2011–12 Hamilton Academical F.C. season

Hamilton Academical
	2011–12 season
Chairman	Ronnie MacDonald
Manager	Billy Reid
Stadium	New Douglas Park
Scottish First Division	Fourth place
Challenge Cup	Runners-up, lost to Falkirk
League Cup	Second round, lost to Ross County
Scottish Cup	Fourth round, lost to St Mirren
Top goalscorer	Jon McShane (9)
Highest home attendance	2,401 vs. Partick Thistle, 13 January 2012
Lowest home attendance	1,276 vs. Raith Rovers, 21 February 2012
Average home league attendance	1,770
← 2010–11	2012–13 →

The 2011–12 season was Hamilton Academical's first season back in the Scottish First Division, having been relegated from the Scottish Premier League at the end of the 2010–11 season.^[1] Hamilton also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Summary[edit]

Hamilton finished fourth in the First Division.^[2] They reached the second round of the League Cup,^[3] the fourth round of the Scottish Cup^[4] and lost 1–0 to Falkirk in the final of the Challenge Cup.^[5]

Results and fixtures[edit]

Win Draw Loss Postponed

Pre-season[edit]

Friendly	Berwick Rangers		0 – 2		Hamilton Academical	Shielfield Park, Berwick-upon-Tweed	8 July 2011
					Trialist 5' (pen.) Anderson 74'	Report: Hamilton Report

Friendly	Gretna 2008		0 – 4		Hamilton Academical	Raydale Park, Gretna	12 July 2011
					Anderson McLaughlin Mensing Kirkpatrick	Attendance: 180 Report: Hamilton Report

Friendly	Hamilton Academical		1 – 2		Huddersfield Town	New Douglas Park, Hamilton	17 July 2011
Anderson 39'					Ward 4' Lee 23'	Attendance: 820 Referee: Conroy Report: Hamilton FC Report

Scottish First Division[edit]

First Division	Ayr United		1 – 2		Hamilton Academical	Somerset Park, Ayr	6 August 2011
McGowan 8'					McLaughlin 29', 57'	Attendance: 1,750 Referee: Salmond Report: BBC Sport

First Division	Hamilton Academical		5 – 1		Ross County	New Douglas Park, Hamilton	13 August 2011
McLaughlin 23' Crawford 39' Chambers 42' (pen.) Paterson 57' Anderson 90'					Flynn 41' Byrne 77'	Attendance: 1,744 Referee: Murray Report: BBC Sport

First Division	Partick Thistle		1 – 1		Hamilton Academical	Firhill Stadium, Glasgow	20 August 2011
Elliot 66'					Mensing 76'	Attendance: 2,501 Referee: Brines Report: BBC Sport

First Division	Hamilton Academical		1 – 1		Livingston	New Douglas Park, Hamilton	27 August 2011
McLaughlin 53' Mensing 64' Crawford 78'					Boulding 90'	Attendance: 2,051 Referee: Charleston Report: BBC Sport

First Division	Queen of the South		1 – 0		Hamilton Academical	Palmerston Park, Dumfries	10 September 2011
Johnston 51'						Attendance: 1,514 Referee: Richmond Report: BBC Sport

First Division	Hamilton Academical		2 – 2		Raith Rovers	New Douglas Park, Hamilton	17 September 2011
Spence 66' Lyle 73'					Baird 45' Hamill 62'	Attendance: 1,982 Referee: Finnie Report: BBC Sport

First Division	Dundee		0 – 1		Hamilton Academical	Dens Park, Dundee	24 September 2011
					McLaughlin 66'	Attendance: 4,186 Referee: Madden Report: BBC Sport

First Division	Hamilton Academical		0 – 1		Falkirk	New Douglas Park, Hamilton	1 October 2011
					El Alagui 39'	Attendance: 2,367 Referee: Norris Report: BBC Sport

First Division	Greenock Morton		0 – 2		Hamilton Academical	Cappielow Park, Greenock	15 October 2011
					Currie 72' Anderson 77'	Attendance: 2,264 Referee: Salmond Report: BBC Sport

First Division	Ross County		1 – 0		Hamilton Academical	Victoria Park, Dingwall	22 October 2011
Munro 31'						Attendance: 2,431 Referee: Allan Report: BBC Sport

