2013–14 Hibernian F.C. season
Hibernian 2013–14 football season
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The 2013–14 season was Hibernian's fifteenth consecutive season in the top flight of the Scottish football league system, having been promoted from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 1998–99 season.[1] Having lost the 2013 Scottish Cup Final to league champions Celtic, Hibs entered the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League, but suffered a Scottish record aggregate defeat against Swedish club Malmö in the second qualifying round. Hibs also competed in the 2013–14 Scottish League Cup but lost to Heart of Midlothian in the quarter-final at Easter Road. Days after that defeat, manager Pat Fenlon resigned and was replaced with Terry Butcher. Hibs were knocked out of the 2013–14 Scottish Cup in the fifth round by Raith Rovers. A long winless run to finish the 2013–14 Scottish Premiership season meant that Hibs finished in 11th place, and they were relegated after a playoff against Hamilton Academical.
(until 1 November)
Terry Butcher
(from 12 November)
| 2013–14 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Rod Petrie | |||
| Manager | Pat Fenlon (until 1 November) Terry Butcher (from 12 November) | |||
| Stadium | Easter Road | |||
| Scottish Premiership | 11th (relegated) | |||
| League Cup | Quarter-finals | |||
| Scottish Cup | Fifth round | |||
| Europa League | Qualifying Round 2 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: James Collins Liam Craig (6) All: Liam Craig (9) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 20,106 (v Hearts, 2 January | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 8,277 (v Motherwell, 8 March) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 11,017.100 (up 526) | |||
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Results and fixtures
Friendlies
With qualifying matches in the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League due to be played in July, Hibs started pre-season training just a few weeks after playing in the 2013 Scottish Cup Final.[2][3] The club set up a week-long training camp in southern Spain, including two matches.[4]
| 29 June 2013 Friendly | Dumbarton | 1 – 1 | Hibernian | The Bet Butler Stadium, Dumbarton |
McKerracher  52' |
Scotland on Sunday | Harris 50' |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: E. Anderson |
| 3 July 2013 Friendly | Gibraltar XI | 1 – 3 | Hibernian | Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar |
| Lopez 55' |
Scotsman.com | Mullen 10' Handling 66'Caldwell 80' |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Y. Borg |
| 6 July 2013 Friendly | Nottingham Forest | 2 – 1 | Hibernian | Vila Real de Santo Antonio, Portugal |
| Blackstock 27' (pen.) Miller 69' |
Hibernian FC | Jones 68' |
Referee: S. Piscaretta |
| 12 July 2013 Friendly | Raith Rovers | 0 – 0 | Hibernian | Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy |
| Hibernian FC | Attendance: 2,050 Referee: J. McKendrick |
Scottish Premiership
The 2013–14 Scottish Premiership season began on 3 August 2013 and the fixture list was announced on 19 June.[5][6] The season got off to a poor start for Hibs, as they lost in their first two league matches, at home to Motherwell and then in the first Edinburgh derby of the season. Hibs then had a better run of form, losing only one of their next eight league matches. At the end of a week in which Hibs lost at home to Aberdeen in the league and Hearts in the 2013–14 Scottish League Cup, manager Pat Fenlon resigned.[7] Assistant manager Jimmy Nicholl was put in caretaker charge of the team[7] until Inverness CT manager Terry Butcher was recruited to replace Fenlon.[8] Hibs drew 0–0 at St Mirren in his first game in charge.[9] A run of 1 win in 11 games meant that Hibs again finished in the bottom half of the league and were dragged into a battle to avoid a relegation play-off.[10][11] A run of 13 games without a win to finish the 2013–14 Scottish Premiership season meant that Hibs fell into a relegation play-off.[12] A 2–0 win in the first leg against Hamilton Academical gave Hibs fresh hope of avoiding relegation, but they lost 2–0 in the return game and lost the tie after a penalty shootout.[13]
| 4 August 2013 Premiership | Hibernian | 0 – 1 | Motherwell | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
| BBC Sport | Anier 83' |
Attendance: 9,237 Referee: Madden |
| 11 August 2013 Premiership | Heart of Midlothian | 1 – 0 | Hibernian | Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh |
| Paterson 72' |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 16,621 Referee: Thomson |
| 17 August 2013 Premiership | Hibernian | 1 – 1 | Dundee United | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
| Robertson 81' |
BBC Sport | Armstrong 29' |
Attendance: 9,171 Referee: Crawford |
| 24 August 2013 Premiership | Kilmarnock | 1 – 2 | Hibernian | Rugby Park, Kilmarnock |
| Nicholson 23' |
BBC Sport | Craig 47', 80' |
Attendance: 3,807 Referee: Clancy |
| 31 August 2013 Premiership | Hibernian | 0 – 0 | Ross County | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
