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Full name | Hamilton Academical Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Accies | ||
Founded | 1874 | ||
Ground | New Douglas Park | ||
Capacity | 6,018[1] | ||
Owner & CEO | Seref Zengin | ||
Chairman | John Brown | ||
Head coach | John Rankin | ||
League | Scottish Championship | ||
2023–24 | Scottish League One, 2nd of 10 (promoted via play-offs) | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Hamilton Academical Football Club, often known as Hamilton Accies, or The Accies, is a Scottish football club from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire who currently compete in the Scottish Championship. They were established in 1874 from the school football team at Hamilton Academy and remain the only professional club in British football to have originated from a school team. Hamilton have won the Scottish Challenge Cup three times and have finished runners-up in the Scottish Cup twice. The club currently play their home games at New Douglas Park.