2018β19 season | ||||
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Chairman | Rod Petrie | |||
Manager |
Neil Lennon (until 26 January) Eddie May (caretaker, 26 January to 13 February) Paul Heckingbottom (from 13 February) | |||
Stadium |
Easter Road Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland (Capacity: 20,421) | |||
Premiership | 5th | |||
League Cup | Quarter-final, lost to Aberdeen | |||
Scottish Cup | Quarter-final, lost to Celtic | |||
Europa League | Third qualifying round, lost to Molde | |||
Top goalscorer | League:
Florian Kamberi (8) All: Florian Kamberi Stevie Mallan (13 each) | |||
Highest home attendance | 20,200 (v. Heart of Midlothian, 29 December) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 15,096 (v. St Mirren, 5 December) | |||
Average home league attendance | 17,775 [1] | |||
Biggest win | 6β0 (v. Hamilton Academical, 6 October) | |||
Biggest defeat | 0β3 (v. Kilmarnock, 1 December) | |||
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The 2018β19 season was Hibernian's (Hibs) second season of play back in the top league of Scottish football (the Scottish Premiership), having been promoted from the Scottish Championship at the end of the 2016β17 season. [2] Hibs also entered the Europa League, [3] and progressed through two qualifying rounds before losing to Norwegian club Molde. They were knocked out of the League Cup in a penalty shootout by Aberdeen, and in the Scottish Cup by Celtic, and finished fifth in the league.
Hibs manager Neil Lennon was suspended by the club on 26 January 2019, [4] and was subsequently replaced by Paul Heckingbottom. [5]
Win Draw Loss Postponed
30 June 2018 Friendly match | Linlithgow Rose | 0β2 | Hibernian | Linlithgow |
Edinburgh Evening News | Swanson 51', 82' | Stadium:
Prestonfield Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Hall |
4 July 2018 Friendly match | Berwick Rangers | 0β6 | Hibernian | Berwick-upon-Tweed |
Edinburgh Evening News |
Shaw 13', 76' Murray 28' Gray 39' Whittaker 56' Allan 89' |
Stadium:
Shielfield Park Referee: Ross |
8 July 2018 Testimonial match for Paul Hanlon [6] | Hibernian | 0β2 | Blackburn Rovers | Edinburgh |
Edinburgh Evening News |
Conway 53' Tomlinson 56' |
Stadium:
Easter Road Attendance: 6,520 Referee: Duncan |
15 July 2018 Friendly match [7] | Wick Academy | 0β1 | Hibernian XI | Wick |
Edinburgh Evening News | Murray 13' | Stadium: Harmsworth Park |
22 July 2018 Friendly match [7] | Coldstream | 0β5 | Hibernian XI | Coldstream |
Hibernian FC | Woods Mackie 64' Gullan 70', 74' Murray 84' |
Stadium: Home Park |
30 July 2018 Bobby Johnstone Memorial Cup [7] | Selkirk | 0β10 | Hibernian XI | Selkirk |
Report | Stadium: Yarrow Park |
6 August 2018 Friendly match [7] | Tranent Juniors | 2β6 | Hibernian XI | Tranent |
Hibernian FC | Stadium: Foresters Park |
11 January 2019 [8] Friendly match | Al Wasl | 0β1 | Hibernian | Dubai |
Edinburgh Evening News | Stadium: Zabeel Stadium |
The schedule for the first 33 rounds of the 2018β19 Premiership was announced on 15 June 2018. [9]
5 August 2018 Premiership | Hibernian | 3–0 | Motherwell | Edinburgh |
15:00 BST |
Mallan 30' Shaw 45' Boyle 51' |
BBC Sport | Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 17,494 Referee: Madden |
12 August 2018 Premiership | St Johnstone | 1–1 | Hibernian | Perth |
15:00 BST | Mallan 22' ( o.g.) | BBC Sport | Shaw 51' | Stadium:
McDiarmid Park Attendance: 4,637 Referee: Collum |
25 August 2018 Premiership | Hibernian | 1–1 | Aberdeen | Edinburgh |
15:00 BST | Maclaren 86' | BBC Sport | Hoban 45' | Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 18,583 Referee: Dallas |
