2000–01 Hibernian F.C. season

Season 2000–01 was Hibs' second season in the Scottish Premier League, after gaining promotion from the First Division in 1999. 2000–01 proved to be a successful season for Hibs, as they started the season extremely well and eventually finished third, qualifying for the 2001–02 UEFA Cup.[2] The club also had a good Scottish Cup run, reaching the 2001 Scottish Cup Final, but were beaten 3–0 by treble winners Celtic at Hampden Park.[2] The season was also memorable for Hibs fans due to a 6–2 win in an Edinburgh derby against Hearts.[3]

Hibernian
2000–01 season
ManagerAlex McLeish
SPL3rd
Scottish CupFinal
League CupQuarter
Top goalscorerLeague: Paatelainen, 11
All: Paatelainen, 12
Highest home attendance14939[1]
Lowest home attendance8224[1]
Average home league attendance10793[1] (down 1277)

League season

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Hibs got off to an excellent start to the league season, winning 11 of their first 14 games. This led to Celtic manager Martin O'Neill describing Hibs as "worthy challengers" for the league in October, after they had beaten defending champions Rangers 1–0 at Easter Road.[4] Rangers manager Dick Advocaat dismissed Hibs' chances, but Hibs responded with a "scintillating display" as they won 6–2 in an Edinburgh derby days later, with Mixu Paatelainen scoring a hat-trick.[3] Celtic eventually ran away with the league championship, but Hibs continued to challenge for second place until a losing run in March effectively ended their chances of finishing above Rangers.[5] Their early season form, however, meant that Hibs finished well clear of the other SPL clubs in third place, qualifying for the following season's UEFA Cup competition.[2][5]

