2017–18 Hibernian F.C. season

The 2017–18 season was Hibernian's (Hibs) first season of play back in the top league of Scottish football the Scottish Premiership, having been promoted from the Scottish Championship at the end of the 2016–17 season.^[1] They last played in the Scottish Premiership during the 2013–14 season.^[2] Hibs reached the semi-final of the League Cup, where they lost 4–2 to holders Celtic. In the Scottish Cup, Hibs lost 1–0 to Edinburgh derby rivals Hearts in the fourth round (last 32). Hibs challenged for a second-place finish in the league, but eventually finished in fourth.^[3]

Hibernian

2017–18 season
Chairman	Rod Petrie
Manager	Neil Lennon
Stadium	Easter Road Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland (Capacity: 20,421)
Premiership	4th
Scottish Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Florian Kamberi (9) All: Simon Murray (14)
Highest home attendance	20,193 Hibernian v Celtic (10 December 2017)
Lowest home attendance	15,459 Hibernian v Motherwell (31 January 2018)
Average home league attendance	18,123
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendlies

Dunfermline Athletic v Hibernian

6 July 2017[4] Friendly	Dunfermline Athletic	0–4	Hibernian	East End Park
19:45		Report	Swanson 27' Pennant 68' Boyle 70' Shaw 75'

Hibernian v Sunderland

9 July 2017[5] Testimonial match for Lewis Stevenson	Hibernian	2–2	Sunderland	Easter Road
14:00	Boyle S. Murray 73'	Report	Khazri Lens	Attendance: 9,309

Berwick Rangers v Hibernian

11 July 2017[6] Friendly	Berwick Rangers	0–2	Hibernian	Shielfield Park
		Report	Handling 72' Shaw 78'	Attendance: 1,206

Scottish Premiership

Main article: 2017–18 Scottish Premiership

Hibernian v Partick Thistle

5 August 2017 1	Hibernian	3–1	Partick Thistle	Easter Road
15:00	Boyle 14' Whittaker 33' S. Murray 52' (pen.)	BBC Report	Erskine 7'	Attendance: 17,634 Referee: Walsh

Rangers v Hibernian

12 August 2017 2	Rangers	2–3	Hibernian	Ibrox Stadium
15:00	Morelos 3' Jack  36' Tavernier 81'	BBC Report	S. Murray 21' Tavernier 39' (o.g.) Slivka 65'	Attendance: 49,636 Referee: Beaton

Hibernian v Hamilton Academical

19 August 2017 3	Hibernian	1–3	Hamilton Academical	Easter Road
15:00	Stokes 3'	BBC Report	Bingham 52' (pen.), 88' Longridge 69'	Attendance: 16,633 Referee: McLean

Dundee v Hibernian

27 August 2017 4	Dundee	1–1	Hibernian	Dens Park
12:30	Holt 9' (pen.)	BBC Report	Stokes 39'	Attendance: 6,004 Referee: Robertson

St Johnstone v Hibernian

9 September 2017 5	St Johnstone	1–1	Hibernian	McDiarmid Park
15:00	O'Halloran 48'	BBC Report	Paton 61' (o.g.)	Attendance: 5,591 Referee: Walsh

Hibernian v Motherwell

16 September 2017 6	Hibernian	2–2	Motherwell	Easter Road
15:00	Stokes 21' (pen.), 57'	BBC Report	Moult 64', 74'	Attendance: 17,335 Referee: Cook

Ross County v Hibernian

23 September 2017 7	Ross County	0–1	Hibernian	Victoria Park
15:00		BBC Report	Hanlon 13'	Attendance: 4,181 Referee: Dallas

Celtic v Hibernian

30 September 2017 8	Celtic	2–2	Hibernian	Celtic Park
15:00	McGregor 15', 80'	BBC Report	McGinn 53', 77'	Attendance: 59,259 Referee: Collum

Hibernian v Aberdeen

14 October 2017 9	Hibernian	0–1	Aberdeen	Easter Road
15:00		BBC Report	Mackay-Steven 38'	Attendance: 19,038 Referee: McLean

Hibernian v Heart of Midlothian

24 October 2017 10	Hibernian	1–0	Heart of Midlothian	Easter Road
19:45	S. Murray 3'	BBC Report		Attendance: 20,165 Referee: Dallas

