2024–25 Hibernian F.C. season

Hibernian

2024–25 season
Chairman	Malcolm McPherson
Manager	David Gray
Stadium	Easter Road
Premiership	6th
League Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Martin Boyle (7) All: Martin Boyle (12)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

The 2024–25 season is the 148th season of football played by Hibernian, a professional football club based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The club is competing in the top tier of Scottish football, the Scottish Premiership, for the eighth consecutive season. Hibs are also competing in the Scottish Cup and League Cup.

Results and fixtures

Pre-season friendlies

Hibernian's score is shown first in each case.

Hibernian preseason results

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Hibernian scorers	Att.	Ref.
29 June 2024	Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh (A)	Edinburgh City	5–0	Cadden 15', Levitt 23', McKirdy 30', McAllister 48', Campbell 63'		Report
3 July 2024		MSV Duisburg	1–0	Campbell		Report
6 July 2024	Sportpark Kerkebos (A)	PAOK	1–0	Boyle 5'		Report
24 July 2024	Easter Road, Edinburgh (H)	Watford	2–3	Campbell 16', McKirdy 53'	8,659	Report

Scottish Premiership

Hibernian's score is shown first in each case.

Hibernian in the 2024–25 Scottish Premiership

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Hibernian scorers	Att.	Ref.
4 August 2024	St Mirren Park, Paisley (A)	St Mirren	0–3		6,171	Report
11 August 2024	Easter Road, Edinburgh (H)	Celtic	0–2		17,918	Report
24 August 2024	Easter Road, Edinburgh (H)	Dundee	2–2	Boyle 45', Bowie 72'	15,710	Report
1 September 2024	Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (A)	Kilmarnock	1–1	Newell 50'	7,763	Report
14 September 2024	Easter Road, Edinburgh (H)	St Johnstone	2–0	Kukharevych 45+1', Boyle 72'	15,448	Report
29 September 2024	Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (A)	Rangers	0–1		48,217	Report
5 October 2024	Easter Road, Edinburgh (H)	Motherwell	1–2	Hoilett 59'	15,892	Report
19 October 2024	Tannadice Park, Dundee (A)	Dundee United	2–3	O'Hora 43', Gayle 72'	10,870	Report
27 October 2024	Easter Road, Edinburgh (H)	Heart of Midlothian	1–1	Kukharevych 65'	20,011	Report
30 October 2024	Victoria Park, Dingwall (A)	Ross County	0–0		3,468	Report
3 November 2024	Easter Road, Edinburgh (H)	Dundee United	1–1	Miller 28'	15,454	Report
9 November 2024	Easter Road, Edinburgh (H)	St Mirren	1–2	N.Cadden 90+4 pen.'	15,594	Report
23 November 2024	Dens Park, Dundee (A)	Dundee	1–4	N.Cadden 2'	5,310	Report
26 November 2024	Easter Road, Edinburgh (H)	Aberdeen	3–3	Newell 40', N.Cadden 90+2', Bushiri 90+6'	15,845	Report
30 November 2024	Fir Park, Motherwell (A)	Motherwell	3–0	Hoilett 26', Kukharevych 38', Campbell 81'	5,212	Report
7 December 2024	Celtic Park, Glasgow (A)	Celtic	0–3		58,641	Report
14 December 2024	Easter Road, Edinburgh (H)	Ross County	3–1	Gayle 45+6', Youan 73' (pen.), Campbell 90+4'	14,885	Report
21 December 2024	Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen (A)	Aberdeen	3–1	Youan 18', N.Cadden 35', Boyle 49'	18,375	Report
26 December 2024	Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh (A)	Heart of Midlothian	2–1	Rowles 9' (o.g.), Gayle 78'	18,726	Report
29 December 2024	Easter Road, Edinburgh (H)	Kilmarnock	1–0	Triantis 25’	19,265	Report
2 January 2025	McDiarmid Park, Perth (A)	St Johnstone	1–1	Gayle 79'	6,287	Report
5 January 2025	Easter Road, Edinburgh (H)	Rangers	3–3	Boyle 32, 61' (pen.), Bushiri 83'	17,539	Report
11 January 2025	Easter Road, Edinburgh (H)	Motherwell	3–1	Boyle 27', 81' (pen.), Triantis 30'	15,829	Report
25 January 2025	Victoria Park, Dingwall (A)	Ross County

Scottish League Cup

Having finished outside the European qualification places, Hibs will enter the League Cup at the group stage.[1] They were drawn in Group C along with Queen's Park, Kelty Hearts, Peterhead, and Elgin City.[2]

Hibernian's score is shown first in each case.

