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Current Squad
Manager: Billy Reid [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goalkeeper Goalkeepers]: Raymond Jellema, David McEwan [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defender_%28football%29 Defenders]: Stuart Balmer, Sandy Hodge, Mark McLaughlin, John Robertson, Tony Stevenson, Steven Thomson [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midfielders Midfielders]: Tom Bennett, Dark brown FergusIn, Derek Fleming, Lee Healthy, Stuart Irons, Scott MacKenzie (On loan from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falkirk_F.C. Falkirk)], James McArthur, Alex Neil, Marvyn Wilson [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Striker Strikers]: Brian Carrigan, Mark Gilhaney, Adriano Gonzalez, Ian Harty, Graeme Jones, Patrick cooper Keogh, Paul McLeod, Andy Sim, Scott Tunbridge

Transfers this season
In Derek Fleming from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partick_Thistle Partick Thistle] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2005#30_August_2005_.28Tuesday.29 30 August 2005] Adriano Gonzalez from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edinburgh_City_F.C. Edinburgh City] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2005#30_August_2005_.28Tuesday.29 30 August 2005] Scott MacKenzie (In loan from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falkirk_F.C. Falkirk)] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2005#31_August_2005_.28Wednesday.29 31 August 2005]

Out Derek Anderson Released [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2005#31_August_2005_.28Wednesday.29 31 August 2005]

Club Information
Hamilton Academical Football Club Ltd [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Address Address]: Future Douglas Park, Cadzow Avenue, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton%2C_Scotland Hamilton], ML3 0FT, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Lanarkshire South Lanarkshire], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland Scotland], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_kingdom United Kingdom] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone Telephone]: +44 (Nought)1698 368650 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fax Fax]: +44 (Nought)1698 285422 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Website Website]: [http://www.acciesfc.co.uk/ www.acciesfc.co.uk] Independent Sponsor: Cullen Packaging Residence Shirt Sponsor: In the south Lanarkshire Building & DIY Supplies Ltd. Away Shirt Sponsor: Hawkhead Carpeting & Furnishings Ltd. & soccerloans [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chairman Chairman]: Ronnie MacDonald Vice-Chairman: Les Gray [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_Executive Chief Executive]: George Fairley [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Board_of_directors Directors]: Ken Blake, Brian Cairney, Denis Gowans, Arthur Lynch, Ron McKinnon, Scott Struthers Hon Life Presidents: Dr Jan W. Stepek, Dr Sandy Wilson Manager: Billy Reid [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Player_%28game%29 Player]/Coach: Stuart Balmer Sports Healer: Avril Downs Youth Development Manager: John Bean Community Development Manager: Tony Andrew Commercial Manager: Derek McQuade Safety Officers: Denis Gowans, Scott Struthers Programme Editor: Scott Struthers Club Mascot: Hammy a Hamster

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stadium Stadium]
Up to date Douglas Park [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seating_Capacity Capacity]: 5,396 (everthing sitting)

Honours
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Football_League_First_Division Division One]: Champions 1985-86, 1987-88 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Football_League#Two-Division_Period Division Two]: Champions [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1903-04_in_Scottish_football#Scottish_League_Division_Two 1903-04] Runners-higher [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1952-53_in_Scottish_football#Scottish_League_Division_Two 1952-53], 1964-65, 1996-97, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003-04_in_Scottish_football#Scottish_League_Division_Two 2003-04] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Football_League_Third_Division Division Three]: Champions 2000-01 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Cup Scottish Cup]: Runners-higher [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1910-11_in_Scottish_football#Scottish_Cup 1910-11], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1934-35_in_Scottish_football#Scottish_Cup 1934-35] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_League_Challenge_Cup League Challenge Cup]: Winners 1991-92, 1992-93 Reserve League Ventral suction cup: Winners 1983-84 Runners-Higher: 1992-93 2nd Eleven Ventral suction cup: Winners 1933-34 Reserve League West Champions 1997-98 Lanarkshire Ventral suction cup: Winners Xi times

Club Records
Record Attendance: 28,690 v [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_of_Midlothian_F.C. Heart of Midlothian] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1937 1937] (Douglas Park) Record Triumph: 1One-1 v Chryston [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1885 1885] Record Kill: One-11 v [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hibernian_F.C. Hibernian] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1965 1965] Virtually all League Goals around the Year: 35, David Wilson, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1936-37_in_Scottish_football 1936-37]

Famous Players
Robert Howe James King [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Miller Colin Miller]

Scottish Player of the Year Awards
1985-86 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Football_League_First_Division First Division Player of the Year]: John Brogan 1987-88 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Football_League_First_Division First Division Player of the Year]: Alex Taylor 1996-97 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Division_Two Second Division Player of the Year]: Paul Ritchie

Scottish Programme of the Year Awards
National Winners: 1974-75, 1977-78, 1978-79, 1981-82 Foremost Section Winners: 1975-76, 1976-77, 1977-78, 1978-79, 1980-81, 1981-82, 1983-84, 1987-88 (with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clydebank_F.C. Clydebank]) 2nd Section Winners: 1973-74, 1974-75, 2001-02

Famous Fans
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Burnett Jamie Burnett] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Greaves Jimmy Greaves]

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Books Books]
'''Hamilton Academical That's World health organization: 1946/47-1996/97''' by Peter McLeish Paperback (August 1997) Publisher: Soccerdata ISBN: 1899468803