The club began the 2014–15 season under the management of Alex Neil. On 9 January 2015, Neil left to become the new manager of, at the time, English Championship side Norwich City.[1]Martin Canning was appointed Caretaker Player-manager, and was later on 23 January 2015 officially appointed Player-manager.[2] With top goalscorer Tony Andreu also leaving,[3] the club suffered with the sudden departures and Canning had to wait 14 matches for his first victory as manager, coming on 24 April 2015 in the Lanarkshire derby at home to Motherwell.[4]
During the 2014–15 season, Hamilton Academical have used twenty six different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.