2020–21 Hamilton Academical F.C. season

The 2020–21 season is the seventh consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football played by Hamilton Academical, following their promotion to the division at the end of the 2013–14 season. Hamilton will also compete in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Hamilton Academical
2020–21 season
ChairmanAllan Maitland
ManagerBrian Rice
StadiumNew Douglas Park
Scottish Premiership12th
League CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Hakeem Odoffin (3)
All: Hakeem Odoffin (4)

Players

Current squad
As of 2 February 2020[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  ENG Hakeem Odoffin
3 DF  SCO Scott McMann
5 DF  SCO Brian Easton (captain)
6 DF  SCO Jamie Hamilton
7 FW  SCO Bruce Anderson (on loan from Aberdeen)
8 MF  SCO Scott Martin
9 FW  GRE Marios Ogkmpoe
10 MF  SCO David Templeton
11 MF  SCO Lewis Smith
12 DF  SCO Shaun Want
14 MF  CAN Charlie Trafford
15 MF  SCO Ronan Hughes
17 DF  NZL George Stanger
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF  SCO Reegan Mimnaugh
19 FW  SCO Andrew Winter
20 FW  ZIM David Moyo
21 MF  SCO Kyle Munro
22 GK  SCO Kyle Gourlay
23 GK  SCO Ryan Fulton
24 MF  ENG Nathan Thomas
25 FW  SCO Sean Slaven
27 DF  NIR Lee Hodson (on loan from Gillingham)
31 GK  SCO Jamie Smith
32 FW  SCO Callum Smith
33 MF  SCO Daryl Meikle
34 MF  SCO Ross Callachan

Results and fixtures

Pre Season
25 July 2020 (2020-07-25) Motherwell 2–2 Hamilton Academical Motherwell
14:00 BST Donnelly  41'
Lamie  70'		 Report McMann  45'
Ogkmpoe  50'		 Stadium: Fir Park

