Hamilton Academicals

Hamilton, Glasgow · Scotland · Scottish League One

Top-4 finishes

Power-ranking history

Greatest games

Hamilton Academicals's top matches by the club Game Score: closeness, stakes, quality and upset over one unified rating of league and European play. H, A and N mark home, away and a neutral venue; a ★ is a curated all-time classic (tap it for the model's own score).All-time board.

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Rangers

1935-04-20 · Scottish Cup · Final

65.1

game score

Ross County

2021-05-12 · Scottish Premier

49.1

game score

St. Mirren

2011-05-02 · Scottish Premier

48.6

game score

St. Mirren

2009-05-23 · Scottish Premier

48.5

game score

Falkirk

2009-05-13 · Scottish Premier

47.8

game score

St. Mirren

2021-05-01 · Scottish Premier

47.6

game score

Celtic

1911-04-15 · Scottish Cup · Final

47.4

game score

Dundee FC

2019-05-04 · Scottish Premier

47.1

game score

Hibernian

2011-04-17 · Scottish Premier

46.8

game score

Motherwell

2017-05-13 · Scottish Premier

46.6

game score

#		Stage	Result
1	1935-04-20	Scottish Cup · Final	neutral venue L 1-2 v Rangers	game score 65.1
2	2021-05-12	Scottish Premier	away L 1-2 v Ross County	game score 49.1
3	2011-05-02	Scottish Premier	away W 1-0 v St. Mirren	game score 48.6
4	2009-05-23	Scottish Premier	away W 1-0 v St. Mirren	game score 48.5
5	2009-05-13	Scottish Premier	home L 0-1 v Falkirk	game score 47.8
6	2021-05-01	Scottish Premier	away W 2-1 v St. Mirren	game score 47.6
7	1911-04-15	Scottish Cup · Final	neutral venue L 0-2 v Celtic	game score 47.4
8	2019-05-04	Scottish Premier	away W 1-0 v Dundee FC	game score 47.1
9	2011-04-17	Scottish Premier	away W 2-1 v Hibernian	game score 46.8
10	2017-05-13	Scottish Premier	home L 0-1 v Motherwell	game score 46.6

Footprint

Tiers played

L1, L2, L3, L4

Top-flight (L1) seasons

Lower-tier league seasons

First season

1898

Most recent season

2026

The Heartbreak Index11.3 · #147

The Damned · Never won it, waiting since 1898

11.3

Heartbreak

#147

of 1,138 clubs

#75

in Football

9.8

agony · 1.5 despair

The clocks

First major trophy since 189811.2
Major final appearance since 19355.6

Heaviest wounds

relegated from the top flight, 2011 · relegated from the top flight, 2021 · relegated from the second tier, 2025 · relegated from the top flight, 1989

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Season-by-season

Most recent season first. Covers Scottish Premiership only. Rows tagged "national playoff" are pre-modern formats where the workbook records only playoff participants, not round-robin standings.

