2016–17 Hamilton Academical F.C. season

The 2016–17 season was the club's third season in the Scottish Premiership. Hamilton also competed in the Scottish Cup and the League Cup.[1] Hamilton secured their top flight status for the 2017–18 season by beating Dundee United 1–0 on aggregate in the Premiership play-off final.

Hamilton Academical
2016–17 season
ChairmanLes Gray
ManagerMartin Canning
StadiumNew Douglas Park
Scottish Premiership11th
Scottish CupQuarter-final
Scottish League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Ali Crawford (8)
All: Ali Crawford (10)
Highest home attendance5,292 vs. Rangers, Premiership, 16 December 2016
Lowest home attendance764 vs. Livingston, League Cup, 30 July 2016
Average home league attendance2,439

Summary

Management

The club began the 2016–17 season under the continued management of Martin Canning who also extended his own playing contract, staying as the player-manager for the club.[2]

After saving the club from relegation through the play-offs, manager Martin Canning thanked the board for sticking with him throughout the season.[3]

Results & fixtures

  Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

Scottish Premiership

6 August 2016 1 Rangers 1–1 Hamilton Academical Ibrox Stadium
12:30Waghorn 62'BBC
SPFL
Crawford 30'
Devlin  35'
Sarris  37'
Kurakins  39'
Crawford  45'
Donati  53'
Attendance: 49,125
Referee: Don Robertson
13 August 2016 2 Hamilton Academical 1–2 Kilmarnock SuperSeal Stadium
15:00Longridge 26'
Gillespie  75'
BBC
SPFL
Boyd 71'
Coulibaly 73'
Green  51'
Boyle  52'
McKenzie  89'
Attendance: 2,228
Referee: Steven McLean
19 August 2016 3 Dundee 1–1 Hamilton Academical Dens Park
19:45O'Hara 17'
Etxabeguren  42'
BBC
SPFL
Lyon 13'
Lyon  62'
Donati  74'
Attendance: 5,287
Referee: Kevin Clancy
27 August 2016 4 Hamilton Academical 1–0 Ross County SuperSeal Stadium
15:00Imrie 74'
Redmond  62'
Gillespie  63'
Docherty  70'
BBC
SPFL
McEveley  26'
Quinn  87'
Attendance: 1,609
Referee: Greg Aitken
10 September 2016 5 Hearts 3–1 Hamilton Academical Tynecastle Stadium
15:00Walker 69' 81' (pen.)
Nicholson 90'
Watt  30'
Paterson  87'
Rossi  49'
BBC
SPFL
Crawford 50'
Want  80'
Imrie  81'
Crawford  90'
Attendance: 15,947
Referee: Craig Thomson
17 September 2016 6 Motherwell 4–2 Hamilton Academical Fir Park
15:00Moult 8', 13', 21', 50' (pen.)
McManus  79'
Lasley  88'
Clay  90'
BBC
SPFL
Crawford 36', 64'
Donati  23'
Gillespie  54'
Imrie  75'
Devlin  80'
Attendance: 4,514
Referee: William Collum
25 September 2016 7 Hamilton Academical 1–1 St Johnstone SuperSeal Stadium
15:00Docherty 37'
Donati  58'
Doherty  63'
MacKinnon  70'
Seaborne  78'
Crawford  90'
BBC
SPFL
Craig 82'
Davidson  33'
Attendance: 1,705
Referee: Euan Anderson
1 October 2016 8 Hamilton Academical 1–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle SuperSeal Stadium
15:00D'Acol 18'
Imrie  85'
BBC
SPFL
Polworth 90'
Doumbouya  61'
Attendance: 1,611
Referee: Barry Cook
15 October 2016 9 Partick Thsitle 2–2 Hamilton Academical Firhill Stadium
