2012–13 Hibernian F.C. season

Hibernian
2012–13 season
Chairman Rod Petrie
Manager Pat Fenlon
Stadium Easter Road
Scottish Premier League 7th
League Cup R2
Scottish Cup Final
Top goalscorer League: Leigh Griffiths, 23
All: Griffiths, 28
Highest home attendance 16805 (v Celtic, 29 December)[note 1]
Lowest home attendance 8121 (v Kilmarnock, 27 February)
Average home league attendance 10491 (up 582)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
← 2011–12 2013–14 →

The 2012–13 season was Hibernian's fourteenth consecutive season in the Scottish Premier League, having been promoted from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 1998–99 season.[1] The club improved on its league performance in the previous season by finishing 7th in the 2012–13 Scottish Premier League, but were eliminated from the 2012–13 Scottish League Cup in the second round by Queen of the South. Hibernian progressed in the 2012–13 Scottish Cup to the 2013 Scottish Cup Final, but this was lost 3–0 to league champions Celtic.

Friendlies

Hibs announced their pre-season friendly programme on 20 June 2012.[2][3] A fixture against Union Berlin was originally scheduled to be played at Easter Road, but was switched to Berlin.[4] A match against Rapid Bucharest, scheduled for 11 July, was called off due to a waterlogged pitch.[5] A fixture at East Fife was arranged instead.[6]

Fixtures

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish Premier League

The league season began on 5 August 2012, with a 3–0 defeat against Dundee United at Tannadice.[7] The first home game was an Edinburgh derby, which saw an improved performance by Hibs as the game ended in a 1–1 draw.[7] Hibs earned their first win in the next game, away to St Mirren.[8] A run of results without defeat followed, suggesting that Pat Fenlon had succeeded in rebuilding the team.[9] Further positive results meant that Hibs reached the top of the league in November.[10][11] This was followed by a run of four defeats in five matches, including a 3–2 loss to Motherwell despite having led 2–0.[12] A win and a draw against Celtic and Hearts meant that Hibs went into the winter break with 32 points from 22 games, just one less point than they accrued in the whole of the 2011–12 season.[13] A poor run of results after the winter break, however, meant that Hibs slipped into the bottom half of the league at the split.[14] The match against Kilmarnock on 5 May was abandoned after 54 minutes played because a spectator had fallen gravely ill and required emergency medical assistance.[15][16] A run of victories towards the end of the season meant that Hibs finished in seventh place.[17]

Fixtures

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish Cup

Hibs entered the 2012–13 Scottish Cup in the fourth round, with a home tie against Edinburgh derby rivals Hearts.[20] Hibs captain James McPake welcomed the draw, an immediate repeat of the 2012 Scottish Cup Final.[20] A late deflected goal gave Hibs a 1–0 victory, ending a 12 match unbeaten run for Hearts in the derby.[21] Hibs were then drawn at home against Scottish Premier League opposition for a second time, being paired with the winner of a replayed tie between Aberdeen and Motherwell.[22] A long-range strike by Gary Deegan and a penalty kick save by Ben Williams were key contributions as Hibs defeated Aberdeen 1–0.[23] The quarter-final draw gave Hibs an away tie against Kilmarnock.[23] Leigh Griffiths scored a hat-trick as Hibs progressed to the semi-finals with a 4–2 victory at Rugby Park.[24]

Hibs were drawn against First Division club Falkirk in the semi-finals.[25] Hibs went into the semi-final on a poor run of form, which had cost them a place in the top half of the SPL.[14] Falkirk took a 3–0 lead before half-time, but Hibs produced "one of the great Scottish Cup fightbacks" to win 4–3 after extra time.[26] Celtic also won 4–3 in their semi-final, against Dundee United, to set up the 2013 Scottish Cup Final match. Despite Hibs having a bright start to the match, poor defending allowed Gary Hooper to score two first half goals for Celtic.[27] Hibs rarely threatened another comeback and Joe Ledley scored late on to clich a 3–0 win for Celtic.[27]

Fixtures

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish League Cup

As a Scottish Premier League club that had not qualified for European competition, Hibs entered the 2012–13 Scottish League Cup in the second round.[31] They were drawn away to Second Division club Queen of the South.[31] Hibs manager Pat Fenlon took a risk by resting key players, including captain James McPake, and this backfired as Queen of the South won 2–0 at Palmerston Park.[32]

Fixtures

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss

Transfers

Kevin Thomson, seen here playing for Middlesbrough, returned to Hibs in March 2013.