1 September 2018 Premiership | Livingston | 2–1 | Hibernian | Livingston |
15:00 BST |
Byrne 58' Pittman 70' |
BBC Sport | Horgan 52' | Stadium:
Tony Macaroni Arena Attendance: 5,305 Referee: McLean |
15 September 2018 Premiership | Hibernian | 3–2 | Kilmarnock | Edinburgh |
15:00 BST |
Mallan 12' Gray 23' Kamberi 78' ( pen.) |
BBC Sport |
Brophy 26' Stewart 44' |
Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 17,622 Referee: Beaton |
22 September 2018 Premiership | Dundee | 0–3 | Hibernian | Dundee |
15:00 BST | BBC Sport |
Kamberi 51' Boyle 54' Agyepong 88' |
Stadium:
Dens Park Attendance: 6,076 Referee: Dallas |
29 September 2018 Premiership | St Mirren | 0–1 | Hibernian | Paisley |
15:00 BST | BBC Sport | Gray 14' | Stadium:
St Mirren Park Attendance: 6,082 Referee: Anderson |
6 October 2018 Premiership | Hibernian | 6–0 | Hamilton Academical | Edinburgh |
15:00 BST |
Boyle 25' Mallan 34', 71' Hyndman 39' Kamberi 90+1' Kilgallon 90+2' ( o.g.) |
BBC Sport | Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 16,857 Referee: Robertson |
20 October 2018 Premiership | Celtic | 4–2 | Hibernian | Glasgow |
15:00 BST |
Rogic 8' Ntcham 19' Γdouard 70', 88' |
BBC Sport |
Kamberi 63' Boyle 73' |
Stadium:
Celtic Park Attendance: 58,452 Referee: Robertson |
31 October 2018 Premiership | Heart of Midlothian | 0–0 | Hibernian | Edinburgh |
19:45 GMT | BBC Sport | Kamberi 65' | Stadium:
Tynecastle Park Attendance: 19,410 Referee: Dallas |
3 November 2018 Premiership | Hibernian | 0–1 | St Johnstone | Edinburgh |
15:00 GMT | BBC Sport | Shaughnessy 90' | Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 17,307 Referee: Walsh |
9 November 2018 Premiership | Aberdeen | 1β0 | Hibernian | Aberdeen |
19:45 GMT | Mackay-Steven 40' | BBC Sport | Stadium:
Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 15,629 Referee: Muir [nb 1] |
24 November 2018 Premiership | Hibernian | 2–2 | Dundee | Edinburgh |
15:00 GMT |
Kusunga 1' (
o.g.) Porteous 30' |
BBC Sport |
Miller 45+1' McGowan 47' |
Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 16,190 Referee: Aitken |
1 December 2018 Premiership | Kilmarnock | 3β0 | Hibernian | Kilmarnock |
15:00 GMT |
Brophy 6', 34' (
pen.) Stewart 90' |
BBC Sport | Stadium:
Rugby Park Attendance: 6,036 Referee: Thomson |
5 December 2018 Premiership | Hibernian | 2–2 | St Mirren | Edinburgh |
19:45 GMT |
Shaw 56' Porteous 73' |
BBC Sport |
Hammill 6' McGinn 67' |
Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 15,096 Referee: Anderson |
8 December 2018 Premiership | Hamilton Academical | 0–1 | Hibernian | Hamilton |
15:00 GMT | BBC Sport | Shaw 65' | Stadium:
New Douglas Park Attendance: 2,169 Referee: Madden |
16 December 2018 Premiership | Hibernian | 2–0 | Celtic | Edinburgh |
12:30 GMT |
Slivka 1' Kamberi 59' |
BBC Sport | Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 18,142 Referee: Robertson |
19 December 2018 Premiership | Hibernian | 0–0 | Rangers | Edinburgh |
19:45 GMT | BBC Sport | Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 18,662 Referee: Thomson |
22 December 2018 Premiership | Hibernian | 1–1 | Livingston | Edinburgh |
15:00 GMT | Porteous 80' | BBC Sport | Hardie 56' | Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 17,056 Referee: Aitken |
26 December 2018 Premiership | Rangers | 1–1 | Hibernian | Glasgow |
15:00 GMT | Morelos 25' | BBC Sport | McGregor 86' | Stadium:
Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,885 Referee: Dallas |
29 December 2018 Premiership | Hibernian | 0–1 | Heart of Midlothian | Edinburgh |
17:30 GMT | BBC Sport | Lee 28' | Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 20,200 Referee: Clancy |