Scottish Premiership
Main article: 2020–21 Scottish Premiership
2 August 2020 (2020-08-02) 1 Celtic 5–1 Hamilton Academical Glasgow
16:30 BST Édouard  20', 49', 53'
Frimpong  34'
Klimala  90'		 Report Martin 34' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Willie Collum
8 August 2020 (2020-08-08) 2 Hamilton Academical 0–1 Ross County Hamilton
15:00 BST Report Mckay  76'
Vigurs  90+1'		 Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Bobby Madden
15 August 2020 (2020-08-15) 4 Hamilton Academical 0–1 St Mirren Hamilton
15:00 BST Report Obika  19' Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Steven Kirkland
22 August 2020 (2020-08-22) 5 Motherwell 0–1 Hamilton Academical Motherwell
15:00 BST Report Odoffin  86' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Alan Muir
15 August 2020 (2020-08-15) 6 Hamilton Academical 0–2 Rangers Hamilton
15:00 BST McMann  11'  76' Report Hagi  15'
Tavernier  20'		 Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Willie Collum
12 September 2020 (2020-09-12) 7 Livingston 1–2 Hamilton Academical Livingston
15:00 BST Want  1' (o.g.) Report Templeton  57'
Munro  85'		 Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Don Robertson
19 September 2020 (2020-09-19) 8 Kilmarnock 2–1 Hamilton Academical Kilmarnock
15:00 BST Kiltie  10'
Brophy  23'
Kabamba  57'		 Report Odoffin  18' Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Nick Walsh
26 September 2020 (2020-09-26) 9 Hamilton Academical 1–1 Dundee United Hamilton
15:00 BST Odoffin  75' Report Shankland  4' Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Alan Muir
2 October 2020 (2020-10-02) 10 Hibernian 3–2 Hamilton Academical Edinburgh
19:45 BST Nisbet  19', 35'
Hanlon  63'		 Report Callachan  75' (pen.)
Porteous  84' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Bobby Madden
17 October 2020 (2020-10-17) 11 Hamilton Academical 3–5 St Johnstone Hamilton
15:00 BST Hughes  40', 79'
Ogkmpoe  44'		 Report May  1', 33'
Wotherspoon  14'
Conway  69', 82'		 Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Alan Muir
20 October 2020 (2020-10-20) 3[N 1] Aberdeen 4–2 Hamilton Academical Aberdeen
19:45 BST Hoban  14'
Ferguson  21'
Edmondson  24', 31'
McLennan  86'		 Report Moyo  32'
Callachan  68' (pen.)
Odoffin  90+1'		 Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Nick Walsh
24 October 2020 (2020-10-24) 12 St Mirren [B] Hamilton Academical Paisley
15:00 BST Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Note: The match was postponed due to cases of COVID-19 within the St Mirren squad.[2]
8 November 2020 (2020-11-08) 14 Rangers 8–0 Hamilton Academical Govan
15:00 BST Arfield  16'
Roofe  18', 54'
Aribo  19', 36'
Barker  62'
Tavernier  65' (pen.), 69'		 Report Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Steven McLean
21 November 2020 (2020-11-21) 15 Dundee United 2–1 Hamilton Academical Dundee
15:00 BST Clark  76', 80' Report Callachan  56' Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Craig Napier
25 November 2020 (2020-11-25) 13[N 1] Hamilton Academical 1–1 Aberdeen Hamilton
19:45 BST Ogkmpoe  49' Report Hedges  19' Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Gavin Duncan
5 December 2020 (2020-12-05) 16 Hamilton Academical 1–0 Kilmarnock Hamilton
15:00 BST Callachan  73 pen.' Report Dikamona  29' Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Willie Collum
12 December 2020 (2020-12-12) 17 Hamilton Academical 0–4 Hibernian Hamilton
15:00 BST Report Boyle  10 pen.'
Doidge  39'
McGinn  65'
Nisbet  68'		 Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Kevin Clancy
19 December 2020 (2020-12-19) 18 Ross County 0–2 Hamilton Academical Dingwall
15:00 BST Report Callachan  22'
Martin  62'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
23 December 2020 (2020-12-23) 19 Hamilton Academical 0–2 Livingston Hamilton
18:00 BST Report Guthrie  51'
Mullin  90+1'		 Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Gavin Duncan
26 December 2020 (2020-12-26) 20 Hamilton Academical 0–3 Celtic Hamilton
15:00 BST Report Edouard  49 pen.'
Griffiths  54'
Turnbull  74'		 Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Don Robertson
30 December 2020 (2020-12-30) 21 St Johnstone 0–0 Hamilton Academical Hamilton
15:00 BST Report Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: David Munro
2 January 2021 (2021-01-02) 22 Hamilton Academical 3–0 Motherwell Hamilton
15:00 BST Hodson  10'
Callachan  49'
Smith  65'		 Report Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Colin Steven
9 January 2021 (2021-01-09) 23 Kilmarnock 2–0 Hamilton Academical Kilmarnock
15:00 BST Kiltie  36', 63' Report Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Grant Irvine
16 January 2021 (2021-01-16) 24 Hamilton Academical 0–0 Dundee United Hamilton
15:00 BST Report Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
27 January 2021 (2021-01-27) 25 Celtic 2–0 Hamilton Academical Glasgow
19:45 BST Griffiths  12'
Édouard  48'		 Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Colin Steven
30 January 2021 (2021-01-30) 26 Hamilton Academical P–P St Mirren Hamilton
15:00 BST Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
3 February 2021 (2021-02-03) 27 Hamilton Academical 1–2 Ross County Hamilton
15:00 BST Kelly  16 o.g.' Report White  81'
McKay  85'		 Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
7 February 2021 (2021-02-07) 28 Hamilton Academical 1–1 Rangers Hamilton
12:00 BST Callachan  90+4' Report Easton  80 o.g.' Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Bobby Madden

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 2020–21 Scottish League Cup

Group Stage

Results

6 October 2020 (2020-10-06) Group Stage Annan Athletic 3–1 Hamilton Academical Annan
19:45 BST Swinglehurst  31'
Fulton  38'
Purdue  43'		 Report McMann  51' Stadium: Galabank
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 2]
Referee: Craig Napier
10 October 2020 (2020-10-10) Group Stage Hamilton Academical 2–1 Ayr United Hamilton
15:00 BST Ogkmpoe  19'
Trafford  36'		 Report Moffat  68' Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 3]
Referee: Colin Steven
11 November 2020 (2020-11-11) Group Stage Stranraer 2–1 Hamilton Academical Stranraer
19:45 BST Orr  34'
Duffy  81'		 Report Odoffin  71' Stadium: Stair Park
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 4]
Referee: Willie Collum
14 November 2020 (2020-11-14) Group Stage Hamilton Academical 3–0 [A] Albion Rovers New Douglas Park
15:00 BST Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 5]

