2019–20 Hamilton Academical F.C. season

The 2019–20 season was Hamilton's sixth 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.[1]

Hamilton Academical
2019–20 season
ChairmanRonnie MacDonald
ManagerBrian Rice
StadiumNew Douglas Park
Hamilton, Scotland
(Capacity: 5,510)
Scottish PremiershipEleventh place
Scottish League CupSecond round
Scottish CupFifth round
Highest home attendance5,300 vs Celtic
Lowest home attendance756 vs Queens Park
Average home league attendance2,565

On 13 March 2020, the Scottish football season was suspended with immediate effect due to the COVID-19 Coronavirus outbreak.[2] On 9 April, the Scottish football season was further suspended until at least 10 June.[3] On 18 May 2020, the SPFL declared the end of the season determining on an average points per game with Accies finishing in eleventh place and surviving for another season.[4]

Competitions

Premiership
Main article: 2019–20 Scottish Premiership

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

3 August 2019 1Ross County3–0Hamilton AcademicalDingwall
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Chalmers  30'
Mckay  36'
Stewart  57'		 Report McKenna  1'
MacKinnon  51'
Oakley  71'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,071
Referee: Alan Newlands
10 August 2019 2Hamilton Academical2–0KilmarnockHamilton
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Smith  20'
Oakley  49'
Easton  54'		 Report Burke  84' Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 2,766
Referee: Bobby Madden
24 August 2019 3Hamilton Academical1–3MotherwellHamilton
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Hamilton  20'
Cunningham  24' (pen.)		 Report Hartley  16'
Donnelly  21' (pen.),  88'
Long  51'		 Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 2,927
Referee: Andrew Dallas
31 August 2019 4Heart of Midlothian2–2Hamilton AcademicalEdinburgh
15:00 Clare  20'
Berra  26',  58'		 Report Oakley  50',  73'
Collar  80'
MacKinnon  80'		 Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 15,347
Referee: Greg Aitken
14 September 2019 5Hamilton Academical0–1CelticHamilton
Fjørtoft  45'
Gogić  84'		 Report Forrest  4' Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 5,300
Referee: Don Robertson
21 September 2019 6St Mirren0–0Hamilton AcademicalPaisley
McAllister  85' Report Oakley  21'  50'
McGowan  90'
Williams  90'		 Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 4,807
Referee: David Munro
28 September 2019 7Hamilton Academical2–1LivingstonHamilton
15:00 Alston  45+1'
Cunningham  84' (pen.)
Stubbs  90+1'		 Report Lithgow  15'
Robinson  47'		 Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 1,075
Referee: Steven McLean
6 October 2019 8Rangers5–0Hamilton AcademicalGlasgow
15:00 Defoe  7', 63', 71'
Goldson  34'
Barišić  61'		 Report Stubbs  60' Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 48,838
Referee: Nick Walsh
19 October 2019 (2019-10-19) 9Hamilton Academical1–1HibernianHamilton
15:00 BST Gogić  34'
Cunningham  59' (pen.)		 Report Mallan  22'
Maxwell  59'		 Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 2,680
Referee: John Beaton
26 October 2019 (2019-10-26) 10St Johnstone3–2Hamilton AcademicalPerth
15:00 Wotherspoon  36',  60'
Hendry  88'		 Report Miller  25'
McGowan  79'
Davies  83' (pen.)		 Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 2,231
Referee: Alan Muir
30 October 2019 (2019-10-30) 11Hamilton Academical0–1AberdeenHamilton
19:45 GMT Cunningham  62' Report Ferguson  14'
Campbell  52'		 Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 1,687
Referee: Willie Collum
2 November 2019 (2019-11-02) 12Hamilton Academical2–2Ross CountyHamilton
15:00 GMT McMann  27'
Smith  52'
Oakley  62',  64'
Martin  90+3'		 Report McKay  1'
Watson  30'
Gardyne  50'
Fontaine  75'
Graham  88'		 Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 1,268
Referee: Colin Steven
9 November 2019 (2019-11-09) 13Kilmarnock2–2Hamilton AcademicalKilmarnock
15:00 GMT El Makrini  45+2'
Brophy  38',  48'		 Report Miller  2'
Davies  25'
Stubbs  29'
MacKinnon  43'
Williams  90+3'		 Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 5,045
Referee: Gavin Duncan
24 November 2019 (2019-11-24) 14Hamilton Academical1−3RangersHamilton
12:15 Smith  14'
Oakley  62'
Gogić  64'		 Report Jack  7'