First Division	Hamilton Academical		2 – 3		Ayr United	New Douglas Park, Hamilton	29 October 2011
Currie 17' (pen.) Spence 45'					Moffat 52' Robertson 57' Smith 90'	Attendance: 1,699 Referee: Somers Report: BBC Sport

First Division	Hamilton Academical		3 – 1		Queen of the South	New Douglas Park, Hamilton	5 November 2011
Paterson 17' Imrie 82' Anderson 90+2'					Smith 31'	Attendance: 1,836 Referee: Salmond Report: BBC Sport

First Division	Livingston		1 – 0		Hamilton Academical	Braidwood Motor Company Stadium, Livingston	12 November 2011
McNulty 52'						Attendance: 1,738 Referee: McKendrick Report: BBC Sport

First Division	Raith Rovers		3 – 2		Hamilton Academical	Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy	26 November 2011
Holt 9' Prychynenko 61' Smith 79'					Imrie 16' McLaughlin 90'	Attendance: 1,416 Referee: O'Reilly Report: BBC Sport

First Division	Hamilton Academical		1 – 6		Dundee	New Douglas Park, Hamilton	3 December 2011
Imrie 86'					Milne 21', 37', 49' O'Donnell 39' Riley 71' Rae 83'	Attendance: 1,964 Referee: Tumilty Report: SFL Report

First Division	Falkirk		0 – 0		Hamilton Academical	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk	10 December 2011
						Attendance: 3,024 Referee: Thomson Report: SFL Report

First Division	Hamilton Academical		P – P		Greenock Morton	New Douglas Park, Hamilton	17 December 2011

First Division	Hamilton Academical		0 – 1		Livingston	New Douglas Park, Hamilton	26 December 2011
					Barr 70'	Attendance: 1,546 Referee: Charleston Report: SFL Report

First Division	Queen of the South		1 – 2		Hamilton Academical	Palmerston Park, Dumfries	2 January 2012
McGuffie 82'					Imrie 5', 15' McLaughlin 71'	Attendance: 1,282 Referee: Hilland Report: BBC Sport

First Division	Hamilton Academical		1 – 0		Partick Thistle	New Douglas Park, Hamilton	13 January 2012
Spence 87'					Archibald 90'	Attendance: 2,401 Referee: Tumilty Report: BBC Sport

First Division	Ayr United		2 – 2		Hamilton Academical	Somerset Park, Ayr	21 January 2012
Dodd 32' Malone 45'					Spence 46' Redmond 53'	Attendance: 1,310 Referee: Richmond Report: BBC Sport

First Division	Hamilton Academical		P – P		Raith Rovers	New Douglas Park, Hamilton	28 January 2012

First Division	Dundee		2 – 2		Hamilton Academical	Dens Park, Dundee	11 February 2012
Conroy 53' Milne 79' (pen.)					McShane 12' Routledge 85'	Attendance: 4,065 Referee: Salmond Report: SFL Report

First Division	Hamilton Academical		1 – 2		Greenock Morton	New Douglas Park, Hamilton	14 February 2012
Ryan 85'					Campbell 24' O'Brien 29'	Attendance: 1,356 Referee: Conroy Report: SFL Report

First Division	Hamilton Academical		0 – 1		Falkirk	New Douglas Park, Hamilton	18 February 2012
					Dods 45'	Attendance: 1,843 Referee: McLean Report: SFL Report

First Division	Hamilton Academical		2 – 1		Raith Rovers	New Douglas Park, Hamilton	21 February 2012
Canning 45' Mensing 63'					Graham 59'	Attendance: 1,276 Referee: McKendrick Report: SFL Report

First Division	Greenock Morton		1 – 2		Hamilton Academical	Cappielow Park, Greenock	25 February 2012
O'Brien 85'					McShane 11' Ryan 30'	Attendance: 1,594 Referee: Beaton Report: SFL Report

First Division	Partick Thistle		2 – 0		Hamilton Academical	Firhill Stadium, Glasgow	3 March 2012
Doolan 18' Erskine 65'						Attendance: 2,111 Referee: Finnie Report: SFL Report

