Hamilton Academical F.C.

Hamilton Academical
Full nameHamilton Academical Football Club
Nickname(s)The Accies
Founded1874 (1874)
GroundNew Douglas Park
Capacity6,018[1]
Owner & CEOSeref Zengin
ChairmanJohn Brown
Head coachJohn Rankin
LeagueScottish Championship
2023–24Scottish League One, 2nd of 10 (promoted via play-offs)
WebsiteClub website
Current season

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.

  1. ^ "Hamilton Academical Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.

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