HAMILTON ACADEMICAL
1897-98 Joined Scottish League Division Two
1903-04 Scottish League Division Two Champions
1905-06 Elected to Division One
1947 Relegated to Division B
1952-53 Scottish League Division B runner-up
Promoted to Division A
1954 Relegated to Division B
1956-57 Division B renamed Division Two
1964-65 Scottish League Division Two runner-up
Promoted to Division One
1966 Relegated to Division Two
1974-75 Promoted to Division One after league re-organisation
1985-86 Scottish League Division One Champions
Promoted to Premier Division
1987 Relegated to Division One
1987-88 Scottish League Division One Champions
Promoted to Premier Division
1989 Relegated to Division One
1991-92 Missed runner-up spot on goal difference
1996 Relegated to Division Two
1996-97 Scottish League Division Two Champions
Promoted to Division One
1999 Relegated to Division Two
1999-00 Fifteen points deducted
Relegated to Division Three
2000-01 Scottish League Division Three Champions (on goal difference)
Promoted to Division Two
2003-04 Scottish League Division Two runner-up
Promoted to Division One
2007-08 Scottish League Champions
Promoted to Scottish Premier League
2011-12 Rejoined Scottish League
2013-14 Scottish Premier League merged with Scottish League to form Scottish
Professional Football League. Placed in Championship of new competition
Scottish Professional League Championship runner-up
Promoted to Premiership after play-offs (SF Falkirk 1 Hamilton
Academical 1, Hamilton Academical 1 Falkirk 0 - Agg 2-1, F Hamilton
Academical 0 Hibernian 2, Hibernian 0 Hamilton Academical 2 - Agg 2-2,
Hamilton Academical won 4-3 on penalties)
2016-17 Escaped relegation after play-offs (SF Dundee United 0 Hamilton
Academical 0, Hamilton Academical 1 Dundee United 0 - Agg 1-0)
2019-20 Season ended early to due Covid-19 virus. League decided on a
points per game basis
2021 Relegated to Championship
2023 Relegated to League One
2023-24 Scottish Professional Football League One runner-up
Promoted to Championship
SEASON LEAGUE P W D L F A P POS
1897-98 SCOT-2 18 5 2 11 28 51 12 9/10
1898-99 SCOT-2 18 7 1 10 48 58 15 5/10
1899-00 SCOT-2 18 7 1 10 33 46 15 7/10
1900-01 SCOT-2 18 4 4 10 44 51 12 9/10
1901-02 SCOT-2 22 11 3 8 45 40 25 5/12
1902-03 SCOT-2 22 11 1 10 44 35 23 6/12
1903-04 SCOT-2 22 16 5 1 56 19 37 1/12
1904-05 SCOT-2 22 12 3 7 40 22 27 3/12
1905-06 SCOT-2 22 12 2 8 45 34 26 4/12
1906-07 SCOT-1 34 8 5 21 40 64 21 16/18
1907-08 SCOT-1 34 10 8 16 54 65 28 11/18
1908-09 SCOT-1 34 6 12 16 42 72 24 16/18
1909-10 SCOT-1 34 11 6 17 50 67 28 15/18
1910-11 SCOT-1 34 8 5 21 31 60 21 16/18
1911-12 SCOT-1 34 11 8 15 32 44 30 12/18
1912-13 SCOT-1 34 12 8 14 44 47 32 10/18
1913-14 SCOT-1 38 11 6 21 46 65 28 18/20
1914-15 SCOT-A 38 16 6 16 60 55 38 7/20