| BBC Sport | Attendance: 9,569 Referee: Brines |
| 14 September 2013 Premiership | St Johnstone | 1 – 2 | Hibernian | McDiarmid Park, Perth |
| May 23' |
BBC Sport | Heffernan 35' Collins 59' |
Attendance: 4,095 Referee: Madden |
| 21 September 2013 Premiership | Hibernian | 2 – 0 | St Mirren | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
| Collins 10' Heffernan 61' |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 9,417 Referee: McLean |
| 28 September 2013 Premiership | Inverness CT | 3 – 0 | Hibernian | Caledonian Stadium, Inverness |
| McKay 11', 61' Foran 59' |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 4,261 Referee: Collum |
| 7 October 2013 Premiership | Partick Thistle | 0 – 1 | Hibernian | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow |
| BBC Sport | Craig 69' |
Attendance: 4,521 Referee: Clancy |
| 19 October 2013 Premiership | Hibernian | 1 – 1 | Celtic | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
| Heffernan 18' |
BBC Sport | Forrest 77' |
Attendance: 14,220 Referee: Murray |
| 26 October 2013 Premiership | Hibernian | 0 – 2 | Aberdeen | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
| BBC Sport | Vernon 80' Wylde 93' |
Attendance: 12,810 Referee: McLean |
| 3 November 2013 Premiership | Motherwell | 1 – 0 | Hibernian | Fir Park, Motherwell |
| McManus 23' |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 3,864 Referee: Crawford |
| 9 November 2013 Premiership | Hibernian | 0 – 2 | Inverness CT | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
| BBC Sport | Ross 14' (pen.) McKay 18' |
Attendance: 8,750 Referee: Madden |
| 23 November 2013 Premiership | St Mirren | 0 – 0 | Hibernian | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
| BBC Sport | Attendance: 4,451 Referee: McLean |
| 7 December 2013 Premiership | Hibernian | 1 – 1 | Partick Thistle | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
| Collins 90' |
BBC Sport | Doolan 49' |
Attendance: 10,431 Referee: Beaton |
| 14 December 2013 Premiership | Celtic | 1 – 0 | Hibernian | Celtic Park, Glasgow |
| Pukki 29' |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 46,065 Referee: Madden |
| 21 December 2013 Premiership | Hibernian | 0 – 0 | St Johnstone | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
| BBC Sport | Attendance: 8,776 Referee: Muir |
| 26 December 2013 Premiership | Ross County | 0 – 2 | Hibernian | Victoria Park, Dingwall |
| BBC Sport | Nelson 18' Forster 56' |
Attendance: 3,383 Referee: Colvin |
| 29 December 2013 Premiership | Hibernian | 3 – 0 | Kilmarnock | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
| Hanlon 12' Cairney 77'Stevenson 90' |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 9,683 Referee: Collum |
| 2 January 2014 Premiership | Hibernian | 2 – 1 | Heart of Midlothian | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
| Collins 61' Craig 83' (pen.) |
Report | Smith 72' |
Attendance: 20,106 Referee: Madden |
| 5 January 2014 Premiership | Dundee United | 2 – 2 | Hibernian | Tannadice Park, Dundee |
| Goodwillie 83' Graham 90' |
BBC Sport | Craig 38', 61' (pen.) |
Attendance: 7,862 Referee: McLean |
| 10 January 2014 Premiership | Aberdeen | 1 – 0 | Hibernian | Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen |
| Flood 87' |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 12,734 Referee: Thomson |
| 18 January 2014 Premiership | Hibernian | 2 – 3 | St Mirren | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
| Collins 63', 89' |
BBC Sport | Williams 5' (own goal) Campbell 24'Thompson 26' |
Attendance: 9,610 Referee: Collum |
| 26 January 2014 Premiership | Hibernian | 0 – 4 | Celtic | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
| BBC Sport | Commons 9', 90' (pen.) van Dijk 77'Pukki 83' |
Attendance: 12,542 Referee: Thomson |
| 15 February 2014 Premiership | Hibernian | 2 – 1 | Ross County | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
| Stanton 10' Taiwo 24' |
BBC Sport | Brittain 59' |
Attendance: 8,411 Referee: Madden |
| 22 February 2014 Premiership | Kilmarnock | 1 – 1 | Hibernian | Rugby Park, Kilmarnock |
| McKenzie 20' |
BBC Sport | Haynes 56' |
Attendance: 4,036 Referee: Thomson |
| 28 February 2014 Premiership | Hibernian | 1 – 3 | Dundee United | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
| Forster 45' |
BBC Sport | Ciftci 43' Gunning 56'El Alagui 83' |
Attendance: 9,608 Referee: Norris |
| 8 March 2014 Premiership | Hibernian | 3 – 3 | Motherwell | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
| Forster 43' Nelson 76'Heffernan 79' |
BBC Sport | Sutton 12', 90' Ainsworth 29' |
Attendance: 8,277 Referee: McLean |
| 12 March 2014 Premiership | Inverness CT | 0 – 0 | Hibernian | Caledonian Stadium, Inverness |
| BBC Sport | Attendance: 2,537 Referee: Finnie |
| 15 March 2014 Premiership | Partick Thistle | 3 – 1 | Hibernian | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow |
| Erskine 43' Mair 60'Higginbotham 90' |
BBC Sport | Watmore 62' |
Attendance: 4,448 Referee: Colvin |
| 22 March 2014 Premiership | St Johnstone | 2 – 0 | Hibernian | McDiarmid Park, Perth |
