Hibernian v Greenock Morton

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#GGTTH
ISSUE 03
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FOREWORD
BY SIR MATT B USBY
It was my very good fortune when I was in the Army during the war
to be posted to Kelso. It was my good fortune, too, that Bobby Baxter
found out about it because soon that tremendous character, Willie
McCartney, the Hibernian manager, contacted me, and I did not need
any persuading to play for such a great club.
Willie McCartney’s happy, beaming face, over that
bow tie, symbolised the very happy time I spent
at Easter Road. The Chairman, Harry Swan, made
his name synonymous with the name of mighty
Hibernian, and he was another great character, who
had a profound effect on me at the time.
I spent some of the happiest days of my football-playing
life at Easter Road, grateful for the opportunity to play
alongside players like Bobby Baxter, Alex Hall, Sammy
Kean, Bobby Combe, Willie Finnigan, Jimmy Caskie and
such great names as these. Even now I smile at the
memory of the almost psychic understanding Willie
Finnigan and I had in the Hibernian team.
And it gives me particular pleasure to know that I had
the luck to play behind a boy who was to become a
legend in Scottish football, Gordon Smith.
I still get a thrill when I look back on the time in July
1951 when we beat Rangers in extra time in the final
of the Scottish Summer Cup at Hampden Park. Beating
Rangers was a considerable feat.
Eventually, of course, I had to move on to another posting,
but I shall always cherish the wonderful memories of my
time with Hibernian, and, indeed, the Hibs result is still
one of the first I look for every Saturday in the season.
I regard it as an honour and a privilege to write these
words on such an occasion as the centenary of Hibernian
with its splendid traditions and successes.
I hope the next 100 years will be even better.
Manchester United
Old Trafford
1975
*Originally appeared in 100 Years Of Hibs
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W W W.HIBERN I A NFC . CO. U K
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CLUB DIRECTORY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Leeann Dempster, Chief Executive
Rod Petrie, Chairman
Brian G Houston, Director
Amanda Jones, Director
Bruce Langham, Director
Jamie Marwick, Finance Director
Stephen Dunn, Director
Frank Dougan, Director
Amit Moudgil, Director
FOOTBALL STAFF
Alan Stubbs, Head Coach
Andy Holden, Assistant Coach
John Doolan, First Team Coach
Alan Combe, Player-Coach
Craig Flannigan, Head of Sports Science
Paul Green, Strength and Conditioning Coach
Graeme Mathie, Head of Player Identification & Recruitment
John Porteous, Head Physiotherapist
Kitty Forrest, Senior Physiotherapist
George Craig, Head of Football Operations
Eddie May, Academy Coaching Manager
Joe McBride, Under 20s Development Coach
Calvin Charlton, Video Analyst
Tam McCourt, Kit Manager
Joyce McCourt, Kit Coordinator
CLUB DOCTORS
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PARTNERSHIPS, SPONSORSHIP & ADVERTISING
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Angela Peacock, Sales Manager
Tom Zanelli, Commercial Sales Executive
MATCH DAY HOSPITALITY
Hibernian can today confirm the ticketing arrangements for the
upcoming Ladbrokes Championship match against Rangers at
Ibrox on Sunday 23 August (kick off 12.30pm).
Hibernian have received an allocation of approximately 1000 tickets for
the upcoming Ladbrokes Championship match against Rangers at Ibrox
on Sunday 23 August (kick off 12.30pm) and tickets went on sale from
Tuesday 11 August at 10am based on loyalty points.
Tickets are priced at £24 for adults, £18 for concessions (over 65, 16-17
year olds) and £7 for under 16s.
Tickets will be sold across seven waves based on the following points
thresholds. Please note all waves are subject to ticket availability:
Tuesday 11 August: 374+ points (circa 700 supporters)
Wednesday 12 August: 370+ points (circa 1700 supporters)
Thursday 13 August: 360+ points (circa 3200 supporters)
Friday 14 August: 330+ points (circa 5400 supporters)
Saturday 15 August-Sunday 16 August: 180+ points
(circa 7200 supporters)
Monday 17 August: 30+ points (circa 9200 supporters)
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Tuesday 18 August: General Sale
MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS
Tickets will be restricted to one per client reference number. Please note
Andrew Sleight, Media Manager
Email: [email protected], Tel: 0131 656 7079
HIBERNIAN HISTORICAL TRUST
Tom Wright, Club Historian
Artefacts and memorabilia: [email protected]
General comments or enquiries:
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MEETINGS & EVENTS
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CLUB STORE
if buying for more than one person, including supporter groups, all those
in the group will require the qualifying number of points. The Ticket
Office will not be able to sell a ticket to anyone who does not have the
required number of points at that time. Ticket waves are subject to ticket
availability.
The sales have been coordinated in this manner to provide priority to
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those supporters who have attended the most games. As we have had
TICKET OFFICE
more time to sell these tickets compared to the Dumbarton game we
Nicola Laing, Ticket Office Manager
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have been able to introduce further waves to take into account other
STADIUM & OPERATIONS
points brackets, including current season ticket holders who, availability
Keith Donaldson, Stadium Manager
Colin Fraser, Head Groundsman
Robbie McGregor, Operations Advisor
permitting, will be able to purchase tickets whilst at Easter Road for the
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ALAN STUBBS
HEAD COACH
Welcome to Easter Road Stadium for this afternoon’s Ladbrokes
Championship match against Greenock Morton.
I’d like to welcome Jim Duffy and everybody from
Today the club are celebrating their 140-year anniversary
Morton here to our home for what will be another
and our history inspires me.
keenly contested and competitive match in the division.
Obviously, everybody associated with the club was
disappointed with the outcome of our opening league
game of the season at Dumbarton last weekend.
Credit to Dumbarton because they took their
opportunities, but I was far from satisfied with our
performance and the players fully understand that.
We learned early on last season that there are no
straightforward games in this division – you have to be on
Understanding what has happened here in the past just
reaffirms my belief that this is an extraordinary football
club with phenomenal supporters – managing Hibernian is
both a pleasure and a privilege.
It’s reassuring to see so many experienced players
returning to full fitness and both Dan Carmichael and
Martin Boyle got some more game-time under their belts
in midweek with the Development squad.
it as a team and make the correct decisions all over
James Keatings has suffered a slight recurrence of his
the pitch.
original hamstring injury, but hopefully he will be ready to
We must move the ball around better with more zip and
return to full squad training in the near future.
purpose and also attack the ball when it gets delivered
Similarly we are hopeful that Farid El Alagui will be back
into the box.
sooner rather than later – his return will give everybody at
We have to be prepared to do whatever it takes in order to
reach the required level of consistency and we must play
at the top of our game week in, week out.
the club a big lift.
Thanks once again for your continued support – please
keep backing the team.
When I look around the dressing room I recognise just
how disappointed the group were and we must make sure
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that, as a group, results like that happen less and less.
Alan Stubbs
Today’s match provides us with an opportunity to get over
Head Coach
that disappointment and get it out of our system with a
much more positive, energetic and hungry performance.
Last Saturday’s result was a timely reminder that this is a
tough division and that nobody ever gives you anything in
football – you have to be prepared to roll up your sleeves
and go out and earn it.
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s HIB STORY: A classic snap from our archives – Bobby Combe, Jock Weir and Gordon Smith celebrate the opening 100 years
of Hibernian at the club’s special centenary dinner in October 1975. Their memory marches on…
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PROVIDING THE PERFECT TONIC
JOHN McGINN
A fine midfield prospect, John McGinn moved to
Easter Road from St Mirren at the end of July and
immediately handed Hibernian the perfect tonic.
The wiry, agile 20-year-old had garnered a reputation as
a multi-talented entertainer capable of thrilling crowds
with his speed and control, his knack of riding tackles and
stretching open defences matched by slick distribution and,
on his day, a lethal finish.
