Hibernian 2020–21 football season
The 2020–21 season was Hibernian's (Hibs) fourth season of play back in the top league of Scottish football (the Scottish Premiership ), having been promoted from the Scottish Championship at the end of the 2016–17 season .[ 1] League Cup to St Johnstone , and in the 2021 Scottish Cup Final to the same opponents. Hibs finished third in the Premiership, which was their highest league position since 2004–05 .
Results and fixtures
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Friendlies
Due to government rules introduced during the coronavirus pandemic , Hibs were restricted in their pre-season activities. Contact training was only permitted from Monday 29 June,[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
Scottish Premiership
Hibs won their first three games of the season, the first time they had done this in the top division of the Scottish football league system since 1974–75 .[ 5] Aberdeen in the penultimate match clinched third place for Hibs, which was their highest finishing position since 2004–05 .[ 6] top division .[ 7] [ 8]
Scottish League Cup
Hibs were drawn into Group B of the League Cup group stage, along with Dundee , Forfar Athletic , Brora Rangers and Cove Rangers .[ 9] [ 10] [ 11] Championship side Alloa Athletic .[ 12] St Johnstone in the semi-finals.[ 13] Old Firm clubs had been knocked out in earlier rounds.[ 14] Jack Ross said he was "angry" at the way the team had fallen out of the game in the second half.[ 14]
Group stage
Knockout phase
Scottish Cup
Hibs entered the 2020–21 competition at the third round stage (last 32), and were drawn away to Championship club Queen of the South .[ 15] [ 16] League Two club Stranraer .[ 17] [ 18] [ 19] Motherwell .[ 17] [ 20] penalty shootout .[ 21] [ 22] Dundee United 2–0 in the semi-final, their first victory at that stage of a cup competition (after five successive defeats) since 2016 .[ 23] final Hibs lost 1–0 to St Johnstone, which meant that the Perth club won a cup double.[ 24]
Player statistics
Note : Statistics for the delayed 2019–20 Scottish Cup semi-final played on 31 October 2020 are recorded under the 2019–20 Hibernian F.C. season article.
As of 22 May 2021
Club statistics
League table
Source:
[ 25] 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).
[ 26] (C) Champions
Notes:
^ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
^ St Johnstone qualified as the 2020–21 Scottish Cup winners.
Division summary
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 Ground H A A H A H A H A H A A A H H A A H H A H H A H H A A H H H A A A A H H A H Result W W W D W L W D L W D W L D D W W D W L L L D W L W W W W L L W D L W L W D Position 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2021. Source:
[citation needed A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
League Cup table
Source:
[ 27] Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) goal difference, 3) goals scored, 4) away goals scored, 5) matches won, 6) away matches won, 7) drawing of lots.
[ 28]
Management statistics
Name
From
To
P
W
D
L
Win%[ note 2]
Jack Ross 15 July 2020
22 May 2021
50
27
10
13
0 54.00
Transfers
During the 2020–21 season, Hibs formed strategic partnerships with Charleston Battery ,[ 29] Stenhousemuir [ 30] Brighton & Hove Albion .[ 31]
See also
Notes
References
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Premiership Championship League One
