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)

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 FriendlyBerwick Rangers1 – 1HibernianShielfield Park
19:45 McKenna  25' Edinburgh Evening News Report Cummings  1' Attendance: 1,304
Referee: Duncan
7 July 2016 FriendlyEdinburgh City1 – 6HibernianMeadowbank Stadium
19:45 See  76' McGregor  14'
Cummings  18'
Stanton  21'
McGeouch  26'
Keatings  86'
Handling  90'		 Attendance: 2,522
10 July 2016 FriendlyHibernian4 – 1MotherwellEaster Road
15:00 Cummings  3'
Holt  17'
McGinn  33'
Keatings  66'		 Johnson  2' Attendance: 3,481
24 July 2016 FriendlyHibernian1 – 0Birmingham CityEaster Road
14:00 Keatings  62' Attendance: 5,094
31 July 2016 FriendlyShrewsbury1 – 4HibernianGreenhous 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 ChampionshipFalkirk1 – 2HibernianFalkirk Stadium
15:00 Sibbald  8' BBC Report Cummings  2', 48' Attendance: 6,458
Referee: Clancy
13 August 2016 ChampionshipHibernian2 – 1Dunfermline AthleticEaster Road
15:00 Richards-Everton  33' (o.g.)
Cummings  78'		 BBC Report Reilly  58' Attendance: 16,477
Referee: Collum
20 August 2016 ChampionshipSt. Mirren0 – 2HibernianSt Mirren Park
15:00 BBC Report Cummings  22', 32' Attendance: 4,517
Referee: Robertson
27 August 2016 ChampionshipHibernian4 – 0Greenock MortonEaster Road
15:00 Shinnie  29'
Holt  41'
Cummings  54'
Graham  74'		 BBC Report Attendance: 14,508
Referee: Muir
10 September 2016 ChampionshipDumbarton0 – 1HibernianDumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Cummings  32' (pen.) Attendance: 1,339
Referee: Aitken
17 September 2016 ChampionshipHibernian1 – 2Ayr UnitedEaster Road
15:00 Cummings  50'
Bartley  67'		 BBC Report Balatoni  74'
Gilmour  80'		 Attendance: 15,056
Referee: Walsh
24 September 2016 ChampionshipQueen of the South0 – 0HibernianPalmerston Park
15:00 BBC Report Stevenson  55'  Attendance: 3,703
Referee: McLean
2 October 2016 ChampionshipHibernian1 – 1Dundee UnitedEaster Road
12:00 Keatings  35' BBC Report Edjenguele  68' Attendance: 15,492
Referee: Thomson
15 October 2016 ChampionshipRaith Rovers0 – 0HibernianStark's Park
15:00 BBC Report Bartley  38' Attendance: 3,753
Referee: Finnie
22 October 2016 ChampionshipDunfermline Athletic1 – 3HibernianEast 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 ChampionshipHibernian2 – 0St. MirrenEaster Road
15:00 Boyle  8'
Holt  34'		 BBC Report Attendance: 14,485
Referee: Robertson
5 November 2016 ChampionshipAyr United0 – 3HibernianSomerset Park
15:00 BBC Report
Sky Report		 Boyle  28', 77'
McGinn  84'		 Attendance: 3,100
12 November 2016 ChampionshipHibernian1 – 1FalkirkEaster Road
15:00 Hanlon  83' BBC Report Taiwo  25'
Baird  78'		 Attendance: 14,551
Referee: Beaton
19 November 2016 ChampionshipHibernian4 – 0Queen of the SouthEaster Road
15:00 Graham  8'
Higgins  42' (o.g.)
Gray  52'
Boyle  65'		 BBC Report Attendance: 13,861
2 December 2016 ChampionshipDundee United1 – 0HibernianTannadice Park
19:45 Andreu  73' (pen.) BBC Report Attendance: 10.925
10 December 2016 ChampionshipHibernian2 – 0DumbartonEaster Road
15:00 Hanlon  45'
Graham  76'		 BBC Report Attendance: 13,881
Referee: McKendrick
17 December 2016 ChampionshipGreenock Morton1 – 1HibernianCappielow
15:00 Oliver  79' BBC Report Cummings  81' Attendance: 2,156
Referee: McLean
