2019–20 Hamilton Academical F.C. season

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

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]

Summary

Season

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

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Scottish Premiership

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

Group stage

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

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

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

Appearances

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

League table

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

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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