Now McGinn has swapped Paisley for Leith and the
Glaswegian says he is excited about the challenge of helping
Hibernian to achieve promotion back into the Premiership.
Speaking exclusively to #GGTTH, McGinn said: “I’m really
excited about what we can achieve here at Hibs – it’s a club
with huge potential and I’m looking forward to being part of
the push for promotion.
“Last Saturday at Dumbarton wasn’t the start we wanted
and that wasn’t the way we all know we can play, so we need
to make sure we put it right today against Morton and I’m
sure we can.”
Faced with the option of pursuing a career in the MLS,
McGinn chose to move east to Easter Road instead and the
youngster says he instinctively knew he’d made the right
decision.
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He added: “I think Hibs was the best option for me at this
stage in my career. The coaches here at the club have got
a good track record of developing young players and I will
really benefit from that and be able to really kick on as a
player. There are also good senior pros here at the club, who
I know will help me.
“So everything about the move seemed right and now I want
to be able to repay the manager’s faith in me by making a big
contribution to the team on the pitch.”
Handed his debut as a substitute at Dumbarton last weekend,
McGinn, who last featured in a competitive match in April,
admits he is still slightly rusty, but stresses he is desperate to
help the team to succeed.
He said: “Hopefully I’ve already shown the manager what I
can do, although I still don’t feel totally sharp and matchready just yet. But I believe I can help the team and hopefully
when called upon I will.”
He became the third member of the footballing McGinn
family to play for St Mirren – he was preceded in Paisley by
older brothers, Stephen, now with Wycombe Wanderers, and
Paul, currently with Dundee.
Despite his grandfather Jack’s affiliation with Celtic – he was
the club’s Chairman – McGinn resisted the temptation to
sign for his boyhood favourites at youth level and says he
made the correct decision.
He said: “When I first started playing, St Mirren and Celtic
were interested, but both my parents and I felt that St Mirren
would be the best place to develop. I’m thankful now that I
made that choice.
“My granddad was a bit disappointed that he couldn’t make
our game against Montrose, but it was the 50th birthday of
The Celtic View and that was the magazine that he invented.
“So he was on the pitch at Celtic Park before the game and
I was on the pitch at Easter Road at half-time on the same
afternoon – it was a good day for the whole family.
“We were always involved in football and I looked up to my
two older brothers. I’ve got a big family and we all support
each other.”
He made his senior debut for St Mirren against Celtic in
October 2012 and then 12 games later helped the Buddies
to defeat the Glasgow giants at Hampden in the semi-final
of the Scottish League Cup.
In the ensuing final against Hearts, McGinn once again
rose to the occasion to deliver a supremely confident and
enterprising performance as the team from Paisley won the
trophy – a day he cites as the highlight of his career so far.
He said: “That was the best day of my life. To be so young and
to be involved at first team level at that age was great, but
to then go and win a national trophy was absolutely brilliant.
“To achieve that in front of a packed out Hampden was like
a dream come true – one of the main reasons I came here to
Hibs was because I believe we can emulate that success and
hopefully that will be the case.”
A precise passer and a delightful manipulator of the ball,
McGinn’s highlights reel includes some breathtaking goals
– including a header against Hearts at Tynecastle – but the
Scotland under-21 internationalist believes the best is yet to
come.
He said: “I’m really optimistic about the future and excited
about being part of a club like Hibs. I’m still young and
learning the game.
“But I believe this is the right place for me to experience
the next chapter of my career and I’m looking forward to
showing everybody what I’m capable of.”
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WHAT’S ON
HIBS TV
Why don’t you get closer to your favourite team by
becoming a subscriber of the club’s official online
media channel; Hibs TV?
Hibs TV enables you to stay on the ball with the latest
news and interviews – from the boardroom to the
training pitch.
Just in case you missed it first time around, Hibs TV’s
legendary magazine show #OutsideTheBox is still available
to watch which contains the following:
Every day Hibs TV gives you access to the inside story direct
from Easter Road with exclusive content including regular
interviews with Head Coach Alan Stubbs and the squad.
Dom Malonga goes sightseeing around Edinburgh with
presenter Tom Zanelli in a Capital Cars taxi.
Plus you can access extensive highlights of games and obtain
audio commentaries for every first team game.
Throughout the week, Hibs TV, available from just 20p per
day for UK subscribers, has been bursting with exclusive
content keeping our viewers
in the picture about what is
happening at Easter Road.
Fontaine of Knowledge (Undercover), Liam Fontaine pops up
to surprise a couple of Hibs Kids.
Meet The New Boys - #OutsidetheBox chats to the club’s
summer signings
Throughout the week excerpts of all the interviews are
accessible for every Hibernian
supporter to watch via the
club’s popular YouTube channel.
In our last home match against
Montrose, striker Farid El Alagui
joined commentator Andrew
Sleight in the commentary box
and gave some insight into the
team during the convincing
League Cup win.
This
afternoon,
chief
commentator Cliff Pike and
media
manager Andrew
Sleight will relay the action as
it unfolds from the back of the
West Stand.
Cliff and Andrew will talk our
listeners through the action
from the back of the West
Stand – available to both
Hibs TV listeners and Hibs TV
(overseas fans) viewers.
Last week, youngsters Jordan
Sinclair, Scott Martin and Oli
Shaw spoke to Hibs TV about
breaking into the first team and
their objectives for the season.
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This week, all-time great Pat Stanton shared his Hibernian
memories with a further instalment planned for the start of
next week – essential viewing for Hibs supporters of all ages.
The full match replay of today’s game will be aired on Hibs
TV by midnight tonight – allowing you to relive the latest
Hibernian display on your laptop.
During the interview, Pat spoke about working under Jock
Stein at Easter Road and what might have happened if Big
Jock hadn’t left to join Celtic.
Plus there will be an exclusive chat with Alan Stubbs –
tackling all the talking points from the game.
Plus Academy Coaching manager Eddie May gave viewers an
insight into the club’s youth set-up and spoke extensively
about the players currently rising up through the ranks.
Click into action and visit hibernianfc.co.uk/tv for more
details
All the goals, all the glory, all the time – tune in now to
Hibs TV.
BACKING
SCOTTISH
FOOTBALL
H IB STO RY
The Five Are Reunited! A classic snap taken from our archives in 1979 when Gordon
Smith, Bobby Johnstone, Lawrie Reilly, Eddie Turnbull and Willie Ormond all wore the
famous green jersey for the final time. A fitting photograph on our 140th anniversary
TODAY’S
M A S C OT S
A warm Easter Road welcome to all of this afternoon’s
mascots for today’s Ladbrokes Championship match
against Greenock Morton.
MORGAN
JORDAN YOUNG
MORRIS
age 11,
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his favourite
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JasonisCummings.
Scott Allan.
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ALEXANDER
YOUNG
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Craigroyston
PrimaryPrimary
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and his
and
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his favourite
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Scott Allan.
ALEX GOODALL
age 11, who attends Peebles High School and her
favourite player is Lewis Stevenson.
Everybody at Hibernian hopes you enjoy an
unforgettable day at Easter Road Stadium and that
you bring the Hibees some luck!
Interested in your child becoming a Hibernian mascot? Please contact Tom Zanelli (email: [email protected])
for more details and make your wee Hibee’s dream become a reality
REMEMBER WHEN?
HIBERNIAN 3
MORTON 4 (AET)
When I was asked if I remembered about the last time Morton visited
Easter Road, I did and it was filed away in my memory under a bulging
folder entitled ‘Disappointments’.
It was in August 2008 and my cousin Dominic had come
up from down south to take in a few shows at the Festival,
enjoy a few pints with his Leith family and watch the
famous Hibees.
Now Dom has been a season ticket holder at West Ham United
since he was eight, so he is well versed in the art of watching a
team capitulate at home against the underdogs.
But somehow we managed to watch Hibs capitulate twice on
the night against a gutsy Morton team, who deserved to win
through in the end via extra time.
