2005–06 Hibernian F.C. season
Season 2005–06 was a season of missed opportunities for
Pre-season
Hibs went on a three match tour of
Results
3 July 2005 Friendly match | Cork City | 3–3 | Hibernian | Turners Cross, Cork |
O'Callaghan ![]() O'Callaghan ![]() Behan ![]() |
Morrow ![]() Fletcher ![]() Morrow ![]() |
5 July 2005 Friendly match | St Patrick's Athletic | 0–5 | Hibernian | Richmond Park, Dublin |
O'Connor ![]() O'Connor ![]() Morrow ![]() O'Connor ![]() Shiels ![]() |
6 July 2005 Friendly match | Shamrock Rovers | 1–1 | Hibernian | Tolka Park, Dublin |
O'Neill ![]() |
Konte ![]() |
12 July 2005 Friendly match | Berwick Rangers | 1–4 | Hibernian | Shielfield Park, Berwick |
Gordon ![]() |
Riordan ![]() Riordan ![]() O'Connor ![]() Riordan ![]() |
Attendance: 1,158 |
13 July 2005 Friendly match | Stirling Albion | 0–2 | Hibernian | Forthbank Stadium, Stirling |
Morrow ![]() Konte ![]() |
Attendance: 1,450 Referee: Ian Frickleton |
16 July 2005 Friendly match | Ayr United | 1–1 | Hibernian | Somerset Park, Ayr |
Hyslop ![]() |
O'Connor ![]() |
Attendance: 1,028 |
16 July 2005 Friendly match | Queen of the South | 0–0 | Hibernian | Palmerston Park, Dumfries |
Attendance: 1,226 Referee: John McKendrick |
22 July 2005 Friendly match | Rot-Weiss Essen | 0–3 | Hibernian | Georg-Melches-Stadion, Essen |
Beuzelin ![]() O'Connor ![]() Caldwell ![]() |
Attendance: 5,129 |
26 July 2005 Friendly match | Hibernian | 1–0 | Hartlepool United | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Sproule ![]() |
Attendance: 7,072 |
League season
Hibs began the season inauspiciously, drawing 1–1 at home to Dunfermline, although a draw represented something of a recovery having been a goal and a man down at half time. The second match was an Edinburgh derby at Tynecastle, where Hibs felt the full brunt of a powerful new Hearts side under the management of George Burley. Hibs lost 4–0 as Hearts went on to start the season with eight consecutive league wins.
Hibs themselves then went on a run of form, winning four league games in a row. The obvious highlight of this run was a 3–0 win at Ibrox, which was Hibs' first win there since 1995. Ivan Sproule, who had been thinking of returning to his native Northern Ireland,[2] scored all the goals as a second-half substitute for Garry O'Connor. Sproule became the first visiting player to score a hat-trick at Ibrox since Allan Johnston did it for Hearts in 1996,[3] and the first Hibs player to achieve the feat in more than 100 years.[4]
Although Hibs then lost home matches to Celtic and Inverness immediately after their European ties, they then went on another run of victories, this time five in succession. The highlight of this run was the 2–0 Edinburgh derby win against Hearts, which ended their unbeaten start to the season.[5] Despite a home defeat by Falkirk where Hibs had led 2–0, a convincing 2–1 win against Rangers led to media speculation that Hibs could challenge for the league title, which Tony Mowbray played down.[6]
Results
30 July 2005 SPL | Hibernian | 1–1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
O'Connor ![]() |
Shields ![]() |
Attendance: 13,010 Referee: Charlie Richmond |
7 August 2005 Tynecastle, Edinburgh | ||||
Mikoliunas ![]() |
Attendance: 16,459 Referee: Stuart Dougal |
13 August 2005 SPL | Hibernian | 3–0 | Livingston | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Murphy ![]() Shiels ![]() O'Connor ![]() |
Attendance: 11,341 Referee: G Turner |
20 August 2005 SPL | Falkirk | 0–2 | Hibernian | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
Brown ![]() Riordan ![]() |
Attendance: 6,268 Referee: Brian Winter |
27 August 2005 SPL | Rangers | 0–3 | Hibernian | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow |
Sproule ![]() |
Attendance: 49,754 Referee: Iain Brines |
10 September 2005 SPL | Hibernian | 2–1 | Dundee United | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
O'Connor ![]() Sproule ![]() |
Brebner ![]() |
Attendance: 12,062 Referee: Kenny Clark |
18 September 2005 SPL | Hibernian | 0–1 | Celtic | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Petrov ![]() |
Attendance: 15,649 Referee: Craig Thomson |
24 September 2005 Motherwell | ||||
Foran ![]() |
