9 February

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1953: Goalkeeper Jim Ritchie selected to play for Scotland v Ireland in an Amateur International in Belfast on 14th February.

1954: Bobby Shearer senior, appointed as groundsman. He replaced John Thomson who had been connected with the club for nearly 30 years having taken over the groundsman’s duties from Hugh Morgan. John was an uncle of the former player of the same name.

1965: Letter from the SFA re the ordering off of Davie Currie, neither the club nor the player were able to name the actual Hamilton player involved.

1965: Players were unhappy at the bonus paid for the cup tie against Rangers, they had anticipated £2 for every 1,000 over 6,000.

1990: Following his arrest in Shrewsbury along with others after an alleged breach of the peace, Vic Kasule was indefinitely suspended and fined £4000 by John Lambie. The ban was later lifted and the fine reduced to two weeks wages, the maximum allowed, after Accies contacted the Scottish League.

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