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5 contenders to succeed Martin Canning as Hamilton boss

5 contenders to succeed Martin Canning as Hamilton boss
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The names who could be in the frame for role with the Ladbrokes Premiership strugglers.

Hamilton are on the hunt for a new boss after Martin Canning left the club.

Here, Press Association Sport looks at who may replace him.

Guillaume Beuzelin

Hamilton Academical 2017/18 Photocall – SuperSeal Stadium
Guillaume Beuzelin has previous with Hamilton (Jeff Holmes/PA)

The former Hibernian midfielder has been placed in temporary command of the first team alongside youth academy boss George Cairns but is highly-rated by the Accies hierarchy. The Lanarkshire outfit have appointed their last two managers from within and it would be no surprise to see them follow that same path by giving the job to the Frenchman.

Stuart Taylor

Falkirk v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Stuart Taylor, far left, pictured here in his playing days at Falkirk (PA Archive)

Paul Lambert's number two at Ipswich has close ties to Hamilton having been part of Billy Reid's backroom staff when the club won promotion back to the top flight in 2008. Has a previous spell as a boss under his belt following a season-long stint with League of Ireland outfit Limerick in 2013 while he has worked alongside Lambert at Wolves, Stoke and now Portman Road.

John Hughes

Celtic v Inverness Caledonian Thistle – Ladbrokes Scottish Premiership – Celtic Park
John Hughes is available (Danny Lawson/PA)

Has been out of work since his disastrous three-month reign at Raith Rovers ended in the club's relegation to Ladbrokes League One. But with a Scottish Cup win with Inverness on his CV, the 54-year-old – who has also managed Falkirk, Hibernian, Livingston and Hartlepool – will back himself to get the Accies support back on side with his brand of passing football.

Alan Archibald

Partick Thistle v Livingston – Ladbrokes Premiership Playoffs – Final – Second Leg – Energy Check Stadium at Firhill
Alan Archibald was unable to keep Partick Thistle up last season Graham Stuart/PA)

Left Partick Thistle under a cloud earlier this season after four-and-a-half years in charge at Firhill. The former Jags skipper led the club to promotion six months after replacing Jackie McNamara in January 2013. After establishing Thistle as a Premiership outfit, he guided the club to their highest league finish in 40 years in 2017 but failed to back it up and were relegated the following season, before being axed eight games into this term.

Danny Lennon

Soccer – Ladbrokes Scottish Championship – Rangers v Alloa Athletic – Ibrox Stadium
Danny Lennon led St Mirren to League Cup success (Danny Lawson/PA)

St Mirren's League Cup winning boss still feels hard done by after being axed 18 months on from leading the Buddies to their Hampden triumph. While he failed in his mission to break the Paisley outfit into the top six, he did keep them in top division in his four years in charge. Since then has had brief stints in charge of Scotland Under-21s, Alloa and Airdrie with current club Clyde on course for the League Two play-offs.

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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Celtic22153453143948
2RangersRangers23136447182945
3Kilmarnock23136434211345
4Aberdeen23134637241343
5Hearts2312382928139
6St Johnstone2211472626037
7Hibernian238873324932
8Livingston238692623330
9Motherwell2383122233-1127
10Hamilton AcademicalHamilton2342171449-3514
11Dundee2334161748-3113
12St Mirren2333171646-3012

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