2015–16 Hamilton Academical F.C. season

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Hamilton Academical
2015–16 season
ChairmanLes Gray
ManagerMartin Canning
StadiumNew Douglas Park
PremiershipTenth Place
League CupSecond Round
Scottish CupFourth Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Carlton Morris (8)
All: Morris (8)
Highest home attendance5,017 vs Celtic, Premiership, 26 February 2016
Lowest home attendance1,516 vs Inverness CT, Premiership, 11 May 2016
Average home league attendance4,387

The 2015–16 season was the club's second season in the Scottish Premiership, having been promoted from the Scottish Championship at the end of the 2013–14 season.[1] Hamilton Academical also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Results and fixtures[]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Scottish Premiership[]

Main article: 2015–16 Scottish Premiership
1 August 2015 1 Hamilton Academical 0–0 Partick Thistle New Douglas Park
15:00 BBC Report Frans Yellow card 25' Yellow-red card Attendance: 2,872
Referee: Colvin
8 August 2015 2 Ross County 2–0 Hamilton Academical Victoria Park
15:00 Curran 10', 41' BBC Report Attendance: 3,479
Referee: Dallas
15 August 2015 3 Hamilton Academical 4–0 Dundee United New Douglas Park
15:00 Crawford 19'
Lucas 36'
Morris 39'
Nadé 90+2'		 BBC Report Attendance: 2,173
Referee: McLean
22 August 2015 4 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0–2 Hamilton Academical Caledonian Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Morris 18'
Longridge 90+1'		 Attendance: 3,003
Referee:
29 August 2015 5 Hamilton Academical 3–2 Heart of Midlothian New Douglas Park
15:00 Kurtaj 45'
Crawford 83'
García Tena 88'		 BBC Report King 53'
Paterson 71'
Paterson Red card 77'		 Attendance: Collum
Referee: 4,745
12 September 2015 6 St Johnstone 4–1 Hamilton Academical McDiarmid Park
15:00 Craig 22'
MacLean 25' (pen.), 43', 54'		 BBC Report Tagliapietra 67' Attendance: 2,648
Referee: Dallas
15 September 2015 7 Aberdeen 1–0 Hamilton Academical Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 Rooney 23' (pen.) BBC Report Attendance: Allan
Referee: 13,246
19 September 2015 8 Hamilton Academical 1–0 Motherwell New Douglas Park
15:00 Imrie 72' BBC Report Attendance: 3,325
Referee: Thomson
26 September 2015 9 Kilmarnock 1–2 Hamilton Academical Rugby Park
15:00 Kiltie 34'
Ashcroft Yellow card 90+4' Red card		 BBC Report Imrie 49'
Crawford 64'		 Attendance: 3,308
Referee: Robertson
4 October 2015 10 Hamilton Academical 1–2 Celtic New Douglas Park
Kurtaj 4' BBC Report Boyata 26'
Griffiths 31'		 Attendance: 4,910
Referee: Steven McLean
17 October 2015 11 Hamilton Academical 1–1 Dundee New Douglas Park
15:00 MacKinnon Red card 61'
Imrie 87' Yellow card 87'		 Report Etxabeguren Yellow card 16'
Holt 47'
Harkins Yellow card 82'		 Attendance: 2,862
Referee: Collum
24 October 2015 12 Partick Thistle 1–1 Hamilton Academical Firhill Stadium
15:00 Welsh Yellow card 7'
Pogba 60'
Muirhead Yellow card 87'		 Report Gillespie Yellow card 35'
Lucas Red card 45+4'
imrie 78'
Canning Yellow card 84'		 Attendance: 3,122
Referee:
31 October 2015 13 Hamilton Academical 2–4 St Johnstone New Douglas Park
15:00 Garcia Tena 81', 89' (pen.) BBC Report Cummins 40', 49'
Wotherspoon 63'
O'Halloran 67'		 Attendance: 2,216
Referee: Clancy
