Hamilton Academical 1-2 Rangers: result and report

Premiership · Friday 16 December 2016

Result

Hamilton Academical 1-2 Rangers

Premiership · Friday 16 December 2016, 19:45 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Hamilton Academical 1-2 Rangers: match report

Hamilton Academical were beaten by Rangers 1-2 in the Premiership on Friday 16 December 2016. It was 0-1 at half-time.

Martyn Waghorn opened the scoring in the 45th minute. Hamilton Academical's goal came from D. Imrie (77'). Rangers scored through Martyn Waghorn (45') and Martyn Waghorn (52').

Discipline: Hamilton Academical received 5 yellow cards; Rangers received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Hamilton Academical were 10th on 15 points from 17 and Rangers 2nd on 34 points from 17. Hamilton Academical went on to finish that season 11th with 34 points, and Rangers 3rd with 69.

Hamilton Academical lined up in a 4-4-2 and Rangers in a 4-4-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Hamilton Academical wins, 0 draws and 1 for Rangers.

Going into the match Hamilton Academical's last five read L-D-D-D-D and Rangers's W-W-L-W-W.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 10'Yellow card · G. SarrisHamilton Academical
  • 45'Goal · Martyn WaghornRangers · 0-1
  • 52'Goal · Martyn WaghornRangers · 0-2
  • 77'Goal · D. ImrieHamilton Academical · 1-2
  • 86'Yellow card · Darian MackinnonHamilton Academical
  • 90'Yellow card · D. ImrieHamilton Academical
  • 90+2'Yellow card · Michael DevlinHamilton Academical
  • 90+2'Yellow card · Joe GarnerRangers
  • 90+3'Yellow card · Scott McMannHamilton Academical

Head-to-head

1 meetings: Hamilton Academical 0, draws 0, Rangers 1.

Team news

Hamilton Academical line-up (4-4-2)

Gary Woods, Michael Devlin, Daniel Redmond, Scott McMann, Giorgos Sarris, Grant Gillespie, Greg Docherty, Ali Crawford, Darian Mackinnon, Dougie Imrie, D'Akol

Rangers line-up (4-4-2)

Wes Foderingham, James Tavernier, Robert Kiernan, Danny Wilson, Lee Wallace, Andy Halliday, Lee Hodson, J. Holt, Joe Garner, Barrie McKay, Martyn Waghorn