First Division	Hamilton Academical		0 – 2		Ross County	New Douglas Park, Hamilton	10 March 2012
					McMenamin 7' Boyd 16'	Attendance: 1,743 Referee: McKendrick Report: SFL Report

First Division	Livingston		P – P		Hamilton Academical	Braidwood Motor Company Stadium, Livingston	16 March 2012
						Referee: O'Reilly Report: Livingston Report

First Division	Livingston		0 – 4		Hamilton Academical	Braidwood Motor Company Stadium, Livingston	17 March 2012
Talbot 11'					McShane 3' Redmond 12' Routledge 28', 81'	Attendance: 1,066 Referee: O'Reilly Report: Livingston Report

First Division	Hamilton Academical		3 – 1		Dundee	New Douglas Park, Hamilton	20 March 2012
McLaughlin 35' McShane 50' Stewart 56'					Conroy 30' (pen.)	Attendance: 1,366 Referee: Muir Report: SFL Report

First Division	Hamilton Academical		3 – 0		Queen of the South	New Douglas Park, Hamilton	24 March 2012
Spence 72' Redmond 84' Ryan 90'						Attendance: 1,631 Referee: Norris Report: BBC Sport

First Division	Raith Rovers		2 – 1		Hamilton Academical	Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy	7 April 2012
Casalinuovo 55' Walker 61'					McLaughlin 23'	Attendance: 1,526 Referee: Charleston Report: BBC Sport

First Division	Falkirk		3 – 0		Hamilton Academical	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk	10 April 2012
Millar 58' (pen.), 60' El Alagui 81'					Hutton 56'	Attendance: 2,461 Referee: Allan Report: SFL Report

First Division	Hamilton Academical		4 – 3		Greenock Morton	New Douglas Park, Hamilton	14 April 2012
Weatherson 16' (o.g.) McShane 17', 51' Mensing 63' Neil 72'					Mensing 78' (o.g.) McGeouch 84' Young 89'	Attendance: 1,423 Referee: Somers Report: BBC Sport

First Division	Hamilton Academical		3 – 2		Ayr United	New Douglas Park, Hamilton	21 April 2012
McShane 24', 89' Redmond 58'					Roberts 17' McGowan 59'	Attendance: 1,645 Referee: Charleston Report: SFL Report

First Division	Ross County		5 – 1		Hamilton Academical	Victoria Park, Dingwall	28 April 2012
McMenamin 5' Brittain 40', 54' Kettlewell 46' Gardyne 77'					McAlister 45'	Attendance: 4,737 Referee: Norris Report: SFL Report

First Division	Hamilton Academical		2 – 2		Partick Thistle	New Douglas Park, Hamilton	5 May 2012
Redmond 26' McShane 30' McLaughlin 77'					Bannigan 36' Welsh 42'	Attendance: 1,978 Referee: McKendrick Report: BBC Sport

Challenge Cup[edit]

Scottish Challenge Cup Round 1	Queen's Park		0 – 2		Hamilton Academical	Hampden Park, Glasgow	23 July 2011
					Crawford 72' Hopkirk 81'	Attendance: 748 Referee: Colvin Report: Hamilton Report

Scottish Challenge Cup Round 2	Hamilton Academical		1 – 0		Partick Thistle	New Douglas Park, Hamilton	9 August 2011
Chambers 86' (pen.)						Attendance: 1,362 Referee: Thomson Report: BBC Sport

Scottish Challenge Cup Quarter-finals	Hamilton Academical		2 – 1		Greenock Morton	New Douglas Park, Hamilton	4 September 2011
Spence 18' Mensing 33'					Di Giacomo 10'	Attendance: 1,496 Referee: O'Reilly Report: BBC Sport

Scottish Challenge Cup Semi-finals	Hamilton Academical		1 – 0		Livingston	New Douglas Park, Hamilton	9 October 2011
McLaughlin 43'						Attendance: 1,418 Referee: Richmond Report: BBC Sport

Scottish Challenge Cup Final	Falkirk		1 – 0		Hamilton Academical	Braidwood Motor Company Stadium, Livingston	1 April 2012
Dods 2'						Attendance: 5,210 Referee: Winter Report: BBC Sport

Scottish League Cup[edit]