Hibernian in the 2024–25 League Cup

Date	Round	Venue	Opponents	Score	Hibernian scorers	Att.	Ref.
13 July 2024	Group stage	Borough Briggs, Elgin (A)	Elgin City	5–0	Vente 8', 44', 58', Ekpiteta 51', Boyle 54'	1,788	Report
16 July 2024	Group stage	Easter Road, Edinburgh (H)	Queen's Park	5–1	O'Hora 15', Boyle 19', 77', Molotnikov 45+2', Levitt 72'	4,795	Report
20 July 2024	Group stage	New Central Park, Kelty (A)	Kelty Hearts	0–1		1,813	Report
27 July 2024	Group stage	Easter Road, Edinburgh (H)	Peterhead	4–0	Miller 5', 50', Molotnikov 59', Moriah-Welsh 71'	4,670	Report
18 August 2024	Second round	Celtic Park, Glasgow (A)	Celtic	1–3	Kukharevych 34'	47,370	Report

Scottish Cup

Hibernian's score is shown first in each case.

Hibernian in the 2024–25 Scottish Cup

Date	Round	Venue	Opponents	Score	Hibernian scorers	Att.	Ref.
18 January 2025	Fourth round	Easter Road, Edinburgh (H)	Clydebank	3–0	Boyle 2', 59', Molotnikov 46'	11,406	Report
7 February 2025	Fifth round	Somerset Park, Ayr (A)	Ayr United

Player statistics

As of 18 January 2025

No.	Pos	Player	Premiership		League Cup		Scottish Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	Josef Bursik	13	0	4	0	0	0	17	0
13	GK	Jordan Smith	10	0	1	0	1	0	12	0
25	GK	Max Boruc	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	Lewis Miller	16+5	1	5	2	1	0	27	3
4	DF	Marvin Ekpiteta	12	0	4	1	0	0	16	1
5	DF	Warren O'Hora	20	1	5	1	1	0	26	2
12	DF	Chris Cadden	14+5	0	1+1	0	0+1	0	22	0
15	DF	Jack Iredale	10+3	0	0	0	1	0	14	0
19	DF	Nicky Cadden	13+4	4	0+1	0	0	0	18	4
21	DF	Jordan Obita	14+6	0	4+1	0	0	0	25	0
33	DF	Rocky Bushiri	11+2	2	2+2	0	1	0	18	2
27	DF	Kanayo Megwa	0	0	1+2	0	0	0	3	0
42	DF	Rory Whittaker	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
6	MF	Dylan Levitt	2+5	0	1+3	1	1	0	12	1
8	MF	Jake Doyle-Hayes	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
11	MF	Joe Newell	16	2	4	0	0	0	20	2
14	MF	Luke Amos	0+1	0	1+4	0	0+1	0	7	0
18	MF	Kwon Hyeok-kyu	11+8	0	0	0	1	0	20	0
22	MF	Nathan Moriah-Welsh	1+7	0	3+2	1	0	0	13	1
24	MF	Nohan Kenneh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	MF	Nectarios Triantis	19	2	0	0	0	0	19	2
28	MF	Allan Delferrière	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	MF	Josh Campbell	11+7	2	4+1	0	0+1	0	24	2
35	MF	Rudi Molotnikov	6+4	0	4+1	2	1	1	16	3
40	MF	Reuben McAllister	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	MF	Jacob MacIntyre	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
49	MF	Lewis Gillie	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	1	0
Forwards
7	FW	Élie Youan	11+2	2	0+1	0	0	0	14	2
9	FW	Dylan Vente	1+1	0	4	3	0	0	6	3
10	FW	Martin Boyle	14+7	7	5	3	1	2	27	12
17	FW	Harry McKirdy	0+6	0	1	0	0	0	7	0
20	FW	Kieron Bowie	0+3	1	0+1	0	0+1	0	5	1
23	FW	Junior Hoilett	12+3	2	0	0	1	0	16	2
29	FW	Jair Tavares	0	0	0+3	0	0	0	3	0
34	FW	Dwight Gayle	4+10	4	0	0	0	0	14	4
53	FW	Josh Landers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
99	FW	Mykola Kukharevych	13+3	3	1	1	1	0	18	4