2027

League One (3) · P2● live

13 P · 10-3-0 · 27:6 · +21

pts

2026

Scottish League One (3) · P9

36 P · 16-7-13 · 54:42 · +12

pts

2025

Scottish Championship (2) · P10↓

36 P · 10-6-20 · 38:64 · -26

pts

2024

Scottish League One (3) · P2↑

36 P · 22-8-6 · 73:28 · +45

pts

2023

Scottish Championship (2) · P9↓

36 P · 7-10-19 · 31:63 · -32

pts

2022

Scottish Championship (2) · P6

36 P · 10-12-14 · 38:53 · -15

pts

2021

Scottish Premier (1) · P12↓

38 P · 7-9-22 · 34:67 · -33

pts

2020

Scottish Premier (1) · P11

30 P · 6-9-15 · 30:50 · -20

pts

2019

Scottish Premier (1) · P10

38 P · 9-6-23 · 28:75 · -47

pts

2018

Scottish Premier (1) · P10

38 P · 9-6-23 · 47:68 · -21

pts

2017

Scottish Premier (1) · P11PO

38 P · 7-14-17 · 37:56 · -19

pts

2016

Scottish Premier (1) · P10

38 P · 11-10-17 · 42:63 · -21

pts

Year	League	Team	Pos	Notes	Domestic Cup	P	W	D	L	Pts	GF	GA	GD
2027● live	League One(3)	Hamilton Academicals	2			13	10	3	0	33	27	6	21
2026	Scottish League One(3)	Hamilton Academicals	9			36	16	7	13	34	54	42	12
2025	Scottish Championship(2)	Hamilton Academicals	10	relegated		36	10	6	20	21	38	64	-26
2024	Scottish League One(3)	Hamilton Academicals	2	promoted		36	22	8	6	74	73	28	45
2023	Scottish Championship(2)	Hamilton Academicals	9	relegated		36	7	10	19	31	31	63	-32
2022	Scottish Championship(2)	Hamilton Academicals	6			36	10	12	14	42	38	53	-15
2021	Scottish Premier(1)	Hamilton Academicals	12	relegated		38	7	9	22	30	34	67	-33
2020	Scottish Premier(1)	Hamilton Academicals	11			30	6	9	15	27	30	50	-20
2019	Scottish Premier(1)	Hamilton Academicals	10			38	9	6	23	33	28	75	-47
2018	Scottish Premier(1)	Hamilton Academicals	10			38	9	6	23	33	47	68	-21
2017	Scottish Premier(1)	Hamilton Academicals	11	Not Promoted (PO)		38	7	14	17	35	37	56	-19
2016	Scottish Premier(1)	Hamilton Academicals	10			38	11	10	17	43	42	63	-21
2015	Scottish Premier(1)	Hamilton Academicals	7			38	15	8	15	53	50	53	-3
2014	Scottish Championship(2)	Hamilton Academicals	2	promoted (PO)		36	19	10	7	67	68	41	27
2013	Scottish First Division(2)	Hamilton Academicals	5			36	14	9	13	51	52	45	7
2012	Scottish First Division(2)	Hamilton Academicals	4			36	14	7	15	49	55	56	-1
2011	Scottish Premier(1)	Hamilton Academicals	12	relegated		38	5	11	22	26	24	59	-35
2010	Scottish Premier(1)	Hamilton Academicals	7			38	13	10	15	49	39	46	-7
2009	Scottish Premier(1)	Hamilton Academicals	9			38	12	5	21	41	30	53	-23
2008	Scottish First Division(2)	Hamilton Academicals	1	promoted		36	23	7	6	76	62	27	35
2007	Scottish First Division(2)	Hamilton Academicals	4			36	14	11	11	53	46	47	-1
2006	Scottish First Division(2)	Hamilton Academicals	3			36	15	14	7	59	53	39	14
2005	Scottish First Division(2)	Hamilton Academicals	7			36	12	11	13	47	35	36	-1
2004	Scottish Second Division(3)	Hamilton Academicals	2	promoted		36	18	8	10	62	70	47	23
2003	Scottish Second Division(3)	Hamilton Academicals	8			36	12	11	13	47	43	48	-5
2002	Scottish Second Division(3)	Hamilton Academicals	5			36	13	9	14	48	49	44	5
2001	Scottish Third Division(4)	Hamilton Academicals	1	promoted		36	22	10	4	76	75	41	34
2000	Scottish Second Division(3)	Hamilton Academicals	10	relegated		36	10	14	12	29	39	44	-5
1999	Scottish First Division(2)	Hamilton Academicals	9	relegated		36	6	10	20	28	30	62	-32
1998	Scottish First Division(2)	Hamilton Academicals	8			36	9	11	16	38	43	56	-13
1997	Scottish Second Division(3)	Hamilton Academicals	2	promoted		36	22	8	6	74	75	28	47
1996	Scottish First Division(2)	Hamilton Academicals	9	relegated		36	10	6	20	36	40	57	-17
1995	Scottish First Division(2)	Hamilton Academicals	6			36	14	7	15	49	42	48	-6
