Editing Hibernian F.C. (section)

==History==
{{Main|History of Hibernian F.C.}}
{{See also|List of Hibernian F.C. seasons}}

===Foundation and early history (1875–1939)===
[[File:Cowgate, Edinburgh.JPG|thumb|upright|The [[Cowgate]], where Hibs were formed in 1875.]]

The club was founded in 1875 by Irishmen living in the [[Cowgate]] area of [[Edinburgh]].<ref name = "coles">{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2BJKzyV3GpSD66swPg6Gr4h/the-football-team-formed-in-the-shadow-of-famine-that-fought-xenophobia-and-raised-money-for-impoverished-immigrants |title=The football team, formed in the shadow of famine, that fought xenophobia and raised money for impoverished immigrants |publisher=BBC |date=21 November 2018 |access-date=22 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122202312/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2BJKzyV3GpSD66swPg6Gr4h/the-football-team-formed-in-the-shadow-of-famine-that-fought-xenophobia-and-raised-money-for-impoverished-immigrants |archive-date=22 November 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> The name ''Hibernian'' (deriving from [[Hibernia]], an ancient name for Ireland<ref name ="Origins"/>), the colour green, the [[Celtic harp]] and the [[Irish language]] phrase ''[[Erin go bragh]]'' (meaning ''Ireland Forever'') were adopted as symbols early on.<ref name="ErinGoBragh">{{cite web |url=http://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/page/TimelineDetail/0,,10290~1750533,00.html |title=Erin go Bragh |publisher=Hibernian F.C. |access-date=15 January 2011 |date=11 August 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716054950/http://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/page/TimelineDetail/0%2C%2C10290~1750533%2C00.html |archive-date=16 July 2011 }}</ref> Founder Fr. [[Edward Joseph Hannan]] was the first president of the club and Michael Whelahan its first team captain.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/sport/643568/the-ballingarry-priest-who-founded-famed-scottish-club-hibernian-fc.html |title=The Ballingarry priest who founded famed Scottish club Hibernian FC |first=Mike |last=Hennessey |newspaper=Limerick Leader |date=24 June 2021 |accessdate=9 June 2022}}</ref> [[James Connolly]], the famous [[Socialism|socialist]] and [[Irish republicanism|Irish Republican]] leader, was a Hibs fan,<ref name = "grass roots"/><ref>{{Cite news |last=Vallely |first=Joanna |url=http://sport.scotsman.com/hibernianfc/God-squad-signs-up-to.2798179.jp |title=God squad signs up to play host to Hibs past |work=Edinburgh Evening News |publisher=Johnston Press |date=4 August 2006 |access-date=22 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081226002539/http://sport.scotsman.com/hibernianfc/God-squad-signs-up-to.2798179.jp |archive-date=26 December 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref> while the club were "closely identified" with the [[Irish Home Rule movement]] during the 1880s.<ref name = "crampsey"/> There was some [[Sectarianism|sectarian]] resistance initially to an Irish club participating in [[Football in Scotland|Scottish football]],<ref name = "coles"/> but Hibs established themselves as a force in Scottish football in the 1880s.<ref name ="Origins"/><ref name = "crampsey">{{harvnb|Crampsey|1990|p=27}}</ref><ref name = "grass roots"/> Hibs were the first club from the east coast of Scotland to win a major trophy, the [[1886–87 Scottish Cup|1887 Scottish Cup]]. They went on to defeat [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]], who had reached the semi-finals of the [[1886–87 FA Cup|1887 FA Cup]], in a [[Exhibition game|friendly match]] described as the ''[[Football World Championship|Association Football Championship of the World Decider]]''.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jqnq0hIia0cC&q=hibernian+easter+road&pg=PA145|title=Day of the Match: A History of Football in 365 Days|publisher=Boxtree|year=2008|quote=In August 1887, [[Scottish Cup]] holders Hibernian took on [[FA Cup]] winners [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]] in a [[Exhibition game|friendly]] at Hibs' [[Hibernian Park|Easter Road]] ground. Posters appeared all over [[Edinburgh]] billing the encounter as 'The Association Football Championship of the World'. Hibernian won the match 2–1 and therefore had the right (whichever way you look at it, as nobody else had bothered to stage such an event) to call themselves the first world champions, beating [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]] to it by 43 years.|author=Scott Murray and Rowan Walker|access-date=17 August 2010|isbn=978-0-7522-2678-1}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Mackay|1986|p=40}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Lugton|1999|p=121}}</ref>

