2012–13 Hamilton Academical F.C. season
The 2012–13 season was Hamilton Academical's second consecutive season in the Scottish First Division, having been relegated from the Scottish Premier League at the end of the 2010–11 season.[2] Hamilton also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
| 2012–13 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Les Gray | 
| Manager | Billy Reid (Until 3 April 2013) Alex Neil (interim) (From 3 April 2013)  | 
| Stadium | New Douglas Park | 
| First Division | Fifth place | 
| Challenge Cup | First Round, lost to Airdrie United | 
| League Cup | Third Round, lost to St Mirren | 
| Scottish Cup | Quarter-final, lost to Falkirk | 
| Top goalscorer | League:  Stevie May (25) All: Stevie May (26)  | 
| Highest home attendance | 3,452 vs Falkirk Scottish Cup, 2 March 2013 | 
| Lowest home attendance | 620 vs Annan Athletic League Cup, 4 August 2012 | 
| Average home league attendance | League: 1,273[1] | 
Summary
    
    Season
    
During season 2012–13 Hamilton finished fifth in the Scottish First Division.[3] They reached the first round of the Challenge Cup,[4] the third round of the League Cup[5] and the Quarter-final of the Scottish Cup.[6]
Management
    
Hamilton began the season under the management of Billy Reid. On 3 April 2013, Reid left the club by mutual consent[7] after nearly eight years in charge of the team.[8] Club captain Alex Neil and Hamilton's Academy director Frankie McAvoy took charge of the team until the end of the season on an interim basis.[9]
Results and fixtures
    
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pre season
    
| 21 July 2012[10] Friendly | Hamilton Academical | 2–0 | Bolton Wanderers | New Douglas Park | 
| 15:00 | Ryan  Hendrie  | 
Bolton Report Hamilton Report  | 
| 24 July 2012[11] Friendly | Hamilton Academical | 0–3 | Motherwell | New Douglas Park | 
| 19:00 | Report | McHugh  Hateley  | 
Scottish First Division
    
