2014–15 Hibernian F.C. season

Hibernian
2014–15 season
ChairmanRod Petrie
ManagerAlan Stubbs
StadiumEaster Road
ChampionshipSecond place
Challenge CupFirst round, lost to Rangers
League CupQuarter-final, lost to Dundee United
Scottish CupSemi-final, lost to Falkirk
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jason Cummings (18)

All:
Jason Cummings (21)

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.

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Scottish Championship

9 August 2014 Championship Hibernian 2 – 1 Livingston Easter Road
15:00 El Alagui 16'
Oxley 19'
SPFL Report Gallagher 60' Attendance: 9,390
Referee: Madden
17 August 2014[2] Championship Heart of Midlothian 2 – 1 Hibernian Tynecastle Stadium
12:30 Nicholson 76'
Buaben 80' (pen.)
Sow Red card 88'
BBC Report Robertson Yellow card 79' Yellow-red card
El Alagui 90+2'
Attendance: 17,280
Referee: Collum
23 August 2014 Championship Hibernian 0 – 1 Falkirk Easter Road
15:00 BBC Report Loy 13' Attendance: 9,153
Referee: Allan
30 August 2014 Championship Alloa Athletic 2 – 1 Hibernian Recreation Park
15:00 Buchanan 56'
Flannigan 85'
BBC Report Cummings 15' Attendance: 2,476
Referee: Finnie
13 September 2014 Championship Hibernian 3 – 2 Cowdenbeath Easter Road
15:00 Foster 26'
Malonga 78' (pen.)
Cummings 90+4'
BBC Report Higgins 50'
Robertson 56'
Attendance: 11,021
Referee: McKendrick
20 September 2014 Championship Queen of the South 1 – 0 Hibernian Recreation Park
15:00 McShane 29' BBC Report Attendance: 3,083
Referee: Muir
29 September 2014 Championship Rangers 1 – 3 Hibernian Ibrox Stadium
19:45 Law 55' BBC Report Cummings 25', 39'
Gray 31'
Attendance: 31,619
Referee: Murray
4 October 2014 Championship Hibernian 1 – 1 Raith Rovers Easter Road
15:00 Robertson 44' BBC Report Nade 68' 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 31'
Handling 53'
McGeouch 70' (pen.)
Heffernan 86'
Attendance: 2,666
Referee: Aitken
26 October 2014 Championship Hibernian 1 – 1 Heart of Midlothian Easter Road
12:15 Malonga 44' BBC Report Paterson Red card 79'
Öztürk 90+2'
Attendance: 14,562
Referee: Madden
8 November 2014 Championship Cowdenbeath 1 – 2 Hibernian Central Park
Robertson 63' BBC Report Hanlon 25'
Cummings 41'
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 50'
Graham 61'
Fleming 71'
BBC Report Allan 23'
Malonga 27', 64', 85'
Hanlon 30'
Stanton 83'
Attendance: 1,409
Referee: Murray
6 December 2014 Championship Falkirk 1 – 0 Hibernian Falkirk Stadium
McCracken 90+1' BBC Report Attendance: 4,983
Referee: Finnie
20 December 2014 Championship Raith Rovers 1 – 3 Hibernian Stark's Park
15:00 McKay 40' BBC Report Cummings 44'
Fontaine 78'
Malonga 81'
Attendance: 3,166
Referee: Robertson
27 December 2014 Championship Hibernian 4 – 0 Rangers Easter Road
