2017–18_Hibernian_F.C._season

2017–18 Hibernian F.C. season

2017–18 Hibernian F.C. season

Hibernian 2017–18 football season

The 2017–18 season was Hibernian's (Hibs) first 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 2016–17 season.[1] They last played in the Scottish Premiership during the 2013–14 season.[2] Hibs reached the semi-final of the League Cup, where they lost 4–2 to holders Celtic. In the Scottish Cup, Hibs lost 1–0 to Edinburgh derby rivals Hearts in the fourth round (last 32). Hibs challenged for a second-place finish in the league, but eventually finished in fourth.[3]

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Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendlies

6 July 2017[4] Friendly Dunfermline Athletic 0–4 Hibernian East End Park
19:45 Report Swanson 27'
Pennant 68'
Boyle 70'
Shaw 75'
9 July 2017[5] Testimonial match for Lewis Stevenson Hibernian 2–2 Sunderland Easter Road
14:00 Boyle
S. Murray 73'		 Report Khazri
Lens 		Attendance: 9,309
11 July 2017[6] Friendly Berwick Rangers 0–2 Hibernian Shielfield Park
Report Handling 72'
Shaw 78'		 Attendance: 1,206

Scottish Premiership

Main article: 2017–18 Scottish Premiership
5 August 2017 Premiership Hibernian 3 – 1 Partick Thistle Easter Road
15:00 Boyle 14'
Whittaker 33'
S. Murray 52' (pen.)		 BBC Report Erskine 7' Attendance: 17,634
Referee: Walsh
12 August 2017 Premiership Rangers 2 – 3 Hibernian Ibrox Stadium
15:00 Morelos 3'
Jack Red card 36'
Tavernier 81'		 BBC Report S. Murray 21'
Tavernier 39' (o.g.)
Slivka 65'		 Attendance: 49,636
Referee: Beaton
19 August 2017 Premiership Hibernian 1 – 3 Hamilton Academical Easter Road
15:00 Stokes 3' BBC Report Bingham 52' (pen.), 88'
Longridge 69'		 Attendance: 16,633
Referee: McLean
27 August 2017 Premiership Dundee 1 – 1 Hibernian Dens Park
12:30 Holt 9' (pen.) BBC Report Stokes 39' Attendance: 6,004
Referee: Robertson
9 September 2017 Premiership St Johnstone 1 – 1 Hibernian McDiarmid Park
15:00 O'Halloran 48' BBC Report Paton 61' (o.g.) Attendance: 5,591
Referee: Walsh
16 September 2017 Premiership Hibernian 2 – 2 Motherwell Easter Road
15:00 Stokes 21' (pen.), 57' BBC Report Moult 64', 74' Attendance: 17,335
Referee: Cook
23 September 2017 Premiership Ross County 0 – 1 Hibernian Victoria Park
15:00 BBC Report Hanlon 13' Attendance: 4,181
Referee: Dallas
30 September 2017 Premiership Celtic 2 – 2 Hibernian Celtic Park
15:00 McGregor 15', 80' BBC Report McGinn 53', 77' Attendance: 59,259
Referee: Collum
14 October 2017 Premiership Hibernian 0 – 1 Aberdeen Easter Road
15:00 BBC Report Mackay-Steven 38' Attendance: 19,038
Referee: McLean
24 October 2017 Premiership Hibernian 1 – 0 Heart of Midlothian Easter Road
19:45 S. Murray 3' BBC Report Attendance: 20,165
Referee: Dallas
28 October 2017 Premiership Motherwell 0 – 1 Hibernian Fir Park
15:00 BBC Report Boyle 27' Attendance: 6,043
Referee: Madden
31 October 2017 Premiership Kilmarnock 0 – 3 Hibernian Rugby Park
19:45 BBC Report McGinn 10'
S. Murray 61'
Boyle 90+3'		 Attendance: 5,005
Referee: Finnie
4 November 2017 Premiership Hibernian 2 – 1 Dundee Easter Road
15:00 Boyle 2'
S. Murray 63'		 BBC Report Haber 21' Attendance: 16,936
Referee: Beaton
18 November 2017 Premiership Hibernian 1 – 2 St Johnstone Easter Road
Stokes 90+1' BBC Report Davidson 74'
MacLean 90+3'		 Attendance: 17,044
Referee: Thomson
25 November 2017 Premiership Hamilton Academical 1 – 1 Hibernian New Douglas Park
Rojano 72' BBC Report S. Murray 29' Attendance: 2,945
Referee: Robertson
