2026–27 Hibernian F.C. season
Hibernian 2026–27 football season
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The 2026–27 season is the 150th 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 tenth consecutive season. They lost in the playoff round of the Conference League to Gent, and are also competing in the Scottish Cup and the League Cup.
ChairmanMalcolm McPherson
ManagerDavid Gray
(until 16 September)
Marink Reedijk
(from 24 September)
(until 16 September)
Marink Reedijk
(from 24 September)
StadiumEaster Road
League CupSemi-final
| 2026–27 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Malcolm McPherson | |||
| Manager | David Gray (until 16 September) Marink Reedijk (from 24 September) | |||
| Stadium | Easter Road | |||
| League Cup | Semi-final | |||
| Conference League | Play-off round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Martin Boyle & Callum Wright (2) All: Martin Boyle & Owen Elding (3) | |||
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Results and fixtures
Pre-season friendlies
Hibernian's score is shown first in each case.
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Hibernian scorers | Att. | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2026 | Tallaght Stadium, Dublin (A) | Shamrock Rovers | 0–1 | — | 2,732 | Report |
| 4 July 2026 | Carton House, Maynooth (A) | Cliftonville | 5–1 | Kerr, N. Cadden, Boyle, Klidjé (2) | None | Report |
| 11 July 2026 | CTFD PortoGaia, Vila Nova de Gaia (A) | Porto | 1–1 | Passlack | None | Report |
| 18 July 2026 | Easter Road, Edinburgh (H) | Brøndby | 2–1 | Lowe (2) | — | Report |
Scottish Premiership
Hibernian's score is shown first in each case.
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Hibernian scorers | Att. | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 August 2026 | Easter Road, Edinburgh (H) | Motherwell | 1–2 | Boyle 56' (pen.) | 17,440 | Report |
| 9 August 2026 | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (A) | Rangers | 2–1 | Campbell 12' (pen.), Wright 90+3' | 50,893 | Report |
| 30 August 2026 | Dens Park, Dundee (A) | Dundee | 2–1 | Boyle 25', Wright 61' | 6,534 | Report |
| 3 September 2026 | Easter Road, Edinburgh (H) | Heart of Midlothian | 1–3 | Mayor 51' | 19,656 | Report |
| 6 September 2026 | McDiarmid Park, Perth (A) | St Johnstone | 1–2 | Lowe 29' | 5,793 | Report |
| 15 September 2026 | Easter Road, Edinburgh (H) | Kilmarnock | 0–1 | — | 15,493 | Report |
| 19 September 2026 | Easter Road, Edinburgh (H) | Aberdeen | 1–1 | Boyle 62' (pen.) | 17,899 | Report |
| 10 October 2026 | Tannadice Park, Dundee (A) | Dundee United | 0–1 | — | 10,331 | Report |
Scottish League Cup
Having finished in the European qualification places, Hibs entered the League Cup in the second round (last 16).[1]
Hibernian's score is shown first in each case.
| Date | Round | Venue | Opponents | Score | Hibernian scorers | Att. | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 August 2026 | Second round | Easter Road, Edinburgh (H) | Partick Thistle | 1–0 | Elding 12' | 10,608 | Report |
| 12 September 2026 | Quarter-finals | Victoria Park, Dingwall (A) | Ross County | 3–0 | Klidjé 7', Mayor 14' (pen.), Šuto 39' | 4,003 | Report |
| 1 November 2026 | Semi-finals | Hampden Park, Glasgow (N) | Heart of Midlothian |
Scottish Cup
Hibernian's score is shown first in each case.
| Date | Round | Venue | Opponents | Score | Hibernian scorers | Att. | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2027 | Fourth round |
UEFA Conference League
Having finished fifth in the 2025–26 Scottish Premiership, Hibernian entered the UEFA Conference League in the second qualifying round.[2] After suffering a 2–0 defeat in the first leg against Malisheva in Kosovo, Hibs progressed to the third round with a 4–1 win in the return game.[3]
Hibernian's score is shown first in each case.
| Date | Round | Venue | Opponents | Score | Hibernian scorers | Att. | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 July 2026 | Second qualifying round | Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina (A) |  Malisheva |
0–2 | — | 2,873 | Report |
| 30 July 2026 | Second qualifying round | Easter Road, Edinburgh (H) | Malisheva |
4–1 | Elding 9', Passlack 15', Lowe 35', Boyle 57' | 15,182 | Report |
| 6 August 2026 | Third qualifying round | Easter Road, Edinburgh (H) |  Shkëndija |
2–1 | Elding 73', O'Hora 90' | 13,132 | Report |
| 13 August 2026 | Third qualifying round | Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje (A) | Shkëndija |
0–0 | — | 7,200 | Report |
| 20 August 2026 | Play-off round | Planet Group Arena, Ghent (A) |  Gent |
0–0 | — | 10,557 | Report |
| 27 August 2026 | Play-off round | Easter Road, Edinburgh (H) | Gent |
2–3 | Kerr 56', Passlack 77' | 18,997 | Report |
Player statistics
- As of 19 September 2026
| No. | Pos | Player | Premiership | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Conference League | Total | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK |  Raphael Sallinger |
7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Defenders | ||||||||||||
| 3 | DF |  Adam Mayor |
5+1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| 4 | DF |  Grant Hanley |
4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | DF |  Warren O'Hora |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | Jason Kerr |
7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | Chris Cadden |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF |  Alex Williams |
0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF |  Jack Iredale |
2+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Nicky Cadden |
0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Jordan Obita |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 25 | DF |  Felix Passlack |
6+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 2 |
| 27 | DF | Kanayo Megwa |
2+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Midfielders | ||||||||||||
| 8 | MF | Josh Mulligan |
7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Joe Newell |
0+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 14 | MF |  Miguel Chaiwa |
4+3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Jamie McGrath |
3+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Rudi Molotnikov |
0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Callum Wright |
4+2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| 24 | MF | Jacob Devaney |
4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | Josh Campbell |
1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 47 | MF |  Azeem Abdulai |
0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Forwards | ||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | Owen Elding |
2+2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 3 |
| 9 | FW | Nathan Lowe |
4+3 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 2 |
| 10 | FW | Martin Boyle |
5+1 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+2 | 1 | 13 | 4 |
| 18 | FW |  Thibault Klidjé |
2+3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 22 | FW | Ante Šuto |
2+5 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
- Source: [citation needed]
Club statistics
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Aberdeen | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 8 | |
| 9 | Motherwell | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 8 | |
| 10 | Hibernian | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 7 | |
| 11 | Falkirk | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 6 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off final |
| 12 | Kilmarnock | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 5 | Relegation to the Championship |
Updated to match(es) played on 11 October 2026. Source: [4][5]
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 competition qualification, second stage group allocation, or relegation).[6]
Notes:
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 competition qualification, second stage group allocation, or relegation).[6]
Notes:
- Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
Management statistics
- As of 24 September 2026
| Name | From | To | P | W | D | L | Win%[nb 1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Gray |
6 June 2024 | 16 September 2026 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 42.86 |
| John Potter (interim) |
16 September 2026 | 24 September 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
 Marink Reedijk |
24 September 2026 | Present | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Transfers
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