1999–2000 Hibernian F.C. season

Hibernian
1999–2000 season
Manager Alex McLeish
SPL 6th
Scottish Cup Semi
League Cup R3
Top goalscorer League: Miller, 11
All: Miller, 13
Highest home attendance 16976[1]
Lowest home attendance 9211[1]
Average home league attendance 12070[1] (up 1637)

Season 1999–2000 was Hibs' first season back in the top flight of Scottish football, the newly founded Scottish Premier League, after gaining promotion from the First Division in 1999. Hibs re-established themselves well in the top flight, finishing in sixth place. The club also had a good Scottish Cup run, but were disappointingly beaten 2–1 by Aberdeen, who finished bottom of the SPL, in the semi-final at Hampden Park. The season was also memorable for Hibs fans due to a 3–0 win in the "Millennium derby" against Hearts. There was a landmark day towards the end of the season, as the last game on the Easter Road slope was played.[2]

League season

Results

Final table

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rangers 36 28 6 2 96 26 70 90 UEFA Champions League 2000-01 Second qualifying round
2 Celtic 36 21 6 9 90 38 52 69 UEFA Cup 2000-01 Qualifying round
3 Hearts 36 15 9 12 47 40 7 54 UEFA Cup 2000-01 Qualifying round
4 Motherwell 36 14 10 12 49 63 -14 52
5 St Johnstone 36 10 12 14 36 44 -8 42
6 Hibernian 36 10 11 15 49 61 -12 41
7 Dundee 36 12 5 19 45 64 -19 41
8 Dundee United 36 11 6 19 34 57 -23 39
9 Kilmarnock 36 8 13 15 38 52 -14 37
10 Aberdeen 36 9 6 21 44 83 -39 33

Source: SPL official website

Scottish League Cup

As a club newly promoted to the SPL, Hibs entered at the second round stage of the competition, in which they defeated Clyde in a penalty shootout. This win sent Hibs through to a third round match against Kilmarnock at Rugby Park. In that match, Hibs conceded two early goals, and despite efforts by Pat McGinlay and Kenny Miller, Kilmarnock ran out 3–2 winners.

Results

Scottish Cup

Results

Transfers

Player stats

During the 1999–2000 season, Hibs used 29 different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.[3]

No. Pos Nat Player TotalSPL Scottish Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Republic of Ireland Nick Colgan 32 0 25 0 5 0 2 0
GK Iceland Olafur Gottskalksson 12 0 12 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland Derek Collins 30 1 25 0 5 1 0 0
DF Scotland Mark Dempsie 9 0 8 0 0 0 1 0
DF Scotland Shaun Dennis 25 0 24 0 0 0 1 0
DF Scotland John Hughes 27 0 21 0 5 0 1 0
DF Scotland Paul Lovering 12 0 10 0 0 0 2 0
DF Scotland Martin McIntosh 11 0 9 0 2 0 0 0
DF Scotland Alan Reid 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland Michael Renwick 14 0 13 0 0 0 1 0
DF Scotland Tom Smith 28 0 22 0 5 0 1 0
MF Scotland Scott Bannerman 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland Grant Brebner 34 1 29 0 4 1 1 0
MF Scotland Paul Hartley 30 3 25 1 3 1 2 1
MF France Fabrice Henry 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0
MF Germany Mathias Jack 27 1 23 1 2 0 2 0
FW Saint Lucia Earl Jean 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
MF Trinidad and Tobago Russell Latapy 34 12 28 9 4 3 2 0
MF Australia Stuart Lovell 32 2 26 1 5 1 1 0
MF France Alex Marinkov 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF Scotland Pat McGinlay 36 6 31 3 3 1 2 2
MF Scotland Ian Murray 12 1 10 0 2 1 0 0
MF France Franck Sauzee 32 6 26 5 5 1 1 0
MF England Justin Skinner 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
FW Scotland Stephen Crawford 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
FW Germany Dirk Lehmann 37 8 30 7 5 1 2 0
FW Scotland Tam McManus 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland Kenny Miller 39 13 32 11 5 1 2 1
FW Finland Mixu Paatelainen 37 9 32 9 4 0 1 0

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 "Average Home League Game Attendances". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  2. A sorry farewell to the famous Easter Road slope, Sunday Herald, 30 April 2000.
  3. "Hibernian 1999/2000 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 January 2010.

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