2 December 2017 Premiership Partick Thistle 0 – 1 Hibernian Firhill Stadium
BBC Report Barton 48' (Own goal) Attendance: 4,997
Referee: Thomson
10 December 2017 Premiership Hibernian 2 – 2 Celtic Easter Road
Ambrose 76'
Shaw 79'		 BBC Report Sinclair 59', 64' Attendance: 20,193
Referee: Beaton
13 December 2017 Premiership Hibernian 1 – 2 Rangers Easter Road
Stevenson 9' BBC Report Windass 42'
Morelos 45'		 Attendance: 20,057
Referee: Clancy
16 December 2017 Premiership Aberdeen 4 – 1 Hibernian Pittodrie Stadium
Shinnie 11'
Mackay-Steven 36', 45', 62'		 BBC Report Stokes 89' Attendance: 14,923
Referee: Madden
23 December 2017 Premiership Hibernian 2 – 1 Ross County Easter Road
Stokes 21'
Shaw 75'		 BBC Report Curran 14' Attendance: 16,228
Referee: Walsh
27 December 2017 Premiership Heart of Midlothian 0 – 0 Hibernian Tynecastle Park
BBC Report Attendance: 19,316
Referee: McLean
30 December 2017 Premiership Hibernian 1 – 1 Kilmarnock Easter Road
Shaw 23' BBC Report Boyd 1' Attendance: 17,666
Referee: Muir
24 January 2018 Premiership Dundee 0 – 1 Hibernian Dens Park
BBC Report McGinn 52' Attendance: 5,323
Referee: Robertson
27 January 2018 Premiership Celtic 1 – 0 Hibernian Celtic Park
Griffiths 27' BBC Report Attendance: 58,998
Referee: Madden
31 January 2018 Premiership Hibernian 2 – 1 Motherwell Easter Road
Kamberi 28'
Barker 47'		 BBC Sport Main 78' Attendance: 15,459
Referee: Muir
3 February 2018 Premiership Rangers 1 – 2 Hibernian Ibrox Stadium
Goss 73' BBC Sport McGinn 41'
Maclaren 75' (pen.)		 Attendance: 49,986
Referee: Collum
17 February 2018 Premiership Hibernian 2 – 0 Aberdeen Easter Road
Boyle 46'
Kamberi 60'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 19,551
Referee: Dallas
24 February 2018 Premiership Kilmarnock 2 – 2 Hibernian Rugby Park
Jones 58'
Boyd 61'		 BBC Sport Kamberi 1'
Porteous 9'		 Attendance: 5,348
Referee: Clancy
9 March 2018 Premiership Hibernian 2 – 0 Heart of Midlothian Easter Road
Allan 59'
Maclaren 80'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 20,166
Referee: Madden
16 March 2018 Premiership St Johnstone 1 – 1 Hibernian McDiarmid Park
Kane 83' BBC Report Ambrose 2'
Marciano Red card 14'		 Attendance: 3,652
Referee: Beaton
31 March 2018 Premiership Hibernian 2 – 0 Partick Thistle Easter Road
Maclaren 71'
Hanlon 76'		 BBC Sport Devine Attendance: 17,497
Referee: Dallas
3 April 2018 Premiership Hibernian 3 – 1 Hamilton Academical Easter Road
Kamberi 17', 63', 85' BBC Sport Ogboe 9'
Imrie 		Attendance: 15,818
Referee: McLean
7 April 2018 Premiership Ross County 1 – 1 Hibernian Victoria Park
Mckay 28' BBC Sport Shaw 90' Attendance: 5,389
Referee: Madden
21 April 2018 Premiership Hibernian 2 – 1 Celtic Easter Road
Maclaren 24'
Slivka 80'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Édouard 87' Attendance: 19,886
Referee: Steven McLean
28 April 2018 Premiership Hibernian 5 – 3 Kilmarnock Easter Road
Allan 29'
Whittaker 54'
Maclaren 64'
Kamberi 76'
Barker 90+2'		 BBC Sport Boyd 33', 80'
Findlay 61'		 Attendance: 17,470
Referee: Robertson
5 May 2018 Premiership Aberdeen 0 – 0 Hibernian Pittodrie Stadium
BBC Sport Attendance: 17,822
Referee: Beaton
9 May 2018 Premiership Heart of Midlothian 2 – 1 Hibernian Tynecastle Park
Lafferty 26'
Naismith 57'		 BBC Sport Kamberi 48' (pen.) Attendance: 19,324
Referee: Thomson
13 May 2018 Premiership Hibernian 5 – 5 Rangers Easter Road
Kamberi 10' (pen.)
Allan 19'
Maclaren 22', 70', 90+3'		 BBC Sport Tavernier 25'
Rossiter 27'
Alves 40'
Holt 54'
Windass 68'		 Attendance: 19,579
Referee: Dallas