7 November 2015 14 Heart of Midlothian 2–0 Hamilton Academical Tynecastle Stadium
15:00 Buaben 27'
Djoum 38'		 BBC Report Attendance: 16,121
Referee: Madden
22 November 2015 15 Hamilton Academical 1–1 Aberdeen New Douglas Park
12:30 Imrie 70' BBC Report McLean 4' Attendance: 2,434
Referee: Collum
28 November 2015 16 Dundee United 1–2 Hamilton Academical Tannadice Park
15:00 McKay 29' BBC Report Tagliapietra 43'
Gordon 79'		 Attendance: 5,788
Referee: Finnie
12 December 2015 17 Hamilton Academical 1–3 Ross County New Douglas Park
15:00 Kurtaj 26'
Sendels-White Yellow card 34'		 Report Davies Yellow card 20'
Curaan 58'
Woods Yellow card 72'
Murdoch 86'
Boyce 90'		 Attendance: 2,120
Referee: Scotland Willie Collum
19 December 2015 18 Dundee 4–0 Hamilton Academical Dens Park
15:00 Hemmings 5' 21' 26'
Stewart 19' Yellow card 52'		 Report Gillespie Yellow card 70' Attendance: 4,568
Referee: Scotland Don Robertson
26 December 2015 19 Hamilton Academical 0–1 Kilmarnock New Douglas Park
15:00 Morris Yellow card 28'
Jesús García Tena Yellow card 79'		 Report Magennis Yellow card 22'
Obadeyi 69'
Smith Yellow card 76'
O'Hara Yellow card 90'		 Attendance: 2,006
Referee: Scotland Kevin Clancy
30 December 2015 20 Hamilton Academical 3–4 Inverness Caledonian Thistle New Douglas Park
15:00 Gillespie Yellow card 25'
Morris 66'
Gordon 81'
Imrie Yellow card 88' Nadé 90'		 Report Tansey 18' Yellow card 84' 88'
Draper Yellow card 26'
Polworth 51' 90'
Raven Yellow card 71'		 Attendance: 1,555
Referee: Scotland Euan Anderson
2 January 2016 21 Motherwell 3–3 Hamilton Academical Fir Park
15:00 McDonald 9' 46'
Grimshaw Yellow card 38'
Law Yellow card 49'
Moult 57'
Lasley Yellow card 70' Yellow-red card
McManus Yellow card 87'		 Report Lucas 25'
MacKinnon 28'
Imrie Yellow card 50'
Crawford Yellow card 52' 90' (pen.)
Kurakins Yellow card 78'		 Attendance: 5,734
Referee: Scotland Greg Aitken
16 January 2016 22 St Johnstone 0–0 Hamilton Academical McDiarmid Park
15:00 Report Lucas Yellow card 47'
Gillespie Yellow card 78'		 Attendance: 2,685
Referee: Scotland Andrew Dallas
19 January 2016 23 Celtic 8–1 Hamilton Academical Celtic Park
19:45 Lustig 4'
Bitton 9'
Rogic 10'
Griffiths 22' 34' 54'
Forrest 53'
McGregor 89'		 Report Brophy 73' Attendance: 45,659
Referee: Scotland Craig Thomson (referee)
24 January 2016 24 Hamilton Academical 0–0 Heart of Midlothian New Douglas Park
12:45 Devlin Yellow card 17'
MacKinnon Yellow card 41'
Jesús García Tena Red card 87'		 Report Öztürk Yellow card 39'
Buaben Yellow card 39'
Igor Red card 40'		 Attendance: 2,684
Referee: Scotland Bobby Madden
30 January 2016 25 Kilmarnock 0–1 Hamilton Academical Rugby Park
15:00 Ashcroft Yellow card 18'
Balatoni Yellow card 62'
Hamill Yellow card 73'		 Report Morris Yellow card 62' 71'
MacKinnon Yellow card 80'		 Attendance: 3,076
Referee: Scotland Stephen Finnie
13 February 2016 26 Hamilton Academical 0–0 Dundee United New Douglas Park
15:00 Devlin Yellow card 65' Yellow-red card Report Attendance: 3,902
Referee: Scotland Steven McLean (referee)
20 February 2016 27 Ross County 2–1 Hamilton Academical Global Energy Stadium
15:00 Schalk 45+1'
Reckford Red card 47'
Davies Yellow card 73'
McShane 78'
Quinn Yellow card 84'		 Report Jesús García Tena Yellow card 13'
Kurakins Yellow card 45'
Imrie 66'		 Attendance: 3,059