15:00Edwards 21'
Lindsay 42'
Gordon  54'
BBC
SPFL
Donati 14'
Brophy 83'
Sarris  39'
Doherty  57'
Attendance: 2,843
Referee: Greg Aitken
25 October 2016 10 Hamilton Academical 1–0 Aberdeen SuperSeal Stadium
19:45D'Acol 6' (pen.)BBC
SPFL
Attendance: 2,315
Referee: William Collum
29 October 2016 11 Hamilton Academical 0–1 Dundee SuperSeal Stadium
15:00Imrie  56'
Kurtaj  72'
BBC
SPFL
McGowan 62'
Hateley  32'
Attendance: 1,853
Referee: Stephen Finch
5 November 2016 12 Kilmarnock 0–0 Hamilton Academical Rugby Park
15:00Burn  37'
Jones  51'
ReportGillespie  5'
Sarris  77'
Attendance: 3,387
Referee: Euan Anderson
21 November 2016 13 Hamilton Academical 3–3 Heart of Midlothian SuperSeal Stadium
19:45Crawford 24'  90+3'
Bingham 46' 68'
ReportWalker 8' 73' (pen.)
Paterson 86'
Öztürk  90'
Rherras  90+1'
Attendance: 2,339
Referee: Steven McLean
26 November 2016 14 Ross County 1–1 Hamilton Academical Global Energy Stadium
15:00Boyce 39'
Schalk  59'
Chow  90+1'
Routis  90+1'
ReportSeaborne  5'
Crawford 77'
Devlin  90+2'
Attendance: 3,275
Referee: Craig Thomson
3 December 2016 15 Hamilton Academical 1–1 Partick Thistle SuperSeal Stadium
15:00D'Acol 15'
Gillespie  40'
MacKinnon  50'
Crawford  84'
Seaborne  87'
ReportWelsh 61'
Lindsay  90'
Attendance: 2,210
Referee: Don Robertson
10 December 2016 16 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–1 Hamilton Academical Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
15:00Draper  36'
Cole 51'
Brad McKay  86'
King  90'
ReportCrawford 16'
Imrie  58'
Gillespie  74'
McMann  76'
Attendance: 2,473
Referee: Greg Aitken
13 December 2016 17 Celtic 1–0 Hamilton Academical Celtic Park
19:45Griffiths 36'
Sviatchenko  82'
ReportDonati  74'
Gillespie  80'
Attendance: 55,076
Referee: Crawford Allan
16 December 2016 18 Hamilton Academical 1–2 Rangers SuperSeal Stadium
19:45Sarris  10'
Imrie 77'  90'
MacKinnon  86'
Devlin  90+2'
McMann  90+3'
ReportWaghorn 45' 52'
Garner  90+2'
Attendance: 5,292
Referee: Alan Muir
24 December 2016 19 Hamilton Academical 0–3 Celtic SuperSeal Stadium
12:30McMann  35'
Devlin  39'
Donati  50'
ReportMcGregor  26' 
Griffiths 41'
Armstrong 54'
Dembélé 84'
Attendance: 5,003
Referee: Willie Collum
27 December 2016 20 Aberdeen 2–1 Hamilton Academical Pittodrie Stadium
15:00Taylor 34'
Lewis  37'
Rooney 68'
Maddison  90'
ReportImrie 38' (pen.)  45+2'
Sarris  58'
Devlin  87'
McMann  90+2'
Attendance: 13,131
Referee: Andrew Dallas
31 December 2016 21 Hamilton Academical 1–1 Motherwell SuperSeal Stadium
13:00Sarris  24'
D'Acol 54'
Kurtaj  56'
ReportLucas  27'
McDonald  56'
Moult 90+3'  90+4'
Attendance: 3,526
Referee: Euan Anderson
28 January 2017 22 St Johnstone 3–0 Hamilton Academical McDiarmid Park
15:00Swanson  30'
Cummins 53' 59'
Davidson 74'
ReportRedmond  34'Attendance: 3,279
Referee: Nick Walsh
31 January 2017 23 Hamilton Academical 3–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle SuperSeal Stadium
19:45D'Acol 11'
Devlin  26'
Redmond  32'
Gillespie 47'