1915-16 SCOT 38 19 3 16 68 76 41 7/20
1916-17 SCOT 38 13 9 16 54 73 35 11/20
1917-18 SCOT 34 11 6 17 52 63 28 12/18
1918-19 SCOT 34 11 5 18 49 75 27 14/18
1919-20 SCOT 42 11 7 24 56 86 29 21/22
1920-21 SCOT 42 14 12 16 44 57 40 15/22
1921-22 SCOT-1 42 9 16 17 51 62 34 18/22
1922-23 SCOT-1 38 11 7 20 43 59 29 18/20
1923-24 SCOT-1 38 15 6 17 52 57 36 12/20
1924-25 SCOT-1 38 15 3 20 50 63 33 13/20
1925-26 SCOT-1 38 13 9 16 68 79 35 12/20
1926-27 SCOT-1 38 13 9 16 60 85 35 15/20
1927-28 SCOT-1 38 11 6 21 67 86 28 18/20
1928-29 SCOT-1 38 13 9 16 58 83 35 12/20
1929-30 SCOT-1 38 14 7 17 76 81 35 13/20
1930-31 SCOT-1 38 16 5 17 59 57 37 10/20
1931-32 SCOT-1 38 16 6 16 84 65 38 10/20
1932-33 SCOT-1 38 18 6 14 92 78 42 8/20
1933-34 SCOT-1 38 15 8 15 65 79 38 11/20
1934-35 SCOT-1 38 19 10 9 87 67 48 4/20
1935-36 SCOT-1 38 15 7 16 77 74 37 6/20
1936-37 SCOT-1 38 18 5 15 91 96 41 8/20
1937-38 SCOT-1 38 13 7 18 81 76 33 13/20
1938-39 SCOT-1 38 18 5 15 67 71 41 7/20
1939-40 SCOT-1 5 2 1 2 7 11 5 ABAND
1946-47 SCOT-A 30 2 7 21 38 85 11 16/16
1947-48 SCOT-B 30 17 6 7 75 45 40 3/16
1948-49 SCOT-B 30 9 8 13 48 57 26 10/16
1949-50 SCOT-B 30 14 6 10 57 44 34 6/16
1950-51 SCOT-B 30 12 8 10 65 49 32 7/16
1951-52 SCOT-B 30 12 6 12 47 51 30 9/16
1952-53 SCOT-B 30 20 3 7 72 40 43 2/16
1953-54 SCOT-A 30 4 3 23 29 94 11 16/16
1954-55 SCOT-B 30 17 5 8 74 51 39 3/16
1955-56 SCOT-B 36 13 7 16 86 84 33 11/19
1956-57 SCOT-2 36 14 8 14 69 68 36 11/19
1957-58 SCOT-2 36 12 9 15 70 79 33 10/19
1958-59 SCOT-2 36 15 8 13 76 62 38 7/19
1959-60 SCOT-2 36 21 6 9 91 62 48 4/19
1960-61 SCOT-2 36 17 7 12 84 80 41 6/19
1961-62 SCOT-2 36 14 5 17 78 79 33 13/19
1962-63 SCOT-2 36 18 8 10 69 56 44 4/19
1963-64 SCOT-2 36 12 6 18 65 81 30 13/19
1964-65 SCOT-2 36 21 8 7 86 53 50 2/19
1965-66 SCOT-1 34 3 2 29 27 117 8 18/18
1966-67 SCOT-2 38 18 8 12 74 60 44 4/20
1967-68 SCOT-2 36 13 7 16 49 58 33 11/19
1968-69 SCOT-2 36 8 8 20 37 72 24 15/19
1969-70 SCOT-2 36 8 4 24 42 92 20 19/19
1970-71 SCOT-2 36 8 7 21 50 79 23 18/19
1971-72 SCOT-2 36 4 8 24 31 93 16 19/19
1972-73 SCOT-2 36 16 6 14 67 63 38 8/19
1973-74 SCOT-2 36 24 7 5 68 38 55 3/19
1974-75 SCOT-2 38 21 7 10 69 30 49 4/20
1975-76 SCOT-1 26 7 10 9 37 37 24 9/14
1976-77 SCOT-1 39 11 10 18 44 59 32 10/14
1977-78 SCOT-1 39 12 12 15 54 56 36 7/14
1978-79 SCOT-1 39 17 9 13 62 60 43 5/14
1979-80 SCOT-1 39 15 10 14 60 59 40 7/14
1980-81 SCOT-1 39 15 7 17 61 57 37 7/14
1981-82 SCOT-1 39 16 8 15 52 49 40 7/14
1982-83 SCOT-1 39 11 12 16 54 66 34 9/14
1983-84 SCOT-1 39 11 14 14 43 46 36 9/14
1984-85 SCOT-1 39 16 11 12 48 49 43 4/14
1985-86 SCOT-1 39 24 8 7 77 44 56 1/14
1986-87 SCOT-P 44 6 9 29 39 93 21 12/12
1987-88 SCOT-1 44 22 12 10 67 39 56 1/12
1988-89 SCOT-P 36 6 2 28 19 76 14 10/10
1989-90 SCOT-1 39 14 13 12 52 53 41 6/14