I remember exchanging office banter with a work colleague, who
lived off Leith Walk, but who was originally from Kilmacolm.
Typically he was a fairweather Rangers fan, but hinted he would
head along to the Leith San Siro and sit in the south to cheer on
his local team.
In the end, he didn’t turn up, nor, as it turns out, did Hibernian on
a bizarre night of League Cup football.
To be honest, there is actually a pretty decent love affair between
the Hibs and the League Cup and we had even lifted the trophy
at Hampden during the previous calendar year.
So I wasn’t expecting Hibs to be turned over by a Morton side,
who weren’t doing that well.
Into extra time and Hibs went ahead through Steve Pinau and
I was already planning to open up a bottle of Pinot Grigio to
celebrate the relief of escaping a sore Cup exit.
But I should’ve known better because there was a sting in the
tale big enough to be stuck on the tail of a giant killer wasp
(that’s a reference to a terrible horror film I once saw).
A penalty from Russell and that was then followed by a winning
goal from Ryan Harding – Hibs were out of the Cup.
I drowned my sorrows that night and tried to wash away the
pain with a few overpriced pints at the Spiegeltent.
At that point, my cousin Dom turned to me and said: “If you
didn’t have the bitter times mate, you’d never properly enjoy the
sweet.”
I nodded and checked the fixture card in my wallet to see who
we had at home next. Motherwell, I went and we lost 1-0.
I will always go because it’s part of my identity – you don’t
change your name just because you’ve had a bad day.
Written by Jack McLaren; a lifelong Hibernian supporter.
The opinions expressed in this article are the author’s own and
do not reflect the view of #GGTTH and Hibernian Football Club.
But the fact Hibs had been comprehensively beaten by
Cowdenbeath in pre-season, we also lost heavily to Lionel Messi’s
Barcelona, should have triggered off the alarm bells in my head.
Hibs never really got going at all and Morton went two up through
Iain Russell and a decent free-kick from Stevie Masterton.
Young keeper David Grof came off the bench to replace Andy
McNeil, who was injured, but surely Hibs had enough in their
locker to overcome this unexpected banana skin.
Then with 10 minutes to go the fightback started – first of all, Joe
Keenan (remember him?) scored a beauty and that was quickly
followed by a goal from Dean Shiels.
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HIBEE Q & A:
ROSS WILSON (BLUE ROSE CODE)
With 19k views on Hibs TV’s YouTube page and a further 26k
views on the Hibernian Facebook page, our 2015/16 Away Kit
promotional video “Worth the Wait” has certainly
caught people’s attention.
The video captured 16 Hibs Kids taking turns
to resist the temptation of a cupcake for five
minutes, with the prize at the end a present
containing the popular purple away top.
The stunning soundtrack to the video was “Edina”
by Blue Rose Code. Singer and Hibs supporter Ross
Wilson caught up with #GGTTH to talk about his
Hibee upbringing, music career and getting involved
in the kit campaign.
GROWING UP A HIBEE…
I grew up in Northfield, very much a Hibs area,
Gordon Smith had a pub just up the road from me
called the Right Wing. My gran was keen on me
getting involved with the club, likely just to get me
out from under her feet, so I was a Hibs Kid for a
number of years. Sadly, I couldn’t hit a barn door
with a banjo so I switched my dreams of playing
football to playing music. I remember the days of
Keith Jackson, Paul Kane Joe Tortolano and John
Collins when I was very young.
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When I was a bit older and could get to the matches
myself it was Mixu and Latapy, big Franck. Amazing
days. Also getting to see the U21s, watching Brown,
O’Connor and Riordan coming through was a treat. I
mind Brown was really tricky and good with the ball
at his feet when he first came through.
HIBS HEROES…
Growing up, I always liked wee Kevin Harper but my
cult hero had to be Tony Rougier. I mean, the boy
played horizontal but when he fancied it, brilliant.
Loved wee John O’Neil on his day, too. Favourite
game is an obvious one, no brainer, 6-2 whooping of
the Jambos. That team were wonderful; Big Franck,
Russell, Zitelli, what a dream. It was an exciting time
to be at Easter Road.
HOPES FOR THE NEW SEASON…
My thoughts on the new season is that are that
we’re going up. Stubbsy is building. In truth, I felt
only one team would go up last season, and I was
proved right. It’s the c-word, consistency. I think
we’re a year on and as a unit we can get into that
winning mentality gain auto promotion and thrive
up there in the top league. That’s where we belong.
2015/16 AWAY KIT LAUNCH…
You’re always a bit reluctant to give your music to
advertising, particularly when it’s going to be edited
and you’ve no say in the final product but when the
call came it was always a yes. My pals up the road
have been green and white with envy - I mean it’s
proper boyhood dreams stuff to be involved with
the Cabbage. Some of my favourite memories are
being in the old East Stand with a Hibs pizza, singing
the boys back out to Sunshine On Leith, I don’t hear
that song enough at matches anymore.
MY MUSIC…
You can check out the music on bluerosecode.
com. I call it Caledonian Soul, it’s very important
to me that my music is identifiably Scottish. You’d
probably call it folky. My big heroes are John Martyn
and Van Morrison with a dash of Tom Waits thrown
in. I’m playing one night at the Fringe, the 15th of
August. Sadly, it’s in Dalry but you can get a taxi in
and out if you don’t fancy it.
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GLORY
D AY S
HIBERNIAN 3
BARCELONA 2
It will always be remembered as one of the most
Given the inaugural 90 minutes, anything could happen
explosive and unforgettable matches ever staged at
back in Leith and the story that unfolded at Easter Road
Easter Road – the Fairs Cup quarter final, second leg
was suitably dramatic – it certainly fitted the star billing.
tie against Barcelona in February 1961.
An expectant crowd of 45,000 packed into Easter Road
The initial meeting between the two clubs at Camp
feverishly anticipating a once-in-a-lifetime event and
Nou two months earlier had been truly extraordinary;
nobody went home disappointed.
an epic 4-4 draw and an exhilarating performance from
Hibernian that clearly merited a victory.
Hibernian burst out of the traps and promptly scored
through the irrepressible Baker after just 10 minutes, but
Barcelona, the czars of
Barça managed to turn it all
Catalan
around.
football,
were
unable to nullify the threat
Goals
posed by Hibernian’s freescoring
centre-forward
Paraguayan
who was nicknamed the
Joe Baker, who had even
‘Tin Opener’, and skilful
swapped shirts with Bobby
Hungarian Sándor Kocsis
Kinloch to further confuse
put Barcelona 2-1 ahead
the matter.
heading into the half-time
interval.
In the first leg, Hibernian
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from
forward Eulogio Martinez,
had gone 2-0 up inside
In a feisty, ultra-competitive
the opening 20 minutes through goals from Baker and
match, Hibernian, shooting down the slope, equalised
Johnny McLeod and survived an initial comeback from
through Tommy Preston on the 72-minute mark to set up
their hosts to accelerate into a 4-2 lead with 16 minutes
a thrilling finale.
remaining.
Then German referee Johannes Malka suffered the wrath
Nevertheless Barça were fiercely determined not to lose
of an angry mob of Barcelona players when he pointed to
on home soil and sprang a late rally to score twice inside
the spot and handed Hibernian a penalty with five minutes
the closing seven minutes and secure the draw.
of the contest remaining – to be taken by Bobby Kinloch.
An ebullient, bouncily inventive and strong-minded
character, Kinloch wasn’t even originally assigned to
take the penalty – awarded after Johnny McLeod had
been tripped in the area and a decision that triggered
off a 13-minute delay after a forceful Barcelona protest.
But after regular spot-kick taker Sammy Baird informed
him that he was too unwell to assume responsibility
for the penalty, Kinloch placed the ball on the spot and
scored a truly monumental goal. Cue euphoric scenes at
Easter Road.
