Hamilton Academical FC
Scotland · Scottish League One · Scottish League One
Squad value
€1.75m
About Hamilton Academical FC
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 Scottish League One. 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 play their home games at New Douglas Park.
Squad size19active players
Avg age24.9years
Domestic19Scotland
Foreigners00% of squad
EU passport19non-EU: 0
Nationalities1different countries
Age distribution
0
U18
5
18–22
8
23–26
3
27–30
3
31+
Position breakdown
GK
1 (5%)
DEF
6 (32%)
MID
6 (32%)
FWD
6 (32%)
0%
foreign players
0 of 19
25.3y
avg squad age
1
Goalkeepers
6
Defenders
6
Midfielders
6
Attackers
25
seasons in dataset
01/02 – 95/96
175
players ever
€235k
biggest signing ever
€92k
biggest sale ever
25
most goals (single season by one player)
| Player | Pos | Age | Nationality | Foot | Height | Contract | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oli Shaw |
Attack - Centre-Forward | 28 | Scotland | right | 188.00m | 2027-05-31 | €250k |
 Barry Maguire |
Midfield - Defensive Midfield | 28 | Scotland | right | 189.00m | — | €175k |
 Bobby McLuckie |
Attack - Left Winger | 19 | Scotland | left | 181.00m | 2026-05-31 | €175k |
 Stuart McKinstry |
Midfield - Left Midfield | 23 | Scotland | right | 179.00m | 2026-05-31 | €175k |
 Kyle MacDonald |
Midfield - Central Midfield | 26 | Scotland | left | 182.00m | 2026-05-31 | €150k |
 Steven Bradley |
Attack - Right Winger | 24 | Scotland | left | 187.00m | 2027-05-31 | €150k |
 Tony Gallacher |
Defender - Left-Back | 26 | Scotland | left | 173.00m | 2026-05-31 | €150k |
 Connor Smith |
Midfield - Attacking Midfield | 24 | Scotland | right | 176.00m | 2027-05-31 | €125k |
 Ben Williamson |
Midfield - Central Midfield | 24 | Scotland | 0.00m | 2026-05-31 | €100k | |
 Kevin O'Hara |
Attack - Centre-Forward | 27 | Scotland | right | 178.00m | 2026-05-31 | €100k |
 Stephen Hendrie |
Defender - Left-Back | 31 | Scotland | left | 178.00m | 2026-05-31 | €75k |
 Cian Newbury |
Defender - Centre-Back | 21 | Scotland | 0.00m | 2026-05-31 | €50k | |
 Scott Robinson |
Attack - Centre-Forward | 34 | Scotland | right | 168.00m | 2027-05-31 | €50k |
 Lee Kilday |
Defender - Centre-Back | 34 | Scotland | right | 183.00m | 2026-05-31 | €25k |
 Fergus Owens |
Defender - Centre-Back | 23 | Scotland | 188.00m | 2026-05-31 | — | |
 Jamie Smith |
Goalkeeper | 24 | Scotland | right | 194.00m | — | — |
 Ewan Simpson |
Midfield - Attacking Midfield | 19 | Scotland | right | 0.00m | 2026-06-30 | — |
 Liam Morgan |
Attack - Centre-Forward | 20 | Scotland | 0.00m | — | — | |
 Zander Hutton |
Defender - Right-Back | 19 | Scotland | right | 0.00m | 2026-05-31 | — |
| Season | Date | Player | Pos | From | Type | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | 2025-09-06 | Zander Hutton | Defender - Right-Back | Rangers B | Loan | — |
| 25/26 | 2025-08-23 | Ewan Simpson | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Aston Villa U21 | Loan | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-10-02 | — | Dunfermline A. | Transfer | — | |
| 22/23 | 2022-10-29 | — | Retired | Transfer | — | |
| 23/24 | 2023-08-07 | — | Salford B | Transfer | — | |
| 18/19 | 2019-01-31 | — | St. Johnstone | Loan | — | |
| 22/23 | 2023-05-09 | Liam McFarlane | Goalkeeper | Hearts FC B | Loan | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-09-27 | Jonathan Page | Defender - Centre-Back | Motherwell FC | Loan | — |
| 12/13 | 2013-01-02 | Jonathan Page | Defender - Centre-Back | Motherwell FC | Transfer | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-07-01 | Fergus Owens | Defender - Centre-Back | Hamilton A. Re. | Transfer | — |
| 23/24 | 2024-01-03 | Fergus Owens | Defender - Centre-Back | Kelty Hearts | Return from loan | — |
| 08/09 | 2008-07-01 | Michael Videira | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Blue Devils | Transfer | — |
| 17/18 | 2018-02-12 | Ross Jenkins | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Without Club | Transfer | — |
| 09/10 | 2010-01-01 | Ali Crawford | Midfield - Left Midfield | Hamilton A. U20 | Transfer | — |
| 10/11 | 2010-12-01 | Ali Crawford | Midfield - Left Midfield | Bo'ness United | Return from loan | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-08-24 | Danny Seaborne | Defender - Centre-Back | Partick Thistle | Transfer | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-07-14 | Xavier Tomas | Defender - Centre-Back | Lausanne-Sport | Transfer | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-07-01 | — | Hamilton A. U18 | Transfer | — | |
