2024–25 Hibernian F.C. season

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.

Hibernian
2024–25 season
ChairmanMalcolm McPherson
ManagerDavid Gray
StadiumEaster Road
Premiership8th
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Nicky Cadden (4)
All: Martin Boyle (6)
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Results and fixtures

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Pre-season friendlies

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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

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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.' 15,863 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 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
29 December 2024 Easter Road, Edinburgh (H) Kilmarnock

Scottish League Cup

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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' Report

Scottish Cup

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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

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As of 21 December 2024
No. Pos Player Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   Josef Bursik 13 0 4 0 0 0 17 0
13 GK   Jordan Smith 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
25 GK   Max Boruc 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF   Lewis Miller 13 3 1 5 2 0 0 21 3
4 DF   Marvin Ekpiteta 12 0 4 1 0 0 16 1
5 DF   Warren O'Hora 18 1 5 1 0 0 23 2
12 DF   Chris Cadden 9 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 16 0
15 DF   Jack Iredale 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
19 DF   Nicky Cadden 8 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 13 4
21 DF   Jordan Obita 14 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 21 0
33 DF   Rocky Bushiri 6 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 12 1
27 DF   Kanayo Megwa 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 0
42 DF   Rory Whittaker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF   Dylan Levitt 1 4 0 1 3 1 0 0 9 1
8 MF   Jake Doyle-Hayes 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
11 MF   Joe Newell 14 2 4 0 0 0 18 2
14 MF   Luke Amos 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 6 0
18 MF   Kwon Hyeok-kyu 9 5 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
22 MF   Nathan Moriah-Welsh 1 5 0 3 2 1 0 0 11 1
24 MF   Nohan Kenneh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF   Nectarios Triantis 14 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
28 MF   Allan Delferrière 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 MF   Josh Campbell 6 7 2 4 1 0 0 0 18 2
35 MF   Rudi Molotnikov 6 4 0 4 1 2 0 0 15 2
40 MF   Reuben McAllister 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 MF   Jacob MacIntyre 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW   Élie Youan 10 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 13 2
9 FW   Dylan Vente 1 1 0 4 3 0 0 6 3
10 FW   Martin Boyle 9 7 3 5 3 0 0 21 6
17 FW   Harry McKirdy 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
20 FW   Kieron Bowie 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 1
23 FW   Junior Hoilett 10 2 2 0 0 0 0 12 2
29 FW   Jair Tavares 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0
34 FW   Dwight Gayle 2 7 2 0 0 0 0 9 2
53 FW   Josh Landers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
99 FW   Mykola Kukharevych 13 2 3 1 1 0 0 16 4

Club statistics

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
6 St Mirren 18 7 3 8 24 29 −5 24
7 Dundee 17 5 4 8 27 30 −3 19
8 Hibernian 18 4 6 8 24 30 −6 18
9 Kilmarnock 18 4 6 8 19 35 −16 18
10 Heart of Midlothian 18 4 4 10 20 27 −7 16
Updated to match(es) played on 22 December 2024. 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

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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

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As of 21 December 2024
Name From To P W D L Win%[nb 1]
David Gray 6 June 2024 Present Day 23 7 6 10 030.43

Transfers

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See also

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Notes

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

References

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