2014–15 Hibernian F.C. season
Hibernian 2014–15 football season
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The 2014–15 season was Hibernian's first season of play in the second tier of Scottish football since 1999 and their first season in the Scottish Championship, having been relegated from the Scottish Premiership at the end of the previous season.[1] Hibernian also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup, Scottish Cup and the Scottish Premiership play-offs.
| 2014–15 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Rod Petrie | ||
| Manager | Alan Stubbs | ||
| Stadium | Easter Road | ||
| Championship | Second place | ||
| Challenge Cup | First round, lost to Rangers | ||
| League Cup | Quarter-final, lost to Dundee United | ||
| Scottish Cup | Semi-final, lost to Falkirk | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Jason Cummings (18) All: Jason Cummings (21) | ||
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Results & fixtures
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Scottish Championship
| 9 August 2014 Championship | Hibernian | 2 – 1 | Livingston | Easter Road |
| 15:00 | El Alagui Oxley |
SPFL Report | Gallagher |
Attendance: 9,390 Referee: Madden |
| 17 August 2014[2] Championship | Heart of Midlothian | 2 – 1 | Hibernian | Tynecastle Stadium |
| 12:30 | Nicholson Buaben Sow |
BBC Report | Robertson El Alagui |
Attendance: 17,280 Referee: Collum |
| 23 August 2014 Championship | Hibernian | 0 – 1 | Falkirk | Easter Road |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Loy |
Attendance: 9,153 Referee: Allan |
| 30 August 2014 Championship | Alloa Athletic | 2 – 1 | Hibernian | Recreation Park |
| 15:00 | Buchanan Flannigan |
BBC Report | Cummings |
Attendance: 2,476 Referee: Finnie |
| 13 September 2014 Championship | Hibernian | 3 – 2 | Cowdenbeath | Easter Road |
| 15:00 | Foster Malonga Cummings |
BBC Report | Higgins Robertson |
Attendance: 11,021 Referee: McKendrick |
| 20 September 2014 Championship | Queen of the South | 1 – 0 | Hibernian | Recreation Park |
| 15:00 | McShane |
BBC Report | Attendance: 3,083 Referee: Muir |
| 29 September 2014 Championship | Rangers | 1 – 3 | Hibernian | Ibrox Stadium |
| 19:45 | Law |
BBC Report | Cummings Gray |
Attendance: 31,619 Referee: Murray |
| 4 October 2014 Championship | Hibernian | 1 – 1 | Raith Rovers | Easter Road |
| 15:00 | Robertson |
BBC Report | Nade |
Attendance: 9,954 Referee: Beaton |
| 11 October 2014 Championship | Hibernian | 0 – 0 | Dumbarton | Easter Road |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Attendance: 7,923 Referee: Cook |
| 18 October 2014 Championship | Livingston | 0 – 4 | Hibernian | Almondvale Stadium |
| 17:30 | BBC Report | Malonga Handling McGeouch Heffernan |
Attendance: 2,666 Referee: Aitken |
| 26 October 2014 Championship | Hibernian | 1 – 1 | Heart of Midlothian | Easter Road |
| 12:15 | Malonga |
BBC Report | Paterson Öztürk |
Attendance: 14,562 Referee: Madden |
| 8 November 2014 Championship | Cowdenbeath | 1 – 2 | Hibernian | Central Park |
| Robertson |
BBC Report | Hanlon Cummings |
Attendance: 2,563 Referee: Charleston |
| 15 November 2014 Championship | Hibernian | 0 – 0 | Queen of the South | Easter Road |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Attendance: 10,069 Referee: Salmond |
| 22 November 2014 Championship | Dumbarton | 3 – 6 | Hibernian | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Kane Graham Fleming |
BBC Report | Allan Malonga Hanlon Stanton |
Attendance: 1,409 Referee: Murray |
| 6 December 2014 Championship | Falkirk | 1 – 0 | Hibernian | Falkirk Stadium |
| McCracken |
BBC Report | Attendance: 4,983 Referee: Finnie |
| 13 December 2014 Championship | Hibernian | 2 – 0 | Alloa Athletic | Easter Road |
| Handling Malonga |
BBC Report | Attendance: 8,031 Referee: Charleston |
| 20 December 2014 Championship | Raith Rovers | 1 – 3 | Hibernian | Stark's Park |
| 15:00 | McKay |
BBC Report | Cummings Fontaine Malonga |
Attendance: 3,166 Referee: Robertson |
| 27 December 2014 Championship | Hibernian | 4 – 0 | Rangers | Easter Road |
| 12:15 | Gray Cummings Robertson Craig |
BBC Report | Attendance: 15,261 Referee: Madden |
| 3 January 2015 Championship | Heart of Midlothian | 1 – 1 | Hibernian | Tynecastle Stadium |
| 12:45 | Walker |
BBC Report | Cummings |
Attendance: 17,279 Referee: McLean |
| 10 January 2015 Championship | Hibernian | 3 – 3 | Falkirk | Easter Road |
| 15:00 | Cummings Leahy |
BBC Report | Baird Craig Grant |
Attendance: 9,498 Referee: Collum |
| 17 January 2015 Championship | Hibernian | 5 – 0 | Cowdenbeath | Easter Road |
| 15:00 | Hanlon Cummings Robertson Booth Stevenson |
BBC Report | Attendance: 8,240 Referee: Dallas |
