| Club: | Hamilton Academical |
| Season: | 2009–10 |
| Manager: | Billy Reid |
| Chairman: | Ronnie MacDonald |
| Stadium: | New Douglas Park |
| League: | Scottish Premier League |
| League Result: | 7th |
| Cup1: | Scottish Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Fourth round |
| Cup2: | League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Second round |
| League Topscorer: | Simon Mensing (8 goals) |
| Highest Attendance: | 5,343 vs. Rangers Scottish Premier League 16 January 2010 |
| Lowest Attendance: | 2,003 vs. Hearts Scottish Premier League 6 December 2009 |
| Prevseason: | 2008–09 |
| Nextseason: | 2010–11 |
The 2009–10 season was the 123rd season of competitive football by Hamilton Academical and the second season back in the top-flight of Scottish football. Hamilton Academical competed in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup.
For a list of Scottish football transfers in 2009–10, see transfers in season 2009-10
In Permanent
| Date | Player | From | Fee | Contract length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 July 2009 | Marvin Andrews[1] | Raith Rovers | Free | One year | |
| 20 July 2009 |  Tomáš Černý | Sigma Olomouc | £180,000 | Two years | |
| 27 July 2009 | Izzy Iriekpen[2] | Bristol City | Free | Two years | |
| 5 August 2009 | David Louhoungou[3] |  Stade Rennais | Free | Unknown | |
| 6 August 2009 | Marco Paixão[4] |  Cultural | Free | Unknown | |
| 6 August 2009 | Flávio Paixão | Benidorm | Free | Unknown | |
| 14 August 2009 | John Paul Kissock[5] | Everton | Free | Unknown | |
| 14 August 2009 | Luis Rubiales | Alicante | Free | Unknown | |
| 14 August 2009 | Kevin Welsh | Harestanes | Free | Unknown | |
| 18 August 2009 | Kyle Wilkie[6] | Stockport County | Free | Unknown | |
| 21 August 2009 | Leon Knight[7] |  Thrasivoulos Filis | Free | Unknown | |
| 28 August 2009 | Gary Mason[8] | St Mirren | Free | Six months | |
| 1 September 2009 |  Richard Hastings[9] | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Free | One year | |
| 29 September 2009 | Guillaume Beuzelin[10] | Coventry City | Free | Unknown |
Loans in
| Date | Player | From | Loan Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 August 2009 |  James Wesolowski[11] | Leicester City | Five months | |
| 1 September 2009 |  Mickaël Antoine-Curier[12] | Dundee | Six months |
Loans out
Out Permanent
| Date | Player | To | Fee | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 2009 | Rocco Quinn[14] | Queen of the South | Free | ||
| 5 June 2009 | Kenny Deuchar[15] | St Johnstone | Free | ||
| 16 June 2009 | Chris Swailes[16] | Gateshead | Free | ||
| 14 July 2009 | Brian Easton[17] | Burnley | £350,000 | ||
| 20 July 2009 | Joël Thomas[18] | Colchester United | £125,000 | ||
| 20 July 2009 |  James McCarthy[19] | Wigan Athletic | £1,200,000 | ||
| 28 July 2009 | Mark Corcoran[20] | Partick Thistle | Free | ||
| 26 August 2009 | Richard Offiong[21] | Carlisle United | £75,000 |
In Permanent
Loans in
| Date | Player | From | Loan Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 January 2010 | Joël Thomas[22] | Colchester United | Six months | |
| 29 January 2010 | Brian Easton[23] | Burnley | Six months |
Loans out
Out Permanent
| Win | Draw | Loss |
See main article: 2009–10 Scottish Premier League.
