomas Sarris Fasan van der Weg |
Report | Broadfoot Dicker Boyd |
Attendance: 4,348 Referee: Barry Cook |
21 April 2018 | Partick Thistle | 2–1 | Hamilton Academical | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow |
Doolan Edwards |
Report | Templeton |
Attendance: 3,839 Referee: John Beaton |
28 April 2018 | Hamilton Academical | 2–0 | Ross County | New Douglas Park, Hamilton |
Imrie Templeton |
Report | Attendance: 2,057 Referee: Bobby Madden |
5 May 2018 | Dundee | 1–0 | Hamilton Academical | Dens Park, Dundee |
Holt |
Report | Attendance: 5,195 Referee: Steven McLean |
8 May 2018 | Hamilton Academical | 1–2 | St Johnstone | New Douglas Park, Hamilton |
Imrie |
Report | McMillan Wotherspoon |
Attendance: 2,367 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
12 May 2018 | Motherwell | 3–0 | Hamilton Academical | Fir Park, Motherwell |
Ciftci Aldred |
Report | Attendance: 4,699 Referee: Alan Muir |
Scottish League Cup
Group Stage
Results
15 July 2017 Group Stage | East Kilbride | 1–3 | Hamilton | K-Park Training Academy, East Kilbride |
14:00 | Winter |
Report | Attendance: 531 Referee: Craig Napier |
22 July 2017 Group Stage | Hamilton | 1–1 (6–5 p) | Queen of the South | New Douglas Park, Hamilton |
15:00 | Boyd |
Report | Dobbie |
Attendance: 1,047 Referee: Willie Collum |
Penalties | ||||
25 July 2017 Group Stage | Albion Rovers | 4–4 (4–2 p) | Hamilton | Cliftonhill, Coatbridge |
19:45 | Report | Attendance: 497 Referee: Barry Cook | ||
Penalties | ||||
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29 July 2017 Group Stage | Hamilton | 3–0 | Stenhousemuir | New Douglas Park, Hamilton |
15:00 | Report | Attendance: 657 Referee: Steven McLean |
Group G Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | HAM | ALB | QOS | EKI | STE | |
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1 | Hamilton Academical (Q) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 9 | Qualification for the Second Round | — | — | p1–1 | — | 3–0 | |
2 | Albion Rovers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 7 | p4–4 | — | — | — | 1–1p | ||
3 | Queen of the South | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 | — | p2–2 | — | 0–0p | — | ||
4 | East Kilbride | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 5 | 1–3 | 2–5 | — | — | — | ||
5 | Stenhousemuir | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 2 | — | — | 1–3 | 1–2 | — |
Knockout Stage
9 August 2017 Second Round | Hamilton | 0–1 | Aberdeen | New Douglas Park, Hamilton |
19:45 | Report | McLean |
Attendance: 2,768 Referee: Nick Walsh |
Scottish Cup
20 January 2017 Fourth round | Motherwell | 2–0 | Hamilton | Fir Park, Motherwell |
McMann |
Report | Attendance: 4,725 Referee: Craig Thomson |
Squad statistics
Appearances
- As of match played 12 May 2018 [3]
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Scottish Premiership | Scottish Cup | Scottish League Cup | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
1 | GK | Gary Woods | 37 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
2 | DF | Giannis Skondras | 23 | 3 | 20+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
3 | DF | Scott McMann | 39 | 0 | 30+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
4 | MF | Ross Jenkins | 11 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
5 | DF | Xavier Tomas | 40 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
6 | MF | Charlie Scott | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
7 | MF | Dougie Imrie | 41 | 8 | 33+2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
8 | FW | Mickel Miller | 6 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
9 | FW | Rakish Bingham | 38 | 6 | 18+14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4+1 | 1 | |||
10 | FW | Daniel Redmond | 31 | 2 | 11+14 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | |||
11 | MF | Ali Crawford | 19 | 3 | 11+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 2 | |||
12 | GK | Ryan Fulton | 7 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
13 | DF | Alex Gogić | 21 | 1 | 15+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
15 | DF | Kenny van der Weg | 11 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
16 | MF | David Templeton | 31 | 9 | 20+7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 | |||
17 | MF | Louis Longridge | 13 | 2 | 3+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 | |||
18 | MF | Darian MacKinnon | 36 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |||
19 | GK | Darren Jamieson | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
20 | FW | Antonio Rojano | 26 | 3 | 14+12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
21 | MF | Lewis Smith | 13 | 1 | 6+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | |||
