2008–09 Hamilton Academical F.C. season
The 2008–09 season was the 122nd season of competitive football by Hamilton Academical and the first back in the top-flight of Scottish football following promotion from the Scottish Football League at the end of the 2007–08 season.
| 2008–09 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Ronnie MacDonald |
| Manager | Billy Reid |
| Stadium | New Douglas Park |
| Scottish Premier League | 9th |
| Scottish Cup | Quarter-finals |
| League Cup | Quarter-finals |
| Top goalscorer | James McCarthy Simon Mensing Richard Offiong (6 each) |
Results and fixtures
edit| Win | Draw | Loss |
Competitions
editScottish Premier League
editLeague table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Motherwell | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 48 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[b] |
| 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[c] |
| 11 | St Mirren | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 33 | 52 | −19 | 37 |
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.
Scottish Cup
editHamilton Academical entered the Scottish Cup at the fourth round where they faced Ross County on 10 January 2009. After a 1–0 win courtesy of a goal from defender Chris Swailes, the club progressed to the quarter-finals and were drawn against Rangers at Ibrox. On 8 March 2009, the club were eliminated from the competition by eventual champion Rangers, following to a 5–1 defeat.[2][3]
| 10 January 2009 Fourth round | Ross County | 0–1 | Hamilton Academical | Victoria Park, Dingwall |
| 15:00 | Report | Swailes  22' McArthur  90' |
Attendance: 2,300 Referee: C Allan |
| 8 March 2009 Quarter-finals | Rangers | 5–1 | Hamilton Academical | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow |
| 15:00 | Whittaker 15' Lafferty 35', 81'Ñíguez 45' (pen.)Davis 53' |
Report | Quinn 26' |
Attendance: 27,588[2] Referee: I Brines |
Scottish League Cup
editThe Accies entered the Scottish League Cup at the second round and were again knocked out in the same stage and by the same opponents as the Scottish Cup.[4]
| 26 August 2008 Second round | Hamilton Academical | 3–1 | Clyde | New Douglas Park, Hamilton |
| 19:45 | Grady 17' Thomas 81' Stevenson 90' (pen) |
Report | Clarke 19' Ohnesorge  1'  66' |
Attendance: 1,146 Referee: David Somers |
| 24 September Third round | Motherwell | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Hamilton Academical | Fir Park, Motherwell |
| 19:45 | Murphy 66' Porter 45' |
Report | Graham 53' Ettien 95'Mensing 45' 112' |
Attendance: 5,590 Referee: I Brines |
| 28 October 2008 Quarter-finals | Rangers | 2–0 | Hamilton Academical | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow |
| 19:45 | Boyd 24' Lafferty 50' |
Report | Attendance: 32,083 Referee: E Smith |
References
edit- ^ Hamilton's score is shown first.
- ^ a b "Accies in the Quarter Final". Hamilton Academical F.C. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ "Rangers 5-1 Hamilton". BBC. 8 March 2009. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Rangers 2-0 Hamilton Accies". BBC. 28 October 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2021.