List of Hibernian F.C. seasons

This is a list of seasons played by Hibernian F.C. in Scottish and European football since the club first entered the Scottish Cup in 1877. The club was founded by Irish immigrants in 1875 and was admitted into the Scottish Football League in 1893. Hibernian have won the league championship four times, the Scottish Cup three times and the Scottish League Cup three times as well.

For details of the current season, see 2023–24 Hibernian F.C. season.

The list details the club's achievements in all major competitions, and the top league goalscorer(s) for each season. For some seasons before 1900, the goalscoring information is incomplete but the player mentioned is almost certainly correct.[1] Top scorers in bold were also the top scorers in Hibernian's division that season. Records of local competitions, such as the East of Scotland Shield, are not included.

Seasons
Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Challenge Cup Europe Top league goalscorer(s)
Division  Pld  W  D  L  GF  GA  Pts  Pos  Player(s) Goals
1877–78 [note 1] R5 [note 2] [note 3] [note 4] [note 1]
1878–79 R5
1879–80 R6
1880–81 R3
1881–82 R5
1882–83 R5
1883–84 Semi
1884–85 Semi
1885–86 Semi
1886–87 Winners
1887–88 R3
1888–89 R1
1889–90 R6
1890–91 R2
1891–92 DNE[note 5]
1892–93
1893–94 2 181332832929 1st[note 6] DNQ[note 7] Martin
1894–95 2 181422922830 1st R2 Martin
1895–96 1 181332832929 3rd Final Smith
1896–97 1 1812245020262ndR2 Pryce 10
1897–98 1 181026482822 3rd R3 Martin
1898–99 1 181035424323 4th R2 Atherton 7
1899–1900 1 18963432424 3rd R2 McGuigan
1900–01 1 20974292225 3rd Semi Handling 7
1901–02 1 18648362416 6th Winners McCartney 7
1902–03 1 221651481837 1st R3 Reid 13
1903–04 1 267514294019 10th R2 Stewart 7
1904–05 1 26989393926 5th R1 Callaghan 11
1905–06 1 3010515354025 11th R3 Callaghan 8
1906–07 1 34101014404930 12th Semi Findlay 10
1907–08 1 341789554242 5th R3 Harker 20
1908–09 1 3416711403239 6th R2 Peggie 11
1909–10 1 3414614334034 8th Semi Peggie
Sharp
Smith		 5
1910–11 1 3415613444836 9th R1 Paterson 17
1911–12 1 3412517444729 13th R1 Anderson 8
1912–13 1 3416513635437 6th R3 Hendren 18
1913–14 1 3812620587530 13th Final Hendren 18
1914–15 1 38121115596635 10th [note 8] Hendren 14
1915–16 SFL 389722447125 19th Fleming
Hutchison		 9
1916–17 SFL 38101018577230 17th Kilpatrick 12
1917–18 SFL 348917425725 16th Miller 16
1918–19 SFL 345326309116 18th Gilmour 6
1919–20 SFL 4213722607933 18th R2 Williamson 21
1920–21 SFL 4216917585741 13th R2 Anderson 17
1921–22 1 42161412554444 7th R2 Young 10
1922–23 1 4217714454041 8th Final McColl 12
1923–24 1 38151112665241 7th Final McColl 21
1924–25 1 382288784352 3rd R1 Dunn 24
1925–26 1 3812620727730 16th R2 Dunn 17
1926–27 1 3816715627139 9th R1 McColl 16
1927–28 1 3813916737535 12th Semi McColl 24
1928–29 1 3813619546232 14th R1 Bradley 13
1929–30 1 3891118456229 17th R3 Dobson 11
1930–31 1 389722498125 19th R3 Main 15
1931–32 2 3818812735244 7th R1 Dobson 14
1932–33 2 372845993360 1st R4 R. Wallace 20
1933–34 1 3812323516927 16th R3 Flucker 12
1934–35 1 3814816597036 11th R3 Walls 11
1935–36 1 3811720568229 17th R2 Brady 18
1936–37 1 3861319548325 17th R2 Black 12
1937–38 1 38111314576535 10th R1 Milne 17
1938–39 1 3814717686935 13th Semi Milne 22
1939–40 Competitive football was cancelled due to the Second World War.
1940–41
1941–42
1942–43
1943–44
1944–45
1945–46
1946–47 A 301965693344 2nd Final Semi [note 3] [note 4] Weir 14
1947–48 A 302244862748 1st Semi Group Smith 19
1948–49 A 301758755239 3rd Quarter Group Reilly
Cuthbertson		 14
1949–50 A 302253863449 2nd R1 Semi Smith 25
1950–51 A 302244782648 1st Semi Final Reilly 23
1951–52 A 302055923645 1st R1 Group Reilly 27
1952–53 A 301956935143 2nd Quarter Semi Reilly 30
1953–54 A 3015411725134 5th R3 Semi Reilly 15
1954–55 A 3015411645434 5th R5 Group Reilly 15
1955–56 1 341978865045 4th R5 Group EC Semi Reilly 23