Scottish League Cup Round 2	Hamilton Academical		1 – 2		Ross County	New Douglas Park, Hamilton	23 August 2011
Chambers 2' (pen.)					Gardyne 65' Craig 82'	Attendance: 828 Referee: Tumilty Report: BBC Sport

Scottish Cup[edit]

Scottish Cup Round 4	St Mirren		0 – 0		Hamilton Academical	St Mirren Park, Paisley	7 January 2012
						Attendance: 3,091 Referee: Collum Report: BBC Sport

Scottish Cup Round 4 Replay	Hamilton Academical		0 – 1		St Mirren	New Douglas Park, Hamilton	17 January 2012
					Carey 21'	Attendance: 1,520 Referee: Collum Report: BBC Sport

Player statistics[edit]

Captains[edit]

No.	P	Name	Country	No. games	Notes
	MF	Alex Neil		18	Club captain

Last updated: 5 May 2012
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

Squad[edit]

Last updated 5 May 2012^[6]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Scottish First Division		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Challenge Challenge Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK		Tomáš Černý	17	0	11+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	4+0	0
	GK		Brian Potter	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	GK		Alan Coombe	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	GK		David Hutton	21	0	18+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	GK		Scott Christie	3	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	GK		Blair Currie	4	0	3+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Grant Gillespie	19	0	12+3	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
	DF		James Gibson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Michael Devlin	3	0	1+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Lee Kilday	19	0	13+1	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
	DF		Ziggy Gordon	10	0	7+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	DF		Stephen Hendrie	31	0	22+3	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	2+2	0
	DF		Martin Canning	38	1	31+1	1	2+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
	DF		Mark McLaughlin	29	8	23+0	7	2+0	0	0+0	0	4+0	1
	DF		Gary Fraser	4	0	3+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Jordan Jivanda	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Craig Watson	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Alex Neil	18	0	17+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	MF		Jim McAlister	44	1	36+0	1	2+0	0	1+0	0	5+0	0
	MF		Kyle Wilkie	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
	MF		James Chambers	14	4	5+4	2	0+0	0	1+0	1	2+2	1
	MF		Ali Crawford	26	2	16+3	1	2+0	0	0+1	0	3+1	1
	MF		Andy Ryan	25	3	13+8	3	2+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
	MF		Jordan Kirkpatrick	9	0	2+5	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
	MF		Conner McGlinchey	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Jon Routledge	11	0	11+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Simon Mensing	42	4	34+0	3	2+0	0	1+0	0	5+0	1
	MF		Grant Anderson	25	3	7+13	3	2+0	0	0+1	0	1+1	0
	MF		Paul Currie	10	2	3+6	2	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Kevin McBride	6	0	5+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Daniel Redmond	19	5	18+0	5	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	MF		Jon Routledge	6	3	4+1	3	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	MF		Graeme MacGregor	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		David Hopkirk	5	1	1+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	1
	FW		Derek Lyle	13	1	3+6	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+1	0
	FW		Louis Longridge	2	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		Willie McLaren	7	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+2	0
	FW		Dougie Imrie	26	5	18+1	5	2+0	0	1+0	0	3+1	0
	FW		Kieran Millar	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		Matt Paterson	17	2	10+3	2	0+0	0	1+0	0	2+1	0
	FW		Greig Spence	34	6	11+18	5	1+1	0	0+0	0	1+2	1
	FW		Gordon Smith	3	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		Jon McShane	18	9	17+0	9	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	FW		James Martin	2	0	1+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		Mark Stewart	14	1	8+5	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0

Disciplinary record[edit]

