2013–14 Hamilton Academical F.C. season

The 2013–14 season was Hamilton Academical's first season in the newly formed Scottish Championship and their third consecutive season in the second tier of Scottish football. Hamilton also competed in the League Cup, Scottish Cup and the Challenge Cup.

Hamilton Academical

2013–14 season
Chairman	Les Gray
Manager	Alex Neil
Stadium	New Douglas Park
Championship	Second place (Promoted via play-offs)
Challenge Cup	First Round
League Cup	Third Round
Scottish Cup	Third Round
Top goalscorer	League: Keatings & Andreu (13) All: Keatings & Andreau (15)
Highest home attendance	4,529 v Dundee, Championship, 5 April 2014
Lowest home attendance	817 v Cowdenbeath, Championship, 21 September 2013
Average home league attendance	1,476
Home colours Away colours
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Summary

Season

Hamilton finished second in the Scottish Championship with 67 points. They were promoted to the Scottish Premiership in May 2014 after defeating Hibernian in the premiership play-offs.^[1] Hamilton also reached the third rounds of the Scottish Cup and League Cup and the first round of the Challenge Cup.

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Scottish Championship

Main article: 2013–14 Scottish Championship

Raith Rovers v Hamilton Academical

10 August 2013 1	Raith Rovers	0–1	Hamilton Academical	Stark's Park
15:00		BBC	Keatings 68'	Attendance: 1,652 Referee: Crawford Allan

Hamilton Academical v Dumbarton

17 August 2013 2	Hamilton Academical	4–1	Dumbarton	New Douglas Park
15:00	Keatings 28' (pen.) 30' Gillespie 72' Andreu 77'	BBC	Agnew 67' (pen.)	Attendance: 995 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Hamilton Academical v Queen of the South

24 August 2013 3	Hamilton Academical	2–0	Queen of the South	New Douglas Park
15:00	MacKinnon 39' Ryan 80'	BBC		Attendance: 1,367 Referee: Steven McLean

Falkirk v Hamilton Academical

31 August 2013 4	Falkirk	1–2	Hamilton Academical	Falkirk Stadium
15:00	Fulton 50'	BBC	Antoine-Curier 72' Crawford 75'	Attendance: 3,266 Referee: Bobby Madden

Dundee v Hamilton Academical

14 September 2013 5	Dundee	0–0	Hamilton Academical	Dens Park
15:00		BBC		Attendance: 4,155 Referee: Mat Northcroft

Hamilton Academical v Cowdenbeath

21 September 2013 6	Hamilton Academical	1–0	Cowdenbeath	New Douglas Park
15:00	Gordon 51'	BBC		Attendance: 817 Referee: Euan Anderson

Alloa Athletic v Hamilton Academical

28 September 2013 7	Alloa Athletic	1–0	Hamilton Academical	Recreation Park
15:00	McCord 45' (pen.)	BBC	Neil  44'	Attendance: 653 Referee: Stevie O'Reilly

Hamilton Academical v Livingston

5 October 2013 8	Hamilton Academical	2–0	Livingston	New Douglas Park
15:00	Keatings 33' (pen.) , 65'	BBC		Attendance: 1,059 Referee: Des Roache

Greenock Morton v Hamilton Academical

12 October 2013 9	Greenock Morton	1–1	Hamilton Academical	Cappielow
15:00	Habai 69'	BBC	Andreu 33'	Attendance: 2,106 Referee: Calum Murray

Hamilton Academical v Raith Rovers

19 October 2013 10	Hamilton Academical	1–1	Raith Rovers	New Douglas Park
15:00	Keatings 31'	BBC	Hill  34' Elliot 70' (pen.)	Attendance: 1,113 Referee: Iain Brines

Hamilton Academical v Falkirk

26 October 2013 11	Hamilton Academical	2–0	Falkirk	New Douglas Park
15:00	Andreu 21' Longridge 89'	BBC		Attendance: 1,340 Referee: Alan Muir

Queen of the South v Hamilton Academical

9 November 2013 12	Queen of the South	0–1	Hamilton Academical	Palmerston Park
15:00		BBC	Antoine-Curier 16'	Attendance: 1,557 Referee: George Salmond

Cowdenbeath v Hamilton Academical

16 November 2013 13	Cowdenbeath	2–4	Hamilton Academical	Central Park, Cowdenbeath
15:00	Wedderburn 18' Milne 37'	BBC	García Tena 66' MacKinnon 69' Gordon 71' Andreu 90'	Attendance: 401 Referee: Des Roache

Hamilton Academical v Dundee

23 November 2013 14	Hamilton Academical	0–3	Dundee	New Douglas Park
15:00		BBC	Davidson 16' Gallagher 57' MacDonald 89'	Attendance: 2,077 Referee: Bobby Madden

Hamilton Academical v Alloa Athletic

7 December 2013 15	Hamilton Academical	0–1	Alloa Athletic	New Douglas Park
15:00		BBC	Meggatt 47'	Attendance: 860 Referee: Greg Aitken

