Hibernian F.C.

Hibernian Football Club, also known as Hibs, is a professional football club based at Easter Road in Edinburgh, Scotland. They play in the Scottish Premiership. Their city rivals are Hearts. It is one of three SPFL clubs in the city, the others being their Edinburgh derby rivals Hearts and Edinburgh City. Hibernian was founded in 1875 by Irish immigrants, but support for the club is now based on geography rather than ethnicity or religion. The Irish heritage of Hibernian is still reflected, however, in its name, colours and badge.[1]

Hibernian F.C.
Easter Road.jpg
Full nameHibernian Football Club
Nickname(s)The Hibees
The Cabbage
Founded1875
GroundEaster Road,
Leith, Edinburgh
(capacity: 20,421)
ChairmanRon Gordon
ManagerJack Ross
LeagueScottish Premiership
2020/21Scottish Premiership, 3rd
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

In 1887 Hibernian defeated Preston North End in a match nicknamed the Association Football Championship of the World decider, because of the two teams’ achievements in their domestic cup trophies. Hibs enjoyed enormous success throughout the 1940s and 50s where they won the 1947/8, 1950/1 and 1951/2 League Competitions. Their not-so-secret weapon was the attacking formation known as ‘The Famous Five’ consisting of Bobby Johnstone, Willie Ormond, Lawrie Reilly, Gordon Smith and Eddie Turnbull.

Hibs became the first British team to enter European competition in 1955. They competed in the Champions Cup and gave a fantastic performance against the German club, Rot Weiss Essen, winning 4-1 and drawing 1-1 on the return match in Scotland.

Hibernian F.C. was in grave danger of being closed down at the beginning of the 1990s when Wallace Mercer of rivals, Hearts of Midlothian, decided he wanted just one main club in Edinburgh. However, the club was saved in 1991 by Sir Tom Farmer CBE.

Hibernian became the first team to be relegated via the SPFL playoffs in 2014.[2] In 2016 they ended their 114 year wait for the Scottish Cup, winning a final against Rangers 3-2.[3]

In 2019, Tom Farmer sold the club to Ron Gordon.[4] Gordon died in 2023.[5][6]

Squad

As of June 15 2008.
No. Position Player
2   DF Kevin McCann
4   DF Chris Hogg (vice-captain)
5   DF Rob Jones (captain)
6   MF Brian Kerr
7   MF Merouane Zemmama
8   FW Clayton Donaldson
9   FW Steven Fletcher
10   FW Abdessalam Benjelloun
11   MF Alan O'Brien
12   MF Filipe Morais
16   MF Lewis Stevenson
17   MF Sean Lynch
19   DF Thierry Gathuessi
20   MF John Rankin
No. Position Player
21   GK Andrew McNeil
22   MF Dean Shiels
23   MF Ross Chisholm
24   FW Colin Nish
25   DF Darren McCormack
26   MF Ian Murray
28   FW Ross Campbell
29   FW Damon Gray
31   GK Zbigniew Małkowski
33   DF Paul Hanlon
34   DF Martin Canning
41   GK David Grof
50   GK Yves Makabu Ma-Kalambay
––   DF David van Zanten

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References

  1. "Hibernian F.C." Football Wiki. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
  2. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/may/25/hibernian-hamilton-scottish-premiership-play-off
  3. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36292302
  4. https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/11755087/hibernian-taken-over-by-american-businessman-ron-gordon
  5. https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11792/12816593/ron-gordon-hibernian-executive-chairman-and-majority-shareholder-dies-aged-68
  6. AFootballReport. "Hibernian Football Club". afootballreport.com. Retrieved 2021-06-12.