2021–22 Hamilton Academical F.C. season

Hamilton Academical
2021–22 season
ChairmanAllan Maitland
ManagerBrian Rice
(until 11 August)
Stuart Taylor
(from 20 August)
StadiumNew Douglas Park
Scottish Championship6th
Scottish CupThird round
League CupGroup stage
Challenge CupQuarter–final
Top goalscorerLeague: Andy Ryan (9)
All: Andy Ryan (11)
Highest home attendance2,595 vs. Kilmarnock, Championship, 21 August 2021
Lowest home attendance363 vs. Aberdeen B, Challenge Cup, 6 October 2021
Average home league attendance1,262

The 2021–22 season was Hamilton Academical's first season back in the second tier of Scottish football, following their relegation from the Scottish Premiership at the end of the 2020–21 season. Hamilton also competed in the League Cup, Challenge Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Summary

Management

Hamilton began the season under the management of Brian Rice who had been at the club since January 2019. Rice would resign from his position after only the second game of the league season following a 1–0 loss to Greenock Morton.[1]

Former Hamilton player and assistant manager Stuart Taylor returned to the club after being appointed as their new head coach on 20 August.[2]

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Scottish Championship

Main article: 2021–22 Scottish Championship
31 July 2021 1 Raith Rovers 4–4 Hamilton Academical Kirkcaldy
15:00 BST Vaughan 13 pen.', 65'
Zanatta 25'
Connolly 52'		 Report MacDonald 68', 83'
Ryan 78'
Want 90+2'		 Stadium: Stark's Park
Attendance: 1,569
Referee: Nick Walsh
7 August 2021 2 Hamilton Academical 0–1 Greenock Morton Hamilton
15:00 BST Report Ugwu 40'
Blues Red card 87'		 Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 935
Referee: Greg Aitken
21 August 2021 3 Hamilton Academical 0–2 Kilmarnock Hamilton
15:00 BST Report Robinson 60', 70' Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 2,595
Referee: John Beaton
28 August 2021 4 Queen of the South 1–2 Hamilton Academical Dumfries
15:00 BST Paton 54' Report Ryan 46'
Smith 74'		 Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 1,232
Referee: Gavin Duncan
11 September 2021 5 Arbroath 4–0 Hamilton Academical Arbroath
15:00 BST Stewart 45+2'
McKenna 57'
Nouble 80'
Low 85'		 Report Hamilton Red card 72' Stadium: Gayfield Park
Attendance: 1,234
Referee: Greg Aitken
18 September 2021 6 Hamilton Academical 0–2 Ayr United Hamilton
15:00 BST Report Bradley 64'
Adeloye 78'		 Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 1,365
Referee: Andrew Dallas
25 September 2021 7 Dunfermline Athletic 0–0 Hamilton Academical Dunfermline
15:00 BST Report Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 3,150
Referee: Scott Lambie
2 October 2021 8 Hamilton Academical 2–1 Inverness CT Hamilton
15:00 BST Smith 10'
Ryan 26'
Mimnaugh Red card 30'		 Report Gardyne 90+2' Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 1,088
Referee: Euan Anderson
15 October 2021 9 Hamilton Academical 1–6 Partick Thistle Hamilton
19:45 BST Moyo 89' Report Rudden 7', 58'
Graham 53', 74'
Tiffoney 61'
Murray 72'		 Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 1,775
Referee: Euan Anderson
23 October 2021 10 Kilmarnock 2–1 Hamilton Academical Kilmarnock
15:00 BST Shaw 5'
Armstrong 74'		 Report Hamilton 8' Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 3,969
Referee: Alan Newlands
26 October 2021 11 Hamilton Academical 1–0 Queen of the South Hamilton
19:45 BST Ryan 76' Report Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 942
Referee: Gavin Duncan
30 October 2021 12 Greenock Morton 1–1 Hamilton Academical Greenock
15:00 BST Mimnaugh 90+7 o.g.' Report Smith 10' Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 1,529
Referee: Steven Reid
6 November 2021 13 Hamilton Academical 1–1 Arbroath Hamilton
15:00 BST Ryan 16 pen.' Report O'Brien 90+1' Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 1,107
Referee: Scott Lambie
13 November 2021 14 Hamilton Academical 0–3 Raith Rovers Hamilton
15:00 BST Report Matheson 6 o.g.'
Ross 34', 45'		 Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 1,303
Referee: Peter Stuart
20 November 2021 15 Partick Thistle 1–0 Hamilton Academical Glasgow