Mismanagement over the next few years led to Hibs becoming homeless and the club temporarily ceased operating in 1891.<ref name = "crampsey"/> A lease on the [[Easter Road]] site was acquired in late 1892 and Hibs played its first match at Easter Road on 4 February 1893.<ref name="New Beginnings">{{Cite web|url=http://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/page/TimelineDetail/0,,10290~1750639,00.html|title=The Origins of Hibernian – Part 12|date=11 August 2009|publisher=Hibernian F.C.|work=Hibernianfc.co.uk|access-date=22 February 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090927103314/http://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/page/TimelineDetail/0,,10290~1750639,00.html|archive-date=27 September 2009|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Despite this interruption, the club today views the period since 1875 as one continued history and therefore counts the honours won between 1875 and 1891, including the 1887 Scottish Cup.<ref name = "m256"/><ref name = "hibs honours"/> The club were admitted to the [[Scottish Football League]] in 1893, although they had to win the Second Division twice before being elected into the First Division in 1895.<ref name = "crampsey"/>

A significant change at this time was that players were no longer required to be members of the Catholic Young Men's Society.<ref name = "grass roots"/><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7YVCwNJW1A8C&q=hibernian+edinburgh+catholic&pg=PA339 |author=Stephen Dobson and John A. Goddard |title=The Economics of Football |publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]] |year=2001 |access-date=16 August 2010 |isbn=978-0-521-66158-4 |quote=Edinburgh Hibernians were founded as the first [[Roman Catholic|catholic]] club in 1875. In its first incarnation, only catholics were permitted to play for Hibernian, but when the club was reconstituted in 1893 the ban on protestants was lifted.}}</ref> Hibs are not seen today as being an Irish or [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] institution, as it was in the early years of its history.<ref name = "forgotten Irish">{{Cite journal|last=Kelly |first=John |title=Hibernian Football Club: The Forgotten Irish? |journal=Sport in Society |date = May 2007|volume=10 |issue=3 |pages=514–536 |doi=10.1080/17430430701333950 |s2cid=143084869 }}</ref><ref name = "jambo experience"/> For instance, the [[Celtic harp|Irish harp]] was only re-introduced to the club badge when it was last re-designed in 2000. This design reflects the three pillars of the club's identity: Ireland, Edinburgh (the [[Edinburgh Castle|castle]]) and [[Leith]] (the ship). Geography as well as ethnicity and religion shapes the modern fan base of the club, with Hibs drawing most of their support from the north and east of Edinburgh.<ref name = "campbell history"/><ref name = "Jewel">{{Cite news|author-link=Graham Spiers |last=Spiers |first=Graham |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/scotland/article2797038.ece |title=Edinburgh derby is the jewel of game in Scotland |work=The Times|publisher=News International |date=3 November 2007 |access-date=4 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811235342/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/scotland/article2797038.ece |archive-date=11 August 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/scottish/3148651.stm |title=New capital groundshare plan |publisher=BBC Sport |date=13 August 2003 |access-date=22 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031011080259/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/scottish/3148651.stm |archive-date=11 October 2003 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Hibs had some success after being reformed, winning the [[1901–02 Scottish Cup|1902 Scottish Cup]] and their first [[List of Scottish football champions|league championship]] a year later. After this, however, the club endured a long barren spell. The club lost its placing in the league and were [[promotion and relegation|relegated]] for the first time in 1931, although they were promoted back to the top division two years later. The notorious Scottish Cup drought<ref name = "Cup of woe">{{Cite news |last=Black |first=Jim |url=http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,2251647,00.html |title=Hibs' Cup of woe adds to strife of Reilly |work=[[The Observer]] |date=3 February 2008 |access-date=22 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080416212524/http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,2251647,00.html |archive-date=16 April 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref> began as they reached three cup finals, two in consecutive years, but lost each of them.

===The Famous Five (1939–1959)===
[[File:Famous Five mural.JPG|right|thumb|upright|Picture depicting [[The Famous Five (football)|the Famous Five]] at [[Easter Road]] stadium.]]

Hibs' most successful era was in the decade following the end of the [[World War II|Second World War]], when it was "among the foremost clubs in Britain".<ref name = "Bobby Johnstone"/> The [[forward (association football)|forward]] line of [[Gordon Smith (footballer, born 1924)|Gordon Smith]], [[Bobby Johnstone]], [[Lawrie Reilly]], [[Eddie Turnbull]] and [[Willie Ormond]], collectively known as [[The Famous Five (football)|the Famous Five]], was "regarded as the finest ever seen in Scottish football".<ref name = "Bobby Johnstone">{{Cite web|last=Gordon |first=Phil |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/bobby-johnstone-729354.html |title=Bobby Johnstone |work=The Independent|date=24 August 2001 |access-date=22 February 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081226005513/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/bobby-johnstone-729354.html |archive-date=26 December 2008}}</ref> Each of the Famous Five scored more than 100 goals for Hibs.<ref name = "Bobby Johnstone"/> The north stand at [[Easter Road]] is now named in their honour. Smith was signed by Hibs in 1941, while Ormond, Turnbull, Reilly and Johnstone were all signed during 1946. Of the five, only Ormond cost Hibs a transfer fee, [[Pound sterling|£]]1200 from [[Stenhousemuir F.C.|Stenhousemuir]].<ref>{{harvnb|Jeffrey|2005|p=125}}</ref> Reilly, Johnstone, Smith and Turnbull were all signed from youth or junior leagues.<ref name = "Bobby Johnstone"/><ref name = "lawrie load of goals"/>

