2022–23 Hibernian F.C. season

The 2022–23 season was Hibernian's sixth 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.^[3] Hibs were knocked out of the Scottish Cup in the fourth round and at the group stage of the League Cup.

Hibernian

2022–23 season
Chairman	Ron Gordon (until 21 February)[1] Malcolm McPherson (from 7 March)[2]
Manager	Lee Johnson
Stadium	Easter Road Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland (Capacity: 20,421)
Premiership	5th
Scottish Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Kevin Nisbet (12) All: Kevin Nisbet (12)
Highest home attendance	20,179 (v. Heart of Midlothian, 7 August)
Lowest home attendance	13,930 (v. Ross County, 8 November)
Average home league attendance	17,470
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2021–22 2023–24 →

Ron Gordon, who was the majority shareholder and executive chairman of Hibs, died from cancer in February 2023.^[2] He was succeeded as chairman by Malcolm McPherson, while Gordon's widow and children inherited the majority shareholding and took seats on the club board.^[2]

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendlies

Hibernian v Hartlepool United

29 June 2022[4] Friendly	Hibernian	2–0	Hartlepool United	Alcantarilha e Pêra
11:00 BST	Henderson 27' Porteous 50'	Report		Stadium: Amendoeira Golf Resort

Hibernian v Burton Albion

1 July 2022[4] Friendly	Hibernian	4–2	Burton Albion	Alcantarilha e Pêra
11:00 BST	Youan 11' Melkersen 47', 53' Kenneh 81'	Report	Ahadme 5' Gilligan 78'	Stadium: Amendoeira Golf Resort

Hibernian v Norwich City

24 July 2022[5] Friendly	Hibernian	1–0	Norwich City	Edinburgh
14:00 BST	Melkersen 39'	Report		Stadium: Easter Road

Hibernian v Middlesbrough

26 November 2022[6] Friendly	Hibernian	0–2	Middlesbrough	Edinburgh
13:00 GMT		Report	Akpom 62' Finch 66'	Stadium: Easter Road

Hibernian v Raith Rovers

8 December 2022[7] Friendly	Hibernian	1–0	Raith Rovers	Edinburgh
12:00 GMT	Campbell	Report		Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: None

Hibernian v Edinburgh

8 December 2022[8] Friendly	Hibernian	A–A	Edinburgh	Edinburgh
19:00 GMT				Stadium: Easter Road

Scottish Premiership

Main article: 2022–23 Scottish Premiership

St Johnstone v Hibernian

30 July 2022 1	St Johnstone	0–1	Hibernian	Perth
15:00 BST		Report	Campbell 90'	Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 5,793 Referee: Euan Anderson

Hibernian v Heart of Midlothian

7 August 2022 2	Hibernian	1–1	Heart of Midlothian	Edinburgh
12:00 BST	Boyle 90+5'	Report	Shankland 22'	Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 20,179 Referee: John Beaton

Livingston v Hibernian

13 August 2022 3	Livingston	2–1	Hibernian	Livingston
15:00 BST	Nouble 6' Obileye 86'	Report	Kenneh 50'	Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Attendance: 3,854 Referee: Craig Napier

Hibernian v Rangers

20 August 2022 4	Hibernian	2–2	Rangers	Edinburgh
12:30 BST	Boyle 51' Campbell 90+3'	Report	Tavernier 45' (pen.) Lawrence 58'	Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 18,245 Referee: William Collum

St Mirren v Hibernian

27 August 2022 5	St Mirren	1–0	Hibernian	Paisley
15:00 BST	Baccus 6'	Report		Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 5,343 Referee: Graham Grainger

Hibernian v Kilmarnock

3 September 2022 6	Hibernian	1–0	Kilmarnock	Edinburgh
15:00 BST	Newell 12'	Report		Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 15,426 Referee: John Beaton

Hibernian v Aberdeen

17 September 2022 7	Hibernian	3–1	Aberdeen	Edinburgh
15:00 BST	Boyle 45+1' (pen.) Campbell 62', 73'	Report	Lopes 4'	Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 17,292 Referee: David Dickinson