Motherwell v Hibernian

28 October 2017 11	Motherwell	0–1	Hibernian	Fir Park
15:00		BBC Report	Boyle 27'	Attendance: 6,043 Referee: Madden

Kilmarnock v Hibernian

31 October 2017 12	Kilmarnock	0–3	Hibernian	Rugby Park
19:45		BBC Report	McGinn 10' S. Murray 61' Boyle 90+3'	Attendance: 5,005 Referee: Finnie

Hibernian v Dundee

4 November 2017 13	Hibernian	2–1	Dundee	Easter Road
15:00	Boyle 2' S. Murray 63'	BBC Report	Haber 21'	Attendance: 16,936 Referee: Beaton

Hibernian v St Johnstone

18 November 2017 14	Hibernian	1–2	St Johnstone	Easter Road
	Stokes 90+1'	BBC Report	Davidson 74' MacLean 90+3'	Attendance: 17,044 Referee: Thomson

Hamilton Academical v Hibernian

25 November 2017 15	Hamilton Academical	1–1	Hibernian	New Douglas Park
	Rojano 72'	BBC Report	S. Murray 29'	Attendance: 2,945 Referee: Robertson

Partick Thistle v Hibernian

2 December 2017 16	Partick Thistle	0–1	Hibernian	Firhill Stadium
		BBC Report	Barton 48' (Own goal)	Attendance: 4,997 Referee: Thomson

Hibernian v Celtic

10 December 2017 17	Hibernian	2–2	Celtic	Easter Road
	Ambrose 76' Shaw 79'	BBC Report	Sinclair 59', 64'	Attendance: 20,193 Referee: Beaton

Hibernian v Rangers

13 December 2017 18	Hibernian	1–2	Rangers	Easter Road
	Stevenson 9'	BBC Report	Windass 42' Morelos 45'	Attendance: 20,057 Referee: Clancy

Aberdeen v Hibernian

16 December 2017 19	Aberdeen	4–1	Hibernian	Pittodrie Stadium
	Shinnie 11' Mackay-Steven 36', 45', 62'	BBC Report	Stokes 89'	Attendance: 14,923 Referee: Madden

Hibernian v Ross County

23 December 2017 20	Hibernian	2–1	Ross County	Easter Road
	Stokes 21' Shaw 75'	BBC Report	Curran 14'	Attendance: 16,228 Referee: Walsh

Heart of Midlothian v Hibernian

27 December 2017 21	Heart of Midlothian	0–0	Hibernian	Tynecastle Park
		BBC Report		Attendance: 19,316 Referee: McLean

Hibernian v Kilmarnock

30 December 2017 22	Hibernian	1–1	Kilmarnock	Easter Road
	Shaw 23'	BBC Report	Boyd 1'	Attendance: 17,666 Referee: Muir

Dundee v Hibernian

24 January 2018 23	Dundee	0–1	Hibernian	Dens Park
		BBC Report	McGinn 52'	Attendance: 5,323 Referee: Robertson

Celtic v Hibernian

27 January 2018 24	Celtic	1–0	Hibernian	Celtic Park
	Griffiths 27'	BBC Report		Attendance: 58,998 Referee: Madden

Hibernian v Motherwell

31 January 2018 25	Hibernian	2–1	Motherwell	Easter Road
	Kamberi 28' Barker 47'	BBC Sport	Main 78'	Attendance: 15,459 Referee: Muir

Rangers v Hibernian

3 February 2018 26	Rangers	1–2	Hibernian	Ibrox Stadium
	Goss 73'	BBC Sport	McGinn 41' Maclaren 75' (pen.)	Attendance: 49,986 Referee: Collum

Hibernian v Aberdeen

17 February 2018 27	Hibernian	2–0	Aberdeen	Easter Road
	Boyle 46' Kamberi 60'	BBC Sport		Attendance: 19,551 Referee: Dallas

Kilmarnock v Hibernian

24 February 2018 28	Kilmarnock	2–2	Hibernian	Rugby Park
	Jones 58' Boyd 61'	BBC Sport	Kamberi 1' Porteous 9'	Attendance: 5,348 Referee: Clancy

Hibernian v Heart of Midlothian

9 March 2018 29	Hibernian	2–0	Heart of Midlothian	Easter Road
	Allan 59' Maclaren 80'	BBC Sport		Attendance: 20,166 Referee: Madden

St Johnstone v Hibernian

16 March 2018 30	St Johnstone	1–1	Hibernian	McDiarmid Park
	Kane 83'	BBC Report	Ambrose 2' Marciano  14'	Attendance: 3,652 Referee: Beaton

