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Hamilton Academical W.F.C.

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]
ManagerRobert Watson
LeagueSWPL 2
2023–24Decrease 12th in SWPL 1
Websitehttp://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.

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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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

Staff

Coaching and medical staff

[5]

As of 30 September 2024
  • Manager: Robert Watson
  • Coach: Deborah McLeod
  • Goalkeeping coach: Roddie MacKenzie
  • Analyst & Scout: Brandin Sharpe
  • S&C coach: Luke Murray
  • Physiotherapist: Amanda Weir
  • Head of youth academy: Lynsey Hogg

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. ^ a b c "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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