23 January 2019 Premiership | Motherwell | 1–0 | Hibernian | Motherwell |
19:45 GMT | Turnbull 43' | BBC Sport | Stadium:
Fir Park Attendance: 4,090 Referee: Madden |
27 January 2019 Premiership | St Mirren | 1–3 | Hibernian | Paisley |
13:30 GMT | Jackson 24' | BBC Sport |
Shaw 61' McGregor 70' Mallan 87' |
Stadium:
St Mirren Park Attendance: 5,650 Referee: McLean |
2 February 2019 Premiership | Hibernian | 1–2 | Aberdeen | Edinburgh |
15:00 GMT | Shaw 9' | BBC Sport |
Considine 12' Mackay-Steven 22' |
Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 16,269 Referee: Robertson |
6 February 2019 Premiership | Celtic | 2–0 | Hibernian | Glasgow |
19:45 GMT |
Christie 24' Burke 63' |
BBC Sport | Stadium:
Celtic Park Attendance: 56,730 Referee: Thomson |
16 February 2019 Premiership | Hibernian | 2–0 | Hamilton Academical | Edinburgh |
15:00 GMT |
Kamberi 17' McNulty 39' ( pen.) |
BBC Sport | Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 16,265 Referee: Muir |
22 February 2019 Premiership | Dundee | 2–4 | Hibernian | Dundee |
19:45 GMT |
McGowan 35' Wright 79' |
BBC Sport |
Kamberi 26' McNulty 39', 63' Mallan 66' |
Stadium:
Dens Park Attendance: 6,450 Referee: Beaton |
27 February 2019 Premiership | St Johnstone | 1–2 | Hibernian | Perth |
19:45 GMT | Kane 15' | BBC Sport | McNulty 65' ( pen.), 84' | Stadium:
McDiarmid Park Attendance: 4,136 Referee: Duncan |
8 March 2019 Premiership | Hibernian | 1–1 | Rangers | Edinburgh |
19:45 GMT | Kamberi 76' | BBC Sport | Candeias 43' | Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 20,065 Referee: McLean |
16 March 2019 Premiership | Hibernian | 2–0 | Motherwell | Edinburgh |
15:00 GMT |
McNulty 19' (
pen.) Gray 39' |
BBC Sport | Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 17,184 Referee: Clancy |
29 March 2019 Premiership | Livingston | 1–2 | Hibernian | Livingston |
19:45 GMT | Hardie 90+1' ( pen.) | BBC Sport |
Hanlon 71' Mallan 75' |
Stadium:
Tony Macaroni Arena Attendance: 4,774 Referee: Walsh |
3 April 2019 Premiership | Hibernian | 0–0 | Kilmarnock | Edinburgh |
19:45 BST | BBC Sport | Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 16,588 Referee: McLean |
6 April 2019 Premiership | Heart of Midlothian | 1–2 | Hibernian | Edinburgh |
12:30 BST | Haring 25' | BBC Sport | Horgan 28', 56' | Stadium:
Tynecastle Park Attendance: 19,667 Referee: Collum |
21 April 2019 Premiership | Hibernian | 0–0 | Celtic | Edinburgh |
12:30 BST | BBC Sport | Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 19,472 Referee: Walsh |
28 April 2019 Premiership | Hibernian | 1–1 | Heart of Midlothian | Edinburgh |
12:15 BST | Berra 69' ( o.g.) | BBC Sport | Ikpeazu 84' | Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 19,395 Referee: Thomson |
5 May 2019 Premiership | Rangers | 1–0 | Hibernian | Glasgow |
15:30 BST | Defoe 41' | BBC Sport | Stadium:
Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,662 Referee: Madden |
11 May 2019 Premiership | Kilmarnock | 1β0 | Hibernian | Kilmarnock |
15:00 BST | Brophy 32' ( pen.) | BBC Sport | Stadium:
Rugby Park Attendance: 7,484 Referee: Dallas |
19 May 2019 Premiership | Hibernian | 1–2 | Aberdeen | Edinburgh |
15:00 BST | McNulty 26' | BBC Sport |
Cosgrove 43' Wilson 63' |
Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 18,631 Referee: Anderson |
As one of the four clubs participating in European competition, Hibs received a bye to the second round (last 16) of the League Cup. [10] Hibs defeated Ross County in the second round, and were paired with Aberdeen in the quarter-finals. After both the regulation time and extra time periods finished goalless, Aberdeen won a penalty shootout to progress to the semi-finals.