Nevertheless Barça were
fiercely determined not
to lose on home soil and
sprang a late rally to score
twice inside the closing
seven minutes and secure
the draw.
The remainder of the match was absolutely chaotic,
Barcelona were incensed by the decision, and the visitors
chased Malka, guarded by local police, down the tunnel
at full-time – allegedly leaving stud marks on the match
officials’ changing room door.
Fortunately Malka survived to tell the tale and Hibernian
also emerged triumphant to progress through to face AS
Roma in the last-four of the competition.
Hibernian: Ronnie Simpson, John Fraser, Joe McClelland,
John Baxter, Jim Easton, Sammy Baird, Johnny McLeod,
Tommy Preston, Joe Baker, Bobby Kinloch, Wilie Ormond.
A glorious night underneath the Easter Road floodlights
– the memory marches on…
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Danny Carmichael, Martin Boyle, Antonio Reguero and Alex
Harris all featured for Hibernian Development squad’s 3-3 draw
away to Falkirk on Tuesday evening, writes John Stephens.
Ryan Blair scored from distance to give the hosts the
lead, before Boyle levelled in the 40th minute with a
well taken strike.
Two minutes later and it was 2-1 to Hibs as Callum Crane
finished off Harris’ low, teasing ball into the box to give
Hibs the half-time lead.
That advantage lasted just 12 minutes into the second
half, as Falkirk’s trialist headed in from a corner.
Oli Shaw then made it 3-2 with a fine finish in the 67th
minute, before Jordan Sinclair and the trialist had to go off
injured – meaning Hibs had to defend the one goal lead
with only nine men.
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For the 14 regulation minutes, the side held their own, before
Alex Cooper netted a free-kick from 25 yards out in the sixth
minute of injury time, as the game ended all square.
Joe McBride, Hibernian U20 Development Coach, was
disappointed to lose Sinclair with a suspected dislocated
shoulder, and the trialist, but felt his side coped well when
down to nine men.
McBride said: “I felt we were the better team throughout
and played football the whole game. I was disappointed
with the way we gave the goal away when we were 2-1
up – a free header from the corner.
“We got ourselves back in front, and I couldn’t see them
getting back into the game at all. Then we went down to
nine men through injuries, and I thought we coped with
that really, really well.”
McBride continued on to say that the result did not
matter, stating that the game is all about development,
and for that he is not getting hung up on the result, and is
instead focusing on how well his side performed.
He said: “We were unfortunate to lose a goal right in the
last minute, but it is a development league. Results are
nice, but it’s not the be all and end all.
“I was delighted with the way we kept the ball up front.
I though Lewis and Conner done well protecting the ball,
and we performed well when we had nine men. But like I
said, it’s about development, so the result isn’t the be all
and end all for us.”
Hibernian Development Squad: Antonio Reguero, Aaron
Dunsmore, Trialist, Kevin Waugh, Jordan McGregor, Aaron
Scott (Jordan Sinclair, 64), Alex Harris, Callum Crane, Lewis
Allan, Martin Boyle (Oli Shaw, 57), Danny Carmichael
(Conner Duthie, 45). Unused substitutes: Sean Brennan,
Ben Stirling, Adam Watson, Ali Smith.
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A
Selkirk
W
Fri 31/07/2015
Friendly
H
Brentford
D
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Tue 11/08/2015
SPFL Development League
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Falkirk
Thu 27/08/2015
H
Celtic
Tue 08/09/2015
H
PartickThistle
Tue 15/09/2015
A
Hamilton Accies
Tue 29/09/2015
H
Dundee
Tue 06/10/2015
A
Ross Co
Tue 13/10/2015
H
Aberdeen
Tue 20/10/2015
A
Rangers
Tue 27/10/2015
H
Kilmarnock
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A
Dunfermline
Tue 10/11/2015
H
Hearts
Tue 17/11/2015
A
St Mirren
Tue 24/11/2015
H
Motherwell
Tue 01/12/2015
A
Dundee Utd
Tue 08/12/2015
H
Inverness CT
Tue 15/12/2015
A
St Johnstone
Mon 21/12/2015
H
Falkirk
Tue 12/01/2016
A
PartickThistle
Tue 19/01/2016
H
Hamilton Accies
Tue 26/01/2016
A
Dundee
Tue 02/02/2016
H
Ross Co
Tue 09/02/2016
A
Aberdeen
Tue 16/02/2016
H
Rangers
Tue 23/02/2016
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Kilmarnock
Tue 08/03/2016
H
Dunfermline
Tue15/03/2016
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Hearts
Tue 22/03/2016
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St Mirren
Tue 29/03/2016
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Motherwell
Tue 05/04/2016
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Dundee Utd
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s Another classic snap – current Greenock Morton boss Jim Duffy in action against Hibernian during the 1983/84 season at
Cappielow. Duffy subsequently managed Hibernian for 48 games during the 1996/97 season and the 1997/98 campaign.
TRUE HIBERNIAN SPIRIT
Supporter, player, captain, manager and distant relative of
the club’s co-founder Michael Whelahan, Pat Stanton helps
Hibernian to celebrate our 140th birthday on 6 August 2015.
Pat is pictured in Easter Road’s West Stand reception area where he is positioned
in between the busts of Canon Hannan and Michael Whelahan.
A club born out of the overcrowded and poverty-stricken slums of the Cowgate, Hibernian have continually
strived to be better and that indomitable, pioneering spirit remains intact 140 years later.
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GLORY, GLORY
CUP WIN IN 1972
Euphoric scenes in the Capital during Hibernian’s open top bus
parade with the Scottish League Cup in December 1972 – ending a
70-year wait to bring a trophy back from Hampden.
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THE AWAY END:
GREENOCK MORTON
Hibernian welcomes the players, management, officials and
supporters of Greenock Morton to Easter Road Stadium for
this afternoon’s Ladbrokes Championship encounter.
Today is the first league meeting of the clubs for 16
years although the teams did cross paths during an
epic seven goal thriller in the League Cup in 2008.
It’s over 30 years since Greenock Morton last defeated
Hibs in the league, however they arrive in Edinburgh this
afternoon still riding the crest of the wave following last
term’s promotion.
Morton won the Scottish League One title and with it
promotion in the Ladbrokes Championship following a
dramatic season finale where they came from behind to
defeat Peterhead whilst nearest rivals Forfar lost at home
to Ayr United.
Morton manager Jim Duffy – a familiar face to Hibs
supporters - saw his side open their Championship
campaign by hitting back to earn a point at home to Falkirk
last weekend.
It was a credible start for the Championship newcomers
and came on the back of a League Cup victory over Elgin
City (5-0) and a narrow Petrofac Training Cup defeat
against Dumbarton (2-3).
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Whilst Duffy hasn’t been able to add many summer
signings, he has managed to keep the main elements of his
League One title winning squad intact.
Last season’s success came on the back of as humiliating
drop into the third tier of Scottish football as Morton
bounced back at the first attempt under Duffy.
Twenty-eight year-old Derek Gaston has been with
Morton ever since joining the club as a free agent in the
summer of 2012. The former Albion Rovers shot-stopper is
closing in on 100 appearances for the Ton. Gaston kept 13
cleansheets last season during 34 appearances as he made
a significant contribution to the club’s title success.
Irishman Conor Pepper burst on the Scottish football scene
back in 2012 for Terry Butcher’s Inverness Caledonian
Thistle and scored a 90th minute equaliser on his debut
in a 2-2 draw with Hearts at Tynecastle. He also scored on
his last visit to Easter Road. When Pepper was released in
2014, Morton were quick to snap up the former St. Patrick’s
Athletic player.
Defender Lee Kilday scored his first goal of the campaign
during the club’s 3-2 Petrofac Training Cup defeat against
Dumbarton. The full-back is in his second season with the
club and mainstay of Morton’s defensive line last term. The
23-year-old came through the youth academy at Hamilton
Academical and made 42 appearances for the Accies before
moving to Morton in 2014.