15:00 BST Mayo 57' Report Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,886
Referee: Euan Anderson
4 December 2021 16 Hamilton Academical 1–0 Dunfermline Athletic Hamilton
15:00 BST Moyo 61 pen.' Report Dorrans Red card 61' Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 1,175
Referee: David Munro
10 December 2021 17 Ayr United 1–1 Hamilton Academical Ayr
19:45 BST Adeloye 48' Report Smith 40' Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 951
Referee: Craig Napier
18 December 2021 18 Inverness CT 1–2 Hamilton Academical Inverness
15:00 BST Harper 65' Report Moyo 79'
Winter 82'		 Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 1,862
Referee: Chris Graham
26 December 2021 19 Hamilton Academical 2–3 Kilmarnock Hamilton
15:00 BST Hughes 3'
Mullin 84'		 Report Hendry 8 pen.'
Stokes 35'
Murray 54'
Hemming Red card 78'		 Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 420
Referee: John Beaton
2 January 2022 20 Queen of the South 0–3 Hamilton Academical Dumfries
15:00 BST Gibson Red card 21' Report Moyo 20'
Hamilton 70'
Mullin 77'		 Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 437
Referee: Barry Cook
8 January 2022 21 Hamilton Academical 2–2 Partick Thistle Hamilton
15:00 BST Ryan 55 pen.'
Popescu 67'		 Report Tiffoney 45+1'
Rudden 64'		 Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 500
Referee: William Collum
15 January 2022 22 Dunfermline Athletic 1–0 Hamilton Academical Dunfermline
15:00 BST Dow 32' Report Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 556
Referee: Robert Malcolm
29 January 2022 23 Hamilton Academical 1–1 Ayr United Hamilton
15:00 BST Kennedy 7' Report Ashford 66' Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 1,230
Referee: John Beaton
5 February 2022 24 Raith Rovers 0–0 Hamilton Academical Kirkcaldy
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Stark's Park
Attendance: 1,196
Referee: Bobby Madden
9 February 2022 25 Arbroath 2–2 Hamilton Academical Arbroath
19:45 BST Low 38 pen.'
McKenna 90+1 pen.'		 Report O'Reilly 25'
Ryan 45'		 Stadium: Gayfield Park
Attendance: 1,213
Referee: Gavin Duncan
19 February 2022 26 Hamilton Academical 1–0 Greenock Morton Hamilton
15:00 BST Spence 47' Report Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 1,360
Referee: Andrew Dallas
25 February 2022 27 Hamilton Academical 1–1 Inverness CT Hamilton
19:45 BST Mullin 13' Report Pearson 30' Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 1,187
Referee: Alan Muir
5 March 2022 28 Kilmarnock 2–0 Hamilton Academical Kilmarnock
15:00 BST Murray 44'
Alston 55'		 Report Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 4,083
Referee: David Munro
12 March 2022 29 Hamilton Academical 2–2 Dunfermline Athletic Hamilton
15:00 BST Moyo 25', 77' Report Donaldson 6'
Lawless 52 pen.'		 Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 1,369
Referee: Greg Aitken
19 March 2022 30 Partick Thistle 0–4 Hamilton Academical Glasgow
15:00 BST Report Ryan 19', 50'
Moyo 45+1'
Winter 63'		 Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,567
Referee: Andrew Dallas
26 March 2022 31 Hamilton Academical 1–0 Queen of the South Hamilton
15:00 BST Winter 65' Report Liddle Red card 40' Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 1,214
Referee: Graham Grainger
1 April 2022 32 Ayr United 1–1 Hamilton Academical Glasgow
19:45 BST McInroy 90+4' Report Winter 6' Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 1,618
Referee: Chris Graham
9 April 2022 33 Hamilton Academical 0–1 Arbroath Hamilton
15:00 BST Report Hamilton 59' Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 911
Referee: Scott Lambie
16 April 2022 34 Greenock Morton 0–1 Hamilton Academical Greenock
15:00 BST Report Moyo 6' Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 1,808
Referee: William Collum
23 April 2022 35 Hamilton Academical 0–2 Raith Rovers Hamilton
15:00 BST Report Williamson 11', 58' Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 1,478
Referee: Steven McLean
29 April 2022 36 Inverness CT 4–0 Hamilton Academical Inverness
19:45 BST Walsh 4', 22'
Sutherland 15'
Hardy 28'		 Report Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,131
Referee: Graham Grainger

