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Matches

1942: Semi Final of the Second XI Cup away to Clyde when the following eleven lost by 2-0.

1975: Accies beat Lewis Under 23 Select 4-2.

2004: The players achieved promotion to the First Division with a 4-0 win at Forfar. The side was; Dave McEwan; Robert Walker and Ricky Waddell; Steven Thomson; Sandy Hodge and Andy Arbuckle; Brian Carrigan and Chris Aitken; Ryan Blackadder; Brian McPhee and Mark Corcoran. Carrigan and McPhee both scored 2 goals, the substitutes were Andy Whiteford for Arbuckle, Jose Quitongo for Carrigan and Todd Lumsden for Corcoran. It was estimated that Accies had 1,200 fans there in an attendance of 1,496.

Brian McPhee finished the season as top goalscorer with 19 League goals while his tally of 2 goals in the Scottish Cup made him Accies highest scorer in the post war years with a total of 8. Brian Carrigan netted 14 League goals with Chris Aitken on 8 for the season with most of them of the spectacular variety. Dave McEwan and Steven Thomson were ever present all season.

1984: John Brown captains the Reserve side in defeating Dundee United in the Final of the Reserve League Cup at Douglas Park over two legs after extra time. The presentation was made by Scottish League President, David Letham and Secretary, Jim Ferry. The attendance was 774. On their way to the Final, Accies defeated Kilmarnock 3-1 at home, Motherwell 1-0 away, Celtic 2-1 at home and Rangers 2-0 away.

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2002: German club, Bayer Leverkusen, use the stadium for training purposes prior to the of the Champions League Final tie at Hampden versus Real Madrid.

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