| 24 January 2015 Championship | Queen of the South | 0 – 2 | Hibernian | Palmerston Park |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | McGeouch Robertson |
Attendance: 3,677 Referee: Murray |
| 31 January 2015 Championship | Hibernian | 1 – 1 | Raith Rovers | Easter Road |
| 15:00 | Boyle |
BBC Report | Nadé |
Attendance: 9,024 Referee: Anderson |
| 13 February 2015 Championship | Rangers | 0 – 2 | Hibernian | Ibrox Stadium |
| 19:45 | Žaliūkas Murdoch |
BBC Report | Robertson Allan Stevenson |
Attendance: 29,769 Referee: McLean |
| 21 February 2015 Championship | Hibernian | 3 – 0 | Dumbarton | Easter Road |
| 15:00 | Djédjé Malonga |
BBC Report | Attendance: 8,370 Referee: Aitken |
| 28 February 2015 Championship | Alloa Athletic | 0 – 1 | Hibernian | Recreation Park |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Allan |
Attendance: 2,024 Referee: McKendrick |
| 11 March 2015 Championship | Hibernian | 2 – 1 | Livingston | Easter Road |
| 19:45 | Cummings Djédjé |
BBC Report | Sekajja |
Attendance: 7,857 Referee: Finnie |
| 14 March 2015 Championship | Cowdenbeath | 0 – 2 | Hibernian | Central Park |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Fyvie Cummings Allan |
Attendance: 1,822 Referee: Anderson |
| 22 March 2015 Championship | Hibernian | 0 – 2 | Rangers | Easter Road |
| 12:45 | BBC Report | Wallace Miller |
Attendance: 14,075 Referee: Collum |
| 28 March 2015 Championship | Raith Rovers | 2 – 1 | Hibernian | Stark's Park |
| 15:00 | Stewart Vaughan |
BBC Report | Fyvie |
Attendance: 3,183 Referee: Muir |
| 4 April 2015 Championship | Hibernian | 0 – 1 | Queen of the South | Easter Road |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Durnan |
Attendance: 8,773 Referee: Murray |
| 8 April 2015 Championship | Dumbarton | 1 – 2 | Hibernian | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| 19:45 | Megginson Turner |
BBC Report | Hanlon Cummings |
Attendance: 1,110 Referee: Charleston |
| 12 April 2015 Championship | Hibernian | 2 – 0 | Heart of Midlothian | Easter Road |
| 14:15 | Cummings Hanlon Forster Boyle El Alagui El Alagui |
BBC Report | Gomis Eckersley Pallardó |
Attendance: 13,530 Referee: Clancy |
| 22 April 2015 Championship | Livingston | 1 – 3 | Hibernian | Almondvale Stadium |
| 19:45 | Hippolyte Cole |
BBC Report | Robertson Cummings Malonga |
Attendance: 2,301 Referee: Dallas |
| 25 April 2015 Championship | Hibernian | 4 – 1 | Alloa Athletic | Easter Road |
| 15:00 | Boyle Craig Cummings Malonga |
BBC Report | Flannigan |
Attendance: 8,328 Referee: McKendrick |
| 2 May 2015 Championship | Falkirk | 0 – 3 | Hibernian | Falkirk Stadium |
| 12:15 | BBC Report | Boyle Cummings Malonga |
Attendance: 7,672 Referee: Robertson |
Premiership play-offs
| 20 May 2015 Play-offs SF R1 | Rangers | 2 – 0 | Hibernian | Ibrox Stadium |
| 19:45 | Clark Miller |
BBC Report | Attendance: 41,236 Referee: Murray |
| 23 May 2015 Play-offs SF R2 | Hibernian | 1 – 0 (1–2 agg.) | Rangers | Easter Road |
| 12:00 | Cummings |
BBC Report | Attendance: 14,742 Referee: Beaton |
Scottish Challenge Cup
| 5 August 2014 First round | Rangers | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Hibernian | Ibrox Stadium |
| 19:35 | MacLeod Law |
SPFL Report | Handling Handling |
Attendance: 18,138 Referee: Beaton |
Scottish League Cup
| 26 August 2014 Second round | Hibernian | 3 – 2 | Dumbarton | Easter Road |
| 19:45 | El Alagui Stanton |
BBC Report | Megginson Gilhaney |
Attendance: 5,066 Referee: Robertson |
| 23 September 2014 Third round | Ross County | 0 – 2 | Hibernian | Victoria Park |
| BBC Report | Malonga McGeouch |
Attendance: 1,819 Referee: Finnie |
| 29 October 2014 Quarter Final | Hibernian | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (6–7 p) | Dundee United | Easter Road |
| 19:45 | Malonga Cummings Kennedy |
BBC Report | Erskine Connolly Dow |
Attendance: 8,689 Referee: Beaton |
| Penalties | ||||
| Allan Craig Hanlon Harris Malonga Stanton Kennedy Gray |
Erskine Souttar Armstrong Dow Çiftçi Spittal Rankin Townsend |
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Scottish Cup
| 29 November 2014 Fourth round | Alloa Athletic | 1 – 2 | Hibernian | Recreation Park |
| Meggatt |
BBC Report | Craig Gray Malonga |
Attendance: 2,138 Referee: Madden |
| 7 February 2015 Fifth round | Hibernian | 3 – 1 | Arbroath | Easter Road |
| 15:00 | Djédjé Gordon McGeouch |
BBC Report | Stewart |
Attendance: 9,065 Referee: Dallas |
| 8 March 2015 Quarter Final | Hibernian | 4 – 0 | Berwick | Easter Road |
| 12:45 | Cummings Stevenson Stanton Fontaine |
BBC Report | Attendance: 11,259 Referee: Madden |
| 18 April 2015 Semi Final | Hibernian | 0 – 1 | Falkirk | Hampden Park |
| 12:15 | BBC Report | Sibbald |
Attendance: 21,227 Referee: Beaton |
Player statistics
During the 2014–15 season, Hibs have used thirty different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.
