1999–2000 Hibernian F.C. season

Season 1999–2000 was Hibs' first season back in the top flight of Scottish football, the newly founded Scottish Premier League, after gaining promotion from the First Division in 1999. Hibs re-established themselves well in the top flight, finishing in sixth place. The club also had a good Scottish Cup run, but were disappointingly beaten 2–1 by Aberdeen, who finished bottom of the SPL, in the semi-final at Hampden Park. The season was also memorable for Hibs fans due to a 3–0 win in the "Millennium derby" against Hearts. There was a landmark day towards the end of the season, as the last game on the Easter Road slope was played.[2]

Hibernian
1999–2000 season
ManagerAlex McLeish
SPL6th
Scottish CupSemi
League CupR3
Top goalscorerLeague: Miller, 11
All: Miller, 13
Highest home attendance16976[1]
Lowest home attendance9211[1]
Average home league attendance12070[1] (up 1637)

League season

Results
31 July 1999 SPLHibernian2 – 2MotherwellEaster Road, Edinburgh
Lehmann  45', 81' Nevin  65'
Nicholas  90'		 Attendance: 13,058
Referee: Clark
8 August 1999 SPLDundee3 – 4HibernianDens Park, Dundee
Lovering  56' (o.g.)
McSkimming  57'
Annand  73' (pen.)		 Lehmann  32'
Sauzee  60', 87'
Miller  89'		 Attendance: 6,050
Referee: Dallas
14 August 1999 SPLHibernian1 – 1Heart of MidlothianEaster Road, Edinburgh
Latapy  42' (pen.) McSwegan  79' Attendance: 16,976
Referee: Dougal
21 August 1999 SPLSt Johnstone1 – 1HibernianMcDiarmid Park, Perth
Lowndes  36' McAnespie  69' (o.g.) Attendance: 6,163
Referee: Freeland
28 August 1999 SPLHibernian0 – 1RangersEaster Road, Edinburgh
Johansson  69' Attendance: 15,585
Referee: Rowbotham
11 September 1999 SPLDundee United3 – 1HibernianTannadice Park, Dundee
Talesnikov  4'
Hannah  71'
Dodds  90' (pen.)		 Latapy  49' Attendance: 8,167
Referee: Rowbotham
19 September 1999 SPLHibernian0 – 3KilmarnockEaster Road, Edinburgh
Reilly  12'
Jeffrey  71'
McCoist  90' (pen.)		 Attendance: 11,337
Referee: Freeland
25 September 1999 SPLHibernian0 – 2CelticEaster Road, Edinburgh
Viduka  56', 66' Attendance: 14,743
Referee: Dallas
2 October 1999 SPLAberdeen2 – 2HibernianPittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen
Jess  58'
Gillies  85'		 Paatelainen  82'
Jack  87'		 Attendance: 11,876
Referee: Mitchell
16 October 1999 SPLMotherwell2 – 2HibernianFir Park, Motherwell
McCulloch  32'
McMillan  67'		 Latapy  9' (pen.)
Paatelainen  57'		 Attendance: 7,559
Referee: Martindale
23 October 1999 SPLHibernian5 – 2DundeeEaster Road, Edinburgh
Miller  31'
Latapy  40', 79'
Sauzee  63'
Lehmann  90'		 Matute  6'
Falconer  73'		 Attendance: 10,160
Referee: Clark
31 October 1999 SPLHibernian3 – 2Dundee UnitedEaster Road, Edinburgh
de Vos  8' (o.g.)
Latapy  61' (pen.), 79'		 Dodds  1'
Talesnikov  33'		 Attendance: 11,073
Referee: Dougal
6 November 1999 SPLKilmarnock0 – 2HibernianRugby Park, Kilmarnock
Miller  70', 87' Attendance: 8,735
Referee: McCluskey
20 November 1999 SPLRangers2 – 0HibernianIbrox Stadium, Glasgow
Johansson  32'
Albertz  46'		 Attendance: 49,323