Beuzelin ![]() Stewart ![]() Riordan ![]() |
Attendance: 6,461 Referee: Dougie McDonald |
2 October 2005 SPL | Hibernian | 1–2 | Inverness CT | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Fletcher ![]() |
Proctor ![]() Wyness ![]() |
Attendance: 11,683 Referee: Brian Winter |
15 October 2005 SPL | Hibernian | 4–2 | Kilmarnock | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Caldwell ![]() Beuzelin ![]() Riordan ![]() |
Ford ![]() Fowler ![]() |
Attendance: 11,731 Referee: Alan Freeland |
22 October 2005 SPL | Aberdeen | 0–1 | Hibernian | Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen |
Riordan ![]() |
Attendance: 13,375 Referee: Mike McCurry |
26 October 2005 SPL | Dunfermline Athletic | 1–2 | Hibernian | East End Park, Dunfermline |
Mason ![]() |
O'Connor ![]() |
Attendance: 6,853 Referee: Craig Mackay |
29 October 2005 SPL | Hibernian | 2–0 | Heart of Midlothian | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Beuzelin ![]() O'Connor ![]() |
Attendance: 17,180 Referee: John R. Underhill |
5 November 2005 Livingston | ||||
Strong ![]() |
Shiels ![]() O'Connor ![]() |
Attendance: 8,390 Referee: Dougie McDonald |
19 November 2005 SPL | Hibernian | 2–3 | Falkirk | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Riordan ![]() |
Duffy ![]() Gow ![]() |
Attendance: 13,092 Referee: Steve Conroy |
27 November 2005 SPL | Hibernian | 2–1 | Rangers | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Riordan ![]() O'Connor ![]() |
Ferguson ![]() |
Attendance: 16,958 Referee: Stuart Dougal |
3 December 2005 SPL | Dundee United | 1–0 | Hibernian | Tannadice Park, Dundee |
Samuel ![]() |
Attendance: 7,976 Referee: Brian Winter |
10 December 2005 SPL | Celtic | 3–2 | Hibernian | Celtic Park, Glasgow |
Hartson ![]() Maloney ![]() |
Beuzelin ![]() Fletcher ![]() |
Attendance: 59,895 Referee: Kenny Clark |
17 December 2005 SPL | Hibernian | 2–1 | Motherwell | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Fletcher ![]() Riordan ![]() |
McDonald ![]() |
Attendance: 11,926 Referee: Charlie Richmond |
26 December 2005 SPL | Inverness CT | 2–0 | Hibernian | Caley Stadium, Inverness |
Wilson ![]() Dargo ![]() |
Attendance: 7,017 Referee: Alan Freeland |
2 January 2006 SPL | Kilmarnock | 2–2 | Hibernian | Rugby Park, Kilmarnock |
Naismith ![]() Wales ![]() |
Hogg ![]() O'Connor ![]() |
Attendance: 9,224 Referee: Brian Winter |
14 January 2006 SPL | Hibernian | 1–2 | Aberdeen | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Whittaker ![]() |
Crawford ![]() Mackie ![]() |
Attendance: 14,572 Referee: Dougie McDonald |
21 January 2006 SPL | Hibernian | 3–1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Riordan ![]() Fletcher ![]() |
Donnelly ![]() |
Attendance: 13,316 Referee: Stuart Dougal |
28 January 2006 Tynecastle, Edinburgh | ||||
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O'Connor ![]() |
Attendance: 17,371 Referee: Mike McCurry |
8 February 2006 SPL | Hibernian | 7–0 | Livingston | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
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Attendance: 12,170 Referee: Charlie Richmond |
11 February 2006 SPL | Falkirk | 0–0 | Hibernian | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
Attendance: 5,937 Referee: Craig Mackay |
18 February 2006 SPL | Rangers | 2–0 | Hibernian | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow |
Boyd ![]() Ferguson ![]() |
Attendance: 49,720 Referee: Iain Brines |
4 March 2006 SPL | Hibernian | 3–1 | Dundee United | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Riordan ![]() Archibald ![]() Killen ![]() |
Goodwillie ![]() |
Attendance: 16,266 Referee: Brian Winter |
12 March 2006 SPL | Hibernian | 1–2 | Celtic | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Riordan ![]() |
Maloney ![]() McManus ![]() |
Attendance: 16,985 Referee: Alan Freeland |
18 March 2006 Motherwell | ||||
O'Donnell ![]() Craigan ![]() |
Killen ![]() Glass ![]() |
Attendance: 6,724 Referee: Mike McCurry |
25 March 2006 SPL | Hibernian | 0–2 | Inverness CT | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Dods ![]() Wilson ![]() |
Attendance: 12,745 Referee: Mike Ritchie |
5 April 2006 SPL | Hibernian | 2–1 | Kilmarnock | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Riordan ![]() Dalglish ![]() |