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2021–22 Scottish League Cup

Group stage

9 July 2021 1 Edinburgh City 0–1 Hamilton Academical Edinburgh
19:45 BST Report Smith 25' Stadium: Ainslie Park
Attendance: 300
Referee: Craig Napier
17 July 2021 2 Falkirk 1–2 Hamilton Academical Falkirk
15:00 BST Nesbitt 46' Report Hughes 79' (pen.)
Hamilton 87'		 Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 723
Referee: Steven McLean
20 July 2021 3 Hamilton Academical 0–1 Ayr United Hamilton
18:00 BST Report Salkeld 27' Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 801
Referee: Bobby Madden
24 July 2021 4 Hamilton Academical 2–2
(6–5 p)		 Albion Rovers Hamilton
15:00 BST Hughes 55' (pen.)
Smith 79'		 Report Wilson 37'
Reilly 39'		 Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 488
Referee: Lloyd Wilson

Scottish Challenge Cup

Main article: 2021–22 Scottish Challenge Cup
31 August 2021 Second round Hamilton Academical 3–2 Heart of Midlothian B Hamilton
19:45 BST Virtanen 5'
Spence 71'
Ryan 78'		 Report Kirk 61'
Denholm 63'		 Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 409
Referee: Chris Graham
6 October 2021 Third round Hamilton Academical 2–0 Aberdeen B Hamilton
19:45 BST McGowan 37'
Munro 66'		 Report Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 363
Referee: Steven Kirkland
30 November 2021 Quarter-final Hamilton Academical 2–3 Kilmarnock Hamilton
19:45 BST Moyo 68'
Ryan 86' (pen.)		 Report Armstrong 53'
Sanders 89', 90+4'		 Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 829
Referee: Steven Kirkland

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2021–22 Scottish Cup
27 November 2021 Third round Auchinleck Talbot 1–0 Hamilton Academical Auchinleck
15:00 BST Wilson 60' Report Stadium: Beechwood Park
Attendance: 1,778
Referee: Matthew MacDermid