Referee: Scotland Greg Aitken
26 February 2016 28 Hamilton Academical 1–1 Celtic New Douglas Park
19:45 Gordon Yellow card 49'
Lucas Yellow card 66'
Brophy 73'
MacKinnon Yellow card 80'
Imrie Yellow card 85'		 Report Griffiths 35' (pen.)
Boyata Red card 42'		 Attendance: 5,017
Referee: Scotland Craig Thomson (referee)
5 March 2016 29 Hamilton Academical 0–1 Motherwell New Douglas Park
15:00 Gordon Yellow card 7'
Kurakins Yellow card 9'
Kurtaj Yellow card 10'
McGovern Yellow card 79'
Carlton Morris Yellow card 85'		 Report Laing 45'
Johnson Yellow card 77'		 Attendance: 3,755
Referee: Scotland Kevin Clancy
12 March 2016 30 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0–1 Hamilton Academical Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
15:00 Devine Yellow card 49' Report Carlton Morris 59'
Imrie Yellow card 63'
Gillespie Yellow card 63'
McGovern Yellow card 90+4'		 Attendance: 3,510
Referee: Scotland Steven McLean (referee)
19 March 2016 31 Hamilton Academical 1–2 Partick Thistle New Douglas Park
15:00 Kurtaj Yellow card 9'
Docherty 10'
Lucas Yellow card 17'		 Report Pogba 50'
Danny Seaborne Yellow card 70'
Edwards 84'		 Attendance: 3,055
Referee: Scotland Willie Collum
3 April 2016 32 Aberdeen 3–0 Hamilton Academical Pittodrie Stadium
12:30 Church 5'
McGinn 15'
McLean 33'
Storie Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Agustien Yellow card 24'
Imrie Yellow card 46'
Crawford Yellow card 87'		 Attendance: 12,509
Referee: ScotlandKevin Clancy
9 April 2016 33 Hamilton Academical 2–1 Dundee New Douglas Park
15:00 Crawford 30'
Jesús García Tena 41' (pen.)
Imrie Yellow card 42'
Carlton Morris Yellow card 64'
Docherty Yellow card 84'		 Report Julen Etxabeguren Yellow card 19'
Harkins 63'
O'Dea Yellow card 84'		 Attendance: 2,764
Referee: Scotland John Beaton
24 April 2016 34 Dundee United 1–3 Hamilton Academical Tannadice Park
15:00 Dow Yellow card 43'
Durnan Yellow card 47'
Murray 89'		 Report Gillespie 12'
Carlton Morris Yellow card 23' 52' 73'
Crawford Yellow card 50'
Imrie Yellow card 76'		 Attendance: 5,884
Referee: Scotland Steven McLean (referee)
30 April 2016 35 Hamilton Academical 0–4 Kilmarnock New Douglas Park
15:00 MacKinnon Yellow card 11'
Imrie Yellow card 55'
Lucas Yellow card 57'
Carlton Morris Yellow card 65'
Gordon Yellow card 67'
Kurakins Yellow card 69'		 Report Kiltie 11' 32'
O'Hara Yellow card 34'
Boyd 58' (pen.)
Magennis 77'		 Attendance: 3,595
Referee: Scotland Craig Thomson (referee)
7 May 2016 36 Dundee 0–1 Hamilton Academical Dens Park
15:00 Meggatt Yellow card 60'
Gadzhalov Yellow card 83'		 Report Carlton Morris 8' Yellow card 60'
Imrie Yellow card 42'
Kurtaj Yellow card 42'
Jesús García Tena Yellow card 53'
Redmond Yellow card 90'
Gordon Yellow card 90+1'		 Attendance: 4,757
Referee: Scotland Steven McLean (referee)
11 May 2016 37 Hamilton Academical 0–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle New Douglas Park
19:45 MacKinnon Yellow card 73' Yellow-red card
Gillespie Yellow card 83'		 Report Devine 41'
Warren Yellow card 58'
Polworth Yellow card 85'		 Attendance: 1,516
Referee: Scotland Stephen Finnie
14 May 2016 38 Partick Thistle 2–2 Hamilton Academical Firhill Stadium
12:30 Doolan 3'
Amoo 19'
Miller Yellow card 67'		 Report Brophy 10' (pen.) 20' Attendance: 2,971
Referee: Scotland Alan Muir

