| Year formed | 1874 |
| Previous names | None |
| Present ground | Superseal Stadium, Cadzow Avenue, Hamilton ML3 0FT (for pictures of the ground click here) |
| Pitch measurements | 115 x 75 yards (105 x 69 metres) |
| Ground capacity | 6,000 |
| Record attendance | 5,895 v Rangers, Scottish Premier League, 28 February 2009 (lost 0-1) |
| League career | Scottish Division Two: 1897 - 1906 Scottish Division One / Division 'A': 1906 - 1947 Scottish Division 'B': 1947 - 1953 Scottish Division 'A': 1953 - 1954 Scottish Division 'B' / Division Two: 1954 - 1965 Scottish Division One: 1965 - 1966 Scottish Division Two: 1966 - 1975 Scottish Division One: 1975 - 1986 Scottish Premier Division: 1986 - 1987 Scottish Division One: 1987 - 1988 Scottish Premier Division: 1988 - 1989 Scottish Division One: 1989 - 1996 Scottish Division Two: 1996 - 1998 Scottish Division One: 1998 - 1999 Scottish Division Two: 1999 - 2000 Scottish Division Three: 2000 - 2001 Scottish Division Two: 2001 - 2004 Scottish Division One: 2004 - 2008 Scottish Premier League: 2008 - 2011 Scottish Division One / Championship: 2011 - 2014 Scottish Premiership: 2014 - 2021 Scottish Championship: 2021 - 2023 Scottish League One: 2023 - . |
| First Scottish League game | 6 November 1897 v Kilmarnock, Scottish Division Two (lost 2-3) |
| Honours | |
| European | None |
| Domestic - League | Scottish Division Two / One champions: 1903-04, 1985-86, 1987-88, 2007-08 Scottish Championship runners-up: 2013-14 Scottish Division Two runners-up: 1952-53, 1964-65 Scottish Division Two runners-up: 1996-97, 2003-04 Scottish Division Three champions: 2000-01 |
| Domestic - Cup | Scottish Cup runners-up: 1910-11, 1934-35 Scottish Challenge Cup winners: 1991-92, 1992-93 Scottish Challenge Cup runners-up: 2005-06, 2011-12 |
| Best League position | 4th, Scottish Division One, 1934-35 |
| Lowest League position | 19th, Scottish Division Two, 1969-70, 1971-72 |
| Furthest in Scottish Cup | see above |
| Furthest in League Cup | Semi-final, 1948-49 |
| Most League points | |
| 2 for a win | 57, Scottish Division One, 1991-92 |
| 3 for a win | 76, Scottish Division One, 2007-08 76, Scottish Division Three, 2000-01 |
| Fewest League points | |
| 2 for a win | 8, Scottish Division One, 1965-66 |
| 3 for a win | 26, Scottish Premier League, 2010-11 |
| Most League goals scored | 91, Scottish Division One, 1936-37 91, Scottish Division Two, 1959-60 |
| Most League goals conceded | 117, Scottish Division One, 1965-66 |
| Fewest League goals scored | 19, Scottish Premier Division, 1988-89 |
| Fewest League goals conceded | 19, Scottish Division Two, 1903-04 |
| Most wins in a League season | 24, Scottish Division Two / One, 1973-74, 1985-86 |
| Fewest wins in a League season | 2, Scottish Division One, 1946-47 |
| Most draws in a League season | 16, Scottish Division One, 1921-22 |
| Fewest draws in a League season | 1, Scottish Division Two, 1898-99, 1899-1900, 1902-03 |
| Most losses in a League season | 29, Scottish Division One / Premier Division, 1965-66, 1986-87 |
| Fewest losses in a League season | 1, Scottish Division Two, 1903-04 |
| Record win | 10-2 v Greenock Morton, Scottish Championship, 3 May 2014 |
| Record defeat | 1-11 v Hibernian, Scottish Division One, 6 November 1965 |
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| Highest number of League goals scored | |
| in a season | 35, David Wilson, Scottish Division One, 1936-37 |
| in total | 246, David Wilson, 1928-39 |
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| Most League appearances | 452, Rikki Ferguson, 1974-88 |
Most capped player | 29, Colin Miller for Canada, 1988-94 |
| Highest transfer fee received | £1,200,000 for James McCarthy to Wigan Athletic, July 2009 |
| Highest transfer fee paid | £180,000 for Tomas Cerny from Sigma Olomouc, July 2009 |