19 August 2018 R2 | Hibernian | 3–2 | Ross County | Easter Road |
15:00 BST |
Gray 15' Mallan 70' Horgan 90+1' |
BBC Sport |
Gardyne 10' Mullin 64' ( pen.) |
Attendance: 8,452 Referee: Clancy |
25 September 2018 QF | Hibernian | 0–0 (
a.e.t.) (5–6 p) | Aberdeen | Easter Road |
19:45 BST | BBC Sport | Attendance: 11,170 Referee: McLean |
As a Premiership club, Hibernian entered the Scottish Cup at the fourth round stage and were drawn at home to League Two club Elgin City. [11] They won 4–0 and were then drawn at home to Raith Rovers in the fifth round. [12] A 3–1 victory put Hibs into the quarter-final, where they were drawn at home to cup holders Celtic. [13] They lost 2–0 to a Celtic side managed by Neil Lennon, who had left Hibs four weeks previously. [14]
19 January 2019 R4 | Hibernian | 4–0 | Elgin City | Edinburgh |
15:00 GMT |
Kamberi 21' Horgan 25', 53' Mallan 45' ( pen.) |
BBC Sport | Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 7,082 Referee: Walsh |
9 February 2019 R5 | Hibernian | 3–1 | Raith Rovers | Edinburgh |
15:00 GMT |
Horgan 22' Slivka 38' McNulty 58' |
BBC Sport | Murray 75' | Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 9,130 Referee: Madden |
2 March 2019 QF | Hibernian | 0–2 | Celtic | Edinburgh |
17:15 GMT | BBC Sport |
Forrest 62' Brown 75' |
Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 15,719 Referee: Collum |
Having finished fourth in the 2017β18 Scottish Premiership, Hibs qualified for the 2018β19 UEFA Europa League. [3] [15] In the first qualifying round they were paired with Faroese club RunavΓk. [15]
12 July 2018 QR1 | Hibernian | 6β1 | RunavΓk | Edinburgh |
Kamberi 3' (
pen.), 21', 48' Shaw 29' Mallan 43', 84' |
BBC Sport | Knudsen 53' | Stadium:
Easter Road Attendance: 12,501 Referee: Manfredas Lukjancukas (Lithuania) |
19 July 2018 QR1 | RunavΓk | 4β6 (5β12 agg.) | Hibernian | Toftir |
Ambrose 1' (
o.g.) Olsen 6', 35', 57' |
BBC Sport |
McGinn 10' Stevenson 16' Gray 45+1' Ambrose 50' Mallan 70', 77' |
Stadium:
Svangaskard Stadium Referee: Luis Miguel Teixeira (Portugal) |
26 July 2018 QR2 | Hibernian | 3β2 | Asteras Tripolis | Edinburgh |
Ambrose 64' Gray 77' Kamberi 90+3' |
BBC Sport | Kyriakopoulous 12', 35' | Stadium: Easter Road Referee: Andreas Ekberg ( Sweden) |
2 August 2018 QR2 | Asteras Tripolis | 1β1 (3β4 agg.) | Hibernian | Tripoli |
Tsilianidis 56' | BBC Sport | McGinn 44' | Stadium:
Theodoros Kolokotronis Stadium Referee: BenoΓt Millot (France) |
9 August 2018 QR3 | Hibernian | 0β0 | Molde | Edinburgh |
BBC Sport | Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 16,339 Referee: Adam Farkas (Hungary) |
16 August 2018 QR3 | Molde | 3β0 (3β0 agg.) | Hibernian | Molde |
Haaland 35', 82' Aursnes 66' |
BBC Sport | Stadium:
Aker Stadion Referee: Dennis Higler |
No. | Pos | Player | Premiership | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Europa League | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Goalkeepers | ||||||||||||
1 | GK | Ofir Marciano | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
21 | GK | Ross Laidlaw | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
31 | GK | Adam Bogdan | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
Defenders | ||||||||||||
2 | DF | David Gray | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 6 |
3 | DF | Steven Whittaker | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
4 | DF | Paul Hanlon | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
16 | DF | Lewis Stevenson | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 44 | 1 |
18 | DF | Miquel Nelom | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
21 | DF | Darnell Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
23 | DF | Charalampos Mavrias | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
24 | DF | Darren McGregor | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 2 |
25 | DF | Efe Ambrose | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 2 |
26 | DF | Jonathan Spector | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
36 | DF | Ryan Porteous | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 3 |
43 | DF | Sean Mackie | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
Midfielders | ||||||||||||