Livingston v Hamilton Academical

14 December 2013 16	Livingston	0–0	Hamilton Academical	Almondvale Stadium
15:00		BBC		Attendance: 794 Referee: Mat Northcroft

Dumbarton v Hamilton Academical

21 December 2013 17	Dumbarton	2–1	Hamilton Academical	Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00	Fleming 11' Graham 71'	BBC	Keatings 33'	Attendance: 642 Referee: John McKendrick

Hamilton Academical v Greenock Morton

28 December 2013 18	Hamilton Academical	1–0	Greenock Morton	New Douglas Park
15:00	Antoine-Curier 24'	BBC		Attendance: 1,472 Referee: Iain Brines

Hamilton Academical v Queen of the South

4 January 2014 19	Hamilton Academical	3–1	Queen of the South	New Douglas Park
15:00	Longridge 4' Antoine-Curier 9' Crawford 58'	BBC	Russell 22'	Attendance: 1,366 Referee: Calum Murray

Falkirk v Hamilton Academical

11 January 2014 20	Falkirk	0–0	Hamilton Academical	Falkirk Stadium
15:00		BBC		Attendance: 3,099 Referee: Crawford Allan

Hamilton Academical v Cowdenbeath

25 January 2014 21	Hamilton Academical	3–4	Cowdenbeath	New Douglas Park
15:00	Andreu 66', 86' Keatings 81' (pen.)	BBC	Stewart 5', 46' Hemmings 9', 20'	Attendance: 944 Referee: Euan Anderson

Hamilton Academical v Dumbarton

1 February 2014 22	Hamilton Academical	3–3	Dumbarton	New Douglas Park
15:00	Keatings 4', 71' Scotland 88'	BBC	Kirkpatrick 27' Hendrie 69' (o.g.) Kane 89'	Attendance: 1,061 Referee: Des Roache

Dundee v Hamilton Academical

8 February 2014 23	Dundee	1–0	Hamilton Academical	Dens Park
15:00	Boyle 6'	BBC	Hendrie  51' Gordon  62'	Attendance: 5,206 Referee: Stephen Finnie

Raith Rovers v Hamilton Academical

15 February 2014 24	Raith Rovers	2–4	Hamilton Academical	Stark's Park
15:00	Cardle 82' Baird 89'	BBC	Andreu 4', 32' Longridge 39' Keatings 43' (pen.)	Attendance: 1,436 Referee: Willie Collum

Hamilton Academical v Livingston

21 February 2014 25	Hamilton Academical	2–0	Livingston	New Douglas Park
19:45	Scotland 28' Antoine-Curier 90'	BBC		Attendance: 1,063 Referee: Craig Charleston

Alloa Athletic v Hamilton Academical

1 March 2014 26	Alloa Athletic	0–3	Hamilton Academical	Recreation Park
15:00		BBC	Longridge 1' Keatings 11' (pen.) Andreu 20'	Attendance: 656 Referee: Stephen Finnie

Queen of the South v Hamilton Academical

8 March 2014 27	Queen of the South	1–1	Hamilton Academical	Palmerston Park
15:00	Reilly 63'	BBC	Canning 56'	Attendance: 995 Referee: John McKendrick

Hamilton Academical v Falkirk

15 March 2014 28	Hamilton Academical	3–1	Falkirk	New Douglas Park
15:00	Scotland 4' MacKinnon 74' Longridge 90'	BBC	Beck 71'	Attendance: 1,706 Referee: Alan Muir

Greenock Morton v Hamilton Academical

22 March 2014 29	Greenock Morton	3–4	Hamilton Academical	Cappielow
15:00	Vine 23' Fitzpatrick 60' O'Connor 84'	BBC	Scotland 13' Longridge 54', 64' Antoine-Curier 87'	Attendance: 1,345 Referee: Calum Murray

Hamilton Academical v Raith Rovers

25 March 2014 30	Hamilton Academical	3–2	Raith Rovers	New Douglas Park
19:45	Andreu 65' Keatings 68' Scotland 90'	BBC	Baird 45', 69'	Attendance: 954 Referee: George Salmond

Cowdenbeath v Hamilton Academical

29 March 2014 31	Cowdenbeath	1–1	Hamilton Academical	Central Park
15:00	O'Brien 90+5'	BBC	Antoine-Curier 90+1'	Attendance: 497 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Hamilton Academical v Dundee

5 April 2014 32	Hamilton Academical	1–1	Dundee	New Douglas Park
15:00	Antoine-Curier 71'	BBC	Boyle 37'	Attendance: 4,529 Referee: Willie Collum

Livingston v Hamilton Academical

12 April 2014 33	Livingston	1–1	Hamilton Academical	Almondvale Stadium
15:00	Jacobs 64'	BBC	Hendrie  54' Scotland 86'	Attendance: 1,133 Referee: Stephen Finnie

