1999–2000 Hibernian F.C. season

Hibernian
1999–2000 season
Manager Alex McLeish
SPL 6th
Scottish Cup Semi
League Cup R3
Top goalscorer League: Miller, 11
All: Miller, 13
Highest home attendance 16976[1]
Lowest home attendance 9211[1]
Average home league attendance 12070[1] (up 1637)

Season 1999–2000 was Hibs' first season back in the top flight of Scottish football, the newly founded Scottish Premier League, after gaining promotion from the First Division in 1999. Hibs re-established themselves well in the top flight, finishing in sixth place. The club also had a good Scottish Cup run, but were disappointingly beaten 2–1 by Aberdeen, who finished bottom of the SPL, in the semi-final at Hampden Park. The season was also memorable for Hibs fans due to a 3–0 win in the "Millennium derby" against Hearts. There was a landmark day towards the end of the season, as the last game on the Easter Road slope was played.[2]

League season

Results

Final table

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rangers36286296267090 UEFA Champions League 2000-01 Second qualifying round
2 Celtic36216990385269UEFA Cup 2000-01 Qualifying round
3 Hearts36159124740754UEFA Cup 2000-01 Qualifying round
4 Motherwell361410124963-1452
5 St Johnstone361012143644-842
6 Hibernian361011154961-1241
7 Dundee36125194564-1941
8 Dundee United36116193457-2339
9 Kilmarnock36813153852-1437
10 Aberdeen3696214483-3933

Source: SPL official website

Scottish League Cup

As a club newly promoted to the SPL, Hibs entered at the second round stage of the competition, in which they defeated Clyde in a penalty shootout. This win sent Hibs through to a third round match against Kilmarnock at Rugby Park. In that match, Hibs conceded two early goals, and despite efforts by Pat McGinlay and Kenny Miller, Kilmarnock ran out 3–2 winners.

Results

Scottish Cup

Results

Transfers

Player stats

During the 1999–2000 season, Hibs used 29 different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.[3]

No. Pos Nat Player TotalSPLScottish CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Republic of Ireland Nick Colgan 3202505020
GK Iceland Olafur Gottskalksson 1201200000
DF Scotland Derek Collins 3012505100
DF Scotland Mark Dempsie 90800010
DF Scotland Shaun Dennis 2502400010
DF Scotland John Hughes 2702105010
DF Scotland Paul Lovering 1201000020
DF Scotland Martin McIntosh 110902000
DF Scotland Alan Reid 10100000
DF Scotland Michael Renwick 1401300010
DF Scotland Tom Smith 2802205010
MF Scotland Scott Bannerman 10100000
MF Scotland Grant Brebner 3412904110
MF Scotland Paul Hartley 3032513121
MF France Fabrice Henry 90900000
MF Germany Mathias Jack 2712312020
FW Saint Lucia Earl Jean 50500000
MF Trinidad and Tobago Russell Latapy 34122894320
MF Australia Stuart Lovell 3222615110
MF France Alex Marinkov 10000010
MF Scotland Pat McGinlay 3663133122
MF Scotland Ian Murray 1211002100
MF France Franck Sauzee 3262655110
MF England Justin Skinner 30200010
FW Scotland Stephen Crawford 40300010
FW Germany Dirk Lehmann 3783075120
FW Scotland Tam McManus 20200000
FW Scotland Kenny Miller 391332115121
FW Finland Mixu Paatelainen 3793294010

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 "Average Home League Game Attendances". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  2. ↑ A sorry farewell to the famous Easter Road slope, Sunday Herald, 30 April 2000.
  3. ↑ "Hibernian 1999/2000 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 January 2010.

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