Martin Canning leaves Hamilton Accies

Martin Canning has left his post as manager of Hamilton after the club announced his departure by mutual consent.

The former Accies player had been in charge of the Lanarkshire club since 2015, but had overseen a run of four successive defeats that sees them just two points ahead of bottom club St Mirren in the Ladbrokes Premiership.

Guillaume Beuzelin and George Cairns will take temporary charge of the first team.

A statement from chairman Allan Maitland said: I confirm that our manager Martin Canning has left the club by mutual agreement and we will be advertising for a replacement.

With the departure of so many important players over the last two seasons (Michael Devlin, Eamonn Brophy, Lewis Ferguson, Ali Crawford and Greg Docherty) it has become increasingly difficult to maintain the playing levels and results previously reached.

Martin and the board feel that a change was necessary to give the club the best opportunity to get back to those levels.'

"The club would like to thank Martin for his commitment and efforts during his ten and a half years at the club as both a player and a manager. He played in over 200 games including the play-off match at Hibs in May 2014 when we secured our place in the Premier League and has managed the Club in the top division for the last four seasons. He has successfully managed to maintain our status in the Premier League and we will be forever grateful for his part in this achievement.

"Under 18’s coach Jason Scotland has also left the club and again we thank him for his efforts and contribution both as a player and a coach.

"Guillaume Beuzelin and George Cairns will be in charge of first team affairs until further notice."

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