12:15 Gray 8'
Cummings 12'
Robertson 63'
Craig 70'
BBC Report Attendance: 15,261
Referee: Madden
10 January 2015 Championship Hibernian 3 – 3 Falkirk Easter Road
15:00 Cummings 12', 42'
Leahy 39' (o.g.)[3]
BBC Report Baird 18'
Craig 59' (o.g.)
Grant 65'
Attendance: 9,498
Referee: Collum
17 January 2015 Championship Hibernian 5 – 0 Cowdenbeath Easter Road
15:00 Hanlon 9'
Cummings 24'
Robertson 74'
Booth 84'
Stevenson 90'
BBC Report Attendance: 8,240
Referee: Dallas
31 January 2015 Championship Hibernian 1 – 1 Raith Rovers Easter Road
15:00 Boyle 46' BBC Report Nadé 90' Attendance: 9,024
Referee: Anderson
13 February 2015 Championship Rangers 0 – 2 Hibernian Ibrox Stadium
19:45 Žaliūkas Yellow card 76'
Murdoch Yellow card 90+3'
BBC Report Robertson 19'
Allan Yellow card 54'
Stevenson 82'
Attendance: 29,769
Referee: McLean
21 February 2015 Championship Hibernian 3 – 0 Dumbarton Easter Road
15:00 Djédjé 29'
Malonga 32', 56'
BBC Report Attendance: 8,370
Referee: Aitken
28 February 2015 Championship Alloa Athletic 0 – 1 Hibernian Recreation Park
15:00 BBC Report Allan 26' Attendance: 2,024
Referee: McKendrick
11 March 2015 Championship Hibernian 2 – 1 Livingston Easter Road
19:45 Cummings 31'
Djédjé 89'
BBC Report Sekajja 88' Attendance: 7,857
Referee: Finnie
14 March 2015 Championship Cowdenbeath 0 – 2 Hibernian Central Park
15:00 BBC Report Fyvie 32'
Cummings 34'
Allan Yellow card 84'
Attendance: 1,822
Referee: Anderson
22 March 2015 Championship Hibernian 0 – 2 Rangers Easter Road
12:45 BBC Report Wallace 44'
Miller 80'
Attendance: 14,075
Referee: Collum
28 March 2015 Championship Raith Rovers 2 – 1 Hibernian Stark's Park
15:00 Stewart 53'
Vaughan 84'
BBC Report Fyvie 56' Attendance: 3,183
Referee: Muir
4 April 2015 Championship Hibernian 0 – 1 Queen of the South Easter Road
15:00 BBC Report Durnan 47' Attendance: 8,773
Referee: Murray
12 April 2015 Championship Hibernian 2 – 0 Heart of Midlothian Easter Road
14:15 Cummings 30'
Hanlon Yellow card 42'
Forster Yellow card 45+2'
Boyle Yellow card 76'
El Alagui 90+1'
El Alagui Yellow card 90+3'
BBC Report Gomis Yellow card 57'
Eckersley Yellow card 75'
Pallardó Yellow card 81'
Attendance: 13,530
Referee: Clancy
22 April 2015 Championship Livingston 1 – 3 Hibernian Almondvale Stadium
19:45 Hippolyte 14'
Cole Yellow card 44' Yellow-red card
BBC Report Robertson 8'
Cummings 15'
Malonga 82'
Attendance: 2,301
Referee: Dallas
25 April 2015 Championship Hibernian 4 – 1 Alloa Athletic Easter Road
15:00 Boyle 31'
Craig 42'
Cummings 61'
Malonga 71'
BBC Report Flannigan 63' Attendance: 8,328
Referee: McKendrick
2 May 2015 Championship Falkirk 0 – 3 Hibernian Falkirk Stadium
12:15 BBC Report Boyle 5'
Cummings 40'
Malonga 77'
Attendance: 7,672
Referee: Robertson