Ross County v Hibernian

1 October 2022 8	Ross County	0–2	Hibernian	Dingwall
15:00 BST		Report	Porteous 46' Boyle 80'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,243 Referee: Alan Muir

Hibernian v Motherwell

8 October 2022 9	Hibernian	1–0	Motherwell	Edinburgh
15:00 BST	Porteous 67'	Report		Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 16,435 Referee: Grant Irvine

Dundee United v Hibernian

11 October 2022 10	Dundee United	1–0	Hibernian	Dundee
19:45 BST	Behich 11'	Report		Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 9,112 Referee: Euan Anderson

Celtic v Hibernian

15 October 2022 11	Celtic	6–1	Hibernian	Glasgow
15:00 BST	Forrest 9', 24', 58' Giakoumakis 18', 73' Maeda 89'	Report	Youan 56'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 58,969 Referee: Steven McLean

Hibernian v St Johnstone

21 October 2022 12	Hibernian	1–2	St Johnstone	Edinburgh
19:30 BST	Kukharevych 35'	Report	Clark 73' May 82'	Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 20,010 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Hibernian v St Mirren

29 October 2022 13	Hibernian	3–0	St Mirren	Edinburgh
15:00 BST	Boyle 45+4' (pen.) Kukharevych 63' Henderson 67'	Report		Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 15,256 Referee: Don Robertson

Aberdeen v Hibernian

4 November 2022 14	Aberdeen	4–1	Hibernian	Aberdeen
19:30 GMT	Miovski 45+8' (pen.), 53' Ramadani 61' Clarkson 77'	Report	Kukharevych 69'	Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 16,479 Referee: David Munro

Hibernian v Ross County

8 November 2022 15	Hibernian	0–2	Ross County	Edinburgh
19:45 GMT		Report	Harmon 45+2' Iacovitti 78'	Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 13,930 Referee: Alan Muir

Kilmarnock v Hibernian

12 November 2022 16	Kilmarnock	1–0	Hibernian	Kilmarnock
15:00 GMT	Armstrong 53' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 6,391 Referee: David Dickinson

Rangers v Hibernian

15 December 2022 17	Rangers	3–2	Hibernian	Glasgow
20:00 GMT	Sakala 15' Jack 58' Morelos 62'	Report	Porteous 8' Nisbet 16'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 48,671 Referee: Nick Walsh

Hibernian v Livingston

24 December 2022 18	Hibernian	4–0	Livingston	Edinburgh
14:00 GMT	Nisbet 33' Cadden 35' Magennis 40', 50'	Report		Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 15,260 Referee: Craig Napier

Hibernian v Celtic

28 December 2022 19	Hibernian	0–4	Celtic	Edinburgh
20:00 GMT		Report	Mooy 28', 58' (pen.) Maeda 36' Furuhashi 64'	Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 19,730 Referee: Alan Muir

Heart of Midlothian v Hibernian

2 January 2023 20	Heart of Midlothian	3–0	Hibernian	Edinburgh
15:00 GMT	Shankland 8', 38' (pen.) Humphrys 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 18,980 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Motherwell v Hibernian

8 January 2023 21	Motherwell	2–3	Hibernian	Motherwell
13:30 GMT	McKinstry 59' Tierney 90+1'	Report	Nisbet 16', 52', 74'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 5,594 Referee: David Munro

Hibernian v Dundee United

14 January 2023 22	Hibernian	2–2	Dundee United	Edinburgh
15:00 GMT	Nisbet 25', 90+2'	Report	Middleton 6' Harkes 30'	Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 18,676 Referee: Colin Steven

Hibernian v Aberdeen

28 January 2023 23	Hibernian	6–0	Aberdeen	Edinburgh
15:00 GMT	Campbell 10', 15', 88' (pen.) Youan 45' Nisbet 73' Fish 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 16,671 Referee: Craig Napier

Ross County v Hibernian

31 January 2023 24	Ross County	1–1	Hibernian	Dingwall
19:45 GMT	Dhanda 73'	Report	Youan 31'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,074 Referee: Graham Grainger

