2014–15 Hibernian F.C. season

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.

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)

Results & fixtures edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Scottish Championship edit

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   88'
BBC Report Robertson   79'  
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   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
13 December 2014 Championship Hibernian 2 – 0 Alloa Athletic Easter Road
Handling   28'
Malonga   73'
BBC Report Attendance: 8,031
Referee: Charleston
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
3 January 2015 Championship Heart of Midlothian 1 – 1 Hibernian Tynecastle Stadium
12:45 Walker   40' BBC Report Cummings   23' Attendance: 17,279
Referee: McLean
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
24 January 2015 Championship Queen of the South 0 – 2 Hibernian Palmerston Park
15:00 BBC Report McGeouch   63' (pen.)
Robertson   75'
Attendance: 3,677
Referee: Murray
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   76'
Murdoch   90+3'
BBC Report Robertson   19'
Allan   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   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
8 April 2015 Championship Dumbarton 1 – 2 Hibernian Dumbarton Football Stadium
19:45 Megginson   55'
Turner   57'
BBC Report Hanlon   42'
Cummings   66'
Attendance: 1,110
Referee: Charleston
12 April 2015 Championship Hibernian 2 – 0 Heart of Midlothian Easter Road
14:15 Cummings   30'
Hanlon   42'
Forster   45+2'
Boyle   76'
El Alagui   90+1'
El Alagui   90+3'
BBC Report Gomis   57'
Eckersley   75'
Pallardó   81'
Attendance: 13,530
Referee: Clancy
22 April 2015 Championship Livingston 1 – 3 Hibernian Almondvale Stadium
19:45 Hippolyte   14'
Cole   44'  
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 edit

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 edit

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   80'
Attendance: 18,138
Referee: Beaton

League Cup edit

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   83'
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   17'
Cummings   57'
Kennedy   78'
BBC Report Erskine   12'
Connolly   19'
Dow   61'
Attendance: 8,689
Referee: Beaton
Penalties
Allan  
Craig  
Hanlon  
Harris  
Malonga  
Stanton  
Kennedy  
Gray  
Erskine  
Souttar  
Armstrong  
Dow  
Çiftçi  
Spittal  
Rankin  
Townsend  

Scottish Cup edit

29 November 2014 Fourth round Alloa Athletic 1 – 2 Hibernian Recreation Park
Meggatt   15' BBC Report Craig   28'
Gray   37'
Malonga   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 edit

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   ENG Mark Oxley 45 1 35+0 1 3+0 0 3+0 0 4+0 0
2 DF   SCO David Gray 34 3 23+2 2 3+0 0 3+0 0 3+0 1
4 DF   SCO Paul Hanlon 40 4 31+0 4 3+0 0 2+0 0 4+0 0
5 DF   ENG Michael Nelson 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF   ENG Liam Fontaine 38 2 29+0 1 2+0 0 3+0 0 4+0 1
6 DF   SCO Jordon Forster 21 1 13+4 1 1+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
7 MF   SCO Alex Harris 16 0 4+8 0 1+0 0 1+1 0 0+1 0
8 MF   SCO Scott Robertson 41 6 32+0 6 2+0 0 3+0 0 4+0 0
9 FW   FRA Farid El Alagui 13 5 7+2 3 1+1 0 1+0 2 1+0 0
10 MF   SCO Liam Craig 32 3 22+2 2 3+0 0 2+0 0 2+1 1
11 MF   SCO Sam Stanton 28 3 8+14 1 1+0 0 0+2 1 0+3 1
14 FW   EIR Paul Heffernan 13 1 4+7 1 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
16 DF   SCO Lewis Stevenson 44 3 35+0 2 3+0 0 2+0 0 4+0 1
17 MF   WAL Owain Tudur Jones 1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 FW   SCO Martin Boyle 17 3 10+7 3 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 FW   ENG Jake Sinclair 3 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 DF   SCO Keith Watson 8 0 7+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 MF   SCO Danny Handling 24 3 12+8 2 1+0 1 2+0 0 1+0 0
20 MF   SCO Scott Allan 42 2 29+3 2 2+1 0 2+1 0 4+0 0
22 DF   SCO Callum Booth 12 1 6+5 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
22 MF   SCO Fraser Fyvie 17 2 9+3 2 2+0 0 0+0 0 2+1 0
23 MF   SCO Dylan McGeouch 26 3 17+3 2 1+1 0 1+0 0 2+1 1
24 FW   CGO Dominique Malonga 31 16 20+4 13 2+0 0 2+0 3 2+1 0
27 MF   SCO Lewis Allan 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 FW   CIV Franck Dja Djédjé 15 3 5+6 2 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+2 1
30 MF   SCO Matthew Kennedy 16 1 5+8 0 0+0 0 1+1 1 0+1 0
31 GK   GRE Kleton Perntreou 2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
35 FW   AUS Jason Cummings 42 21 27+6 18 2+0 1 2+1 1 4+0 1
39 MF   SCO Scott Martin 3 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
45 FW   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 edit

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 edit

League table edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

See also edit

Notes edit

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

References edit

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