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Hibernian
2006–07 season
ChairmanRod Petrie
Manager
Tony Mowbray
John Collins
SPL6th
Scottish CupSemi
CIS CupWinners
Intertoto CupR3
Top goalscorer
League: Killen, 13
All: Killen, 15
Highest home attendance16747[1]
Lowest home attendance10674[1]
Average home league attendance14488[1] (up 670)

← 2005–06


2007–08 →

Season 2006–07 was a mixed season for Hibernian; their league form suffered from extended cup runs, and they eventually finished sixth. The reward for their cup form was a first trophy in 16 years, thrashing Kilmarnock 5–1 in the final to lift the CIS Cup. Hibs were knocked out of the Scottish Cup in a semi-final replay by Dunfermline.


The season was also notable for the departure of manager Tony Mowbray, the appointment of John Collins as his replacement and a players' revolt that quickly followed the CIS Cup triumph.




Contents





  • 1 Pre-season

    • 1.1 Results



  • 2 League season

    • 2.1 Results


    • 2.2 Final table



  • 3 Scottish League Cup

    • 3.1 Results



  • 4 Scottish Cup

    • 4.1 Results



  • 5 Transfers

    • 5.1 Players In


    • 5.2 Players Out


    • 5.3 Loans In


    • 5.4 Loans Out



  • 6 Young players


  • 7 Player stats


  • 8 See also


  • 9 Notes


  • 10 External links




Pre-season


The competitive football started early in 2006–07 for Hibs due to their qualification for the Intertoto Cup. They were given a bye to the second round, where they comfortably beat their first opponents Dinaburg (Latvia) 8–0 on aggregate. Hibs were eliminated from European competition on the away goals rule by Danish team OB in the third and final Intertoto Cup round.


Hibs only played one friendly match in the 2006 pre-season, a 3–2 win at Easter Road against Premier League side Charlton Athletic.



Results



Hibernian v Dinaburg












Dinaburg v Hibernian












Odense v Hibernian












Hibernian v Odense












Hibernian v Charlton Athletic












League season





John Collins is introduced as the new Hibs manager by Hibs chairman Rod Petrie at a news conference on 31 October 2006.


Hibs got off to a slow start in the new league season, taking eleven points from the first nine matches. The highlight of the early part of the league season was a 2–1 win over Rangers on 17 September, but this was then followed with two disappointing losses against Falkirk and St Mirren, both by 1–0.


On 7 September 2006, the management team of Tony Mowbray and Mark Venus signed new 12-month rolling contracts that were due to come into force in July 2007. A month later, however, Mowbray left the club to become manager of West Bromwich Albion. Venus took charge of the team for their next game, an Edinburgh derby, but followed Mowbray to West Bromwich in the following week. John Park and Mark Proctor took charge of two games on a caretaker basis,[2] before John Collins was appointed as manager, with Tommy Craig as his assistant. Mark Proctor became the reserve team coach before taking the manager's job at Livingston,[3] while John Park returned to his "behind the scenes" role before taking a similar post at Celtic.[4]


Before Collins took over as manager, Hibs had gone through a particularly inconsistent start to the league campaign. They were capable of beating Rangers and causing problems for every team in the league, but were also capable of losing to "lesser" sides, including St Mirren and Falkirk. In the period immediately after Collins took over, Hibs' league form improved somewhat, meaning that they clinched a place in the "top six" of the SPL with three games to spare.


After that, however, Hibs didn't win another game until they beat a shadow Celtic side on the final day. During this winless run, reports emerged in the media of a dispute between Collins and many of the Hibs players.[5] The players strongly criticised the manager for constantly chopping and changing the team and formation. Reports claimed that almost all of the first team players went to chairman Rod Petrie hoping to get Collins replaced.[6] The period of unrest was apparently quelled when club captain Rob Jones made a statement on behalf of the squad apologising "to the management, supporters and board of the club for any distress or embarrassment that has been caused".[7]



Results



Hibernian v Aberdeen












Kilmarnock v Hibernian












Inverness CT v Hibernian












Hibernian v Motherwell












Celtic v Hibernian












Dundee United v Hibernian












Hibernian v Rangers












Hibernian v Falkirk












St Mirren v Hibernian












Hibernian v Heart of Midlothian












Dunfermline Athletic v Hibernian












Aberdeen v Hibernian












Hibernian v Kilmarnock












Hibernian v Inverness CT












Motherwell v Hibernian












Hibernian v Celtic












Hibernian v Dundee United












Rangers v Hibernian












Falkirk v Hibernian












Hibernian v St Mirren












Heart of Midlothian v Hibernian












Hibernian v Dunfermline Athletic












Hibernian v Aberdeen












Kilmarnock v Hibernian












Inverness CT v Hibernian












Hibernian v Motherwell












Celtic v Hibernian












Dundee United v Hibernian












Hibernian v Rangers












Hibernian v Falkirk












Hibernian v Heart of Midlothian












St Mirren v Hibernian












Dunfermline Athletic v Hibernian












Aberdeen v Hibernian












Hibernian v Rangers












Hibernian v Kilmarnock












Heart of Midlothian v Hibernian












Hibernian v Celtic












Final table












































































































































Pos
Team

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts
Qualification or relegation
1