MacKinnon  54'
Bingham 61'
ReportVigurs  30'
Tansey  39'
Attendance: 1,745
Referee: Euan Anderson
4 February 2017 24 Hamilton Academical 1–1 Kilmarnock SuperSeal Stadium
15:00Imrie  15'
Brophy 43'
Redmond  51'
ReportLongstaff 7'
Wilson  64'
Umerah  75'
Attendance: 2,159
Referee: Steven McLean
18 February 2017 25 Partick Thistle 2–0 Hamilton Academical Firhill Stadium
15:00Doolan 68' 79'
Lawless  81'
ReportDevlin  61'
Watson  64'
Skondras  76'
Attendance: 3,057
Referee: Willie Collum
25 February 2017 26 Celtic 2–0 Hamilton Academical Celtic Park
15:00Dembélé 45' 59' (pen.)ReportDevlin  15'
Donati  59'
Kurtaj  78'
Skondras  90+2'
Attendance: 54,685
Referee: Crawford Allan
28 February 2017 27 Hamilton Academical 1–0 Aberdeen SuperSeal Stadium
19:45Devlin 9'
Skondras  52'
MacKinnon  83' 
ReportShinnie  72'Attendance: 2,006
Referee: Steven McLean
11 March 2017 28 Heart of Midlothian 4–0 Hamilton Academical Tynecastle Stadium
15:00Djoum 45+2'
Esmaël Gonçalves 55'
Walker 58'
Martin 88'
ReportBingham  40'
Skondras  57'
Gillespie  76'
Attendance: 15,881
Referee: Craig Thomson
18 March 2017 29 Rangers 4–0 Hamilton Academical Ibrox Stadium
15:00Hyndman 26'
Hill 41'
Waghorn 55' (pen.)
Tavernier  57'
Wallace 74'  84'
ReportRedmond  36'
Gogić  49'
Attendance: 49,090
Referee: Don Robertson
1 April 2017 30 Hamilton Academical 1–0 St Johnstone SuperSeal Stadium
15:00Devlin  23'
Crawford  45+3'
D'Acol 89'
ReportSwanson  45+3'
Foster  45+3'
Cummins  83'
Attendance: 1,662
Referee: Don Robertson
5 April 2017 31 Motherwell 0–0 Hamilton Academical Fir Park
19:45Pearson  45+1'ReportSkondras  59'
Mackinnon  74'
Sarris  80'
Attendance: 4,644
Referee: Kevin Clancy
8 April 2017 32 Hamilton Academical 1–1 Ross County SuperSeal Stadium
15:00Donati 3'
Bingham  15'
McMann  37'
Skondras  45+1'
Devlin  57'
ReportCurran 60'Attendance: 1,548
Referee: Steven McLean
15 April 2017 33 Dundee 0–2 Hamilton Academical Dens Park
15:00ReportD'Acol 23' (pen.)
Bingham  68'
Devlin 84'
Attendance: 6,489
Referee: John Beaton
29 April 2017 34 Hamilton Academical 0–2 Kilmarnock SuperSeal Stadium
15:00ReportSammon 11'
Jones 23'
Attendance: 2,482
Referee: William Collum
6 May 2017 35 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–1 Hamilton Academical Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
15:00W McKay 10'
Tansey 36' (pen.)
ReportRedmond 90+4'Attendance: 2,478
Referee: Andrew Dallas
13 May 2017 36 Hamilton Academical 0–1 Motherwell SuperSeal Stadium
15:00ReportMoult 66'Attendance: 4,173
Referee: Kevin Clancy
16 May 2017 37 Ross County 3–2 Hamilton Academical Global Energy Stadium
19:45Gardyne 3'
Matthews 31' (o.g.)
O'Brien  89'
Franks 90+1'
Boyce  90+3'
ReportBingham 26'
Longridge  8'
MacKinnon  13'
Templeton 75'
Imrie  90'
Skondras  90+3'
Attendance: 4,871
Referee: Alan Muir
20 May 2017 38 Hamilton Academical 4–0 Dundee SuperSeal Stadium
15:00Bingham 23'
Skondras 25'
Imrie 56' (pen.)
Gogić  58'
Crawford 76'
ReportEl Bakhtaoui  84'Attendance: 2,616
Referee: Crawford Allan

