2020–21 Hibernian F.C. season

The 2020–21 season is Hibernian's (Hibs) fourth 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] Hibs are also due to enter the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Hibernian

2020–21 season
Chairman	Ron Gordon
Manager	Jack Ross
Stadium	Easter Road
Top goalscorer	League: Kevin Nisbet, 3 All: Nisbet, 3
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

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]

Hibernian v St Mirren

11 July 2020 Friendly	Hibernian	1–1	St Mirren	Ormiston
	Gullan	Edinburgh Live	Henderson	Stadium: Hibernian Training Centre Attendance: 0[note 1]

St Johnstone v Hibernian

14 July 2020 Friendly	St Johnstone	0–0	Hibernian	Perth
		Edinburgh Live		Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 0[note 1]

Hibernian v Ross County

18 July 2020[4] Friendly	Hibernian	A–A	Ross County	Ormiston
				Stadium: Hibernian Training Centre Attendance: 0[note 1]

Hibernian v Hamilton Academical

21 July 2020 Friendly	Hibernian	2–1	Hamilton Academical	Edinburgh
	Nisbet Newell	Edinburgh Live	Fjørtoft	Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 0[note 1]

Aberdeen v Hibernian

25 July 2020 Friendly	Aberdeen	1–1	Hibernian	Aberdeen
	Bryson	Edinburgh Evening News	Horgan	Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 0[note 1]

Celtic v Hibernian

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: 0[note 1]

Scottish Premiership

Main article: 2020–21 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 1974–75.[5]

Hibernian v Kilmarnock

1 August 2020 Premiership	Hibernian	2–1	Kilmarnock	Edinburgh
15:00 BST	Boyle  5', 34'	BBC Sport	Burke  44'	Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: John Beaton

Livingston v Hibernian

8 August 2020 Premiership	Livingston	1–4	Hibernian	Livingston
15:00 BST	Dykes  60' (pen.)	BBC Sport	Nisbet  24', 37', 88' (pen.) Doidge  41'	Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Euan Anderson

Dundee United v Hibernian

11 August 2020 Premiership	Dundee United	0–1	Hibernian	Dundee
18:00 BST		BBC Sport	Doidge  65'	Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Don Robertson

Hibernian v Motherwell

15 August 2020 Premiership	Hibernian	0–0	Motherwell	Edinburgh
17:30 BST		BBC Sport		Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Greg Aitken

League Cup

Main article: 2020–21 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.[6]

Scottish Cup

Main articles: 2019–20 Scottish Cup and 2020–21 Scottish Cup

Hibs had reached the semi-finals of the 2019–20 Scottish Cup before the coronavirus pandemic stopped all football activity in Scotland. Their semi-final against Hearts, which was originally due to be played in April, was rescheduled for the weekend of 31 October / 1 November.[7]

Player statistics

As of 15 August 2020

No.	Pos	Player	Premiership		League Cup		Scottish Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	Ofir Marciano	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Defenders
4	DF	Paul Hanlon	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
5	DF	Ryan Porteous	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
6	DF	Paul McGinn	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
16	DF	Lewis Stevenson	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
25	DF	Josh Doig	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Midfielders
7	MF	Daryl Horgan	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
8	MF	Drey Wright	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
10	MF	Martin Boyle	4	2	0	0	0	0	4	2
11	MF	Joe Newell	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
13	MF	Alex Gogic	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
20	MF	Melker Hallberg	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
23	MF	Scott Allan	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Forwards
9	FW	Christian Doidge	4	2	0	0	0	0	4	2
15	FW	Kevin Nisbet	4	3	0	0	0	0	4	3
19	FW	Jamie Gullan	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

• Source:

Club statistics

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1	Hibernian	4	3	1	0	7	2	+5	10	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
2	Rangers	3	3	0	0	7	0	+7	9	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3	Ross County	4	2	1	1	5	4	+1	7	Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
4	Dundee United	4	2	1	1	4	3	+1	7
5	St Mirren	3	2	0	1	2	3	−1	6

Updated to match(es) played on 15 August 2020. Source: BBC SPFL
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).[8]
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
Ground	H	A	A	H
Result	W	W	W	D
Position	2	1	2

Updated to match(es) played on 15 August 2020. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Management statistics

As of 15 August 2020

Name	From	To	P	W	D	L	Win%[note 2]
Jack Ross	15 July 2020	Present Day	4	3	1	0	075.00

Transfers

Players in Player From Fee Kevin Nisbet Dunfermline Athletic Undisclosed[9] Drey Wright St Johnstone Free[9] Alex Gogic Hamilton Academical Free[9]

Players out Player To Fee Adam Bogdan Ferencvaros[10] Free[11] Vykintas Slivka Free agent Free[11] Steven Whittaker Dunfermline Athletic[12] Free[11] Florian Kamberi St Gallen[13] £150,000[13] Adam Jackson Lincoln City Undisclosed[14]

See also

• List of Hibernian F.C. seasons

Notes

1. Due to coronavirus restrictions, this game was played behind closed doors.
2. Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.

References

1. "Hibernian seal Championship title: Neil Lennon revels in 'heady days'". BBC Sport. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
2. Idessane, Kheredine (28 June 2020). "Scottish Premiership clubs can resume contact training". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
3. Pilcher, Ross (14 July 2020). "Hibs pre-season plans laid bare as two bounce games against Premiership opposition await". Daily Record. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
4. McLauchlin, Brian (19 July 2020). "Hibs to move test day after Covid-19 results fail to arrive". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
5. Campbell, Andy (11 August 2020). "Dundee United 0–1 Hibernian". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
6. "Scottish League Cup: St Johnstone & Dundee Utd drawn in same group". BBC Sport. BBC. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
7. "Scottish Cup: 2019-20 final scheduled for 20 December". BBC Sport. BBC. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
8. "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
9. "Hibernian sign Kevin Nisbet, Drey Wright & Alex Gogic". BBC Sport. BBC. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
10. Sked, Joel (1 July 2020). "Ex-Hibs goalkeeper seals move to Euro champions after Easter Road exit". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
11. "Hibernian: Steven Whittaker among those exiting Easter Road". BBC Sport. BBC. 25 May 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
12. "Steven Whittaker signs for Dunfermline". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
13. Pilcher, Ross (6 August 2020). "Flo Kamberi finally seals Hibs exit as he joins St Gallen after Rangers loan spell". Daily Record. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
14. "Lincoln City: Tottenham's Timothy Eyoma joins Imps on loan as Adam Jackson arrives from Hibernian". BBC Sport. BBC. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.