Celtic (C)
38
26
6
6
65
34
+31

84

2007–08 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
2

Rangers
38
21
9
8
61
32
+29

72

2007–08 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
3

Aberdeen
38
19
8
11
56
37
+19

65

2007–08 UEFA Cup First round
4

Heart of Midlothian
38
17
10
11
47
35
+12

61
5

Kilmarnock
38
16
7
15
47
54
−7

55
6

Hibernian
38
13
10
15
56
46
+10

49
7

Falkirk
38
15
5
18
49
47
+2

50
8

Inverness Caledonian Thistle
38
11
13
14
42
48
−6

46
9

Dundee United
38
10
12
16
40
59
−19

42
10

Motherwell
38
10
8
20
44
57
−13

38
11

St Mirren
38
8
12
18
31
51
−20

36
12

Dunfermline Athletic (R)
38
8
8
22
26
55
−29

32
Relegation to First Division

Updated to games played on 23 May 2008.
Source: SPL
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
*Dunfermline gained UEFA Cup place as fellow Scottish Cup finalists Celtic had already qualified for Europe via Champions League


  • No Scottish side competed in the Intertoto Cup in the 2007–08 season after Inverness CT withdrew their application

  • After 33 games (at which point each team had played each other three times) the table split into a top six and bottom six, and teams played one further game against each side in their half. Teams stayed in their half of the league regardless of their points total.
    (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.


Scottish League Cup


See also: 2007 Scottish League Cup Final



The CIS Cup is paraded.
18 March 2007


Hibs advanced to the League Cup quarter finals under Tony Mowbray due to two straightforward wins over lower division opposition (4–0 v Peterhead and 6–0 v Gretna). Following John Collins' appointment as manager, the team defeated Hearts 1–0 in the quarter-final and St Johnstone 3–1 after extra time in the semi-final at Tynecastle.


On 18 March 2007, Hibs beat Kilmarnock 5–1 at Hampden Park to win the League Cup for the third time in their history. This was the first major trophy that Hibs had won in 16 years; the previous trophy win being the 1991–92 League Cup competition.



Results



Hibernian v Peterhead












Hibernian v Gretna












Hibernian v Heart of Midlothian












St Johnstone v Hibernian












Kilmarnock v Hibernian












Scottish Cup




Hibs faced Queen of the South in the 2007 Scottish Cup quarter-final.


Hibs started their Scottish Cup campaign with a difficult tie away to Aberdeen, where they drew 2–2. In the replay, Hibs produced one of their best performances of the season to win 4–1 despite conceding the first goal of the game.


In the next round Hibs comfortably beat Gretna, who they had already hammered in the Scottish League Cup, by 3–1. Hibs were then drawn away to Queen of the South, where they won 2–1 thanks to a free kick by David Murphy.


The semi-final with Dunfermline Athletic on 15 April was overshadowed by the player revolt which had immediately preceded it. The match was drawn 0–0 and the tie was replayed on 24 April. Hibs lost the replay 1–0 to a late Panenka penalty by Jim McIntyre.



Results



Aberdeen v Hibernian












Hibernian v Aberdeen












Hibernian v Gretna












Queen of the South v Hibernian












Hibernian v Dunfermline Athletic












Dunfermline Athletic v Hibernian












Transfers


















Hibernian home kit (2006–07)


















Hibernian away kit (2006–07)


Before the season started, Tony Mowbray made some significant changes to the Hibs squad. He brought in two new central defenders (Rob Jones and Shelton Martis) to replace the departing Gary Smith and Gary Caldwell. Derek Riordan had also left the club, but Merouane Zemmama was brought in to provide more creativity.


Top goalscorer Chris Killen had a prolific season for the Hibees, but it was cut short by an Achilles injury suffered while playing Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup. With Killen out for the rest of the season, John Collins signed Thomas Sowunmi, a 28-year-old Hungarian international striker, on a six-month contract as cover. Former Hibs striker Tam McManus, released by Falkirk in the January transfer window, was offered a trial period but did not earn a full contract and later signed for Dunfermline Atthletic.