Fellow full-back Ricki Lamie also joined Morton ahead of
last season. The former Airdrieonians, Queen’s Park and
East Stirling defender made 37 appearances last season and
missed out on the dramatic season finale after picking up a
red card in a match against Stranraer. Lamie has yet to find
the back of the net for Morton.
Youngster Mark Russell came through the Morton youth
academy and broke through into the first team during
the club’s ill-fated 2013/2014 campaign that saw them
relegated to the third tier of Scottish football. The 19-yearold has flourished under boss Duffy and played a key role
in the club’s promotion last season making 27 appearances
and scoring three times – including a pivotal effort against
Peterhead on the final day of the campaign.
Glasgow-born Bobby Barr has made a career from playing
lower league football after coming through the youth ranks
with St Johnstone. Barr failed to make an impression at
McDiarmid Park and left the Perth side without making a
first team appearance. Since then he has enjoyed spells
with Albion Rovers (twice), Brechin City (twice), Livingston
and East Fife.
Bellshill-born Stefan McCluskey grabbed his first goal of
Midfielder Michael Miller came through the youth
academy at Dumbarton and was handed his first senior
start by former Hibs player Ian Murray – then boss of the
sons. Miller was part of the Dumbarton side that surprised
many in their first season in the Championship and it
was no surprise when he was snapped by Morton. He
then picked the perfect moment to score his first goal for
Morton - netting in the final game of last season as his side
clinched the League One title.
Clyde and earning a move to Morton in 2014.
Midfielder Ross Forbes first came to the attention of the
Scottish football public after exploding onto the scene with
Motherwell. Forbes has played against Hibs six times during
his playing career and is yet to feature on the winning side
after three defeats and three draws – including the famous
6-6 draw at Fir Park. The former Partick Thistle, Dumbarton
and Dunfermline Athletic players was on target for Morton
during their League Cup win over Elgin City.
the new campaign during Morton’s rout of Elgin City in the
League Cup recently. The 24-year-old made just 16 league
starts last term and will be hoping to make a bigger impact
this season. McCluskey flitted between junior and senior
football during his early career before making an impact at
Veteran striker Peter MacDonald has scored twice in
as many games so far this season with efforts against
Dumbarton and Falkirk in the Petrofac Training Cup and
Ladbrokes Championship respectively. The diminutive
forward came through the youth ranks with Rangers but it
was during his ten years with St Johnstone that he made his
name. MacDonald is now in his second spell with Morton.
On-loan Birmingham City striker Denny Johnstone wasted
little time in making an impact at his new club when he
scored on his debut against Elgin City in the League Cup
two weeks ago. The former Celtic youngster has joined
the Cappielow men seeking game-time to improve his
own development. The 20-year-old spent time on loan to
Macclesfield, Cheltenham and Burton Albion.
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IN THE
BEGINNING
By club historian Tom Wright
For well over a thousand years many different forms of football
had been played in this country, but it was only after the college or
Cambridge rules were devised in the 1840’s and the FA formed in 1863
that the game as we know it today was finally established.
In Scotland, Association Football as it became known
was mainly played in the West of the country. In
Edinburgh Rugby remained the established game, but on
December 28th 1873, two Glasgow sides Queens Park and
Clydesdale, who saw themselves as missionaries for the
new code, played an exhibition game at Raimes Park in
Leith watched by a crowd of only a few hundred people.
The area was then the playing fields of the Royal High
School, but would change its name to Victoria Park in 1887
in commemoration of the Queens golden jubilee.
Many of the spectators watching from the sidelines that
historic afternoon would leave to form their own sides, and
soon several had sprung up in the city playing under the new
Association rules such as the Third Edinburgh Rifles, Hanover,
Thistle, Brunswick and St Andrews to name but a few.
With the help of the local St Patrick’s church, in 1875 a group of
Irishmen and descendants of Irishmen who had left their native
land to escape the great potato famines of the mid 1800’s,
decided to form their own football team. They named the team
Hibernian after the Roman name for Ireland.
From the very beginning the club had to struggle for acceptance
from both the local Edinburgh Football Association and the SFA,
but eventually, with the support of some of the local sides their
perseverance eventually paid off and they were allowed to join
both associations.
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Hibs first recorded game took place on Christmas day 1875
at the Meadows, a large public area to the south of the city
which was also popular with cricketers and archers, against a
side who would in time become their greatest rivals, Heart of
Midlothian. It is generally believed that the game took place at
the east end of the Meadows on a pitch running roughly parallel
with Archers Hall westwards from the Boroughloch Brewery.
Although quite obviously no sign of what would have been the
playing area remains, today tennis courts partly occupy the site.
With the exception of national or local cup ties, in the years
before the formation of the Scottish League in 1890, most
games would be classed as challenge or benefit matches. Hibs
would play many of these games to raise much needed revenue
to satisfy the needs of the poor, both in their own district of
Edinburgh and throughout the entire country, a cause that was
eventually copied by many others, and it could be said that they
were the first truly community club.
With the game still in its infancy there were relatively few
public places to play, and with several of the recently formed
clubs also using the Meadows, the area soon became
overcrowded making it imperative that the more ambitious
sides looked to acquire their own home grounds elsewhere.
Many of the early games would be played at Powburn, a venue
opened in 1869 and leased by the Southern Athletic Society.
Under the rather grand title ‘The Royal Hippodrome’ or the
‘Newington Running Grounds’, Powburn was one of three
grounds in the city that was specifically designed for the then
popular sport of pedestrianism, better known today as athletics.
The venture however was not a long term success. Although
used as a regular venue for representative games, and as the
home ground of the 3rd Edinburgh Rifles, and later by Hearts
for a short time, it would soon be sold for housing as the city
expanded southwards. The site is now occupied by the houses
at West Saville Terrace and McDowall Road.
In December 1877 Hibs leased an area on the eastern side of
Craigmillar Park near to the suburban railway station and tram
terminus at Newington just outside what was then the city
boundary. Originally the home of the Craigmillar Park Golf Club,
the football pitch was surrounded by a nine hole golf course.
The club would play several important games there including
three of the four games it required to settle the 1878 Edinburgh
Cup Final against rivals Hearts, the competition finally being
won by the maroons at nearby Powburn after yet another
replay at Merchiston.
W W W.HIBERN I A NF C . CO. U K
Following the expiry of what was only a short term lease
at Mayfield, in September 1878 a pitch was acquired at
Powderhall, the first of what would eventually be four football
grounds in the immediate area. The others were the adjacent
New Powderhall stadium which was opened in December
1889 (later the dog track), Logie Green, and finally a ground
located diagonally between the latter two named New Logie
Green. The B&Q store and car park on Warriston Road now
occupies this last site, the ground used by Leith Athletic in
1906 when securing the Second Division championship. The
original Logie Green was home to St Bernard’s before they
returned permanently to the Royal Gymnasium in Canonmills,
and it was here that the only Scottish Cup Final to date to be
played outside Glasgow took place between Hibs and Hearts
in 1896. The Hibs ground at Powderhall was opened in 1870
as an athletic venue with a track laid out on similar lines to
the famous Stamford Bridge in London. A grandstand was
later erected at the south west corner of the ground using
furnishings purchased from Powburn at a cost of £100. Like
Powburn, Powderhall was
one of the three purpose
built grounds in the city to
specifically accommodate
the popular sport of
pedestrianism, the other
the Portobello Recreation
Grounds, was situated
near the west end of
Portobello
promenade
near the remains of the
old harbour, and would
in time become better
known as the Marine
Gardens.
It was at the first
Powderhall on 11th
November 1878 that
one of the very first floodlit games in Scotland took place.
Played during a heavy snowstorm and watched by only a few
hundred hardy souls who braved the atrocious conditions,
Hibs played an Edinburgh Select, the pitch illuminated by
three lights powered by powerful Siemens generators. During
the course of the game all three lights would in time fail to
function, the game finishing in virtual darkness. Although Hibs
won the game 3-0, the ambitious experiment was obviously
not a success, and it would be more than 70 years before
the lighting of football matches would become the norm.
