2013–14 Hamilton Academical F.C. season
The 2013–14 season was Hamilton Academical's first season in the newly formed Scottish Championship and their third consecutive season in the second tier of Scottish football. Hamilton also competed in the League Cup, Scottish Cup and the Challenge Cup.
2013–14 season | |||
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Chairman | Les Gray | ||
Manager | Alex Neil | ||
Stadium | New Douglas Park | ||
Championship | Second place (Promoted via play-offs) | ||
Challenge Cup | First Round | ||
League Cup | Third Round | ||
Scottish Cup | Third Round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Keatings & Andreu (13) All: Keatings & Andreau (15) | ||
Highest home attendance | 4,529 v Dundee, Championship, 5 April 2014 | ||
Lowest home attendance | 817 v Cowdenbeath, Championship, 21 September 2013 | ||
Average home league attendance | 1,476 | ||
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Summary
Season
Hamilton finished second in the Scottish Championship with 67 points. They were promoted to the Scottish Premiership in May 2014 after defeating HIbernian in the premiership play-offs.[1] Hamilton also reached the third rounds of the Scottish Cup and League Cup and the first round of the Challenge Cup.
Results and fixtures
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Scottish Championship
10 August 2013 1 | Raith Rovers | 0–1 | Hamilton Academical | Stark's Park |
15:00 | BBC | Keatings ![]() |
Attendance: 1,652 Referee: Crawford Allan |
17 August 2013 2 | Hamilton Academical | 4–1 | Dumbarton | New Douglas Park |
15:00 | Keatings ![]() ![]() Gillespie ![]() Andreu ![]() |
BBC | Agnew ![]() |
Attendance: 995 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
24 August 2013 3 | Hamilton Academical | 2–0 | Queen of the South | New Douglas Park |
15:00 | MacKinnon ![]() Ryan ![]() |
BBC | Attendance: 1,367 Referee: Steven McLean |
31 August 2013 4 | Falkirk | 1–2 | Hamilton Academical | Falkirk Stadium |
15:00 | Fulton ![]() |
BBC | Antoine-Curier ![]() Crawford ![]() |
Attendance: 3,266 Referee: Bobby Madden |
14 September 2013 5 | Dundee | 0–0 | Hamilton Academical | Dens Park |
15:00 | BBC | Attendance: 4,155 Referee: Mat Northcroft |
21 September 2013 6 | Hamilton Academical | 1–0 | Cowdenbeath | New Douglas Park |
15:00 | Gordon ![]() |
BBC | Attendance: 817 Referee: Euan Anderson |
28 September 2013 7 | Alloa Athletic | 1–0 | Hamilton Academical | Recreation Park |
15:00 | McCord ![]() |
BBC | Neil ![]() |
Attendance: 653 Referee: Stevie O'Reilly |
5 October 2013 8 | Hamilton Academical | 2–0 | Livingston | New Douglas Park |
15:00 | Keatings ![]() ![]() |
BBC | Attendance: 1,059 Referee: Des Roache |
12 October 2013 9 | Greenock Morton | 1–1 | Hamilton Academical | Cappielow |
15:00 | Habai ![]() |
BBC | Andreu ![]() |
Attendance: 2,106 Referee: Calum Murray |
19 October 2013 10 | Hamilton Academical | 1–1 | Raith Rovers | New Douglas Park |
15:00 | Keatings ![]() |
BBC | Hill ![]() Elliot ![]() |
Attendance: 1,113 Referee: Iain Brines |
26 October 2013 11 | Hamilton Academical | 2–0 | Falkirk | New Douglas Park |
15:00 | Andreu ![]() Longridge ![]() |
BBC | Attendance: 1,340 Referee: Alan Muir |
9 November 2013 12 | Queen of the South | 0–1 | Hamilton Academical | Palmerston Park |
15:00 | BBC | Antoine-Curier ![]() |
Attendance: 1,557 Referee: George Salmond |
16 November 2013 13 | Cowdenbeath | 2–4 | Hamilton Academical | Central Park, Cowdenbeath |
15:00 | Wedderburn ![]() Milne ![]() |
BBC | García Tena ![]() MacKinnon ![]() Gordon ![]() Andreu ![]() |
Attendance: 401 Referee: Des Roache |
23 November 2013 14 | Hamilton Academical | 0–3 | Dundee | New Douglas Park |