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score[24] | Hamilton Academical Scorer(s)[25] | League Position[26] | Attendance | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 August 2009 | Kilmarnock | A | 0–3 | 12 | 5,307 | Official Website | |
| 2 | 22 August 2009 | Aberdeen | H | 0–3 | 12 | 3,347 | Official Website | |
| 3 | 29 August 2009 | Rangers | A | 1–4 | McLaughlin (86) | 12 | 47,633 | Official Website |
| 4 | 13 September 2009 | Hibernian | H | 2–0 | Mensing, Curier (11) | 11 | 4,023 | Official Website |
| 5 | 19 September 2009 | Falkirk | H | 0–0 | 10 | 2,640 | Official Website | |
| 6 | 26 September 2009 | Hearts | A | 1–2 | M Paixão (61) | 10 | 13,025 | Official Website |
| 7 | 3 October 2009 | St Johnstone | H | 0–2 | 11 | 2,199 | Official Website | |
| 8 | 17 October 2009 | Dundee United | A | 1–1 | Curier (64) | 11 | 5,944 | Official Website |
| 9 | 25 October 2009 | Celtic | H | 1–2 | Curier (82) | 11 | 4,689 | Official Website |
| 10 | 31 October 2009 | St Mirren | A | 2–0 | 11 | 4,022 | Official Website | |
| 11 | 7 November 2009 | Motherwell | H | 2–2 | Mensing (60), M Paixão (81) | 11 | 3,583 | Official Website |
| 12 | 21 November 2009 | Falkirk | A | 0–2 | 11 | 5,268 | Official Website | |
| 13 | 28 November 2009 | St Johnstone | A | 1–1 | Antoine-Curier (24) | 10 | 3,426 | Official Website |
| 14 | 6 December 2009 | Hearts | H | 2–1 | McArthur (5), Mensing (24) | 10 | 2,003 | Official Website |
| 15 | 12 December 2009 | Aberdeen | A | 2–1 | Antoine-Curier (32), Wesolowski (80) | 7 | 9,499 | Official Website |
| 16 | 26 December 2009 | Celtic | A | 0–2 | 9 | 36,827 | Official Website | |
| 17 | 13 January 2010 | Dundee United | H | 0–1 | 10 | 2,033 | Official Website | |
| 18 | 16 January 2010 | Rangers | H | 0–1 | 10 | 5,343 | Official Website | |
| 19 | 23 January 2010 | Hibernian | A | 1–5 | Paixão (69) | 10 | 11,481 | Official Website |
| 20 | 26 January 2010 | Kilmarnock | H | 0–0 | 10 | 2,018 | Official Website | |
| 21 | 30 January 2010 | Celtic | H | 0–1 | 10 | 4,922 | Official Website | |
| 22 | 6 February 2010 | Motherwell | A | 0–1 | 12 | 4,777 | Official Website | |
| 23 | 10 February 2010 | Dundee United | A | 2–0 | F.Paixão (23), M.Paixão (45) | 11 | 5,598 | Official Website |
| 24 | 13 February 2010 | Motherwell | H | 0–0 | 11 | 3,133 | Official Website | |
| 25 | 21 February 2010 | Hearts | A | 0–2 | 11 | 13,496 | Official Website | |
| 26 | 27 February 2010 | St Mirren | A | 0–0 | 11 | 3,628 | Official Website | |
| 27 | 6 March 2010 | Aberdeen | A | 1–1 | F.Paixão (62) | 11 | 2,030 | Official Website |
| 28 | 13 March 2010 | St Mirren | H | 1–0 | F.Paixão (90) | 10 | 2,179 | Official Website |
| 29 | 20 March 2010 | Falkirk | H | 2–2 | 9 | 2,461 | Official Website | |
| 30 | 24 March 2010 | Kilmarnock | A | 2–1 | Antoine-Curier (21), Mensing (26) | 9 | 4,068 | Official Website |
| 31 | 27 March 2010 | St Johnstone | H | 1–0 | Wesolowski (43) | 9 | 2,245 | Official Website |
| 32 | 3 April 2010 | Rangers | A | 0–1 | 9 | 48,068 | Official Website | |
| 33 | 10 April 2010 | Hibernian | H | 4–1 | 8 | 2,520 | Official Website | |
| 34 | 17 April 2010 | Kilmarnock | H | 3–0 | Imrie (72), F.Paixão (77), Thomas (87) | 8 | 2,628 | Official Website |
| 35 | 24 April 2010 | Falkirk | A | 1–0 | M.Paixão (19) | 8 | 5,118 | Official Website |
| 36 | 1 May 2010 | Aberdeen | A | 3–1 | 8 | 7,009 | Official Website | |
| 37 | 5 May 2010 | St Mirren | H | 0–0 | 8 | 3,102 | Official Website | |
| 38 | 8 May 2010 | St Johnstone | A | 3–2 | McLaughlin (8), Imrie (15), Wesolowski (84) | 7 | 3,188 | |
See main article: 2009–10 Scottish League Cup.
See main article: 2009–10 Scottish Cup.
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hamilton Academical Scorer(s) | Attendance | Report | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th Round | 10 January 2010 | Rangers | H | 3–3 | Mensing, M Paixão (45+1), Curier (45+3) | 3,942 | BBC Sport | |
| 4th Round Replay | 19 January 2010 | Rangers | A | 0–2 | 21,856 | BBC Sport |
See main article: 2009–10 Scottish Premier League.
| Team | Results | Points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=40 | 1 | width=40 | 2 | width=40 | 3 | width=40 | 4 |
| Aberdeen | 0-3 | 2-1 | 3 | ||||
| Celtic | 1-2 | 0 | |||||
| Dundee United | 1-1 | P-P | 1 | ||||
| Falkirk | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | ||||
| 1-2 | 2-1 | 3 | |||||
| Hibernian | 2-0 | 3 | |||||
| Kilmarnock | 0-3 | 0 | |||||
| Motherwell | 2-2 | 1 | |||||
| Rangers | 1-4 | 0 | |||||
| St Johnstone | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1 | ||||
| St Mirren | 2-0 | 3 | |||||
Source: 2009–10 Scottish Premier League article