24 December 2016 ChampionshipHibernian1 – 1Raith RoversEaster Road
15:00 Boyle  88' BBC Report Mvoto  49' Attendance: 15,409
Referee: Aitken
31 December 2016 ChampionshipFalkirk1 – 2HibernianFalkirk Stadium
15:00 Sibbald  15' BBC Report Cummings  17'
Commons  87'		 Attendance: 6,747
Referee: Allan
6 January 2017 ChampionshipHibernian3 – 0Dundee UnitedEaster Road
19:45 Cummings  6', 26'
McGinn  81'		 BBC Report Attendance: 18,786
Referee: Collum
14 January 2017 ChampionshipDumbarton0 – 1HibernianDumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Commons  14' Attendance: 1,523
Referee: Walsh
28 January 2017 ChampionshipQueen of the South0 – 1HibernianPalmerston Park
15:00 BBC Report McGinn  52' Attendance: 3,007
Referee: McLean
4 February 2017 ChampionshipHibernian1 – 1Ayr UnitedEaster Road
15:00 Cummings  74' BBC Report Crawford  4' Attendance: 14,349
Referee: Allan
18 February 2017 ChampionshipRaith Rovers1 – 1HibernianStark's Park
15:00 Cummings  60' BBC Report Stevenson  52' Attendance: 4,172
Referee: Charleston
25 February 2017 ChampionshipHibernian2 – 2Dunfermline AthleticEaster Road
15:00 Boyle  6'
Cummings  24' (pen.)		 BBC Report McMullan  26'
Higginbotham  46'		 Attendance: 14,437
Referee: Beaton
1 March 2017 ChampionshipSt. Mirren2 – 0HibernianSt Mirren Park
15:00 Demetriou  35', 46' BBC Report Attendance: 3,441
Referee: Anderson
10 March 2017 ChampionshipDundee United0 – 1HibernianTannadice Park
19:45 Toshney  31'  BBC Report Cummings  39'
Cummings  75' 		 Attendance: 9,532
Referee: Robertson
18 March 2017 ChampionshipHibernian2 – 2DumbartonEaster Road
15:00 Harvie  57' (o.g.)
Boyle  83'		 BBC Report Nadé  37' (pen.)
Thomson  62'		 Attendance: 14,093
Referee: Duncan
25 March 2017 ChampionshipHibernian2 – 1FalkirkEaster Road
15:00 Ambrose  75'
Keatings  90+2'		 BBC Report Sibbald  77' Attendance: 16,140
Referee: Clancy
29 March 2017 ChampionshipHibernian0 – 0Greenock MortonEaster Road
19:45 McGregor  90+4' BBC Report Oyenuga  90+3' Attendance: 15,149
Referee: Walsh
1 April 2017 ChampionshipDunfermline Athletic1 – 1HibernianEast End Park
15:00 Higginbotham  59' (pen.) BBC Report McGinn  12' Attendance: 7,058
Referee: Aitken
8 April 2017 ChampionshipGreenock Morton1 – 1HibernianCappielow
15:00 Shankland  66' (pen.) BBC Report Cummings  34' Attendance: 4,229
Referee: Madden
15 April 2017 ChampionshipHibernian3 – 0Queen of the SouthEaster Road
15:00 McGregor  13', 38'
Gray  48'		 BBC Report Attendance: 17,054
Referee: Cook
26 April 2017 ChampionshipHibernian3 – 2Raith RoversEaster Road
19:45 Keatings  41', 90+3'
Holt  81'		 BBC Report McManus  67'
Hardie  85'		 Attendance: 13,604
Referee: Aitken
29 April 2017 ChampionshipAyr United0 – 4HibernianSomerset Park
15:00 BBC Report Cummings  27', 72'
Boyle  30'
Keatings  66'		 Attendance: 2,152
Referee: Finnie
6 May 2017 ChampionshipHibernian1 – 1St. MirrenEaster 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 1Hibernian0 – 1 Brøndby IFEdinburgh,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 IF0 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(1 – 1 agg.)
(5−3 p)		 HibernianBrøndby 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 roundHibernian1 – 3Queen of the SouthEaster 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 roundTurriff United0 – 3HibernianThe Haughs
15:00 SKY Report Murray  16'
