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2020–21 Hamilton Academical F.C. season

The 2020–21 season was 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 also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Hamilton Academical
2020–21 season
ChairmanAllan Maitland
ManagerBrian Rice
StadiumNew Douglas Park
Scottish Premiership12th (relegated)
Scottish CupThird round
League CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Ross Callachan (10)
All: Ross Callachan (10)

Summary edit

Season edit

Results and fixtures edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season edit

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 edit

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[a]
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[a]
Referee: Bobby Madden
15 August 2020 (2020-08-15) 3 Hamilton Academical 0–1 St Mirren Hamilton
15:00 BST Report Obika   19' Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Steven Kirkland
22 August 2020 (2020-08-22) 4 Motherwell 0–1 Hamilton Academical Motherwell
15:00 BST Report Odoffin   86' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Alan Muir
15 August 2020 (2020-08-15) 5 Hamilton Academical 0–2 Rangers Hamilton
15:00 BST McMann   11'   76' Report Hagi   15'
Tavernier   20'		 Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Willie Collum
12 September 2020 (2020-09-12) 6 Livingston 1–2 Hamilton Academical Livingston
15:00 BST Want   1' (o.g.) Report Templeton   57'
Munro   85'		 Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Don Robertson
19 September 2020 (2020-09-19) 7 Kilmarnock 2–1 Hamilton Academical Kilmarnock
15:00 BST Kiltie   10'
Brophy   23'
Kabamba   57'		 Report Odoffin   18' Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Nick Walsh
26 September 2020 (2020-09-26) 8 Hamilton Academical 1–1 Dundee United Hamilton
15:00 BST Odoffin   75' Report Shankland   4' Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Alan Muir
2 October 2020 (2020-10-02) 9 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[a]
Referee: Bobby Madden
17 October 2020 (2020-10-17) 10 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[a]
Referee: Alan Muir
20 October 2020 (2020-10-20) 11 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[a]
Referee: Nick Walsh
8 November 2020 (2020-11-08) 12 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[a]
Referee: Steven McLean
21 November 2020 (2020-11-21) 13 Dundee United 2–1 Hamilton Academical Dundee
15:00 BST Clark   76', 80' Report Callachan   56' Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Craig Napier
25 November 2020 (2020-11-25) 14 Hamilton Academical 1–1 Aberdeen Hamilton
19:45 BST Ogkmpoe   49' Report Hedges   19' Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Gavin Duncan
5 December 2020 (2020-12-05) 15 Hamilton Academical 1–0 Kilmarnock Hamilton
15:00 BST Callachan   73 pen.' Report Dikamona   29' Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Willie Collum
12 December 2020 (2020-12-12) 16 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[a]
Referee: Kevin Clancy
19 December 2020 (2020-12-19) 17 Ross County 0–2 Hamilton Academical Dingwall
15:00 BST Report Callachan   22'
Martin   62'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 0[a]
23 December 2020 (2020-12-23) 18 Hamilton Academical 0–2 Livingston Hamilton
18:00 BST Report Guthrie   51'
Mullin   90+1'		 Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Gavin Duncan
26 December 2020 (2020-12-26) 19 Hamilton Academical 0–3 Celtic Hamilton
15:00 BST Report Edouard   49 pen.'
Griffiths   54'
Turnbull   74'		 Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Don Robertson
30 December 2020 (2020-12-30) 20 St Johnstone 0–0 Hamilton Academical Hamilton
15:00 BST Report Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: David Munro
2 January 2021 (2021-01-02) 21 Hamilton Academical 3–0 Motherwell Hamilton
15:00 BST Hodson   10'
Callachan   49'
Smith   65'		 Report Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Colin Steven
9 January 2021 (2021-01-09) 22 Kilmarnock 2–0 Hamilton Academical Kilmarnock
15:00 BST Kiltie   36', 63' Report Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Grant Irvine
16 January 2021 (2021-01-16) 23 Hamilton Academical 0–0 Dundee United Hamilton
15:00 BST Report Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 0[a]
27 January 2021 (2021-01-27) 24 Celtic 2–0 Hamilton Academical Glasgow
19:45 BST Griffiths   12'
Édouard   48'		 Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Colin Steven
3 February 2021 (2021-02-03) 25 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[a]
7 February 2021 (2021-02-07) 26 Hamilton Academical 1–1 Rangers Hamilton
12:00 BST Callachan   90+4' Report Easton   80 o.g.' Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Bobby Madden
13 February 2021 (2021-02-13) 27 Motherwell 1–4 Hamilton Academical Motherwell
12:00 BST O'Donnell   18'
O'Hara   68 pen.'		 Report Anderson   7'
Callachan   19 pen.'
Ogkmpoe   31'
Moyo   64'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Bobby Madden
17 February 2021 (2021-02-17) 28 St Mirren 1–1 Hamilton Academical Paisley
15:00 BST Durmuş   53' Report Anderson   68' Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Steven McLean
20 February 2021 (2021-02-20) 29 Hibernian 2–0 Hamilton Academical Edinburgh
15:00 BST Boyle   13'
Doig   70'		 Report Hamilton   12' Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Craig Napier
3 March 2021 (2021-03-03) 30 Hamilton Academical 1–1 St Johnstone Hamilton
18:00 BST Callachan   36' Report Melamed   87' Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Grant Irvine
6 March 2021 (2021-03-06) 31 Aberdeen 0–0 Hamilton Academical Aberdeen
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Bobby Madden
13 March 2021 (2021-03-13) 32 Livingston 2–1 Hamilton Academical Livingston
15:00 BST Emmanuel-Thomas   16'
Pittman   36'		 Report Smith   30' Stadium: Almondvale
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Kevin Clancy
20 March 2021 (2021-03-20) 33 Hamilton Academical 1–1 St Mirren Hamilton
15:00 BST Munro   89' Report McGrath   33 pen.' Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Don Robertson
10 April 2021 (2021-04-10) 34 Hamilton Academical 0–1 Dundee United Hamilton
15:00 BST Report McNulty   6' Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Bobby Madden
21 April 2021 (2021-04-21) 35 Hamilton Academical 0–1 Motherwell Hamilton
19:00 BST Hughes   33' Report O'Hara   37' Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Kevin Clancy
1 May 2021 (2021-05-01) 36 St Mirren 1–2 Hamilton Academical Paisley
15:00 BST McGrath   71' Report Callachan   28'
Moyo   57'		 Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: John Beaton
12 May 2021 (2021-05-12) 37 Ross County 2–1 Hamilton Academical Dingwall
19:45 BST Spittal   28'
Lakin   70'		 Report McMann   26' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: William Collum
16 May 2021 (2021-05-16) 38 Hamilton Academical 0–2 Kilmarnock Hamilton
12:00 BST Report Pinnock   9', 44' Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Kevin Clancy