| MacLean 18' McGivern 55' (own goal) |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 3,553 Referee: McLean |
| 30 March 2014 Premiership | Heart of Midlothian | 2 – 0 | Hibernian | Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh |
| Carrick 7' King 90+3' |
BBC Sport | Maybury  90'  |
Attendance: 16,873 Referee: McLean |
| 7 April 2014 Premiership | Hibernian | 0 – 2 | Aberdeen | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
| BBC Sport | McGinn 14', 62' |
Attendance: 9,321 Referee: Madden |
| 19 April 2014 Premiership | St Mirren | 2 – 0 | Hibernian | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
| 15:00 | McLean 1' McGowan 15'Goodwin  30' |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 5,287 Referee: Clancy |
| 27 April 2014 Premiership | Hibernian | 1 – 2 | Heart of Midlothian | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
| Forster 69' |
BBC Sport | Paterson 37', 41' |
Attendance: 14,806 Referee: Madden |
| 3 May 2014 Premiership | Hibernian | 1 – 1 | Partick Thistle | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
| Nelson 80' Stanton 88' |
BBC Sport | Doolan 8' |
Attendance: 10,740 Referee: Muir |
| 6 May 2014 Premiership | Ross County | 1 – 0 | Hibernian | Victoria Park, Dingwall |
| Brittain 63' (pen.) |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 3,850 Referee: Beaton |
| 10 May 2014 Premiership | Hibernian | 0 – 1 | Kilmarnock | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
| BBC Sport | Boyd 44' |
Attendance: 15,057 Referee: Thomson |
Premiership play-offs
| 21 May 2014 Play-offs Final R1 | Hamilton Academical | 0 – 2 | Hibernian | New Douglas Park, Hamilton |
| BBC Report | Cummings 39', 55' |
Attendance: 5,322 Referee: Madden |
| 25 May 2014 Play-offs Final R2 | Hibernian | 0 – 2 (a.e.t.) (2–2 agg.) (3–4 p) | Hamilton Academical | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
| BBC Report | Scotland 13' Andreu 90+3' |
Attendance: 18,031 Referee: Collum |
Scottish League Cup
As a club that qualified for European competition, Hibs entered the 2013–14 Scottish League Cup in the third round.[14] In the third round draw Hibs were given a home tie against Stranraer.[14] Liam Craig scored a hat-trick for Hibs as they progressed to the quarter-final with a 5–3 victory.[15] Hibs were given another home draw in the quarter-final as they were paired with Edinburgh derby rivals Hearts.[16][17] Despite entering the match as favourites against a youthful Hearts side, Hibs squandered several early chances and lost 1–0. Pat Fenlon resigned two days later, although he claimed that he had already decided before the cup match to leave.[7]
| 24 September 2013 Third round | Hibernian | 5 – 3 | Stranraer | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
| Craig 8', 47', 61' (pen.) Zoubir 34'Rumsby 36' (own goal) |
BBC Sport | Longworth 3' Aitken 48'Nelson 52' (own goal) |
Attendance: 6,431 Referee: Crawford |
| 30 October 2013 Quarter-final | Hibernian | 0 – 1 | Heart of Midlothian | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
| Report | Stevenson 34' |
Attendance: 16,797[18] Referee: Willie Collum |
Scottish Cup
As a Premiership club, Hibs entered the 2013–14 Scottish Cup in the fourth round and were drawn away to fellow Premiership club Ross County.[19] Hibs progressed to the last 16 with a 1–0 victory at Victoria Park, recording their first ever win against Ross County.[20] In the fifth round (last 16) draw, Hibs were given a home tie against Championship club Raith Rovers.[21] Hibs were knocked out of the competition by Raith, who won 3–2 at Easter Road.[22]
| 30 November 2013 Fourth round | Ross County | 0 – 1 | Hibernian | Victoria Park, Dingwall |
| BBC Sport | Handling 31' |
Attendance: 2,213 Referee: Thomson |
| 8 February 2014[23] Fifth round | Hibernian | 2 – 3 | Raith Rovers | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
| Stanton 14' Nelson 45' |
BBC Sport | Moon 6' Hill 45'Anderson 63' |
Attendance: 10,503 Referee: McLean |
UEFA Europa League
Having lost the 2013 Scottish Cup Final to league champions Celtic, Hibs qualified for the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League competition. The club entered at the second qualifying round stage, but were unseeded.[24] Hibs were drawn against the winners of a first round tie between Malmö and Drogheda United.[25] Malmö progressed to the second round with a 2–0 aggregate victory against Drogheda.[26] Hibs lost the first leg 2–0 in Malmö and they were eliminated after suffering a 7–0 defeat in the home leg, losing 9–0 on aggregate.[27] This broke the Scottish record for margin of defeat in European competition, previously held by Rangers in the 1959–60 European Cup.[27]
Deaths
- 22 July: Lawrie Reilly, 84, Hibernian and Scotland player; member of the Famous Five forward line.[28]
- 24 August: Gerry Baker, 75, Hibernian, Motherwell and St Mirren forward.[29]
- 22 December: David Paul, 18, Hibernian youth player.[30]
Player statistics
During the 2013–14 season, Hibs used 28 different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.