In the first season of competitive football after the Second World War, Hibs reached the [[1947 Scottish Cup final]]. They took an early lead in the match, but went on to lose 2–1 to [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]]. With Reilly added to the first team in [[1947–48 in Scottish football|1947–48]], Hibs won the [[list of Scottish football champions|Scottish league championship]] for the first time since 1903. This was achieved despite the death of team manager [[Willie McCartney]] in January 1948.<ref name = "lawrie load of goals"/> McCartney was succeeded by [[Hugh Shaw (footballer, born 1896)|Hugh Shaw]],<ref name = "lawrie load of goals"/> who added Johnstone to the first team during 1948. Hibs finished third in the league in [[1948–49 in Scottish football|1948–49]]. In a [[Exhibition game|friendly match]] against [[Nithsdale Wanderers F.C.|Nithsdale Wanderers]] on 21 April 1949, Hibs included all of the famous five players in the same team for the first time.<ref name = "lawrie load of goals"/> They then made their collective competitive debut on 15 October 1949, in a 2–0 win against [[Queen of the South F.C.|Queen of the South]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.qosfc.com/History |title=Club History |publisher=Queen of the South FC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110508013726/http://www.qosfc.com/history |date=13 September 2009 |archive-date=8 May 2011 |access-date=2 May 2017}}</ref> They improved on their season from the year before, by finishing second in the league to Rangers by one point.

[[1950–51 in Scottish football|1950–51]] was the high point of the Famous Five era. With other internationalists such as [[Tommy Younger]] and [[Bobby Combe]], Hibs won the league by 10 points (when two points were awarded for each win). They reached the [[1950 Scottish League Cup final]]. Turnbull had scored a hattrick in the semi-final but was unavailable for the final. [[Jimmy Bradley]] started at left wing with Ormond moved to inside left. Motherwell beat them 3–0. Hibs retained the league championship in [[1951–52 in Scottish football|1951–52]], this time winning by four points. Hibs were narrowly denied a third consecutive title in [[1952–53 in Scottish football|1952–53]] on the last day of the season. A late Rangers equaliser against Queen of the South took the title to Ibrox on [[Goal difference#Goal difference v. goal average|goal average]]. The Famous Five forward line remained in place until March 1955, when Johnstone was sold to [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]].<ref name = "Bobby Johnstone"/>

{{See also|Hibernian F.C. in European football|1955–56 European Cup}}
Despite only finishing fifth in the Scottish League in 1955, Hibs were invited to participate in the first season of the [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]], which was not strictly based on league positions at that time.<ref name = "European Union"/> Eighteen clubs who were thought would generate interest across Europe and who also had the [[floodlight]]s necessary to play games at night, were invited to participate.<ref name = "European Union">{{Cite news|last=Wilson |first=Richard |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/article545013.ece |title=European Union |work=The Sunday Times|publisher=News International |date=17 July 2005 |access-date=4 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629123237/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/article545013.ece |archive-date=29 June 2011}}</ref> Floodlights had been used at [[Easter Road]] for the first time in a [[Exhibition game|friendly match]] against Hearts on 18 October 1954.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.londonhearts.com/scores/games/19541018.html |title=Mon 18 Oct 1954 |publisher=London Hearts Supporters' Club |work=Londonhearts.com |access-date=22 February 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201193027/http://www.londonhearts.com/scores/games/19541018.html |archive-date=1 December 2008 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Hibs became the first British club in Europe because the [[English Football League]] secretary [[Alan Hardaker]] persuaded [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]], the [[List of English football champions|English champions]], not to enter.<ref>{{Cite news|author-link=Brian Glanville |last=Glanville |first=Brian |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/european_football/article385542.ece |title=The great Chelsea surrender |work=The Times |date=27 April 2005 |access-date=4 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811183830/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/european_football/article385542.ece |archive-date=11 August 2011}}</ref>

Hibs played their first match against [[Rot-Weiss Essen]], winning 4–0 in the [[Georg-Melches-Stadion]]<ref name = "European Union"/> and drawing 1–1 at Easter Road. They defeated [[Djurgårdens IF Fotboll|Djurgårdens IF]] to reach the semi-final,<ref name = "European Union"/> but in that clash they were defeated 3–0 on [[Two-legged tie|aggregate]] by [[Stade de Reims]],<ref name = "European Union"/> who had the famous [[France national football team|France international]] player [[Raymond Kopa]] in their side.<ref name = "European Union"/> Reims lost 4–3 to [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] in the [[1956 European Cup Final|final]].<ref name = "European Union"/>

