2024–25 Hibernian F.C. season

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Hibernian
2024–25 season
ChairmanMalcolm McPherson
ManagerDavid Gray
StadiumEaster Road
Premiership12th
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Martin Boyle (2)
All: Martin Boyle (5)
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The 2024–25 season is the 148th season of football played by Hibernian, a professional football club based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The club is competing in the top tier of Scottish football, the Scottish Premiership, for the eighth consecutive season. Hibs are also competing in the Scottish Cup and League Cup.

Results and fixtures

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Pre-season friendlies

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Hibernian's score is shown first in each case.

Hibernian preseason results
Date Venue Opponents Score Hibernian scorers Att. Ref.
29 June 2024 Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh (A) Edinburgh City 5–0 Cadden 15', Levitt 23', McKirdy 30', McAllister 48', Campbell 63' Report
3 July 2024 MSV Duisburg 1–0 Campbell Report
6 July 2024 Sportpark Kerkebos (A) PAOK 1–0 Boyle 5' Report
24 July 2024 Easter Road, Edinburgh (H) Watford 2–3 Campbell 16', McKirdy 53' 8,659 Report

Scottish Premiership

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Hibernian's score is shown first in each case.

Hibernian in the 2024–25 Scottish Premiership
Date Venue Opponents Score Hibernian scorers Att. Ref.
4 August 2024 St Mirren Park, Paisley (A) St Mirren 0–3 6,171 Report
11 August 2024 Easter Road, Edinburgh (H) Celtic 0–2 17,918 Report
24 August 2024 Easter Road, Edinburgh (H) Dundee 2–2 Boyle 45', Bowie 72' 15,710 Report
1 September 2024 Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (A) Kilmarnock 1–1 Newell 50' 7,763 Report
14 September 2024 Easter Road, Edinburgh (H) St Johnstone 2–0 Kukharevych 45+1', Boyle 72' 15,448 Report
29 September 2024 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (A) Rangers 0–1 48,217 Report
5 October 2024 Easter Road, Edinburgh (H) Motherwell 1–2 Hoilett 59' 15,892 Report
19 October 2024 Tannadice Park, Dundee (A) Dundee United 2–3 O'Hora 43', Gayle 72' 10,870 Report
27 October 2024 Easter Road, Edinburgh (H) Heart of Midlothian 1–1 Kukharevych 65' 20,011 Report
30 October 2024 Victoria Park, Dingwall (A) Ross County 0–0 3,468 Report
3 November 2024 Easter Road, Edinburgh (H) Dundee United 1–1 Miller 28' 15,454 Report

Scottish League Cup

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Having finished outside the European qualification places, Hibs will enter the League Cup at the group stage.[1] They were drawn in Group C along with Queen's Park, Kelty Hearts, Peterhead, and Elgin City.[2]

Hibernian's score is shown first in each case.

Hibernian in the 2024–25 League Cup
Date Round Venue Opponents Score Hibernian scorers Att. Ref.
13 July 2024 Group stage Borough Briggs, Elgin (A) Elgin City 5–0 Vente 8', 44', 58', Ekpiteta 51', Boyle 54' 1,788 Report
16 July 2024 Group stage Easter Road, Edinburgh (H) Queen's Park 5–1 O'Hora 15', Boyle 19', 77', Molotnikov 45+2', Levitt 72' 4,795 Report
20 July 2024 Group stage New Central Park, Kelty (A) Kelty Hearts 0–1 1,813 Report
27 July 2024 Group stage Easter Road, Edinburgh (H) Peterhead 4–0 Miller 5', 50', Molotnikov 59', Moriah-Welsh 71' 4,670 Report
18 August 2024 Second round Celtic Park, Glasgow (A) Celtic 1–3 Kukharevych 34' Report

Player statistics

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As of 3 November 2024
No. Pos Player Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK England Josef Bursik 11 0 4 0 0 0 15 0
13 GK England Jordan Smith 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
25 GK Poland Max Boruc 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Australia Lewis Miller 10+1 1 5 2 0 0 16 3
4 DF England Marvin Ekpiteta 11 0 4 1 0 0 15 1
5 DF Republic of Ireland Warren O'Hora 11 1 5 1 0 0 16 2
12 DF Scotland Chris Cadden 4+4 0 1+1 0 0 0 10 0
15 DF Australia Jack Iredale 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
19 DF Scotland Nicky Cadden 2+3 0 0+1 0 0 0 6 0
21 DF England Jordan Obita 11 0 4+1 0 0 0 16 0
33 DF Democratic Republic of the Congo Rocky Bushiri 0+1 0 2+2 0 0 0 5 0
27 DF England Kanayo Megwa 0 0 1+2 0 0 0 3 0
42 DF Scotland Rory Whittaker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF Wales Dylan Levitt 1+2 0 1+3 1 0 0 7 1
8 MF Republic of Ireland Jake Doyle-Hayes 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
11 MF England Joe Newell 7 1 4 0 0 0 11 1
14 MF England Luke Amos 0+1 0 1+4 0 0 0 6 0
18 MF South Korea Kwon Hyeok-kyu 8+1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
22 MF Guyana Nathan Moriah-Welsh 1+5 0 3+2 1 0 0 11 1
24 MF Liberia Nohan Kenneh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF Australia Nectarios Triantis 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
28 MF Belgium Allan Delferrière 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 MF Scotland Josh Campbell 4+3 0 4+1 0 0 0 12 0
35 MF Scotland Rudi Molotnikov 6+3 0 4+1 2 0 0 14 2
40 MF Scotland Reuben McAllister 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 MF Scotland Jacob MacIntyre 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW France Élie Youan 3+2 0 0+1 0 0 0 6 0
9 FW Suriname Dylan Vente 1+1 0 4 3 0 0 6 3
10 FW Australia Martin Boyle 7+2 2 5 3 0 0 14 5
17 FW England Harry McKirdy 0+4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
20 FW Scotland Kieron Bowie 0+3 1 0+1 0 0 0 4 1
23 FW Canada Junior Hoilett 6+1 1 0 0 0 0 7 1
29 FW Portugal Jair Tavares 0 0 0+3 0 0 0 3 0
34 FW England Dwight Gayle 1+3 1 0 0 0 0 4 1
53 FW Scotland Josh Landers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
99 FW Ukraine Mykola Kukharevych 9+2 2 1 1 0 0 12 3

Club statistics

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
8 Kilmarnock 11 3 3 5 15 23 −8 12
9 Ross County 12 2 6 4 10 18 −8 12
10 St Johnstone 12 3 1 8 15 25 −10 10
11 Heart of Midlothian 12 2 3 7 14 19 −5 9 Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12 Hibernian 11 1 5 5 10 16 −6 8 Relegation to Championship
Updated to match(es) played on 3 November 2024. Source: [3][4]
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).[5]
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

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Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HIB QPA PET KEL ELG
1 Hibernian 4 3 0 0 1 14 2 +12 9 Qualification for the second round 5–1 4–0
2 Queen's Park 4 3 0 0 1 16 5 +11 9 6–0 4–0
3 Peterhead 4 2 0 0 2 5 11 −6 6 0–5 4–2
4 Kelty Hearts 4 1 0 1 2 2 8 −6 4 1–0 0–1
5 Elgin City 4 0 1 0 3 3 14 −11 2 0–5 p1–1
Source: [6]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[7]

Management statistics

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As of 3 November 2024
Name From To P W D L Win%[nb 1]
David Gray 6 June 2024 Present Day 16 4 5 7 025.00

Transfers

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See also

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Notes

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

References

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