Bordered by the Water of Leith to the north, and the railway
line, Redbraes and Pilrig to the east, the original Powderhall
would be replaced by the adjacent New Powderhall in 1889.
In 1893 part of the original ground would be purchased by
Edinburgh Corporation to construct a waste destructor, the
site of the football pitch and running track to the rear used as
a putting green during the 1920’s and 30’s. The entire area is
now utilised by the Edinburgh Council for its incinerator and
waste transfer plant with an entrance in Broughton Road,
the site of the original running track and football pitch now
completely swallowed up by the huge industrial complex.
After less than a year at Powderhall, Hibs eventually moved
back to Mayfield for a few months, Hearts taking over the
lease of the ground, but it had been obvious for some time
that a more permanent home was needed. The pitch at
Mayfield with its entrance from either Crawfurd Road or
East Suffolk Road would eventually become the Royal High
School playing fields before the area was purchased for use
as a hostel for female student teachers. Today the student
accommodation buildings have been converted into private
housing, but what would have been the football field can still
be seen in the middle of the complex.
After less than a dozen games at Mayfield, the club would
move to what would become the nearest thing to a
permanent home when premises were secured just off
Easter Road. To officially open the new ground, Hibs defeated
Hanover 5-0 on 14th February 1880. At Easter Road the club
would go from strength
to strength, and soon
they would become the
top side in the entire
area, winning the local
Edinburgh
Association
trophy and its replacement
the Edinburgh Association
Shield (later known as the
East of Scotland Shield)
eight times inside a inside
a nine year period, they
only exception when
they scratched following
a dispute with Edinburgh
University in 1883.
In 1887 Hibs would
become the first side
from the east of Scotland to win the coveted Scottish
Cup by defeating Dumbarton 2-1 in the final at (second)
Hampden. At Easter Road a few months later the famous
English club Preston North End who would soon be named
‘The Invincibles’, were defeated in a match for the unofficial
‘Championship of the world’.
Unfortunately, within a few years the fortunes of the club
would take a dramatic turn for the worse. Following the loss
of several key players to the newly formed Glasgow Celtic in
1888, the secretary absconding to America with the clubs
funds, and not least, the loss of the lease of the Easter Road
ground when the land was required for housing, the failure to
submit the appropriate annual membership fee to the SFA
in 1891 meant the club temporarily going out of business.
Today, the Hibernian Supporters Association clubrooms and
car park at Sunnyside, the industrial premises opposite, and
houses at the foot of Bothwell Street now occupy the site of
the first Easter Road.
W W W.HIBERN I A N F C . CO. U K
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HIBERNIAN
LADIES
Hibernian Ladies tomorrow face Glasgow City in a top
of the table clash at Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie,
writes Richard Payne.
Both clubs are currently undefeated and locked
together on 37 points at the top of the Scottish
Women’s Premier League.
“Given the league positions of both clubs we know that
there will be a lot of publicity around this match and
that’s exciting for the women’s game.
Chris Roberts’ side have taken the women’s game by
storm this season and have given City their first credible
challenge for a number of years.
“We are up against the current champions, however we’ve
got where we have by focussing on ourselves and what we
can do on the park. That is something we will continue
to do.
Earlier this season the clubs fought out a sensational 3-3
draw and Roberts is predicting another close encounter.
The Hibs boss, who rested a number of players last
weekend for the Scottish Cup victory over Forfar
Farmington, is hoping for a big performance from his
players.
He said: “This week we have been looking to keep the
squad fresh and give everyone an opportunity to recover
after a gruelling few weeks.
“With so many of the girls away at the National Academy
last week it is important to keep them fresh and hopefully
we will see a big performance from them tomorrow.
“Both City and Hibs are well-aware of each other’s
strengths and weaknesses and with both playing a
relatively similar formation and style of play, then I expect
it to be close again.
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“Whomever wants it more on the day will win the game
and we’re certainly going their looking for all three points.
“We will continue to play our own game and know that
on our day we can beat anyone.
“In the two previous meetings this season we’ve had by
far the better of the first half and could’ve scored a few
whilst City could say the same about the second.
“They were both really open games because both teams
are set up to play attacking football.
“We have the quality to hurt City and I will be looking for
my players to get the ball down and express themselves.”
Roberts singled out debutant Cailin Michie after
Hibs 5-0 thrashing of Forfar Farmington in the
Scottish Cup last weekend.
The 17-year-old impressed throughout her debut
having recently joined the club from Boroughmuir
Thistle.
Roberts said: “She had a great debut and delivered a
mature performance for someone so young.
“Her use of the ball was terrific; she made intelligent
runs, knew when to hold the ball and when to move
it and her delivery from the wide areas was very
dangerous.
“Her goal typifies the type of player we have signed.
She picked off an interception, drove at Forfar, beating
four players before slamming the ball into the top
corner of the net.
“It was a terrific finish to top-off an excellent
performance from Cailin. She has a big future ahead
of her.”
Along with Michie, Abi Harrison (2), Lia Tweedie and
Chloe Arthur were on target for the rampant Hibees
who will now face Cumbernauld Colts in the Scottish
Cup quarter-finals.
HANDS OFF HIBS
25 YEARS ON…
Kicking off a new series in #GGTTH, supporters recall their
stories about when the club was threatened with extinction 25
years ago, but the supporters rallied, protested and ensured
the club survived.
On Monday 4 June 1990, football enthusiasts
and consigned one of the most significant clubs in
in Edinburgh awoke to the news that Heart of
Scottish football to the dustbin of history.
Midlothian Chairman Wallace Mercer had tabled
a £6.2m bid to take over financially troubled
But
Hibernian.
indomitable spirit of Hibernian and its supporters.
Mercer
underestimated
the
unique
and
This was the team that wouldn’t die…
Mercer’s aim was to manufacture one Edinburgh
team to challenge Glasgow’s Old Firm for silverware,
Brian Rogan from London Hibs said: “In 1990, three
but the proposed plans would ultimately signal the
of us delivered the Hands Off Hibs petition to
sorry demise of Hibernian.
Downing Street.
This wasn’t a merger – it was a toxic takeover that
“On that day Nelson Mandela was in attendance
would have wiped Hibernian off the football map
meeting Thatcher. The ANC supporters, with their
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Mercer’s aim was
to manufacture one
Edinburgh team to
challenge Glasgow’s
Old Firm for silverware,
but the proposed plans
would ultimately signal
the sorry demise of
Hibernian.
green & black banners were behind the barriers on
What were your memories of the ‘Hands Off Hibs’
the other side of the road. While we were waiting we
campaign? Please share them with #GGTTH by
lead them in a chant of “Nelson Mandela says Hands
emailing in your story to [email protected]
Off Hibs”. That was probably what swayed it!”
Supporters can also now pick up a tribute ‘Hands
The Proclaimers on the pitch at Easter Road, Joe
Off Hibs’ t-shirt (price: £12.99) from the Hibernian
Baker kissing the turf, Gordon Strachan wearing
Clubstore.
the t-shirt and the whole community of Leith
and beyond united for a common cause – keeping
Hibernian alive. Thankfully everybody’s efforts came
to fruition when Sir Tom Farmer stepped in and
revitalised the club.
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IN THAT NUMBER:
NUMBER THREE
J O H N PA R K E
John Parke was a thoroughbred footballer; a
left-back whose smooth control and perceptive
distribution made the game look deceptively easy
and, although the Northern Ireland internationalist’s
stay in Leith was brief, he left a lasting impression.
Overall the dark-haired defender from Bangor only
recorded 26 appearances – largely because of a serious
knee injury which required three operations – during his
13-month association with Hibernian.