Scottish League Cup edit

Main article: 2020–21 Scottish League Cup

Group stage edit

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[b]
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[c]
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[d]
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[e]

Scottish Cup edit

Main article: 2020–21 Scottish Cup
3 April 2021 Third round Hamilton Academical 0–3 St Mirren New Douglas Park
15:00 Report McGrath   4', 79 pen.'
Dennis   74'		 Attendance: 0
Referee: Euan Anderson

Squad statistics edit

Appearances edit

As of 16 May 2021[1]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF   ENG Hakeem Odoffin 41 4 37 3 3 1 1 0
3 DF   SCO Scott McMann 40 2 36 1 3 1 1 0
4 DF   SCO Ben Stirling 22 0 16+4 0 2 0 0 0
5 DF   SCO Brian Easton 26 0 24 0 1 0 1 0
6 DF   SCO Jamie Hamilton 28 0 21+6 0 0 0 0+1 0
7 FW   SCO Bruce Anderson 14 2 13 2 0 0 1 0
8 MF   SCO Scott Martin 27 1 21+3 1 1+1 0 1 0
9 FW   GRE Marios Ogkmpoe 22 4 15+5 3 2 1 0 0
10 MF   SCO David Templeton 10 1 7+1 1 2 0 0 0
11 MF   SCO Lewis Smith 10 0 4+5 0 1 0 0 0
12 DF   SCO Shaun Want 11 0 11 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF   CAN Charlie Trafford 11 1 3+7 0 1 1 0 0
15 MF   SCO Ronan Hughes 18 2 7+9 2 0+1 0 1 0
16 DF   ENG Aaron Martin 26 0 24 0 1 0 1 0
17 DF   NZL George Stanger 5 0 1+4 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF   SCO Reegan Mimnaugh 19 0 8+9 0 1+1 0 0 0
19 FW   SCO Andy Winter 23 0 10+12 0 1 0 0 0
20 FW   ZIM David Moyo 36 3 23+10 3 0+2 0 1 0
21 MF   SCO Kyle Munro 20 2 9+7 2 1+2 0 0+1 0
22 GK   SCO Kyle Gourlay 11 0 9+1 0 1 0 0 0
23 GK   SCO Ryan Fulton 31 0 28 0 2 0 1 0
24 MF   ENG Nathan Thomas 11 0 3+7 0 1 0 0 0
25 FW   SCO Sean Slaven 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF   SCO Marley Redfern 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
27 DF   NIR Lee Hodson 36 1 33 1 2 0 1 0
31 GK   SCO Jamie Smith 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
32 FW   SCO Callum Smith 26 2 8+15 2 3 0 0 0
33 MF   SCO Daryl Meikle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 MF   SCO Ross Callachan 37 10 32+1 10 3 0 1 0
41 GK   IRL Ryan Scully 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who left the club during the 2018–19 season
4 DF   SCO Ciaran McKenna 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF   ENG Will Collar 6 0 5+1 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF   NOR Markus Fjørtoft 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
36 FW   BEL Tunde Owolabi 9 0 1+6 0 1+1 0 0 0
37 FW   NED Justin Johnson 7 0 1+4 0 0+2 0 0 0