- As of 19:43, 25 May 2014 (UTC)[31]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premiership | Europa League | League Cup | Scottish Cup | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  ENG |
Ben Williams | 45 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF |  NIR |
Ryan McGivern | 39 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF |  SCO |
Paul Hanlon | 34 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG |
Michael Nelson | 37 | 3 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | NIR |
James McPake | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | SCO |
Alex Harris | 20 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SCO |
Scott Robertson | 31 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG |
Rowan Vine | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | SCO |
Liam Craig | 42 | 9 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | SCO |
Paul Cairney | 20 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW |  IRL |
James Collins | 40 | 6 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ENG |
Daniel Boateng | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | SCO |
Lewis Stevenson | 43 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | MF |  WAL |
Owain Tudur Jones | 18 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | IRL |
Alan Maybury | 18 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | SCO |
Danny Handling | 22 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | ENG |
Tom Taiwo | 28 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | SCO |
Sean Murdoch | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | SCO |
Fraser Mullen | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ENG |
Duncan Watmore | 10 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | SCO |
Jordon Forster | 30 | 4 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | IRL |
Paul Heffernan | 22 | 4 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | SCO |
Sam Stanton | 33 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | MF |  FRA |
Abdellah Zoubir | 16 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | SCO |
Ross Caldwell | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | ENG |
Danny Haynes | 11 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | SCO |
Dean Horribine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | SCO |
Jason Cummings | 18 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | SCO |
Kevin Thomson | 22 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Source: [citation needed]
Team statistics
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | St Mirren | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 39 | 58 | −19 | 39 | |
| 9 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 45 | 66 | −21 | 39 | |
| 10 | Partick Thistle | 38 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 46 | 65 | −19 | 38 | |
| 11 | Hibernian (R) | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 31 | 51 | −20 | 35 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off final |
| 12 | Heart of Midlothian (R) | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 45 | 65 | −20 | 23[a] | Relegation to the Championship |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
- Heart of Midlothian were deducted 15 points for entering administration
Division summary
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Management statistics
| Name | From | To | P | W | D | L | Win%[nb 1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Fenlon[33] | 29 July 2013 | 1 November 2013 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 33.33 |
| Jimmy Nicholl | 1 November 2013 | 12 November 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Terry Butcher[34] | 12 November 2013 | 25 May 2014 | 29 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 20.69 |
Transfers
In January 2013, Hibs announced the pre-contract signing of St Johnstone midfielder Liam Craig.[35] Ryan McGivern, who had been on loan at Hibs for most of the 2012–13 season, and Inverness midfielder Owain Tudur Jones were signed towards the end of May.[36] Hibs had hoped to retain the services of on-loan striker Leigh Griffiths, but his parent club Wolves rejected all offers for the player.[37] Hibs instead paid £200,000 to acquire Swindon Town striker James Collins.[38]
Early in the January 2014 window, BBC Sport reported that new manager Terry Butcher had made Rowan Vine, Tom Taiwo, Tim Clancy and Kevin Thomson available for transfer.[39] Butcher refused to confirm the report, but said that allowing some players to leave would freshen the squad and that he was also looking to recruit some new players.[40] On the final day of January, Hibs completed loan deals for three English players: Daniel Boateng, Danny Haynes and Duncan Watmore.[41][42] Vine and Clancy had their contracts cancelled by mutual consent.[41]
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