2025–26 Hibernian F.C. season

Hibernian
2025–26 season
ChairmanIan Gordon[1]
ManagerDavid Gray
StadiumEaster Road
Premiership5th
League CupQuarter-final
Europa LeagueSecond qualifying round
Conference LeaguePlay-off round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Martin Boyle (7)
All: Martin Boyle (8)
Highest home attendance19,536 v Midtjylland, 31 July
Lowest home attendance17,525 v Kilmarnock, 10 August
Average home league attendance18,253

The 2025–26 season is the 149th season of football played by Hibernian, a professional football club based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The club is competing in the top tier of Scottish football, the Scottish Premiership, for the ninth consecutive season. They lost in the second qualifying round of the Europa League to Midtjylland and the play-off round of the Conference League to Legia Warsaw, and in the quarter-finals of the League Cup to Rangers. Hibs are also due to compete in the Scottish Cup.

Results and fixtures

Pre-season friendlies

Hibernian's score is shown first in each case.

Hibernian preseason results
Date Venue Opponents Score Hibernian scorers Att. Ref.
2 July 2025 Duisburg 0–0 Nil Report
5 July 2025 Sportpark De Toekomst, Duivendrecht (A) Ajax 3–6 Boyle 16', Hoilett 70', Bowie 84' Nil [2][3]
9 July 2025 Easter Road, Edinburgh (H) Rot-Weiss Essen 3–2 McGrath 2', Hoilett 14', Boyle 75' 12,622 Report
15 July 2025 Canford Magna Training Ground (A) Bournemouth 1–2 Bowie Nil Report
19 July 2025 Easter Road, Edinburgh (H) Bolton Wanderers 0–2 Report

Scottish Premiership

Hibernian's score is shown first in each case.

Hibernian in the 2025–26 Scottish Premiership
Date Venue Opponents Score Hibernian scorers Att. Ref.
3 August 2025 Dens Park, Dundee (A) Dundee 2–1 Bowie 28', 31' 7,825 Report
10 August 2025 Easter Road, Edinburgh (H) Kilmarnock 2–2 Bushiri 20', Youan 27' 17,525 Report
31 August 2025 Easter Road, Edinburgh (H) St Mirren 1–1 Bushiri 70' 17,658 Report
13 September 2025 Easter Road, Edinburgh (H) Dundee United 3–3 Own goal 27', Bowie 51', McGrath 86' (pen.) 19,265 Report
23 September 2025 Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk (A) Falkirk 2–2 Boyle 30' (pen.), McGrath 42' 7,491 Report
27 September 2025 Celtic Park, Glasgow (A) Celtic 0–0 58,980 Report
4 October 2025 Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh (A) Heart of Midlothian 0–1 18,760 Report
18 October 2025 Easter Road, Edinburgh (H) Livingston 4–0 Klidjé 9', McGrath 52' (pen.), Hoilett 79', 89' 17,947 Report
26 October 2025 Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen (A) Aberdeen 2–1 Klidjé 34', Youan 87' 18,227 Report
29 October 2025 Easter Road, Edinburgh (H) Rangers 0–1 18,550 Report
1 November 2025 Almondvale Stadium, Livingston (A) Livingston 2–2 McGrath 1', Boyle 55' 3,921 Report
8 November 2025 St Mirren Park, Paisley (A) St Mirren 3–0 Mulligan 24', C.Cadden 53', Chaiwa 80' 7,116 Report
22 November 2025 Easter Road, Edinburgh (H) Dundee 2–0 Bowie 30', McGrath 59' 17,714 Report
25 November 2025 Fir Park, Motherwell (A) Motherwell 0–2 6,585 Report
30 November 2025 Easter Road, Edinburgh (H) Celtic 1–2 Boyle 56' (pen.) 18,419 Report
6 December 2025 Easter Road, Edinburgh (H) Falkirk 3–0 Boyle 36' (pen.), Bowie 41', 80' 18,951 Report
15 December 2025 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (A) Rangers 0–1 50,226 Report
20 December 2025 Tannadice Park, Dundee (A) Dundee United 1–1 Boyle 38' 10,124 Report

Scottish Cup

Hibernian's score is shown first in each case.

Hibernian in the 2025–26 Scottish Cup
Date Round Venue Opponents Score Hibernian scorers Att. Ref.
January 2026 Fourth round East End Park, Dunfermline (A) Dunfermline Athletic

Scottish League Cup

Having finished in the European qualification places, Hibs entered the League Cup in the second round (last 16).[4][5]

Hibernian's score is shown first in each case.

Hibernian in the 2025–26 League Cup
Date Round Venue Opponents Score Hibernian scorers Att. Ref.
17 August 2025 Second round Almondvale Stadium, Livingston (A) Livingston 2–0 Klidjé 43', Mulligan 87' 4,696 Report
20 September 2025 Quarter-final Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (A) Rangers 0–2 34,682 Report

UEFA Europa League

Having finished third in the 2024–25 Scottish Premiership, Hibernian entered the Europa League in the second qualifying round.[6] They were drawn against Danish club Midtjylland, who had finished second in the 2024–25 Danish Superliga.[7] Hibs fell to a 3–2 aggregate defeat, with the Danes scoring the winning goal in the last minutes of extra time.[8]

Hibernian's score is shown first in each case.

