Preview Hamilton Accies
Saturday, 8th Mar 2008Pars seek way around Hamilton
No more of this please!
Tuesday night`s fixture will be only the club`s the second home game against Hamilton since April 1996. Fortunes have fluctuated between the two camps but overall the Fifers have had a slight advantage in the 63 previous league matches.
| PARS v HAMILTON: THE FULL LEAGUE RECORD | ||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | |
| At East End Park | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 64 | 44 |
| At Douglas Park / New Douglas Park | 33 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 51 | 70 |
| Division One (up to 1975) | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 30 |
| Division Two (up to 1975) | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 42 | 32 |
| First Division (since 1975) | 33 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 47 | 52 |
| TOTALS | 63 | 28 | 10 | 25 | 115 | 114 |
As a consequence of the humiliating 5-0 drubbing in October, the last league home win over Hamilton remains in 1995.
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Milestones Hamilton Academicals (Home) | |||
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Last League Victory |
02-12-95 |
4-0 |
Div 1 |
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Last League Defeat |
20-10-07 |
0-5 |
Div 1 |
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Best League Victory |
11-11-72 |
7-2 |
Div 2* |
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Worst League Defeat |
0-5 |
Div 1 | |
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*Pre league reconstruction | |||
Over the past twelve matches between Dunfermline and Hamilton, the Pars have won six, lost five with one games ending all square. Alarmingly Dunfermline have lost all three of this season`s previous meetings and failed to score in the last two.
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Last Twelve League Matches v Hamilton |
| Date | H/A |
F-A |
| 09-02-2008 | A | 0-3 |
| 20-10-2007 | H | 0-5 |
| 04-08-2007 | A | 1-2 |
| 06-04-1996 | H | 1-3 |
| 20-01-1996 | A | 0-0 |
| 02-12-1995 | H | 4-0 |
| 07-10-1995 | A | 3-1 |
| 22-03-1995 | A | 3-1 |
| 21-01-1995 | H | 2-1 |
| 12-11-1994 | A | 1-3 |
| 10-09-1994 | H | 4-0 |
| 16-04-1994 |
H |
Since the clubs met on the opening day of the season Hamilton Accies have been ever present at the top of the league. Their lead is now five points over Dundee and 23 points above Dunfermline. Away from home Hamilton have only managed victories in half their fixtures and have lost six away games. The Pars have three league wins, two draws and a loss from their last six home league games.
| Dunfermline | Hamilton |
| Current League Position | |
| 6 | 1 |
| Form last six games | |
| WWLWDD | WWLWDW |
| League Points | |
| 36 | 58 |
| Goal Difference | |
| -8 | +27 |
| Home/Away Record | |
| P14, W5, D4, L5 | P14, W7, D1, L6 |
Recent Form
| Recent Form | ||||||
| Dunfermline Home | Hamilton Away | |||||
| Livingston | D | 1-1 | Queen of the South | D | 2-2 | |
| Partick Thistle | D | 1-1 | St Johnstone | L | 1-2 | |
| Morton | W | 2-1 | Clyde | W | 3-2 | |
| St Johnstone | L | 0-1 | Partick Thistle | L | 0-3 | |
| Stirling Albion | W | 2-1 | Morton | W |
3-1 | |
Last Time Out
DUNFERMLINE (v Livingston): Paul Gallacher; Calum Woods, Scott Wilson (c), Scott Thomson, Scott Morrison; Kevin Harper (Nick Phinn 58), Stephen Simmons, Stephen Glass, Alex Burke (Paul Willis 85); Mark Burchill, Stevie Crawford (Tam McManus 81).
SUBS: Sean Murdoch (GK), Sol Bamba.
HAMILTON ACCIES (v Morton): Tomas Cerny; Tom Parratt, Brian Easton, James McCarthy, David Elebert, Mark McLaughlin, David Graham, Simon Mensing, Richard Offiong, Tony Stevenson, Mark Gilhaney
SUBS: Chris Swailes, Andrew Waterworth, Xavi Barrau, Bryn Halliwell
Come on ye Pars!
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Scott Thomson Testimonial Year |
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