1994	Scottish First Division(2)	Hamilton Academicals	4			48	19	16	13	54	66	54	12
1993	Scottish First Division(2)	Hamilton Academicals	5			44	19	12	13	50	65	45	20
1992	Scottish First Division(2)	Hamilton Academicals	3			44	22	13	9	57	72	48	24
1991	Scottish First Division(2)	Hamilton Academicals	6			39	16	10	13	42	50	41	9
1990	Scottish First Division(2)	Hamilton Academicals	6			39	14	13	12	41	52	53	-1
1989	Premier Division(1)	Hamilton Academicals	10	relegated		36	6	2	28	14	19	76	-57
1988	Scottish First Division(2)	Hamilton Academicals	1	promoted		44	22	12	10	56	67	39	28
1987	Premier Division(1)	Hamilton Academicals	12	relegated		44	6	9	29	21	39	93	-54
1986	Scottish First Division(2)	Hamilton Academicals	1	promoted		39	24	8	7	56	77	44	33
1985	Scottish First Division(2)	Hamilton Academicals	4			39	16	11	12	43	48	49	-1
1984	Scottish First Division(2)	Hamilton Academicals	9			39	11	14	14	36	43	46	-3
1983	Scottish First Division(2)	Hamilton Academicals	11			39	11	12	16	34	54	66	-12
1982	Scottish First Division(2)	Hamilton Academicals	7			39	16	8	15	40	52	49	3
1981	Scottish First Division(2)	Hamilton Academicals	7			39	15	7	17	37	61	57	4
1980	Scottish First Division(2)	Hamilton Academicals	7			39	15	10	14	40	60	59	1
1979	Scottish First Division(2)	Hamilton Academicals	5			39	17	9	13	43	62	60	2
1978	Scottish First Division(2)	Hamilton Academicals	7			39	12	12	15	36	54	56	-2
1977	Scottish First Division(2)	Hamilton Academicals	10			39	11	10	18	32	44	59	-15
1976	Scottish First Division(2)	Hamilton Academicals	9			26	7	10	9	24	37	37	0
1975	Scottish Division Two(2)	Hamilton Academicals	4			38	21	7	10	49	69	30	39
1974	Scottish Division Two(2)	Hamilton Academicals	3			36	24	7	5	55	68	38	30
1973	Scottish Division Two(2)	Hamilton Academicals	8			36	16	6	14	38	67	63	4
1972	Scottish Division Two(2)	Hamilton Academicals	19			36	4	8	24	16	31	93	-62
1971	Scottish Division Two(2)	Hamilton Academicals	18			36	8	7	21	23	50	79	-29
1970	Scottish Division Two(2)	Hamilton Academicals	19			36	8	4	24	20	42	92	-50
1969	Scottish Division Two(2)	Hamilton Academicals	15			36	8	8	20	24	37	72	-35
1968	Scottish Division Two(2)	Hamilton Academicals	11			36	13	7	16	33	49	58	-9
1967	Scottish Division Two(2)	Hamilton Academicals	4			38	18	8	12	44	74	60	14
1966	Division One(1)	Hamilton Academicals	18	relegated		34	3	2	29	8	27	117	-90
1965	Scottish Division Two(2)	Hamilton Academicals	2	promoted		36	21	8	7	50	86	53	33
1964	Scottish Division Two(2)	Hamilton Academicals	13			36	12	6	18	30	65	81	-16
1963	Scottish Division Two(2)	Hamilton Academicals	4			36	18	8	10	44	69	56	13
1962	Scottish Division Two(2)	Hamilton Academicals	13			36	14	5	17	33	78	79	-1
1961	Scottish Division Two(2)	Hamilton Academicals	6			36	17	7	12	41	84	80	4
1960	Scottish Division Two(2)	Hamilton Academicals	4			36	21	6	9	48	91	62	29
1959	Scottish Division Two(2)	Hamilton Academicals	7			36	15	8	13	38	76	62	14
1958	Scottish Division Two(2)	Hamilton Academicals	10			36	12	9	15	33	70	79	-9
1957	Scottish Division Two(2)	Hamilton Academicals	11			36	14	8	14	36	69	68	1
1956	Scottish Division Two(2)	Hamilton Academicals	11			36	13	7	16	33	86	84	2
1955	B Division(2)	Hamilton Academicals	3			30	17	5	8	39	74	51	23
1954	A Division(1)	Hamilton Academicals	16	relegated		30	4	3	23	11	29	94	-65
1953	B Division(2)	Hamilton Academicals	2	promoted		30	20	3	7	43	72	40	32
1952	B Division(2)	Hamilton Academicals	9			30	12	6	12	30	47	51	-4
1951	B Division(2)	Hamilton Academicals	7			30	12	8	10	32	65	49	16
1950	B Division(2)	Hamilton Academicals	6			30	14	6	10	34	57	44	13
1949	B Division(2)	Hamilton Academicals	10			30	9	8	13	26	48	57	-9
