2016–17 Hibernian F.C. season

Hibernian

2016–17 season
Chairman	Rod Petrie
Manager	Neil Lennon
Stadium	Easter Road
Championship	1st (promoted)
UEFA Europa League	Second qualifying round, lost to Brøndby IF
Challenge Cup	Fourth round, lost to St Mirren
League Cup	Second round, lost to Queen of the South
Scottish Cup	Semi-final, lost to Aberdeen
Top goalscorer	League: Jason Cummings (19) All: Jason Cummings (23)
Highest home attendance	19,764 v. St Mirren, 6 May
Lowest home attendance	13,604 v. Raith Rovers, 26 April
Average home league attendance	15,394
Home colours Away colours Third colours

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]

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

Berwick Rangers v Hibernian

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

Edinburgh City v Hibernian

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

Hibernian v Motherwell

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

Hibernian v Birmingham City

24 July 2016 Friendly	Hibernian	1 – 0	Birmingham City	Easter Road
14:00	Keatings 62'			Attendance: 5,094

Shrewsbury v Hibernian

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

Falkirk v Hibernian

6 August 2016 Championship	Falkirk	1 – 2	Hibernian	Falkirk Stadium
15:00	Sibbald 8'	BBC Report	Cummings 2', 48'	Attendance: 6,458 Referee: Clancy

Hibernian v Dunfermline Athletic

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

St. Mirren v Hibernian

20 August 2016 Championship	St. Mirren	0 – 2	Hibernian	St Mirren Park
15:00		BBC Report	Cummings 22', 32'	Attendance: 4,517 Referee: Robertson

Hibernian v Greenock Morton

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

Dumbarton v Hibernian

10 September 2016 Championship	Dumbarton	0 – 1	Hibernian	Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00		BBC Report	Cummings 32' (pen.)	Attendance: 1,339 Referee: Aitken

Hibernian v Ayr United

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

Queen of the South v Hibernian

24 September 2016 Championship	Queen of the South	0 – 0	Hibernian	Palmerston Park
15:00		BBC Report	Stevenson  55'	Attendance: 3,703 Referee: McLean

Hibernian v Dundee United

2 October 2016 Championship	Hibernian	1 – 1	Dundee United	Easter Road
12:00	Keatings 35'	BBC Report	Edjenguele 68'	Attendance: 15,492 Referee: Thomson

Raith Rovers v Hibernian

15 October 2016 Championship	Raith Rovers	0 – 0	Hibernian	Stark's Park
15:00		BBC Report	Bartley  38'	Attendance: 3,753 Referee: Finnie

Dunfermline Athletic v Hibernian

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

Hibernian v St. Mirren

29 October 2016 Championship	Hibernian	2 – 0	St. Mirren	Easter Road
15:00	Boyle 8' Holt 34'	BBC Report		Attendance: 14,485 Referee: Robertson

Ayr United v Hibernian

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

Hibernian v Falkirk

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

Hibernian v Queen of the South

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

Dundee United v Hibernian

2 December 2016 Championship	Dundee United	1 – 0	Hibernian	Tannadice Park
19:45	Andreu 73' (pen.)	BBC Report		Attendance: 10.925

Hibernian v Dumbarton

10 December 2016 Championship	Hibernian	2 – 0	Dumbarton	Easter Road
15:00	Hanlon 45' Graham 76'	BBC Report		Attendance: 13,881 Referee: McKendrick

Greenock Morton v Hibernian

17 December 2016 Championship	Greenock Morton	1 – 1	Hibernian	Cappielow
15:00	Oliver 79'	BBC Report	Cummings 81'	Attendance: 2,156 Referee: McLean

Hibernian v Raith Rovers

24 December 2016 Championship	Hibernian	1 – 1	Raith Rovers	Easter Road
15:00	Boyle 88'	BBC Report	Mvoto 49'	Attendance: 15,409 Referee: Aitken

Falkirk v Hibernian

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

Hibernian v Dundee United

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

Dumbarton v Hibernian

14 January 2017 Championship	Dumbarton	0 – 1	Hibernian	Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00		BBC Report	Commons 14'	Attendance: 1,523 Referee: Walsh

Queen of the South v Hibernian

28 January 2017 Championship	Queen of the South	0 – 1	Hibernian	Palmerston Park
15:00		BBC Report	McGinn 52'	Attendance: 3,007 Referee: McLean

Hibernian v Ayr United

4 February 2017 Championship	Hibernian	1 – 1	Ayr United	Easter Road
15:00	Cummings 74'	BBC Report	Crawford 4'	Attendance: 14,349 Referee: Allan

Raith Rovers v Hibernian

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

Hibernian v Dunfermline Athletic

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

St. Mirren v Hibernian

1 March 2017 Championship	St. Mirren	2 – 0	Hibernian	St Mirren Park
15:00	Demetriou 35', 46'	BBC Report		Attendance: 3,441 Referee: Anderson

Dundee United v Hibernian

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

Hibernian v Dumbarton

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

Hibernian v Falkirk

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

Hibernian v Greenock Morton

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

Dunfermline Athletic v Hibernian

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

Greenock Morton v Hibernian

8 April 2017 Championship	Greenock Morton	1 – 1	Hibernian	Cappielow
15:00	Shankland 66' (pen.)	BBC Report	Cummings 34'	Attendance: 4,229 Referee: Madden

Hibernian v Queen of the South

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

Hibernian v Raith Rovers

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

Ayr United v Hibernian

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

Hibernian v St. Mirren

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

Hibernian v Brøndby IF

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)

Brøndby IF v Hibernian

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

Main article: 2016–17 Scottish League Cup

Hibernian v Queen of the South

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

Turriff United v Hibernian

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

Hibernian v St Mirren

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

Bonnyrigg Rose v Hibernian

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

Heart of Midlothian v Hibernian

12 February 2017 Scottish Cup Fifth round	Heart of Midlothian	0 – 0	Hibernian	Tynecastle Stadium
12:30		BBC Report		Attendance: 16,971 Referee: Collum

Hibernian v Heart of Midlothian

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

Hibernian v Ayr United

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

Hibernian v Aberdeen

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]

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

• Source: ^[18]

a. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the play-offs and the Challenge Cup.

Disciplinary record

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

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H
Result	W	W	W	W	W	L	D	D	D	W	W	W	D	W	L	W	D	D	W	W	W	W	D	D	D	L	W	D	W	D	D	D	W	W	W	D
Position	3	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

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

Management statistics

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

Players in Player From Fee Grant Holt Rochdale Free[25] Ross Laidlaw Raith Rovers Free[26] Brian Graham Ross County Undisclosed[27] Neal Eardley Free Agent Free[28] Chris Humphrey Preston North End Free[29] Brian McLean Brunei DPMM Free[30]

Players out Player To Fee Conrad Logan Rochdale Free[31] Kevin Thomson Tranent[32] Free[31] Farid El Alagui Dunfermline Athletic[33] Free[31] Chris Dagnall Crewe Alexandra[34] Free[31] Mark Oxley Southend United Free[35] Neal Eardley Northampton Town Free[36] Otso Virtanen Kuopion Palloseura Free[37]

Loans in Player From Ofir Marciano Ashdod[38] Andrew Shinnie Birmingham City Kris Commons Celtic[39] Efe Ambrose Celtic[40]

Loans out Player To Ben Stirling Berwick Rangers[41] Sean Mackie Berwick Rangers[41] Ryan Porteous Edinburgh City[42] Danny Handling Raith Rovers[43]

See also

• List of Hibernian F.C. seasons

Notes

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.

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