Hamilton Academical W.F.C.

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Hamilton Academical Women
Hamilton Academical FC logo.svg
Full nameHamilton Academical Women Football Club
Nickname(s)The Accies
Founded1995 (as Hamilton Athletic)
Ground New Douglas Park, Hamilton, South Lanarkshire
Capacity6,018 [1]
ManagerRobert Watson
League SWPL 2
2023–24Decrease2.svg 12th in SWPL 1
Website http://www.accieswfc.com/

Hamilton Academical Women Football Club is a women's football club affiliated with Hamilton Academical. The team currently competes in the Scottish Women's Premier League 1, the top division of women's football in Scotland, and plays its home games at New Douglas Park.

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History

Founded in 1995 as Hamilton Athletic LFC and elected to the Scottish Women's Football League the same year, the club won promotion in each of its first three seasons to join the Scottish Women's Premier League in 2002. [2] After a season as FC Hamilton in 2002–03, the club came under the auspices of professional men's club Hamilton Academical F.C. and adopted their current name. [2] Hamilton finished second in SWPL2 in the 2020–2021 season and were promoted alongside champions Aberdeen to SWPL1.

Stadium

The club, who previously played at the Castle Park ground of Blantyre Victoria, [2] currently plays its home games at New Douglas Park. [3]

Players

Current squad

As of 23 August 2024 [4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO India Marwaha
2 DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Freya MacDonald(Vice-Captain)
3 DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Megan Quinn(Captain)
4 DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Hannah Coakley(Vice-Captain)
5 DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Charmaine McGuire
6 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Kirstie McIntosh(Vice-Captain)
7 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Vivienne Strain
8 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Kirsten Love
9 FW Flag of Germany.svg  GER Josi Giard
10 FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Abby Skelton
11 FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Sophie Townsley
12 FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Melissa Reid
13 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Justine Strain
No.Pos.NationPlayer
14 DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Kiera Ritchie
15 FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Eryn Brown
16 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Shelley Campbell
17 FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Melissa Stoddart
18 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Lauren Kerr
19 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Lexi Swan
20 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Ellie Dyson
21 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Clair Docherty
22 DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Abi Tobin
24 DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Olivia McStay
25 GK Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Erin Halliday
26 GK Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Chloe Nicholson

Staff

Coaching and medical staff

[5]

As of 30 September 2024

Honours

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Hamilton Academical Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "Hibernian LFC". Scottish Women's Premier League. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  3. ↑ "Hamilton Academical". Scottish Women's Premier League. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  4. ↑ "Hamilton Academical". Scottish Women's Premier League. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "Staff – Hamilton Accies WFC" . Retrieved 17 July 2019.


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