22 | MF | Darren Lyon | 30 | 2 | 21+6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |||
23 | MF | Ronan Hughes | 4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
25 | MF | Lewis Ferguson | 14 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
27 | DF | Shaun Want | 14 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
28 | FW | Ross Cunningham | 7 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
29 | MF | Jack Breen | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
30 | FW | Steven Boyd | 18 | 3 | 7+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+3 | 2 | |||
89 | DF | Georgios Sarris | 24 | 1 | 19+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
99 | FW | Marios Ogkmpoe | 17 | 3 | 12+4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
Players who left the club during the 2017–18 season | |||||||||||||
4 | DF | Michael Devlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
6 | MF | Grant Gillespie | 7 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
8 | MF | Greg Docherty | 25 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | |||
14 | FW | Botti Biabi | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
21 | MF | Massimo Donati | 13 | 1 | 6+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | |||
24 | FW | Ryan Tierney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Team Statistics
League Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1] |
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8 | St Johnstone | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 42 | 53 | −11 | 46 | |
9 | Dundee | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 36 | 57 | −21 | 39 | |
10 | Hamilton Academical | 38 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 47 | 68 | −21 | 33 | |
11 | Partick Thistle (R) | 38 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 31 | 61 | −30 | 33 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off final |
12 | Ross County (R) | 38 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 40 | 62 | −22 | 29 | Relegation to the Championship |
Source: Soccerway BBC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification and second-stage group allocation).[4]
(R) Relegated.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification and second-stage group allocation).[4]
(R) Relegated.
Notes:
- Teams play each other three times (33 matches) before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
Division summary
Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2018. Source: [5]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Transfers
In
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee |
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14 July 2017 [6] | DF | Xavier Tomas | FC Lausanne-Sport | Free transfer | |
18 July 2017 [7] | GK | Ryan Fulton | Liverpool | Free transfer | |
22 August 2017 [8] | FW | Antonio Rojano | Real Potosí | Free transfer | |
31 August 2017 [9] | FW | Botti Biabi | Swansea | 4 month loan | |
10 January 2018 [10] | MF | Chrysovalantis Kozoronis | PAS Giannina | Free transfer | |
20 January 2018 [11] | FW | Mickel Miller | Carshalton Athletic | Undisclosed | |
24 January 2018 [12] | FW | Marios Ogkmpoe | OFI Crete | Free transfer | |
31 January 2018 [13] | DF | Charlie Scott | Manchester United | Five-month loan | |
12 February 2018 [14] | DF | Kenny van der Weg | Ross County | Free transfer | |
12 February 2018 [15] | MF | Ross Jenkins | Viking FK | Free transfer |
Out
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee |
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31 May 2017 | FW | Alexandre D'Acol | Lamia | Free transfer | |
7 June 2017 [16] | DF | Craig Watson | East Fife | Free transfer | |
22 June 2017 [17] | DF | Blair Adams | Hartlepool United | Free transfer | |
4 July 2017 | MF | Gramoz Kurtaj | SHB Đà Nẵng | Free transfer | |
17 August 2017 [18] | DF | Jordan McGregor | Airdrieonians | 5 month loan | |
18 August 2017 [19] | FW | Eamonn Brophy | Kilmarnock | Free transfer | |
18 August 2017 | FW | Ryan Tierney | Airdrieonians | Season-long loan | |
5 January 2018 [20] | DF | Louis Longridge | Falkirk | Free transfer | |
18 January 2018 [21] | FW | Steven Boyd | Livingston | Five-month loan | |
25 January 2018 [22] | MF | Greg Docherty | Rangers | Undisclosed | |
26 January 2018 [23] | FW | Michael Devlin | Aberdeen | Undisclosed | |
31 January 2018 [24] | MF | Grant Gillespie | Dundee United | Free transfer | |
20 February 2018 [25] | MF | Massimo Donati | St Mirren | Free transfer | |
20 March 2018 [26] | MF | Chrysovalantis Kozoronis | Free Agent | Released | |
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