St Mirren v Hibernian

4 February 2023 25	St Mirren	0–1	Hibernian	Paisley
15:00 GMT		Report	Youan 77'	Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 7,253 Referee: Matthew MacDermid

Hibernian v Kilmarnock

18 February 2023 26	Hibernian	2–0	Kilmarnock	Edinburgh
15:00 GMT	Fish 16' Hoppe 47'	Report		Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 16,068 Referee: John Beaton

Livingston v Hibernian

4 March 2023 27	Livingston	1–4	Hibernian	Livingston
15:00 GMT	Nouble 9'	Report	Youan 28', 37' Oméonga 61' (o.g.) Kukharevych 90+7'	Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Attendance: 5,531 Referee: Chris Graham

Hibernian v Rangers

8 March 2023 28	Hibernian	1–4	Rangers	Edinburgh
19:45 GMT	Goldson 8' (o.g.)	Report	Tavernier 12' (pen.) Colak 34', 58' Sakala 52'	Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 19,341 Referee: Don Robertson

Celtic v Hibernian

18 March 2023 29	Celtic	3–1	Hibernian	Glasgow
15:00 GMT	Jota 52' (pen.) Oh 81' Hakšabanović 90+5'	Report	Campbell 39' (pen.)	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 59,156 Referee: Steven McLean

Hibernian v Motherwell

1 April 2023 30	Hibernian	1–3	Motherwell	Edinburgh
15:00 BST	Nisbet 62'	Report	Goss 7' van Veen 54' (pen.), 81'	Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 16,598 Referee: Graham Grainger

Dundee United v Hibernian

9 April 2023 31	Dundee United	2–1	Hibernian	Dundee
12:00 BST	Fletcher 8' McGrath 90' (pen.)	Report	Kukharevych 70'	Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 9,516 Referee: David Munro

Hibernian v Heart of Midlothian

15 April 2023 32	Hibernian	1–0	Heart of Midlothian	Edinburgh
12:30 BST	Nisbet 67'	Report		Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 20,132 Referee: John Beaton

St Johnstone v Hibernian

22 April 2023 33	St Johnstone	1–1	Hibernian	Perth
15:00 BST	May 25'	Report	Stevenson 32'	Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 6,787 Referee: Craig Napier

Hibernian v St Mirren

6 May 2023 34	Hibernian	2–1	St Mirren	Edinburgh
15:00 BST	Youan 4' Fish 23'	Report	Greive 64'	Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 16,334 Referee: Matthew MacDermid

Aberdeen v Hibernian

13 May 2023 35	Aberdeen	0–0	Hibernian	Aberdeen
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 18,620 Referee: Nick Walsh

Hibernian v Rangers

21 May 2023 36	Hibernian	1–3	Rangers	Edinburgh
12:00 BST	Hanlon 90+3'	Report	Tavernier 32' Hagi 55' Cantwell 86'	Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 18,172 Referee: Alan Muir

Hibernian v Celtic

24 May 2023 37	Hibernian	4–2	Celtic	Edinburgh
19:45 BST	Youan 52', 80' Nisbet 75' (pen.) Bernabei 86' (o.g.)	Report	Hatate 41' (pen.) Oh 58'	Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 18,171 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Heart of Midlothian v Hibernian

27 May 2023 38	Heart of Midlothian	1–1	Hibernian	Edinburgh
12:30 BST	Oda 8'	Report	Nisbet 31'	Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 18,971 Referee: Don Robertson

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2022–23 Scottish Cup

Hibernian v Heart of Midlothian

22 January 2023[9] Fourth round	Hibernian	0–3	Heart of Midlothian	Edinburgh
14:00 GMT		Report	Ginnelly 10' Shankland 72' Sibbick 90+6'	Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 18,622 Referee: Don Robertson

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2022–23 Scottish League Cup

Hibs entered the 2022–23 Scottish League Cup at the group stage, and were drawn in Group D along with Morton, Falkirk, Clyde and SPFL newcomers Bonnyrigg Rose.^[10] A defeat by Falkirk and a penalty shootout loss against Morton left Hibs on the brink of elimination at the group stage.^[11] Their elimination was confirmed when it transpired that Hibs had fielded a player who was under suspension (Rocky Bushiri) against Morton, which meant that they forfeited the match.^[12]

