Ninety
Hamilton
Scottish League Cup
Show score
5 - 0
Full time
Elgin
Hamilton vs Elgin: match report
Hamilton Academical hosted Elgin City at New Douglas Park on Saturday 25 July 2026, in the Scottish League Cup (round 5). Josh Hay is the referee.
Result and scorers
Hamilton 5-0 Elgin. Goals: Stuart Bannigan 23' for Hamilton; Stuart Bannigan 26' (pen) for Hamilton; Gregor Crookston 66' for Hamilton; Cameron Blues 81' for Hamilton; Andy Ryan 85' for Hamilton.
Key moments (contains the result)
- 23' Goal: Stuart Bannigan (Hamilton)
- 26' Penalty: Stuart Bannigan (Hamilton)
- 26' Yellow card: Morgyn Neil (Elgin)
- 66' Goal: Gregor Crookston (Hamilton)
- 77' Yellow card: Cameron Blues (Hamilton)
- 81' Goal: Cameron Blues (Hamilton)
- 85' Goal: Andy Ryan (Hamilton)
Match stats (contains the result)
| 55% | Possession | 45% |
| 9 | Shots | 7 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 0 |
| 9 | Corners | 3 |
| 13 | Fouls | 10 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 0 | Saves | 0 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Line-ups
Hamilton 4-3-3
Coach: Darian MacKinnon
- 1 Dean Lyness G
- 3 Tony Gallacher CD-L
- 16 Kai Smutek CD-R
- 33 Stephen Hendrie LB
- 22 Dominic Shiels RB
- 17 Stuart Bannigan CM
- 21 Gregor Crookston LM
- 6 Cameron Blues RM
- 20 Joe Mckay F
- 27 Stuart Mckinstry LF
- 7 Dominic Thomas RF
Bench
- 18 Ali Crawford SUB
- 24 Aaron Eadie SUB
- 29 Andy Ryan SUB
- 2 Trialist 3 SUB
- 10 Steven Bradley SUB
- 11 Kalvin Orsi SUB
- 52 Michael Marks SUB
- 23 Marcus Syme SUB
- 8 Kyle MacDonald SUB
Elgin 4-5-1
Coach: Stefan Laird
- 27 Joe Morrison G
- 2 Morgyn Neil CD-L
- 5 Kyle Girvan CD-R
- 26 Lyall-Robert Booth LB
- 12 Owen Cairns RB
- 22 Jack Maciver CM-L
- 77 Liam Scullion CM-R
- 16 Lewis Hyde AM
- 17 Kieron Willox LM
- 23 Matthew Grant RM
- 11 Oliver Colloty F
Bench
- 6 Jack Murray SUB
- 9 Kane Hester SUB
- 18 Aaron Cummings SUB
- 20 Liam Macdonald SUB
- 14 Matheus Machado SUB
- 7 Russell Dingwall SUB
- 32 Sam Rothnie SUB
- 30 Daniel Fraser SUB
- 1 Tom Ritchie SUB