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2020–21 Hibernian F.C. season

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The 2020–21 season was Hibernian's fourth season of play back in the top flight of Scottish football, having been promoted from the Scottish Championship at the end of the 2016–17 season.[1] Hibs lost in the semi-finals of the League Cup to St Johnstone, and in the 2021 Scottish Cup Final to the same opponents. Hibs finished third in the Premiership, which was their highest league position since 2004–05.

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Friendlies

Due to government rules introduced during the coronavirus pandemic, Hibs were restricted in their pre-season activities. Contact training was only permitted from Monday 29 June,[2] and Hibs played only against other Premiership clubs during pre-season.[3] One of those training matches had to be called off due to a delay in obtaining coronavirus test results.[4]

11 July 2020 Friendly Hibernian 1–1 St Mirren Ormiston
Gullan Edinburgh Live Henderson Stadium: Hibernian Training Centre
Attendance: None[note 1]
14 July 2020 Friendly St Johnstone 0–0 Hibernian Perth
Edinburgh Live Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: None[note 1]
18 July 2020[4] Friendly Hibernian A–A Ross County Ormiston
Stadium: Hibernian Training Centre
Attendance: None[note 1]
21 July 2020 Friendly Hibernian 2–1 Hamilton Academical Edinburgh
Nisbet
Newell
Edinburgh Live Fjørtoft Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: None[note 1]
25 July 2020 Friendly Aberdeen 1–1 Hibernian Aberdeen
Bryson Edinburgh Evening News Horgan Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: None[note 1]
27 July 2020 Friendly Celtic 3–1 Hibernian Glasgow
13:30 BST Dembélé 41'
Klimala 78', 83'
Celtic FC Doig 14' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: None[note 1]

Scottish Premiership

Hibs won their first three games of the season, the first time they had done this in the top division of the Scottish football league system since 197475.[5] A 10 win at Aberdeen in the penultimate match clinched third place for Hibs, which was their highest finishing position since 2004–05.[6] The win at Aberdeen was their 11th away from home in the league, which set a new club record for a season in the top division.[7][8]

