# 2016–17 Hibernian F.C. season

The 2016–17 season was Hibernian's (Hibs) third season of play in the second tier of Scottish football the Scottish Championship, since they were relegated from the Scottish Premiership at the end of the 2013–14 season. Hibs also competed in the Europa League, Challenge Cup, League Cup and they defended the Scottish Cup after winning the 2016 final.

## Summary
### Season

Hibernian finished first in the Championship, earning automatic promotion to the Scottish Premiership. They reached the Second qualifying round of the Europa League, the fourth round of the Challenge Cup, the second round of the League Cup and the Semi final of the Scottish Cup.

### Management

With one year remaining on his contract on 1 June 2016, Alan Stubbs resigned as Hibernian manager. Stubbs joined Football League Championship side Rotherham United along with assistant manager John Doolan, with compensation payable to Hibernian. On 8 June 2016, Neil Lennon was appointed as manager on a two-year deal, with Garry Parker appointed as assistant manager.

## Results and fixtures

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

### UEFA Europa League
#### Second qualifying round
## Player statistics

During the 2016–17 season, Hibs used thirty different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player. David Gray was club captain for the season.
    As of 6 May 2017 (UTC)
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Championship | Championship | Challenge Cup | Challenge Cup | Europa League | Europa League | League Cup | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | | Ofir Marciano | 28 | 0 | 21+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | David Gray | 41 | 3 | 32+1 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Paul Hanlon | 27 | 3 | 21+1 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | Liam Fontaine | 21 | 0 | 15+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | | Marvin Bartley | 36 | 0 | 21+7 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | | John McGinn | 37 | 5 | 27+2 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | | Fraser Fyvie | 28 | 0 | 18+3 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | | Grant Holt | 39 | 6 | 22+8 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+1 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | | Dylan McGeouch | 23 | 1 | 11+7 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 15 | MF | | Kris Commons | 5 | 2 | 5+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | | Brian McLean | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | | Lewis Stevenson | 42 | 1 | 34+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 1 |
| 17 | FW | | Martin Boyle | 43 | 9 | 22+12 | 8 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | | James Keatings | 31 | 8 | 12+12 | 5 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 3 |
| 22 | MF | | Andrew Shinnie | 32 | 3 | 24+3 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+2 | 2 |
| 23 | MF | | Jordon Forster | 23 | 1 | 4+12 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 |
| 24 | DF | | Darren McGregor | 43 | 2 | 35+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | | Efe Ambrose | 12 | 1 | 10+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | | Neal Eardley | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | | Chris Humphrey | 8 | 1 | 5+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 29 | FW | | Brian Graham | 33 | 5 | 8+20 | 4 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | | Ross Laidlaw | 18 | 0 | 15+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 32 | GK | | Otso Virtanen | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | | Alex Harris | 9 | 1 | 1+4 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | | Jason Cummings | 41 | 23 | 26+6 | 19 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 4 |
| 43 | DF | | Callum Crane | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 48 | MF | | Scott Martin | 5 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 53 | DF | | Sean Mackie | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 57 | MF | | Fraser Murray | 3 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| - | MF | | Innes Murray | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
* Source:
    a. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the play-offs and the Challenge Cup.

### Disciplinary record

    As of 6 May 2017 (UTC)
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Championship | Championship | Challenge Cup | Challenge Cup | Europa League | Europa League | League Cup | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | Total | Total |
| 2 | | DF | David Gray | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 4 | | DF | Paul Hanlon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | | DF | Liam Fontaine | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | | DF | Marvin Bartley | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 7 | | MF | John McGinn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | | MF | Fraser Fyvie | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | | FW | Grant Holt | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 10 | | MF | Dylan McGeouch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | | DF | Lewis Stevenson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | | FW | Martin Boyle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | | FW | James Keatings | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | | MF | Andrew Shinnie | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 23 | | MF | Jordon Forster | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | | DF | Darren McGregor | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 25 | | DF | Efe Ambrose | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | | FW | Brian Graham | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 35 | | FW | Jason Cummings | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 48 | | MF | Scott Martin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 67 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 82 | 2 |

## Club statistics
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Hibernian (C, P) | 36 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 59 | 25 | +34 | 71 | Promotion to Premiership |
| 2 | Falkirk | 36 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 58 | 40 | +18 | 60 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-finals |
| 3 | Dundee United | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 50 | 42 | +8 | 57 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-finals |
| 4 | Greenock Morton | 36 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 44 | 41 | +3 | 52 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-finals |
| 5 | Dunfermline Athletic | 36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 48 | |

### 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 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | W | W | W | L | D | D | D | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | D | D | W | W | W | W | D | D | D | L | W | D | W | D | D | D | W | W | W | D |
| Position | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

### Management statistics

| Name | From | To | P | W | D | L | Win% |
| Neil Lennon | 14 July 2016 | 6 May 2017 | 46 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 052.17 |