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 5 May 2012

Nation	Position	Name
Nation	Position	Name	Scottish First Division		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Challenge Cup		Total
	GK	Tomáš Černý	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	Brian Potter	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	David Hutton	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
	GK	Scott Christie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	Blair Currie	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	Grant Gillespie	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
	DF	James Gibson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Michael Devlin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Lee Kilday	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	DF	Ziggy Gordon	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
	DF	Stephen Hendrie	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	Martin Canning	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6	0
	DF	Mark McLaughlin	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	2
	DF	Gary Fraser	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	Jordan Jivanda	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Craig Watson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Alex Neil	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
	MF	Jim McAlister	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
	MF	Kyle Wilkie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	James Chambers	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	Ali Crawford	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Andy Ryan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	Jordan Kirkpatrick	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Conner McGlinchey	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	Jon Routledge	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	MF	Graeme MacGregor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Simon Mensing	12	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	14	1
	MF	Grant Anderson	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	Paul Currie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Kevin McBride	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	Daniel Redmond	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	Jon Routledge	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	FW	David Hopkirk	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Derek Lyle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Louis Longridge	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Willie McLaren	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	Dougie Imrie	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6	0
	FW	Kieran Millar	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	Matt Paterson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	Greig Spence	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	Gordon Smith	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	FW	Jon McShane	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	James Martin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Mark Stewart	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Awards[edit]

Last updated 5 May 2012

Nation	Name	Award	Month
	Dougie Imrie^[7]	Player of the Month	August
	Andy Ryan^[8]	Young Player of the Month	February

League Statistics[edit]

Table[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Ross County !Ross County (C)	36	22	13	1	72	32	+40	79	Promotion to 2012–13 Scottish Premier League
2	Dundee !Dundee	36	15	10	11	53	43	+10	55
3	Falkirk !Falkirk	36	13	13	10	53	48	+5	52
4	Hamilton Academical !Hamilton Academical	36	14	7	15	55	56	−1	49
5	Livingston !Livingston	36	13	9	14	56	54	+2	48
6	Partick Thistle !Partick Thistle	36	12	11	13	50	39	+11	47
7	Raith Rovers !Raith Rovers	36	11	11	14	46	49	−3	44
8	Greenock Morton !Greenock Morton	36	10	12	14	40	55	−15	42
9	Ayr United !Ayr United (R)	36	9	11	16	44	67	−23	38	Qualification for Scottish First Division Play-offs
10	Queen of the South !Queen of the South (R)	36	7	11	18	38	64	−26	32	Relegation to Scottish Second Division

Updated to games played on 5 May 2012.
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Transfers[edit]

Players in[edit]

Player	From	Fee
Willie McLaren	Queen of the South	Free^[9]
Grant Anderson	Stenhousemuir	Free^[10]
David Hutton	Queen of the South	Free^[11]
Derek Lyle	Greenock Morton	Free^[12]
Matt Paterson	Southend United	Loan^[13]
Greig Spence	Celtic	Loan^[14]
Paul Currie	Berwick Rangers	Undisclosed^[15]
Kevin McBride	Hibernian	Free^[16]
Gordon Smith	Heart of Midlothian	Loan^[17]
Blair Currie	Rangers	Loan^[18]
Jon McShane	St Mirren	Loan^[19]
Daniel Redmond	Wigan Athletic	Loan^[20]
Mark Stewart	Bradford City	Loan^[21]
Jon Routledge	Stockport County	Loan^[22]
Graeme MacGregor	Bolton Wanderers	Loan^[23]
Louis Longridge		Free^[24]

Players out[edit]

