Hamilton Academical

Hamilton Academical Football Club was formed in 1874. For the first 14 years of the club’s existence they led a somewhat nomadic lifestyle, bumming around from place to place, looking for a home. In 1888 Douglas Park opened up and allowed the South Lanarkshire based club a permanent home to call their own. They stayed there until 1994 when they were forced to sell up in leave for the funding of a new stadium. From 1994 until 2001 Hamilton played their home games either at Cliftonhill, Albion Rovers’ stadium, or Firhill Stadium where Patrick Thistle play their games. During this period Douglas Park was sold to the supermarket chain Sainsbury’s and a new ground was built just down the road. Ever an imaginative bunch, the Hamilton Academical board decided to name the new stadium…New Douglas Park. However, it is currently known as the Superseal Stadium for sponsorship reasons.