Referee: Orr
24 November 1999 SPLHibernian0 – 1St JohnstoneEaster Road, Edinburgh
Jones  18' Attendance: 9,434
Referee: Dallas
27 November 1999 SPLHibernian2 – 0AberdeenEaster Road, Edinburgh
McGinlay  25'
Paatelainen  35'		 Attendance: 11,628
Referee: Rowbotham
4 December 1999 SPLCeltic4 – 0HibernianCeltic Park, Glasgow
Viduka  18' (pen.)
Moravcik  29', 58'
Wieghorst  86'		 Attendance: 60,092
Referee: Dougal
11 December 1999 SPLHibernian2 – 2MotherwellEaster Road, Edinburgh
Paatelainen  63'
McGinlay  88'		 Spencer  70', 89' Attendance: 9,955
Referee: Simpson
19 December 1999 SPLHeart of Midlothian0 – 3HibernianTynecastle, Edinburgh
Lehmann  18'
Sauzee  27'
Miller  90'		 Attendance: 17,954
Referee: Young
27 December 1999 SPLHibernian2 – 2KilmarnockEaster Road, Edinburgh
Paatelainen  74'
Miller  90'		 Smith  16'
Cocard  22' (pen.)		 Attendance: 12,408
Referee: Clark
22 January 2000 SPLDundee United0 – 0HibernianTannadice Park, Dundee
Attendance: 7,457
Referee: Rowbotham
6 February 2000 SPLHibernian2 – 2RangersEaster Road, Edinburgh
Miller  49', 68' Wallace  56'
McCann  81'		 Attendance: 13,500
Referee: McCurry
22 February 2000 SPLSt Johnstone1 – 0HibernianMcDiarmid Park, Perth
O'Halloran  27' (pen.) Attendance: 8,199
Referee: Clark
26 February 2000 SPLAberdeen4 – 0HibernianPittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen
Stavrum  18', 46'
Guntveit  30'
Anderson  44'		 Attendance: 12,625
Referee: Young
5 March 2000 SPLHibernian2 – 1CelticEaster Road, Edinburgh
McGinlay  22'
Miller  63'		 Viduka  73' Attendance: 12,236
Referee: McCluskey
18 March 2000 SPLHibernian3 – 1Heart of MidlothianEaster Road, Edinburgh
Latapy  37'
Sauzee  60'
Paatelainen  85'		 Jackson  26' Attendance: 15,908
Referee: Dallas
21 March 2000 SPLHibernian1 – 2DundeeEaster Road, Edinburgh
Paatelainen  22' Falconer  62', 90' Attendance: 10,208
Referee: Clark
25 March 2000 SPLKilmarnock1 – 0HibernianRugby Park, Kilmarnock
Vareille  52' Attendance: 8,068
Referee: Dougal
1 April 2000 SPLHibernian1 – 0Dundee UnitedEaster Road, Edinburgh
Hartley  23' Attendance: 10,261
Referee: Clyde
15 April 2000 SPLHibernian3 – 3St JohnstoneEaster Road, Edinburgh
Latapy  13'
Paatelainen  48'
Lehmann  90'		 O'Neil  68'
McAnespie  72'
Parker  89'		 Attendance: 9,211
Referee: Young
22 April 2000 SPLCeltic1 – 1HibernianCeltic Park, Glasgow
Mahe  79' Lovell  30' Attendance: 33,229
Referee: Rowbotham
29 April 2000 SPLHibernian1 – 0AberdeenEaster Road, Edinburgh
Miller  53' Attendance: 9,659
Referee: Orr
3 May 2000 SPLRangers5 – 2HibernianIbrox Stadium, Glasgow
Ferguson  11'
Dodds  17'
Dennis  47' (o.g.)
Albertz  81' (pen.), 86'		 Miller  49'
Lehmann  72'		 Attendance: 39,349
Referee: McCluskey
6 May 2000 SPLMotherwell2 – 0HibernianFir Park, Motherwell
Twaddle  70', 73' Attendance: 5,426
Referee: Clyde
14 May 2000 SPLDundee1 – 0HibernianDens Park, Dundee
Rae  54' Attendance: 5,061
21 May 2000 SPLHeart of Midlothian2 – 1HibernianTynecastle, Edinburgh
Juanjo  30'
McSwegan  62'		 Paatelainen  57' Attendance: 17,391
Referee: Dallas