Graham  21'
Boyle  76'		 Attendance: 1,791
Referee: Anderson
8 October 2016 Challenge Cup Fourth roundHibernian1 – 2St MirrenEaster 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 roundBonnyrigg Rose1 – 8HibernianTynecastle 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 roundHeart of Midlothian0 – 0HibernianTynecastle Stadium
12:30 BBC Report Attendance: 16,971
Referee: Collum
22 February 2017 Scottish Cup Fifth round replayHibernian3 – 1Heart of MidlothianEaster Road
19:45 Cummings  21'
Holt  37'
Shinnie  63'		 BBC Report Gonçalves  70' Attendance: 20,205
Referee: McLean
4 March 2017 Scottish Cup Quarter FinalHibernian3 – 1Ayr UnitedEaster 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 FinalHibernian2 – 3AberdeenHampden 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 TotalChampionshipChallenge CupEuropa LeagueLeague CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Ofir Marciano 28021+002+000+000+005+00
2 DF David Gray 41332+121+002+011+004+00
4 DF Paul Hanlon 27321+122+002+001+010+00
5 DF Liam Fontaine 21015+000+001+101+002+10
6 DF Marvin Bartley 36021+700+102+001+004+00
7 MF John McGinn 37527+240+002+001+005+01
8 MF Fraser Fyvie 28018+302+000+000+002+30
9 FW Grant Holt 39622+840+102+001+004+12
10 MF Dylan McGeouch 23111+702+002+000+001+01
15 MF Kris Commons 525+020+000+000+000+00
15 DF Brian McLean 202+000+000+000+000+00
16 DF Lewis Stevenson 42134+000+002+001+005+01
17 FW Martin Boyle 43922+1282+011+100+103+10
19 FW James Keatings 31812+1251+000+201+002+13
22 MF Andrew Shinnie 32324+311+000+000+002+22
23 MF Jordon Forster 2314+1202+000+100+103+01
24 DF Darren McGregor 43235+021+002+001+004+00
25 DF Efe Ambrose 12110+010+000+000+002+00
26 DF Neal Eardley 200+200+000+000+000+00
27 MF Chris Humphrey 815+100+000+000+002+01
29 FW Brian Graham 3358+2041+010+000+000+40
31 GK Ross Laidlaw 18015+000+001+001+000+10
32 GK Otso Virtanen 100+000+001+000+000+00
33 MF Alex Harris 911+402+010+100+100+00
35 FW Jason Cummings 412326+6190+102+001+005+04
43 DF Callum Crane 200+101+000+000+000+00
48 MF Scott Martin 504+001+000+000+000+00
53 DF Sean Mackie 100+100+000+000+000+00
57 MF Fraser Murray 311+101+010+000+000+00
- MF Innes Murray 100+001+000+000+000+00
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
2DFDavid Gray600000100070
4DFPaul Hanlon200000000020
5DFLiam Fontaine300010000040
6DFMarvin Bartley800000000080[nb 2]
7MFJohn McGinn400000101060
8MFFraser Fyvie601000001080
9FWGrant Holt500000001060
10MFDylan McGeouch100000000010
16DFLewis Stevenson310000000031
17FWMartin Boyle200000000020
19FWJames Keatings300000000030
22MFAndrew Shinnie700000001080
23MFJordon Forster300000001040
24DFDarren McGregor600010002080[nb 3]
25DFEfe Ambrose100000000010
29FWBrian Graham400000000040
35FWJason Cummings310010000041
48MFScott Martin101000000020
Total 67220302070822

Club statistics

League table
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 the 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) Champion; (P) Promoted.

Division summary
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
Last updated on 6 May 2017
Name From To P W D L Win%[nb 4]
Neil Lennon[24] 14 July 2016 Present 46 24 15 7 052.17

Transfers

See also

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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