• Source: ^[citation needed]

Club statistics

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation[a]
4	Aberdeen	23	10	5	8	32	33	−1	35	Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
5	Motherwell	23	9	4	10	28	37	−9	31
6	Hibernian	23	7	8	8	34	36	−2	29
7	Dundee	23	7	6	10	37	41	−4	27
8	St Mirren	23	8	3	12	27	38	−11	27

Updated to match(es) played on 15 January 2025. Source: [3][4]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-Head points; 5) Head-to-Head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification, second stage group allocation or relegation).[5]
Notes:

1. Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

League Cup table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		HIB	QPA	PET	KEL	ELG
1	Hibernian	4	3	0	0	1	14	2	+12	9	Qualification for the second round		—	5–1	4–0	—	—
2	Queen's Park	4	3	0	0	1	16	5	+11	9			—	—	—	6–0	4–0
3	Peterhead	4	2	0	0	2	5	11	−6	6			—	0–5	—	—	4–2
4	Kelty Hearts	4	1	0	1	2	2	8	−6	4			1–0	—	0–1	—	—
5	Elgin City	4	0	1	0	3	3	14	−11	2			0–5	—	—	p1–1	—

Source: [6]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[7]

Management statistics

As of 18 January 2025

Name	From	To	P	W	D	L	Win%[nb 1]
David Gray	6 June 2024	Present Day	29	11	8	10	037.93

Transfers

Players in Player From Fee Warren O'Hora MK Dons Free[8] Marvin Ekpiteta Blackpool Free[9] Jordan Smith Stockport County Free[10] Junior Hoilett Aberdeen Free[11] Nicky Cadden Barnsley Free[12] Kieron Bowie Fulham £600,000[13] Jack Iredale Bolton Wanderers Undisclosed[14] Dwight Gayle Derby County Free[15]

Players out Player To Fee Adam Le Fondre F.C. United of Manchester Free[16][17] Paul Hanlon Raith Rovers Free[16][18] Lewis Stevenson Free[16][19] Jacob Blaney Crusaders Undisclosed[20] David Marshall Retired[16][21] Dylan Tait Falkirk Undisclosed[22] Jojo Wollacott Crawley Town Undisclosed[23] Ewan Henderson Beerschot Undisclosed[24] Riley Harbottle AFC Wimbledon Undisclosed[25] Jake Doyle-Hayes Free[26]

Loans in Player From Josef Bursik Club Brugge[27] Mykola Kukharevych Swansea City[28] Kwon Hyeok-kyu Celtic[29] Nectarios Triantis Sunderland[30]

Loans out Player To Murray Johnson Airdrieonians[31] Kyle McClelland Coleraine[32] Murray Aiken Airdrieonians[33] Oscar MacIntyre Queen of the South[34] Malik Zaid Annan Athletic[35] Josh O'Connor Dundalk[36] Freddie Owens Civil Service Strollers[37] Rory Whittaker The Spartans[38] Dylan Vente PEC Zwolle[39] Jair Tavares Motherwell[40] Allan Delferrière Racing-Union[41] Kanayo Megwa Partick Thistle[42] Reuben McAllister Cove Rangers[43] Jacob MacIntyre Kelty Hearts[44] Nohan Kenneh Ross County[45]

See also

• List of Hibernian F.C. seasons

Notes

1. Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.

References

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