2016–17 Hamilton Academical F.C. season
| 2016–17 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Les Gray | ||
| Manager | Martin Canning | ||
| Stadium | New Douglas Park | ||
| Scottish Premiership | 11th | ||
| Scottish Cup | Quarter-final | ||
| Scottish League Cup | Second round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Ali Crawford (8) All: Ali Crawford (10) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 5,292 vs. Rangers, Premiership, 16 December 2016 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 764 vs. Livingston, League Cup, 30 July 2016 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 2,439 | ||
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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.
Summary
[edit]Management
[edit]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
[edit]Win Draw Loss Postponed
Scottish Premiership
[edit]| 6 August 2016 1 | Rangers | 1–1 | Hamilton Academical | Ibrox Stadium |
| 12:30 | Waghorn  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 |
| 15:00 | Longridge 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 |
| 19:45 | O'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 |
| 15:00 | Imrie 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 |
| 15:00 | Walker 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 |
| 15:00 | Moult 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 |
| 15:00 | Docherty 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 |
| 15:00 | D'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 |
| 15:00 | Edwards 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 |
| 19:45 | D'Acol 6' (pen.) |
BBC SPFL |
Attendance: 2,315 Referee: William Collum |
| 29 October 2016 11 | Hamilton Academical | 0–1 | Dundee | SuperSeal Stadium |
| 15:00 | Imrie 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 |
| 15:00 | Burn 37' Jones 51' |
Report | Gillespie 5' Sarris 77' |
Attendance: 3,387 Referee:  Euan Anderson |
| 21 November 2016 13 | Hamilton Academical | 3–3 | Heart of Midlothian | SuperSeal Stadium |
| 19:45 | Crawford 24' 90+3' Bingham 46' 68' |
Report | Walker 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 |
| 15:00 | Boyce 39' Schalk 59'Chow 90+1'Routis 90+1' |
Report | Seaborne 5' Crawford 77'Devlin 90+2' |
Attendance: 3,275 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 3 December 2016 15 | Hamilton Academical | 1–1 | Partick Thistle | SuperSeal Stadium |
| 15:00 | D'Acol 15' Gillespie 40'MacKinnon 50'Crawford 84'Seaborne 87' |
Report | Welsh 61' Lindsay 90' |
Attendance: 2,210 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 10 December 2016 16 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1–1 | Hamilton Academical | Tulloch Caledonian Stadium |
| 15:00 | Draper 36' Cole 51'Brad McKay 86'King 90' |
Report | Crawford 16' Imrie 58'Gillespie 74'McMann 76' |
Attendance: 2,473 Referee: Greg Aitken |
| 13 December 2016 17 | Celtic | 1–0 | Hamilton Academical | Celtic Park |
| 19:45 | Griffiths 36' Sviatchenko 82' |
Report | Donati 74' Gillespie 80' |
Attendance: 55,076 Referee: Crawford Allan |
| 16 December 2016 18 | Hamilton Academical | 1–2 | Rangers | SuperSeal Stadium |
| 19:45 | Sarris 10' Imrie 77' 90'MacKinnon 86'Devlin 90+2'McMann 90+3' |
Report | Waghorn 45' 52' Garner 90+2' |
Attendance: 5,292 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 24 December 2016 19 | Hamilton Academical | 0–3 | Celtic | SuperSeal Stadium |
| 12:30 | McMann 35' Devlin 39'Donati 50' |
Report | McGregor 26'  Griffiths 41'Armstrong 54'Dembélé 84' |
Attendance: 5,003 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 27 December 2016 20 | Aberdeen | 2–1 | Hamilton Academical | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 | Taylor 34' Lewis 37'Rooney 68'Maddison 90' |
Report | Imrie 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 |
| 13:00 | Sarris 24' D'Acol 54'Kurtaj 56' |
Report | Lucas 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 |
| 15:00 | Swanson 30' Cummins 53' 59'Davidson 74' |
Report | Redmond 34' |
Attendance: 3,279 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 31 January 2017 23 | Hamilton Academical | 3–0 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | SuperSeal Stadium |
| 19:45 | D'Acol 11' Devlin 26'Redmond 32'Gillespie 47'MacKinnon 54'Bingham 61' |
Report | Vigurs 30' Tansey 39' |
Attendance: 1,745 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 4 February 2017 24 | Hamilton Academical | 1–1 | Kilmarnock | SuperSeal Stadium |
| 15:00 | Imrie 15' Brophy 43'Redmond 51' |
Report | Longstaff 7' Wilson 64'Umerah 75' |
Attendance: 2,159 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 18 February 2017 25 | Partick Thistle | 2–0 | Hamilton Academical | Firhill Stadium |
| 15:00 | Doolan 68' 79' Lawless 81' |
Report | Devlin 61' Watson 64'Skondras 76' |