1990-91 SCOT-1 39 16 10 13 50 41 42 6/14
1991-92 SCOT-1 44 22 13 9 72 48 57 3/12
1992-93 SCOT-1 44 19 12 13 65 45 50 5/12
1993-94 SCOT-1 44 19 12 13 66 54 50 4/12
1994-95 SCOT-1 36 14 7 15 42 48 49 6/10
1995-96 SCOT-1 36 10 6 20 40 57 36 9/10
1996-97 SCOT-2 36 22 8 6 75 28 74 2/10
1997-98 SCOT-1 36 9 11 16 43 56 38 8/10
1998-99 SCOT-1 36 6 10 20 30 62 28 9/10
1999-00 SCOT-2 36 10 14 12 39 44 29 * 10/10
2000-01 SCOT-3 36 22 10 4 75 30 76 1/10
2001-02 SCOT-2 36 13 9 14 49 44 48 5/10
2002-03 SCOT-2 36 12 11 13 43 48 47 8/10
2003-04 SCOT-2 36 18 8 10 70 47 62 2/10
2004-05 SCOT-1 36 12 11 13 35 36 47 7/10
2005-06 SCOT-1 36 15 14 7 53 39 59 3/10
2006-07 SCOT-1 36 14 11 11 46 47 53 4/10
2007-08 SCOT-1 36 23 7 6 62 27 76 1/10
2008-09 SCOT P 38 12 5 21 30 53 41 9/12
2009-10 SCOT P 38 13 10 15 39 46 49 7/12
2010-11 SCOT P 38 5 11 22 24 59 26 12/12
2011-12 SCOT-1 36 14 7 15 55 56 49 4/10
2012-13 SCOT-1 36 14 9 13 52 45 51 5/10
2013-14 SPFL-Ch 36 19 10 7 68 41 67 2/10
2014-15 SPFL-Ps 38 15 8 15 50 53 53 7/12
2015-16 SPFL-Ps 38 11 10 17 42 63 43 10/12
2016-17 SPFL-Ps 38 7 14 17 37 56 35 11/12
2017-18 SPFL-Ps 38 9 6 23 47 68 33 10/12
2018-19 SPFL-Ps 38 9 6 23 28 75 33 10/12
2019-20 SPFL-Ps 30 6 9 15 30 50 27 11/12
2020-21 SPFL-Ps 38 7 9 22 34 67 30 12/12
2021-22 SPFL-Ch 36 10 12 14 38 53 42 6/10
2022-23 SPFL-Ch 36 7 10 19 31 63 31 9/10
2023-24 SPFL-L1 36 22 8 6 73 28 74 2/10
2024-25 SPFL-Ch
SCOTTISH CUP
1946-47 1 THIRD LANARK H 1-1
1r THIRD LANARK A 1-2
1947-48 1 MOTHERWELL A 2-2
1r MOTHERWELL H 0-2
1948-49 1 ALBION ROVERS H 1-2
1949-50 1 COWDENBEATH A 0-1
1950-51 1 ELGIN CITY H 2-2
1r ELGIN CITY A 3-0
2 MOTHERWELL A 1-4
1951-52 1 PARTICK THISTLE A 1-0
2 THIRD LANARK H 1-1
2r THIRD LANARK A 0-4
1952-53 2 KILMARNOCK H 2-2
2r KILMARNOCK A 2-0
3 THIRD LANARK A 0-1
1953-54 1 INVERNESS THISTLE A 3-3
1r INVERNESS THISTLE H 3-1
2 BRECHIN CITY A 3-2
3 MORTON H 2-0
QF CELTIC H 1-2
1954-55 5 ST MIRREN H 2-1
6 ST JOHNSTONE A 1-0
QF CELTIC A 1-2
1955-56 5 AIRDRIEONIANS A 1-7
1956-57 4 BUCKIE THISTLE A 3-2
5 ALLOA ATHLETIC H 2-2
5r ALLOA ATHLETIC A 5-3
6 AIRDRIEONIANS H 1-2
1957-58 1 FALKIRK A 0-2
1958-59 2 COLDSTREAM A 4-0
3 KILMARNOCK H 0-5
1959-60 1 KEITH A 0-3
1960-61 2 QUEEN OF THE SOUTH A 2-0
3 HIBERNIAN H 0-4
1961-62 1 ELGIN CITY H 3-1
2 THIRD LANARK H 0-2
1962-63 2 NAIRN COUNTY H 1-1
2r NAIRN COUNTY A 2-1
3 QUEEN OF THE SOUTH A 0-3
1963-64 2 KILMARNOCK H 1-3
1964-65 P1 CLACHNACUDDIN H 5-3
P2 STRANRAER H 3-0
1 RANGERS A 0-3
1965-66 1 ABERDEEN H 1-3
1966-67 1 INVERNESS CALEDONIAN A 3-1
2 ST MIRREN A 1-0
QF CLYDE A 0-0
QFr CLYDE H 1-5
1967-68 1 RANGERS A 1-3
1968-69 P2 COWDENBEATH H 0-2
1969-70 P2 VALE OF LEITHEN A 2-1
1 AIRDRIEONIANS A 0-5
1970-71 2 CLYDEBANK A 1-2
1971-72 2 HUNTLY A 2-0
3 DUMBARTON A 1-3
1972-73 2 BRORA RANGERS A 4-0
3 ELGIN CITY A 1-0
