Editing Hibernian F.C. (section)

===Women's team===
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The club that became the Hibernian women's team was founded in 1997 by Iain Johnston and Paul Johnston, but for the initial two seasons of its existence the club was under the auspices of [[Preston Athletic F.C.|Preston Athletic]].<ref name=hist>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultrasoft.hostinguk.com/swfa/Clubs.htm#HIBERNIAN |title=Hibernian LFC |publisher=Scottish Women's Premier League |access-date=4 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712221551/http://www.ultrasoft.hostinguk.com/swfa/Clubs.htm |archive-date=12 July 2011 }}</ref> The name changed to Hibernian Ladies in 1999 and they became one of the leading women's teams in Scotland.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.mac.com/hibsladiesfc/Hibernian_Ladies_Football_Club/HISTORY.html |title=History |publisher=Hibs Ladies FC |access-date=20 February 2011 }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Hibernian won the [[Scottish Women's Cup]] in 2010, for the fifth time in eight years.<ref name = "scottish cup">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/9188586.stm|title=Women's Scottish Cup glory for Hibernian|publisher=BBC Sport|date=14 November 2010|access-date=20 February 2011}}</ref> Their success in the national cup competition was contrasted to the male affiliate,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/more-scottish-football/hibernian-women-again-show-the-men-way-to-scottish-cup-success-1.1068178|last=MacKenzie|first=Roddy|date=15 November 2010|access-date=20 February 2011|title=Hibernian women again show the men way to Scottish Cup success|work=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]]}}</ref> who went over a century without winning the equivalent competition until their victory in [[2016 Scottish Cup final|2016]]. Hibernian Ladies won domestic cup doubles in 2016, 2017<ref name = "cup double">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42128892 |title=Hibs hammer Glasgow City to 3–0 win Scottish Cup final |publisher=BBC Sport |first=Andrew |last=Southwick |date=26 November 2017 |access-date=26 November 2017}}</ref> and 2018.<ref name = "2018 cup double">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46091439 |title=Scottish Women's Cup final: Hibs 8–0 Motherwell |publisher=BBC Sport |first=Andrew |last=Southwick |date=4 November 2018 |access-date=4 November 2018}}</ref>

Ahead of the 2020 season, the club was rebranded as '''Hibernian Women''' and players were offered their first part-time professional contracts.<ref name = women>{{cite web |url=http://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/news/10558/DhLQr7W2OiPTHlLSYpstE66CaiE4HtO3SJJWx/RgkWs= |title=JOELLE MURRAY FIRST TO AGREE PART-TIME PRO CONTRACT WITH HIBERNIAN WOMEN |publisher=Hibernian FC |date=21 February 2020 |access-date=21 February 2020 |archive-date=21 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200221164957/http://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/news/10558/DhLQr7W2OiPTHlLSYpstE66CaiE4HtO3SJJWx/RgkWs%3D |url-status=dead }}</ref> The women's first team was fully integrated into the men's club in July 2022, with the youth sides still being run by the Hibernian Community Foundation.<ref name="ownership">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62076023 |title=Hibernian take women's side under club ownership |website=BBC Sport |date=7 July 2022}}</ref>