1 August 2020 1 Hibernian 2–1 Kilmarnock Edinburgh
15:00 BST Boyle 5', 34' BBC Sport Burke 44' Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: John Beaton
8 August 2020 2 Livingston 1–4 Hibernian Livingston
15:00 BST Dykes 60' (pen.) BBC Sport Nisbet 24', 37', 88' (pen.)
Doidge 41'
Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: Euan Anderson
11 August 2020 3 Dundee United 0–1 Hibernian Dundee
18:00 BST BBC Sport Doidge 65' Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: Don Robertson
15 August 2020 4 Hibernian 0–0 Motherwell Edinburgh
17:30 BST BBC Sport Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: Greg Aitken
23 August 2020 5 St Johnstone 0–1 Hibernian Perth
16:30 BST BBC Sport Mallan 90+1' (pen.) Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: John Beaton
30 August 2020 6 Hibernian 0–1 Aberdeen Edinburgh
16:30 BST BBC Sport Ferguson 39' (pen.) Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: Nick Walsh
12 September 2020 7 St Mirren 0–3 Hibernian Paisley
15:00 BST BBC Sport Nisbet 14'
Newell 17'
Boyle 59'
Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: Willie Collum
20 September 2020 8 Hibernian 2–2 Rangers Edinburgh
12:00 BST Wright 22'
Doidge 71'
BBC Sport Morelos 45+1'
Arfield 57'
Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: Don Robertson
27 September 2020 9 Celtic 3–0 Hibernian Glasgow
15:00 BST McGregor 7'
Ajeti 35'
Elyounoussi 79'
BBC Sport Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: Steven McLean
2 October 2020 10 Hibernian 3–2 Hamilton Academical Edinburgh
19:45 BST Nisbet 19', 35'
Hanlon 63'
BBC Sport Callachan 75' (pen.)
Porteous 84' (o.g.)
Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: Bobby Madden
17 October 2020 11 Ross County 0–0 Hibernian Dingwall
15:00 BST BBC Sport Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: Nick Walsh
24 October 2020 12 Kilmarnock 0–1 Hibernian Kilmarnock
15:00 BST BBC Sport Nisbet 27' (pen.) Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: Colin Steven
6 November 2020 13 Aberdeen 2–0 Hibernian Aberdeen
19:45 GMT Wright 5'
Cosgrove 12'
BBC Sport Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: Euan Anderson
21 November 2020 14 Hibernian 2–2 Celtic Edinburgh
15:00 GMT Murphy 52'
Nisbet 59'
BBC Sport Edouard 79' (pen.)
Laxalt 90+1'
Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: Bobby Madden
24 November 2020 15 Hibernian 2–2 St Johnstone Edinburgh
19:00 GMT P. McGinn 36', 83' BBC Sport McCann 35'
Wotherspoon 76'
Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: Kevin Clancy
5 December 2020 16 Motherwell 0–3 Hibernian Motherwell
15:00 GMT BBC Sport Boyle 59'
Doidge 88'
S. McGinn 90+5'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: Andrew Dallas
12 December 2020 17 Hamilton Academical 0–4 Hibernian Hamilton
15:00 GMT BBC Sport Boyle 10' (pen.)
Doidge 39'
P. McGinn 65'
Nisbet 68'
Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: Kevin Clancy
19 December 2020 18 Hibernian 1–1 Dundee United Edinburgh
15:00 GMT Magennis 13' BBC Sport Bolton 90+1' Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: Gavin Duncan
23 December 2020 19 Hibernian 1–0 St Mirren Edinburgh
18:00 GMT Nisbet 18' BBC Sport Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: Steven Kirkland
26 December 2020 20 Rangers 1–0 Hibernian Glasgow
12:30 GMT Hagi 33' BBC Sport Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: Willie Collum
30 December 2020 21 Hibernian 0–2 Ross County Edinburgh
18:00 GMT BBC Sport Paton 25'
Shaw 76'
Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: Don Robertson
2 January 2021 22 Hibernian 0–3 Livingston Edinburgh
15:00 GMT BBC Sport Mullin 9'
Guthrie 16'
Robinson 47'
Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: David Munro
11 January 2021 23 Celtic 1–1 Hibernian Glasgow
19:45 GMT Turnbull 82' BBC Sport Nisbet 90+1' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: Nick Walsh
16 January 2021 24 Hibernian 2–0 Kilmarnock Edinburgh
15:00 GMT Power 51' (o.g.)
Gogic 80'
BBC Sport Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: Willie Collum
27 January 2021 25 Hibernian 0–1 Rangers Edinburgh
19:45 GMT BBC Sport Morelos 51' Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: Kevin Clancy
30 January 2021 26 Dundee United 0–2 Hibernian Dundee
15:00 GMT BBC Sport McGregor 21'
Boyle 69'
Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: Gavin Duncan
2 February 2021 27 St Mirren 1–2 Hibernian Paisley
18:00 GMT Obika 74' BBC Sport Porteous 55'
Boyle 71' (pen.)
Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: Alan Muir
6 February 2021 28 Hibernian 2–0 Aberdeen Edinburgh
15:00 GMT Boyle 27' (pen.), 67' BBC Sport Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: Willie Collum
20 February 2021 29 Hibernian 2–0 Hamilton Academical Edinburgh
15:00 GMT Boyle 13'
Doig 70'
BBC Sport Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: Craig Napier
27 February 2021 30 Hibernian 0–2 Motherwell Edinburgh
15:00 GMT BBC Sport Roberts 25'
Cole 46'
Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: Alan Muir
6 March 2021 31 St Johnstone 1–0 Hibernian Perth
15:00 GMT Craig 16' BBC Sport Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: David Dickinson
13 March 2021 32 Ross County 1–2 Hibernian Dingwall
15:00 GMT Mckay 50' BBC Sport Boyle 52' (pen.)
Nisbet 60'
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: John Beaton
20 March 2021 33 Livingston 1–1 Hibernian Livingston
15:00 GMT Sibbald 28' BBC Sport Doidge 41' Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: Nick Walsh
11 April 2021 34 Rangers 2–1 Hibernian Glasgow
15:00 BST Aribo 20'
Kent 62'
BBC Sport Nisbet 78' Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: Don Robertson
21 April 2021 35 Hibernian 2–1 Livingston Edinburgh
19:45 BST Nisbet 8'
Boyle 26' (pen.)
BBC Sport Emmanuel-Thomas 85' (pen.) Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: Craig Napier
1 May 2021 36 Hibernian 0–1 St Johnstone Edinburgh
15:00 BST BBC Sport Middleton 22' Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: Greg Aitken
12 May 2021 37 Aberdeen 0–1 Hibernian Aberdeen
19:45 BST BBC Sport Doidge 41' Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: John Beaton
15 May 2021 38 Hibernian 0–0 Celtic Edinburgh
12:30 BST BBC Sport Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: Willie Collum