| 11 August 2012 Scottish First Division | Raith Rovers | 2–0 | Hamilton Academical | Stark's Park | 
| 15:00 | Graham  | 
SFL Report | Attendance: 1,868 Referee: Madden  | 
| 19 August 2012 Scottish First Division | Hamilton Academical | 1–1 | Greenock Morton | New Douglas Park | 
| 15:00 | Crawford  Neil  | 
SFL Report | O'Brien  Tidser  | 
Attendance: 1,572 Referee: Allan  | 
| 25 August 2012 Scottish First Division | Cowdenbeath | 1–0 | Hamilton Academical | Central Park | 
| 15:00 | Miller  | 
SFL Report | Attendance: 525 Referee: Murray  | 
| 1 September 2012 Scottish First Division | Partick Thistle | 4–0 | Hamilton Academical | Firhill Stadium | 
| 15:00 | Welsh  Craig Steven Lawless  | 
SFL Report | Attendance: 2,603 Referee: McLean  | 
| 15 September 2012 Scottish First Division | Hamilton Academical | 1–1 | Falkirk | New Douglas Park | 
| 15:00 | Routledge  | 
SFL Report | Taylor  | 
Attendance: 1,174 Referee: Beaton  | 
| 22 September 2012 Scottish First Division | Dumbarton | 3–3 | Hamilton Academical | Dumbarton Football Stadium | 
| 15:00 | Kilday  Lister Prunty  | 
Report | Crawford  Keatings  | 
Attendance: 695 Referee: McKendrick  | 
| 29 September 2012 Scottish First Division | Hamilton Academical | 0–3 | Dunfermline Athletic | New Douglas Park | 
| 15:00 | SFL Report | Wallace  Thomson  | 
Attendance: 1,330 Referee: Charleston  | 
| 6 October 2012 Scottish First Division | Airdrie United | 0–4 | Hamilton Academical | Excelsior Stadium | 
| 15:00 | SFL Report | Crawford  Longridge May  | 
Attendance: 868 Referee: O'Reilly  | 
| 20 October 2012 Scottish First Division | Hamilton Academical | 1–2 | Livingston | New Douglas Park | 
| 15:00 | May  Neil  | 
SFL Report | Scougall  McNulty McCann  | 
Attendance: 943 Referee: Salmond  | 
| 27 October 2012 Scottish First Division | Hamilton Academical | 0–1 | Raith Rovers | New Douglas Park | 
| 15:00 | SFL Report | Walker  | 
Attendance: 1,079 Referee: Colvin  | 
| 10 November 2012 Scottish First Division | Greenock Morton | 0–1 | Hamilton Academical | Cappielow Park | 
| 15:00 | SFL Report | May  | 
Attendance: 1,815 Referee: Robertson  | 
| 16 November 2012 Scottish First Division | Hamilton Academical | 1–0 | Partick Thistle | New Douglas Park | 
| 19:45 | Smith  | 
BBC Report SFL Report  | 
Paton  | 
Attendance: 2,450 Referee: Finnie  | 
| 24 November 2012 Scottish First Division | Falkirk | 2–1 | Hamilton Academical | Falkirk Stadium | 
| 15:00 | McGrandles  Small  | 
SFL Report | Page  | 
Attendance: 2,682 Referee: Tumilty  | 
| 8 December 2012 Scottish First Division | Hamilton Academical | P–P | Dumbarton | New Douglas Park | 
| 15:00 | BBC Report | 
| 15 December 2012 Scottish First Division | Dunfermline Athletic | 1–1 | Hamilton Academical | East End Park | 
| 15:00 | Barrowman  | 
SFL Report | May  | 
Attendance: 2,864 Referee: Thomson  | 
| 18 December 2012 Scottish First Division | Hamilton Academical | P–P | Dumbarton | New Douglas Park | 
| 19:45 | SFL Report | |||
| Note: Postponed due to Scottish Cup | ||||
| 26 December 2012 Scottish First Division | Hamilton Academical | 3–0 | Airdrie United | New Douglas Park | 
| 15:00 | Longridge  Neil Page  | 
SFL Report | Attendance: 1,179 Referee: Charleston  | 
| 29 December 2012 Scottish First Division | Livingston | P–P | Hamilton Academical | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium | 
| 15:00 | SFL Report | |||
| Note: Postponed due to waterlogged pitch | ||||
| 2 January 2013 Scottish First Division | Partick Thistle | P–P | Hamilton Academical | Firhill Stadium | 
| 15:00 | BBC Report | |||
| Note: Postponed due to waterlogged pitch | ||||
| 5 January 2013 Scottish First Division | Hamilton Academical | 1–1 | Falkirk | New Douglas Park | 
| 15:00 | Mackinnon  | 
SFL Report | Taylor  Flynn  | 
Attendance: 1,423 Referee: Colvin  | 
| 12 January 2013 Scottish First Division | Hamilton Academical | 2–1 | Cowdenbeath | New Douglas Park | 
| 15:00 | Page  May Neil  | 
SFL Report | Hemmings  | 
Attendance: 1,021 Referee: Brines  | 
| 19 January 2013 Scottish First Division | Raith Rovers | 0–2 | Hamilton Academical | Stark's Park | 
| 15:00 | Hill  | 
SFL Report | Ellis  May  | 