Hibs narrowly avoided relegation from the Scottish Premier League during the 2011–12 season.[33] To do this, the club signed several players on loan during the January 2012 transfer window, all of whom returned to their parent clubs at the end of the season.[33] After the 5–1 defeat by Hearts in the 2012 Scottish Cup Final, the Hibs board of directors acknowledged the necessity of rebuilding the squad.[33] Pat Fenlon attempted to strengthen the defence by signing goalkeeper Ben Williams and defenders James McPake and Tim Clancy.[34]

Later in the window, Fenlon complained that other Scottish clubs, particularly the relaunched Rangers, were outbidding Hibs for players.[35] Fenlon was able to sign veteran Finnish striker Shefki Kuqi to provide an experienced target man.[8] Towards the end of the window, Fenlon commented that he was looking for more midfielders, as he was left without cover during a match against St Mirren.[36] Defender Ryan McGivern was signed on loan from Manchester City on the last day of the window, but Fenlon said afterwards he was still looking to strengthen one area of the squad.[37] He managed to strengthen the central midfield position in September, after signing free agent Tom Taiwo to a two-year deal.[38]

Approaching the January transfer window, Fenlon said that his main priority was an attempt to secure the services of the three loaned players (Griffiths, McGivern and Jorge Claros).[39] It was confirmed on 16 January that the deals for Griffiths and McGivern had been extended to the end of the season.[40] Former Hibs player Kevin Thomson, who had been released by Middlesbrough at the end of January, began training with Hibs in February.[41] He signed a short term contract with Hibs in March, going without salary.[41]

Deaths

Player statistics

During the 2012–13 season, Hibs used 30 different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.

As of 18:40, 28 May 2013 (UTC)[80][81]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier League League Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England Ben Williams 43 0 37 0 1 0 5 0
2 DF Republic of Ireland Tim Clancy 21 1 19 1 1 0 1 0
3 DF Scotland Callum Booth 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
3 DF Northern Ireland Ryan McGivern 32 1 27 1 0 0 5 0
4 DF Scotland Paul Hanlon 39 1 34 1 1 0 4 0
5 DF England Sean O'Hanlon 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
6 DF Northern Ireland James McPake 32 2 29 2 0 0 3 0
7 MF Republic of Ireland Gary Deegan 23 1 20 0 1 0 2 1
8 MF Honduras Jorge Claros 40 0 34 0 1 0 5 0
9 FW Scotland Leigh Griffiths 42 28 36 23 1 0 5 5
10 FW Republic of Ireland Eoin Doyle 41 11 36 10 1 0 4 1
11 MF Scotland Paul Cairney 33 2 29 2 1 0 3 0
14 MF Scotland David Wotherspoon 38 5 34 4 1 0 3 1
16 DF Scotland Lewis Stevenson 33 0 29 0 0 0 4 0
17 MF England Matt Done 9 1 7 0 0 0 2 1
17 MF Northern Ireland Ivan Sproule 11 0 10 0 0 0 1 0
18 DF Republic of Ireland Alan Maybury 32 0 27 0 1 0 4 0
19 DF The Gambia Pa Saikou Kujabi 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
20 DF Wales David Stephens 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF England Tom Taiwo 30 1 26 1 0 0 4 0
24 FW Scotland Danny Handling 18 1 15 1 0 0 3 0
26 MF Scotland Sam Stanton 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF Scotland Scott Robertson 15 1 12 1 0 0 3 0
29 FW Scotland Ross Caldwell 19 2 17 2 0 0 2 0
31 GK Scotland Sean Murdoch 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
32 FW Finland Shefki Kuqi 14 0 13 0 1 0 0 0
33 MF Scotland Alex Harris 14 1 11 0 0 0 3 1
34 MF Scotland Dean Horribine 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
37 DF Scotland Jordon Forster 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
38 MF Scotland Kevin Thomson 8 0 6 0 0 0 2 0
  • Source:

Team statistics

League table

Pos
Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Promotion or relegation
1 Celtic (C) 38 24 7 7 92 35 +57 79 2013–14 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round
2 Motherwell 38 18 9 11 67 51 +16 63 2013–14 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round
3 St Johnstone 38 14 14 10 45 44 +1 56 2013–14 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round
4 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 38 13 15 10 64 60 +4 54
5 Ross County 38 13 14 11 47 48 −1 53
6 Dundee United 38 11 14 13 51 62 −11 47
7 Hibernian2 38 13 12 13 49 52 −3 512013–14 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round
8 Aberdeen2 38 11 15 12 41 43 −2 48
9 Kilmarnock 38 11 12 15 52 53 −1 45
10 Heart of Midlothian 38 11 11 16 40 49 −9 44
11 St Mirren 38 9 14 15 47 60 −13 41
12 Dundee (R) 38 7 9 22 28 66 −38 30 Relegation to 2013–14 Scottish First Division

Source: Scottish Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 Since the winners of 2012–13 Scottish Cup, Celtic are already qualified to 2013–14 UEFA Champions League, the runners–up Hibernian secured a spot in 2013–14 UEFA Europa League in the second qualifying round.
2 Teams in the bottom half at the time of the split may not overtake a team in the top 6 at the time of the split.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Division summary

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHHAHAAHHAHAAHAHHAHAAHAAHHAHAHHAAH
Result L D W W D W D L W L W W W L L W L L D L W D D D L L W D D D L L L D D W W W
Position 12 12 7 2 3 2 2 5 2 4 2 2 1 2 3 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 6 6 6 6 9 9 9 9 9 7 7

Last updated: 17:12, 18 May 2013 (UTC).
Source: [82]
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ There was an attendance of 17,052 for the 2012–13 Scottish Cup match against Hearts on 2 December 2012.
  2. ↑ Media reports credited the goal as an own goal by Hearts defender Marius Zaliukas, but the referee's report listed it as a goal by Wotherspoon.

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