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]
| 2000–01 season | ||
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| Manager | Alex McLeish | |
| SPL | 3rd | |
| Scottish Cup | Final | |
| League Cup | Quarter | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Paatelainen, 11 All: Paatelainen, 12 | |
| Highest home attendance | 14939[1] | |
| Lowest home attendance | 8224[1] | |
| Average home league attendance | 10793[1] (down 1277) | |
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League season
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
| 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 |
| 13 May 2001 SPL | Hibernian | 0 – 0 | Heart of Midlothian | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
| Attendance: 8,913 Referee: Dougal |
Final table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic | 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[lower-alpha 2] |
| 5 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 56 | 50 | +6 | 52 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
- 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.
- 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
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
| 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 AET | 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
Results
| 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
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]
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Player stats
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 |  |
Nick Colgan | 45 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
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Mike Franks | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF |  |
Derek Collins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Mark Dempsie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Paul Fenwick | 39 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| DF |  |
Ulrik Laursen | 35 | 3 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Martin McIntosh | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| DF |  |
Franck Sauzee | 39 | 4 | 33 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Gary Smith | 44 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Tom Smith | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF |  |
Lyndon Andrews | 14 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Frederic Arpinon | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Scott Bannerman | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Grant Brebner | 17 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF |  |
Mathias Jack | 43 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Russell Latapy | 39 | 10 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
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Stuart Lovell | 36 | 5 | 31 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Ian Murray | 25 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
John O'Neil | 40 | 7 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Hakim Sar-Temsoury | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Didier Agathe | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Dirk Lehmann | 33 | 5 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| FW | |
Marc Libbra | 13 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Tam McManus | 20 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| FW | |
Garry O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW |  |
Mixu Paatelainen | 43 | 12 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| FW | |
David Zitelli | 36 | 11 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
See also
Notes
- "Average Home League Game Attendances". fitbastats.com. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- "McLeish gracious in defeat". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 May 2001. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
- "Six-goal Hibs break Hearts". BBC Sport. 22 October 2000. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
- "O'Neill warns of Hibs title challenge". BBC Sport. 17 October 2000. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
- Ross, Kenny. "Hibs' Euro Dream Now in Dane-Ger". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
- Latapy keeps Hibs in the hunt, Independent on Sunday, 31 December 2000.
- Lomax, Andrew (22 June 2000). "Rangers close in on £1.5m deal for striker Miller". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
- Gordon, Phil (14 October 2001). "Celtic seek exultation on sacred ground". The Independent. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
- "Hibs get tough over Libbra". BBC Sport. 4 June 2001. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
- "Hibernian 2000/2001 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 21 January 2010.