Results

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30 July 2000 SPL Heart of Midlothian 0 – 0 Hibernian Tynecastle, Edinburgh
Attendance: 17,132
Referee: Clark
5 August 2000 SPL Hibernian 3 – 0 Dundee United Easter Road, Edinburgh
Agathe   2'
Agathe   19'
McManus   90'
Attendance: 9,541
Referee: Dougal
12 August 2000 SPL Hibernian 5 – 1 Dundee Easter Road, Edinburgh
Agathe   16'
Agathe   41'
Lehmann   81'
Lehmann   82'
Lovell   85'
Caballero   9' Attendance: 12,075
Referee: Clyde
16 August 2000 SPL Kilmarnock 0 – 1 Hibernian Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
Paatelainen   37' Attendance: 8,672
Referee: Freeland
19 August 2000 SPL Aberdeen 0 – 2 Hibernian Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen
Latapy   5' (pen)
Paatelainen   78'
Attendance: 13,157
Referee: McCurry
26 August 2000 SPL Hibernian 2 – 0 St Mirren Easter Road, Edinburgh
Lovell   43'
Lovell   90'
Attendance: 11,806
Referee: Somers
9 September 2000 SPL Celtic 3 – 0 Hibernian Celtic Park, Glasgow
Larsson   16' (pen)
Larsson   45'
Burchill   90'
Attendance: 60,091
Referee: Rowbotham
16 September 2000 SPL Hibernian 2 – 0 Motherwell Easter Road, Edinburgh
Paatelainen   49'
Paatelainen   80'
Attendance: 9,852
Referee: McCurry
23 September 2000 SPL Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 1 Hibernian East End Park, Dunfermline
Moss   48' Latapy   22' (pen) Attendance: 8,275
Referee: Clyde
30 September 2000 SPL St Johnstone 0 – 3 Hibernian McDiarmid Park, Perth
Sauzee   16'
Zitelli   23'
Latapy   74'
Attendance: 5,464
Referee: Dallas
14 October 2000 SPL Hibernian 1 – 0 Rangers Easter Road, Edinburgh
Zitelli   23' Attendance: 14,523
Referee: Clark
22 October 2000 SPL Hibernian 6 – 2 Heart of Midlothian Easter Road, Edinburgh
Paatelainen   43'
Paatelainen   45'
Zitelli   51'
Paatelainen   74'
O'Neil   81'
Latapy   84'
Kirk   5'
Cameron   89'
Attendance: 12,926
Referee: Dallas
28 October 2000 SPL Dundee United 0 – 1 Hibernian Tannadice Park, Dundee
McManus   81' Attendance: 8,042
Referee: Rowbotham
5 November 2000 SPL Dundee 1 – 2 Hibernian Dens Park, Dundee
Tweed   33' O'Neil   17'
Zitelli   62'
Attendance: 6,604
Referee: McDonald
11 November 2000 SPL Hibernian 1 – 1 Kilmarnock Easter Road, Edinburgh
Paatelainen   33' Wright   86' Attendance: 12,588
Referee: Somers
18 November 2000 SPL Hibernian 0 – 2 Aberdeen Easter Road, Edinburgh
Stavrum   61'
Mayer   89'
Attendance: 10,995
Referee: Young
25 November 2000 SPL St Mirren 1 – 1 Hibernian Love Street, Paisley
McGarry   89' O'Neil   7' Attendance: 5,255
Referee: McCurry
29 November 2000 SPL Hibernian 0 – 0 Celtic Easter Road, Edinburgh
Attendance: 14,939
Referee: Dougal
3 December 2000 SPL Motherwell 1 – 3 Hibernian Fir Park, Motherwell
Elliott   83' Zitelli   38'
Townsley   48' (og)
Zitelli   54'
Attendance: 5,715
Referee: Rowbotham
9 December 2000 SPL Hibernian 3 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Easter Road, Edinburgh
Laursen   5'
Zitelli   55'
Paatelainen   69'
Attendance: 10,078
Referee: Clark
16 December 2000 SPL Hibernian 2 – 0 St Johnstone Easter Road, Edinburgh
Lovell   41'
Paatelainen   74'
Attendance: 10,374
Referee: Dougal
23 December 2000 SPL Rangers 1 – 0 Hibernian Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
de Boer   49' Attendance: 49,993
Referee: Clark
26 December 2000 SPL Heart of Midlothian 1 – 1 Hibernian Tynecastle, Edinburgh
McSwegan   59' Lovell   41' Attendance: 17,619
Referee: Young
30 December 2000 SPL Hibernian 1 – 0 Dundee United Easter Road, Edinburgh
Latapy   90' (pen) Attendance: 10,197
Referee: Freeland[6]
2 January 2001 SPL Hibernian 3 – 0 Dundee Easter Road, Edinburgh
Paatelainen   6'
Fenwick   41'
O'Neil   69'
Attendance: 12,379
Referee: McCurry
30 January 2001 SPL Kilmarnock 1 – 1 Hibernian Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
Hay   68' Laursen   87' Attendance: 6,385
Referee: McCurry
10 February 2001 SPL Hibernian 4 – 2 St Mirren Easter Road, Edinburgh
Sauzee   17'
Zitelli   59'
Zitelli   61'
Latapy   80'
Gillies   44' (pen)
Gillies   51'
Attendance: 8,872
Referee: Toner
25 February 2001 SPL Celtic 1 – 1 Hibernian Celtic Park, Glasgow
Mjallby   23' Libbra   84' Attendance: 60,063
Referee: Dougal
4 March 2001 SPL Hibernian 1 – 1 Motherwell Easter Road, Edinburgh
Latapy   82' Strong   81' Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Clark
13 March 2001 SPL Aberdeen 1 – 0 Hibernian Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen
Guntveit   2' Attendance: 9,357
Referee: Young
17 March 2001 SPL Dunfermline Athletic 2 – 1 Hibernian East End Park, Dunfermline
Crawford   29'
Hampshire   57'
Murray   87' Attendance: 7,547
Referee: Underhill
1 April 2001 SPL St Johnstone 2 – 0 Hibernian McDiarmid Park, Perth
Lovenkrands   71'
Lovenkrands   74'
Attendance: 4,346
Referee: Dallas
8 April 2001 SPL Hibernian 0 – 0 Rangers Easter Road, Edinburgh
Attendance: 9,625
Referee: Rowbotham
21 April 2001 SPL Hibernian 1 – 1 Kilmarnock Easter Road, Edinburgh
Libbra   35' Cocard   11' Attendance: 8,224
Referee: Clark
29 April 2001 SPL Dundee 0 – 2 Hibernian Dens Park, Dundee
Libbra   53'
Zitelli   66'
Attendance: 6,659
Referee: Somers
6 May 2001 SPL Hibernian 2 – 5 Celtic Easter Road, Edinburgh
Libbra   85'
Libbra   88'
McNamara   5'
McNamara   18'
Larsson   62'
Stubbs   68'
Moravcik   80'
Attendance: 8,728
Referee: Rowbotham
20 May 2001 SPL Rangers 4 – 0 Hibernian Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
Albertz   12' (pen)
de Boer   34'
de Boer   57'
Vidmar   90'
Attendance: 46,179
Referee: McDonald