The most high-profile transfer activity during the season involved Kevin Thomson and Scott Brown. Speculation persisted that both would be sold during the January transfer window, despite Collins' insistence otherwise. Thomson eventually departed to Rangers, for a reported fee of £2M, on the transfer window's final day. Brown was eventually sold to Celtic at the end of the season for a record transfer fee between Scottish clubs of £4.4 million.















Young players


Some younger players in the Hibs squad developed significantly during the season, particularly Abdessalam Benjelloun. 'Benji' gained a reputation as a 'supersub', scoring important goals in the Scottish Cup ties against Aberdeen and Gretna, the CIS Cup Semi Final against St Johnstone, and two goals in the CIS Cup Final victory. Steven Fletcher also scored two goals in the CIS Cup Final and one goal in the CIS Cup Semi Final.


Several youngsters were given their first opportunities in the Hibs first team by John Collins. These included 20-year-old goalkeeper Andrew McNeil, 19-year-old right back Kevin McCann and 18-year-old left back / midfielder Lewis Stevenson. Midfielder Sean Lynch made his debut aged 20 against Gretna and then followed that up by keeping his place in the starting line up against Celtic at Parkhead.[8]


Ross Campbell, Dermot McCaffrey, Ross Chisholm and Damon Gray (who scored on his league debut at Pittodrie) also featured. Some of these opportunities were because Collins has had to balance a relatively small squad with a heavy workload due to the two extended cup runs, but most of the young players performed creditably.



Player stats


During the 2007–08 season, Hibs used 32 different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.[9]






















































































































































































































































































































































































































































































No.

Pos

Nat
Player
TotalSPLScottish CupLeague Cup
Intertoto Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals


GK

England

Simon Brown
10040200040


GK

Poland

Zibi Malkowski
220190003000


GK

Scotland

Andrew McNeil
220150502000


DF

England

Chris Hogg
240150401040


DF

England

Rob Jones
499344615341


DF

Switzerland

Oumar Kondé
3030000000


DF

Netherlands Antilles

Shelton Martis
340270205000


DF

Northern Ireland

Dermot McCaffrey
1010000000


DF

Scotland

Kevin McCann
12181202000


DF

England

David Murphy
473330515141


DF

Scotland

Jay Shields
6040002000


DF

Scotland

Steven Whittaker
491351604040


MF

France

Guillaume Beuzelin
341251603000


MF

Scotland

Scott Brown
428305505221


MF

Scotland

Ross Chisholm
7060100000


MF

Scotland

Stephen Glass
130100001020


MF

Scotland

Sean Lynch
5030200000


MF

Scotland

Jamie McCluskey
8150002110


MF

Northern Ireland

Dean Shiels
339237403230


MF

Northern Ireland

Ivan Sproule
4610327614042


MF

Scotland

Lewis Stevenson
240160602000


MF

Scotland

Michael Stewart
392291313040


MF

Scotland

Kevin Thomson
311231103040


MF

Morocco

Merouane Zemmama
262232003000


FW

Morocco

Abdessalam Benjelloun
4514336635510


FW

Scotland

Ross Campbell
4030100000


FW

Scotland

Paul Dalglish
5120000031


FW

Scotland

Steven Fletcher
4412316515431


FW

England

Damon Gray
5131200000


FW

New Zealand

Chris Killen
24151813112031


FW

Mali

Amadou Konte
3210000022


FW

Hungary

Thomas Sowunmi
6150110000


See also


  • List of Hibernian F.C. seasons


Notes




  1. ^ abc "Average Home League Game Attendances". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 4 November 2013..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ Park wants to stay at Hibernian, BBC Sport, 23 October 2006.


  3. ^ Proctor takes over at Livingston, BBC Sport, 22 May 2007.


  4. ^ Hibs lose youth chief to Celtic, BBC Sport, 23 January 2007.


  5. ^ "Hibs Revolt". Daily Record. Trinity Mirror. 2007-04-09. Archived from the original on 25 April 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-05.


  6. ^ "Col: I won't walk away". Daily Record. Trinity Mirror. 2007-04-12. Retrieved 2007-06-05.


  7. ^ "Hibs players apologise to Collins". BBC Sport. BBC. 2007-04-16. Archived from the original on 25 May 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-05.


  8. ^ "Sean Lynch - U20 Squad". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 23 January 2011.


  9. ^ "Hibernian 2006–07 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2008-11-24.



External links



  • First Team Fixtures 2006–07, Hibernian official site


  • Hibernian 2006–07 results and fixtures, Soccerbase










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