===Turnbull's Tornadoes (1960–1989)===
Hibs frequently participated in the [[Inter-Cities Fairs Cup|Fairs Cup]] during the 1960s, winning matches against [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Leslie |first=Colin |url=http://sport.scotsman.com/hibernianfc/Kinloch-still-treasures-shot-at.4182599.jp |title=Kinloch still treasures shot at glory |work=The Scotsman |publisher=Johnston Press |date=13 June 2008 |access-date=22 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081226003451/http://sport.scotsman.com/hibernianfc/Kinloch-still-treasures-shot-at.4182599.jp |archive-date=26 December 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[SSC Napoli|Napoli]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sport.scotsman.com/hibernianfc/Classic-Match-Hibs-5-.3907874.jp|title=Classic Match: Hibs 5–0 Napoli, 29 November 1967|date=24 March 2008|publisher=Johnston Press|work=The Scotsman|access-date=23 February 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081226000044/http://sport.scotsman.com/hibernianfc/Classic-Match-Hibs-5-.3907874.jp|archive-date=26 December 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> However, the club achieved little domestically until former player [[Eddie Turnbull]] was persuaded to return to Easter Road as [[manager (association football)|manager]] in 1971. The team, popularly known as ''Turnbull's Tornadoes'', finished second in the league in 1974 and 1975 and won the [[Scottish League Cup|League Cup]] in 1972. The club also won the [[Drybrough Cup]] in 1972 and 1973,<ref name = "history"/> and recorded a 7–0 win over [[Edinburgh derby]] rivals Hearts at [[Tynecastle Park|Tynecastle]] on 1 January 1973.

Performances went into decline after the mid-1970s, as Hibs were replaced by the [[New Firm (Scotland)|New Firm]] of [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]] and [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]] as the main challengers to the [[Old Firm]]. Turnbull resigned as manager and Hibs were [[promotion and relegation|relegated]], for the second time in their history, in 1980. They were immediately [[promotion and relegation|promoted]] back to the [[Scottish Premier Division]] in 1981, but the club struggled during the 1980s, failing to qualify for European competition until 1989.<ref name = "history"/>

===1990s: Attempted takeover by Hearts===
After mismanagement during the late 1980s, Hibs were on the brink of financial ruin in 1990.<ref name = "merger memories">{{Cite web |last=Murray |first=Scott |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2001/may/03/sport.comment |title=Merger memories |work=The Guardian |date=3 May 2001 |access-date=22 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002152452/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2001/may/03/sport.comment |archive-date=2 October 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Wallace Mercer]], the chairman of Hearts, proposed a merger of the two clubs,<ref name = "merger memories"/> but the Hibs fans believed that the proposal was more like a [[hostile takeover]].<ref name = "hands off hibs">{{Cite news|url=http://living.scotsman.com/theproclaimers/Family-and-football.2650156.jp |title=Family and football |work=The Scotsman |publisher=Johnston Press |date=9 August 2005 |access-date=22 February 2010 |last=Bowditch |first=Gillian}}</ref> They formed the ''Hands off Hibs'' group to campaign for the continued existence of the club.<ref name = "hands off hibs"/><ref name=saviours>{{cite news |url=https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/hibs/creative-accountancy-how-jim-mclean-and-others-were-unlikely-saviours-hibs-wallace-mercer-circled-2873914 |title='Creative accountancy': How Jim McLean - and others - were unlikely saviours of Hibs as Wallace Mercer circled |newspaper=The Scotsman |date=4 June 2020 |access-date=5 June 2020 |first=Alan |last=Pattullo}}</ref> This succeeded when a prominent local businessman, [[Kwik Fit]] owner Sir [[Tom Farmer]], acquired a controlling interest in Hibs.<ref name ="backseat"/> The fans were able to persuade Farmer to take control despite the fact that he had no great interest in football.<ref name ="backseat"/> Farmer was persuaded in part by the fact that a relative of his had been involved in the rescue of Hibs from financial ruin in the early 1890s.<ref name ="New Beginnings"/> After the attempted takeover by Mercer, Hibs had a few good years in the early 1990s, winning the [[1991 Scottish League Cup final]] and finishing in the top five in the league in 1993, 1994 and 1995. Soon after [[Alex McLeish]] was appointed as [[manager (association football)|manager]] in 1998, Hibs were [[Promotion and relegation|relegated]] to the [[Scottish Football League First Division|First Division]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Buckland |first=Simon |url=http://www.sportinglife.com/football/scottishpremier/hibernian/reports/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/98/05/02/SOCCER_Hibernian_Nightlead.html&TEAMHD=hibernian |title=Hibernian 1 Dundee United 2 |work=[[Sporting Life (British newspaper)|Sporting Life]] |access-date=23 February 2010 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120526230302/http://www.sportinglife.com/football/scottishpremier/hibernian/reports/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/98/05/02/SOCCER_Hibernian_Nightlead.html&TEAMHD=hibernian |archive-date=26 May 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> but immediately won promotion back to the [[Scottish Premier League|SPL]] in 1999.<ref name="falkirk 2-1">{{Cite news|url=http://sport.scotsman.com/hibernianfc/Hibs-history-Hibees-bounce-back.6281921.jp|title=Hibs history: Hibees bounce back to top tier – Hibs 2–1 Falkirk, 8 May 1999|date=8 May 2010|work=Edinburgh Evening News|publisher=Johnston Press|access-date=18 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100512031652/http://sport.scotsman.com/hibernianfc/Hibs-history-Hibees-bounce-back.6281921.jp|archive-date=12 May 2010|url-status=live}}</ref>