Kent  43',  90+3'
Defoe  70'
Morelos  87'		 Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 5,100
Referee: Steven McLean
30 November 2019 (2019-11-30) 15Livingston0−0Hamilton AcademicalLivingston
15:00 Report Easton  76' Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 1,076
Referee: William Collum
4 December 2019 (2019-12-04) 16Celtic2–1Hamilton AcademicalGlasgow
Christie  13'
Brown  90+2'		 Report Ogboe  90' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 54,584
Referee: Alan Muir
7 December 2019 (2019-12-07) 17Hamilton Academical0−1St MirrenHamilton
15:00 Gogić  77'
Martin  89'		 Report MacPherson  52'
Magennis  56'
Waters  90'
Andreu  90'		 Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 1,962
Referee: Don Robertson
14 December 2019 (2019-12-14) 18Aberdeen1–0Hamilton AcademicalAberdeen
15:00 GMT Cosgrove  53' Report Stubbs  85' Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 12,325
Referee: William Collum
21 December 2019 (2019-12-21) 19Hamilton Academical2−1Heart of MidlothianHamilton
15:00 Miller  64',  79'
Collar  72'
McGowan  77'
Easton  90+2'		 Report MacLean  21'
Smith  58'
Halkett  71'
Bozanic  82'
Whelan  90+6'		 Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 2,654
Referee: David Munro
26 December 2019 (2019-12-26) 20Hamilton Academical0−1St JohnstoneHamilton
15:00 Easton  83' Report Davidson  59'
McCann  80'
Hendry  81'		 Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 1,536
Referee: Gavin Duncan
29 December 2019 (2019-12-29) 21Motherwell1−2Hamilton AcademicalMotherwell
15:00 GMT Long  5'
Hylton  63'
O'Hara  75'		 Report Martin  11'
Stubbs  52'
McGowan  68'
Moyo  77'
Alston  81'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 6,048
Referee: John Beaton
22 January 2020 (2020-01-22) 22Hibernian2−1Hamilton AcademicalEdinburgh
19:45 GMT Doidge  64'
Hanlon  86'		 Report Gogic  18'
Fjørtoft  53'
Williams  81'
McMann  82'		 Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 14,674
Referee: Andrew Dallas
25 January 2020 (2020-01-25) 23Hamilton Academical2–4LivingstonHamilton
15:00 Want  13'
Woods  57'
Fjørtoft  77'		 Report Sibbald  15'
Taylor-Sinclair  32'
Lawless  62' (pen.)
Pittman  65'
Souda  71'		 Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 1,487
Referee: Bobby Madden
2 February 2020 (2020-02-02) 24Hamilton Academical1–4CelticHamilton
Gogić  14'
Ogkmpoe  26'
Hamilton  34'
McGowan  43'
Collar  64'		 Report Griffiths  13'
Édouard  35',  81'
Taylor  66'
Jullien  78'
Forrest  90+1'		 Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 4,708
Referee: Nick Walsh
5 February 2020 (2020-02-05) 25St Mirren1–1Hamilton AcademicalPaisley
19:45 Durmuş  73'
Obika  64'
Foley  90+6'		 Report Templeton  25'
Miller  70'		 Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 4,537
Referee: Alan Newlands
11 February 2020 (2020-02-11) 26Hamilton Academical1–3AberdeenHamilton
19:45 GMT Ogkmpoe  84' Report Main  15'
McGinn  23'
McLennan  45+4'
Considine  51'		 Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 1,218
Referee: Greg Aitken
15 February 2020 (2020-02-15) 27Heart of Midlothian2–2Hamilton AcademicalEdinburgh
15:00 Walker  48',  77'
Smith  84'
Halkett  87'		 Report Ogkmpoe  5',  16' (pen.)
Hamilton  21'
Collar  73'		 Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 16,437
Referee: Kevin Clancy
22 February 2020 (2020-02-22) 28Hamilton Academical0–0MotherwellHamilton
15:00 GMT (UTC) Hunt  4'
Gogić  59'		 Report Long  31'  37'
O'Hara  34'
Gillespie  73'
Gallagher  90+3'		 Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 2,531
Referee: Colin Steven
4 March 2020 29Rangers0–1Hamilton AcademicalGlasgow
19:45 GMT (UTC) Report Moyo  56' Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 48,167
Referee: Nick Walsh
7 March 2020 30Hamilton Academical1–0KilmarnockHamilton
15:00 GMT (UTC) Miller  78'
Ogkmpoe  90' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 2,145
Referee: William Collum
14 March 2020 31[N 1]Ross CountyCancelledHamilton AcademicalDingwall
15:00 GMT (UTC) Stadium: Victoria Park
21 March 2020 32[N 1]Hamilton AcademicalCancelledHibernianHamilton
15:00 GMT (UTC) Stadium: New Douglas Park
4 April 2020 33[N 1]St JohnstoneCancelledHamilton AcademicalPerth
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Stadium: McDiarmid Park