Player	To	Fee
Grant Evans	Greenock Morton	Free^[25]
Andy Graham	Greenock Morton	Free^[26]
Gary McDonald	Morecambe	Free^[27]
Nigel Hasselbaink	St Mirren	Free^[28]
Mickaël Antoine-Curier	Ermis Aradippou	Free^[29]
Euan Lindsay	Largs Thistle	Free^[30]
Brian McQueen	Clyde	Free^[31]
Gavin Skelton	Barrow	Free^[32]
Flávio Paixão	Tractor Sazi	Free^[33]
Marco Paixão	Naft Tehran^[34]	Free^[35]
Damián Casalinuovo	Raith Rovers^[36]	Free^[35]
Sean Murdoch	Accrington Stanley	Free^[37]
David Hopkirk	Free Agent	Free^[38]
David Buchanan	Tranmere Rovers	Free^[39]
Mark Carrington	Bury	Free^[40]
David Elebert	Fylkir^[41]	Free^[42]
Jon Routledge	Stockport County	Free^[43]
Tom Elliott	Stockport County	Free^[43]
James Gibson	Maybole^[44]	Free^[42]
Darren Dolan	Sauchie	Free^[45]
Andy Kennedy	Cumnock	Free^[42]
Jordan McCue	Free Agent	Free^[42]
Reece McGillion	Greenock Morton	Free^[46]
Scott Pittman	Broxburn Athletic	Free^[47]
Willie McLaren	Airdrie United	Loan^[48]
James Chambers	St Patrick's Athletic^[49]	Free^[50]
Andy MacLean	Free Agent	Free^[50]
Kevin McBride	Dundee^[51]	Free^[18]
Derek Lyle	Cowdenbeath^[52]	Free^[18]
Willie McLaren	Airdrie United	Free^[18]
Ryan Finnie	Dumbarton	Loan^[53]
Paul Currie	Musselburgh Athletic^[54]	Free^[55]
Dougie Imrie	St Mirren	7004350000000000000♠£35,000^[56]
Lewis Milton	Armadale Thistle	Loan^[57]
Ciaran Johnston	Armadale Thistle	Loan^[57]
Michael Devlin	Stenhousemuir	Loan^[58]
Tomáš Černý	Free Agent	Free^[59]
Conner McGlinchey	Berwick Rangers	Loan^[60]
Grant Anderson	Stenhousemuir	Loan^[61]
Kieran Millar	Stenhousemuir	Loan^[61]

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^ ^a ^b "Two Go on Loan, and Kilday Signs". Hamilton Academical F.C. 29 March 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2012.

[1] "St Johnstone 1 Hamilton 0". BBC Sport. BBC. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2012.

[2] "2011/12 Scottish Division One Table / Table". ESPN Soccernet. ESPN. Retrieved 27 May 2012.

[3] "The Scottish Communities League Cup Results". Scottish Football League. Retrieved 27 May 2012.

[4] "Hamilton Academical F.C. v St Mirren F.C.". Scottish Football Association. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.

[5] "Falkirk 1–0 Hamilton Academical". Scottish Football League. 1 April 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.

[6] "Soccerbase Team Stats". Retrieved 23 May 2011.

[7] "IRN-BRU Phenomenal Awards for August 2011". scottishfootballleague.com. Scottish Football League. 9 September 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2011.

[8] "IRN-BRU SFL Phenomenal Awards - February 2012". scottishfootballleague.com. Scottish Football League. 16 March 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2012.

[9] "Hamilton Accies sign winger Willie McLaren". BBC Sport. 27 May 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2011.

[10] "Grant Anderson Signs". Hamilton Academical. 20 June 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2011.

[11] "David Hutton Signs". acciesfc.co.uk. Hamilton Academical F.C. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2011.

[12] "Derek Lyle signs". acciesfc.co.uk. Hamilton Academical F.C. 17 July 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.

[13] "Paterson seals loan to Accies". Sky Sports. BSkyB. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011.

[14] "Spence Signs". acciesfc.co.uk. Hamilton Academical F.C. 26 August 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2011. ^{[permanent dead link]}

[15] "Currie Signs". acciesfc.co.uk. Hamilton Academical F.C. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2011.

[16] "McBride Signs". acciesfc.co.uk. Hamilton Academical F.C. 14 October 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2011.

[17] "Gordon joins Accies". Heart of Midlothian F.C. official website. 7 December 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2011.

[Signings_Releases-18] "Registrations Window Opens". acciesfc.co.uk. Hamilton Academical F.C. 1 January 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

[19] "Jon McShane – On Loan to Accies". saintmirren.net. St Mirren F.C. 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.

[20] "Redmond Signs". Hamilton Academical F.C. 13 January 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2012.

[21] "Stewart loaned to Hamilton". Bradford City F.C. 27 January 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2012.

[Stewart_Routledge-22] "One In, One Coming". acciesfc.co.uk. Hamilton Academical F.C. 27 January 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2012.

[23] "Deadline Day News". Hamilton Academical F.C. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2012. ^{[permanent dead link]}

[24] "Raith Rovers v Accies Preview". Hamilton Academical F.C. 6 April 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2012. ^{[permanent dead link]}

[25] "Grant: Delighted to sign Ton contract". Greenock Telegraph. 12 May 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2011.

[26] "Ton agree deals in double swoop". Greenock Telegraph. 18 May 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2011.