===2000s: "Golden generation"===
Hibs enjoyed a good season in 2000–01 as they finished third in the league and reached the [[2001 Scottish Cup final]], which was lost 3–0 to [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]].<ref name ="2001 Cup Final">{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scottish_cup/1343842.stm |title=Celtic lift cup to complete Treble |publisher=BBC Sport |date=26 May 2001 |access-date=22 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060207220617/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scottish_cup/1343842.stm |archive-date=7 February 2006 |url-status=live }}</ref> Manager [[Alex McLeish]] departed for Rangers in December 2001;<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/1701609.stm |title=Rangers unveil McLeish |publisher=BBC Sport |date=11 December 2001 |access-date=23 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090627163412/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/1701609.stm |archive-date=27 June 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref> team [[captain (association football)|captain]] [[Franck Sauzée]] was appointed as the new manager, despite the fact that he had no previous coaching experience.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/1711001.stm |title=Hibs choose Sauzee |publisher=BBC Sport |date=14 December 2001 |access-date=23 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811225550/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/1711001.stm |archive-date=11 August 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> A terrible run of form followed and Sauzée was fired after being in charge for 69 days.<ref name = "joy of six">{{Cite news |last=Murray |first=Scott |url=http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/sport/2007/11/06/the_joy_of_six_terrible_manage.html |title=The Joy of Six: terrible managerial stints |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=6 November 2007 |access-date=23 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080210141119/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/sport/2007/11/06/the_joy_of_six_terrible_manage.html |archive-date=10 February 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name = "Hibs sack Sauzee">{{Cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/1833764.stm |title=Hibs sack Sauzee |publisher=BBC Sport |date=21 February 2002 |access-date=23 February 2010}}</ref>

[[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]] manager [[Bobby Williamson]] was then hired, but he proved to be unpopular with Hibs supporters.<ref name = "few hibees will mourn">{{Cite web |last=Moffat |first=Colin |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/3644519.stm |title=Few Hibees will mourn Williamson |publisher=BBC Sport |date=20 April 2004 |access-date=23 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040423012240/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/3644519.stm |archive-date=23 April 2004 |url-status=live }}</ref> However, a "[[golden generation]]" of exciting young players emerged, including [[Garry O'Connor]], [[Derek Riordan]], [[Kevin Thomson]] and [[Scott Brown (footballer, born June 1985)|Scott Brown]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/football/lee-johnson-has-the-new-hibs-golden-generation-next-season-to-kickstart-easter-road-revival-tam-mcmanus |title=Lee Johnson has the new Hibs golden generation next season to kickstart Easter Road revival - Tam McManus |website=msn.com |date=8 June 2022 |accessdate=8 July 2022}}</ref> These players featured heavily as Hibs eliminated both halves of the [[Old Firm]]<ref name=hibsgers>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36243609|title=Hibernian & Rangers: Memorable cup ties|publisher=BBC Sport|date=20 May 2016|access-date=10 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181112195540/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36243609|archive-date=12 November 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> to reach the [[2004 Scottish League Cup final]], only to lose 2–0 to [[Livingston F.C.|Livingston]].<ref name = "few hibees will mourn"/> Williamson departed near the end of that season to manage [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]] and was replaced by [[Tony Mowbray]].<ref name = "few hibees will mourn"/><ref name = "Mowbray is new Hibs boss">{{Cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/3741809.stm |title=Mowbray is new Hibs boss |publisher=BBC Sport |date=24 May 2004 |access-date=23 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040723133741/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/3741809.stm |archive-date=23 July 2004 |url-status=live }}</ref> Hibs finished third in his first season as manager, while Mowbray won the [[SFWA Manager of the Year]] award.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/4505709.stm |title=Hartson wins writers' top prize |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2 May 2005 |access-date=23 February 2010}}</ref>