Attendance: 3,057 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 25 February 2017 26 | Celtic | 2–0 | Hamilton Academical | Celtic Park |
| 15:00 | Dembélé 45' 59' (pen.) |
Report | Devlin 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 |
| 19:45 | Devlin 9' Skondras 52'MacKinnon 83' |
Report | Shinnie 72' |
Attendance: 2,006 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 11 March 2017 28 | Heart of Midlothian | 4–0 | Hamilton Academical | Tynecastle Stadium |
| 15:00 | Djoum 45+2' Esmaël Gonçalves 55'Walker 58'Martin 88' |
Report | Bingham 40' Skondras 57'Gillespie 76' |
Attendance: 15,881 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 18 March 2017 29 | Rangers | 4–0 | Hamilton Academical | Ibrox Stadium |
| 15:00 | Hyndman 26' Hill 41'Waghorn 55' (pen.)Tavernier 57'Wallace 74' 84' |
Report | Redmond 36' Gogić 49' |
Attendance: 49,090 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 1 April 2017 30 | Hamilton Academical | 1–0 | St Johnstone | SuperSeal Stadium |
| 15:00 | Devlin 23' Crawford 45+3'D'Acol 89' |
Report | Swanson 45+3' Foster 45+3'Cummins 83' |
Attendance: 1,662 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 5 April 2017 31 | Motherwell | 0–0 | Hamilton Academical | Fir Park |
| 19:45 | Pearson 45+1' |
Report | Skondras 59' Mackinnon 74'Sarris 80' |
Attendance: 4,644 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 8 April 2017 32 | Hamilton Academical | 1–1 | Ross County | SuperSeal Stadium |
| 15:00 | Donati 3' Bingham 15'McMann 37'Skondras 45+1'Devlin 57' |
Report | Curran 60' |
Attendance: 1,548 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 15 April 2017 33 | Dundee | 0–2 | Hamilton Academical | Dens Park |
| 15:00 | Report | D'Acol 23' (pen.) Bingham 68'Devlin 84' |
Attendance: 6,489 Referee: John Beaton |
| 29 April 2017 34 | Hamilton Academical | 0–2 | Kilmarnock | SuperSeal Stadium |
| 15:00 | Report | Sammon 11' Jones 23' |
Attendance: 2,482 Referee: William Collum |
| 6 May 2017 35 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2–1 | Hamilton Academical | Tulloch Caledonian Stadium |
| 15:00 | W McKay 10' Tansey 36' (pen.) |
Report | Redmond 90+4' |
Attendance: 2,478 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
| 13 May 2017 36 | Hamilton Academical | 0–1 | Motherwell | SuperSeal Stadium |
| 15:00 | Report | Moult 66' |
Attendance: 4,173 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 16 May 2017 37 | Ross County | 3–2 | Hamilton Academical | Global Energy Stadium |
| 19:45 | Gardyne 3' Matthews 31' (o.g.)O'Brien 89'Franks 90+1'Boyce 90+3' |
Report | Bingham 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 |
| 15:00 | Bingham 23' Skondras 25'Imrie 56' (pen.)Gogić 58'Crawford 76' |
Report | El Bakhtaoui 84' |
Attendance: 2,616 Referee: Crawford Allan |
Premiership Play Off
[edit]| 25 May 2017 First Leg | Dundee United | 0–0 | Hamilton Academical | Tannadice Park |
| 19:45 | Murray 77' |
Report | Attendance: 9,386 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 28 May 2017 Second Leg | Hamilton Academical | 1–0 (1–0 agg.) | Dundee United | SuperSeal Stadium |
| 15:00 | Docherty 64' |
Report | Attendance: 5,027 Referee: Craig Thomson |
Scottish League Cup
[edit]| 16 July 2016 Group G | Ayr United | 2–1 | Hamilton Academical | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 15:00 | Forrest 2' (pen.) Crawford 49'Adams 31' |
SPFL Report | Longridge 90+4' MacKinnon 2'Devlin 61' |
Attendance: 994 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 23 July 2016 Group G | Hamilton Academical | 3–0 | St Mirren | New Douglas Park, Hamilton |
| 15:00 | Crawford 13' Imrie 51'Donati 70'Devlin 83' |
SPFL Report | Hutton 49' |
Attendance: 1,379 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 27 July 2016 Group G | Edinburgh City | 2–4 | Hamilton Academical | Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh |
| 19:45 | Allum 17', 19' Gibson 53'McFarland 65' |
SPFL Report | Crawford 22' D'Acol 26'McGregor 66'Imrie 71' (pen.)Crawford 59' |
Attendance: 459 Referee: Colin Steven |
| 30 July 2016 Group G | Hamilton Academical | 2–1 | Livingston | New Douglas Park, Hamilton |
| 15:00 | D'Acol 22' Longridge 55'Sarris 37'McGregor 68' |
SPFL Report | Matthews 41' (o.g.) Miller 85' |
Attendance: 764 Referee: Euan Anderson |
Knockout round
[edit]| 9 August 2016 Second round | Hamilton Academical | 1–2 | Greenock Morton | New Douglas Park, Hamilton |
| 19:45 | Imrie 8' (pen.) |
SPFL Report | Forbes 59' Quitongo 63' |
Attendance: 1,112 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
Scottish Cup
[edit]| 21 January 2017 Fourth round | Kilmarnock | 0–1 | Hamilton Academical | Kilmarnock |
| 15:00 | Report | Imrie 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 |
| 15:00 | McMullan 30' |
Report | Redmond 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 |
| 19:45 | Seaborne 18' MacKinnon 33'Redmond 83'Bingham 87' (pen.)McMann 98' |
Report | Morris 25' McMullan 70' |