Scottish Cup

Hibs entered the 2020–21 competition at the third round stage (last 32), and were drawn away to Championship club Queen of the South.[9] The tie was delayed until April because the lower divisions of the SPFL were suspended for much of the winter due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10] Hibs progressed to the fourth round, where they were given another away tie against League Two club Stranraer.[11][12][13] Due to the condensed schedule the draws for the fourth round and quarter-finals were made at the same time; a 40 win at Stranraer gave Hibs a home tie with Motherwell.[11][14] Hibs lost a two-goal lead late in normal time against Motherwell, but progressed to the semi-finals by winning a penalty shootout.[15][16] Hibs beat Dundee United 20 in the semi-final, their first victory at that stage of a cup competition (after five successive defeats) since 2016.[17] In the final Hibs lost 10 to St Johnstone, which meant that the Perth club won a cup double.[18]

5 April 2021 Third round Queen of the South 13 Hibernian Dumfries
19:45 BST Maxwell 80' BBC Sport Doidge 42', 67'
Boyle 70'
Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: Willie Collum
18 April 2021 Fourth round Stranraer 04 Hibernian Stranraer
12:15 BST BBC Sport Doidge 37'
Nisbet 64'
Boyle 71', 84' (pen.)
Stadium: Stair Park
Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: David Munro
24 April 2021 Quarter-final Hibernian 22 (a.e.t.)
(42 p)
Motherwell Edinburgh
17:00 BST Doidge 52'
Irvine 80'
BBC Sport Lamie 82'
Watt 88'
Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: John Beaton
8 May 2021 Semi-final Dundee United 02 Hibernian Glasgow
16:00 BST BBC Sport Nisbet 27'
Doidge 58'
Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: Bobby Madden
22 May 2021 Final St Johnstone 10 Hibernian Glasgow
14:00 BST Rooney 32' BBC Sport Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: Nick Walsh

Scottish League Cup

Hibs were drawn into Group B of the League Cup group stage, along with Dundee, Forfar Athletic, Brora Rangers and Cove Rangers.[19][20] Hibs and Dundee both progressed to the last 16, where they were drawn against each other again.[21] A 10 win in the rematch put Hibs into the quarter-finals, where they were drawn away to Championship side Alloa Athletic.[22] Hibs came from behind to win 21 at Alloa, and were then paired with St Johnstone in the semi-finals.[23] Hibs lost that match 30, thereby losing an opportunity to win a competition in which they had become favourites as the Old Firm clubs had been knocked out in earlier rounds.[24] Manager Jack Ross said he was "angry" at the way the team had fallen out of the game in the second half.[24]

Group stage

7 October 2020 1 Hibernian 3–1 Brora Rangers Edinburgh
19:45 BST Mallan 8', 12'
Hanlon 89'
BBC Sport Gillespie 61' Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: Alan Muir
10 October 2020 2 Cove Rangers 1–2 Hibernian Cove Bay
12:30 BST Higgins 17' BBC Sport Gullan 49'
Nisbet 60'
Stadium: Balmoral Stadium
Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: Euan Anderson
13 October 2020 3 Forfar Athletic 0–1 Hibernian Forfar
19:45 BST BBC Sport Gray 87' Stadium: Station Park
Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: David Munro
15 November 2020 4 Hibernian 4–1 Dundee Edinburgh
16:30 GMT Mallan 10'
Nisbet 76'
Gullan 80'
Hallberg 82'
BBC Sport Elliott 71' Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: John Beaton

Knockout phase

28 November 2020 Second round Hibernian 1–0 Dundee Edinburgh
15:00 GMT Murphy 45' BBC Sport Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: Willie Collum
15 December 2020 Quarter-final Alloa Athletic 1–2 Hibernian Alloa
20:00 GMT Hanlon 34' (o.g.) BBC Sport Doidge 62'
Jamieson 83' (o.g.)
Stadium: Recreation Park
Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: David Munro
23 January 2021 Semi-final St Johnstone 3–0 Hibernian Glasgow
17:30 GMT Kerr 35'
Rooney 49'
Conway 63'
BBC Sport Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: Nick Walsh
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Player statistics

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Note: Statistics for the delayed 2019–20 Scottish Cup semi-final played on 31 October 2020 are recorded under the 2019–20 Hibernian F.C. season article.

As of 22 May 2021
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Club statistics

League table

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Source: [25]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-Head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification, second stage group allocation or relegation).[26]
(C) Champions
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).
  2. St Johnstone qualified as the 2020–21 Scottish Cup winners.

Division summary

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Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2021. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League Cup table

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Source: [27]
Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) goal difference, 3) goals scored, 4) away goals scored, 5) matches won, 6) away matches won, 7) drawing of lots.[28]

Management statistics

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Transfers

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During the 202021 season, Hibs formed strategic partnerships with Charleston Battery,[29] Stenhousemuir[30] and Brighton & Hove Albion.[31]

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Notes

  1. Attendance restricted due to COVID-19 pandemic regulations.
  2. Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.

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