Wales ![]() |
Attendance: 10,427 Referee: Calum Murray |
8 April 2006 SPL | Aberdeen | 1–0 | Hibernian | Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen |
Severin ![]() |
Attendance: 14,110 Referee: Iain Brines |
16 April 2006 SPL | Celtic | 1–1 | Hibernian | Celtic Park, Glasgow |
Zurawski ![]() |
Fletcher ![]() |
Attendance: 60,047 Referee: Kevin Toner |
22 April 2006 SPL | Hibernian | 2–1 | Heart of Midlothian | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Riordan ![]() Benjelloun ![]() |
Bednar ![]() |
Attendance: 16,654 Referee: Charlie Richmond |
29 April 2006 SPL | Aberdeen | 4–0 | Hibernian | Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen |
Crawford ![]() Lovell ![]() Foster ![]() |
Attendance: 10,490 Referee: Brian Winter |
2 May 2006 SPL | Hibernian | 1–2 | Rangers | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Hemdani ![]() |
Boyd ![]() |
Attendance: 14,933 Referee: Mike McCurry |
7 May 2006 SPL | Kilmarnock | 3–1 | Hibernian | Rugby Park, Kilmarnock |
Naismith ![]() Greer ![]() Nish ![]() |
Fletcher ![]() |
Attendance: 5,732 Referee: Alan Freeland |
Final table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 71 | 31 | +40 | 74 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
3 | Rangers | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 67 | 37 | +30 | 73 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
4 | Hibernian | 38 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 61 | 56 | +5 | 56 | Qualification for the UEFA Intertoto Cup second round[b] |
5 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 63 | 64 | −1 | 55 | |
6 | Aberdeen | 38 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 46 | 40 | +6 | 54 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
- ^ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.
- ^ Hibernian qualified for the 2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup by being the highest place applicant for the competition.
UEFA Cup
Having finished third in the
Results
15 September 2005 Dnipro | Easter Road, Edinburgh | |||
Attendance: 16,861 Referee: Knud Erik Fisker |
29 September 2005 Dnipropetrovsk | ||||
Nazarenko ![]() Shershun ![]() Shelayev ![]() Melaschenko ![]() |
Riordan ![]() |
Referee: Fritz Stuchlik |
Scottish League Cup
As one of the European qualifiers from the previous season, Hibs were given a bye to the last 16 of the competition. In that round they defeated Ayr United 2–1 at Somerset Park. In the quarter-final, Hibs were drawn to play Dunfermline Athletic at East End Park. Dunfermline were struggling in the SPL and had recently lost at home to Hibs in the league, but they turned this form on its head to comfortably beat Hibs 3–0 in the League Cup, ending Hibs' involvement in the competition.
Results
21 September 2005 Scottish League Cup | Ayr United | 1–2 | Hibernian | Somerset Park, Ayr |
Wardlaw ![]() |
Riordan ![]() |
Attendance: 2,598 Referee: Steve Conroy |
8 November 2005 Scottish League Cup | Dunfermline Athletic | 3–0 | Hibernian | East End Park, Dunfermline |
Burchill ![]() Mason ![]() |
Attendance: 6,005 Referee: Stuart Dougal |
Scottish Cup
Hibs had a straightforward win in the last 32 of the Scottish Cup at home to Arbroath. In the last 16 they were given the daunting task of facing Rangers at Ibrox, although Hibs had won 3–0 at Ibrox earlier in the season thanks to Ivan Sproule's hat-trick. Their preparations for the game were not helped when Rangers made an offer to sign Derek Riordan, Hibs' top scorer, in the week before the match. Hibs rejected Rangers' offer, but accepted offers from foreign clubs that Riordan himself turned down. This transfer activity led Tony Mowbray to decide to leave Riordan on the bench for the match at Ibrox, just as he had done before the previous match at that ground that season. Riordan ended up making a cameo appearance, setting up the third goal for Chris Killen in a second 3–0 win for Hibs at Ibrox, and their third victory in all over Rangers that season. Garry O'Connor and Sproule had scored Hibs' first two goals early in the second half, with Simon Brown gaining some credit for producing an excellent save from Bob Malcolm during the first half.