Team statistics edit

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[f]
8 Motherwell 38 12 9 17 39 55 −16 45
9 Dundee United 38 10 14 14 32 50 −18 44
10 Ross County 38 11 6 21 35 66 −31 39
11 Kilmarnock (R) 38 10 6 22 43 54 −11 36 Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12 Hamilton Academical (R) 38 7 9 22 34 67 −33 30 Relegation to Championship
Source: [2]
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]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al 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 edit

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAHAAHAHAAAHHHAHHAHAHAHHAAAHAAHHHAAH
ResultLLLWLWLDLLLLLDWLWLLDWLDLLDWDLDDLDLLWLL
Position12121291191010111212121212101111111111101111121212111111121111121212121212
Source: BBC
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League Cup table edit

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 edit

Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2020 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2020–21

Notes edit

  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.[30]
  2. ^
    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.[31]

Footnotes edit

References edit

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  2. ^ "Summary - Premiership". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 25 March 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
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  5. ^ "Format". SPFL. Archived from the original on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  6. ^ a b c "Hamilton: Ross Callachan, Charlie Trafford & Callum Smith join Accies". BBC Sport. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Hamilton Academical sign Tunde Owolabi from FC United of Manchester". BBC Sport. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Hakeem Odoffin: Hamilton sign defender from Livingston for undisclosed fee". BBC Sport. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Justin Johnson: Hamilton sign former Dundee United winger". BBC Sport. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
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  11. ^ a b "Summer Signings". SPFL. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  12. ^ a b "Summer Signings". BBC Sport. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  13. ^ a b c "Hamilton: George Oakley & Alex Gogic follow Aaron McGowan in announcing exit". BBC Sport. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  14. ^ "Alex Dyer: Kilmarnock boss 'chuffed' to continue as right-back Aaron McGowan signs". BBC Sport. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  15. ^ "Английски нападател е десетият нов в Пирин". Topsport.bg (in Bulgarian). 15 June 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
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  17. ^ "Mickel Miller becomes a Miller". The Yorkshire Post. 5 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  18. ^ a b c "End of Season Squad Summary". hamiltonacciesfc.co.uk. Hamilton Academical F.C. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  19. ^ "Owain Fon Williams: Wales goalkeeper joins Dunfermline Athletic as player-coach". BBC Sport. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  20. ^ "Blair is Back!". Falkirk FC. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  21. ^ "Signing News: Ciaran McKenna is a Jag". Partick Thistle FC. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
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  23. ^ "Will Collar Departs". hamiltonacciesfc.co.uk. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  24. ^ "County sign Collar". stockportcounty.com. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  25. ^ a b "Bruce Anderson joins Accies on loan". hamiltonacciesfc.co.uk. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  26. ^ "Justin Johnson signs until end of the season". gmfc.net. 19 February 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  27. ^ "Harps sign Tunde Owolabi". finnharps.ie. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  28. ^ "Lee Hodson joins Hamilton Academical on loan". Gillingham FC. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  29. ^ "Aberdeen: Florian Kamberi, Fraser Hornby & Callum Hendry join on loan". Gillingham FC. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  30. ^ "League Cup: Albion Rovers forfeit game at Hamilton after Covid-19 problems". BBC. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  31. ^ "St Mirren & Kilmarnock given 3-0 defeats & £40,000 fines for Covid-19 breaches". BBC. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
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