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2019–20 Scottish League Cup
18 January 2020 Fourth roundHamilton Academical5–0Edinburgh CityHamilton
15:00 Dales  22'
McMann  26'
Martin  44'
Winter  80'
Miller  84'		 [5] Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 1,040
Referee: Euan Anderson
8 February 2020 Fifth roundHamilton Academical1–4RangersHamilton
12:31 Smith  38' [6] Arfield  25', 90'
Aribo  68'
Morelos 85'		 Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 4,050
Referee: Alan Muir

League Cup
Main article: 2019–20 Scottish League Cup

Group Stage
13 July 2019 Hamilton Academical0–0
(5–6 p)		Queen's ParkHamilton
Williams  98' Report Block  44'
Galt  55'
Mortimer  81'
Magee  90+4'		 Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 756
Referee: Nick Walsh
Penalties
Oakley
Alston
McGowan
Ogkmpoe
McKenna
McMann
MacKinnon 		Galt
Clark
Moore
McGrory
Grant
Agyeman
Block
17 July 2019 Clyde1–3Hamilton AcademicalGlasgow
Wallace  45'
Syvertsen  57'
Grant  59'		 Report McMann  31'
Alston  50'
Smith  76'		 Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 504
Referee: Euan Anderson
20 July 2019 Hamilton Academical2–2
(6–5 p)		Partick ThistleHamilton
Cunningham  17',  54'
McKenna  81'		 Report Williamson  16'
Gordon  73'		 Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 1,693
Referee: John Beaton
Penalties
Oakley
Cunningham
McKenna
Gogić
Smith
McMann 		Bannigan
Gordon
Miller
Mansell
Jones
De Vita
27 July 2019 Airdrieonians2–3Hamilton AcademicalAirdrie
Smith  10'
Cowan  21'
Roy  24'
Gallagher  60'		 Report Cunningham  48' (pen.),  60' (pen.),  85'
MacKinnon  30'
McGowan  53'
Ogkmpoe  89'		 Stadium: Excelsior Stadium
Attendance: 814
Referee: Gavin Duncan
Knockout Phase
17 August 2019 Second RoundKilmarnock1–0 (a.e.t.)Hamilton AcademicalKilmarnock
15:00 Power  76'
Thomas  113'
Dicker  120'		 Report Gogić  65'
Miller  98'		 Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 3,762
Referee: Kevin Clancy