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of 29 April 2022[3]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship League Cup Challenge Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Scotland SCO Ryan Fulton 21 0 20 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2 MF Finland FIN Miko Virtanen 19 1 8+7 0 0 0 3 1 0+1 0
3 DF Romania ROU Mihai Popescu 32 1 30+1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
4 DF Scotland SCO Ben Stirling 12 0 1+3 0 4 0 2+1 0 1 0
5 DF Scotland SCO Brian Easton 27 0 19+3 0 3 0 2 0 0 0
6 DF Scotland SCO Jamie Hamilton 33 3 26+1 2 3+1 1 2 0 0 0
7 DF Scotland SCO Kieran MacDonald 37 2 31+1 2 3 0 2 0 0 0
8 MF Scotland SCO Scott Martin 15 0 5+8 0 0 0 0+1 0 1 0
9 FW Scotland SCO Andy Ryan 37 11 24+8 9 0+1 0 1+2 2 1 0
11 MF Scotland SCO Lewis Smith 36 4 22+6 4 4 0 2+1 0 0+1 0
12 DF Scotland SCO Shaun Want 11 1 6 1 2 0 2 0 1 0
14 MF Scotland SCO Lewis Spence 23 2 18+2 1 2 0 0+1 1 0 0
15 MF Scotland SCO Ronan Hughes 20 3 10+4 1 4 2 1 0 1 0
16 MF Scotland SCO Josh Mullin 34 3 28+4 3 0 0 2 0 0 0
17 MF Scotland SCO Kai Kennedy 7 1 6+1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF Scotland SCO Reegan Mimnaugh 35 0 24+3 0 4 0 3 0 1 0
19 FW Scotland SCO Andy Winter 15 4 7+8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FW Zimbabwe ZIM David Moyo 37 9 26+3 8 2+2 0 3 1 0+1 0
21 MF Scotland SCO Kyle Munro 13 1 3+3 0 2+2 0 2 1 1 0
23 GK England ENG Joe Hilton 23 0 16 0 4 0 2 0 1 0
24 MF Togo TOG Steve Lawson 11 0 10+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 FW Scotland SCO Sean Slaven 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF Scotland SCO Marley Redfern 28 0 16+6 0 1+3 0 0+1 0 1 0
27 DF Scotland SCO Matthew Shiels 10 0 5+3 0 0 0 0+1 0 1 0
29 MF Scotland SCO Jack Garrad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 GK Scotland SCO Jamie Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 MF England ENG Ellis Brown 10 0 3+7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Daniel O'Reilly 17 1 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 MF Scotland SCO Adam McGowan 8 1 0+5 0 0+2 1 1 0 0 0
36 MF Scotland SCO Miles Gafney 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 DF Scotland SCO Chris McGinn 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
38 DF Scotland SCO Cian Newbury 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 DF Scotland SCO Sam Nicolson 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who left the club during the 2021–22 season
2 DF England ENG Hakeem Odoffin 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF Scotland SCO Scott McMann 4 0 3+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF Scotland SCO David Templeton 3 0 1+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 DF New Zealand NZL George Stanger 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
22 DF England ENG Luke Matheson 9 2 8+1 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 0
32 MF Scotland SCO Callum Smith 5 2 1 0 3+1 2 0 0 0 0
33 MF Scotland SCO Daryl Meikle 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
4 Partick Thistle 36 14 10 12 46 40 +6 52 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
5 Raith Rovers 36 12 14 10 44 44 0 50
6 Hamilton Academical 36 10 12 14 38 53 −15 42
7 Greenock Morton 36 9 13 14 36 47 −11 40
8 Ayr United 36 9 12 15 39 52 −13 39
Source: [4][5]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[6]


League Cup table

Pos Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AYR HAM ALB EDI FAL
1 Ayr United 4 3 0 1 0 7 0 +7 10 Qualification for the second round — — — 3–0 3–0[a]
2 Hamilton Academical 4 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 8 0–1 — p2–2 — —
3 Albion Rovers 4 0 2 1 1 4 8 −4 5 p0–0 — — p1–1 —
4 Edinburgh City 4 1 0 1 2 4 5 −1 4 — 0–1 — — 3–0[b]
5 Falkirk 4 1 0 0 3 6 9 −3 3 — 1–2 5–1 — —
Source: [9]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[10]
Notes:
  1. ^ Ayr United were awarded a technical 3−0 win over Falkirk, who were unable to raise a team after a COVID-19 outbreak among players and staff.[7]
  2. ^ Edinburgh City were awarded a technical 3−0 win over Falkirk, who were unable to raise a team after a COVID-19 outbreak among players and staff.[8]

Transfers

Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2021 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2021–22

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