Premiership Play Off

25 May 2017 First Leg Dundee United 0–0 Hamilton Academical Tannadice Park
19:45Murray  77'ReportAttendance: 9,386
Referee: Steven McLean
28 May 2017 Second Leg Hamilton Academical 1–0
(1–0 agg.)
Dundee United SuperSeal Stadium
15:00Docherty 64'ReportAttendance: 5,027
Referee: Craig Thomson

Scottish League Cup

16 July 2016 (2016-07-16) Group G Ayr United 2–1 Hamilton Academical Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00Forrest 2' (pen.)
Crawford 49'
Adams  31'
SPFL ReportLongridge 90+4'
MacKinnon  2'
Devlin  61'
Attendance: 994
Referee: Willie Collum
23 July 2016 (2016-07-23) Group G Hamilton Academical 3–0 St Mirren New Douglas Park, Hamilton
15:00Crawford 13'
Imrie 51'
Donati 70'
Devlin  83'
SPFL Report
Hutton  49'
Attendance: 1,379
Referee: Don Robertson
27 July 2016 (2016-07-27) Group G Edinburgh City 2–4 Hamilton Academical Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh
19:45Allum 17', 19'
Gibson  53'
McFarland  65'
SPFL ReportCrawford 22'
D'Acol 26'
McGregor 66'
Imrie 71' (pen.)
Crawford  59'
Attendance: 459
Referee: Colin Steven
30 July 2016 (2016-07-30) Group G Hamilton Academical 2–1 Livingston New Douglas Park, Hamilton
15:00D'Acol 22'
Longridge 55'
Sarris  37'
McGregor  68'
SPFL ReportMatthews 41' (o.g.)
Miller  85'
Attendance: 764
Referee: Euan Anderson

Knockout round

9 August 2016 (2016-08-09) Second round Hamilton Academical 1–2 Greenock Morton New Douglas Park, Hamilton
19:45Imrie 8' (pen.)SPFL ReportForbes 59'
Quitongo 63'
Attendance: 1,112
Referee: Stephen Finnie

Scottish Cup

21 January 2017 Fourth round Kilmarnock 0–1 Hamilton Academical Kilmarnock
15:00ReportImrie  38'
Devlin  48'
Redmond  84'
Bingham 90+2' (pen.)
MacKinnon  90+4'
Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 2,944
Referee: Crawford Allan
11 February 2017 Fifth round Dunfermline Athletic 1–1 Hamilton Academical Dunfermline
15:00McMullan 30'ReportRedmond 74'Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 2,945
Referee: Craig Thomson (referee)
14 February 2017 Fifth round replay Hamilton Academical 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–0 p)
Dunfermline Athletic Hamilton
19:45Seaborne  18'
MacKinnon  33'
Redmond  83'
Bingham 87' (pen.)
McMann  98'
ReportMorris 25'
McMullan  70'
Stadium: SuperSeal Stadium
Attendance: 1,222
Referee: Craig Thomson (referee)
4 March 2017 Quarter-final Rangers 6–0 Hamilton Academical Glasgow
12:30Waghorn 33' (pen.)
Garner 48'  56' 88' 90+1'
Jon Toral 77'
Hill 82'
ReportStadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 27,287
Referee: John Beaton

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of 20 May 2017[4]

