2024–25 Hibernian F.C. season

Hibernian
2024–25 season
ChairmanMalcolm McPherson
ManagerDavid Gray
StadiumEaster Road
Premiership6th
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Martin Boyle (7)
All: Martin Boyle (10)
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The 2024–25 season is the 148th 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 eighth consecutive season. Hibs are also competing in the Scottish Cup and League Cup.

Results and fixtures

Pre-season friendlies

Hibernian's score is shown first in each case.

Hibernian preseason results
Date Venue Opponents Score Hibernian scorers Att. Ref.
29 June 2024 Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh (A) Edinburgh City 5–0 Cadden 15', Levitt 23', McKirdy 30', McAllister 48', Campbell 63' Report
3 July 2024 MSV Duisburg 1–0 Campbell Report
6 July 2024 Sportpark Kerkebos (A) PAOK 1–0 Boyle 5' Report
24 July 2024 Easter Road, Edinburgh (H) Watford 2–3 Campbell 16', McKirdy 53' 8,659 Report

Scottish Premiership

Hibernian's score is shown first in each case.

Hibernian in the 2024–25 Scottish Premiership
Date Venue Opponents Score Hibernian scorers Att. Ref.
4 August 2024 St Mirren Park, Paisley (A) St Mirren 0–3 6,171 Report
11 August 2024 Easter Road, Edinburgh (H) Celtic 0–2 17,918 Report
24 August 2024 Easter Road, Edinburgh (H) Dundee 2–2 Boyle 45', Bowie 72' 15,710 Report
1 September 2024 Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (A) Kilmarnock 1–1 Newell 50' 7,763 Report
14 September 2024 Easter Road, Edinburgh (H) St Johnstone 2–0 Kukharevych 45+1', Boyle 72' 15,448 Report
29 September 2024 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (A) Rangers 0–1 48,217 Report
5 October 2024 Easter Road, Edinburgh (H) Motherwell 1–2 Hoilett 59' 15,892 Report
19 October 2024 Tannadice Park, Dundee (A) Dundee United 2–3 O'Hora 43', Gayle 72' 10,870 Report
27 October 2024 Easter Road, Edinburgh (H) Heart of Midlothian 1–1 Kukharevych 65' 20,011 Report
30 October 2024 Victoria Park, Dingwall (A) Ross County 0–0 3,468 Report
3 November 2024 Easter Road, Edinburgh (H) Dundee United 1–1 Miller 28' 15,454 Report
9 November 2024 Easter Road, Edinburgh (H) St Mirren 1–2 N.Cadden 90+4 pen.' 15,594 Report
23 November 2024 Dens Park, Dundee (A) Dundee 1–4 N.Cadden 2' 5,310 Report
26 November 2024 Easter Road, Edinburgh (H) Aberdeen 3–3 Newell 40', N.Cadden 90+2', Bushiri 90+6' 15,845 Report
30 November 2024 Fir Park, Motherwell (A) Motherwell 3–0 Hoilett 26', Kukharevych 38', Campbell 81' 5,212 Report
7 December 2024 Celtic Park, Glasgow (A) Celtic 0–3 58,641 Report
14 December 2024 Easter Road, Edinburgh (H) Ross County 3–1 Gayle 45+6', Youan 73' (pen.), Campbell 90+4' 14,885 Report
21 December 2024 Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen (A) Aberdeen 3–1 Youan 18', N.Cadden 35', Boyle 49' 18,375 Report
26 December 2024 Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh (A) Heart of Midlothian 2–1 Rowles 9' (o.g.), Gayle 78' 18,726 Report
29 December 2024 Easter Road, Edinburgh (H) Kilmarnock 1–0 Triantis 25’ 19,265 Report
2 January 2025 McDiarmid Park, Perth (A) St Johnstone 1–1 Gayle 79' 6,287 Report
5 January 2025 Easter Road, Edinburgh (H) Rangers 3–3 Boyle 32, 61' (pen.), Bushiri 83' 17,539 Report
11 January 2025 Easter Road, Edinburgh (H) Motherwell 3–1 Boyle 27', 81' (pen.), Triantis 30' Report
25 January 2025 Victoria Park, Dingwall (A) Ross County

Scottish League Cup

Having finished outside the European qualification places, Hibs will enter the League Cup at the group stage.[1] They were drawn in Group C along with Queen's Park, Kelty Hearts, Peterhead, and Elgin City.[2]

Hibernian's score is shown first in each case.

