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Thursday, 27th Sep 2012Dunfermline`s last league away win over Hamilton was in 1995 but they have only been there three times since.
Dunfermline travel to New Douglas Park for the first time since February 2008 and this is only the second season the teams have been in the same league for 17 years. This is the 65th league fixture between the teams and the Pars lead 28 to 25 on wins.
| Pars v Hamilton: the full league record | ||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | |
| At East End Park | 31 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 65 | 45 |
| 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) | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 48 | 53 |
| TOTALS | 64 | 28 | 11 | 25 | 116 | 115 |
Dunfermline`s last league away win over Hamilton was in 1995.
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Milestones Hamilton Academicals (Away) | |||
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Last League Victory |
07/10/95 |
SPL | |
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Last League Defeat |
09/02/08 |
Div 1 | |
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Best League Victory |
13/11/65 |
6-1 |
Div 1* |
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Worst League Defeat |
18/10/52 |
1-7 |
Div 2* |
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*Pre league reconstruction | |||
Over the past twelve matches between Dunfermline and Hamilton, the Pars have won five, lost five with two games ending all square. Hamilton have won the last two and are unbeaten in the last six meetings.
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Last Twelve League Matches v Hamilton |
| Date | H/A |
F-A |
| 11-03-2008 | H | 1-1 |
| 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 |
League Form
It second top v second bottom, 15 points separate the teams.
| Hamilton | DDunfermlinene |
| Current League Position | |
| 9 | 2 |
| Last Six League Results | |
| LDLLDD | WLWWW |
| League Points | |
| 3 | 18 |
| Goal Difference | |
| -7 | +12 |
| League Record | |
| P6, W0, D3, L3 | P6, W5, D0, L1 |
Recent Form
Dunfermline have won their last four league matches while Hamilton Accies have won none of their six matches in this season`s First Division. The Lanarkshire side are unbeaten in their two home league games so this match may not be as easy as the league position and points might suggest.
| Recent League Form | ||||||
| Hamilton | Dunfermline | |||||
| Dumbarton (A) | D | 3-3 | Livingston (H) | W | 4-0 | |
| Falkirk (H) | D | 1-1 | Dumbarton (A) | W | 2-0 | |
| Partick Thistle (A) | L | 0-4 | Raith Rovers (H) | W | 3-1 | |
| Cowdenbeath (A) | L | 0-1 | Airdrie United (A) | W | 2-1 | |
| Morton (H) | D | 1-1 | Partick Thistle (H) | L | 0-1 | |
| Raith Rovers (A) | L | 0-2 | Cowdenbeath (A) | W | 4-0 | |
Last Time Out
DUNFERMLINE (v Aberdeen): Paul Gallacher; Jordan McMillan (c), Andy Dowie, Callum Morris, Stephen Jordan; Josh Falkingham (Ryan Thomson 80), Andy Geggan (Andy Kirk 87), Stephen Husband, Joe Cardle; Ryan Wallace, Andy Barrowman.
SUBS NOT USED: Alex Whittle, John Potter, Michal Hrivnak (GK).
HAMILTON (v St Mirren): Kevin Cuthbert; Martin Canning, Michael Devlin, Gary Fisher (Ziggie Gordon 61), Stephen Hendrie, Louis Longridge, Alex Neil, Grant Gillespie, Jonathon Routledge, Ali Crawford, James Keatings (Andy Ryan 85).
SUBS NOT USED: Scott Christie, Connor McGlinchey, Gary Fraser
Referee will be Iain Brines
Come on ye Pars!
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