Scottish League Cup[]

Main article: 2015–16 Scottish League Cup
25 August 2015 Round 2 Raith Rovers 2–1 Hamilton Academical Stark's Park
19:45 Davidson 3'
Benedictus 81'		 BBC Report Nadé 66' Attendance: 1,470
Referee: Robertson

Scottish Cup[]

9 January 2016 Round 4 Annan Athletic 4–1 Hamilton Academical Galabank
15:00 Matty Flynn 6'
Todd 47' Yellow card 76'
Rabin Omar 66' 71' Yellow card 73'		 Report Docherty 65' Attendance: 817
Referee: Scotland Barry Cook

Squad statistics[]

During the 2015–16 season, Hamilton Academical have used thirty different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player. Ziggy Gordon started all 40 matches.

Appearances[]

As of 14 May 2016[2]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Northern Ireland NIR Michael McGovern 39 0 37 0 1 0 1 0
2 DF Scotland SCO Ziggy Gordon 40 2 38 2 1 0 1 0
3 DF Latvia LVA Antons Kurakins 36 0 35 0 1 0 0 0
4 DF Scotland SCO Michael Devlin 17 0 16 0 0 0 1 0
5 DF Scotland SCO Martin Canning 3 0 1+2 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF Scotland SCO Grant Gillespie 31 1 28+2 1 0 0 1 0
7 MF Scotland SCO Dougie Imrie 36 6 34+1 6 0+1 0 0 0
8 MF Northern Ireland NIR Chris Turner 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
8 FW France FRA Oumar Diaby 6 0 1+5 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Brazil BRA Alexandre D'Acol 16 0 3+12 0 0 0 1 0
11 MF Scotland SCO Ali Crawford 35 5 32+1 5 1 0 1 0
12 MF Germany GER Gramoz Kurtaj 35 3 28+6 3 1 0 0 0
14 FW England ENG Carlton Morris 33 8 27+5 8 0 0 0+1 0
15 MF Curaçao CUW Kemy Agustien 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF Northern Ireland NIR Jamie Sendles-White 7 0 4+3 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF Scotland SCO Craig Watson 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF Scotland SCO Louis Longridge 16 1 6+9 1 1 0 0 0
18 FW Scotland SCO Darian MacKinnon 33 0 30+1 0 1 0 1 0
20 FW Scotland SCO Eamonn Brophy 15 4 7+7 4 0 0 1 0
21 MF Scotland SCO Greg Docherty 36 2 16+18 1 1 0 1 1
22 MF Scotland SCO Darren Lyon 13 0 9+3 0 0 0 0+1 0
24 MF Spain ESP Jesús García Tena 25 4 20+3 4 1 0 1 0
26 GK Scotland SCO Alan Martin 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
27 FW France FRA Christian Nadé 18 3 4+13 2 1 1 0 0
28 FW Germany GER Christopher Mandiangu 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
28 MF England ENG Daniel Redmond 12 0 1+10 0 0 0 1 0
30 MF Scotland SCO Steven Boyd 6 0 2+3 0 0+1 0 0 0
33 MF Scotland SCO Ronan Hughes 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
35 FW Scotland SCO Ross Cunningham 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
44 DF Brazil BRA Lucas 35 3 34+0 3 1 0 0 0

Team statistics[]

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
8 Dundee 38 11 15 12 53 57 −4 48
9 Partick Thistle 38 12 10 16 41 50 −9 46
10 Hamilton Academical 38 11 10 17 42 63 −21 43
11 Kilmarnock (O) 38 9 9 20 41 64 −23 36 Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12 Dundee United[b] (R) 38 8 7 23 45 70 −25 28 Relegation to the Scottish Championship
Source: Scottish Premiership, Soccerway (first phase), Soccerway (second phase)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification and second stage group allocation).[4]
(O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
  2. ^ Dundee United were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player in their win over Inverness Caledonian Thistle on 6 May 2016.[3]

Division summary[]

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAAAAHHAHAHAHAHHAAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA
ResultDLWWWLLWWLDDLLDWLLLLDDLDWDLDLWLLWWLWLD
Position61055565445566655781010101010101010101010101010101010101010
Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2016. Source: [5]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Management statistics[]

Name From To P W D L Win%[nb 1]
Martin Canning[6] 1 August 2015 Present 40 11 10 19 027.50

Transfers[]

Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2015 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2015–16

Notes[]

  1. ^ Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.

References[]

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  3. ^ "Dundee Utd docked points for fielding ineligible player Ali Coote v ICT". BBC Sport. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
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  13. ^ "Former Hamilton ace Hasselbaink signs for Dutch club Excelsior". heraldscotland.com. The Herald. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
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