The 2023–24 season is Hamilton Academical's first season back in the third tier of Scottish football, following their relegation from the Scottish Championship at the end of the 2022–23 season. Hamilton will also compete in the League Cup, Challenge Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Summary 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. It will be the club's first appearance in the third tier of Scottish football since 2005.
On 20 July, the club announced that the proposed takeover by 1874 Holding Limited had been successfully completed, with Seref Zengin appointed as the club's new CEO.
Results and fixtures
Pre-season and friendlies
Scottish League One
Championship play-off
Scottish League Cup
Group stage
Scottish Challenge Cup
Scottish Cup
UEFA Youth League
Squad statistics Appearances As of 18 May 2024
|colspan="10"|Players who left the club during the 2023–24 season
Team statistics League table
League Cup table
Transfers
Players in Player From Fee Lee Kilday Queen's ParkFree Jackson Longridge LivingstonFree Kyle MacDonald Dunfermline AthleticFree Kevin O'HaraFree Jamie Barjonas Kelty HeartsFree Euan Henderson Heart of MidlothianFree Stephen Hendrie Queen of the SouthFree Joe McGlynn BurnleyFree Connor Murray Queen of the SouthFree Michael Hewitt Ayr UnitedFree Josh O'Brien Salford CityFree Dylan McGowan KilmarnockFree Joel Mumbongo Tranmere RoversFree Ben Williamson RangersUndisclosed Dean Lyness St Patrick's AthleticFree
Players out Player To Fee Benny Ashley-SealFree Michael Doyle Cove RangersFree Myles GaffneyFree Steve Lawson Stade TunisienFree Adam McGowan East KilbrideFree Jonny Ngandu Stratford TownFree Daniel O'Reilly Raith RoversFree Matthew Shiels DumbartonFree Reegan Mimnaugh Queen of the SouthFree Lewis Spence Edinburgh CityFree Brian Easton East FifeFree Josh McDonald Leeds UnitedUndisclosed Gabriel Forsyth Norwich CityUndisclosed Ryan Oné Sheffield UnitedUndisclosed Cormac Daly Nottingham ForestUndisclosed Josh O'Brien Indy ElevenFree Dario Zanatta Pacific FCUndisclosed
Loans in Player From Fee Dylan Tait HibernianLoan Makenzie Kirk Heart of MidlothianLoan Jake Hastie Hartlepool UnitedLoan Jake Davidson Inverness CTLoan Ahkeem Rose Ayr UnitedLoan
Loans out Player To Fee Fergus Owens Kelty HeartsLoan Cian Newbury DumbartonLoan Chris McGinn ClydeLoan Joel Mumbongo Queen of the SouthLoan Joe McGlynn Kelty HeartsLoan
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