15:00 | BBC | Davidson ![]() Gallagher ![]() MacDonald ![]() |
Attendance: 2,077 Referee: Bobby Madden |
7 December 2013 15 | Hamilton Academical | 0–1 | Alloa Athletic | New Douglas Park |
15:00 | BBC | Meggatt ![]() |
Attendance: 860 Referee: Greg Aitken |
14 December 2013 16 | Livingston | 0–0 | Hamilton Academical | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 | BBC | Attendance: 794 Referee: Mat Northcroft |
21 December 2013 17 | Dumbarton | 2–1 | Hamilton Academical | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
15:00 | Fleming ![]() Graham ![]() |
BBC | Keatings ![]() |
Attendance: 642 Referee: John McKendrick |
28 December 2013 18 | Hamilton Academical | 1–0 | Greenock Morton | New Douglas Park |
15:00 | Antoine-Curier ![]() |
BBC | Attendance: 1,472 Referee: Iain Brines |
4 January 2014 19 | Hamilton Academical | 3–1 | Queen of the South | New Douglas Park |
15:00 | Longridge ![]() Antoine-Curier ![]() Crawford ![]() |
BBC | Russell ![]() |
Attendance: 1,366 Referee: Calum Murray |
11 January 2014 20 | Falkirk | 0–0 | Hamilton Academical | Falkirk Stadium |
15:00 | BBC | Attendance: 3,099 Referee: Crawford Allan |
25 January 2014 21 | Hamilton Academical | 3–4 | Cowdenbeath | New Douglas Park |
15:00 | Andreu ![]() ![]() Keatings ![]() |
BBC | Stewart ![]() ![]() Hemmings ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 944 Referee: Euan Anderson |
1 February 2014 22 | Hamilton Academical | 3–3 | Dumbarton | New Douglas Park |
15:00 | Keatings ![]() ![]() Scotland ![]() |
BBC | Kirkpatrick ![]() Hendrie ![]() Kane ![]() |
Attendance: 1,061 Referee: Des Roache |
8 February 2014 23 | Dundee | 1–0 | Hamilton Academical | Dens Park |
15:00 | Boyle ![]() |
BBC | Hendrie ![]() Gordon ![]() |
Attendance: 5,206 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
15 February 2014 24 | Raith Rovers | 2–4 | Hamilton Academical | Stark's Park |
15:00 | Cardle ![]() Baird ![]() |
BBC | Andreu ![]() ![]() Longridge ![]() Keatings ![]() |
Attendance: 1,436 Referee: Willie Collum |
21 February 2014 25 | Hamilton Academical | 2–0 | Livingston | New Douglas Park |
19:45 | Scotland ![]() Antoine-Curier ![]() |
BBC | Attendance: 1,063 Referee: Craig Charleston |
1 March 2014 26 | Alloa Athletic | 0–3 | Hamilton Academical | Recreation Park |
15:00 | BBC | Longridge ![]() Keatings ![]() Andreu ![]() |
Attendance: 656 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
8 March 2014 27 | Queen of the South | 1–1 | Hamilton Academical | Palmerston Park |
15:00 | Reilly ![]() |
BBC | Canning ![]() |
Attendance: 995 Referee: John McKendrick |
15 March 2014 28 | Hamilton Academical | 3–1 | Falkirk | New Douglas Park |
15:00 | Scotland ![]() MacKinnon ![]() Longridge ![]() |
BBC | Beck ![]() |
Attendance: 1,706 Referee: Alan Muir |
22 March 2014 29 | Greenock Morton | 3–4 | Hamilton Academical | Cappielow |
15:00 | Vine ![]() Fitzpatrick ![]() O'Connor ![]() |
BBC | Scotland ![]() Longridge ![]() ![]() Antoine-Curier ![]() |
Attendance: 1,345 Referee: Calum Murray |
25 March 2014 30 | Hamilton Academical | 3–2 | Raith Rovers | New Douglas Park |
19:45 | Andreu ![]() Keatings ![]() Scotland ![]() |
BBC | Baird ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 954 Referee: George Salmond |
29 March 2014 31 | Cowdenbeath | 1–1 | Hamilton Academical | Central Park |
15:00 | O'Brien ![]() |
BBC | Antoine-Curier ![]() |
Attendance: 497 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
5 April 2014 32 | Hamilton Academical | 1–1 | Dundee | New Douglas Park |
15:00 | Antoine-Curier ![]() |
BBC | Boyle ![]() |
Attendance: 4,529 Referee: Willie Collum |
12 April 2014 33 | Livingston | 1–1 | Hamilton Academical | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 | Jacobs ![]() |