- As of 23 May 2015 (UTC)[4]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | Other[a] | League Cup | Scottish Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | Mark Oxley | 45 | 1 | 35+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | David Gray | 34 | 3 | 23+2 | 2 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | |
| 4 | DF | Paul Hanlon | 40 | 4 | 31+0 | 4 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Michael Nelson | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Liam Fontaine | 38 | 2 | 29+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | |
| 6 | DF | Jordon Forster | 21 | 1 | 13+4 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | Alex Harris | 16 | 0 | 4+8 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | Scott Robertson | 41 | 6 | 32+0 | 6 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | Farid El Alagui | 13 | 5 | 7+2 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | Liam Craig | 32 | 3 | 22+2 | 2 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | |
| 11 | MF | Sam Stanton | 28 | 3 | 8+14 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | 0+3 | 1 | |
| 14 | FW | Paul Heffernan | 13 | 1 | 4+7 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 16 | DF | Lewis Stevenson | 44 | 3 | 35+0 | 2 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | |
| 17 | MF | Owain Tudur Jones | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 17 | FW | Martin Boyle | 17 | 3 | 10+7 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 18 | FW | Jake Sinclair | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 18 | DF | Keith Watson | 8 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 19 | MF | Danny Handling | 24 | 3 | 12+8 | 2 | 1+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 20 | MF | Scott Allan | 42 | 2 | 29+3 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | |
| 22 | DF | Callum Booth | 12 | 1 | 6+5 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 22 | MF | Fraser Fyvie | 17 | 2 | 9+3 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | |
| 23 | MF | Dylan McGeouch | 26 | 3 | 17+3 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | |
| 24 | FW | Dominique Malonga | 31 | 16 | 20+4 | 13 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 3 | 2+1 | 0 | |
| 27 | MF | Lewis Allan | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 29 | FW | Franck Dja Djédjé | 15 | 3 | 5+6 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 | |
| 30 | MF | Matthew Kennedy | 16 | 1 | 5+8 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 31 | GK | Kleton Perntreou | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 35 | FW | Jason Cummings | 42 | 21 | 27+6 | 18 | 2+0 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 4+0 | 1 | |
| 39 | MF | Scott Martin | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 45 | FW | Conner Duthie | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
- Source: [4]
- a. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the play-offs and the Challenge Cup.
Disciplinary record
- As of 23 May 2015 (UTC)
| Position | Nation | Number | Name | Championship | Other | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Mark Oxley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | David Gray | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | Paul Hanlon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Liam Fontaine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 6 | DF | Jordon Forster | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | Scott Robertson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| 9 | FW | Farid El Alagui | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | Liam Craig | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 14 | FW | Paul Heffernan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 16 | DF | Lewis Stevenson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 18 | MF | Keith Watson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 19 | MF | Danny Handling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 20 | MF | Scott Allan | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 22 | DF | Callum Booth | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 22 | MF | Fraser Fyvie | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 23 | MF | Dylan McGeouch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 24 | FW | Dominique Malonga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 29 | FW | Franck Dja Djédjé | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 35 | FW | Jason Cummings | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 4 | |||
Club statistics
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heart of Midlothian (C, P) | 36 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 96 | 26 | +70 | 91 | Promotion to the Premiership |
| 2 | Hibernian | 36 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 70 | 32 | +38 | 70 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final |
| 3 | Rangers | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 69 | 39 | +30 | 67 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final |
| 4 | Queen of the South | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 58 | 41 | +17 | 60 | |
| 5 | Falkirk | 36 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 53 |
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Division summary
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2015. Source: [5]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Management statistics
- Last updated on 23 May 2015
| Name | From | To | P | W | D | L | Win%[nb 1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Stubbs[6] | 5 August 2014 | 23 May 2015 | 46 | 27 | 7 | 12 | 58.70 |