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Hamilton stun Celtic 1-0 to go top of Scottish Premiership
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Hamilton Academical claimed their first win at Celtic Park since 1938 as they beat champions Celtic 1-0 to top the Scottish Premiership table.
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The Hamilton midfielder Ali Crawford made the breakthrough four minutes into the second half after the Celtic defence failed to deal with a Stephen Hendrie cross into the box.
Celtic squandered a number of chances to equalise as manager Ronny Deila, who has struggled since taking over from Neil Lennon during the close season, was booed at the final whistle.
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Table-toppers Hamilton, who were promoted from the Scottish Championship last season, have 20 points from nine games, while Celtic are sixth with 14 points from eight matches.
Skipper Scott Brown accused Celtic’s players of hiding during the shock defeat: “We missed a few chances but at the end we didn’t deserve anything to be perfectly honest,” he said. “We didn’t play as well as we should have. We didn’t have enough movement and there weren’t enough people wanting the ball. People were just hiding and it was disappointing to see and play in.
“We tried to play but Hamilton pressed us high up the pitch and teams don’t do that at Celtic Park. We should be pressing teams high up the park and it hasn’t happened. I don’t do getting beat. I came to Celtic to win games and we are not winning games and performing just now and I don’t know why that is. We are just not doing it as a team and as individuals. I take my share of the blame as well in there. At the end of the day, we weren’t good enough.”
Newly-promoted Accies’ remarkable start to the season continues – they have lost only one league game – and player/manager Alex Neil is hoping the fans are enjoying it. He said: “If you are a Hamilton Accies fan and not top of the world at the moment, you never will be. If you’re an Accies fan this is the pinnacle.
“We had a really successful season last year that culminated in going to Hibs and knocking them out the Premiership but today it was David versus Goliath if you look at the teams. Celtic are an institution in Scotland, where we’re a small club with 1,500 fans. Celtic have 50,000 and that’s only the ones who come to the games.
“There’s a huge gulf in terms of the clubs but on the pitch it’s 11 against 11 and I thought our team were magnificent, particularly as they were such a young group. “ I am with the players every day and I see how hard they work and I want it so bad for them. All the plaudits they get is fully deserved.”
