Editing Hibernian F.C. (section)

===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>