This is a list of seasons played by Hibernian F.C. in Scottish and European football since the club first entered the Scottish Cup in 1877. The club was founded by Irish immigrants in 1875 and was admitted into the Scottish Football League in 1893. Hibernian has won the league championship four times, the Scottish Cup three times and the Scottish League Cup three times.
The list details the club's achievements in all major competitions, and the top league goalscorer(s) for each season. For some seasons before 1900, the goalscoring information is incomplete but the player mentioned is almost certainly correct. [1] Top scorers in bold were also the top scorers in Hibernian's division that season. Records of local competitions, such as the East of Scotland Shield, are not included.
Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Challenge Cup | Europe | Top league goalscorer(s) | ||||||||||
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Division | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | Player(s) | Goals | ||||||
1877–78 | [note 1] | R5 | [note 2] | [note 3] | [note 4] | [note 1] | ||||||||||
1878–79 | R5 | |||||||||||||||
1879–80 | R6 | |||||||||||||||
1880–81 | R3 | |||||||||||||||
1881–82 | R5 | |||||||||||||||
1882–83 | R5 | |||||||||||||||
1883–84 | Semi | |||||||||||||||
1884–85 | Semi | |||||||||||||||
1885–86 | Semi | |||||||||||||||
1886–87 | Winners | |||||||||||||||
1887–88 | R3 | |||||||||||||||
1888–89 | R1 | |||||||||||||||
1889–90 | R6 | |||||||||||||||
1890–91 | R2 | |||||||||||||||
1891–92 | DNE [note 5] | |||||||||||||||
1892–93 | ||||||||||||||||
1893–94 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 83 | 29 | 29 | 1st [note 6] | DNQ [note 7] | Martin | |||||
1894–95 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 92 | 28 | 30 | 1st | R2 | Martin | |||||
1895–96 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 83 | 29 | 29 | 3rd | Final | Smith | |||||
1896–97 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 50 | 20 | 26 | 2nd | R2 | Pryce | 10 | ||||
1897–98 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 48 | 28 | 22 | 3rd | R3 | Martin | |||||
1898–99 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 43 | 23 | 4th | R2 | Atherton | 7 | ||||
1899–1900 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 43 | 24 | 24 | 3rd | R2 | McGuigan | |||||
1900–01 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 22 | 25 | 3rd | Semi | Handling | 7 | ||||
1901–02 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 24 | 16 | 6th | Winners | McCartney | 7 | ||||
1902–03 | 1 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 48 | 18 | 37 | 1st | R3 | Reid | 13 | ||||
1903–04 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 29 | 40 | 19 | 10th | R2 | Stewart | 7 | ||||
1904–05 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 39 | 26 | 5th | R1 | Callaghan | 11 | ||||
1905–06 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 35 | 40 | 25 | 11th | R3 | Callaghan | 8 | ||||
1906–07 | 1 | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 40 | 49 | 30 | 12th | Semi | Findlay | 10 | ||||
1907–08 | 1 | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 55 | 42 | 42 | 5th | R3 | Harker | 20 | ||||
1908–09 | 1 | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 32 | 39 | 6th | R2 | Peggie | 11 | ||||
1909–10 | 1 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 40 | 34 | 8th | Semi | Peggie Sharp Smith | 5 | ||||
1910–11 | 1 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 44 | 48 | 36 | 9th | R1 | Paterson | 17 | ||||
1911–12 | 1 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 44 | 47 | 29 | 13th | R1 | Anderson | 8 | ||||
1912–13 | 1 | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 63 | 54 | 37 | 6th | R3 | Hendren | 18 | ||||
1913–14 | 1 | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 58 | 75 | 30 | 13th | Final | Hendren | 18 | ||||
1914–15 | 1 | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 59 | 66 | 35 | 10th | [note 8] | Hendren | 14 | ||||
1915–16 | SFL | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 44 | 71 | 25 | 19th | Fleming Hutchison | 9 | |||||
1916–17 | SFL | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 57 | 72 | 30 | 17th | Kilpatrick | 12 | |||||
1917–18 | SFL | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 42 | 57 | 25 | 16th | Miller | 16 | |||||
