List of Hibernian F.C. records and statistics
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Hibernian Football Club (/hɪˈbɜːrniən/), commonly known as "Hibs", is a professional football club based in the Leith area of Edinburgh, Scotland. The club was founded in 1875 by members of Edinburgh's Irish community, and named after the Roman word for Ireland.[1] Home matches are played at Easter Road Stadium, which has been in use since 1893.[2] The club joined the Scottish Football League in that year,[3] and has since played in the Scottish Premier League (1999–2013) and since 2013 it has played in the Scottish Professional Football League.
This list encompasses the major honours won by Hibernian, records set by the club, their managers and their players. The player records section includes details of the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitions. It also records notable achievements by Hibernian players in international play, and the highest transfer fees paid and received by the club. Attendance records at Easter Road are also included in the list.
Honours
| Competition | Best result | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish league, first tier | Winners | 4 | 6 |
| Scottish league, second tier | Winners | 6 | 1 |
| Scottish Cup | Winners | 3 | 12 |
| Scottish League Cup | Winners | 3 | 7 |
| Scottish Challenge Cup | Fourth Round | 0 | 0 |
| UEFA Champions League/European Cup | Semi-Finals | 0 | 0 |
| UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup | Second Round | 0 | 0 |
| UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | Quarter-Finals | 0 | 0 |
| Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Semi-Finals | 0 | 0 |
Hibernian have won the Scottish league championship four times, most recently in 1952. Three of those four championships were won between 1948 and 1952, when the club had the services of The Famous Five, a notable forward line.[4] The club have won the Scottish Cup three times, in 1887, 1902 and 2016, with the latter victory ending a notorious drought. Hibs have also won the Scottish League Cup three times, in 1972, 1991 and 2007.
Major domestic honours
Scottish league, first tier[5][6][note 1]
- Winners (4): 1902–03, 1947–48, 1950–51, 1951–52
- Runners-up (6): 1896–97, 1946–47, 1949–50, 1952–53, 1973–74, 1974–75
Other honours
Scottish league, second tier[6][note 2]
- Winners: 1972, 1973
- Winners: 1941, 1964
- Runners-up: 1942, 1945
Southern League Cup[6][note 3]
- Winners: 1943–44
- Edinburgh Football League/East of Scotland League (1894–1908)
- Winners: 1901–02[7]
North-Eastern Cup (1908–1914)
- Winners: 1910–11[7]
Rosebery Charity Cup (1882–1945)
- Winners: 22 times[8]
Wilson Cup (1906–1946)
- Winners: 14 times[9]
East of Scotland Shield (1875–1990)
- Winners: 49 times (record)[10]
- Winners: 1901–02
- Runners-up: 1953
Dunedin Cup (1909–1933)
- Winners: 1921–22, 1929–30[11]
Youth honours
- SPFL Development League: 2 (Previously SFL Youth/SPL U18/U19 league)[13][14]
Player records
Appearances
- Most appearances in all competitions: Gordon Smith, 636.[15]
- Most League appearances: Lewis Stevenson, 466.[16][17][18]
- Most Scottish Cup appearances: Arthur Duncan, 51.[19]
- Most League Cup appearances: Pat Stanton, 103.[20]
- Youngest first-team player: Rory Whittaker, 16 years, 44 days (against St Johnstone, 23 September 2023).[21][22]
- Oldest first-team player: John Burridge, 41 years, 163 days (against Partick Thistle, 15 May 1993).[22]
Most appearances
Competitive, professional matches only (as of match played on 15 May 2024).
| # | Name | Years | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other1 | Total | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gordon Smith | 1941–1959 | 308 | 36 | 77 | 215 | 636 | [23] |
| 2 | Arthur Duncan | 1970–1984 | 449 | 51 | 84 | 42 | 626 | [24] |
| 3 | Pat Stanton | 1963–1976 | 400 | 39 | 103 | 75 | 617 | [25] |
| 4 | Lewis Stevenson | 2005–2024 | 477 | 51 | 42 | 30 | 600 | [26] |
| 5 | Paul Hanlon | 2008–2024 | 451 | 45 | 37 | 31 | 564 | [27] |
| 6 | Willie Ormond | 1946–1961 | 354 | 50 | 90 | 12 | 506 | [28] |
| 7 | Eddie Turnbull | 1946–1959 | 347 | 40 | 86 | 14 | 487 | [29] |
| 8 | Peter Kerr | 1910–1926 | 442 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 483 | [30] |
| 9 | Bobby Combe | 1941–1957 | 264 | 26 | 63 | 114 | 467 | [31] |
| 10 | Johnny Halligan | 1920–1933 | 413 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 457 | [32] |
Goalscorers
- Most goals in all competitions: Gordon Smith, 303.[15]
- Most League goals: Lawrie Reilly, 187.[16]
- Most Scottish Cup goals: James McGhee, 26.[19]
- Most League Cup goals: Willie Ormond, 38.[20]
- Youngest goalscorer: Jimmy O'Rourke, 16 years, 88 days (against Dunfermline Athletic, 15 December 1962).[33]
- Oldest goalscorer: Jimmy McColl, 38 years, 55 days (against Cowdenbeath, 7 February 1931).[33]
Top goalscorers
Competitive, professional matches only. Matches played appear in brackets.