[[File:HibsCupwinnersEasterRoad2007.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Scottish League Cup]] is paraded in March 2007.]]
Mowbray left Hibs in October 2006 to manage [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/6043410.stm |title=Mowbray leaves Hibs for West Brom |publisher=BBC Sport |date=13 October 2006 |access-date=23 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080215112119/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/6043410.stm |archive-date=15 February 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref> and was replaced by former player [[John Collins (footballer, born 1968)|John Collins]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/6097278.stm |title=John Collins confirmed as Hibs manager |publisher=BBC Sport |date=31 October 2006 |access-date=23 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061109040557/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/6097278.stm |archive-date=9 November 2006 |url-status=live }}</ref> The team won the [[2007 Scottish League Cup final]] under his management,<ref name="2007 League Cup">{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/6456647.stm|title=Kilmarnock 1–5 Hibernian|last=Lindsay|first=Clive|date=18 March 2007|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=22 February 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070325160048/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/6456647.stm|archive-date=25 March 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> but the club sold [[Kevin Thomson]], [[Scott Brown (footballer, born June 1985)|Scott Brown]] and [[Steven Whittaker]] for fees totalling more than [[Pound sterling|£]]8&nbsp;million.<ref name ="Collins resigns"/> Collins resigned later that year, frustrated by the lack of funds provided to sign new players.<ref name ="Collins resigns">{{Cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/7153893.stm |title=Collins resigns as Hibs manager |publisher=BBC Sport |date=20 December 2007 |access-date=23 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080317134344/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/7153893.stm |archive-date=17 March 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref> Former Hibs player [[Mixu Paatelainen]] was hired to replace Collins, but he left after the end of his first full season.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/scottishpremier/hibernian/5408828/Mixu-Paatelainen-resigns-as-Hibs-manager.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120526230302/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/scottishpremier/hibernian/5408828/Mixu-Paatelainen-resigns-as-Hibs-manager.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 May 2012 |title=Mixu Paatelainen resigns as Hibs manager |work=[[Daily Telegraph]] |last=Lomax |first=Andrew |date=29 May 2009 |access-date=3 October 2011|publisher=Telegraph Media Group Limited}}</ref>

Another former Hibernian player, [[John Hughes (footballer, born 1964)|John Hughes]], was soon appointed in place of Paatelainen.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/8089954.stm |title=Hughes appointed Hibernian boss |publisher=BBC Sport |date=8 June 2009 |access-date=23 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090612081224/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/8089954.stm |archive-date=12 June 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref> Hughes, who made high-profile signings such as [[Anthony Stokes]]<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2009/aug/28/hibernian-john-hughes-anthony-stokes |title=John Hughes' resurgent Hibernian face early test from Celtic |work=[[The Guardian]] Sport Blog |date=28 August 2009 |access-date=23 February 2010 |last=Murray |first=Ewan |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002145756/http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2009/aug/28/hibernian-john-hughes-anthony-stokes |archive-date=2 October 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Liam Miller]],<ref name = "world's a stage">{{Cite news |url=http://sport.scotsman.com/football/The-world39s-a-stage-for.5805159.jp |title=The world's a stage for Miller |work=[[Scotland on Sunday]] |publisher=Johnston Press |date=8 November 2009 |access-date=23 February 2010 |last=Hannan |first=Martin |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091109090910/http://sport.scotsman.com/football/The-world39s-a-stage-for.5805159.jp |archive-date=9 November 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref> led Hibs to a good start to the 2009–10 season.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sport.stv.tv/football/131719-hibs-must-seize-the-initiative-against-weak-old-firm/ |title=Hibs must seize the initiative against weak Old Firm |publisher=STV Sport |date=21 October 2009 |access-date=23 February 2010 |last=Drysdale |first=Neil |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091029062047/http://sport.stv.tv/football/131719-hibs-must-seize-the-initiative-against-weak-old-firm/ |archive-date=29 October 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===2010s: Scottish Cup success===
Hibs finished fourth in 2010 and qualified for the [[2010–11 UEFA Europa League|Europa League]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/8666200.stm|title=Dundee Utd 0–2 Hibernian|date=9 May 2010|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=9 May 2010}}</ref> but a poor start to the 2010&ndash;11 season led to [[John Hughes (footballer, born 1964)|John Hughes]] leaving the club.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/9057294.stm |title=Manager John Hughes parts company with Hibernian |publisher=BBC Sport |date=4 October 2010 |access-date=4 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006221704/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/9057294.stm |archive-date=6 October 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref> Hughes was replaced by [[Colin Calderwood]], who was himself sacked a year later.<ref>{{cite web |title=Calderwood sacked as Hibs manager |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15614041.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |first=Brian |last=McLauchlin |date=6 November 2011 |access-date=6 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822093353/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15614041 |archive-date=22 August 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> The club avoided relegation in [[2011–12 Scottish Premier League|2011–12]] and reached the [[2012 Scottish Cup final]] under new manager [[Pat Fenlon]], but this was lost 5–1 to Hearts.<ref name="2012 Cup Final">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18044372|title=Hibernian 1–5 Hearts|last=Campbell|first=Andy|date=19 May 2012|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=13 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120522062430/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18044372|archive-date=22 May 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> Fenlon largely rebuilt the team after this defeat.<ref name = "recovery">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19690673 |title=Hibernian on the road to recovery |first=Alasdair |last=Lamont |publisher=BBC Sport |date=23 September 2012 |access-date=24 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120926023024/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19690673 |archive-date=26 September 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> This resulted in an improved league position in [[2012–13 Scottish Premier League|2012–13]] and the team reaching the [[2013 Scottish Cup final]], which was lost 3–0 to league champions Celtic.<ref name="2013 cup final">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22676443|title=Scottish Cup final: Hibs progress despite defeat – Pat Fenlon|date=26 May 2013|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=28 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609213943/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22676443|archive-date=9 June 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> Hibs qualified for the [[2013–14 UEFA Europa League]], but they suffered a Scottish record defeat in European competition (9–0 on aggregate against [[Malmö FF|Malmö]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23460365 |title=Europa League: Embarrassed Pat Fenlon's apology to Hibs fans |publisher=BBC Sport |date=26 July 2013 |access-date=29 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728102831/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23460365 |archive-date=28 July 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> Fenlon resigned on 1 November and was replaced by [[Terry Butcher]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24897952 |title=Hibernian: Terry Butcher takes over after Inverness CT agree deal |publisher=BBC Sport |date=12 November 2013 |access-date=14 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114012044/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24897952 |archive-date=14 November 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> A run of 13 games without a win to finish the [[2013–14 Scottish Premiership]] season meant that Hibs fell into a relegation play-off,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27265461|title=Hibernian 0–1 Kilmarnock|last=Lamont|first=Alasdair|date=10 May 2014|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=10 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140510175422/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27265461|archive-date=10 May 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> which was lost after a [[penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shootout]] against [[Hamilton Academical F.C.|Hamilton Academical]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27464444|title=Hibernian 0–2 Hamilton|date=25 May 2014|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=25 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140526030805/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27464444|archive-date=26 May 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>

