Editing Hibernian F.C. (section)

==Stadium==
{{Main|Easter Road|Hibernian Park}}
[[File:Easter Road 2010.JPG|thumb|right|Easter Road in 2010.]]
Hibs played on [[The Meadows, Edinburgh|The Meadows]] for the first two years of their history,<ref name = "lugton 227">{{harvnb|Lugton|1999|p=227}}</ref> before moving to grounds in [[Newington, Edinburgh|Newington]] (Mayfield Park)<ref name = "lugton 227"/> and Bonnington Road, [[Leith]] ([[Powderhall]]),<ref>{{harvnb|Lugton|1999|p=229}}</ref> in different spells between 1877 and 1879. After the lease on Mayfield Park expired, Hibs moved to a ground known as [[Hibernian Park]],<ref>{{harvnb|Lugton|1999|p=232}}</ref> on what is now Bothwell Street in Leith. Hibs failed to secure the ground lease and a builder started constructing houses on the site in 1890.<ref>{{harvnb|Lugton|1999|p=275}}</ref> Hibs obtained a lease on a site that is now known as [[Easter Road]] in 1892 and have played their home matches there since February 1893.<ref>{{harvnb|Lugton|1999|p=278}}</ref>

Before the [[Taylor Report]] demanded that the stadium be all-seated, Easter Road had vast banks of terracing on three sides, which meant that it could hold crowds in excess of 60,000.<ref name = "firm favourite">{{Cite news |url=http://sport.scotsman.com/sport/Fans39-favourite-to-make-its.6094654.jp |work=The Scotsman |publisher=Johnston Press |title=Fans' favourite to make its last stand as sun sets on the East |date=23 February 2010 |access-date=23 February 2010 |last=Leslie |first=Colin |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100228090931/http://sport.scotsman.com/sport/Fans39-favourite-to-make-its.6094654.jp |archive-date=28 February 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref> The record attendance of 65,860, which is also a record for a football match played in Edinburgh,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/6920204.stm |title=Hearts heading for a home record |publisher=BBC Sport |date=27 July 2007 |access-date=23 February 2010}}</ref> was set by an Edinburgh derby played on 2 January 1950.<ref name = "firm favourite"/><ref name = "east open"/> Such vast crowds were drawn by the success of [[the Famous Five (football)|the Famous Five]].<ref name = "east open"/>

The pitch had a pronounced slope, but this was removed in 2000.<ref name = "east open"/><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/scottish_premier/730435.stm |title=Hibs bid farewell to slope |publisher=BBC Sport |date=29 April 2000 |access-date=23 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107005901/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/scottish_premier/730435.stm |archive-date=7 January 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref> The ground is currently all-seated and has a capacity of {{SPFL-stadiums|hibernian}}.<ref name="capacity">{{cite web |url=http://spfl.co.uk/clubs/hibernian/ |title=Hibernian Football Club |work=spfl.co.uk |publisher=Scottish Professional Football League |access-date=5 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108152858/http://spfl.co.uk/clubs/hibernian/ |archive-date=8 January 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://sport.scotsman.com/football/Easter-Road-set-for-biggest.6609194.jp |title=Easter Road set for biggest crowd in 17 years as Hibs take on Hearts |last=Hardie |first=David |work=Edinburgh Evening News |publisher=Johnston Press |date=2 November 2010 |access-date=2 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101105051344/http://sport.scotsman.com/football/Easter-Road-set-for-biggest.6609194.jp |archive-date=5 November 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref> Easter Road is a modern stadium, with all four of its stands having been built since 1995.<ref name = "east open">{{Cite news |url=http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/Stand-and-watch-march-of.6483344.jp |title=Stand and watch march of progress at Hibs |work=Edinburgh Evening News |publisher=Johnston Press |last=Hardie |first=David |date=19 August 2010 |access-date=19 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615122030/http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/Stand-and-watch-march-of.6483344.jp |archive-date=15 June 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> The most recent redevelopment was the construction of a new East Stand in 2010.<ref name = "east open"/>

[[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] have played seven of their [[Scotland national football team home stadium|home matches]] at Easter Road, between 1998 and 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38723946 |title=Scotland line up friendly with Canada at Easter Road |publisher=BBC Sport |date=23 January 2017 |access-date=26 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326041539/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38723946 |archive-date=26 March 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Scotland women's national football team|Scotland women]] played their first match at Easter Road in August 2019, a [[UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying|Euro 2022 qualifying]] match against [[Cyprus women's national football team|Cyprus]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49473010 |title=Scotland Women 8&ndash;0 Cyprus Women |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=30 August 2019 |access-date=30 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190830205126/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49473010 |archive-date=30 August 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> The ground has hosted one international not involving the Scotland teams, a friendly played between [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] and [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]] preceding the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hardie |first=David |work=Edinburgh Evening News |publisher=Johnston Press |url=http://sport.scotsman.com/ghanasworldcup/Essiens-delight-at-Easter-Road.2781460.jp |title=Essien's delight at Easter Road |date=5 June 2006 |access-date=24 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617061102/http://sport.scotsman.com/ghanasworldcup/Essiens-delight-at-Easter-Road.2781460.jp |archive-date=17 June 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> Easter Road has also sometimes been used as a neutral venue for [[Scottish League Cup]] semi-final matches<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/6315447.stm|title=Office semi-divided|publisher=BBC Sport|date=30 January 2007|access-date=30 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070202171928/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/6315447.stm|archive-date=2 February 2007|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/european/cup_semi_for_easter_road_1_896848|title=Cup semi for Easter Road |work=The Scotsman|publisher=Johnston Press|date=10 December 2003|access-date=30 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/butcher_bemoans_easter_road_semi_1_562569|title=Butcher bemoans Easter Road semi |work=The Scotsman|publisher=Johnston Press|date=19 November 2004|access-date=30 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/semi_final_now_pay_at_gate_after_crowd_fears_1_689564|title=Semi-final now pay-at-gate after crowd fears|work=The Scotsman|publisher=Johnston Press|date=24 January 2006|access-date=30 October 2011}}</ref> and once hosted a [[Scottish Challenge Cup]] final.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24748182 |title=Raith v Rangers: Easter Road hosts Ramsdens Cup final |publisher=BBC Sport |date=30 October 2013 |access-date=27 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160104204804/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24748182 |archive-date=4 January 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>