Hibernian in the 2024–25 League Cup
Date Round Venue Opponents Score Hibernian scorers Att. Ref.
13 July 2024 Group stage Borough Briggs, Elgin (A) Elgin City 5–0 Vente 8', 44', 58', Ekpiteta 51', Boyle 54' 1,788 Report
16 July 2024 Group stage Easter Road, Edinburgh (H) Queen's Park 5–1 O'Hora 15', Boyle 19', 77', Molotnikov 45+2', Levitt 72' 4,795 Report
20 July 2024 Group stage New Central Park, Kelty (A) Kelty Hearts 0–1 1,813 Report
27 July 2024 Group stage Easter Road, Edinburgh (H) Peterhead 4–0 Miller 5', 50', Molotnikov 59', Moriah-Welsh 71' 4,670 Report
18 August 2024 Second round Celtic Park, Glasgow (A) Celtic 1–3 Kukharevych 34' 47,370 Report

Scottish Cup

Hibernian's score is shown first in each case.

Hibernian in the 2024–25 Scottish Cup
Date Round Venue Opponents Score Hibernian scorers Att. Ref.
18 January 2025 Fourth round Easter Road, Edinburgh (H) Clydebank

Player statistics

As of 11 January 2025
No. Pos Player Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK England Josef Bursik 13 0 4 0 0 0 17 0
13 GK England Jordan Smith 10 0 1 0 0 0 11 0
25 GK Poland Max Boruc 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Australia Lewis Miller 16+5 1 5 2 0 0 26 3
4 DF England Marvin Ekpiteta 12 0 4 1 0 0 16 1
5 DF Republic of Ireland Warren O'Hora 20 1 5 1 0 0 25 2
12 DF Scotland Chris Cadden 14+5 0 1+1 0 0 0 21 0
15 DF Australia Jack Iredale 10+3 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
19 DF Scotland Nicky Cadden 13+4 4 0+1 0 0 0 18 4
21 DF England Jordan Obita 14+6 0 4+1 0 0 0 25 0
33 DF Democratic Republic of the Congo Rocky Bushiri 11+2 2 2+2 0 0 0 17 2
27 DF England Kanayo Megwa 0 0 1+2 0 0 0 3 0
42 DF Scotland Rory Whittaker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF Wales Dylan Levitt 2+5 0 1+3 1 0 0 11 1
8 MF Republic of Ireland Jake Doyle-Hayes 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
11 MF England Joe Newell 16 2 4 0 0 0 20 2
14 MF England Luke Amos 0+1 0 1+4 0 0 0 6 0
18 MF South Korea Kwon Hyeok-kyu 11+8 0 0 0 0 0 19 0
22 MF Guyana Nathan Moriah-Welsh 1+7 0 3+2 1 0 0 13 1
24 MF Liberia Nohan Kenneh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF Australia Nectarios Triantis 19 2 0 0 0 0 19 2
28 MF Belgium Allan Delferrière 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 MF Scotland Josh Campbell 11+7 2 4+1 0 0 0 23 2
35 MF Scotland Rudi Molotnikov 6+4 0 4+1 2 0 0 15 2
40 MF Scotland Reuben McAllister 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 MF Scotland Jacob MacIntyre 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW France Élie Youan 11+2 2 0+1 0 0 0 14 2
9 FW Suriname Dylan Vente 1+1 0 4 3 0 0 6 3
10 FW Australia Martin Boyle 14+7 7 5 3 0 0 26 10
17 FW England Harry McKirdy 0+6 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
20 FW Scotland Kieron Bowie 0+3 1 0+1 0 0 0 4 1
23 FW Canada Junior Hoilett 12+3 2 0 0 0 0 15 2
29 FW Portugal Jair Tavares 0 0 0+3 0 0 0 3 0
34 FW England Dwight Gayle 4+10 4 0 0 0 0 14 4
53 FW Scotland Josh Landers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
99 FW Ukraine Mykola Kukharevych 13+3 3 1 1 0 0 17 4

Club statistics

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
4 Aberdeen 21 10 4 7 32 30 +2 34 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
5 Motherwell 23 9 4 10 28 37 −9 31
6 Hibernian 23 7 8 8 34 36 −2 29
7 St Mirren 23 8 3 12 27 38 −11 27
8 Dundee 22 7 5 10 34 38 −4 26
Updated to match(es) played on 11 January 2025. Source: [3][4]
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 competitions qualification, second stage group allocation or relegation).[5]
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

League Cup table

Pos Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HIB QPA PET KEL ELG
1 Hibernian 4 3 0 0 1 14 2 +12 9 Qualification for the second round — 5–1 4–0 — —
2 Queen's Park 4 3 0 0 1 16 5 +11 9 — — — 6–0 4–0
3 Peterhead 4 2 0 0 2 5 11 −6 6 — 0–5 — — 4–2
4 Kelty Hearts 4 1 0 1 2 2 8 −6 4 1–0 — 0–1 — —
5 Elgin City 4 0 1 0 3 3 14 −11 2 0–5 — — p1–1 —
Source: [6]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[7]

Management statistics

As of 11 January 2025
Name From To P W D L Win%[nb 1]
David Gray 6 June 2024 Present Day 28 10 8 10 035.71

Transfers

See also

Notes

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

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