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Season 2009–10 for Hibernian will be their eleventh consecutive season of play in the Scottish Premier League. The SPL season began on 15 August 2009, with a 2–1 win against St. Mirren at home. Hibs will also compete in the Scottish Cup, but were knocked out of the Scottish League Cup in the third round by St. Johnstone.
[edit] Pre-seasonHibs initially confirmed seven friendly matches for pre-season, with two of those matches being billed as a "Hibernian XI".[1] [2] Hibs played their first match on 15 July, winning 7–0 against Selkirk.[3] Hibs split their resources on 18 July, with a young side losing 4–2 at Berwick,[4] while a more experienced side won 4–0 at Dunfermline.[5] John Hughes only retained five players in the team that started against Dunfermline for the first team's next match, against Raith Rovers. Hibs were losing 1–0 when an electrical storm caused the floodlights to fail, prompting the referee David Somers to abandon the match after 46 minutes.[6] Hibs then underwent a short Irish tour, winning 2–0 against IFA Premiership champions Glentoran. Two days later they lost 1–0 against a Shamrock Rovers side managed by former Hibs player Michael O'Neill. Hibs also lost their only pre-season game at Easter Road, 3–1 against Preston North End on 1 August. The game was a rematch of sorts for a match played in 1887 dubbed the Championship of the World by the Football Association and the Scottish Football Association, as both clubs had won their respective national cup competitions that year.[7] Hibs' final two matches of pre-season saw them play out goalless draws against Blackburn Rovers on 5 August and against Bolton Wanderers, in a testimonial match for Jussi Jääskeläinen, on 8 August.[8][9] [edit] Fixtures
[edit] Scottish Premier LeagueHibs began the 2009–10 league season with a 2–1 win against St. Mirren, who had Steven Thomson sent off early in the match.[17] Although Hibs conceded the first goal due to a series of defensive errors, David Wotherspoon scored a quick equaliser on his senior debut and Abdessalam Benjelloun scored a late winner.[17] Inconsistent form in the early part of the season saw Hibs win their first two games, lose the next two, but then win the following two league matches.[18] These results put Hibs tied with Rangers on points for second place in the league, but manager John Hughes commented that it would be a position that Hibs would be unlikely to hold for the rest of the season.[18] Hughes put this inconsistency down to the team's failure to work hard enough in the games they had lost.[18] Four points from the two following home games against Dundee United and Kilmarnock left Hibs clear in third place, just behind the Old Firm, after 8 games. Poor performances by the Old Firm, particularly in European competition, led some writers to comment that there was an opportunity for Hibs to challenge the Old Firm in a way not seen since the New Firm's success in the 1980s.[19] John Hughes again tried to play down these expectations, stating that Hibs were "miles away" from challenging the Old Firm.[20] Hibs continued their good start to the season with a 1–1 draw at Ibrox, and a 2–0 win against Aberdeen; former Hibs player and manager John Collins then praised the job that Hughes had done.[21] [edit] Fixtures
League fixtures are the intellectual property of the Scottish Premier League. For upcoming Scottish Premier League fixtures, please see the Hibernian F.C. official website. [edit] Scottish CupHibs will enter the Scottish Cup in the fourth round, and have been drawn to play junior club Irvine Meadow.[22] [edit] Fixtures
[edit] Scottish League CupHaving failed to qualify for European competition in the previous season, Hibernian entered the Scottish League Cup at the second round, and were drawn to play Brechin City, who were managed by former Hibs manager Jim Duffy.[23] Hibs won the second round tie 3–0 on 26 August.[24] In the third round, Hibs were again drawn to play at home, against SPL newcomers St. Johnstone.[25] Hibs beat St. Johnstone 3–1 after extra time in the semi-final en route to their previous competition win in 2007. Despite winning a league match against the same opponents on the previous Saturday, Hibs lost 3–1 to exit the competition. [edit] Fixtures
[edit] TransfersHibs' first significant move in the close season was to part company with manager Mixu Paatelainen, becoming the third SPL club to change manager in the space of a week.[26] Falkirk manager John Hughes was immediately linked with the vacancy,[26] and he was appointed Hibs manager 10 days later.[27] Paatelainen had already begun making changes to the squad for the new season before he left, by releasing Fabián Yantorno, Damon Gray and Andrew McNeil.[28][29] Grzegorz Szamotulski's departure under free agency meant that Hughes needed to sign a new goalkeeper,[29] which he addressed by signing Graham Stack. Paatelainen had also done much of the work leading to the signing of Danny Galbraith, which Hughes completed after he was appointed.[30] There were two significant departures early in the summer, with Scotland international Steven Fletcher moving to newly promoted Premier League club Burnley, and club captain Rob Jones signing for Scunthorpe United.[31] Both buying clubs broke their transfer fee record to secure their services.[32][33] Hughes went back to his former club to sign midfielders Patrick Cregg and Kevin McBride, with Cregg being his first signing as Hibs manager.[34][35] Towards the end of the window, he signed Anthony Stokes from Sunderland, with the move going against a trend of SPL players moving to English clubs.[31] Like Cregg and McBride, Stokes had previously played under Hughes' management at Falkirk. On the first day of the January 2010 transfer window, Hibs signed goalkeeper Graeme Smith on a free transfer.[36] The club also loaned out youngsters Lee Currie and Sean Welsh to Stenhousemuir.[37]
[edit] Player stats
During the 2009–10 season, Hibs have used 22 different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.[48]
[edit] Notes and references
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