Stadium: SuperSeal Stadium Attendance: 1,222 Referee: Craig Thomson (referee) |
| 4 March 2017 Quarter-final | Rangers | 6–0 | Hamilton Academical | Glasgow |
| 12:30 | Waghorn 33' (pen.) Garner 48' 56' 88' 90+1'Jon Toral 77'Hill 82' |
Report | Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 27,287 Referee: John Beaton |
Squad statistics
[edit]Appearances
[edit]As of 20 May 2017[4]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premiership | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Play-offs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  ENG
|
Remi Matthews | 27 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF |  GRE
|
Giannis Skondras | 18 | 1 | 11+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | SCO
|
Michael Devlin | 36 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SCO
|
Martin Canning | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | SCO
|
Grant Gillespie | 41 | 1 | 28+3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | SCO
|
Dougie Imrie | 48 | 7 | 36+1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SCO
|
Greg Docherty | 37 | 2 | 23+6 | 1 | 4+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 9 | FW |  BRA
|
Alexandre D'Acol | 35 | 9 | 24+5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ENG
|
Daniel Redmond | 34 | 2 | 15+12 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | SCO
|
Ali Crawford | 42 | 10 | 31+2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | MF |  KOS
|
Gramoz Kurtaj | 17 | 0 | 5+9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF |  CYP
|
Alex Gogić | 9 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | ENG
|
Rakish Bingham | 36 | 7 | 23+7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | SCO
|
Craig Watson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | SCO
|
Louis Longridge | 24 | 3 | 9+7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | SCO
|
Darian MacKinnon | 42 | 0 | 32+1 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | GK | SCO
|
Darren Jamieson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | SCO
|
Eamonn Brophy | 31 | 2 | 7+21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF |  ITA
|
Massimo Donati | 40 | 3 | 26+5 | 2 | 3+1 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | SCO
|
Darren Lyon | 8 | 1 | 5+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | SCO
|
Scott McMann | 31 | 0 | 21+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | DF |  ESP
|
Jesús García Tena | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | SCO
|
Ben Reilly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | GK | SCO
|
Alex Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | SCO
|
Shaun Want | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | SCO
|
Ross Cunningham | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | SCO
|
Ryan Tierney | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | SCO
|
Jack Breslin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | SCO
|
Ronan Hughes | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | GK | ENG
|
Gary Woods | 22 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | SCO
|
David Templeton | 5 | 1 | 1+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | DF | ENG
|
Blair Adams | 7 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | DF | GRE
|
Georgios Sarris | 34 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Players who left the club during the 2016–17 season | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ENG
|
Danny Seaborne | 13 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF |  LVA
|
Antons Kurakins | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW |  TRI
|
Richard Roy | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | SCO
|
Jordan McGregor | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | SCO
|
Steven Boyd | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | GK | SCO
|
Robbie Thomson | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | DF |  GER
|
Lennard Sowah | 7 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | SCO
|
Sean McKirdy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Team statistics
[edit]League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 36 | 56 | −20 | 41 | |
| 9 | Motherwell | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 46 | 69 | −23 | 38 | |
| 10 | Dundee | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 38 | 62 | −24 | 37 | |
| 11 | Hamilton Academical (O) | 38 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 37 | 56 | −19 | 35 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off final |
| 12 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle (R) | 38 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 44 | 71 | −27 | 34 | Relegation 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:
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:
- ^ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.