Final table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4 Motherwell 36 14 10 12 49 63 −14 52
5 St Johnstone 36 10 12 14 36 44 −8 42
6 Hibernian 36 10 11 15 49 61 −12 41
7 Dundee 36 12 5 19 45 64 −19 41
8 Dundee United 36 11 6 19 34 57 −23 39
Updated to match(es) played on end of season. Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Scottish League Cup

As a club newly promoted to the SPL, Hibs entered at the second round stage of the competition, in which they defeated Clyde in a penalty shootout. This win sent Hibs through to a third round match against Kilmarnock at Rugby Park. In that match, Hibs conceded two early goals, and despite efforts by Pat McGinlay and Kenny Miller, Kilmarnock ran out 3–2 winners.

Results
17 August 1999 Scottish League CupClyde2 – 2 AET
(4 – 5 pen.)		HibernianBroadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld
Woods  14'
Carrigan  30'		 McGinlay  9'
Hartley  16'		 Attendance: 1,800
12 October 1999 Scottish League CupKilmarnock3 – 2HibernianRugby Park, Kilmarnock
McCoist  19', 25'
Vareille  68'		 McGinlay  40'
Miller  78'		 Attendance: 6,837
Referee: Orr

Scottish Cup

Results
29 January 2000 Scottish CupHibernian4 – 1Dunfermline AthleticEaster Road, Edinburgh
Miller  2'
Brebner  38'
Murray  66'
Collins  87'		 Graham  32' Attendance: 10,863
Referee: Dougal
19 February 2000 Scottish CupHibernian1 – 1ClydebankEaster Road, Edinburgh
Hartley  66' Gardner  63' (pen.) Attendance: 9,988
Referee: Rowbotham
29 February 2000 Scottish CupClydebank0 – 3HibernianCappielow Park, Greenock
Lovell  39'
Lehmann  73'
Sauzee  81'		 Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Rowbotham
11 March 2000 Scottish CupHibernian3 – 1FalkirkEaster Road, Edinburgh
Latapy  25', 43' (pen.)
McGinlay  90'		 Lawrie  32' Attendance: 13,551
Referee: Young
9 April 2000 Scottish CupHibernian1 – 2AberdeenHampden Park, Glasgow
Latapy  56' Stavrum  64'
Dow  68'		 Attendance: 22,193
Referee: Dougal

Transfers

Player stats

During the 1999–2000 season, Hibs used 29 different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.[3]

No. Pos Nat Player TotalSPLScottish CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Nick Colgan 3202505020
GK Tom Phillips 00000000
GK Olafur Gottskalksson 1201200000
DF Derek Collins 3012505100
DF Mark Dempsie 90800010
DF Shaun Dennis 2502400010
DF Colin Morton 00000000
DF John Hughes 2702105010
DF Paul Lovering 1201000020
DF Martin McIntosh 110902000
DF Alan Reid 10100000
DF Michael Renwick 1401300010
DF Tom Smith 2802205010
MF Scott Bannerman 10100000
MF Grant Brebner 3412904110
MF Paul Hartley 3032513121
MF Fabrice Henry 90900000
MF Mathias Jack 2712312020
FW Earl Jean 50500000
MF Russell Latapy 34122894320
MF Stuart Lovell 3222615110
MF Alex Marinkov 10000010
MF Pat McGinlay 3663133122
MF Ian Murray 1211002100
MF Franck Sauzee 3262655110
MF Justin Skinner 30200010
FW Stephen Crawford 40300010
FW Dirk Lehmann 3783075120
FW Tam McManus 20200000
FW Kenny Miller 391332115121
FW Mixu Paatelainen 3793294010
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See also

Notes
  1. "Average Home League Game Attendances". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  2. A sorry farewell to the famous Easter Road slope, Sunday Herald, 30 April 2000.
  3. "Hibernian 1999/2000 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
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