Hibernian v Partick Thistle

31 March 2018 31	Hibernian	2–0	Partick Thistle	Easter Road
	Maclaren 71' Hanlon 76'	BBC Sport	Devine  86'	Attendance: 17,497 Referee: Dallas

Hibernian v Hamilton Academical

3 April 2018 32	Hibernian	3–1	Hamilton Academical	Easter Road
	Kamberi 17', 63', 85'	BBC Sport	Ogboe 9' Imrie  62'	Attendance: 15,818 Referee: McLean

Ross County v Hibernian

7 April 2018 33	Ross County	1–1	Hibernian	Victoria Park
	Mckay 28'	BBC Sport	Shaw 90'	Attendance: 5,389 Referee: Madden

Hibernian v Celtic

21 April 2018 34	Hibernian	2–1	Celtic	Easter Road
	Maclaren 24' Slivka 80'	BBC Sport Celtic Report	Édouard 87'	Attendance: 19,886 Referee: Steven McLean

Hibernian v Kilmarnock

28 April 2018 35	Hibernian	5–3	Kilmarnock	Easter Road
	Allan 29' Whittaker 54' Maclaren 64' Kamberi 76' Barker 90+2'	BBC Sport	Boyd 33', 80' Findlay 61'	Attendance: 17,470 Referee: Robertson

Aberdeen v Hibernian

5 May 2018 36	Aberdeen	0–0	Hibernian	Pittodrie Stadium
		BBC Sport		Attendance: 17,822 Referee: Beaton

Heart of Midlothian v Hibernian

9 May 2018 37	Heart of Midlothian	2–1	Hibernian	Tynecastle Park
	Lafferty 26' Naismith 57'	BBC Sport	Kamberi 48' (pen.)	Attendance: 19,324 Referee: Thomson

Hibernian v Rangers

13 May 2018 38	Hibernian	5–5	Rangers	Easter Road
	Kamberi 10' (pen.) Allan 19' Maclaren 22', 70', 90+3'	BBC Sport	Tavernier 25' Rossiter 27' Alves 40' Holt 54' Windass 68'	Attendance: 19,579 Referee: Dallas

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2017–18 Scottish Cup

Heart of Midlothian v Hibernian

21 January 2018 Fourth round	Heart of Midlothian	1–0	Hibernian	Tynecastle Park
14:05	Cowie 87'	BBC Report		Attendance: 18,709 Referee: Clancy

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2017–18 Scottish League Cup

Group stage

Hibernian v Montrose

15 July 2017 1	Hibernian	4–0	Montrose	Easter Road
15:00	S Murray 12', 53' F Murray 22' Graham 88' (Penalty)	BBC Report		Attendance: 5,226 Referee: Dallas

Ross County v Hibernian

21 July 2017 2	Ross County	0–0 (4 – 3 p)	Hibernian	Victoria Park
19:45		BBC Report Sky Report		Attendance: 2,065 Referee: Steve McLean
	Penalties
	Routis O'Brien Schalk Fraser Gardyne		Whittaker McGinn Boyle F. Murray Shaw

Hibernian v Arbroath

25 July 2017 3	Hibernian	6–1	Arbroath	Easter Road
19:45	S. Murray 63' (51), 90+1' Porteous 45' (88) McGinn 53'	BBC Report	Doris 38'	Attendance: 4,856 Referee: Stephen Finnie

Alloa Athletic v Hibernian

29 July 2017 4	Alloa Athletic	0–3	Hibernian	Recreation Park
15:00		BBC Report	F. Murray 15' S. Murray 63', 80'	Attendance: 1,758 Referee: Collum

Knockout phase

Hibernian v Ayr United

8 August 2017 Second round	Hibernian	5–0	Ayr United	Easter Road
19:45	Stokes 20', 59' S. Murray 31' Ambrose 69' Matulevičius 85'	BBC Report		Attendance: 8,135 Referee: Clancy

Hibernian v Livingston

19 September 2017 Quarter-finals	Hibernian	3–2	Livingston	Easter Road
19:45	Swanson 18' Boyle 32' Stokes 83' (Penalty)	BBC Report	Lithgow 10' De Vita 28'	Attendance: 8,535 Referee: Madden

