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Hamilton Academical 2017–18 football season From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | 10th | ||
Scottish Cup | Fourth round | ||
League Cup | Second round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: David Templeton Dougie Imrie (8 each) All: David Templeton (9 goals) | ||
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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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.
Win Draw Loss Postponed
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 |
Results
15 July 2017 Group Stage | East Kilbride | 1–3 | Hamilton Academical | K-Park Training Academy, East Kilbride |
14:00 | Winter ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 531 Referee: Craig Napier |
22 July 2017 Group Stage | Hamilton Academical | 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 Academical | Cliftonhill, Coatbridge |
19:45 | Report | Attendance: 497 Referee: Barry Cook | ||
Penalties | ||||
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29 July 2017 Group Stage | Hamilton Academical | 3–0 | Stenhousemuir | New Douglas Park, Hamilton |
15:00 | Report | Attendance: 657 Referee: Steven McLean |
9 August 2017 Second round | Hamilton Academical | 0–1 | Aberdeen | New Douglas Park, Hamilton |
19:45 | Report | McLean ![]() |
Attendance: 2,768 Referee: Nick Walsh |
20 January 2017 Fourth round | Motherwell | 2–0 | Hamilton Academical | Fir Park, Motherwell |
McMann ![]() ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 4,725 Referee: Craig Thomson |
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 | ![]() |
Mikey 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 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | HAM | ALB | QOS | EKI | STE | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | — |
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 City | 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 | 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 |
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
31 May 2017 | FW | ![]() |
Alexandre D'Acol | Lamia | Free transfer |
7 June 2017 [16] | DF | ![]() |
Jack Breslin | Clyde | Free transfer |
7 June 2017 [17] | DF | ![]() |
Craig Watson | East Fife | Free transfer |
22 June 2017 [18] | DF | ![]() |
Blair Adams | Hartlepool United | Free transfer |
4 July 2017 | MF | ![]() |
Gramoz Kurtaj | SHB Da Nang | Free transfer |
17 August 2017 [19] | DF | ![]() |
Jordan McGregor | Airdrieonians | Loan |
18 August 2017 [20] | FW | ![]() |
Eamonn Brophy | Kilmarnock | Free transfer |
18 August 2017 | FW | ![]() |
Ryan Tierney | Airdrieonians | Loan |
5 January 2018 [21] | DF | ![]() |
Louis Longridge | Falkirk | Free transfer |
18 January 2018 [22] | FW | ![]() |
Steven Boyd | Livingston | Loan |
25 January 2018 [23] | MF | ![]() |
Greg Docherty | Rangers | Undisclosed |
26 January 2018 [24] | FW | ![]() |
Michael Devlin | Aberdeen | Undisclosed |
31 January 2018 [25] | MF | ![]() |
Grant Gillespie | Dundee United | Free transfer |
20 February 2018 [26] | MF | ![]() |
Massimo Donati | St Mirren | Free transfer |
20 March 2018 [27] | MF | ![]() |
Chrysovalantis Kozoronis | Free agent | Released |
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