Hamilton Academical W.F.C.

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.

This article is about the women's football club. For the men's football club, see Hamilton Academical F.C.

Hamilton Academical Women
Full nameHamilton Academical Women Football Club
Nickname(s)The Accies
Founded1995 (as Hamilton Athletic)
GroundNew Douglas Park, Hamilton, South Lanarkshire
Capacity6,018[1]
ChairmanIan Steele
ManagerGary Doctor
LeagueSWPL 1
2018SWPL 1, 8th of 8 (relegated)
WebsiteClub website

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 19 January 2022[4]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  SCO Sarah Rhind (on loan at Queen's Park)
2 DF  SCO Rachel Ross
3 DF  SCO Megan Quinn (Captain)
4 DF  SCO Hannah Coakley (Vice-Captain)
5 DF  SCO Georgie McTear
6 MF  SCO Kirstie McIntosh (Vice-Captain)
7 FW  SCO Chloe Muir
8 MF  SCO Megan Quigley
9 MF  SCO Tiree Burchill
10 FW  SCO Nichola Sturrock
11 DF  NIR Jade Lindsay
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 MF  SCO Hannah Scott
13 FW  SCO Lauren Evans
14 MF  SCO Darcy Molley
15 MF  SCO Lucy Sinclair
16 MF  SCO Fiona Cullie
17 DF  SCO Danni Pagliarulo
19 FW  SCO MT Gardiner
22 DF  SCO Tara McGonigle
23 FW  GER Josephine Giard
25 GK  SCO Jeni Currie
26 GK  SCO Chloe Nicolson

Staff

Coaching and medical staff

[5]

As of 18 October 2021
  • Manager: Gary Doctor
  • Assistant manager: Robert Watson
  • First-team coach: Fiona Dainty
  • Goalkeeping coach: TBC
  • Coach: Amy Lindsay
  • S&C coach: TBC
  • Physiotherapist: Amanda Weir
  • Head of youth academy: Lynsey Hogg

Honours

See also
  • Category:Hamilton Academical W.F.C. players

References
  1. "Hamilton Academical Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  2. "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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