Attendance: 1,194 Referee: Salmond  | 
| 26 January 2013 Scottish First Division | Dumbarton | 3–1 | Hamilton Academical | Dumbarton Football Stadium | 
| 15:00 | Turner  Gilhaney Page  | 
SFL Report | May  | 
Attendance: 878 Referee: Muir  | 
| 9 February 2013 Scottish First Division | Hamilton Academical | 1–2 | Dunfermline Athletic | New Douglas Park | 
| 15:00 | Gillespie  | 
SFL Report | Kirk  Kane  | 
Attendance: 1,248 Referee: Madden  | 
| 16 February 2013 Scottish First Division | Airdrie United | 2–2 | Hamilton Academical | Excelsior Stadium | 
| 15:00 | Moore  Bain  | 
SFL Report | May  | 
Attendance: 755 Referee: Somers  | 
| 19 February 2013 Scottish First Division | Partick Thistle | 1–0 | Hamilton Academical | Firhill Stadium | 
| 19:45 | Muirhead  | 
SFL Report | Attendance: 2,046 Referee: McKendrick  | 
| 23 February 2013 Scottish First Division | Hamilton Academical | 1–1 | Livingston | New Douglas Park | 
| 15:00 | May  | 
SFL Report | Russell  | 
Attendance: 914 Referee: Northcroft  | 
| 5 March 2013 Scottish First Division | Hamilton Academical | 2–1 | Greenock Morton | New Douglas Park | 
| 19:45 | Fisher  Gordon  | 
SFL Report | O'Brien  | 
Attendance: 1,009 Referee: Clancy  | 
| 9 March 2013 Scottish First Division | Cowdenbeath | 1–1 | Hamilton Academical | Central Park | 
| 15:00 | Moore  | 
SFL Report | May  | 
Attendance: 370 Referee: Salmond  | 
| 12 March 2013 Scottish First Division | Hamilton Academical | P–P | Dumbarton | New Douglas Park | 
| 19:45 | BBC Report | |||
| Note: Postponed due to frozen pitch | ||||
| 16 March 2013 Scottish First Division | Hamilton Academical | 0–2 | Partick Thistle | New Douglas Park | 
| 15:00 | SFL Report | Balatoni  Elliott  | 
Attendance: 1,852 Referee: Finnie  | 
| 19 March 2013 Scottish First Division | Livingston | P–P | Hamilton Academical | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium | 
| 19:45 | BBC Report | |||
| Note: Postponed due to snow on pitch | ||||
| 23 March 2013 Scottish First Division | Falkirk | 0–2 | Hamilton Academical | Falkirk Stadium | 
| 15:00 | SFL Report | Routledge  Longridge  | 
Attendance: 2,616 Referee: Tumilty  | 
| 27 March 2013 Scottish First Division | Livingston | P–P | Hamilton Academical | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium | 
| 19:45 | SFL Report | |||
| Note: Postponed due to snow[12] | ||||
| 30 March 2013 Scottish First Division | Hamilton Academical | 2–3 | Dumbarton | New Douglas Park | 
| 15:00 | Fisher  Ryan May  | 
SFL Report | McDougall  Agnew McGinn  | 
Attendance: 943 Referee: Murray  | 
| 2 April 2013 Scottish First Division | Hamilton Academical | 2–1 | Dumbarton | New Douglas Park | 
| 19:45 | May  | 
SFL Report | Lister  | 
Attendance: 775 Referee: Charleston  | 
| 6 April 2013 Scottish First Division | Dunfermline Athletic | 2–3 | Hamilton Academical | East End Park | 
| 15:00 | Thomson  Husband  | 
SFL Report | McShane  Devlin Canning  | 
Attendance: 4,697 Referee: Roache  | 
| 9 April 2013 Scottish First Division | Hamilton Academical | 5–0 | Airdrie United | New Douglas Park | 
| 19:45 | McShane  May Devlin Brophy  | 
SFL Report | Attendance: 850 Referee: Collum  | 
| 13 April 2013 Scottish First Division | Livingston | 0–3 | Hamilton Academical | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium | 
| 15:00 | Report | May  Page  | 
Attendance: 1,607 Referee: Somers  | 
| 16 April 2013 Scottish First Division | Livingston | 0–0 | Hamilton Academical | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium | 
| 19:45 | Docherty  | 
SFL Report | Attendance: 787 Referee: McLean  | 
| 20 April 2013 Scottish First Division | Hamilton Academical | 2–0 | Raith Rovers | New Douglas Park | 
| 15:00 | May  Ryan  | 
SFL Report | Attendance: 969 Referee: Allan  | 
| 27 April 2013 Scottish First Division | Greenock Morton | 0–2 | Hamilton Academical | Cappielow | 
| 15:00 | SFL Report | May  | 
Attendance: 1,541 Referee: Muir  | 
| 4 May 2013 Scottish First Division | Hamilton Academical | 1–3 | Cowdenbeath | New Douglas Park | 
| 15:00 | May  Ryan  | 
SFL Report | Linton  Moore McKenzie  | 
Attendance: 1,434 Referee: Madden  | 
Scottish Challenge Cup
    