| 23/24 | 2024-05-31 | — | Clyde FC | Return from loan | — | |
| 16/17 | 2016-10-04 | Lennard Sowah | Defender - Left-Back | Without Club | Transfer | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-07-01 | Lennard Sowah | Defender - Left-Back | Without Club | Transfer | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-07-27 | Gary Woods | Goalkeeper | Leyton Orient | Transfer | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-01-07 | Dylan McGowan | Defender - Centre-Back | Kilmarnock FC | Loan | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-09-05 | Dylan McGowan | Defender - Centre-Back | Without Club | Transfer | — |
| 09/10 | 2009-07-01 | Marco Paixão | Attack - Centre-Forward | CyD Leonesa | Transfer | — |
| 11/12 | 2011-12-01 | Gordon Smith | Attack - Centre-Forward | Heart of Midl. | Loan | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-09-25 | — | Bo'ness United | Return from loan | — | |
| 10/11 | 2010-07-01 | Grant Gillespie | Midfield - Central Midfield | Hamilton A. U20 | Transfer | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-07-01 | Joe McGlynn | Attack - Centre-Forward | Burnley U21 | Transfer | — |
| 23/24 | 2024-05-31 | Joe McGlynn | Attack - Centre-Forward | Kelty Hearts | Return from loan | — |
| 23/24 | 2024-01-05 | Makenzie Kirk | Attack - Centre-Forward | Hearts FC B | Loan | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-08-15 | Regan Thomson | Midfield - Central Midfield | Newcastle U21 | Transfer | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-07-01 | — | Hamilton A. Re. | Transfer | — | |
| 16/17 | 2017-01-30 | Giannis Skondras | Defender - Right-Back | PAOK Salonika | Transfer | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-07-01 | Steven Bradley | Attack - Right Winger | Livingston FC | Transfer | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-01-26 | Dylan Stephenson | Attack - Centre-Forward | Newcastle U21 | Loan | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-07-03 | Dylan Tait | Midfield - Central Midfield | Hibernian B | Loan | — |
| 96/97 | 1996-07-01 | — | Hamilton A. U17 | Transfer | — | |
| 10/11 | 2010-08-01 | Damián Casalinuovo | Attack - Centre-Forward | Dundee United | Transfer | — |
| 08/09 | 2008-07-22 | Lucas Akins | Attack - Centre-Forward | Huddersfield | Transfer | — |
| Season | Date | Player | Pos | To | Type | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | 2026-05-31 | Zander Hutton | Defender - Right-Back | Rangers B | Return from loan | — |
| 25/26 | 2026-06-30 | Ewan Simpson | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Aston Villa U21 | Return from loan | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-11-27 | — | Retired | Transfer | — | |
| 22/23 | 2022-11-29 | — | Retired | Transfer | — | |
| 23/24 | 2024-02-01 | — | Indy Eleven | Transfer | — | |
| 18/19 | 2019-05-19 | — | St. Johnstone | Return from loan | — | |
| 22/23 | 2023-05-23 | Liam McFarlane | Goalkeeper | Hearts FC B | Return from loan | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-12-31 | Jonathan Page | Defender - Centre-Back | Motherwell FC | Return from loan | — |
| 13/14 | 2013-07-01 | Jonathan Page | Defender - Centre-Back | Morton | Transfer | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-09-20 | Fergus Owens | Defender - Centre-Back | Kelty Hearts | Loan | — |
| 08/09 | 2008-12-28 | Michael Videira | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | New England | Transfer | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-08-24 | Ross Jenkins | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Retired | Transfer | — |
| 10/11 | 2010-11-01 | Ali Crawford | Midfield - Left Midfield | Bo'ness United | Loan | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-07-10 | Ali Crawford | Midfield - Left Midfield | Doncaster | Transfer | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-04-11 | Danny Seaborne | Defender - Centre-Back | Without Club | Transfer | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-07-01 | Xavier Tomas | Defender - Centre-Back | Without Club | Transfer | — |
| 23/24 | 2024-01-27 | — | Clyde FC | Loan | — | |
| 24/25 | 2024-07-01 | — | Without Club | Transfer | — | |