No.PosNatPlayerTotalPremiershipLeague CupScottish CupPlay-offs
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1GK  ENGRemi Matthews270170503020
3DF  GREGiannis Skondras18111+21002+1020
4DF  SCOMichael Devlin362282404000
5DF  SCOMartin Canning0000000000
6MF  SCOGrant Gillespie41128+31504010
7MF  SCODougie Imrie48736+14533+1020
8MF  SCOGreg Docherty37223+614+100+101+11
9FW  BRAAlexandre D'Acol35924+5742100+10
10MF  ENGDaniel Redmond34215+1210+203120
11MF  SCOAli Crawford421031+28522020
12MF  KOSGramoz Kurtaj1705+90002+1000
14DF  CYPAlex Gogić903+40000020
15FW  ENGRakish Bingham36723+75003+1220
16MF  SCOCraig Watson4020001+1000
17MF  SCOLouis Longridge2439+71520+100+20
18MF  SCODarian MacKinnon42032+103+203010
19GK  SCODarren Jamieson0000000000
20FW  SCOEamonn Brophy3127+212002+1000
21MF  ITAMassimo Donati40326+523+113+1010
22MF  SCODarren Lyon815+110+10000+10
23DF  SCOScott McMann31021+201+102+2020
24DF  ESPJesús García Tena1000100000
25DF  SCOBen Reilly0000000000
26GK  SCOAlex Marshall0000000000
27DF  SCOShaun Want200+20000000
28FW  SCORoss Cunningham400+200+100+1000
31FW  SCORyan Tierney200+20000000
32DF  SCOJack Breslin10000+100000
33MF  SCORonan Hughes400+201+100000
34GK  ENGGary Woods220210001000
37FW  SCODavid Templeton511+21000020
39DF  ENGBlair Adams702+30002000
89DF  GREGeorgios Sarris34030020100+10
Players who left the club during the 2016–17 season
2DF  ENGDanny Seaborne13010+10002000
3DF  LVAAntons Kurakins5010400000
14FW  TRIRichard Roy200+100+100000
29DF  SCOJordan McGregor31002+110000
30MF  SCOSteven Boyd30001+200000
35GK  SCORobbie Thomson100+10000000
46DF  GERLennard Sowah706+10000000
MF  SCOSean McKirdy0000000000

Team statistics

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation[a]
8Kilmarnock38914153656−2041
9Motherwell38108204669−2338
10Dundee38107213862−2437
11Hamilton Academical (O)38714173756−1935Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12Inverness Caledonian Thistle (R)38713184471−2734Relegation to the Scottish Championship
Source: Scottish Premiership, Soccerway
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).[5]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

League Cup Table

PosTeamPldWPWPLLGFGAGDPtsQualificationHAMAYRSTMLIVEDI
1Hamilton Academical (Q)43001105+59Qualification for the Second Round3–02–1
2Ayr United (Q)4300152+392–11–0
3St Mirren4300175+291–03–0
4Livingston4100367−130–22–3
5Edinburgh City40004211−902–40–3
Source: SPFL
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Transfers

In

DatePositionNationalityNameFromFee
13 July 2016[6]DF Jack BreslinCelticFree transfer
14 July 2016[7]DF Jordan McGregorHibernianFree transfer
14 July 2016[8]GK Remi MatthewsNorwich CityLoan
18 July 2016[9]MF Massimo DonatiBariFree transfer
27 July 2016[10]GK Gary WoodsLeyton OrientFree transfer
27 July 2016[11]DF Georgios SarrisKayseri ErciyessporFree transfer
11 August 2016[12]MF Sean McKirdyHeart of MidlothianFree transfer
24 August 2016[13]DF Danny SeabornePartick ThistleFree transfer
2 September 2016[14]GK Robbie ThomsonQueen of the SouthFree transfer
25 September 2016[15]GK Darren JamiesonLivingstonFree transfer
12 October 2016[16]DF Lennard SowahHamburgFree transfer
27 January 2017[17]DF Blair AdamsCambridge UnitedFree transfer
30 January 2017[18]DF Giannis SkondrasPAOKFree transfer
25 February 2017[19]MF Alex GogićSwansea CityFree transfer
24 March 2017[20]MF David TempletonRangersFree transfer

Out

DatePositionNationalityNameToFee
11 July 2016[21]DF Ziggy GordonPartick ThistleFree transfer
19 July 2016[22]GK Michael McGovernNorwich CityFree transfer
3 August 2016[23]GK Alan MartinDumbartonFree transfer
19 August 2016[24]FW Steven BoydAlbion RoversLoan
24 August 2017[25]DF Antons KurakinsFree AgentReleased
3 January 2017[26]GK Robbie ThomsonFalkirkFree transfer
9 January 2017[27]DF Lennard SowahHeart of MidlothianFree transfer
27 January 2017[28]FW Richard RoyBroughty AthleticFree transfer
31 January 2017[29]DF Jordan McGregorAirdrieoniansLoan
17 February 2017[30]MF Sean McKirdyBerwick RangersLoan
10 April 2017[31]DF Danny SeaborneExeter CityFree transfer

References