2016–17_Hibernian_F.C._season

2016–17 Hibernian F.C. season

2016–17 Hibernian F.C. season

Hibernian 2016–17 football season

The 2016–17 season was Hibernian's (Hibs) third season of play in the second tier of Scottish football the Scottish Championship, since they were relegated from the Scottish Premiership at the end of the 2013–14 season.[1] Hibs also competed in the Europa League,[2] Challenge Cup, League Cup and they defended the Scottish Cup after winning the 2016 final.[3]

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Summary

Season

Hibernian finished first in the Championship, earning automatic promotion to the Scottish Premiership.[4] They reached the Second qualifying round of the Europa League,[5] the fourth round of the Challenge Cup,[6] the second round of the League Cup[7] and the Semi final of the Scottish Cup.[8]

Management

With one year remaining on his contract[9] on 1 June 2016, Alan Stubbs resigned as Hibernian manager.[10] Stubbs joined Football League Championship side Rotherham United along with assistant manager John Doolan,[11] with compensation payable to Hibernian.[12] On 8 June 2016, Neil Lennon was appointed as manager on a two-year deal,[13] with Garry Parker appointed as assistant manager.[14]

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendlies

5 July 2016 Friendly Berwick Rangers 1 – 1 Hibernian Shielfield Park
19:45 McKenna 25' Edinburgh Evening News Report Cummings 1' Attendance: 1,304
Referee: Duncan
7 July 2016 Friendly Edinburgh City 1 – 6 Hibernian Meadowbank Stadium
19:45 See 76' McGregor 14'
Cummings 18'
Stanton 21'
McGeouch 26'
Keatings 86'
Handling 90'		 Attendance: 2,522
10 July 2016 Friendly Hibernian 4 – 1 Motherwell Easter Road
15:00 Cummings 3'
Holt 17'
McGinn 33'
Keatings 66'		 Johnson 2' Attendance: 3,481
24 July 2016 Friendly Hibernian 1 – 0 Birmingham City Easter Road
14:00 Keatings 62' Attendance: 5,094
31 July 2016 Friendly Shrewsbury 1 – 4 Hibernian Greenhous Meadow
12:30 O'Brien 55' Fontaine 4'
Holt 6'
Cummings 61'
Keatings 63'		 Attendance: 2,007
Referee: Madley