Butcher was sacked in June 2014<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27783337|title=Hibernian sack Terry Butcher following club's relegation|date=10 June 2014|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=10 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140610210923/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27783337|archive-date=10 June 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> and was replaced by [[Alan Stubbs]]. He was unable to lead the team to promotion, but the 2015–16 season saw considerable cup success. The team reached the [[2016 Scottish League Cup final (March)|League Cup final]], which was lost to [[Ross County F.C.|Ross County]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/mar/13/hibernian-ross-county-scottish-league-cup-final-match-report|title=Alex Schalk hands Ross County fairytale finish over Hibernian|date=13 March 2016|work=The Guardian|access-date=13 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607063930/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/mar/13/hibernian-ross-county-scottish-league-cup-final-match-report|archive-date=7 June 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> This was followed by victory in the [[Scottish Cup]] for the first time since 1902 with a [[2016 Scottish Cup final|3–2 win in the final]] against Rangers.<ref name = "2016 SC win">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36292302|title=Scottish Cup final: Rangers 2-3 Hibernian|date=21 May 2016|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=21 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160521080240/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36292302|archive-date=21 May 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> As well as ending the unwanted long-term cup record, the result helped shake off a reputation of Hibs building up expectations of success only to fail, popularised among opposing supporters and in Scottish media as having 'Hibsed it';<ref>[https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/hibsed-it-jokers-dont-faze-hibs-squad-jason-cummings-1478606 'Hibsed it' jokers don't faze Hibs squad - Jason Cummings], The Scotsman, 16 April 2016</ref><ref>[https://www.skysports.com/football/news/13869/10289578/david-tanner-column-scottish-cup-final-and-brendan-rodgers-arrival-at-celtic David Tanner column: Scottish Cup final and Brendan Rodgers' arrival at Celtic], Sky Sports, 16 May 2016</ref><ref>[https://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2016/05/16/sports-psychologist-tom-lucas-insists-andy-murrays-weekend-win-can-inspire-hibs-scottish-cup-glory/ Sports psychologist Tom Lucas insists Andy Murray’s weekend win can inspire Hibs to Scottish Cup glory], Iain Collin, Capital City Press, 16 May 2016</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=JOdsDQAAQBAJ&dq=Hibsed+it&pg=PT80 Persevered: The Epic Story of Hibs' 2016 Scottish Cup Campaign], Aidan Smith, Birlinn Ltd, 2016; {{ISBN|9780857909213}}</ref> the club's own fans then adopted the phrase as a positive reference to the occasion<ref>[https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/leeann-dempster-says-hibsed-phrase-9127380 Leeann Dempster says Hibsed it is a phrase she now loves after stunning Scottish Cup triumph], Anthony Haggerty, 26 October 2016</ref> though it would still be repeated in future when the club was seen as underachieving.<ref>[https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/news/the-saints-drawn-together-in-exciting-semi-final-match-up/ The Saints drawn together in exciting semi-final match-up], Scottish Football Association, 26 April 2021</ref><ref>[https://www.thetimes.com/sport/football/article/kyle-magennis-steps-up-for-hibs-as-christian-doidge-is-ruled-out-until-christmas-scvmbblhq Kyle Magennis steps up for Hibs as Christian Doidge is rule out until Christmas], The Times, 16 August 2021 {{subscription required}}</ref><ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66469773 Hibernian 3-1 Luzern: From Andorra embarrassment to 'benchmark' European win], Nick McPheat, BBC Sport, 10 August 2023</ref> Soon after the cup win, Stubbs resigned as Hibs manager to take charge at [[Rotherham United F.C.|Rotherham United]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/alan-stubbs-leaves-hibernian-take-8090518|title=Alan Stubbs leaves Hibernian to take charge of Rotherham on three-year deal|last=Cooney|first=Darren|date=31 May 2016|website=Daily Mirror|access-date=13 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190604214653/https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/alan-stubbs-leaves-hibernian-take-8090518|archive-date=4 June 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> and was replaced by [[Neil Lennon]], who led the team to promotion by winning the [[2016–17 Scottish Championship]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39536738|title=Hibernian 3–0 Queen of the South|last=McLauchlin|first=Brian|date=15 April 2017|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=15 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170415171226/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39536738|archive-date=15 April 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> In their first season back in the top flight, Hibs finished fourth in the [[2017&ndash;18 