1918–19 | SFL | 34 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 30 | 91 | 16 | 18th | Gilmour | 6 | |||||
1919–20 | SFL | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 60 | 79 | 33 | 18th | R2 | Williamson | 21 | ||||
1920–21 | SFL | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 58 | 57 | 41 | 13th | R2 | Anderson | 17 | ||||
1921–22 | 1 | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 55 | 44 | 44 | 7th | R2 | Young | 10 | ||||
1922–23 | 1 | 42 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 45 | 40 | 41 | 8th | Final | McColl | 12 | ||||
1923–24 | 1 | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 66 | 52 | 41 | 7th | Final | McColl | 21 | ||||
1924–25 | 1 | 38 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 78 | 43 | 52 | 3rd | R1 | Dunn | 24 | ||||
1925–26 | 1 | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 72 | 77 | 30 | 16th | R2 | Dunn | 17 | ||||
1926–27 | 1 | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 62 | 71 | 39 | 9th | R1 | McColl | 16 | ||||
1927–28 | 1 | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 73 | 75 | 35 | 12th | Semi | McColl | 24 | ||||
1928–29 | 1 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 54 | 62 | 32 | 14th | R1 | Bradley | 13 | ||||
1929–30 | 1 | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 45 | 62 | 29 | 17th | R3 | Dobson | 11 | ||||
1930–31 | 1 | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 49 | 81 | 25 | 19th | R3 | Main | 15 | ||||
1931–32 | 2 | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 73 | 52 | 44 | 7th | R1 | Dobson | 14 | ||||
1932–33 | 2 | 37 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 99 | 33 | 60 | 1st | R4 | R. Wallace | 20 | ||||
1933–34 | 1 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 23 | 51 | 69 | 27 | 16th | R3 | Flucker | 12 | ||||
1934–35 | 1 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 59 | 70 | 36 | 11th | R3 | Walls | 11 | ||||
1935–36 | 1 | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 56 | 82 | 29 | 17th | R2 | Brady | 18 | ||||
1936–37 | 1 | 38 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 54 | 83 | 25 | 17th | R2 | Black | 12 | ||||
1937–38 | 1 | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 57 | 65 | 35 | 10th | R1 | Milne | 17 | ||||
1938–39 | 1 | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 68 | 69 | 35 | 13th | Semi | Milne | 22 | ||||
1939–40 | Competitive football was cancelled due to the Second World War. | |||||||||||||||
1940–41 | ||||||||||||||||
1941–42 | ||||||||||||||||
1942–43 | ||||||||||||||||
1943–44 | ||||||||||||||||
1944–45 | ||||||||||||||||
1945–46 | ||||||||||||||||
1946–47 | A | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 69 | 33 | 44 | 2nd | Final | Semi | [note 3] | [note 4] | Weir | 14 | |
1947–48 | A | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 86 | 27 | 48 | 1st | Semi | Group | Smith | 19 | |||
1948–49 | A | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 75 | 52 | 39 | 3rd | Quarter | Group | Reilly Cuthbertson | 14 | |||
1949–50 | A | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 86 | 34 | 49 | 2nd | R1 | Semi | Smith | 25 | |||
1950–51 | A | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 78 | 26 | 48 | 1st | Semi | Final | Reilly | 23 | |||
1951–52 | A | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 92 | 36 | 45 | 1st | R1 | Group | Reilly | 27 | |||
1952–53 | A | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 93 | 51 | 43 | 2nd | Quarter | Semi | Reilly | 30 | |||
1953–54 | A | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 72 | 51 | 34 | 5th | R3 | Semi | Reilly | 15 | |||
1954–55 | A | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 64 | 54 | 34 | 5th | R5 | Group | Reilly | 15 | |||
1955–56 | 1 | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 86 | 50 | 45 | 4th | R5 | Group | EC | Semi | Reilly | 23 | |
1956–57 | 1 | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 69 | 56 | 33 | 9th | R5 | Group | DNQ | Reilly | 16 | ||
1957–58 | 1 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 59 | 60 | 31 | 9th | Final | Group | Baker | 14 | |||
1958–59 | 1 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 68 | 70 | 32 | 10th | Quarter | Group | Baker | 25 | |||