| 28 July 2012 Scottish Challenge Cup Round 1 | Hamilton Academical | 0–1 | Airdrie United | New Douglas Park | 
| 15:00 | SFL Report | McLaren  | 
Attendance: 1,005 Referee: Charleston  | 
Scottish League Cup
    
| 4 August 2012 Scottish League Cup Round 1 | Hamilton Academical | 2–0 | Annan Athletic | New Douglas Park | 
| 15:00 | Routledge  Mackinnon  | 
SFL Report | Attendance: 620 Referee: Collum  | 
| 28 August 2012 Scottish League Cup Round 2 | Hamilton Academical | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Partick Thistle | New Douglas Park | 
| 19:45 | Crawford  | 
SFL Report | Attendance: 1,268 Referee: O'Reilly  | 
| 25 September 2012 Scottish League Cup Round 3 | St Mirren | 1–0 | Hamilton Academical | St Mirren Park | 
| 19:45 | Mair  | 
BBC Report  SFL Report  | 
Attendance: 1,914 Referee: Allan  | 
Scottish Cup
    
| 1 December 2012 Scottish Cup Round 4 | Dumbarton | P–P | Hamilton Academical | Dumbarton Football Stadium | 
| 15:00 | BBC Report | 
| 4 December 2012 Scottish Cup Round 4 | Dumbarton | P–P | Hamilton Academical | Dumbarton Football Stadium | 
| 19:30 | BBC Report | 
| 10 December 2012 Scottish Cup Round 4 | Dumbarton | P–P | Hamilton Academical | Dumbarton Football Stadium | 
| 19:30 | BBC Report | 
| 12 December 2012 Scottish Cup Round 4 | Dumbarton | P – P | Hamilton Academical | Dumbarton Football Stadium | 
| 19:30 | BBC Report | 
| 17 December 2012 Scottish Cup Round 4 | Dumbarton | 1–3 | Hamilton Academical | Dumbarton Football Stadium | 
| 19:30 | Turner  | 
BBC Report | Crawford  Devlin Gillespie  | 
Attendance: 469 Referee: Madden  | 
| 2 February 2013 Scottish Cup Round 5 | Dunfermline Athletic | 0–2 | Hamilton Academical | East End Park | 
| 15:00 | BBC Report | May  Routledge  | 
Attendance: 2,588 Referee: Beaton  | 
| 2 March 2013 Scottish Cup QF | Hamilton Academical | 1–2 | Falkirk | New Douglas Park | 
| 15:00 | Ryan  Page  | 
BBC Report | Alston  | 
Attendance: 3,452 Referee: Collum  | 
Player statistics
    
    Captains
    
| No. | P | Name | Country | No. games | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Neil[13] | 25 | Club captain | ||
| DF | Canning[14] | 17 | Vice-captain | 
Last updated: 7 May 2013
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.
Squad
    
- Last updated 7 May 2013[15]
 
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | First Division | Challenge Cup | League Cup | Scottish Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK | Kevin Cuthbert | 43 | 0 | 36+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Martin Canning | 39 | 1 | 33+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Michael Devlin | 27 | 2 | 17+5 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | ||
| DF | Ryan Finnie | 4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Gary Fraser | 14 | 0 | 5+5 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| DF | Grant Gillespie | 37 | 2 | 24+8 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | ||
| DF | Ziggy Gordon | 36 | 1 | 31+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Stephen Hendrie | 29 | 0 | 20+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
| DF | Jordan Jivanda | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Lee Kilday | 6 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Conner McGlinchey | 14 | 0 | 11+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Scott McMann | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Jonathan Page | 24 | 3 | 21+1 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Craig Watson | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Eamonn Brophy | 1 | 1 | 0+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Ali Crawford | 40 | 5 | 30+3 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | ||
| MF | Gary Fisher | 32 | 1 | 18+10 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Jordan Kirkpatrick | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Alex Neil | 27 | 1 | 21+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Jon Routledge | 40 | 4 | 34+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 1 | ||
| MF | Andy Ryan | 34 | 3 | 3+24 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+3 | 1 | ||
| FW | James Keatings | 10 | 2 | 2+6 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Louis Longridge | 38 | 3 | 22+10 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Darian MacKinnon | 29 | 2 | 17+7 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | ||
| FW | James Martin | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Stevie May | 35 | 26 | 33+0 | 25 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | ||
| FW | Jon McShane | 18 | 2 | 9+6 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Kieran Millar | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
Disciplinary record
    
Includes all competitive matches.
- Last updated 7 May 2013
 
| Nation | Position | Name | First Division | Challenge Cup | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Total | |||||
| GK | Kevin Cuthbert | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| DF | Martin Canning | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| DF | Michael Devlin | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| DF | Ryan Finnie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | Gary Fraser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | Grant Gillespie | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| DF | Ziggy Gordon | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| DF | Stephen Hendrie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | Jordan Jivanda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | Lee Kilday | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | Conner McGlinchey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | Scott McMann | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | Jonathan Page | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |
| DF | Craig Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | Eamonn Brophy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | Ali Crawford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | Gary Fisher | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| MF | Jordan Kirkpatrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | Alex Neil | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | |
| MF | Jon Routledge | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| MF | Andy Ryan | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| FW | James Keatings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | Louis Longridge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | Darian MacKinnon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| FW | James Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | Stevie May | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| FW | Jon McShane | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | Kieran Millar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Team statistics
    
    League table
    
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Falkirk | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 52 | 48 | +4 | 53 | 
| 4 | Livingston | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 58 | 56 | +2 | 52 | 
| 5 | Hamilton Academical | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 52 | 45 | +7 | 51 | 
| 6 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 46 | 
| 7 | Dumbarton | 36 | 13 | 4 | 19 | 58 | 83 | −25 | 43 | 
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Division summary
    
- Dunfermline were deducted 15 points shortly prior to this fixture altering league standings. This was as a result of them entering administration.[16]
 
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Transfers
    
Players in | 
Players out
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