Hibernian v Celtic

21 October 2017 Semi-finals	Hibernian	2–4	Celtic	Hampden Park
	Stokes 59' (pen.) Shaw 70'	BBC Report	Lustig 15', 42' Dembélé 66', 88'	Attendance: 39,813 Referee: Clancy

Player statistics

During the 2017–18 season, Hibs have used twenty-nine different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player. David Gray is club captain for the season.^[7][8]

As of 31 March (UTC)^[9][10]

Number	Position	Nation	Name	Totals		Premiership		League Cup		Scottish Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ISR	Ofir Marciano	39	0	34+0	0	4+0	0	1+0	0
2	DF	SCO	David Gray	12	0	7+1	0	4+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF	SCO	Steven Whittaker	31	2	19+7	2	3+2	0	0+0	0
4	DF	SCO	Paul Hanlon	40	2	36+0	2	2+1	0	1+0	0
5	DF	ENG	Liam Fontaine	2	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
6	DF	JAM	Marvin Bartley	31	0	20+6	0	4+0	0	1+0	0
7	MF	SCO	John McGinn	43	6	35+0	5	7+0	1	1+0	0
8	MF	LTU	Vykintas Slivka	27	2	9+13	2	2+2	0	1+0	0
9	FW	LTU	Deivydas Matulevičius	14	1	0+12	0	0+2	1	0+0	0
10	MF	SCO	Dylan McGeouch	42	0	30+5	0	5+1	0	1+0	0
11	MF	SCO	Danny Swanson	22	1	4+13	0	4+1	1	0+0	0
14	DF	MAR	Faycal Rherras	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
15	FW	SCO	Simon Murray	28	14	17+5	6	5+0	8	0+1	0
16	DF	SCO	Lewis Stevenson	44	1	36+0	1	7+0	0	1+0	0
17	FW	SCO	Martin Boyle	43	6	34+0	5	5+3	1	1+0	0
19	FW	AUS	Jamie Maclaren	15	8	11+4	8	0+0	0	0+0	0
20	MF	ENG	Brandon Barker	30	2	17+10	2	1+1	0	0+1	0
21	GK	SCO	Ross Laidlaw	6	0	3+0	0	3+0	0	0+0	0
22	FW	SUI	Florian Kamberi	14	9	14+0	9	0+0	0	0+0	0
23	MF	SCO	Scott Allan	12	3	12+0	3	0+0	0	0+0	0
24	DF	SCO	Darren McGregor	29	0	22+2	0	4+0	0	1+0	0
25	DF	NGA	Efe Ambrose	45	3	37+1	2	6+0	1	1+0	0
26	MF	SCO	Scott Martin	2	0	0+0	0	0+2	0	0+0	0
28	FW	IRL	Anthony Stokes	21	11	15+3	7	3+0	4	0+0	0
29	FW	SCO	Brian Graham	2	1	0+0	0	0+2	1	0+0	0
31	GK	SCO	Cammy Bell	2	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
32	FW	SCO	Oli Shaw	21	5	5+11	4	0+4	1	1+0	0
33	MF	SCO	Fraser Murray	6	2	0+2	0	2+2	2	0+0	0
36	DF	SCO	Ryan Porteous	8	3	2+3	1	3+0	2	0+0	0

• Source: ^[9]

Disciplinary record

As of 31 March 2018

Number	Position	Nation	Name	Premiership		League Cup		Scottish Cup		Total
1	GK		Ofir Marciano	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
3	DF		Steven Whittaker	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
4	DF		Paul Hanlon	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
6	MF		Marvin Bartley	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
7	MF		John McGinn	12	0	2	0	1	0	15	0
8	MF		Vykintas Slivka	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
10	MF		Dylan McGeouch	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
11	MF		Danny Swanson	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
15	DF		Simon Murray	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
16	DF		Lewis Stevenson	4	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
17	FW		Martin Boyle	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
22	FW		Florian Kamberi	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
23	MF		Scott Allan	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
24	DF		Darren McGregor	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
25	DF		Efe Ambrose	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
28	FW		Anthony Stokes	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
36	DF		Ryan Porteous	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Total				49	1	6	0	1	0	56	1

Goal Scorers

Last updated 31 March 2018^[11]