1959–60 | 1 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 106 | 85 | 35 | 7th | Quarter | Group | Baker | 42 | |||
1960–61 | 1 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 66 | 69 | 34 | 8th | Quarter | Group | ICFC | Semi | Baker | 21 | |
1961–62 | 1 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 58 | 72 | 33 | 8th | R1 | Group | ICFC | R2 | Falconer | 12 | |
1962–63 | 1 | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 47 | 67 | 25 | 16th | R3 | Group | ICFC | Quarter | Baker | 13 | |
1963–64 | 1 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 59 | 66 | 30 | 10th | R1 | Semi | DNQ | Martin | 19 | ||
1964–65 | 1 | 34 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 75 | 47 | 46 | 4th | Semi | Group | Martin | 25 | |||
1965–66 | 1 | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 81 | 55 | 38 | 6th | R2 | Semi | ICFC | R1 | Cormack | 15 | |
1966–67 | 1 | 34 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 72 | 49 | 42 | 5th | Quarter | Group | DNQ | Cormack Davis | 13 | ||
1967–68 | 1 | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 67 | 49 | 45 | 3rd | R2 | Group | ICFC | Quarter | Stein | 21 | |
1968–69 | 1 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 60 | 59 | 31 | 12th | R1 | Final | ICFC | R3 | McBride | 19 | |
1969–70 | 1 | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 65 | 40 | 44 | 3rd | R1 | Group | DNQ | McBride | 20 | ||
1970–71 | 1 | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 47 | 53 | 30 | 12th | Semi | Quarter | ICFC | R3 | Baker | 8 | |
1971–72 | 1 | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 62 | 34 | 44 | 4th | Final | Quarter | DNQ | Duncan O'Rourke | 11 | ||
1972–73 | 1 | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 74 | 33 | 45 | 3rd | R4 | Winners | ECWC | Quarter | Gordon | 27 | |
1973–74 | 1 | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 75 | 42 | 49 | 2nd | Quarter | Quarter | UC | R2 | Gordon | 16 | |
1974–75 | 1 | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 69 | 37 | 49 | 2nd | R3 | Final | UC | R2 | Duncan Harper | 12 | |
1975–76 | Premier | 36 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 55 | 43 | 43 | 3rd | Quarter | Quarter | UC | R1 | Duncan | 13 | |
1976–77 | Premier | 36 | 8 | 18 | 10 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 6th | R4 | Group | UC | R2 | Smith | 8 | |
1977–78 | Premier | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 52 | 43 | 37 | 4th | R4 | R1 | DNQ | MacLeod | 16 | ||
1978–79 | Premier | 36 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 44 | 48 | 37 | 5th | Final | Semi | UC | R2 | MacLeod | 8 | |
1979–80 | Premier | 36 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 29 | 67 | 18 | 10th | Semi | R3 | DNQ | MacLeod | 8 | ||
1980–81 | First | 39 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 67 | 22 | 58 | 1st | Quarter | Quarter | MacLeod | 15 | |||
1981–82 | Premier | 36 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 38 | 40 | 36 | 6th | R4 | Group | Rae | 11 | |||
1982–83 | Premier | 36 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 35 | 51 | 29 | 7th | R3 | Group | Rae Murray | 6 | |||
1983–84 | Premier | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 45 | 55 | 31 | 7th | R3 | Group | Irvine | 19 | |||
1984–85 | Premier | 36 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 38 | 61 | 27 | 8th | R3 | R3 | Durie Kane | 8 | |||
1985–86 | Premier | 36 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 49 | 63 | 28 | 8th | Semi | Final | Cowan | 19 | |||
1986–87 | Premier | 44 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 44 | 70 | 33 | 9th | R4 | Quarter | McCluskey | 9 | |||
1987–88 | Premier | 44 | 12 | 19 | 13 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 6th | R4 | Quarter | Kane | 10 | |||
1988–89 | Premier | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 5th | Semi | Quarter | Archibald | 13 | |||
1989–90 | Premier | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 34 | 41 | 34 | 7th | Quarter | Quarter | UC | R2 | Houchen | 8 | |
1990–91 | Premier | 36 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 24 | 51 | 25 | 9th | R4 | R3 | NE | DNQ | Wright | 6 | |
1991–92 | Premier | 44 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 53 | 45 | 49 | 5th | Quarter | Winners | Weir | 11 | |||