Final table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Celtic (C) 38 31 4 3 90 29 +61 97 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
2 Rangers 38 26 4 8 76 36 +40 82 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Hibernian 38 18 12 8 57 35 +22 66 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4 Kilmarnock 38 15 9 14 44 53 −9 54 Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round[b]
5 Heart of Midlothian 38 14 10 14 56 50 +6 52
Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ As both finalists of the 2000–01 Scottish Cup, Celtic and Hibernian, qualified for European competition via their league position, the cup berth for 2001–02 UEFA Cup was passed to the next-placed team in the league, fourth-placed Kilmarnock.

Scottish League Cup

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As one of the SPL clubs who failed to qualify for European competition, Hibs entered at the second round stage of the competition, in which they defeated Stenhousemuir 2–1. Another 2–1 win, after extra time against Falkirk, sent Hibs through to a quarter-final against Kilmarnock. In that match, Hibs took an early lead through a Russell Latapy goal, but conceded two second half goals to lose 2–1 and exit the competition.

Results

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22 August 2000 Scottish League Cup Stenhousemuir 1 – 2 Hibernian Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir
McKinnon   19' McManus   23' (pen)
Lehmann   62'
Attendance: 1,545
Referee: Smith
6 September 2000 Scottish League Cup Falkirk 1 – 2
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Hibernian Brockville Park, Falkirk
McMahon   74' Latapy   79'
Latapy   118'
Attendance: 4,292
Referee: Clark
31 October 2000 Scottish League Cup Kilmarnock 2 – 1 Hibernian Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
McLaren   46'
Dargo   71'
Latapy   2' Attendance: 7,819
Referee: Dallas

Scottish Cup

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Results

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27 January 2001 Scottish Cup Hibernian 6 – 1 Clyde Easter Road, Edinburgh
Laursen   22'
Jack   28'
Sauzee   45'
Paatelainen   46'
Lehmann   59'
Lehmann   63'
McLaughlin   84' Attendance: 9,494
Referee: Freeland
17 February 2001 Scottish Cup Stirling Albion 2 – 3 Hibernian Forthbank Stadium, Stirling
Templeman   4'
Graham   53' (pen)
Sauzee   10'
O'Neil   26'
McManus   78'
Attendance: 3,700
Referee: Rowbotham
10 March 2001 Scottish Cup Kilmarnock 0 – 1 Hibernian Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
McManus   90' Attendance: 8,287
Referee: McCurry
14 April 2001 Scottish Cup Hibernian 3 – 0 Livingston Hampden Park, Glasgow
O'Neil   2'
Zitelli   69'
O'Neil   76'
Attendance: 24,658
Referee: Young
26 May 2001 2001 Scottish Cup Final Celtic 3 – 0 Hibernian Hampden Park, Glasgow
McNamara   39'
Larsson   48'
Larsson   80' (pen)
Attendance: 51,824
Referee: Clark