But the self-confident Ulsterman still managed to
successfully make his mark with a series of classy
performances and was a universally popular figure in the
dressing room where he was hugely influential, especially
amongst the up-and-coming players.
From the moment he walked into Easter Road as a 26-yearold from Irish League champions Linfield, there was no
disputing his quality and determination to succeed.
Originally an amateur with Cliftonville Olympic, Parke had been
capped at youth level five times while qualifying as a mechanic
and had turned down a move to English club Burnley.
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Moving to Linfield in 1954 proved to be a steep learning
curve for the then callow inside-forward, who eventually
made the breakthrough into the starting line-up four years
later before he was then converted into a left-back in 1959.
Irish League recognition was duly followed by trophyladen success at Windsor Park, including four winner’s
medals – he amassed 17 overall with Linfield – during his
penultimate season at the club.
Park’s form on the domestic scene clearly merited inclusion
into the national team’s squad and he was justly handed
his debut for Northern Ireland against Scotland at Windsor
Park in the middle of October 1963.
Adapting superbly, Parke effortlessly made the step up into
international football and snuffed out the threat posed by
Rangers’ Willie Henderson during a 2-1 victory; prompting
a Hibernian delegation, who had flown over to Belfast, to
secure his services after the game.
The fee of £15,000 was a considerable sum for a fullback, but Parke set about justifying it with gusto and
immediately displaced tough-as-teak Joe McClelland in
Hibernian’s number three jersey.
At that point under the stewardship of manager Walter
Galbraith, Hibernian were haunted by the prospect of
relegation and were a shadow of the all-conquering team
of the early 1950s.
But Parke’s arrival, followed by Willie Hamilton’s decision
to sign the following month, helped to revitalise the team’s
flagging fortunes; his debut ended in a 4-1 home win over
St Johnstone – Hibernian’s first triumph in eight games.
A few days later and Parke recorded his second appearance
for Northern Ireland, and first as a Hibernian player, when
he started against Spain at Windsor Park in a European
Championship qualifying match.
Stylish, skilful and with unflagging standards, Parke was an
admirably sound and widely respected defender, who used
the ball constructively and added a dash of ingenuity to
the side.
He immediately struck up a rapport, both on and off the
pitch, with the gifted, yet wayward schemer Hamilton.
With his enchanting cocktail of subtlety and skill, Hamilton
was a pure pleasure to watch. The pair got on famously;
they enjoyed winning matches and also liked celebrating
with a few drinks (or several) too.
But the key difference was that Parke had total dedication
to his profession and the fact he had waited so long for his
big break in Scottish professional football meant he knew
when to stop.
An endlessly enthusiastic and committed professional,
Parke was a bon viveur, but he was deadly serious of
succeeding in football.
The general consensus amongst Easter Road regulars was
that Parke was an excellent left-back, who carried with
him that unmistakeable aura of genuine star quality. Even
his brylcreemed hair was
immaculate.
With his shrewd positional sense and almost uncanny
anticipation, Parke always seemed to be in control of the
situation – composed, organised and alert.
Inside a few short months, Stein had transformed
Hibernian into one of the best teams in the land and that
was illustrated by the club’s early form during the 1964/65
season.
Following the Summer Cup win, Hibernian proceeded
to record seven victories from their opening 10 league
matches – including an impressive 4-2 win over Rangers
at Ibrox.
Everything was starting to click into place and to highlight
that progress, Stein boldly invited Spanish aristocrats, Real
Madrid to participate in a floodlit friendly at Easter Road in
October 1964.
Rather than be overawed,
exposed and embarrassed
by the enormity of the task,
Hibernian dazzled on the
night and deservedly won the
friendly fixture 2-0 with Parke
masterful again at left-back.
Yet for all his magnificence
Parke had suffered a problem
with his knees which had
disrupted his progress at
Linfield and that injury
resurfaced against Airdrie in
December 1963.
Nevertheless there were still
question marks over Parke’s
durability, and the mobility of
his troublesome knee, so when
Sunderland lodged a formal bid
of just under £40,000 in midNovember, Stein accepted.
During a memorable 5-3 loss,
Parke suffered a knock to
his knee which resulted in a
serious cartilage tear and the
highly-rated defender was
carried off the pitch just after
the hour mark.
After spending a few months
recovering from the injury,
Parke suddenly discovered
there was a new occupant in
the manager’s office – Walter
Galbraith stepped down in
March 1964 and was replaced by Jock Stein.
Iron-willed and hugely ambitious, Stein had accepted the
challenge of reviving Hibernian and the first tentative
step was to finish in 10th place at the end of the 1963/64
season.
Stein was quick to recognise the merits of his experienced
left-back and reintroduced him into the starting line-up for
the Summer Cup final triumph over Aberdeen.
The trophy success was another symbol of the growing
optimism being fostered under the Stein regime and Parke,
who would later briefly captain Hibernian during this era,
completely bought into the vision of his new boss.
Parke’s replacement was Third
Lanark’s Joe Davis, who signed
for a meagre £7,000 and gave
Hibernian five years of dutiful
and uninterrupted service.
On Wearside, Parke enjoyed
four productive years and he then experienced a year
abroad with KV Mechelen in Belgium before hanging up
his boots in 1968.
Sadly Parke, who had moved back to Northern Ireland,
passed away in August 2011 after a lengthy period of ill
health and battling with Alzheimers. He was 74.
Parke epitomised the finest traditional qualities of
Hibernian – down-to-earth honest professionalism spiced
with adventurous flair.
Dignified, dedicated and charming, Parke was both a warm
and toughly self-sufficient character, who gave everything
he could for the benefit the team.
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POLICY ON
U N A C C E P TA B L E
CONDUCT
PURPOSE
This Policy has been developed in line with an agreement by
clubs in the Scottish Premiership to take responsibility for the
actions of their own supporters at matches, both home and
away. Accordingly the SPFL introduced new rules regarding
Unacceptable Conduct at football matches with effect from 1st
August, 2007. The SFA has also adopted these rules for Scottish
Cup Matches.
Where a club is in breach of, or failure to fulfil the Rules relative
to Unacceptable Conduct, the SPFL may take certain action
against the Club. Examples of this include fines and deduction
of points.
POLICY
It is the policy of Hibernian Football Club (the Club) that
Unacceptable Conduct will not be tolerated. Any individuals
attending matches who are found to have engaged in
Unacceptable Conduct may have disciplinary action taken
against them. This may include removal of ticketing privileges,
removal of season tickets and bans from stadia for a specified
period/or other appropriate sanctions. Unacceptable Conduct
may also lead to criminal charges. Reference should be made to
the SPFL Rules regarding Unacceptable Conduct and Powers of
the Board and Commissions when dealing with this policy.
IMPLEMENTATION
The Home Club in any Official Match must ensure, so far as
reasonably practicable,
i) good order and security
ii) that policies and procedures have been adopted and are
implemented to prevent incidents of Unacceptable Conduct
iii) that any incidents of Unacceptable Conduct are effectively dealt with, at its Stadium on the occasion of an Official
Match.
Each Club must ensure, so far as reasonably practicable, that its
Players, officials, supporters, and any person exercising a function
for or connected with the Club do not engage in Unacceptable
Conduct on the occasion of any Official Match. Any failure by a
Club to discharge a requirement to which it is subject by virtue
of the above Rules shall constitute a breach of these Rules.
UNACCEPTABLE CONDUCT
Unacceptable Conduct is conduct which is violent or disorderly.
Violent conduct includes any actual, attempted, or threatened
physical violence against any person, or intentional damage to
property. Disorderly conduct includes;
· Conduct which stirs up or sustains, or is likely or is designed to stir up or sustain hatred or ill will against or towards individuals or groups of people because of:
· Colour, race, nationality, (including citizenship) or ethnic or national origin
· Membership, or presumed membership, of a religious group
or of a social cultural group with perceived religious affiliation
· Sexual orientation
· Transgender identity
· Disability
· Using threatening, abusive or insulting words or conduct
· Displaying writing or any other thing which is threatening, abusive or insulting
NON COMPLIANCE
The Club will take all reasonably practicable steps to deter and
prevent individuals from engaging in Unacceptable Conduct.
