Editing Hibernian F.C. (section)

==Colours and badge==
{{Commons|Hibernian F.C. kits}}

The predominant club colours are green and white, which have been used since the formation of the club in 1875.<ref name ="historical kits">{{Cite web |url=http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Scottish_Football_League/Hibernian/hibernian.htm |title=Hibernian |publisher=Historical Football Kits |access-date=23 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080821120715/http://historicalkits.co.uk/Scottish_Football_League/Hibernian/hibernian.htm |archive-date=21 August 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Kit (association football)|strip]] typically has a green body, white sleeves and a white collar.<ref name ="historical kits"/> The shorts are normally white, although green has been used in recent seasons.<ref name ="historical kits"/> The socks are green, usually with some white detail.<ref name ="historical kits"/> Hibs have used yellow, purple, black, white and a dark green in recent seasons for their alternate kits.<ref name="2008 kits">{{Cite web|url=http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Scottish_Football_League/season/2008_2009/Scottish-Premier-League.html|title=Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier League 2008–2009|publisher=Historical Football Kits|access-date=23 February 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090420110422/http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Scottish_Football_League/season/2008_2009/Scottish-Premier-League.html|archive-date=20 April 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1977, Hibs became the first club in Scotland to bear sponsorship on their shirts.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Blair |first=Olivia |quote=Hibs, in fact, were the first Scottish club to carry a shirt sponsor, that of Bukta in 1977 ([[Kettering Town F.C.|Kettering Town]] were the first south of the border, in 1976). |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/the-earth-definitely-didnt-move-for-ipswich-last-season-so-much-so-that-they-changed-their-shirt-sponsors-from-fisons-to-greene-king-1358051.html |title=The earth definitely didn't move for Ipswich last season, so much so that they changed their shirt sponsors from Fisons to Greene King |newspaper=The Independent |date=12 October 1996 |access-date=24 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111200910/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/the-earth-definitely-didnt-move-for-ipswich-last-season-so-much-so-that-they-changed-their-shirt-sponsors-from-fisons-to-greene-king-1358051.html |archive-date=11 November 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> This arrangement prompted television companies to threaten a boycott of Hibs games if they used the sponsored kit, which resulted in the club using an alternate kit for the first time.<ref name ="historical kits"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Articles/History.htm |title=A Brief History of Football Kit Design in England and Scotland |website=Historical Football Kits |publisher=Dave Moor |date=May 2009 |access-date=24 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080118075657/http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Articles/History.htm |archive-date=18 January 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Hibs wore green and white hooped shirts during the 1870s,<ref name ="historical kits"/> which was the inspiration for the style later adopted by [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Turner |first=Georgina |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2005/nov/23/theknowledge.sport |title=Nicking the shirts off their backs |newspaper=The Guardian |date=23 November 2005 |access-date=23 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002172425/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2005/nov/23/theknowledge.sport |archive-date=2 October 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> Hibs then wore all-green shirts from 1879 until 1938, when white sleeves were added to the shirts.<ref name ="historical kits"/> This was similar in style to [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]], who had added white sleeves to their red shirts earlier in the 1930s.<ref name ="Arsenal">{{Cite news |url=http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/the-arsenal-kit |publisher=Arsenal FC |website=Arsenal.com |title=The Arsenal home kit |date=21 March 2007 |access-date=23 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100305153417/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/the-arsenal-kit |archive-date=5 March 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref> The colour of the shorts was changed to a green which matched the shirts in 2004, to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of a [[Exhibition game|friendly]] win in October 1964 against [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/sportscotland/asportingnation/article/0043/page04.shtml |title=Hibernian reach the first European Cup semi-finals 1956 |publisher=BBC |website=A Sporting Nation |access-date=24 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106113553/http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/sportscotland/asportingnation/article/0043/page04.shtml |archive-date=6 January 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref> Green shorts were used in that match to avoid a colour clash with the all-white colours of Real Madrid. Hibs also used green shorts in the 2006–07, 2007–08 and 2008–09 seasons.