Premiership play-offs

20 May 2015 Play-offs SF R1 Rangers 2 – 0 Hibernian Ibrox Stadium
19:45 Clark 44'
Miller 63'
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 90+4' BBC Report Attendance: 14,742
Referee: Beaton

Challenge Cup

5 August 2014 First round Rangers 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) Hibernian Ibrox Stadium
19:35 MacLeod 14'
Law 101'
SPFL Report Handling 59'
Handling Red card 80'
Attendance: 18,138
Referee: Beaton

League Cup

26 August 2014 Second round Hibernian 3 – 2 Dumbarton Easter Road
19:45 El Alagui 78', 84'
Stanton 90+1'
BBC Report Megginson 52'
Gilhaney 59'
Attendance: 5,066
Referee: Robertson
23 September 2014 Third round Ross County 0 – 2 Hibernian Victoria Park
BBC Report Malonga 22', 36'
McGeouch Red card 83'
Attendance: 1,819
Referee: Finnie

Scottish Cup

29 November 2014 Fourth round Alloa Athletic 1 – 2 Hibernian Recreation Park
Meggatt 15' BBC Report Craig 28'
Gray 37'
Malonga Red card 87'
Attendance: 2,138
Referee: Madden
7 February 2015 Fifth round Hibernian 3 – 1 Arbroath Easter Road
15:00 Djédjé 42'
Gordon 60' (o.g.)
McGeouch 68'
BBC Report Stewart 17' Attendance: 9,065
Referee: Dallas
8 March 2015 Quarter Final Hibernian 4 – 0 Berwick Easter Road
12:45 Cummings 26'
Stevenson 28'
Stanton 66'
Fontaine 82'
BBC Report Attendance: 11,259
Referee: Madden
18 April 2015 Semi Final Hibernian 0 – 1 Falkirk Hampden Park
12:15 BBC Report Sibbald 75' 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 England ENG Mark Oxley 45 1 35+0 1 3+0 0 3+0 0 4+0 0
2 DF Scotland SCO David Gray 34 3 23+2 2 3+0 0 3+0 0 3+0 1
4 DF Scotland SCO Paul Hanlon 40 4 31+0 4 3+0 0 2+0 0 4+0 0
5 DF England ENG Michael Nelson 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF England ENG Liam Fontaine 38 2 29+0 1 2+0 0 3+0 0 4+0 1
6 DF Scotland SCO Jordon Forster 21 1 13+4 1 1+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
7 MF Scotland SCO Alex Harris 16 0 4+8 0 1+0 0 1+1 0 0+1 0
8 MF Scotland SCO Scott Robertson 41 6 32+0 6 2+0 0 3+0 0 4+0 0
9 FW France FRA Farid El Alagui 13 5 7+2 3 1+1 0 1+0 2 1+0 0
10 MF Scotland SCO Liam Craig 32 3 22+2 2 3+0 0 2+0 0 2+1 1
11 MF Scotland SCO Sam Stanton 28 3 8+14 1 1+0 0 0+2 1 0+3 1
14 FW Ireland EIR Paul Heffernan 13 1 4+7 1 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
16 DF Scotland SCO Lewis Stevenson 44 3 35+0 2 3+0 0 2+0 0 4+0 1
17 MF Wales WAL Owain Tudur Jones 1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 FW Scotland SCO Martin Boyle 17 3 10+7 3 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 FW England ENG Jake Sinclair 3 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 DF Scotland SCO Keith Watson 8 0 7+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 MF Scotland SCO Danny Handling 24 3 12+8 2 1+0 1 2+0 0 1+0 0
20 MF Scotland SCO Scott Allan 42 2 29+3 2 2+1 0 2+1 0 4+0 0
22 DF Scotland SCO Callum Booth 12 1 6+5 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
22 MF Scotland SCO Fraser Fyvie 17 2 9+3 2 2+0 0 0+0 0 2+1 0
23 MF Scotland SCO Dylan McGeouch 26 3 17+3 2 1+1 0 1+0 0 2+1 1
24 FW Republic of the Congo CGO Dominique Malonga 31 16 20+4 13 2+0 0 2+0 3 2+1 0
27 MF Scotland SCO Lewis Allan 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 FW Ivory Coast CIV Franck Dja Djédjé 15 3 5+6 2 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+2 1
30 MF Scotland SCO Matthew Kennedy 16 1 5+8 0 0+0 0 1+1 1 0+1 0
31 GK Greece GRE Kleton Perntreou 2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
35 FW Australia AUS Jason Cummings 42 21 27+6 18 2+0 1 2+1 1 4+0 1
39 MF Scotland SCO Scott Martin 3 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
45 FW Scotland SCO Conner Duthie 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
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
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1 England GK Mark Oxley 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2 Scotland DF David Gray 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
4 Scotland DF Paul Hanlon 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
5 England DF Liam Fontaine 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
6 Scotland DF Jordon Forster 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
8 Scotland MF Scott Robertson 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
9 France FW Farid El Alagui 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10 Scotland MF Liam Craig 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
14 Republic of Ireland FW Paul Heffernan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
16 Scotland DF Lewis Stevenson 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
18 Scotland MF Keith Watson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
19 Scotland MF Danny Handling 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
20 Scotland MF Scott Allan 6 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 8 0
22 Scotland DF Callum Booth 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
22 Scotland MF Fraser Fyvie 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
23 Scotland MF Dylan McGeouch 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1
24 Republic of the Congo FW Dominique Malonga 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
29 Ivory Coast FW Franck Dja Djédjé 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
35 Scotland 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

Division summary

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundHAHAHAAHHAHAHAAHAHAHHAAAHAHAHAHAHAHH
ResultWLLLWLWDDWDWDWLWWWDDWWDWWWWWLLLWWWWW
Position458867555444444433333332222222222322
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2015. Source: [5]
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 12 058.70

Transfers

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.

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