Place	Position	Nation	Name	Premiership	League Cup	Scottish Cup	Total
1	FW		Simon Murray	6	8	0	14
2	FW		Anthony Stokes	7	4	0	11
3	FW		Martin Boyle	5	1	0	6
	MF		John McGinn	5	1	0	6
5	FW		Oli Shaw	3	1	0	4
	FW		Florian Kamberi	4	0	0	4
	DF		Ryan Porteous	2	2	0	4
8	DF		Efe Ambrose	2	1	0	3
	FW		Jamie Maclaren	3	0	0	3
10	MF		Fraser Murray	0	2	0	2
	DF		Paul Hanlon	2	0	0	2
12	MF		Danny Swanson	0	1	0	1
	FW		Brian Graham	0	1	0	1
	DF		Steven Whittaker	1	0	0	1
	FW		Deivydas Matulevičius	0	1	0	1
	MF		Vykintas Slivka	1	0	0	1
	DF		Lewis Stevenson	1	0	0	1
	MF		Brandon Barker	1	0	0	1
	MF		Scott Allan	1	0	0	1
Total				44	23	0	67

Club statistics

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation[a]
2	Aberdeen	38	22	7	9	56	37	+19	73	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
3	Rangers	38	21	7	10	76	50	+26	70	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4	Hibernian	38	18	13	7	62	46	+16	67
5	Kilmarnock	38	16	11	11	49	47	+2	59
6	Heart of Midlothian	38	12	13	13	39	39	0	49

Source: Soccerway BBC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification and second-stage group allocation).^[12]
Notes:

1. Teams play each other three times (33 matches) before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

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	37	38
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H
Result	W	W	L	D	D	D	W	D	L	W	W	W	W	L	D	W	D	L	L	W	D	D	W	L	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	D	W	W	D	L	D
Position	2	3	5	6	6	6	4	6	6	5	5	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2018. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League Cup group table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		HIB	ROS	ARB	MON	ALO
1	Hibernian (Q)	4	3	0	1	0	13	1	+12	10	Qualification for the Second Round		—	—	6–1	4–0	—
2	Ross County (Q)	4	2	2	0	0	8	0	+8	10			p0–0	—	—	—	2–0
3	Arbroath	4	1	1	1	1	6	7	−1	6			—	0–0p	—	4–0	—
4	Montrose	4	1	0	0	3	2	15	−13	3			—	0–6	—	—	2–1
5	Alloa Athletic	4	0	0	1	3	2	8	−6	1			0–3	—	1–1p	—	—

Source: ^[13]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.^[14]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Management statistics

As of 18 September 2018

Name	From	To	P	W	D	L	Win%[nb 1]
Neil Lennon[15]	15 July 2017	13 May 2018	46	23	14	9	050.00

Transfers

Players in Player From Fee Danny Swanson St Johnstone[16] Free[17] Simon Murray Dundee United Free[18] Efe Ambrose Celtic Free[19] Ofir Marciano Ashdod Undisclosed[20] Steven Whittaker Norwich City Free[21] Deivydas Matulevičius Royal Excel Mouscron Free[22] Vykintas Slivka Juventus Undisclosed[23] Anthony Stokes Blackburn Rovers Free[24] Cammy Bell Kilmarnock Free[25]

Players out Player To Fee James Keatings Dundee United Free[26] Scott Gallacher Dumbarton Free[27] Brian McLean IBV Free[27] Alex Harris Falkirk[28] Free[27] Chris Humphrey Bury Free[29] Grant Holt King's Lynn Town Free[27] Jamie Insall Connah's Quay Nomads Free[27][30][31] Aaron Dunsmore East Fife Free[32] Ali Smith Cowdenbeath Free[32][33] Jason Cummings Nottingham Forest Undisclosed[34] Fraser Fyvie Dundee United[35] Free[36] Jordon Forster Cheltenham Town Undisclosed[37] Sam Stanton Dundee United Free[38] Danny Handling Dumbarton Free[39] Anthony Stokes Apollon Smyrnis Free[40] Deivydas Matulevičius KuPS Free[41] Liam Fontaine Ross County Free[42]

Loans in Player From Brandon Barker Manchester City[43] Scott Bain Dundee[44] Jamie Maclaren SV Darmstadt 98[45] Faycal Rherras KV Mechelen[46] Florian Kamberi Grasshoppers[47] Scott Allan Celtic[25]

Loans out Player To Kevin Waugh Berwick Rangers[48] Callum Donaldson Berwick Rangers[48] Sam Stanton Dundee United[49] Scott Martin Arbroath[50] Simon Murray Dundee[25]

See also

• List of Hibernian F.C. seasons

Notes

1. Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.