Team Statistics

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD PPG Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
8 Kilmarnock 30 9 6 15 31 41 −10 1.10
9 St Mirren 30 7 8 15 24 41 −17 0.97
10 Ross County 30 7 8 15 29 60 −31 0.97
11 Hamilton Academical 30 6 9 15 30 50 −20 0.90
12 Heart of Midlothian (R) 30 4 11 15 31 52 −21 0.77 Relegated to the Championship
Source: BBC SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-Head points; 5) Head-to-Head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification, second stage group allocation or relegation).[8]
(R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. All play-off matches were cancelled, as clubs voted to curtail the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]

Group F Table
Main article: 2019–20 Scottish League Cup § Group F
Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Partick Thistle (Q) 4 3 0 1 0 8 5 +3 10 Qualification for the Second Round
2 Hamilton Academical (Q) 4 2 1 1 0 8 5 +3 9
3 Airdrieonians 4 1 1 0 2 7 8 −1 5
4 Queen's Park 3 0 1 1 1 3 4 −1 3
5 Clyde 3 0 0 0 3 5 9 −4 0
Source: [9]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[10]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Transfers
Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2019 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2019–20

Transfer Ins
Date Position Name Previous Club Fee Ref
29 May 2019 DF Brian Easton St Johnstone Free [11]
1 Jun 2019 DF Markus Fjørtoft Southern United Free [12]
5 Jun 2019 DF Ciaran McKenna Falkirk Free [13]
6 Jun 2019 MF Blair Alston St Johnstone Free [14]
15 Jun 2019 GK Owain Fôn Williams Inverness CT Free [15]
21 Jun 2019 MF Will Collar Brighton & Hove Albion Undiscl. [16]
1 Jul 2019 DF Johnny Hunt Stevenage Free [17]
11 Jul 2019 MF Korede Adedoyin Everton Loan [18]
12 Jul 2019 GK Kyle Gourlay Dundee Free [19]
30 Jul 2019 FW David Moyo St Albans City Free [20]
1 Aug 2019 GK Luke Southwood Reading Loan [21][22]
7 Aug 2019 DF Sam Stubbs Middlesbrough Loan [23]
2 Sep 2019 MF Adrian Beck Union Saint-Gilloise Loan [24]
9 Jan 2020 FW Andy Dales Scunthorpe United Loan [25]
21 Jan 2020 GK Luke Southwood Reading Loan [26]
22 Jan 2020 DF Sam Woods Crystal Palace Loan [27]
31 Jan 2020 FW David Templeton Burton Albion Free [28]

Transfer Outs
Date Position Name Subsequent Club Fee Ref
21 May 2019 DF Lennard Sowah Released Free [29]
21 May 2019 DF Delphin Tshiembe HB Tórshavn Free [29]
21 May 2019 DF Matthew Kilgallon Hyderabad FC Free [29]
21 May 2019 GK Jacob Marsden Needham Market Free [29]
21 May 2019 FW Douglas Imrie Retired to coaching N/A [30]
21 May 2019 MF Tom Taiwo Retired N/A [31]
1 Jun 2019 FW James Keatings Inverness CT Free [32]
25 Jun 2019 GK Gary Woods Oldham Athletic Free [33]
27 Jun 2019 DF Ziggy Gordon Central Coast Mariners Free [34]
9 Jan 2020 DF George Stanger Forfar Athletic Loan [35]
13 Jan 2020 MF Darian MacKinnon Partick Thistle Free [36]
31 Jan 2020 GK Owain Fôn Williams Dunfermline Athletic Loan [37]
31 Jan 2020 MF Ronan Hughes Stirling Albion Loan [38]

Footnotes
  1. Match cancelled due to Coronavirus outbreak

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