Current Hamilton Accies side can emulate our cup success, says goal hero

Gary Clark scored a double the last time Hamilton Accies won the Scottish Challenge Cup, and hopes the current squad can emulate that success.

Clark netted twice, with Chris Hillcoat adding a third, as Accies beat a star-studded Greenock Morton side 3-2 in front of a 7,391 crowd at St Mirren’s Love Street ground in Paisley in December 1992 to lift what was then the B&Q Cup, retaining the glass trophy they had won the previous year with a 1-0 win over Ayr United.

Their opponents that day included players like Derek McInnes, Alan Mahood and Rowan Alexander, who scored twice in the Paisley showdown.

Hamilton travel to Falkirk on Sunday to take on Championship rivals Raith Rovers, and Clark hopes to see them lift silverware.

On his own success, Clark, 58, said: “The first thing I remember is how good the crowd was. We had a tremendous support there.

“I also remember that Morton were a right good side at the time. They had Derek McInnes, Alex Mathie, Alan Mahood and Rowan Alexander – a lot of those boys went on to do very well in their careers.

“It was a difficult game. My memories are that I scored a couple of goals, which was nice, but it was a great team effort from the boys.

“I remember the goals. STV missed one of them, and they missed the good one!

“The first one I was about 10 yards out, it came to me and it was a pretty simple finish, to be honest. There was a gap in the corner and I just hit it there.

“The second one was a left-foot shot and that wasn’t unusual for me but it was my weaker foot. I hit that from about 20 yards and it went into the bottom corner, luckily enough for me.

“The third goal, Chris Hillcoat went through on a brilliant run and I was in the middle for a tap-in, but he hit a shot himself and