5 | MF | Mark Milligan | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
6 | MF | Marvin Bartley | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
7 | MF | John McGinn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
7 | MF | Daryl Horgan | 34 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 7 |
8 | MF | Vykintas Slivka | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 2 |
11 | MF | Danny Swanson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
13 | MF | Ryan Gauld | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
14 | MF | Stevie Mallan | 37 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 48 | 13 |
17 | MF | Thomas Agyepong | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
20 | MF | Emerson Hyndman | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
20 | MF | Gael Bigirimana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
26 | MF | Scott Martin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
33 | MF | Fraser Murray | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
40 | MF | StΓ©phane OmΓ©onga | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
Forwards | ||||||||||||
9 | FW | Jamie Maclaren | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
9 | FW | Marc McNulty | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 |
10 | FW | Martin Boyle | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 4 |
15 | FW | Simon Murray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
22 | FW | Florian Kamberi | 33 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 43 | 13 |
32 | FW | Oli Shaw | 26 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 7 |
47 | FW | Jamie Gullan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
49 | FW | Lewis Allan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation [a] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 50 | 31 | +19 | 67 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round [b] |
4 | Aberdeen | 38 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 57 | 44 | +13 | 67 | |
5 | Hibernian | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 51 | 39 | +12 | 54 | |
6 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 42 | 50 | −8 | 51 | |
7 | St Johnstone | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 52 |
Name | From | To | P | W | D | L | Win% [nb 2] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Neil Lennon [17] [4] | 12 July 2018 | 26 January 2019 | 31 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 38.71 |
Eddie May [4] | 26 January 2019 | 13 February 2019 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50.00 |
Paul Heckingbottom | 13 February 2019 | 19 May 2019 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 42.86 |
Players in
|
Players out
|
2018β19 season | ||||
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Chairman | Rod Petrie | |||
Manager |
Neil Lennon (until 26 January) Eddie May (caretaker, 26 January to 13 February) Paul Heckingbottom (from 13 February) | |||
Stadium |
Easter Road Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland (Capacity: 20,421) | |||
Premiership | 5th | |||
League Cup | Quarter-final, lost to Aberdeen | |||
Scottish Cup | Quarter-final, lost to Celtic | |||
Europa League | Third qualifying round, lost to Molde | |||
Top goalscorer | League:
Florian Kamberi (8) All: Florian Kamberi Stevie Mallan (13 each) | |||
Highest home attendance | 20,200 (v. Heart of Midlothian, 29 December) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 15,096 (v. St Mirren, 5 December) | |||
Average home league attendance | 17,775 [1] | |||
Biggest win | 6β0 (v. Hamilton Academical, 6 October) | |||
Biggest defeat | 0β3 (v. Kilmarnock, 1 December) | |||
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The 2018β19 season was Hibernian's (Hibs) second season of play back in the top league of Scottish football (the Scottish Premiership), having been promoted from the Scottish Championship at the end of the 2016β17 season. [2] Hibs also entered the Europa League, [3] and progressed through two qualifying rounds before losing to Norwegian club Molde. They were knocked out of the League Cup in a penalty shootout by Aberdeen, and in the Scottish Cup by Celtic, and finished fifth in the league.