Scottish Championship

Main article: 2016–17 Scottish Championship
6 August 2016 Championship Falkirk 1 – 2 Hibernian Falkirk Stadium
15:00 Sibbald 8' BBC Report Cummings 2', 48' Attendance: 6,458
Referee: Clancy
13 August 2016 Championship Hibernian 2 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic Easter Road
15:00 Richards-Everton 33' (o.g.)
Cummings 78'		 BBC Report Reilly 58' Attendance: 16,477
Referee: Collum
20 August 2016 Championship St. Mirren 0 – 2 Hibernian St Mirren Park
15:00 BBC Report Cummings 22', 32' Attendance: 4,517
Referee: Robertson
27 August 2016 Championship Hibernian 4 – 0 Greenock Morton Easter Road
15:00 Shinnie 29'
Holt 41'
Cummings 54'
Graham 74'		 BBC Report Attendance: 14,508
Referee: Muir
10 September 2016 Championship Dumbarton 0 – 1 Hibernian Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Cummings 32' (pen.) Attendance: 1,339
Referee: Aitken
17 September 2016 Championship Hibernian 1 – 2 Ayr United Easter Road
15:00 Cummings 50'
Bartley Red card 67'		 BBC Report Balatoni 74'
Gilmour 80'		 Attendance: 15,056
Referee: Walsh
24 September 2016 Championship Queen of the South 0 – 0 Hibernian Palmerston Park
15:00 BBC Report Stevenson Yellow card 55' Yellow-red card Attendance: 3,703
Referee: McLean
2 October 2016 Championship Hibernian 1 – 1 Dundee United Easter Road
12:00 Keatings 35' BBC Report Edjenguele 68' Attendance: 15,492
Referee: Thomson
15 October 2016 Championship Raith Rovers 0 – 0 Hibernian Stark's Park
15:00 BBC Report Bartley Red card 38' Attendance: 3,753
Referee: Finnie
22 October 2016 Championship Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 3 Hibernian East End Park
15:00 Higginbotham 22' (pen.)
Moffat Red card 90+3'		 BBC Report Wedderburn 55' (o.g.)
Holt 66' (pen.)
Graham 90+1'		 Attendance: 7,622
Referee: Muir
29 October 2016 Championship Hibernian 2 – 0 St. Mirren Easter Road
15:00 Boyle 8'
Holt 34'		 BBC Report Attendance: 14,485
Referee: Robertson
5 November 2016 Championship Ayr United 0 – 3 Hibernian Somerset Park
15:00 BBC Report
Sky Report		 Boyle 28', 77'
McGinn 84'		 Attendance: 3,100
12 November 2016 Championship Hibernian 1 – 1 Falkirk Easter Road
15:00 Hanlon 83' BBC Report Taiwo Red card 25'
Baird 78'		 Attendance: 14,551
Referee: Beaton
19 November 2016 Championship Hibernian 4 – 0 Queen of the South Easter Road
15:00 Graham 8'
Higgins 42' (o.g.)
Gray 52'
Boyle 65'		 BBC Report Attendance: 13,861
2 December 2016 Championship Dundee United 1 – 0 Hibernian Tannadice Park
19:45 Andreu 73' (pen.) BBC Report Attendance: 10.925
10 December 2016 Championship Hibernian 2 – 0 Dumbarton Easter Road
15:00 Hanlon 45'
Graham 76'		 BBC Report Attendance: 13,881
Referee: McKendrick
17 December 2016 Championship Greenock Morton 1 – 1 Hibernian Cappielow
15:00 Oliver 79' BBC Report Cummings 81' Attendance: 2,156
Referee: McLean
24 December 2016 Championship Hibernian 1 – 1 Raith Rovers Easter Road
15:00 Boyle 88' BBC Report Mvoto 49' Attendance: 15,409
Referee: Aitken
31 December 2016 Championship Falkirk 1 – 2 Hibernian Falkirk Stadium
15:00 Sibbald 15' BBC Report Cummings 17'
Commons 87'		 Attendance: 6,747
Referee: Allan
6 January 2017 Championship Hibernian 3 – 0 Dundee United Easter Road
19:45 Cummings 6', 26'
McGinn 81'		 BBC Report Attendance: 18,786
Referee: Collum
14 January 2017 Championship Dumbarton 0 – 1 Hibernian Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Commons 14' Attendance: 1,523
Referee: Walsh
28 January 2017 Championship Queen of the South 0 – 1 Hibernian Palmerston Park
15:00 BBC Report McGinn 52' Attendance: 3,007
Referee: McLean
4 February 2017 Championship Hibernian 1 – 1 Ayr United Easter Road
15:00 Cummings 74' BBC Report Crawford 4' Attendance: 14,349
Referee: Allan
18 February 2017 Championship Raith Rovers 1 – 1 Hibernian Stark's Park
15:00 Cummings 60' BBC Report Stevenson 52' Attendance: 4,172
Referee: Charleston
25 February 2017 Championship Hibernian 2 – 2 Dunfermline Athletic Easter Road
15:00 Boyle 6'
Cummings 24' (pen.)		 BBC Report McMullan 26'
Higginbotham 46'		 Attendance: 14,437
Referee: Beaton
1 March 2017 Championship St. Mirren 2 – 0 Hibernian St Mirren Park
15:00 Demetriou 35', 46' BBC Report Attendance: 3,441
Referee: Anderson
10 March 2017 Championship Dundee United 0 – 1 Hibernian Tannadice Park
19:45 Toshney Yellow card 31' Yellow-red card BBC Report Cummings 39'
Cummings Yellow card 75' Yellow-red card		 Attendance: 9,532
Referee: Robertson
18 March 2017 Championship Hibernian 2 – 2 Dumbarton Easter Road
15:00 Harvie 57' (o.g.)
Boyle 83'		 BBC Report Nadé 37' (pen.)
Thomson 62'		 Attendance: 14,093
Referee: Duncan
25 March 2017 Championship Hibernian 2 – 1 Falkirk Easter Road
15:00 Ambrose 75'
Keatings 90+2'		 BBC Report Sibbald 77' Attendance: 16,140
Referee: Clancy
29 March 2017 Championship Hibernian 0 – 0 Greenock Morton Easter Road
19:45 McGregor Red card 90+4' BBC Report Oyenuga Red card 90+3' Attendance: 15,149
Referee: Walsh
1 April 2017 Championship Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 1 Hibernian East End Park
15:00 Higginbotham 59' (pen.) BBC Report McGinn 12' Attendance: 7,058
Referee: Aitken
8 April 2017 Championship Greenock Morton 1 – 1 Hibernian Cappielow
15:00 Shankland 66' (pen.) BBC Report Cummings 34' Attendance: 4,229
Referee: Madden
15 April 2017 Championship Hibernian 3 – 0 Queen of the South Easter Road
15:00 McGregor 13', 38'
Gray 48'		 BBC Report Attendance: 17,054
Referee: Cook
26 April 2017 Championship Hibernian 3 – 2 Raith Rovers Easter Road
19:45 Keatings 41', 90+3'
Holt 81'		 BBC Report McManus 67'
Hardie 85'		 Attendance: 13,604
Referee: Aitken
29 April 2017 Championship Ayr United 0 – 4 Hibernian Somerset Park
15:00 BBC Report Cummings 27', 72'
Boyle 30'
Keatings 66'		 Attendance: 2,152
Referee: Finnie
6 May 2017 Championship Hibernian 1 – 1 St. Mirren Easter Road
15:00 Holt 49' BBC Report Loy 60' Attendance: 19,764
Referee: Muir
For upcoming Scottish Championship fixtures, see the official Hibernian F.C. website