Group stage

Hibernian v Clyde

9 July 2022 1	Hibernian	5–0	Clyde	Edinburgh
15:00 BST	Doidge 16', 28', 29' Melkersen 23' Campbell 42'	Report		Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 6,334 Referee: Craig Napier

Falkirk v Hibernian

12 July 2022 2	Falkirk	1–0	Hibernian	Falkirk
19:45 BST	Nesbitt 39'	Report		Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 3,918 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic v Hibernian

17 July 2022 3	Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic	1–4	Hibernian	Bonnyrigg
15:00 BST	Smith 45+5'	Report	Newell 2', 45+6' Henderson 45+4', 90+3'	Stadium: New Dundas Park Attendance: 2,400 Referee: Steven McLean

Hibernian v Greenock Morton

20 July 2022 4	Hibernian	Awarded 0–3 1–1 (1–3 p)	Greenock Morton	Edinburgh
19:45 BST	Henderson 71'	Report	Gillespie 61' (pen.)	Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 5,177 Referee: Euan Anderson

Player statistics

As of match played on 27 May 2023

No.	Pos	Player	Premiership		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	David Marshall	38	0	1	0	3	0	42	0
21	GK	Kevin Dąbrowski	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Defenders
2	DF	Lewis Miller	12	0	0	0	4	0	16	0
3	DF	Marijan Čabraja	25	0	1	0	0	0	26	0
4	DF	Paul Hanlon	34	1	1	0	0	0	35	1
5	DF	Ryan Porteous	21	3	1	0	4	0	26	3
12	DF	Chris Cadden	37	1	1	0	4	0	42	1
16	DF	Lewis Stevenson	28	1	1	0	3	0	32	1
17	DF	Mikey Devlin	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
25	DF	Will Fish	21	3	0	0	0	0	21	3
26	DF	CJ Egan-Riley	14	0	0	0	0	0	14	0
33	DF	Rocky Bushiri	15	0	1	0	4	0	20	0
34	DF	Kyle McClelland	1	0	0	0	3	0	4	0
37	DF	Oscar MacIntyre	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
41	DF	Jacob Blaney	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Midfielders
6	MF	Nohan Kenneh	15	1	0	0	4	0	19	1
7	MF	Kyle Magennis	13	2	0	0	0	0	13	2
8	MF	Jake Doyle-Hayes	17	0	0	0	2	0	19	0
11	MF	Joe Newell	34	1	0	0	4	2	38	3
14	MF	James Jeggo	16	0	1	0	0	0	17	0
18	MF	Ewan Henderson	30	1	1	0	4	3	35	4
19	MF	Demetri Mitchell	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
28	MF	Dylan Tait	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
30	MF	Runar Hauge	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
32	MF	Josh Campbell	36	8	1	0	4	1	41	9
36	MF	Allan Delferrière	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
46	MF	Aiden McGeady	9	0	1	0	4	0	14	0
Forwards
9	FW	Christian Doidge	5	0	0	0	4	3	9	3
10	FW	Jair Tavares	8	0	0	0	1	0	9	0
13	FW	Matthew Hoppe	9	1	0	0	0	0	9	1
15	FW	Kevin Nisbet	19	12	1	0	0	0	20	12
17	FW	Momodou Bojang	5	0	0	0	2	0	7	0
20	FW	Elias Melkersen	13	0	0	0	4	1	17	1
22	FW	Harry McKirdy	22	0	1	0	0	0	23	0
23	FW	Élie Youan	36	9	1	0	0	0	37	9
39	FW	Josh O’Connor	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
77	FW	Martin Boyle	12	5	0	0	0	0	12	5
99	FW	Mykola Kukharevych	15	5	0	0	0	0	15	5

• Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Club statistics

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation[a]
3	Aberdeen	38	18	3	17	56	60	−4	57	Qualification for the Europa League play-off round
4	Heart of Midlothian	38	15	9	14	63	57	+6	54	Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round
5	Hibernian	38	15	7	16	57	59	−2	52	Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
6	St Mirren	38	12	10	16	43	61	−18	46
7	Motherwell	38	14	8	16	53	51	+2	50

Source: ^[13][14]
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).^[15]
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).