1992–93 | Premier | 44 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 54 | 64 | 37 | 7th | Semi | R3 | UC | R1 | Jackson | 13 | |
1993–94 | Premier | 44 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 53 | 48 | 47 | 5th | R4 | Final | DNQ | Wright | 16 | ||
1994–95 | Premier | 36 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 49 | 37 | 53 | 3rd | Semi | Quarter | Jackson Wright O'Neill | 10 | |||
1995–96 | Premier | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 43 | 57 | 43 | 5th | R3 | R3 | Wright | 10 | |||
1996–97 | Premier | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 38 | 55 | 38 | 9th [note 9] | R4 | Quarter | Jackson | 11 | |||
1997–98 | Premier | 36 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 38 | 59 | 30 | 10th | R3 | R3 | Crawford | 9 | |||
1998–99 | First | 36 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 84 | 33 | 89 | 1st | R3 | Quarter | [note 10] | Crawford | 14 | ||
1999–2000 | SPL | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 49 | 61 | 41 | 6th | Semi | R3 | NE | Miller | 11 | ||
2000–01 | SPL | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 57 | 35 | 66 | 3rd | Final | Quarter | Paatelainen | 11 | |||
2001–02 | SPL | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 51 | 56 | 41 | 10th | R4 | Semi | UC | R1 | O'Connor | 9 | |
2002–03 | SPL | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 56 | 64 | 51 | 7th | R4 | R3 | DNQ | McManus | 11 | ||
2003–04 | SPL | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 41 | 60 | 44 | 8th | R3 | Final | Riordan | 15 | |||
2004–05 | SPL | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 64 | 57 | 61 | 3rd | Semi | Quarter | IC | R2 | Riordan | 20 | |
2005–06 | SPL | 38 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 61 | 56 | 56 | 4th | Semi | Quarter | UC | R1 | Riordan | 16 | |
2006–07 | SPL | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 56 | 46 | 49 | 6th | Semi | Winners | IC | R3 | Killen | 13 | |
2007–08 | SPL | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 49 | 45 | 52 | 6th | R5 | R3 | DNQ | Fletcher | 13 | ||
2008–09 | SPL | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 42 | 46 | 47 | 6th | R4 | R2 | IC | R2 | Riordan | 12 | |
2009–10 | SPL | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 58 | 55 | 54 | 4th | Quarter | R3 | DNQ | Stokes | 21 | ||
2010–11 | SPL | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 39 | 61 | 37 | 10th | R4 | R3 | UEL | QR3 | Riordan | 11 | |
2011–12 | SPL | 38 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 40 | 67 | 33 | 11th | Final | Quarter | DNQ | O'Connor | 12 | ||
2012–13 | SPL | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 49 | 52 | 51 | 7th | Final | R2 | Griffiths | 23 | |||
2013–14 | SP | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 31 | 50 | 35 | 11th [note 11] | R5 | Quarter | UEL | QR2 | Collins Craig | 6 | |
2014–15 | SC | 36 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 70 | 32 | 70 | 2nd [note 12] | Semi | Quarter | R1 | DNQ | Cummings | 18 | |
2015–16 | SC | 36 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 59 | 34 | 70 | 3rd [note 13] | Winners | Final | R1 | DNQ | Cummings | 18 | |
2016–17 | SC | 36 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 59 | 25 | 71 | 1st | Semi | R2 | R4 | UEL | QR2 | Cummings | 19 |
2017–18 | SP | 38 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 62 | 46 | 67 | 4th | R4 | Semi | [note 14] | DNQ | Kamberi | 9 | |
2018–19 | SP | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 51 | 39 | 54 | 5th | Quarter | Quarter | UEL | QR3 | Kamberi | 8 | |
2019–20 | SP [note 15] | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 42 | 49 | 37 | 7th | Semi | Semi | DNQ | Doidge | 12 | ||
2020–21 | SP | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 48 | 35 | 63 | 3rd | Final | Semi | [note 10] | Nisbet | 14 | ||
2021–22 | SP | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 38 | 42 | 45 | 8th | Semi | Final | [note 14] | ECL | QR3 | Boyle | 7 |
2022–23 | SP | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 57 | 59 | 52 | 5th | R4 | Group | DNQ | Nisbet | 12 | ||
2023–24 | SP | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 52 | 59 | 46 | 8th | Quarter | Semi | ECL | PO | Maolida | 10 | |
2024–25 | SP | Quarter | R2 | DNQ | ||||||||||||
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