Hamilton Academical Women Football Club is a

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club affiliated with

Hamilton Academical Hamilton Academical Football Club, often known as Hamilton Accies, or The Accies, is a Scottish football club from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, who currently compete in . They were established in 1874 from the school football team at Hamilto ...

. 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

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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

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in 2002. 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. 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, currently plays its home games at

Players

Current squad

Staff

Coaching and medical staff

* 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

* Scottish Women's Premier League 2: ** Winners (2): 2016, 2024-25 ** Runners Up (1):

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References

External links

Official websiteOfficial website
(pre-2015)
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Women's football clubs in Scotland

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