Hibs manager Neil Lennon was suspended by the club on 26 January 2019, [4] and was subsequently replaced by Paul Heckingbottom. [5]
Win Draw Loss Postponed
30 June 2018 Friendly match | Linlithgow Rose | 0β2 | Hibernian | Linlithgow |
Edinburgh Evening News | Swanson 51', 82' | Stadium:
Prestonfield Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Hall |
4 July 2018 Friendly match | Berwick Rangers | 0β6 | Hibernian | Berwick-upon-Tweed |
Edinburgh Evening News |
Shaw 13', 76' Murray 28' Gray 39' Whittaker 56' Allan 89' |
Stadium:
Shielfield Park Referee: Ross |
8 July 2018 Testimonial match for Paul Hanlon [6] | Hibernian | 0β2 | Blackburn Rovers | Edinburgh |
Edinburgh Evening News |
Conway 53' Tomlinson 56' |
Stadium:
Easter Road Attendance: 6,520 Referee: Duncan |
15 July 2018 Friendly match [7] | Wick Academy | 0β1 | Hibernian XI | Wick |
Edinburgh Evening News | Murray 13' | Stadium: Harmsworth Park |
22 July 2018 Friendly match [7] | Coldstream | 0β5 | Hibernian XI | Coldstream |
Hibernian FC | Woods Mackie 64' Gullan 70', 74' Murray 84' |
Stadium: Home Park |
30 July 2018 Bobby Johnstone Memorial Cup [7] | Selkirk | 0β10 | Hibernian XI | Selkirk |
Report | Stadium: Yarrow Park |
6 August 2018 Friendly match [7] | Tranent Juniors | 2β6 | Hibernian XI | Tranent |
Hibernian FC | Stadium: Foresters Park |
11 January 2019 [8] Friendly match | Al Wasl | 0β1 | Hibernian | Dubai |
Edinburgh Evening News | Stadium: Zabeel Stadium |
The schedule for the first 33 rounds of the 2018β19 Premiership was announced on 15 June 2018. [9]
5 August 2018 Premiership | Hibernian | 3–0 | Motherwell | Edinburgh |
15:00 BST |
Mallan 30' Shaw 45' Boyle 51' |
BBC Sport | Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 17,494 Referee: Madden |
12 August 2018 Premiership | St Johnstone | 1–1 | Hibernian | Perth |
15:00 BST | Mallan 22' ( o.g.) | BBC Sport | Shaw 51' | Stadium:
McDiarmid Park Attendance: 4,637 Referee: Collum |
25 August 2018 Premiership | Hibernian | 1–1 | Aberdeen | Edinburgh |
15:00 BST | Maclaren 86' | BBC Sport | Hoban 45' | Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 18,583 Referee: Dallas |
1 September 2018 Premiership | Livingston | 2–1 | Hibernian | Livingston |
15:00 BST |
Byrne 58' Pittman 70' |
BBC Sport | Horgan 52' | Stadium:
Tony Macaroni Arena Attendance: 5,305 Referee: McLean |
15 September 2018 Premiership | Hibernian | 3–2 | Kilmarnock | Edinburgh |
15:00 BST |
Mallan 12' Gray 23' Kamberi 78' ( pen.) |
BBC Sport |
Brophy 26' Stewart 44' |
Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 17,622 Referee: Beaton |
22 September 2018 Premiership | Dundee | 0–3 | Hibernian | Dundee |
15:00 BST | BBC Sport |
Kamberi 51' Boyle 54' Agyepong 88' |
Stadium:
Dens Park Attendance: 6,076 Referee: Dallas |
29 September 2018 Premiership | St Mirren | 0–1 | Hibernian | Paisley |
15:00 BST | BBC Sport | Gray 14' | Stadium:
St Mirren Park Attendance: 6,082 Referee: Anderson |
6 October 2018 Premiership | Hibernian | 6–0 | Hamilton Academical | Edinburgh |
15:00 BST |
Boyle 25' Mallan 34', 71' Hyndman 39' Kamberi 90+1' Kilgallon 90+2' ( o.g.) |
BBC Sport | Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 16,857 Referee: Robertson |
20 October 2018 Premiership | Celtic | 4–2 | Hibernian | Glasgow |
15:00 BST |
Rogic 8' Ntcham 19' Γdouard 70', 88' |
BBC Sport |
Kamberi 63' Boyle 73' |
Stadium:
Celtic Park Attendance: 58,452 Referee: Robertson |
31 October 2018 Premiership | Heart of Midlothian | 0–0 | Hibernian | Edinburgh |
19:45 GMT | BBC Sport | Kamberi 65' | Stadium:
Tynecastle Park Attendance: 19,410 Referee: Dallas |
3 November 2018 Premiership | Hibernian | 0–1 | St Johnstone | Edinburgh |
15:00 GMT | BBC Sport | Shaughnessy 90' | Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 17,307 Referee: Walsh |
9 November 2018 Premiership | Aberdeen | 1β0 | Hibernian | Aberdeen |
19:45 GMT | Mackay-Steven 40' | BBC Sport | Stadium:
Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 15,629 Referee: Muir [nb 1] |
24 November 2018 Premiership | Hibernian | 2–2 | Dundee | Edinburgh |
15:00 GMT |
Kusunga 1' (
o.g.) Porteous 30' |
BBC Sport |
Miller 45+1' McGowan 47' |
Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 16,190 Referee: Aitken |
1 December 2018 Premiership | Kilmarnock | 3β0 | Hibernian | Kilmarnock |
15:00 GMT |
Brophy 6', 34' (
pen.) Stewart 90' |
BBC Sport | Stadium:
Rugby Park Attendance: 6,036 Referee: Thomson |
5 December 2018 Premiership | Hibernian | 2–2 | St Mirren | Edinburgh |
19:45 GMT |
Shaw 56' Porteous 73' |
BBC Sport |
Hammill 6' McGinn 67' |
Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 15,096 Referee: Anderson |
8 December 2018 Premiership | Hamilton Academical | 0–1 | Hibernian | Hamilton |