Hamilton Academical v Alloa Athletic

19 April 2014 34	Hamilton Academical	2–1	Alloa Athletic	New Douglas Park
15:00	Scotland 4' Ryan 46'	BBC	Caldwell 83'	Attendance: 1,087 Referee: Iain Brines

Dumbarton v Hamilton Academical

26 April 2014 35	Dumbarton	4–1	Hamilton Academical	Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00	Agnew 32' Nish 77' Megginson 85' Kirkpatrick 87'	BBC	Scotland 41' Neil  83'	Attendance: 1,420 Referee: George Salmond

Hamilton Academical v Greenock Morton

3 May 2014 36	Hamilton Academical	10–2	Greenock Morton	New Douglas Park
15:00	Antoine-Curier 5', 56', 78', 86' Andreu 8', 32', 45' (pen.) Longridge 35' Devlin 68' Findlay 85' (o.g.)	BBC	Imrie 22', 73'	Attendance: 2,034 Referee: Steven McLean

Premiership play-off

Main article: 2013–14 Scottish Premiership

Falkirk v Hamilton Academical

13 May 2014 Semi–final 1st Leg	Falkirk	1–1	Hamilton Academical	Falkirk Stadium
19:45	Beck 80'	Report	MacKinnon 61'	Attendance: 4,194 Referee: John Beaton

Hamilton Academical v Falkirk

18 May 2014 Semi–final 2nd Leg	Hamilton Academical	1–0 (2–1 agg.)	Falkirk	New Douglas Park
19:45	Andreu 16'	Report		Attendance: 4,678 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Hamilton Academical v Hibernian

21 May 2014 Final 1st Leg	Hamilton Academical	0–2	Hibernian	New Douglas Park
19:45		Report	Cummings 39' 55'	Attendance: 5,322 Referee: Bobby Madden

Hibernian v Hamilton Academical

25 May 2014 Final 2nd Leg	Hibernian	0–2 (a.e.t.) (2–2 agg.) (3–4 p)	Hamilton Academical	Easter Road
15:30		Report	Scotland 13' Andreu 90+3'	Attendance: 18,031 Referee: Willie Collum
	Penalties
	Thomson McGivern Craig Tudur Jones Cummings		Gillespie Andreu Antoine-Curier Scotland

Scottish Challenge Cup

Main article: 2013–14 Scottish Challenge Cup

Airdrieonians v Hamilton Academical

27 July 2013 First Round	Airdrieonians	2–1	Hamilton Academical	Excelsior Stadium
15:00	McLaren 24' Nathan Blockley 59'	BBC	Longridge 18'	Attendance: 807 Referee: Calum Murray

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2013–14 Scottish League Cup

Stirling Albion v Hamilton Academical

3 August 2013 First Round	Stirling Albion	0–3	Hamilton Academical	Forthbank Stadium
15:00		BBC	Keatings 32', 64' Smith 41' (o.g.)	Attendance: 556 Referee: John McKendrick

Kilmarnock v Hamilton Academical

27 August 2013 Second Round	Kilmarnock	0–1	Hamilton Academical	Rugby Park
19:45		BBC	Antoine-Curier 42'	Attendance: 2,033 Referee: Calum Murray

Hamilton Academical v St Johnstone

24 September 2013 Third Round	Hamilton Academical	0–3	St Johnstone	New Douglas Park
19:45		BBC	May 4', 90' Edwards 86'	Attendance: 1,059 Referee: John Beaton

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2013–14 Scottish Cup

Queen of the South v Hamilton Academical

2 November 2013 Third Round	Queen of the South	1–0	Hamilton Academical	Palmerston Park
15:00	Lyle 64'	BBC		Attendance: 1,324 Referee: Stephen Finnie

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Dundee (C, P)	36	21	6	9	54	26	+28	69	Promotion to the Premiership
2	Hamilton Academical (O, P)	36	19	10	7	68	41	+27	67	Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final
3	Falkirk	36	19	9	8	59	33	+26	66	Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4	Queen of the South	36	16	7	13	53	39	+14	55
5	Dumbarton	36	15	6	15	65	64	+1	51

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Division summary

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36
Ground	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	W	W	D	W	L	W	D	D	W	W	W	L	L	D	L	W	W	D	L	D	L	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	D	D	W	L	W
Position	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	2	2

Source: ^[2]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers

Players in Player From Fee Blair Currie Rangers Free[3] James Keatings Celtic Free[4] Tony Andreu Livingston Free[5] Mickaël Antoine-Curier Free Agent Free[6] Jesús García Tena Livingston Free[7] Paul George Celtic Loan[8] Jason Scotland Barnsley Free[9]

Players out Player To Fee Jonathan Page Greenock Morton Free[10] Gary Fraser Bolton Wanderers Free[11] Scott Christie Linlithgow Rose Undisclosed Andy Ryan Brechin City Loan[12] Eamonn Brophy Queen's Park Loan[13]