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2020–21 Scottish Cup

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 6]
8 St Johnstone 28 7 9 12 27 37 −10 30
9 Motherwell 26 6 7 13 24 39 −15 25
10 Kilmarnock 27 7 3 17 26 39 −13 24
11 Ross County 28 6 5 17 21 53 −32 23 Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12 Hamilton Academical 26 5 5 16 23 52 −29 20 Relegation to the Championship
Updated to match(es) played on 7 February 2021. Source: BBC SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 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).[3]
Notes:
  1. Match played behind closed doors
  2. behind closed doors
  3. behind closed doors
  4. behind closed doors
  5. behind closed doors
  6. Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
GroundAHAHAHAAHAHAAAAHHAHHAHAHAHHH
ResultLLLLWLWLDLLWDLLWLWLLDWLDLPLD
Position121212129119111010121212121210111111111210111212121212
Source: BBC
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AYR ANN STR HAM ALB
1 Ayr United 4 2 1 0 1 8 5 +3 8 Qualification for the Second Round — 1–0 p1–1 — —
2 Annan Athletic 4 2 0 1 1 9 4 +5 7 — — 1–1p 3–1 —
3 Stranraer 4 1 1 2 0 6 5 +1 7 — — — 2–1 2–2p
4 Hamilton Academical 4 2 0 0 2 7 6 +1 6 2–1 — — — 3–0
5 Albion Rovers 4 0 1 0 3 5 15 −10 2 2–5 1–5 — — —
Source: [4]
Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) goal difference, 3) goals scored, 4) away goals scored, 5) matches won, 6) away matches won, 7) drawing of lots.[5]

Transfers

Transfers in
Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
2 July 2020CMRoss Callachan St JohnstoneFree transfer[6]
2 July 2020CMCharlie Trafford Inverness Caledonian ThistleFree transfer[6]
2 July 2020CFCallum Smith Dunfermline AthleticFree transfer[6]
29 July 2020CFTunde Owolabi FC United of ManchesterUndisclosed[7]
31 July 2020CBHakeem Odoffin LivingstonUndisclosed[8]
4 August 2020RWJustin Johnson Othellos AthienouFree transfer[9]
28 September 2020CBBen Stirling HibernianFree transfer[10]
2 October 2020GKRyan Scully Dunfermline AthleticFree transfer[11]
7 November 2020DFAaron MartinFree AgentFree transfer[12]
7 November 2020MFNathan ThomasFree AgentFree transfer[13]

Loans in
Date Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
10 August 2020RBLee Hodson Gillingham30 June 2020[14]
1 February 2021CFBruce Anderson Aberdeen30 June 2020[15]

Transfers out
Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2020RBAaron McGowan KilmarnockReleased[16][17]
1 July 2020CFGeorge Oakley Pirin BlagoevgradReleased[16][18]
1 July 2020CBAlex Gogić HibernianReleased[16][19]
1 July 2020CFMickel Miller Rotherham UnitedReleased[20]
1 July 2020RMLiam Scullion Fauldhouse UnitedReleased[21][22]
1 July 2020CMJack BreenFree agentReleased[21]
1 July 2020GKRoss ConnellyFree agentReleased[21]
1 July 2020CMNiyah JosephFree agentReleased[21]
1 July 2020RBCiaran McAndrewFree agentReleased[21]
1 July 2020DFJay BlairFree agentReleased[21]
1 July 2020CFSteve DaviesFree agentReleased[21]
1 July 2020LBJohnny HuntFree agentReleased[21]
1 July 2020CMCharlie Reilly Partick ThistleFree transfer[21][23]
3 August 2020GKOwain Fôn Williams Dunfermline AthleticFree transfer[24]
18 August 2020RMBlair Alston FalkirkFree transfer[25]
25 September 2020CMNiyah Joseph Queen of the SouthFree transfer[26]
26 September 2020CBMarkus Fjørtoft Greenock MortonFree transfer[27]
1 February 2021CFTunde OwolabiFree AgentFree transfer[28]
1 February 2021RMJustin JohnsonFree AgentFree transfer[29]
1 February 2021MFWill CollarFree AgentFree transfer[30]

Notes
    1. ^
      A: Hamilton were awarded a technical 3−0 win over Albion Rovers who were unable to field a team after two players had reported symptoms of COVID-19.[31]
  1. ^
    B: Hamilton were awarded a technical 3−0 win over St Mirren who were unable to field a team after two players had reported symptoms of COVID-19.[32]

    2. Footnotes
    1. Rearranged match after postponement

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