| 16/17 | 2017-01-09 | Lennard Sowah | Defender - Left-Back | Heart of Midl. | Transfer | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-01 | Lennard Sowah | Defender - Left-Back | Without Club | Transfer | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-01 | Gary Woods | Goalkeeper | Oldham Athletic | Transfer | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-05-30 | Dylan McGowan | Defender - Centre-Back | Kilmarnock FC | Return from loan | — |
| 25/26 | 2025-07-28 | Dylan McGowan | Defender - Centre-Back | Without Club | Transfer | — |
| 10/11 | 2011-04-01 | Marco Paixão | Attack - Centre-Forward | Without Club | Transfer | — |
| 11/12 | 2011-12-01 | Gordon Smith | Attack - Centre-Forward | Heart of Midl. | Return from loan | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-07-01 | — | Arbroath | Transfer | — | |
| 17/18 | 2018-01-31 | Grant Gillespie | Midfield - Central Midfield | Dundee United | Transfer | — |
| 23/24 | 2024-02-02 | Joe McGlynn | Attack - Centre-Forward | Kelty Hearts | Loan | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-07-01 | Joe McGlynn | Attack - Centre-Forward | Without Club | Transfer | — |
| 23/24 | 2024-05-31 | Makenzie Kirk | Attack - Centre-Forward | Hearts FC B | Return from loan | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-11-01 | Regan Thomson | Midfield - Central Midfield | Syngenta | Transfer | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-07-01 | — | Clyde FC | Transfer | — | |
| 17/18 | 2018-03-30 | Giannis Skondras | Defender - Right-Back | Without Club | Transfer | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-05-31 | Dylan Stephenson | Attack - Centre-Forward | Newcastle U21 | Return from loan | — |
| 23/24 | 2024-01-21 | Dylan Tait | Midfield - Central Midfield | Hibernian B | Return from loan | — |
| 02/03 | 2002-07-01 | — | Stenhousemuir | Transfer | — | |
| 10/11 | 2011-04-01 | Damián Casalinuovo | Attack - Centre-Forward | Without Club | Transfer | — |
| 08/09 | 2009-01-24 | Lucas Akins | Attack - Centre-Forward | Partick Thistle | Loan | — |
| 10/11 | 2010-08-24 | Lucas Akins | Attack - Centre-Forward | Tranmere | Transfer | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-05-31 | Lucas De Bolle | Midfield - Central Midfield | Newcastle U21 | Return from loan | — |
| Nationality | Players | % of squad |
|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 19 | 100% |
| Season | Competition |
|---|---|
| 95/96 | SFA Cup |
| 25/26 | Challenge Cup |
| 25/26 | League Cup |
| 25/26 | League One |
| 24/25 | Championship |
| 24/25 | Prem. Sports Cup |
| 24/25 | SFA Cup |
| 24/25 | Trust Trophy |
| 23/24 | League One |
| 23/24 | Scottish Championship Play-offs |
| 23/24 | SFA Cup |
| 23/24 | Trust Trophy |
| 23/24 | Viaplay Cup |
| 22/23 | Challenge Cup |
| 22/23 | Championship |
| 22/23 | Scottish Championship Play-offs |
| 22/23 | SFA Cup |
| 22/23 | Viaplay Cup |
| 21/22 | Championship |
| 21/22 | Prem. Sports Cup |
| 21/22 | SFA Cup |
| 21/22 | Trust Trophy |
| 20/21 | Betfred Cup |
| 20/21 | Premiership |
| 20/21 | Premiership Relegation |
| 20/21 | SFA Cup |
| 19/20 | Betfred Cup |
| 19/20 | Premiership |
| 19/20 | SFA Cup |
| 18/19 | Betfred Cup |
| 18/19 | Premiership |
| 18/19 | Premiership Relegation |
| 18/19 | SFA Cup |
| 17/18 | Betfred Cup |
| 17/18 | Premiership |
| 17/18 | Premiership Relegation |
| 17/18 | SFA Cup |
| 16/17 | Betfred Cup |
| 16/17 | Premiership |
| 16/17 | Premiership Play-offs |
| 16/17 | SFA Cup |
| 15/16 | Premiership |
| 15/16 | SCL by Utilita |
| 15/16 | SFA Cup |
| 14/15 | League Cup |
| 14/15 | Premiership |
| 14/15 | SFA Cup |
| 13/14 | Championship |
| 13/14 | League Cup |
| 13/14 | Premiership Play-offs |
Affiliated B-teams, reserve squads and youth/development teams.
| Player | Pos | Nat | Mat | Min | G | A | G+A | Pen | YC | RC | G/90 | A/90 | G+A/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Paul Hartley |
Midfield - Central Midfield |  Scotland |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Frequently asked about Hamilton Academical FC
What is Hamilton Academical FC?
Hamilton Academical FC is a professional football club based in Scotland, competing in Scottish League One.
How many players are in Hamilton Academical FC's squad?
Hamilton Academical FC currently has 19 players in the first-team squad in our database.
What league does Hamilton Academical FC play in?
Hamilton Academical FC plays in Scottish League One.