BBC | Hendrie ![]() Scotland ![]() |
Attendance: 1,133 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
19 April 2014 34 | Hamilton Academical | 2–1 | Alloa Athletic | New Douglas Park |
15:00 | Scotland ![]() Ryan ![]() |
BBC | Caldwell ![]() |
Attendance: 1,087 Referee: Iain Brines |
26 April 2014 35 | Dumbarton | 4–1 | Hamilton Academical | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
15:00 | Agnew ![]() Nish ![]() Megginson ![]() Kirkpatrick ![]() |
BBC | Scotland ![]() Neil ![]() |
Attendance: 1,420 Referee: George Salmond |
3 May 2014 36 | Hamilton Academical | 10–2 | Greenock Morton | New Douglas Park |
15:00 | Antoine-Curier ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Andreu ![]() ![]() ![]() Longridge ![]() Devlin ![]() Findlay ![]() |
BBC | Imrie ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 2,034 Referee: Steven McLean |
Premiership Play-Off
13 May 2014 Semi–final 1st Leg | Falkirk | 1–1 | Hamilton Academical | Falkirk Stadium |
19:45 | Beck ![]() |
Report | MacKinnon ![]() |
Attendance: 4,194 Referee: John Beaton |
18 May 2014 Semi–final 2nd Leg | Hamilton Academical | 1–0 (2–1 agg.) | Falkirk | New Douglas Park |
19:45 | Andreu ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 4,678 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
21 May 2014 Final 1st Leg | Hamilton Academical | 0–2 | Hibernian | New Douglas Park |
19:45 | Report | Cummings ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 5,322 Referee: Bobby Madden |
25 May 2014 Final 2nd Leg | Hibernian | 0–2 (a.e.t.) (2–2 agg.) (3–4 p) | Hamilton Academical | Easter Road |
15:30 | Report | Scotland ![]() Andreu ![]() |
Attendance: 18,031 Referee: Willie Collum | |
Penalties | ||||
Thomson ![]() McGivern ![]() Craig ![]() Tudur Jones ![]() Cummings ![]() |
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Scottish Challenge Cup
27 July 2013 First Round | Airdrieonians | 2–1 | Hamilton Academical | Excelsior Stadium |
15:00 | McLaren ![]() Nathan Blockley ![]() |
BBC | Longridge ![]() |
Attendance: 807 Referee: Calum Murray |
Scottish League Cup
3 August 2013 First Round | Stirling Albion | 0–3 | Hamilton Academical | Forthbank Stadium |
15:00 | BBC | Keatings ![]() ![]() Smith ![]() |
Attendance: 556 Referee: John McKendrick |
27 August 2013 Second Round | Kilmarnock | 0–1 | Hamilton Academical | Rugby Park |
19:45 | BBC | Antoine-Curier ![]() |
Attendance: 2,033 Referee: Calum Murray |
24 September 2013 Third Round | Hamilton Academical | 0–3 | St Johnstone | New Douglas Park |
19:45 | BBC | May ![]() ![]() Edwards ![]() |
Attendance: 1,059 Referee: John Beaton |
Scottish Cup
2 November 2013 Third Round | Queen of the South | 1–0 | Hamilton Academical | Palmerston Park |
15:00 | Lyle ![]() |
BBC | Attendance: 1,324 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Dundee (C, P) | 36 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 54 | 26 | +28 | 69 | Promotion to the Premiership |
2 | Hamilton Academical (O, P) | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 68 | 41 | +27 | 67 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final |
3 | Falkirk | 36 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 59 | 33 | +26 | 66 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final |
4 | Queen of the South | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 55 | |
5 | Dumbarton | 36 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 65 | 64 | +1 | 51 |
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.
Division summary
Transfers
Players in
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Players out
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