4 MONTROSE A 2-2
4r MONTROSE H 0-1
1973-74 1 ALLOA ATHLETIC H 0-0
1r ALLOA ATHLETIC A 1-4
1974-75 3 MONTROSE A 0-0
3r MONTROSE H 3-0
4 DUMBARTON H 0-1
1975-76 3 DUNDEE UNITED A 0-4
1976-77 3 CLYDEBANK H 0-0
3r CLYDEBANK A 0-3
1977-78 3 DUNDEE UNITED H 1-4
1978-79 3 ABERDEEN H 0-2
1979-80 3 KEITH H 2-3
1980-81 3 ST JOHNSTONE H 0-3
1981-82 3 FORFAR ATHLETIC H 0-0
3r FORFAR ATHLETIC A 2-3
1982-83 3 ST JOHNSTONE H 0-1
1983-84 3 ALLOA ATHLETIC H 3-1
4 ST MIRREN A 1-2
1984-85 3 CLYDE H 1-2
1985-86 3 FORFAR ATHLETIC H 2-1
4 HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN H 1-2
1986-87 3 RANGERS A 1-0
4 MOTHERWELL H 1-2
1987-88 3 MEADOWBANK THISTLE H 2-0
4 ABERDEEN H 0-2
1988-89 3 MEADOWBANK THISTLE A 0-2
1989-90 3 DUNFERMLINE ATHLETIC A 0-0
3r DUNFERMLINE ATHLETIC H 0-1
1990-91 3 RAITH ROVERS A 1-0
4 AYR UNITED A 0-0
4r AYR UNITED H 2-3
1991-92 3 FALKIRK H 0-1
1992-93 3 ABERDEEN A 1-4
1993-94 3 ST JOHNSTONE A 0-2
1994-95 3 RANGERS H 1-3
1995-96 3 ST JOHNSTONE H 0-1
1996-97 2 STENHOUSEMUIR A 2-1
3 INVERNESS CALEDONIAN THISTLE A 3-1
4 MOTHERWELL A 1-1
4r MOTHERWELL H 0-2
1997-98 3 RANGERS H 1-2
1998-99 3 ST MIRREN A 1-1
3r ST MIRREN H 1-0
4 RANGERS H 0-6
1999-00 1 CLYDE H 1-2
2000-01 2 BUCKIE THISTLE A 0-2
2001-02 2 MONTROSE H 4-0
3 RAITH ROVERS H 1-0
4 DUNDEE UNITED A 0-4
2002-03 1 PRESTON ATHLETIC A 1-0
2 EAST FIFE H 1-1
2r EAST FIFE A 2-2 (Hamilton Academical won 5-3 on penalties)
3 QUEEN'S PARK A 2-2
3r QUEEN'S PARK H 3-2
4 INVERNESS CALEDONIAN THISTLE A 1-6
2003-04 2 STRANRAER A 1-0
3 COWDENBEATH H 2-0
4 PARTICK THISTLE A 1-5
2004-05 3 ST MIRREN A 0-3
2005-06 3 QUEEN OF THE SOUTH A 1-1
3r QUEEN OF THE SOUTH H 1-0
4 ALLOA ATHLETIC H 0-0
4r ALLOA ATHLETIC A 3-0
QF DUNDEE H 0-0
QFr DUNDEE A 2-3
2006-07 3 LIVINGSTON H 2-4
2007-08 4 BRECHIN CITY H 0-0
4r BRECHIN CITY A 1-2 (Brechin disqualified, 2 ineligible players)
5 ABERDEEN A 0-1
2008-09 4 ROSS COUNTY A 1-0
5 DUNDEE UNITED H 2-1
QF RANGERS A 1-5
2009-10 4 RANGERS H 3-3
4r RANGERS A 0-2
2010-11 4 ALLOA ATHLETIC H 2-0
5 DUNDEE UNITED H 1-3
2011-12 4 ST MIRREN A 0-0
4r ST MIRREN H 0-1
2012-13 4 DUMBARTON A 3-1
5 DUNFERMLINE ATHLETIC A 2-0
QF FALKIRK H 1-2
2013-14 3 QUEEN OF THE SOUTH A 0-1
2014-15 4 PARTICK THISTLE A 0-2
2015-16 4 ANNAN ATHLETIC A 1-4
2016-17 4 KILMARNOCK A 1-0
5 DUNFERMLINE ATHLETIC A 1-1
5r DUNFERMLINE ATHLETIC H 1-1 Hamilton Academical won 3-0 on penalties
QF RANGERS A 0-6
2017-18 4 MOTHERWELL A 0-2
2018-19 4 ST JOHNSTONE A 0-2
2019-20 4 EDINBURGH CITY H 5-0
5 RANGERS H 1-4
2020-21 3 ST MIRREN H 0-3
2021-22 3 AUCHINLECK TALBOT A 0-1
2022-23 3 EAST KILBRIDE H 4-0
4 ROSS COUNTY H 0-0 Hamilton Academical won 5-3 on penalties
5 HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN H 0-2
2023-24 3 KELTY HEARTS H 0-2
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