The 2022–23 season was Hamilton Academical's second season back in the second tier of Scottish football, following their relegation from the Scottish Premiership at the end of the 2020–21 season. Hamilton also competed in the League Cup, Challenge Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Summary Management Former Hamilton player and assistant manager Stuart Taylor returned to the club after being appointed as their new head coach on 20 August 2021.
Taylor would step down from his role on 23 June 2022 after 10 months in charge. John Rankin, who had been first-team coach under Taylor, was promoted to the position of head coach 5 days later.
On 20 May 2023, following a play-off draw with Lanarkshire derby rivals Airdrieonians, Hamilton were relegated to League One after losing 5–6 on penalties and dropped down to the third tier of Scottish football for the first time since 2005.
Results and fixtures
Pre-season and friendlies
Scottish Championship
Championship Play-off
Scottish League Cup
Group stage
Scottish Challenge Cup
Scottish Cup
Squad statistics Appearances As of 20 May 2023
|colspan="10"|Players who left the club during the 2022–23 season
Team statistics League table
League Cup table
Transfers
Players in Player From Fee Jonny Ngandu Coventry CityFree Michael Doyle Queen's ParkFree Regan Thomson Newcastle UnitedFree Dario Zanatta Raith RoversFree Ryan ScullyFree agentFree Reghan Tumilty Hartlepool UnitedFree Benny Ashley-Seal KTPFree
Players out Player To Fee Ben Stirling Edinburgh CityFree Ronan Hughes East KilbrideFree Kieran MacDonald Edinburgh CityFree David Moyo BarrowFree Shaun Want LarneFree Regan Thomson SyngentaFree Miko Virtanen Cove RangersFree Andy Ryan LarneFree Ellis BrownFree agentFree
Loans in Player From Fee Jean-Pierre Tiéhi FulhamLoan Lucas De Bolle Newcastle UnitedLoan Dylan McGowan KilmarnockLoan Tom Sparrow Stoke CityLoan Dylan Stephenson Newcastle UnitedLoan Connor Smith Heart of MidlothianLoan
Loans out Player To Fee Adam McGowan TranentLoan Myles GaffneyLoan Dalbeattie StarLoan Michael Doyle Alloa AthleticLoan Jonny Ngandu StranraerLoan
References