With
The problem for Hibs was that they had been seriously weakened by the time of that semi-final.
These selection problems, particularly in attack, meant that Mowbray drafted in
Results
7 January 2006 Scottish Cup | Hibernian | 6–0 | Arbroath | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Brown ![]() Sproule ![]() Stewart ![]() O'Connor ![]() Fletcher ![]() |
Attendance: 10,523 Referee: William Collum |
4 February 2006 Scottish Cup | Rangers | 0–3 | Hibernian | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow |
O'Connor ![]() Sproule ![]() Killen ![]() |
Attendance: 40,722 Referee: Stuart Dougal |
25 February 2006 Scottish Cup | Falkirk | 1–5 | Hibernian | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
McBreen ![]() |
Riordan ![]() O'Connor ![]() Sproule ![]() Caldwell ![]() Fletcher ![]() |
Attendance: 6,259 Referee: Kenny Clark |
2 April 2006 Scottish Cup | Hibernian | 0–4 | Heart of Midlothian | Hampden Park, Glasgow |
Hartley ![]() Jankauskas ![]() |
Attendance: 43,180 Referee: Stuart Dougal |
Transfers
Hibs did not make many major changes from the squad that had finished third in the SPL in the previous season. Captain
During the winter, Hibs brought in
Players in
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Players out
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Loans in |
Loans out
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Player stats
During the 2005–06 season, Hibs used 31 different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.[12]
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | SPL | Scottish Cup | League Cup | UEFA Cup
| |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | ![]() |
Simon Brown
|
11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() |
Zibi Malkowski
|
36 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Gary Caldwell | 41 | 2 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Chris Hogg | 30 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Oumar Kondé | 13 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
David Murphy | 37 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Humphrey Rudge | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Jay Shields | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Gary Smith
|
24 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Steven Whittaker | 40 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Guillaume Beuzelin | 25 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Scott Brown | 24 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Stephen Glass | 34 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Sean Lynch | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Jamie McCluskey | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Kevin McDonald
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Antonio Murray | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Dean Shiels | 20 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Ivan Sproule | 40 | 7 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Lewis Stevenson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Michael Stewart | 30 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Kevin Thomson | 37 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Abdessalam Benjelloun | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Ross Campbell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Paul Dalglish | 14 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
FW | ![]() |
Steven Fletcher | 41 | 10 | 34 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Chris Killen | 8 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Amadou Konte | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Sam Morrow | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Garry O'Connor | 32 | 14 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Derek Riordan | 42 | 20 | 36 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Average Home League Game Attendances". fitbastats.com. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- ^ Hibs delight at Sproule's U-turn, BBC Sport, 30 August 2005.
- ^ Football: YOU'RE IVAN A LAUGH; Gers slump to fourth after Sproule hits stunning hat-trick.(Sport), Sunday Mail, 28 August 2005.
- ^ Hardie, David. As Hibs get ready to take on Rangers, Sproule looks back on his favourite Ibrox moment – and it's not the one you might think.., Edinburgh Evening News, 2 February 2008.
- ^ Leslie, Colin. Hibernian 2–0 Hearts: Derby day countdown: Capital's SPL Classics Part IV, The Scotsman, 17 October 2008.
- ^ Mowbray denies title credentials, BBC Sport, 27 November 2005.
- ^ Hibernian 0–0 Dnipro, BBC Sport, 15 September 2005.
- ^ a b Dnipro 5–1 Hibernian (agg 5–1), BBC Sport, 29 September 2005.
- ^ a b c d Hibernian 0–4 Hearts, BBC Sport, 2 April 2006.
- ^ Mowbray vows to come back better, BBC Sport, 2 April 2006.
- ^ Gordon, Phil. Lokomotiv express desire to capture O'Connor, The Times, 28 February 2006.
- ^ "Hibernian 2005/2006 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 November 2008.
External links
- First Team Fixtures 2005/2006, Hibernian F.C. official site
- Hibernian 2005/2006 results and fixtures, Soccerbase