Europa League

Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Europa League
14 July 2016 Europa League Second qualifying round leg 1 ScotlandHibernian 0 – 1 Denmark Brøndby IF Edinburgh,Scotland
20:45 BBC Sport Wilczek 1' Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 13,454
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera (Spain)
21 July 2016 Europa League Second qualifying round leg 2 Denmark Brøndby IF 0 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(1 – 1 agg.)
(5−3 p)		 Scotland Hibernian Brøndby Stadium
19:00 BBC Sport Gray 62' Attendance: 11,548
Referee: Marius Avram (Romania)

League Cup

Main article: 2016–17 Scottish League Cup
9 August 2016 League Cup Second round Hibernian 1 – 3 Queen of the South Easter Road
19:45 Hanlon 22' BBC Report Dobbie 66'
Anderson 82'
Dykes 86'		 Attendance: 7,646
Referee: Anderson

Challenge Cup

Main article: 2016–17 Scottish Challenge Cup
4 September 2016 Challenge Cup Third round Turriff United 0 – 3 Hibernian The Haughs
15:00 SKY Report Murray 16'
Graham 21'
Boyle 76'		 Attendance: 1,791
Referee: Anderson
8 October 2016 Challenge Cup Fourth round Hibernian 1 – 2 St Mirren Easter Road
15:00 Harris 37' BBC Report Mallan 41'
Clarkson 82'		 Attendance: 4,393
Referee: Collum

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2016–17 Scottish Cup
21 January 2017 Scottish Cup Fourth round Bonnyrigg Rose 1 – 8 Hibernian Tynecastle Stadium[nb 1]
15:00 Hoskins 33' (pen.) BBC Report Shinnie 11'
Keatings 15', 76'
Humphrey 24'
Cummings 52', 72'
Stevenson 61'
Forster 82'		 Referee: Muir
12 February 2017 Scottish Cup Fifth round Heart of Midlothian 0 – 0 Hibernian Tynecastle Stadium
12:30 BBC Report Attendance: 16,971
Referee: Collum
22 February 2017 Scottish Cup Fifth round replay Hibernian 3 – 1 Heart of Midlothian Easter Road
19:45 Cummings 21'
Holt 37'
Shinnie 63'		 BBC Report Gonçalves 70' Attendance: 20,205
Referee: McLean
4 March 2017 Scottish Cup Quarter Final Hibernian 3 – 1 Ayr United Easter Road
15:00 McGinn 7'
Cummings 12' (pen.)
Keatings 79'		 BBC Report McGuffie 33'
McKenna Red card 45'		 Attendance: 13,602
Referee: Walsh
22 April 2017 Scottish Cup Semi Final Hibernian 2 – 3 Aberdeen Hampden Park
12:15 Holt 36'
McGeouch 60'		 BBC Report Rooney 1'
Christie 25'
McGregor 86' (o.g.)		 Referee: Beaton

Player statistics

During the 2016–17 season, Hibs used thirty different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player. David Gray was club captain for the season.[16][17]

As of 6 May 2017 (UTC)[18][19]
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Disciplinary record

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Club statistics

League table

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Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Division summary

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Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2017. Source: [23]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Management statistics

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Transfers

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See also

Notes

  1. [N 1]
    Match moved from Bonnyrigg Rose's New Dundas Park.[15]
  2. [N 2]
    Bartley's red card versus Ayr United[20] and Raith Rovers[21] was reduced on appeal to a yellow card.
  3. [N 3]
    McGregor's red card versus Greenock Morton was reduced on appeal to a yellow card.[22]
  4. [N 4]
    Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.

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