Hibernian in the 2025–26 UEFA Europa League
Date Round Venue Opponents Score Hibernian scorers Att. Ref.
24 July 2025 Second qualifying round MCH Arena, Herning (A) Midtjylland 1–1 McGrath 7' 8,863 Report
31 July 2025 Second qualifying round Easter Road, Edinburgh (H) Midtjylland 1–2 Bushiri 105+1' 19,536 Report

UEFA Conference League

After their defeat to Midtjylland in Europa League qualifying, Hibernian entered the Conference League in the third qualifying round.[8] They were drawn against Serbian club Partizan Belgrade,[8] and progressed to the play-off round by winning 4–3 after extra time.[9][10] Hibs came back from 2–0 and 3–1 down in the play-off round against Polish side Legia Warsaw, but a stoppage-time equaliser and an extra-time winning goal won the tie for Legia.[11] Hibs manager David Gray said he was "immensely proud" of the team, which he believed had produced the best performance of a Hibs side in European competition during his lifetime.[11]

Hibernian's score is shown first in each case.

Hibernian in the 2025–26 UEFA Conference League
Date Round Venue Opponents Score Hibernian scorers Att. Ref.
7 August 2025 Third qualifying round Partizan Stadium, Belgrade (A) FK Partizan 2–0 Boyle 40', 70' (pen.) 26,342 Report
14 August 2025 Third qualifying round Easter Road, Edinburgh (H) FK Partizan 2–3 Bowie 59', Cadden 100' 19,377 Report
21 August 2025 Play-off round Easter Road, Edinburgh (H) Legia Warsaw 1–2 Mulligan 86' 18,958 Report
28 August 2025 Play-off round Polish Army Stadium, Warsaw (A) Legia Warsaw 3–3 Bushiri 50', Boyle 59', Chaiwa 61' 27,659 Report

Player statistics

As of 20 December 2025
No. Pos Player Premiership Scottish Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Raphael Sallinger 14 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 16 0
13 GK Jordan Smith 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 10 0
Defenders
4 DF Grant Hanley 13 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 15 0
5 DF Warren O'Hora 11+1 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 19 0
12 DF Chris Cadden 13+3 1 0 0 0+1 0 6 1 23 2
15 DF Jack Iredale 15+2 0 0 0 1 0 5+1 0 24 0
19 DF Nicky Cadden 11+1 0 0 0 1+1 0 1+3 0 18 0
21 DF Jordan Obita 8+5 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 21 0
24 DF Zach Mitchell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
27 DF Kanayo Megwa 1+2 0 0 0 1 0 0+3 0 7 0
33 DF Rocky Bushiri 12+1 2 0 0 1 0 6 2 20 4
Midfielders
6 MF Dylan Levitt 4+6 0 0 0 1+1 0 6 0 18 0
8 MF Alasana Manneh 0+1 0 0 0 1 0 0+3 0 5 0
11 MF Joe Newell 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
14 MF Miguel Chaiwa 6+6 1 0 0 2 0 0+2 1 16 2
17 MF Jamie McGrath 16+3 5 0 0 1 0 4+1 1 25 6
20 MF Josh Mulligan 17+1 1 0 0 1+1 1 6 1 26 3
22 MF Dan Barlaser 13+2 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 16 0
32 MF Josh Campbell 1+13 0 0 0 1 0 2+3 0 20 0
35 MF Rudi Molotnikov 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
Forwards
7 FW Élie Youan 2+8 2 0 0 0+1 0 0+4 0 15 2
9 FW Kieron Bowie 16+2 6 0 0 1 0 6 1 25 7
10 FW Martin Boyle 13+5 5 0 0 2 0 6 3 26 8
18 FW Thibault Klidjé 5+10 2 0 0 1+1 1 0+5 0 22 3
23 FW Junior Hoilett 3+8 2 0 0 0+2 0 0+6 0 19 2
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Club statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
3 Motherwell 18 7 9 2 26 15 +11 30 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round[b]
4 Rangers 16 7 8 1 23 13 +10 29
5 Hibernian 18 6 7 5 28 20 +8 25
6 Aberdeen 16 7 3 6 18 17 +1 24
7 Falkirk 18 6 6 6 20 26 −6 24
Updated to match(es) played on 20 December 2025. Source: [12][13]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competition qualification, second stage group allocation, or relegation).[14]
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
  2. ^ The winners of the 2025–26 Scottish Cup will qualify for the Europa League. If the cup winners finish in the top two, the berth reserved for the cup winners (Europa League third qualifying round) passes to the third-placed team, and the berths for the Conference League second qualifying round are passed down to the fourth- and fifth-placed teams.

Management statistics

As of 20 December 2025
Name From To P W D L Win%[nb 1]
David Gray 6 June 2024 Present Day 26 8 9 9 030.77

Transfers

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.

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