15:00 GMT | BBC Sport | Shaw 65' | Stadium:
New Douglas Park Attendance: 2,169 Referee: Madden |
16 December 2018 Premiership | Hibernian | 2–0 | Celtic | Edinburgh |
12:30 GMT |
Slivka 1' Kamberi 59' |
BBC Sport | Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 18,142 Referee: Robertson |
19 December 2018 Premiership | Hibernian | 0–0 | Rangers | Edinburgh |
19:45 GMT | BBC Sport | Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 18,662 Referee: Thomson |
22 December 2018 Premiership | Hibernian | 1–1 | Livingston | Edinburgh |
15:00 GMT | Porteous 80' | BBC Sport | Hardie 56' | Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 17,056 Referee: Aitken |
26 December 2018 Premiership | Rangers | 1–1 | Hibernian | Glasgow |
15:00 GMT | Morelos 25' | BBC Sport | McGregor 86' | Stadium:
Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,885 Referee: Dallas |
29 December 2018 Premiership | Hibernian | 0–1 | Heart of Midlothian | Edinburgh |
17:30 GMT | BBC Sport | Lee 28' | Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 20,200 Referee: Clancy |
23 January 2019 Premiership | Motherwell | 1–0 | Hibernian | Motherwell |
19:45 GMT | Turnbull 43' | BBC Sport | Stadium:
Fir Park Attendance: 4,090 Referee: Madden |
27 January 2019 Premiership | St Mirren | 1–3 | Hibernian | Paisley |
13:30 GMT | Jackson 24' | BBC Sport |
Shaw 61' McGregor 70' Mallan 87' |
Stadium:
St Mirren Park Attendance: 5,650 Referee: McLean |
2 February 2019 Premiership | Hibernian | 1–2 | Aberdeen | Edinburgh |
15:00 GMT | Shaw 9' | BBC Sport |
Considine 12' Mackay-Steven 22' |
Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 16,269 Referee: Robertson |
6 February 2019 Premiership | Celtic | 2–0 | Hibernian | Glasgow |
19:45 GMT |
Christie 24' Burke 63' |
BBC Sport | Stadium:
Celtic Park Attendance: 56,730 Referee: Thomson |
16 February 2019 Premiership | Hibernian | 2–0 | Hamilton Academical | Edinburgh |
15:00 GMT |
Kamberi 17' McNulty 39' ( pen.) |
BBC Sport | Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 16,265 Referee: Muir |
22 February 2019 Premiership | Dundee | 2–4 | Hibernian | Dundee |
19:45 GMT |
McGowan 35' Wright 79' |
BBC Sport |
Kamberi 26' McNulty 39', 63' Mallan 66' |
Stadium:
Dens Park Attendance: 6,450 Referee: Beaton |
27 February 2019 Premiership | St Johnstone | 1–2 | Hibernian | Perth |
19:45 GMT | Kane 15' | BBC Sport | McNulty 65' ( pen.), 84' | Stadium:
McDiarmid Park Attendance: 4,136 Referee: Duncan |
8 March 2019 Premiership | Hibernian | 1–1 | Rangers | Edinburgh |
19:45 GMT | Kamberi 76' | BBC Sport | Candeias 43' | Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 20,065 Referee: McLean |
16 March 2019 Premiership | Hibernian | 2–0 | Motherwell | Edinburgh |
15:00 GMT |
McNulty 19' (
pen.) Gray 39' |
BBC Sport | Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 17,184 Referee: Clancy |
29 March 2019 Premiership | Livingston | 1–2 | Hibernian | Livingston |
19:45 GMT | Hardie 90+1' ( pen.) | BBC Sport |
Hanlon 71' Mallan 75' |
Stadium:
Tony Macaroni Arena Attendance: 4,774 Referee: Walsh |
3 April 2019 Premiership | Hibernian | 0–0 | Kilmarnock | Edinburgh |
19:45 BST | BBC Sport | Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 16,588 Referee: McLean |
6 April 2019 Premiership | Heart of Midlothian | 1–2 | Hibernian | Edinburgh |
12:30 BST | Haring 25' | BBC Sport | Horgan 28', 56' | Stadium:
Tynecastle Park Attendance: 19,667 Referee: Collum |
21 April 2019 Premiership | Hibernian | 0–0 | Celtic | Edinburgh |
12:30 BST | BBC Sport | Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 19,472 Referee: Walsh |
28 April 2019 Premiership | Hibernian | 1–1 | Heart of Midlothian | Edinburgh |
12:15 BST | Berra 69' ( o.g.) | BBC Sport | Ikpeazu 84' | Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 19,395 Referee: Thomson |
5 May 2019 Premiership | Rangers | 1–0 | Hibernian | Glasgow |
15:30 BST | Defoe 41' | BBC Sport | Stadium:
Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,662 Referee: Madden |
11 May 2019 Premiership | Kilmarnock | 1β0 | Hibernian | Kilmarnock |
15:00 BST | Brophy 32' ( pen.) | BBC Sport | Stadium:
Rugby Park Attendance: 7,484 Referee: Dallas |
19 May 2019 Premiership | Hibernian | 1–2 | Aberdeen | Edinburgh |
15:00 BST | McNulty 26' | BBC Sport |
Cosgrove 43' Wilson 63' |
Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 18,631 Referee: Anderson |
As one of the four clubs participating in European competition, Hibs received a bye to the second round (last 16) of the League Cup. [10] Hibs defeated Ross County in the second round, and were paired with Aberdeen in the quarter-finals. After both the regulation time and extra time periods finished goalless, Aberdeen won a penalty shootout to progress to the semi-finals.
