The 2016–17 season was the club's third season in the Scottish Premiership. Hamilton also competed in the Scottish Cup and the League Cup. Hamilton secured their top flight status for the 2017–18 season by beating Dundee United 1–0 on aggregate in the Premiership play-off final.
Summary
Management The club began the 2016–17 season under the continued management of Martin Canning who also extended his own playing contract, staying as the player-manager for the club.
After saving the club from relegation through the play-offs, manager Martin Canning thanked the board for sticking with him throughout the season.
Results & fixtures
Scottish Premiership
Premiership Play Off
Scottish League Cup
Knockout round
Scottish Cup
Squad statistics Appearances As of 20 May 2017
|colspan="10"|Players who left the club during the 2016–17 season
Team statistics League table
League Cup Table
Transfers
In DatePositionNationalityNameFromFee 13 July 2016 DF Jack Breslin Celtic Free transfer 14 July 2016 DF Jordan McGregor Hibernian Free transfer 14 July 2016 GK Remi Matthews Norwich City Loan 18 July 2016 MF Massimo Donati Bari Free transfer 27 July 2016 GK Gary Woods Leyton Orient Free transfer 27 July 2016 DF Georgios Sarris Kayseri Erciyesspor Free transfer 11 August 2016 MF Sean McKirdy Heart of Midlothian Free transfer 24 August 2016 DF Danny Seaborne Partick Thistle Free transfer 2 September 2016 GK Robbie Thomson Queen of the South Free transfer 25 September 2016 GK Darren Jamieson Livingston Free transfer 12 October 2016 DF Lennard Sowah Hamburg Free transfer 27 January 2017 DF Blair Adams Cambridge United Free transfer 30 January 2017 DF Giannis Skondras PAOK Free transfer 25 February 2017 MF Alex Gogić Swansea City Free transfer 24 March 2017 MF David Templeton Rangers Free transfer
Out DatePositionNationalityNameToFee 11 July 2016 DF Ziggy Gordon Partick Thistle Free transfer 19 July 2016 GK Michael McGovern Norwich City Free transfer 3 August 2016 GK Alan Martin Dumbarton Free transfer 19 August 2016 FW Steven Boyd Albion Rovers Loan 24 August 2017 DF Antons Kurakins Free Agent Released 3 January 2017 GK Robbie Thomson Falkirk Free transfer 9 January 2017 DF Lennard Sowah Heart of Midlothian Free transfer 27 January 2017 FW Richard Roy Broughty Athletic Free transfer 31 January 2017 DF Jordan McGregor Airdrieonians Loan 17 February 2017 MF Sean McKirdy Berwick Rangers Loan 10 April 2017 DF Danny Seaborne Exeter City Free transfer
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