List of Hamilton Academical F.C. managers

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Hamilton Academical Football Club is a professional football club from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire. They were established in 1874 and entered the Scottish Cup for the first time in 1876.

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In November 1897 they were admitted to the Scottish Football League for the 1897–98 season, following the dismissal of Renton, with the club taking over their previous four results and remaining fixtures for the season.

The club advertised for a Secretary/Manager, a new post, in March 1914. There were nearly 100 applicants. A short list of 15 was drawn up and from them 3 people were to be interviewed, James Collins, who was Secretary of the Glasgow Junior League, Peter Hodge the former Secretary/Manager of Raith Rovers and Alex Raisbeck an ex-Scotland player and then playing for Partick Thistle.

Raisbeck was chosen and would take up his duties in May 1914 when the season officially closed.

The club's longest serving manager was Willie McAndrew who became manager in 1925 and stayed until 1946. McAndrew managed arguably the greatest Hamilton team when they finished 4th in the 1934–35 season, their highest ever placing, and were Scottish Cup finalists.

John Lambie has the best record in terms of league trophies; having won the Scottish First Division twice. [1]

Managerial Performance - League

The Scottish Football league began with one division of teams in 1890–91. Since then it has expanded and contracted between one and four divisions.

To gauge a manager's performance the list below is broken down into the level of league they were in at the time they were league winners or runners-up. Currently the Scottish Premier League would be classed as the 1st tier of Scottish football league system while the Scottish Third Division would be classed as the 4th.

ManagerWinnerRunner-upWinning Years
John Lambie 20 1985–86 Scottish First Division / 1987–88 Scottish First Division
Billy Reid 10 2007–08 Scottish First Division
Andrew Wylie 01 (1952–53)
Andy Paton 01 (1964–65)
ManagerWinnerRunner-upWinning Years
Sandy Clark 01 (1996–97)
Allan Maitland 01 (2003–04)
ManagerWinnerRunner-upWinning Years
Ally Dawson 10 2000–01 Scottish Third Division

Managerial Performance - Cups

The premier cup competition in Scotland is the Scottish Cup. The club have also gained success in the Scottish Challenge Cup.

ManagerWinnerRunner-upWinning Years
Willie McAndrew 01 (1935)
ManagerWinnerRunner-upWinning Years
Billy McLaren 10 1991
Iain Munro 10 1992
Billy Reid 01 (2005)

Managerial statistics - League

Below is the full Scottish League record of every Hamilton manager (excluding manager's who were in control for less than 20 games).

As of 1 May 2007.

NameFromToPlayedWonDrewLostForAgainstWin%
Alex Raisbeck 191419223041046313743354334.21
David Buchanan 192219234211823446326.19
Scott Duncan 192319258032103811112640.00
Willie McAndrew 19251946533212992221028108239.77
Jimmy McStay 1946195115154366128428135.76
Andrew Wylie 19511953693392712912247.83
Jackie Cox 195319568432143817519126.88
John Lowe 195619587226172913914736.11
Andy Paton 195919683241375713062364642.28
Billy Lamont 196919693911820488428.21
Tommy Ewing 19691970297121348224.14
Bobby Shearer 19701971387724509618.42
Ronnie Simpson 19711972315818337016.13
Eric Smith 1972197819584496230423943.08
Davie McParland 1978198216867366525524939.88
John Blackley 198219832771010347225.93
Bertie Auld 19831984235810243021.74
John Lambie 1984198821182527728129538.86
Jim Dempsey 19881989347720255720.59
Billy McLaren 19901992883924251269644.32
Iain Munro 1992199616464386221920639.02
Sandy Clark 19961998733220211208643.84
Colin Miller 1998199933382222639.10
Ally Dawson 1999200210345312716010943.69
Chris Hillcoat 2002200336121113434833.33
Allan Maitland 20032005723019231058341.67
Billy Reid 2005Present10659252316710862.54

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References

  1. ↑ "Club History". Hamilton Accies FC. 5 September 2006. Archived from the original on 24 August 2007. Retrieved 6 October 2007.
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