19 August 2018 R2 | Hibernian | 3–2 | Ross County | Easter Road |
15:00 BST |
Gray 15' Mallan 70' Horgan 90+1' |
BBC Sport |
Gardyne 10' Mullin 64' ( pen.) |
Attendance: 8,452 Referee: Clancy |
25 September 2018 QF | Hibernian | 0–0 (
a.e.t.) (5–6 p) | Aberdeen | Easter Road |
19:45 BST | BBC Sport | Attendance: 11,170 Referee: McLean |
As a Premiership club, Hibernian entered the Scottish Cup at the fourth round stage and were drawn at home to League Two club Elgin City. [11] They won 4–0 and were then drawn at home to Raith Rovers in the fifth round. [12] A 3–1 victory put Hibs into the quarter-final, where they were drawn at home to cup holders Celtic. [13] They lost 2–0 to a Celtic side managed by Neil Lennon, who had left Hibs four weeks previously. [14]
19 January 2019 R4 | Hibernian | 4–0 | Elgin City | Edinburgh |
15:00 GMT |
Kamberi 21' Horgan 25', 53' Mallan 45' ( pen.) |
BBC Sport | Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 7,082 Referee: Walsh |
9 February 2019 R5 | Hibernian | 3–1 | Raith Rovers | Edinburgh |
15:00 GMT |
Horgan 22' Slivka 38' McNulty 58' |
BBC Sport | Murray 75' | Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 9,130 Referee: Madden |
2 March 2019 QF | Hibernian | 0–2 | Celtic | Edinburgh |
17:15 GMT | BBC Sport |
Forrest 62' Brown 75' |
Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 15,719 Referee: Collum |
Having finished fourth in the 2017β18 Scottish Premiership, Hibs qualified for the 2018β19 UEFA Europa League. [3] [15] In the first qualifying round they were paired with Faroese club RunavΓk. [15]
12 July 2018 QR1 | Hibernian | 6β1 | RunavΓk | Edinburgh |
Kamberi 3' (
pen.), 21', 48' Shaw 29' Mallan 43', 84' |
BBC Sport | Knudsen 53' | Stadium:
Easter Road Attendance: 12,501 Referee: Manfredas Lukjancukas (Lithuania) |
19 July 2018 QR1 | RunavΓk | 4β6 (5β12 agg.) | Hibernian | Toftir |
Ambrose 1' (
o.g.) Olsen 6', 35', 57' |
BBC Sport |
McGinn 10' Stevenson 16' Gray 45+1' Ambrose 50' Mallan 70', 77' |
Stadium:
Svangaskard Stadium Referee: Luis Miguel Teixeira (Portugal) |
26 July 2018 QR2 | Hibernian | 3β2 | Asteras Tripolis | Edinburgh |
Ambrose 64' Gray 77' Kamberi 90+3' |
BBC Sport | Kyriakopoulous 12', 35' | Stadium: Easter Road Referee: Andreas Ekberg ( Sweden) |
2 August 2018 QR2 | Asteras Tripolis | 1β1 (3β4 agg.) | Hibernian | Tripoli |
Tsilianidis 56' | BBC Sport | McGinn 44' | Stadium:
Theodoros Kolokotronis Stadium Referee: BenoΓt Millot (France) |
9 August 2018 QR3 | Hibernian | 0β0 | Molde | Edinburgh |
BBC Sport | Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 16,339 Referee: Adam Farkas (Hungary) |
16 August 2018 QR3 | Molde | 3β0 (3β0 agg.) | Hibernian | Molde |
Haaland 35', 82' Aursnes 66' |
BBC Sport | Stadium:
Aker Stadion Referee: Dennis Higler |
No. | Pos | Player | Premiership | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Europa League | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Goalkeepers | ||||||||||||
1 | GK | Ofir Marciano | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
21 | GK | Ross Laidlaw | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
31 | GK | Adam Bogdan | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
Defenders | ||||||||||||
2 | DF | David Gray | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 6 |
3 | DF | Steven Whittaker | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
4 | DF | Paul Hanlon | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
16 | DF | Lewis Stevenson | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 44 | 1 |
18 | DF | Miquel Nelom | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
21 | DF | Darnell Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
23 | DF | Charalampos Mavrias | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
24 | DF | Darren McGregor | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 2 |
25 | DF | Efe Ambrose | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 2 |
26 | DF | Jonathan Spector | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
36 | DF | Ryan Porteous | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 3 |
43 | DF | Sean Mackie | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
Midfielders | ||||||||||||
5 | MF | Mark Milligan | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
6 | MF | Marvin Bartley | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
7 | MF | John McGinn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
7 | MF | Daryl Horgan | 34 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 7 |
8 | MF | Vykintas Slivka | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 2 |
11 | MF | Danny Swanson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
13 | MF | Ryan Gauld | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
14 | MF | Stevie Mallan | 37 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 48 | 13 |
17 | MF | Thomas Agyepong | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
20 | MF | Emerson Hyndman | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
20 | MF | Gael Bigirimana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
26 | MF | Scott Martin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
33 | MF | Fraser Murray | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
40 | MF | StΓ©phane OmΓ©onga | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
Forwards | ||||||||||||
9 | FW | Jamie Maclaren | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
9 | FW | Marc McNulty | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 |
10 | FW | Martin Boyle | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 4 |
15 | FW | Simon Murray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
22 | FW | Florian Kamberi | 33 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 43 | 13 |
32 | FW | Oli Shaw | 26 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 7 |
47 | FW | Jamie Gullan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
49 | FW | Lewis Allan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation [a] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 50 | 31 | +19 | 67 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round [b] |
4 | Aberdeen | 38 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 57 | 44 | +13 | 67 | |
5 | Hibernian | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 51 | 39 | +12 | 54 | |
6 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 42 | 50 | −8 | 51 | |
7 | St Johnstone | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 52 |
Name | From | To | P | W | D | L | Win% [nb 2] |
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Neil Lennon [17] [4] | 12 July 2018 | 26 January 2019 | 31 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 38.71 |
Eddie May [4] | 26 January 2019 | 13 February 2019 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50.00 |
Paul Heckingbottom | 13 February 2019 | 19 May 2019 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 42.86 |
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