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
ChairmanAllan Maitland
ManagerBrian Rice
StadiumNew Douglas Park
Scottish Premiership11th
Scottish CupFifth round
Scottish League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Marios Ogkmpoe (6)
All: Marios Ogkmpoe, Lewis Smith
& Ross Cunningham (7)
Highest home attendance5,300 vs Celtic, Premiership, 14 September 2019
Lowest home attendance756 vs Queens Park, League Cup, 13 July 2019
Average home league attendance2,565

Summary

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Season

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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]

Results and fixtures

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Scottish Premiership

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3 August 2019 1 Ross County 3–0 Hamilton Academical Dingwall
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 2 Hamilton Academical 2–0 Kilmarnock Hamilton
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 3 Hamilton Academical 1–3 Motherwell Hamilton
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 4 Heart of Midlothian 2–2 Hamilton Academical Edinburgh
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 5 Hamilton Academical 0–1 Celtic Hamilton
Fjørtoft   45'
Gogić   84'
Report Forrest   4' Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 5,300
Referee: Don Robertson
21 September 2019 6 St Mirren 0–0 Hamilton Academical Paisley
McAllister   85' Report Oakley   21'   50'
McGowan   90'
Williams   90'
Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 4,807
Referee: David Munro
28 September 2019 7 Hamilton Academical 2–1 Livingston Hamilton
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 8 Rangers 5–0 Hamilton Academical Glasgow
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) 9 Hamilton Academical 1–1 Hibernian Hamilton
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) 10 St Johnstone 3–2 Hamilton Academical Perth
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) 11 Hamilton Academical 0–1 Aberdeen Hamilton
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) 12 Hamilton Academical 2–2 Ross County Hamilton
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) 13 Kilmarnock 2–2 Hamilton Academical Kilmarnock
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) 14 Hamilton Academical 1−3 Rangers Hamilton
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) 15 Livingston 0−0 Hamilton Academical Livingston
15:00 Report Easton   76' Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 1,076
Referee: William Collum
4 December 2019 (2019-12-04) 16 Celtic 2–1 Hamilton Academical Glasgow
Christie   13'
Brown   90+2'
Report Ogboe   90' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 54,584
Referee: Alan Muir
7 December 2019 (2019-12-07) 17 Hamilton Academical 0−1 St Mirren Hamilton
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) 18 Aberdeen 1–0 Hamilton Academical Aberdeen
15:00 GMT Cosgrove   53' Report Stubbs   85' Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 12,325
Referee: William Collum
21 December 2019 (2019-12-21) 19 Hamilton Academical 2−1 Heart of Midlothian Hamilton
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) 20 Hamilton Academical 0−1 St Johnstone Hamilton
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) 21 Motherwell 1−2 Hamilton Academical Motherwell
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) 22 Hibernian 2−1 Hamilton Academical Edinburgh
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) 23 Hamilton Academical 2–4 Livingston Hamilton
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) 24 Hamilton Academical 1–4 Celtic Hamilton
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) 25 St Mirren 1–1 Hamilton Academical Paisley
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) 26 Hamilton Academical 1–3 Aberdeen Hamilton
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) 27 Heart of Midlothian 2–2 Hamilton Academical Edinburgh
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) 28 Hamilton Academical 0–0 Motherwell Hamilton
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 29 Rangers 0–1 Hamilton Academical Glasgow
19:45 GMT (UTC) Report Moyo   56' Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 48,167
Referee: Nick Walsh
7 March 2020 30 Hamilton Academical 1–0 Kilmarnock Hamilton
15:00 GMT (UTC) Miller   78'
Ogkmpoe   90' (pen.)
Report Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 2,145
Referee: William Collum

Scottish League Cup

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Group stage

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13 July 2019 Group Stage Hamilton Academical 0–0
(5–6 p)
Queen's Park Hamilton
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 Group Stage Clyde 1–3 Hamilton Academical Glasgow
Wallace   45'
Syvertsen   57'
Grant   59'
Report McMann   31'
Alston   50'
Smith   76'
Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 504
Referee: Euan Anderson
20 July 2019 Group Stage Hamilton Academical 2–2
(6–5 p)
Partick Thistle Hamilton
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 Group Stage Airdrieonians 2–3 Hamilton Academical Airdrie
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

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17 August 2019 Second Round Kilmarnock 1–0 (a.e.t.) Hamilton Academical Kilmarnock
15:00 Power   76'
Thomas   113'
Dicker   120'
Report Gogić   65'
Miller   98'
Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 3,762
Referee: Kevin Clancy

