This is a list of seasons played by Hibernian F.C. in Scottish and European football since the club first entered the Scottish Cup in 1877. The club was founded by Irish immigrants in 1875 and was admitted into the Scottish Football League in 1893. Hibernian has won the league championship four times, the Scottish Cup three times and the Scottish League Cup three times.

The list details the club's achievements in all major competitions, and the top league goalscorer(s) for each season. For some seasons before 1900, the goalscoring information is incomplete but the player mentioned is almost certainly correct.Mackay (1986) pp259 Top scorers in bold were also the top scorers in Hibernian's division that season. Records of local competitions, such as the East of Scotland Shield, are not included.

Seasons SeasonLeagueScottish CupLeague CupChallenge CupEuropeTop league goalscorer(s)Division  Pld   W   D   L   GF   GA   Pts   Pos Player(s)Goals1877–78The Scottish Football League was not formed until 1890; Hibs were not admitted to the league until the 1893–94 season.R5The League Cup competition did not start until the 1946–47 season.The Challenge Cup competition did not start until the 1990–91 season.European club competitions did not begin until the 1955–56 season.1878–79R51879–80R61880–81R31881–82R51882–83R51883–84Semi 1884–85Semi 1885–86Semi 1886–87Winners1887–88R3 1888–89R1 1889–90R6 1890–91R2 1891–92DNEHibs suspended operations during the 1891–92 season and did not enter the Scottish Cup in either 1891–92 or 1892–93.1892–931893–9421813328329291stHibs were not promoted to Division One for the following season. At the time promotion and relegation were decided by election, rather than automatic selection.DNQDue to not participating in the Scottish Football League in the previous season, Hibs were forced to play in the Scottish Qualifying Cup and were beaten by Vale of Leven, therefore did not qualify for the Scottish Cup.Martin1894–9521814229228301stR2 Martin1895–9611813328329293rdFinalSmith1896–9711812245020262ndR2 Pryce101897–9811810264828223rdR3 Martin1898–9911810354243234thR2 Atherton71899–19001189634324243rdR2 McGuigan1900–011209742922253rdSemi Handling71901–021186483624166thWinnersMcCartney71902–0312216514818371stR3 Reid131903–04126751429401910thR2 Stewart71904–051269893939265thR1 Callaghan111905–061301051535402511thR3 Callaghan81906–0713410101440493012thSemi Findlay101907–0813417895542425thR3 Harker201908–09134167114032396thR2 Peggie111909–10134146143340348thSemi PeggieSharpSmith51910–11134156134448369thR1 Paterson171911–121341251744472913thR1Anderson81912–13134165136354376thR3 Hendren181913–141381262058753013thFinalHendren181914–1513812111559663510thThe Scottish Cup was not held between 1915 and 1919 because of the Great War.Hendren141915–16SFL38972244712519thFlemingHutchison91916–17SFL3810101857723017thKilpatrick121917–18SFL34891742572516thMiller161918–19SFL34532630911618thGilmour61919–20SFL421372260793318thR2Williamson211920–21SFL421691758574113thR2Anderson171921–221421614125544447thR2Young101922–23142177144540418thFinalMcColl121923–241381511126652417thFinalMcColl211924–2513822887843523rdR1Dunn241925–261381262072773016thR2Dunn171926–27138167156271399thR1McColl161927–281381391673753512thSemiMcColl241928–291381361954623214thR1Bradley131929–301389111845622917thR3Dobson111930–31138972249812519thR3Main151931–32238188127352447thR1Dobson141932–3323728459933601stR4R. Wallace201933–341381232351692716thR3Flucker121934–351381481659703611thR3Walls111935–361381172056822917thR2Brady181936–371386131954832517thR2Black121937–3813811131457653510thR1Milne171938–391381471768693513thSemiMilne221939–40Competitive football was cancelled due to the Second World War.1940–411941–421942–431943–441944–451945–461946–47A3019656933442ndFinalSemiWeir141947–48A3022448627481stSemiGroupSmith191948–49A3017587552393rdQuarterGroupReillyCuthbertson141949–50A3022538634492ndR1SemiSmith251950–51A3022447826481stSemiFinalReilly231951–52A3020559236451stR1GroupReilly271952–53A3019569351432ndQuarterSemiReilly301953–54A30154117251345thR3SemiReilly151954–55A30154116454345thR5GroupReilly151955–5613419788650454thR5GroupECSemiReilly231956–57134129136956339thR5GroupDNQReilly161957–58134135165960319thFinalGroupBaker141958–591341361568703210thQuarterGroupBaker251959–601341471310685357thQuarterGroupBaker421960–61134154156669348thQuarterGroupICFCSemiBaker211961–62134145155872338thR1GroupICFCR2Falconer121962–63134891747672516thR3GroupICFCQuarterBaker131963–641341261659663010thR1SemiDNQMartin191964–6513421497547464thSemiGroupMartin251965–66134166128155386thR2SemiICFCR1Cormack