1956–57 1 3412913695633 9th R5 Group DNQ Reilly 16
1957–58 1 3413516596031 9th Final Group Baker 14
1958–59 1 3413615687032 10th Quarter Group Baker 25
1959–60 1 34147131068535 7th Quarter Group Baker 42
1960–61 1 3415415666934 8th Quarter Group ICFC Semi Baker 21
1961–62 1 3414515587233 8th R1 Group ICFC R2 Falconer 12
1962–63 1 348917476725 16th R3 Group ICFC Quarter Baker 13
1963–64 1 3412616596630 10th R1 Semi DNQ Martin 19
1964–65 1 342149754746 4th Semi Group Martin 25
1965–66 1 3416612815538 6th R2 Semi ICFC R1 Cormack 15
1966–67 1 3419411724942 5th Quarter Group DNQ Cormack
Davis		 13
1967–68 1 342059674945 3rd R2 Group ICFC Quarter Stein 21
1968–69 1 3412715605931 12th R1 Final ICFC R3 McBride 19
1969–70 1 341969654044 3rd R1 Group DNQ McBride 20
1970–71 1 34101014475330 12th Semi Quarter ICFC R3 Baker 8
1971–72 1 341969623444 4th Final Quarter DNQ Duncan
O'Rourke		 11
1972–73 1 341978743345 3rd R4 Winners ECWC Quarter Gordon 27
1973–74 1 342095754249 2nd Quarter Quarter UC R2 Gordon 16
1974–75 1 342095693749 2nd R3 Final UC R2 Duncan
Harper		 12
1975–76 Premier 3618711554343 3rd Quarter Quarter UC R1 Duncan 13
1976–77 Premier 3681810343534 6th R4 Group UC R2 Smith 8
1977–78 Premier 3615714524337 4th R4 R1 DNQ MacLeod 16
1978–79 Premier 36121311444837 5th Final Semi UC R2 MacLeod 8
1979–80 Premier 366624296718 10th Semi R3 DNQ MacLeod 8
1980–81 First 392586672258 1st Quarter Quarter MacLeod 15
1981–82 Premier 36111411384036 6th R4 Group Rae 11
1982–83 Premier 3671514355129 7th R3 Group Rae
Murray		 6
1983–84 Premier 3612717455531 7th R3 Group Irvine 19
1984–85 Premier 3610719386127 8th R3 R3 Durie
Kane		 8
1985–86 Premier 3611619496328 8th Semi Final Cowan 19
1986–87 Premier 44101321447033 9th R4 Quarter McCluskey 9
1987–88 Premier 44121913414243 6th R4 Quarter Kane 10
1988–89 Premier 3613914373635 5th Semi Quarter Archibald 13
1989–90 Premier 36121014344134 7th Quarter Quarter UC R2 Houchen 8
1990–91 Premier 3661317245125 9th R4 R3 NE DNQ Wright 6
1991–92 Premier 44161711534549 5th Quarter Winners Weir 11
1992–93 Premier 44121319546437 7th Semi R3 UC R1 Jackson 13
1993–94 Premier 44161513534847 5th R4 Final DNQ Wright 16
1994–95 Premier 3612177493753 3rd Semi Quarter Jackson
Wright
O'Neill		 10
1995–96 Premier 36111015435743 5th R3 R3 Wright 10
1996–97 Premier 3691116385538 9th[note 9] R4 Quarter Jackson 11
1997–98 Premier 3661218385930 10th R3 R3 Crawford 9
1998–99 First 362853843389 1st R3 Quarter [note 10] Crawford 14
1999–2000 SPL 36101115496141 6th Semi R3 NE Miller 11
2000–01 SPL 3818128573566 3rd Final Quarter Paatelainen 11
2001–02 SPL 38101117515641 10th R4 Semi UC R1 O'Connor 9
2002–03 SPL 3815617566451 7th R4 R3 DNQ McManus 11
2003–04 SPL 38111116416044 8th R3 Final Riordan 15
2004–05 SPL 3818713645761 3rd Semi Quarter IC R2 Riordan 20
2005–06 SPL 3817516615656 4th Semi Quarter UC R1 Riordan 16
2006–07 SPL 38131015564649 6th Semi Winners IC R3 Killen 13
2007–08 SPL 38141014494552 6th R5 R3 DNQ Fletcher 13
2008–09 SPL 38111413424647 6th R4 R2 IC R2 Riordan 12
2009–10 SPL 3815914585554 4th Quarter R3 DNQ Stokes 21
2010–11 SPL 3810721396137 10th R4 R3 UEL QR3 Riordan 11
2011–12 SPL 388921406733 11th Final Quarter DNQ O'Connor 12
2012–13 SPL 38131213495251 7th Final R2 Griffiths 23
2013–14 SP 3881119315035 11th[note 11] R5 Quarter UEL QR2 Collins
Craig		 6
2014–15 SC 362178703270 2nd[note 12] Semi Quarter R1 DNQ Cummings 18
2015–16 SC 362178593470 3rd[note 13] Winners Final R1 DNQ Cummings 18
2016–17 SC 3619143592571 1st Semi R2 R4 UEL QR2 Cummings 19
2017–18 SP 3818137624667 4th R4 Semi [note 14] DNQ Kamberi 9
2018–19 SP 38141212513954 5th Quarter Quarter UEL QR3 Kamberi 8
2019–20 SP[note 15] 3091011424937 7th Semi Semi DNQ Doidge 12
2020–21 SP 3818911483563 3rd Final Semi [note 10] Nisbet 14
2021–22 SP 38111215384245 8th Semi Final [note 14] ECL QR3 Boyle 7
2022–23 SP 3815716575952 5th R4 Group DNQ Nisbet 12
2023–24 SP ECL PO