| # | Name | Years | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other1 | Total | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gordon Smith | 1941–1959 | 126 (308) | 12 (36) | 34 (77) | 131 (215) | 303 (636) | [23] |
| 2 | Lawrie Reilly | 1945–1958 | 187 (252) | 15 (23) | 31 (57) | 5 (23) | 238 (355) | [34] |
| 3 | Eddie Turnbull | 1946–1959 | 149 (347) | 9 (40) | 36 (86) | 8 (14) | 202 (487) | [29] |
| 4 | Willie Ormond | 1946–1961 | 132 (354) | 18 (50) | 38 (90) | 1 (12) | 189 (506) | [28] |
| 5 | Joe Baker | 1957–1972 | 114 (140) | 22 (25) | 16 (24) | 6 (5) | 158 (194) | [35] |
| 6 | Jimmy McColl | 1922–1931 | 130 (290) | 13 (30) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 143 (320) | [36] |
| 7 | Bobby Johnstone | 1949–1960 | 100 (195) | 9 (21) | 29 (39) | 4 (8) | 142 (263) | [37] |
| 8 | John Cuthbertson | 1939–1949 | 29 (32) | 6 (11) | 6 (11) | 83 (103) | 124 (157) | [38] |
| 9 | Jimmy O'Rourke | 1962–1974 | 81 (222) | 15 (25) | 17 (44) | 9 (34) | 122 (325) | [39] |
| 10 | Arthur Duncan | 1970–1984 | 73 (449) | 7 (51) | 22 (84) | 12 (42) | 114 (626) | [24] |
1 Includes continental (European Cup / Champions League, European Cup Winners Cup, UEFA Cup / Europa League and Inter-Cities Fairs Cup), wartime and regional cup competitions.
International
- First capped player: James Lundie and James McGhee (for Scotland, against Wales, 10 April 1886).[40][41]
- Most international caps while a Hibernian player: Lawrie Reilly, 38 for Scotland.[40][41]
Manager records
- Longest-serving manager by time: Dan McMichael, 14 years and 6 months (August 1904 to February 1919).[42]
- Longest-serving manager by games: Hugh Shaw, 604 (January 1948 to November 1961).[42]
- Shortest-serving manager by time: Franck Sauzee, 69 days (14 December 2001 to 21 February 2002).[42][43]
- Shortest-serving manager by matches: Franck Sauzee, 15 (December 2001 to February 2002).[42]
Club records
Attendance
- Highest attendance for a home match: 65,860 vs Hearts, 2 January 1950.[44]
- Highest league game attendance: 65,860 vs Hearts, 2 January 1950.[44]
- Highest Scottish Cup game attendance: 49,007 vs Rangers, 28 February 1973.[45]
- Highest League Cup game attendance: 53,000 vs Celtic, 2 October 1948.[46]
- Highest European game attendance: 45,000 vs Barcelona, 22 February 1961.[47][48][49][50][51][52]
- Highest average home attendance: 31,567 in the 1951–52 season.[53]
- Highest attendance for any match involving Hibs: 143,570 vs Rangers at Hampden Park, 27 March 1948.[5]
Record victories
- Biggest competitive victory: 15–1 vs Peebles Rovers, 11 February 1961.[5][54]
- Biggest league victory: 11–1 vs Airdrieonians, 24 October 1959, and vs Hamilton Academical, 6 November 1965.[5][54]
- Biggest Scottish Cup victory: 15–1 vs Peebles Rovers, 11 February 1961.[5][54][45]
- Biggest League Cup victory: 11–2 vs Montrose, 22 September 1965.[46]
- Biggest European victory: 9–1 vs Rosenborg, 2 October 1974.[47][48][49][50][51][52]
Record defeats
- Biggest competitive defeat: 0–10 vs Rangers, 24 December 1898.[5][54]
- Biggest league defeat: 0–10 vs Rangers, 24 December 1898.[5][54]
- Biggest Scottish Cup defeat: 1–9 vs Dumbarton, 27 September 1890.[54][45]
- Biggest League Cup defeat: 1–6 vs Hearts, 11 August 1956, and vs Rangers, 8 August 1959.[46]
- Biggest European defeat: 0–7 vs Malmö, 25 July 2013.[47][48][49][50][51][52][55]
Transfers
- Record fee paid: Undisclosed fee for Martin Boyle to Al Faisaly in 2022[56]
- Record fee received: £6,000,000 for Keiron Bowie from Hellas Verona in 2026.
Footnotes
- From 1890 to 1975, the top division of the Scottish football league system was known as Division One, or briefly as Division A. From 1975 to 1998, the top division was the Premier Division and from 1998 to 2013, it was known as the Premier League. Since 2013, the top tier has been known as the Premiership.
- From 1893 to 1975, Division Two was the second tier of league football. With the introduction of the Premier Division in 1975, the second tier became known as the First Division. Since 2013, the second tier has been named the Championship.
- The Southern League Cup was a regional competition held during the Second World War.