League Cup

Main article: 2017–18 Scottish League Cup

Matches

15 July 2017 League Cup Group D Hibernian 4 – 0 Montrose Easter Road
15:00 S Murray 12', 53'
F Murray 22'
Graham 88' (Penalty)		 BBC Report Attendance: 5,226
Referee: Dallas
21 July 2017 League Cup Group D Ross County 0 – 0
(4 – 3 p)		 Hibernian Victoria Park
19:45 BBC Report
Sky Report		 Attendance: 2,065
Referee: Steve McLean
Penalties
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O'Brien soccer ball with check mark
Schalk soccer ball with check mark
Fraser soccer ball with check mark
Gardyne soccer ball with check mark		 Whittaker soccer ball with red X
McGinn soccer ball with check mark
Boyle soccer ball with check mark
F. Murray soccer ball with check mark
Shaw soccer ball with red X
25 July 2017 League Cup Group D Hibernian 6 – 1 Arbroath Easter Road
19:45 S. Murray 63' (51), 90+1'
Porteous 45' (88)
McGinn 53'		 BBC Report Doris 38' Attendance: 4,856
Referee: Stephen Finnie
29 July 2017 League Cup Group D Alloa Athletic 0 – 3 Hibernian Recreation Park
15:00 BBC Report F. Murray 15'
S. Murray 63', 80'		 Attendance: 1,758
Referee: Collum
8 August 2017 League Cup Second round Hibernian 5 – 0 Ayr United Easter Road
19:45 Stokes 20', 59'
S. Murray 31'
Ambrose 69'
Matulevičius 85'		 BBC Report Attendance: 8,135
Referee: Clancy
19 September 2017 League Cup Quarter final Hibernian 3 – 2 Livingston Easter Road
19:45 Swanson 18'
Boyle 32'
Stokes 83' (Penalty)		 BBC Report Lithgow 10'
De Vita 28'		 Attendance: 8,535
Referee: Madden
21 October 2017 League Cup Semi final Hibernian 2 – 4 Celtic Hampden Park
Stokes 59' (pen.)
Shaw 70'		 BBC Report Lustig 15', 42'
Dembélé 66', 88'		 Attendance: 39,813
Referee: Clancy

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2017–18 Scottish Cup
21 January 2018 Scottish Cup Fourth round Heart of Midlothian 1 – 0 Hibernian Tynecastle Park
14:05 Cowie 87' BBC Report Attendance: 18,709
Referee: Clancy

Player statistics

During the 2017–18 season, Hibs have used twenty-nine different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player. David Gray is club captain for the season.[7][8]

As of 31 March (UTC)[9][10]
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Disciplinary record

As of 31 March 2018
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Goal Scorers

Last updated 31 March 2018[11]

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Club statistics

League table

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Source: Soccerway BBC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification and second-stage group allocation).[12]
Notes:
  1. Teams play each other three times (33 matches) before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

Division summary

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Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2018. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League Cup group table

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Source: [13]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[14]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Management statistics

As of 18 September 2018
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Transfers

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See also

Notes

  1. [N 1]
    Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.

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