Hamilton AcademicalPartnerships 2026/27
Hamilton AcademicalPartnerships 2026/27
Partnership guide, season 2026/27
The town's club is back at New Douglas Park, unbeaten in 13 and 2nd in the table. Every way a business can be part of it this season is set out here.
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The club
Formed in 1874 by the rector and pupils of Hamilton Academy, the Accies are the only professional club in Britain to have come out of a school. The club spent seven consecutive seasons in the Premiership from 2014 to 2021 and has a long record of producing players for the English Premier League and Scotland.
In 2026 the club came home to New Douglas Park after two seasons away, under new ownership, with a new manager in Darian MacKinnon, a new three-year kit partner in Tor Sports, and a squad that has started the season unbeaten in 13. The crowd has nearly doubled. The academy kept its elite status and stayed in Hamilton.
The season so far
League table updated 3 November 2026
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ross County | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 8 | +37 | 35 |
| 2 | Hamilton Academical | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 6 | +21 | 33 |
| 3 | Montrose | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 20 |
| 4 | East Kilbride | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 18 |
| 5 | Peterhead | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 13 |
| 6 | Airdrieonians | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 13 |
| 7 | Queen of the South | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 36 | −23 | 13 |
| 8 | Alloa Athletic | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 12 |
| 9 | East Fife | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 12 |
| 10 | Cove Rangers | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 9 |
Top two are promoted to the Championship.
Through the Premier Sports Cup group, beating Peterhead, Raith Rovers on penalties and Elgin City 5–0. Still in the KDM Evolution Trophy. The league season runs 1 August 2026 to 1 May 2027: 36 matches, 18 of them at New Douglas Park. These figures refresh automatically after every round of fixtures.
Matchday
After two seasons playing fifteen miles away in Cumbernauld, the club returned to Hamilton in summer 2026 on a minimum two-year agreement at the stadium. Home crowds have almost doubled since. The ground holds 6,018 and set its record of 6,007 against Celtic. It sits two miles from the University of the West of Scotland's Lanarkshire campus and twenty-five minutes by train from Glasgow Central.
Partnerships, as at 3 November 2026
From the front of the shirt to a single matchday. One partner per business category, so a competitor cannot sit beside you. Availability changes as partners sign.
The club's headline partner. Every home and away shirt, every matchday, every photograph, every replica sold.
AvailableBelow the number on every first-team shirt.
Taken for 2026/27Front of every training top and warm-up shirt, worn at every session and pre-match on the pitch.
AvailableYour name on the ground itself: fixtures, league tables, broadcast graphics, sat-nav and signage.
Open, subject to confirmationHeadline partner of one home fixture: pitchside presence, PA, programme, social and matchday content.
Available per fixtureYour business on the match ball for one home fixture, with pre-match presentation and content.
Available per fixturePermanent board positions around New Douglas Park, in shot for AcciesTV and matchday photography.
AvailableYour name against a first-team player for the season: programme, website and social credit on every mention.
AvailableWhat it looks like
Hamilton is the only club in the ten-team division without a front-of-shirt partner this season. Stadium naming is open too: the ground has carried a partner's name for most of the last decade and is unsponsored today.
Our partners
Local firms, a charity, a farm shop, a kit maker and a national brand's local franchise. Partners are listed on the club website, credited on the club's channels and announced to supporters when they join.
Community and academy
Hamilton Academical runs a registered community trust, an academy that kept its elite status through the hardest period in the club's history, and a growing volunteer programme. Partners can attach their name to real activity in the town, not only to a hoarding.
What a partner receives
One agreement listing every asset, the term, the category exclusivity and what the club delivers at each home match. No surprises in either direction.
Announcement to supporters when you join. Artwork proofed before it goes to print. Boards, shirts, PA, programme and content delivered at every home fixture on the schedule.
Matchday photography of your placements, the content the club published, and a delivery record each month so you can see what you received against what was agreed.
Enquire
Tell us who you are, your category and what you want a partnership to do. The commercial team replies within one working hour.
Or email commercial@the-accies.com