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Matches

1892: Acas were defeated by Motherwell away by 5 goals to 2. A protest was made on the grounds that the referee was not officially appointed. It was upheld.

1966: Jim Caughey became the first player to appear as a substitute when he replaced Jacky Mordue in the match against Alloa Athletic at Recreation Park.

1988: By defeating Dundee 1-0 at Douglas Park, Accies were in 5th place in the Premier League, above both Heart of Midlothian and Celtic. It was there highest spot for 50 years.

Events

1993: Blantyre based, Aberdeen Boys Club, became affiliated to Accies. It was anticipated that when the new season came along they would be renamed Accies Boys Club. Their coach, Jim Hendry felt that this would be a good move which would be beneficial to both organisations.

1993: Iain Ferguson the former Rangers, Heart of Midlothian and Motherwell striker was a target for the club, however they could not meet his financial requirements.

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Deaths

1990: Former player and Manager, Jackie Cox, died at his home in Darvel. He was 80 years old. He joined the club from Darvel Juniors and was at right half in the Scottish Cup Final in 1935. He moved to Preston North End. He also appeared with Ayr United, Partick Thistle, Rangers and Stranraer. As well as Accies, he also was Manager with Ayr United and St Mirren.

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