Hamilton Accies' 1992 B&Q Cup win was special for keeper who missed '91 final

Allan Ferguson says Hamilton Accies’ B&Q Cup win of 1992 stuck out as a favourite of his, because a knee injury stopped him from lifting it the year before.

Accies beat Morton 3-2 at St Mirren’s former Love Street ground on December 13, 1992, with a Gary Clark double and a brilliant individual goal from defender Chris Hillcoat.

Lanark-born Ferguson, 59, had played every game of the tournament up until the semi-final, but a knee injury wrecked his season and prevented him from playing in a 1-0 win over Ayr United at Motherwell’s Fir Park.

Ferguson, who went on to play for St Johnstone, Airdrie and Falkirk and win further Challenge Cups with the latter two, has fond memories of the clash in Paisley in 1992.

“We were going well at the time,” he said. “I had missed out on the previous won when I did my knee in, and I had played right up to the semi-final, and was out for the rest of the season.

“I remember that one at Fir Park – we all partied on after it.

“So the next one was probably a wee bit more special for me.

“We won 3-2 and it was quite a dire day at St Mirren, at the old Love Street, but at the end of the day it’s all about the result on the day.

“Gary Clark scored a few goals for us and he got two that day, and Chris Hillcoat wasn’t renowned for his goals, but went on a mazy run and stuck it away.

“Performance-wise we could have played better, but it’s all about winning the cup, isn’t it?”

Ferguson added: “Both Hamilton and Morton had good teams that day.

“I remember the Morton team had a lot of good players who went on to bigger things as well, and it was always a tough game against them.

“Rowan Alexander wasn’t the biggest but was brilliant in the air, he had a real spring.

“It was always a tough game against