Scottish Premiership|Premiership]] and qualified for the [[2018&ndash;19 UEFA Europa League|Europa League]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44109185 |title=Celtic canter to title glory but elsewhere it was a season of twists & turns |first=Tom |last=English |publisher=BBC Sport |date=14 May 2018 |access-date=14 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180805131731/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44109185 |archive-date=5 August 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> Lennon left the club in January 2019<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47039159 |title=Neil Lennon: Hibs head coach officially leaves post by mutual consent |publisher=BBC Sport |date=30 January 2019 |access-date=30 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190130164335/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47039159 |archive-date=30 January 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> and was replaced by [[Paul Heckingbottom]], who only held the post for seven months.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47225844 |title=Hibernian: Paul Heckingbottom appointed as head coach |publisher=BBC Sport |date=13 February 2019 |access-date=13 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190213230557/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47225844 |archive-date=13 February 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Jack Ross (footballer, born 1976)|Jack Ross]] was appointed on 15 November 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50430835 |title=Hibernian: Jack Ross appointed as head coach |publisher=BBC Sport |date=15 November 2019 |access-date=15 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190213230557/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50430835 |archive-date=13 February 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===2020s: Managerial turnover===
Hibs finished seventh in a 2019&ndash;20 league season that was curtailed by the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland|COVID-19 pandemic]]. In the following season they finished third in the league and reached the [[2021 Scottish Cup final]], but this was lost 1&ndash;0 to [[St Johnstone F.C.|St Johnstone]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57125203 |title=St Johnstone 1&ndash;0 Hibernian |website=BBC Sport |date=22 May 2021 |access-date=24 May 2021 |first=Clive |last=Lindsay}}</ref> Ross guided Hibs to the [[2021 Scottish League Cup final (December)|League Cup final]] later that year, but was sacked 10 days before the final after a run of seven defeats in nine league games.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59591315 |title=Hibernian: Jack Ross exits as head coach |website=BBC Sport |date=9 December 2021 |accessdate=9 December 2021 |first=Brian |last=McLauchlin}}</ref> [[Shaun Maloney]] was appointed as manager in December 2021,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59664751 |title=Shaun Maloney appointed Hibernian manager with Gary Caldwell assistant |website=BBC Sport |date=20 December 2021 |accessdate=27 January 2022}}</ref> but was himself sacked four months later, having won six games out of nineteen.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hibernian: Shaun Maloney sacked as manager after four months |website=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61147640 |access-date=27 January 2023}}</ref> His successor, [[Lee Johnson (footballer)|Lee Johnson]], was appointed manager on 19 May 2022.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CdvSTM4DxZq/ |title=We are pleased to announce Lee Johnson as our new Manager at Hibernian FC! |author=Hibernian Football Club |website=Instagram |date=19 May 2022 |accessdate=30 January 2023}}</ref> Hibs finished fifth and qualified for European competition under Johnson, but his "rollercoaster" 15-month spell was ended when the team lost three consecutive games to start the [[2023&ndash;24 Scottish Premiership|2023&ndash;24]] league season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66630500 |title=Hibernian: Where did it go wrong for Lee Johnson & who might replace him as manager? |website=BBC Sport |first=Nick |last=McPheat |date=27 August 2023 |accessdate=28 August 2023}}</ref>

Following a fourth stint as caretaker manager, [[David Gray (footballer, born 1988)|David Gray]] was appointed on a permanent basis in June 2024.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c0kk097wg50o |title=Hibernian: David Gray appointed head coach on three-year deal |first=Brian |last=McLauchlin |website=BBC Sport |date=6 June 2024 |accessdate=6 June 2024}}</ref> After a bad start to the [[2024&ndash;25 Scottish Premiership|2024&ndash;25]] season that had Hibs bottom of the Premiership table in early December, they went on a 17-game unbeaten run that lifted them into a third-place finish and European qualification.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c4gr80ngl59o |title=Are record-equalling Hibs Scotland's third force? |first=Jamie |last=Lyall |website=BBC Sport |date=14 April 2025 |accessdate=17 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cj092914d3zo |title=Who needs what in Premiership's final-day Europe race? |first=Richard |last=Winton |website=BBC Sport |date=16 May 2025 |accessdate=17 May 2025}}</ref>