Transfers

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The only major transfer involving Hibs during the season was the sale of Kenny Miller, Hibs' top goalscorer in the previous season, to Rangers for £2M in total.[7] It was suggested in the media that the fee would be used to finance refurbishments of Easter Road, but the Hibs board denied this and pledged to reinvest in the playing squad.[7] A curious bit of transfer activity involved Didier Agathe, who Hibs signed as a free agent on a short-term contract in the 2000 close season.[8][9] After a few good performances for Hibs, Agathe was offered the chance to double his salary by Celtic manager Martin O'Neill.[8] This prompted Hibs to sell Agathe to Celtic for the relatively small fee of £50,000, given that the player only had weeks remaining on his contract, and could have signed for Celtic for no transfer fee when it expired.[8]

Player stats

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During the 2000–01 season, Hibs used 27 different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.[10] None of the players appeared in every match, but goalkeeper Nick Colgan played in all but one of the league matches and in all eight of the cup ties. Gary Smith and Mathias Jack also appeared in 37 league matches, as Hibs fielded a relatively settled side.

No. Pos Nat Player Total SPL Scottish Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   IRL Nick Colgan 45 0 37 0 5 0 3 0
GK   CAN Mike Franks 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
DF   SCO Derek Collins 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
DF   SCO Mark Dempsie 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF   CAN Paul Fenwick 39 1 31 1 5 0 3 0
DF   DEN Ulrik Laursen 35 3 29 2 5 1 1 0
DF   SCO Martin McIntosh 7 0 4 0 0 0 3 0
DF   FRA Franck Sauzee 39 4 33 2 5 2 1 0
DF   SCO Gary Smith 44 0 37 0 5 0 2 0
DF   SCO Tom Smith 11 0 8 0 0 0 3 0
MF   TRI Lyndon Andrews 14 0 11 0 1 0 2 0
MF   FRA Frederic Arpinon 8 0 7 0 1 0 0 0
MF   SCO Scott Bannerman 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Grant Brebner 17 0 11 0 4 0 2 0
MF   GER Mathias Jack 43 1 37 0 4 1 2 0
MF   TRI Russell Latapy 39 10 33 7 4 0 2 3
MF   AUS Stuart Lovell 36 5 31 5 3 0 2 0
MF   SCO Ian Murray 25 1 21 1 4 0 0 0
MF   SCO John O'Neil 40 7 33 4 5 3 2 0
MF   FRA Hakim Sar-Temsoury 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
FW   FRA Didier Agathe 6 4 5 4 0 0 1 0
FW   GER Dirk Lehmann 33 5 29 2 1 2 3 1
FW   FRA Marc Libbra 13 5 10 5 3 0 0 0
FW   SCO Tam McManus 20 5 16 2 3 2 1 1
FW   SCO Garry O'Connor 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW   FIN Mixu Paatelainen 43 12 36 11 5 1 2 0
FW   FRA David Zitelli 36 11 30 10 5 1 1 0

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c "Average Home League Game Attendances". fitbastats.com. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "McLeish gracious in defeat". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 May 2001. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Six-goal Hibs break Hearts". BBC Sport. 22 October 2000. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  4. ^ "O'Neill warns of Hibs title challenge". BBC Sport. 17 October 2000. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  5. ^ a b Ross, Kenny. "Hibs' Euro Dream Now in Dane-Ger". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  6. ^ Latapy keeps Hibs in the hunt[dead link], Independent on Sunday, 31 December 2000.
  7. ^ a b c Lomax, Andrew (22 June 2000). "Rangers close in on £1.5m deal for striker Miller". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  8. ^ a b c d Gordon, Phil (14 October 2001). "Celtic seek exultation on sacred ground". The Independent. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  9. ^ "Hibs get tough over Libbra". BBC Sport. 4 June 2001. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  10. ^ "Hibernian 2000/2001 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
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