2016–17 Hibernian F.C. 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]

Hibernian
2016–17 season
ChairmanRod Petrie
ManagerNeil Lennon
StadiumEaster Road
Championship1st (promoted)
UEFA Europa LeagueSecond qualifying round, lost to Brøndby IF
Challenge CupFourth round, lost to St Mirren
League CupSecond round, lost to Queen of the South
Scottish CupSemi-final, lost to Aberdeen
Top goalscorerLeague: Jason Cummings (19)
All: Jason Cummings (23)
Highest home attendance19,764 v. St Mirren, 6 May
Lowest home attendance13,604 v. Raith Rovers, 26 April
Average home league attendance15,394

Summary

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Season

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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

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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

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendlies

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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 Town 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

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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   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   55'   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   38' Attendance: 3,753
Referee: Finnie
22 October 2016 Championship Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 3 Hibernian East End Park
15:00 Higginbotham   22' (pen.)
Moffat   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   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   31'   BBC Report Cummings   39'
Cummings   75'  
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   90+4' BBC Report Oyenuga   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

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14 July 2016 Europa League Second qualifying round leg 1  Hibernian 0 – 1   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   Brøndby IF 0 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(1 – 1 agg.)
(5−3 p)
  Hibernian Brøndby Stadium
19:00 BBC Sport Gray   62' Attendance: 11,548
Referee: Marius Avram (Romania)

League Cup

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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

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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

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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
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   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

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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]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship Challenge Cup Europa League League Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   Ofir Marciano 28 0 21+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 5+0 0
2 DF   David Gray 41 3 32+1 2 1+0 0 2+0 1 1+0 0 4+0 0
4 DF   Paul Hanlon 27 3 21+1 2 2+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 1 0+0 0
5 DF   Liam Fontaine 21 0 15+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0 1+0 0 2+1 0
6 DF   Marvin Bartley 36 0 21+7 0 0+1 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 4+0 0
7 MF   John McGinn 37 5 27+2 4 0+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 5+0 1
8 MF   Fraser Fyvie 28 0 18+3 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+3 0
9 FW   Grant Holt 39 6 22+8 4 0+1 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 4+1 2
10 MF   Dylan McGeouch 23 1 11+7 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 1
15 MF   Kris Commons 5 2 5+0 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 DF   Brian McLean 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 DF   Lewis Stevenson 42 1 34+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 5+0 1
17 FW   Martin Boyle 43 9 22+12 8 2+0 1 1+1 0 0+1 0 3+1 0
19 FW   James Keatings 31 8 12+12 5 1+0 0 0+2 0 1+0 0 2+1 3
22 MF   Andrew Shinnie 32 3 24+3 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+2 2
23 MF   Jordon Forster 23 1 4+12 0 2+0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 3+0 1
24 DF   Darren McGregor 43 2 35+0 2 1+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 4+0 0
25 DF   Efe Ambrose 12 1 10+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
26 DF   Neal Eardley 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 MF   Chris Humphrey 8 1 5+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 1
29 FW   Brian Graham 33 5 8+20 4 1+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+4 0
31 GK   Ross Laidlaw 18 0 15+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+1 0
32 GK   Otso Virtanen 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 MF   Alex Harris 9 1 1+4 0 2+0 1 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
35 FW   Jason Cummings 41 23 26+6 19 0+1 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 5+0 4
43 DF   Callum Crane 2 0 0+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
48 MF   Scott Martin 5 0 4+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
53 DF   Sean Mackie 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
57 MF   Fraser Murray 3 1 1+1 0 1+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
- MF   Innes Murray 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
a. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the play-offs and the Challenge Cup.

Disciplinary record

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As of 6 May 2017 (UTC)
Number Nation Position Name Championship Challenge Cup Europa League League Cup Scottish Cup Total
                       
2   DF David Gray 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
4   DF Paul Hanlon 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
5   DF Liam Fontaine 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
6   DF Marvin Bartley 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0[nb 2]
7   MF John McGinn 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 6 0
8   MF Fraser Fyvie 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0
9   FW Grant Holt 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
10   MF Dylan McGeouch 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
16   DF Lewis Stevenson 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
17   FW Martin Boyle 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
19   FW James Keatings 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
22   MF Andrew Shinnie 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0
23   MF Jordon Forster 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
24   DF Darren McGregor 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 8 0[nb 3]
25   DF Efe Ambrose 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
29   FW Brian Graham 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
35   FW Jason Cummings 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
48   MF Scott Martin 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 67 2 2 0 3 0 2 0 7 0 82 2

Club statistics

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Hibernian (C, P) 36 19 14 3 59 25 +34 71 Promotion to Premiership
2 Falkirk 36 16 12 8 58 40 +18 60 Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-finals
3 Dundee United 36 15 12 9 50 42 +8 57 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-finals
4 Greenock Morton 36 13 13 10 44 41 +3 52
5 Dunfermline Athletic 36 12 12 12 46 43 +3 48
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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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHHHAAHHAH
ResultWWWWWLDDDWWWDWLWDDWWWWDDDLWDWDDDWWWD
Position322112221111111112111111111111111111
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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Name From To P W D L Win%[nb 4]
Neil Lennon[24] 14 July 2016 6 May 2017 46 24 15 7 052.17

Transfers

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See also

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Notes

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

References

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