Where incidents of Unacceptable Conduct are reported or
detected, Stewards contracted by the Club, will in the first
instance be tasked to take all reasonably practicable steps
to properly deal with the situation and bring the matter to a
satisfactory conclusion. There may be occasions where it is
necessary to seek the assistance of Lothian and Borders Police to
deal with incidents of Unacceptable Conduct within or around
the Stadium. Where, for operational or other reasons
determined by the Chief Steward, Event Day Safety Officer or
Police Event Commander it is not possible or practicable to
directly intervene in an incident all reasonable steps will be
taken to detect individuals engaged in Unacceptable Conduct.
This may include:
· Identification of individuals by seat row and number and if possible supported by CCTV.
· Written information from Stewards or Police Officers.
· Disclosure to and exchange of information with other SPFL Clubs.
· Any information available from postmatch de-briefs.
· Any other source of information available.
Note: For the purposes of dealing with incidents of Unacceptable
Conduct, Season Ticket holders or purchasers of advanced tickets
will be deemed to be responsible for their allocated seat(s).
Where the incident of Unacceptable Conduct is not the subject
of a Police Enquiry, the Stadium & Facilities Manager or the Club
Secretary will, where required, carry out any further enquiry
necessary to bring the matter to a conclusion. This may involve
preparing reports and making recommendations to the Board on
any disciplinary action required to be taken against individuals
and/or making recommendations within the Club to reduce and
eradicate Unacceptable Conduct.
CONCLUSION
The introduction of this policy which is in line with SPFL
agreements places additional responsibility on the Club to
ensure individuals do not engage in Unacceptable Conduct
within Easter Road Stadium and whilst visiting other SPL Clubs.
The subject of Unacceptable Conduct is already under close
scrutiny and the Club seeks the co-operation and support of all
supporters in its efforts to reduce and eradicate such behaviour.
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Dunsmore, Aaron
POS
N/A
N/A
*
*
*
S
*
Friendly 2
14-Jul
Berwick Rangers
3 - 0
1,080
N/A
S
*1
S
*1
S
Friendly 3
18-Jul
Dunfermline Athletic
2 - 1
3,337
N/A
S
*1
S
*
S
Friendly 4
21-Jul
Ayr United
0 - 0
923
N/A
S
*
S
*
S
Chall Cup 1
25-Jul
RANGERS
2 - 6 11,225
N/A
Champ 1
01-Aug
MONTROSE
3 - 0
5,933
N/A
S1
*
Champ 1
08-Aug
Dumbarton
1 - 2
1,552
7
*
*
Champ 2
15-Aug
MORTON
Champ 3
23-Aug
Rangers (kick-off 12:30)
Champ 4
29-Aug
RAITH ROVERS
Champ 5
05-Sep
Falkirk
Champ 6
12-Sep
ALLOA ATHLETIC
Champ 7
19-Sep
Livingston
Champ 8
26-Sep
ST MIRREN
Champ 9
03-Oct
Queen of the South
Champ 10
17-Oct
DUMBARTON
Champ 11
24-Oct
Raith Rovers
Champ 12
01-Nov
RANGERS (kick-off 12:30)
Champ 13
07-Nov
St Mirren
Champ 14
14-Nov
LIVINGSTON
Alloa Athletic
Champ 15
21-Nov
Champ 16
05-Dec
Morton
Champ 17
12-Dec
FALKIRK
Champ 18
19-Dec
QUEEN OF THE SOUTH
Champ 19
26-Dec
Rangers
Champ 20
02-Jan
RAITH ROVERS
Champ 21
16-Jan
Falkirk
Champ 22
23-Jan
ST MIRREN
Champ 23
30-Jan
MORTON
Champ 24
13-Feb
Livingston
Champ 25
20-Feb
ALLOA ATHLETIC
Champ 26
27-Feb
Dumbarton
Champ 27
01-Mar
Queen of the South (kick-off 19:45)
Champ 28
05-Mar
RANGERS
Champ 29
12-Mar
LIVINGSTON
Champ 30
19-Mar
Raith Rovers
Champ 31
26-Mar
DUMBARTON
Champ 32
02-Apr
St Mirren
Champ 33
09-Apr
Alloa Athletic
FALKIRK
Champ 34
16-Apr
Champ 35
23-Apr
Morton
Champ 36
30-Apr
QUEEN OF THE SOUTH
KEY: * = Started Game S = Sub Appearance U = Unused Sub # = Goals Scored
S
S
U
Crane, Callum
ATT
1 - 2
Carmichael, Dan
RES
Wigan Athletic
Boyle, Martin
OPPOSITION
11-Jul
Bartley, Marvin
DATE
SEASON 2015/16
Allan, Scott
COMP
Friendly 1
Allan, Lewis
Cummings, Jason
FIXTURES
& STATS
U
*1
U
U
*1
U
*
U
Forster, Jordon
Fyvie, Fraser
Gray, David
Handling, Danny
Hanlon, Paul
Harris, Alex
Malonga, Dominique
Martin, Scott
Oxley, Mark
Reguero, Antonio
S
*1
S
*
*
S
*
*
*
S
S
S
*
S
*
*1
*
*
S
*
*
*
S
S
*
S
*
*
*
*
*
S
*
S
*
S
S
*
*1
*
S
*
*
U
*
*
*
*
*
S
S
*
U
*
*
*
*
*
U
*
*
*
U
U
*1
*
*
*
*
*
*
*1
*
U
S
*
*
*
*
*
*
U
*
U
S
*
KEY:
= Yellow Card
= Red Card
*1
*
S
U
= Home Game
S
Own Goals
Stevenson, Lewis
Stanton, Sam
Sinclair, Jordan
Shaw, Oli
McGregor, Jordan
McGinn, John
Keatings, James
El Alagui, Farid
Fontaine, Liam
Duthie, Conner
*
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TODAY’S
TEAMS
HIBERNIAN
ALAN STUBBS HEAD COACH
50
MARK OXLEY 01
DAVID GRAY 02
PAUL HANLON 04
LIAM FONTAINE 05
MARVIN BARTLEY 06
DOM MALONGA 07
FRASER FYVIE 08
FARID EL ALAGUI 09
GREENOCK MORTON
MANAGER JIM DUFFY
01 DEREK GASTON
02 LEE KILDAY
03 RICKI LAMIE
04 THOMAS O’WARE
05 FRANK MCKEOWN
06 MICHAEL MILLER
07 JOE MCKEE
08 ROSS FORBES
SCOTT ALLAN 10
09 DENNY JOHNSTONE
SAM STANTON 11
10 PETER MACDONALD
DANNY HANDLING14
11 STEFAN MCCLUSKEY
LEWIS STEVENSON 16
12 JON SCULLION
MARTIN BOYLE 17
JAMES KEATINGS 19
14 MICHAEL TIDSER
15 CONOR PEPPER
DAN CARMICHAEL 21
16 BOBBY BARR
JORDON FORSTER 23
17 MARK RUSSELL
ANTONIO REGUERO 31
ALEX HARRIS 33
JASON CUMMINGS 35
19 LUCA GASPAROTTO
20 GRANT ADAM
22 ROMARIO SABAJO
AARON DUNSMORE 42
CALLUM CRANE 43
JORDAN SINCLAIR 44
SCOTT MARTIN 48
LEWIS ALLAN 49
CONNER DUTHIE 50
OLI SHAW 51
REFEREE CRAIG CHARLESTON ASST REFEREE 1 BRIAN TEMPLETON ASST REFEREE 2 MARK McHENDRY
*ALL STATS AND INFO UP TO DATE AS OF THURSDAY 13/08/2015
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Hibernian v Greenock Morton

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