The 2026–27 season is Hamilton Academical's second season back in the third tier of Scottish football, following their relegation from the Scottish Championship at the end of the 2024–25 season. Hamilton will also compete in the League Cup, Challenge Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Summary In April 2026, the club announced that they had reached an agreement to return to New Douglas Park for the 2026/27 season.

Results and fixtures

Pre-season and friendlies

Scottish League One

Scottish League Cup

Group Stage

Scottish Challenge Cup

League Phase

Squad statistics Appearances As of 3 October 2026

|colspan="10"|Players who left the club during the 2025–26 season

Team statistics League table

League Cup table

Challenge Cup table

Transfers

Players in Player From Fee Andy Ryan LarneFree Aaron Comrie Greenock MortonFree Aaron Comrie AirdrieoniansFree Fergus Owens Greenock MortonFree Kalvin Orsi Alloa AthleticFree Cameron Blues Greenock MortonFree Taylor Sutherland Dunfermline AthleticFree Gregor Crookston Heart of MidlothianFree Kai Smutek Stuart Bannigan Ayr UnitedFree Aiden McGinley Queen's ParkFree

Players out Player To Fee Kayden Aitken Lanark UnitedFree Kai Black KilmarnockFree Finlay Cameron Preston North EndFree Barry Maguire East KilbrideFree Ben ReillyFree Cole Stirling Whitletts VictoriaFree Oli Shaw Dunfermline AthleticUndisclosed Kevin O'Hara LarneFree Josh CarsonFree

Loans in Player From Fee

Loans out Player To Fee Neil Stafford Forfar AthleticLoan Marcus SymeLoan Michael Marks WhitburnLoan

References