League Cup table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		FAL	GMO	HIB	BON	CLY
1	Falkirk	4	2	2	0	0	3	1	+2	10	Qualification for the second round		—	—	1–0	—	1–0
2	Greenock Morton	4	2	0	1	1	6	3	+3	7			0–0p	—	—	3–1	—
3	Hibernian	4	2	0	0	2	9	5	+4	6			—	0–3[a]	—	—	5–0
4	Bonnyrigg Rose	4	1	0	1	2	5	9	−4	4			1–1p	—	1–4	—	—
5	Clyde	4	1	0	0	3	3	8	−5	3			—	2–0	—	1–2	—

Source: ^[17]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.^[18]
Notes:

1. Greenock Morton were awarded a technical 3−0 win over Hibernian, who fielded an ineligible player. The match had originally finished 1–1, with Greenock Morton securing the bonus point following a 3–1 win on penalties.^[16]

Management statistics

As of match played on 27 May 2023

Name	P	W	D	L	Win%[nb 1]
Lee Johnson	43	17	7	19	039.53

Transfers

Players in Player From Fee Ewan Henderson Celtic Free[19] David Marshall Queens Park Rangers Free[20] Nohan Kenneh Leeds United Free[20] Rocky Bushiri Norwich City Undisclosed[21] Lewis Miller Central Coast Mariners Undisclosed[21] Jair Tavares Benfica Undisclosed[22] Kyle McClelland Rangers Free[23] Aiden McGeady Sunderland Free[24] Reuben McAllister Bristol City Undisclosed[25] Marijan Čabraja Dinamo Zagreb Undisclosed[25] Martin Boyle Al Faisaly Undisclosed[26] Harry McKirdy Swindon Town Undisclosed[27] James Jeggo K.A.S. Eupen Free[28] Mikey Devlin Fleetwood Town Free[29]

Players out Player To Fee Scott Allan Arbroath Free[30][31] Alex Gogić St Mirren Free[30][32] Sean Mackie Falkirk Free[30][33] Innes Murray Edinburgh Free[30][34] Jamie Murphy St Johnstone Free[30][35] Drey Wright Free[30][36] Matt Macey Luton Town Undisclosed[37] Paul McGinn Motherwell Free[38] David Mitchell Partick Thistle Free[39] Connor Young Rangers Undisclosed[40] Josh Doig Hellas Verona £3,000,000[41] Steven Bradley Livingston Undisclosed[42] Joaõ Baldé Arbroath Free[43] Jack Brydon Queen of the South Free[44] Demetri Mitchell Exeter City Free[45] Ryan Porteous Watford £450,000[46]

Loans in Player From Momodou Bojang Rainbow FC (Gambia)[21] Élie Youan FC St. Gallen[47] Ryan Schofield Huddersfield Town[48] Will Fish Manchester United[27] Mykola Kukharevych Troyes[27] CJ Egan-Riley Burnley[49] Matthew Hoppe Middlesbrough[50]

Loans out Player To Daniel MacKay Inverness CT[51] Jack Brydon Edinburgh[52] Runar Hauge Dundalk[53] EJ Johnson Edinburgh[54] Murray Johnson Airdrieonians[55][56] Allan Delferrière Edinburgh[57] Joaõ Baldé East Fife[57] Christian Doidge Kilmarnock[58] Dylan Tait Arbroath[59] Kyle McClelland Cove Rangers[60] Kevin Dąbrowski Queen of the South[61] Nohan Kenneh Ross County[62] Elias Melkersen Sparta Rotterdam[63] EJ Johnson Austin FC[64] Robbie Hamilton Stirling Albion[65] Jacob Blaney Stenhousemuir[56] Josh McCulloch Albion Rovers[56] Kanayo Megwa Kelty Hearts[66]

See also

• List of Hibernian F.C. seasons

Notes

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