League Cup Table
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | HAM | AYR | STM | LIV | EDI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamilton Academical (Q) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 9 | Qualification for the Second Round | — | — | 3–0 | 2–1 | — | |
| 2 | Ayr United (Q) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 9 | 2–1 | — | — | — | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | St Mirren | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 9 | — | 1–0 | — | — | 3–0 | ||
| 4 | Livingston | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 3 | — | 0–2 | 2–3 | — | — | ||
| 5 | Edinburgh City | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 0 | 2–4 | — | — | 0–3 | — |
Transfers
[edit]In
[edit]| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 July 2016[6] | DF |
|
Jack Breslin | Celtic | Free transfer |
| 14 July 2016[7] | DF |
|
Jordan McGregor | Hibernian | Free transfer |
| 14 July 2016[8] | GK |
|
Remi Matthews | Norwich City | Loan |
| 18 July 2016[9] | MF |
|
Massimo Donati | Bari | Free transfer |
| 27 July 2016[10] | GK |
|
Gary Woods | Leyton Orient | Free transfer |
| 27 July 2016[11] | DF |
|
Georgios Sarris | Kayseri Erciyesspor | Free transfer |
| 11 August 2016[12] | MF |
|
Sean McKirdy | Heart of Midlothian | Free transfer |
| 24 August 2016[13] | DF |
|
Danny Seaborne | Partick Thistle | Free transfer |
| 2 September 2016[14] | GK |
|
Robbie Thomson | Queen of the South | Free transfer |
| 25 September 2016[15] | GK |
|
Darren Jamieson | Livingston | Free transfer |
| 12 October 2016[16] | DF |
|
Lennard Sowah | Hamburg | Free transfer |
| 27 January 2017[17] | DF |
|
Blair Adams | Cambridge United | Free transfer |
| 30 January 2017[18] | DF |
|
Giannis Skondras | PAOK | Free transfer |
| 25 February 2017[19] | MF |
|
Alex Gogić | Swansea City | Free transfer |
| 24 March 2017[20] | MF |
|
David Templeton | Rangers | Free transfer |
Out
[edit]| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 July 2016[21] | DF |
|
Ziggy Gordon | Partick Thistle | Free transfer |
| 19 July 2016[22] | GK | 
|
Michael McGovern | Norwich City | Free transfer |
| 3 August 2016[23] | GK |
|
Alan Martin | Dumbarton | Free transfer |
| 19 August 2016[24] | FW |
|
Steven Boyd | Albion Rovers | Loan |
| 24 August 2017[25] | DF |
|
Antons Kurakins | Free Agent | Released |
| 3 January 2017[26] | GK |
|
Robbie Thomson | Falkirk | Free transfer |
| 9 January 2017[27] | DF |
|
Lennard Sowah | Heart of Midlothian | Free transfer |
| 27 January 2017[28] | FW |
|
Richard Roy | Broughty Athletic | Free transfer |
| 31 January 2017[29] | DF |
|
Jordan McGregor | Airdrieonians | Loan |
| 17 February 2017[30] | MF |
|
Sean McKirdy | Berwick Rangers | Loan |
| 10 April 2017[31] | DF |
|
Danny Seaborne | Exeter City | Free transfer |
References
[edit]- ^ "Motherwell and Rangers to meet in Scottish League Cup group stage". Archived from the original on 30 May 2016.
- ^ "Hamilton Academical boss Martin Canning extends his own playing contract". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ "Martin Canning thanks Hamilton Accies board for sticking by him". BBC Sport. 28 May 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Hamilton FC Player Appearances". soccerbase.com. Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Premiership 2016/2017 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ "New Signings". Hamilton Academical. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ "New Signings". Hamilton Academical. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ "Norwich City loan goalkeeper Remi Matthews to Hamilton Academical". BBC Sport. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
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