Key

Colour coding
Champions Runners-up Promoted Relegated

Notes
  1. The Scottish Football League was not formed until 1890; Hibs were not admitted to the league until the 1893–94 season.
  2. The League Cup competition did not start until the 1946–47 season.
  3. The Challenge Cup competition did not start until the 1990–91 season.
  4. European club competitions did not begin until the 1955–56 season.
  5. Hibs suspended operations during the 1891–92 season and did not enter the Scottish Cup in either 1891–92 or 1892–93.
  6. Hibs were not promoted to Division One for the following season. At the time promotion and relegation were decided by election, rather than automatic selection.
  7. Due to not participating in the Scottish Football League in the previous season, Hibs were forced to play in the Scottish Qualifying Cup and were beaten by Vale of Leven, therefore did not qualify for the Scottish Cup.
  8. The Scottish Cup was not held between 1915 and 1919 because of the Great War.
  9. Won promotion/relegation play-off against Airdrieonians.
  10. The competition was not operated that season.
  11. Lost promotion/relegation play-off against Hamilton Academical.
  12. Lost in promotion play-offs against Rangers.
  13. Lost in promotion play-offs against Falkirk.
  14. An under-20 team entered the competition.
  15. The 2019–20 Scottish Premiership season was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hibernian had been in 6th place when the league was suspended, but were awarded 7th place in the final table as St Johnstone had a slightly higher points average.

References
  1. Mackay (1986) pp259

Sources

  • Mackay, John (1986). The Hibees. John Donald Publishers Ltd. ISBN 0-85976-144-4.
  • Jeffrey, Jim (2005). The Men Who Made Hibernian F.C. since 1946. Tempus Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-7524-3091-2.
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