151966–67134194117249425thQuarterGroupDNQCormackDavis131967–6813420596749453rdR2GroupICFCQuarterStein211968–691341271560593112thR1FinalICFCR3McBride191969–7013419696540443rdR1GroupDNQMcBride201970–7113410101447533012thSemiQuarterICFCR3Baker81971–7213419696234444thFinalQuarterDNQDuncanO'Rourke111972–7313419787433453rdR4WinnersECWCQuarterGordon271973–7413420957542492ndQuarterQuarterUCR2Gordon161974–7513420956937492ndR3FinalUCR2DuncanHarper121975–76Premier36187115543433rdQuarterQuarterUCR1Duncan131976–77Premier36818103435346thR4GroupUCR2Smith81977–78Premier36157145243374thR4R1DNQMacLeod161978–79Premier361213114448375thFinalSemiUCR2MacLeod81979–80Premier36662429671810thSemiR3DNQMacLeod81980–81First3925866722581stQuarterQuarterMacLeod151981–82Premier361114113840366thR4GroupRae111982–83Premier36715143551297thR3GroupRaeMurray61983–84Premier36127174555317thR3GroupIrvine191984–85Premier36107193861278thR3R3DurieKane81985–86Premier36116194963288thSemiFinalCowan191986–87Premier441013214470339thR4QuarterMcCluskey91987–88Premier441219134142436thR4QuarterKane101988–89Premier36139143736355thSemiQuarterArchibald131989–90Premier361210143441347thQuarterQuarterUCR2Houchen81990–91Premier36613172451259thR4R3NEDNQWright61991–92Premier441617115345495thQuarterWinnersWeir111992–93Premier441213195464377thSemiR3UCR1Jackson131993–94Premier441615135348475thR4FinalDNQWright161994–95Premier36121774937533rdSemiQuarterJacksonWrightO'Neill101995–96Premier361110154357435thR3R3Wright101996–97Premier36911163855389thWon promotion/relegation play-off against Airdrieonians.R4QuarterJackson111997–98Premier366121838593010thR3R3Crawford91998–99First3628538433891stR3QuarterThe competition was not operated that season.Crawford141999–2000SPL361011154961416thSemiR3NEMiller112000–01SPL38181285735663rdFinalQuarterPaatelainen112001–02SPL3810111751564110thR4SemiUCR1O'Connor92002–03SPL38156175664517thR4R3DNQMcManus112003–04SPL381111164160448thR3FinalRiordan152004–05SPL38187136457613rdSemiQuarterICR2Riordan202005–06SPL38175166156564thSemiQuarterUCR1Riordan162006–07SPL381310155646496thSemiWinnersICR3Killen132007–08SPL381410144945526thR5R3DNQFletcher132008–09SPL381114134246476thR4R2ICR2Riordan122009–10SPL38159145855544thQuarterR3DNQStokes212010–11SPL381072139613710thR4R3UELQR3Riordan112011–12SPL38892140673311thFinalQuarterDNQO'Connor122012–13SPL381312134952517thFinalR2Griffiths232013–14SP388111931503511thLost promotion/relegation play-off against Hamilton Academical.R5QuarterUELQR2CollinsCraig62014–15SC3621787032702ndLost in promotion play-offs against Rangers.SemiQuarterR1DNQCummings182015–16SC3621785934703rdLost in promotion play-offs against Falkirk.WinnersFinalR1DNQCummings182016–17SC36191435925711stSemiR2R4UELQR2Cummings192017–18SP38181376246674thR4SemiAn under-20 team entered the competition.DNQKamberi92018–19SP381412125139545thQuarterQuarterUELQR3Kamberi82019–20SPThe 2019–20 Scottish Premiership season was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hibernian had been in 6th place when the league was suspended, but were awarded 7th place in the final table as St Johnstone had a slightly higher points average.30910114249377thSemiSemiDNQDoidge122020–21SP38 189 11 48 35 633rdFinalSemiNisbet142021–22SP38 11 12 15 38 42 458thSemiFinalECLQR3Boyle72022–23SP38 15 7 16 57 59 525thR4GroupDNQNisbet122023–24SP38 11 13 14 52 59 468thQuarterSemiECLPOMaolida102024–25SP38 15 13 10 62 50 583rdQuarterR2DNQBoyle152025–26SP38 15 12 11 58 44 575thR4QFUELECL2QRPOBowieBoyleMcGrath82026–27SP ECLPO

Key

P = Played W = Games won D = Games drawn L = Games lost F = Goals for A = Goals against Pts = Points Pos = Final position 2 = Scottish Football League Division Two 1 = Scottish Football League Division One A = Scottish Football League Division A Premier = Scottish Football League Premier Division First = Scottish Football League First Division SPL = Scottish Premier League SP = Scottish Premiership SC = Scottish Championship EC = European Cup ICFC = Inter-Cities Fairs Cup ECWC = European Cup Winners' Cup UC = UEFA Cup

UEL = UEFA Europa League ECL = UEFA Conference League (formerly known as the Europa Conference League) IC = UEFA Intertoto Cup DNE = Did not enter DNQ = Did not qualify NE = Not Eligible QR1 = First qualifying round QR2 = Second qualifying round QR3 = Third qualifying round PO = Play-off round R1 = Round 1 R2 = Round 2 R3 = Round 3 R4 = Round 4 R5 = Round 5 R6 = Round 6 Quarter = Quarter-finals Semi = Semi-finals Final = Runners-up

Colour coding

ChampionsRunners-upPromotedRelegated

Notes

References

Sources

External links

League Cup Archive Scotland – List of Topscorers