2 April

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Events

1943: William Smith moved to Hibs on loan.

1957: Johnny Woods seeks transfer.

1963: English First and Second Division clubs were circulated about the availability of Jacky Hutton.

1986: When he appeared against Alloa Athletic in a Scottish League fixture at Douglas Park, Rikki Ferguson became the only player to make 500 first team appearances for the club. A presentation was made to mark the occasion.

2000: A statement was issued by Chief Executive, Bill Sherry following the postponement of the match at Stenhousemuir. It read as follows, ”Hamilton Accies deeply regret that certain players decided not to play at Stenhousemuir, even though this was a breach of contract. The problem apparently arose on Friday afternoon when the players received their salary. Those who bank with the club’s bankers, the Clydesdale Bank, received immediate payment. The others declined to accept their cheques notwithstanding that funds were in place. We deeply regret the outcome of events and apologise to our good friends at Stenhousemuir and to our supporters”.

2003: It was reported in the press that Johnny Walker who was an unused substitute for Accies on March 8th at Berwick had proved positive following a drug test which was randomly taken after the match. He admitted that he had taken cocaine at a party previously. The matter will be handled by the SFA Disciplinary Committe on 7th April. If found guilty he could be fined or censured. Secretary, Scott Struthers, is a member of the Committee, however he will take no part in this case.

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