[27] "Macdonald moves to Morecambe". Retrieved 23 June 2011.

[28] "St Mirren clinch deals for McGowan and Hasselbaink". BBC Sport. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2011.

[29] "Accies striker joins Ermis". Sky Sports. BSkyB. 14 July 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2011.

[30] "Players Released". acciesfc.co.uk. Hamilton Academical F.C. 16 July 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2011.

[31] "Bully Wee add two". scottishfootballleague.com. Scottish Football League. 20 July 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2011.

[32] "Barrow sign former Hamilton utility man Gavin Skelton". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 6 July 2011. Archived from the original on 9 July 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2011.

[33] "Former Hamilton player finds new club in Iran". scottishfootballleague.com. Scottish Football League. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2011.

[34] "Marco heads the league Iranian Passion". Record (in Portuguese). Cofina. 5 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.

[twins_damian-35] "Paixao twins released by Hamilton Accies". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 14 April 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2011.

[36] "Loan Rover Returns". raithroversfc.com. Raith Rovers F.C. 10 January 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2012.

[37] "Murdoch agrees deal". accringtonstanley.co.uk. Accrington Stanley F.C. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2011.

[38] "Midfielder Released". Hamilton Academical F.C.

[39] "Rovers Bring In Buchanan". tranmererovers.co.uk. Tranmere Rovers F.C. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2011.

[40] "Bury sign midfielder Mark Carrington on short term deal". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 29 September 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2011.

[41] "Írskur varnarmaður til Fylkismanna". mbl.is. 12 April 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.

[accies_releases-42] "Hamilton wield axe for the drop". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 14 May 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2011.

[Routledge_Elliott-43] "Stockport County add five new signings". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 12 August 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2011.

[44] "'Bole sign ex-senior". Scottish Junior Football Association. 1 February 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2012.

[45] "AS SAUCHIE SEE IT". sportstation.co.uk. Broughty Athletic F.C. 26 August 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.

[46] "Telly star Reece in Ton deal". Greenock Telegraph. Clyde & Forth Press. 18 August 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2011. (registration required)

[47] "Pittman joins Dad at Broxburn". Scottish Football League. Scottish Football League. 11 August 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2011.

[48] "WILLIE MCLAREN SIGNS". airdriefc.com. Airdrie United F.C. 9 November 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2011.

[49] "BUCKLEY ANNOUNCES NEW SIGNINGS". stpatsfc.com. St Patrick's Athletic F.C. 4 January 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2012.

[Chambers_MacLean-50] "Hamilton Accies release James Chambers and Andy Maclean". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 6 December 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2012.

[51] "Payback time for McBride". Dundee Evening Telegraph. DC Thomson. 13 March 2012. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2012.

[52] "Attacking duo pen deals". cowdenbeathfc.com. Cowdenbeath F.C. 12 January 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2012.

[53] "SONS CAPTURE STARLET". dumbartonfootballclub.com. Dumbarton F.C. 13 January 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2012.

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[55] "Paul Currie Released". acciesfc.co.uk. Hamilton Academical F.C. 16 January 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2012. ^{[permanent dead link]}

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[Armadale-57] "Two go out on loan to armadale". Hamilton Academical F.C. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.

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Domestic leagues	Premier League Football League First Division Second Division Third Division Highland League SJFA West Premier SJFA East Superleague SJFA North Superleague Scottish Premier Under-19 League Women's Premier League 2011 2012

Domestic cups	Scottish Cup (Final) League Cup (Final) Challenge Cup (Final) Junior Cup Youth Cup Women's Cup 2011 2012

European competitions	Champions League Europa League

Related to national team	Results 2012 Euro qualifying (UEFA Group I)

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Premier League	Aberdeen Celtic Dundee United Dunfermline Athletic Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Inverness Caledonian Thistle Kilmarnock Motherwell Rangers St Johnstone St. Mirren

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Second Division	Airdrie United Albion Rovers Arbroath Brechin City Cowdenbeath Dumbarton East Fife Forfar Athletic Stenhousemuir Stirling Albion

Third Division	Alloa Athletic Annan Athletic Berwick Rangers Clyde East Stirlingshire Elgin City Montrose Peterhead Queen's Park Stranraer

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