<ref name ="historical kits"/> For the 2012–13 season, Hibs changed the primary colour of the shirts to a darker "bottle" green, instead of the normal emerald green.<ref name = "bottle"/> A darker green had been used until the 1930s.<ref name = "bottle">{{cite news|url=http://www.scotsman.com/edinburgh-evening-news/football/hibs/hibs-unveil-new-home-kit-1-2384539|title=Hibs unveil new home kit |newspaper=Edinburgh Evening News|publisher=Johnston Press|date=29 June 2012|access-date=20 July 2012}}</ref> For the 2014–15 season, Hibs removed the traditional white sleeves from their home kit, as they changed to a darker green shirt in commemoration of the [[The Famous Five (football)|Famous Five]] forward line.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sport.stv.tv/football/clubs/hibernian/281416-hibernian-to-play-without-white-sleeves-in-new-tribute-kit-to-famous-five/ |title=Hibernian to play without white sleeves in new tribute kit to Famous Five |first=Jamie |last=Borthwick |publisher=STV Sport |date=3 July 2014 |access-date=5 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714184700/http://sport.stv.tv/football/clubs/hibernian/281416-hibernian-to-play-without-white-sleeves-in-new-tribute-kit-to-famous-five/ |archive-date=14 July 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The badge used to identify the club has changed frequently over the years, which has reflected an ongoing debate about its identity. This debate has centred on whether its Irish heritage should be proudly displayed, or ignored for fear of being accused of [[sectarianism]].<ref name = "grass roots">{{Cite news |last=Hannan |first=Martin |url=https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/whose-grass-roots-are-the-greener-1-1288245 |title=Whose grass-roots are the greener? |newspaper=Scotland on Sunday |publisher=Johnston Press |date=20 May 2001 |access-date=9 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160104204806/http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/whose-grass-roots-are-the-greener-1-1288245 |archive-date=4 January 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Celtic harp|Irish harp]] was first removed in the 1950s, then re-introduced to [[Graphic design|the club badge]] when it was last re-designed in 2000.<ref name = "grass roots"/> [[Scottish Football Museum]] director Ged O'Brien said in 2001, that the current design shows that Hibs "are comfortable with all the strands of their tradition – it has Leith, Edinburgh and Ireland in it."<ref name = "grass roots"/> As well as the harp representing Ireland, the present badge includes a ship (for the [[Forth Ports|port of Leith]]) and a castle (as in [[Edinburgh Castle]]).<ref name = "grass roots"/>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
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! Period !!Kit manufacturer!!Shirt sponsor (front)!!Shirt sponsor (sleeve)
|-
|1976–1977 || rowspan=2| [[Bukta]]|| rowspan=1 | ''No sponsor'' || rowspan=25 | ''No sponsor''
|-
|1977–1980 || Bukta
|-
|1980–1981 || rowspan=5| [[Umbro]] || ''No sponsor''
|-
|1981–1984 || Fisher's Alfa Romeo
|-
|1984–1985 || ''No sponsor''
|-
|1985–1986 || Insave
|-
|1986–1987 || rowspan=2| P&D Windows
|-
|1987–1988 || rowspan=3| [[Adidas]]
|-
|1988–1991 || Frank Graham Group
|-
|1991–1992 || ''No sponsor''
|-
|1992–1994 || [[Bukta]] || 	Macbean Protective Coating
|-
|1994–1996 || rowspan=2| [[Mitre Sports International|Mitre]] || [[Calor Gas|Calor]]
|-
|1996–1998 || rowspan=2| [[Carlsberg Group|Carlsberg]]
|-
|1998–2004 || rowspan=3| [[Le Coq Sportif]]
|-
|2004–2009 || [[Whyte & Mackay]]
|-
|2009–2010 || rowspan=2| [[McEwan Fraser Legal|McEwan Fraser]]
|-
|2010–2011 || rowspan=2| [[Puma (brand)|Puma]]
|-
|2011–2013 || rowspan=2| [[Crabbie's]]
|-
|2013–2014 || rowspan=2| [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] 
|-
|2014–2017 || rowspan=2| [[Marathonbet|Marathon Bet]]
|-
|2017–2019 || rowspan=3| [[Macron (sportswear)|Macron]]
|-
|2019–2020 || Hibernian Community Foundation
|-
|2020–2021 || Thank You [[NHS Scotland|NHS]]
|-
|2021–2023 || rowspan=3| [[Joma]] || [[Utilita Energy|Utilita]]
|-
|2023–2024 || rowspan=2| Bevvy.com
|-
|2024– || SBK<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/news/2024/august/01/hibernian-fc-announce-new-sleeve-partnership-with-sbk/ |title=HIBERNIAN FC ANNOUNCE NEW SLEEVE PARTNERSHIP WITH SBK |publisher=Hibernian FC |date=2 August 2024|access-date=14 August 2024}}</ref>
|}