8 February

Matches

1913: The Scottish Cup tie versus Rangers attracted an attendance of 12,000 to Douglas Park, well below the record. The admission prices were doubled for the match. The reasoning behind it was that it would keep the crowd numbers down which would improve safety. The gate receipts of £602 were a record for the club. The match ended 1-1.

Events

1955: Letter sent to St Mirren congratulating them for the manner in which they accepted the defeat in the Scottish Cup.

1974: With a number of games being postponed because of the weather, the players get a four day break in Spain.

1996: It was announced that Accies plan to use a £1.2m bank loan to kick-start their new stadium bid. A company controlled by Chairman David Campbell are to apply for the loan, using as security the 14 acres of land earmarked for the new ground. Two extraordinary general meetings will be held on Monday 12th February 1996 at which shareholders will be asked to approve plans to switch ownership of the 14 acre site to Newco, the company set up by Mr Campbell. This meant that if the move was successful a funding package of about £3m would be in place consisting of the £1.2m loan, £1m grant from the Football Trust and £150,000 proceeds of the sale of Douglas Park and grants, yet to be approved, from public agencies.

2001: Ally Dawson was named as Bells Manager of the Month in the Third Division, while David McFarlane picked up the Young Player of the Month Award.

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