1948	B Division(2)	Hamilton Academicals	3			30	17	6	7	40	75	45	30
1947	A Division(1)	Hamilton Academicals	16	relegated		30	2	7	21	11	38	85	-47
1939	Division One(1)	Hamilton Academicals	7			38	18	5	15	41	67	71	-4
1938	Division One(1)	Hamilton Academicals	13			38	13	7	18	33	81	76	5
1937	Division One(1)	Hamilton Academicals	8			38	18	5	15	41	91	96	-5
1936	Division One(1)	Hamilton Academicals	6			38	15	7	16	37	77	74	3
1935	Division One(1)	Hamilton Academicals	4		Scot Cup	38	19	10	9	48	87	67	20
1934	Division One(1)	Hamilton Academicals	11			38	15	8	15	38	65	79	-14
1933	Division One(1)	Hamilton Academicals	8			38	18	6	14	42	90	78	12
1932	Division One(1)	Hamilton Academicals	10			38	16	6	16	38	84	65	19
1931	Division One(1)	Hamilton Academicals	10			38	16	5	17	37	59	57	2
1930	Division One(1)	Hamilton Academicals	13			38	14	7	17	35	76	81	-5
1929	Division One(1)	Hamilton Academicals	12			38	13	9	16	35	58	83	-25
1928	Division One(1)	Hamilton Academicals	18			38	11	6	21	28	67	86	-19
1927	Division One(1)	Hamilton Academicals	15			38	13	9	16	35	60	85	-25
1926	Division One(1)	Hamilton Academicals	12			38	13	9	16	35	68	79	-11
1925	Division One(1)	Hamilton Academicals	13			38	15	3	20	33	50	63	-13
1924	Division One(1)	Hamilton Academicals	12			38	15	6	17	36	52	57	-5
1923	Division One(1)	Hamilton Academicals	18			38	11	7	20	29	43	59	-16
1922	Scottish League(1)	Hamilton Academicals	18			42	9	16	17	34	51	62	-11
1921	Scottish League(1)	Hamilton Academicals	14			42	14	12	16	40	44	57	-13
1920	Scottish League(1)	Hamilton Academicals	21			42	11	7	24	29	56	86	-30
1919	Scottish League(1)	Hamilton Academicals	14			34	11	5	18	27	49	75	-26
1918	Scottish League(1)	Hamilton Academicals	12			34	11	6	17	28	52	63	-11
1917	Scottish League(1)	Hamilton Academicals	9			38	13	9	16	35	54	73	-19
1916	Scottish League(1)	Hamilton Academicals	7			38	19	3	16	41	68	76	-8
1915	Division One(1)	Hamilton Academicals	7			38	16	6	16	38	60	55	5
1914	Division One(1)	Hamilton Academicals	17			38	11	6	21	28	49	66	-17
1913	Division One(1)	Hamilton Academicals	10			34	12	8	14	32	44	47	-3
1912	Division One(1)	Hamilton Academicals	12			34	11	8	15	30	32	44	-12
1911	Division One(1)	Hamilton Academicals	16		Scot Cup	34	8	5	21	21	31	60	-29
1910	Division One(1)	Hamilton Academicals	15			34	11	6	17	28	50	67	-17
1909	Division One(1)	Hamilton Academicals	16			34	6	12	16	24	42	72	-30
1908	Division One(1)	Hamilton Academicals	11			34	10	8	16	28	55	65	-10
1907	Division One(1)	Hamilton Academicals	16			34	8	5	21	21	40	64	-24
1906	Scottish Division Two(2)	Hamilton Academicals	4	promoted		22	12	2	8	26	45	34	11
1905	Scottish Division Two(2)	Hamilton Academicals	3			22	12	3	7	27	40	22	18
1904	Scottish Division Two(2)	Hamilton Academicals	1			22	16	5	1	37	56	19	37
1903	Scottish Division Two(2)	Hamilton Academicals	6			22	11	1	10	23	44	35	9
1902	Scottish Division Two(2)	Hamilton Academicals	5			22	11	3	8	25	45	40	5
1901	Scottish Division Two(2)	Hamilton Academicals	9			18	4	4	10	12	44	51	-7
1900	Scottish Division Two(2)	Hamilton Academicals	7			18	7	1	10	15	33	46	-13
1899	Scottish Division Two(2)	Hamilton Academicals	5			18	7	1	10	15	48	58	-10
1898	Scottish Division Two(2)	Hamilton Academicals	9			18	5	2	11	12	28	51	-23

Domestic Cup Finals

Most recent first. Every domestic cup final the club has played, including losses. Scheduled finals (date not yet passed) are flagged.

1935

Scottish Cup

Runner-up

1911

Scottish Cup

Runner-up

Year	Competition	Result
1935	Scottish Cup	Runner-up
1911	Scottish Cup	Runner-up

Power-ranking history

Greatest games

Footprint

The Heartbreak Index11.3 · #147▸

The Heartbreak Index11.3 · #147