Scottish Cup

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18 January 2020 Fourth round Hamilton Academical 5–0 Edinburgh City Hamilton
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 round Hamilton Academical 1–4 Rangers Hamilton
12:31 Smith   38' [6] Arfield   25', 90'
Aribo   68'
Morelos  85'
Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 4,050
Referee: Alan Muir

Squad statistics

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Appearances

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As of 7 March 2020[7]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF   ENG Aaron McGowan 29 1 22 1 4+1 0 2 0
3 DF   SCO Scott McMann 34 2 27 0 5 1 2 1
4 DF   SCO Ciaran McKenna 7 0 2+1 0 4 0 0 0
5 DF   NOR Markus Fjørtoft 10 0 5+2 0 0+2 0 1 0
6 DF   ENG Johnny Hunt 18 0 10+6 0 1 0 0+1 0
7 MF   ENG Will Collar 19 1 14+2 1 1 0 1+1 0
8 FW   ENG Steve Davies 15 2 5+8 2 1 0 1 0
9 FW   ENG George Oakley 27 4 17+4 4 2+3 0 1 0
10 MF   SCO Blair Alston 25 2 14+5 1 4 1 1+1 0
11 FW   ENG Mikel Miller 26 4 16+5 3 1+2 0 1+1 1
12 DF   ENG Sam Woods 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
13 DF   CYP Alex Gogić 36 1 29 1 4+1 0 2 0
14 FW   SCO Ross Cunningham 12 7 6+3 3 0 0 3 4
16 MF   SCO David Templeton 6 1 3+3 1 0 0 0 0
19 FW   SCO Andy Winter 5 1 0+3 0 0 0 1+1 1
20 FW   ZIM David Moyo 20 2 8+12 2 0 0 0 0
21 DF   SCO Shaun Want 13 1 9+2 1 1+1 0 0 0
22 GK   SCO Kyle Gourlay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 GK   SCO Ryan Fulton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF   SCO Brian Easton 23 0 17+1 0 3 0 2 0
25 MF   SCO Scott Martin 21 1 18+2 0 0 0 1 1
26 MF   ENG Andy Dales 4 1 1+1 0 0 0 2 1
28 MF   SCO Lewis Smith 28 5 17+6 3 4 1 1 1
29 MF   SCO Jack Breen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 FW   SCO Steven Boyd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 GK   NIR Luke Southwood 16 0 15 0 0 0 1 0
32 DF   SCO Leon McCann 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 MF   SCO Reegan Mimnaugh 3 0 0+1 0 1+1 0 0 0
40 DF   SCO Jamie Hamilton 14 0 11+1 0 1 0 1 0
42 MF   SCO Charlie Reilly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
99 FW   GRE Marios Ogkmpoe 29 7 16+7 6 3+2 1 0+1 0
Players who left the club during the 2018–19 season
1 GK   WAL Owain Fôn Williams 21 0 15 0 5 0 1 0
12 MF   NGA Korede Adedoyin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 MF   SCO Ronan Hughes 12 0 5+3 0 3+1 0 0 0
17 MF   GER Adrian Beck 6 0 2+4 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF   SCO Darian MacKinnon 11 0 3+3 0 3+2 0 0 0
26 DF   ENG Sam Stubbs 20 0 19 0 1 0 0 0
27 DF   NZL George Stanger 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Team statistics

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification or relegation[a]
8 Kilmarnock 30 9 6 15 31 41 −10 33 1.10
9 St Mirren 30 7 8 15 24 41 −17 29 0.97
10 Ross County 30 7 8 15 29 60 −31 29 0.97
11 Hamilton Academical 30 6 9 15 30 50 −20 27 0.90
12 Heart of Midlothian (R) 30 4 11 15 31 52 −21 23 0.77 Relegation 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).[9]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ All play-off matches were cancelled, as clubs voted to curtail the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]

League Cup table

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Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Partick Thistle 4 3 0 1 0 8 5 +3 10 Qualification for the Second Round
2 Hamilton Academical 4 2 1 1 0 8 5 +3 9
3 Airdrieonians 4 1 1 0 2 7 8 −1 5
4 Queen's Park 4 0 2 1 1 4 5 −1 5
5 Clyde 4 0 0 1 3 6 10 −4 1
Source: [10]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[11]

Transfers

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References

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