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Hibernian FC
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Hibernian FC Information
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Hibernian FC History
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Hibernian Football Club is one of
two main Edinburgh football clubs (the other being Heart of
Midlothian). They are currently managed by Tony Mowbray.
The club was founded in 1875, and play at the Easter Road ground
in Leith, Edinburgh. Hibernian originally played at a ground
near the Meadows, in the south of Edinburgh's Old Town but moved
to Easter Road in the 1880s. They were the first major club in
Scotland formed out of the immigrant Irish Catholic population (hence
the name, from Hibernia, the Latin name for Ireland) and as such
were often discriminated against by the early Scottish football
authorities. As the first such team, their example led to the
creation of Dundee Hibernian (now Dundee United) and Glasgow
Celtic, who when they were formed were nearly called Glasgow
Hibernian. Their position as the principal Catholic football
club in the country was usurped in 1888 by the growth of Celtic.
The club is seen as being less of a Catholic institution now
than it was in the past, and geography rather than religion is
the primary reason that association fans support the team (Hibernian
being the club for East Edinburgh).
Hibs were leaders in British football in many respects - the
first Scottish team to have floodlights, the first British team
to participate in European competition), and the first British
team to have advertising on their shirts (the logo BUKTA had to
be reduced to two inches in height when their matches were
televised).
Hibs introduced white sleeves to their shirts on Saturday 13th
August 1938 against Hamilton Accies after a major brightening up
of Easter Road had just taken place. The harp and shamrocks at
the entrance had been repainted as had the stand and the wall
round the pitch and the terracing barriers had all been painted
white. The goalposts had even been replaced with oval ones with
green nets. On that day, Harry Swan addressed the 22,000 crowd
over new loudspeakers about "the brighter Easter Road" before
the team appeared in their new strip.
Hibernian have traditionally been viewed as one of Scotland's
main clubs outside the 'Old Firm' of Celtic and Rangers but were
seen as one of Britain's top clubs up to the 1950s, when The
Famous Five (see below) were at their peak. Rather earlier, on
August 13, 1887, they defeated Preston North End for the grand
title of 'World Champions'. Hibernian were the first British
club to participate in UEFA's European Cup, in its inaugural
1955/56 season. However Success has been rare in recent years.
The last major trophy won by the club was the 1991 League Cup,
when they defeated Dunfermline in the final. Although they did
reach the Scottish Cup final in 2001 losing to Celtic and they
also reached the League cup final in 2004 losing to Livingston
The team colours are emerald green and white. The strip is a
green body, with white sleeves, with a white collar, and green
cuffs. The shorts are white, and the socks are green with white
tops. For the 2004/2005 season the colour of the shorts has been
changed to a green which matches the shirt colour to celebrate
the 40th anniversary of the club's 2-0 win over Real Madrid, as
this was the kit originally worn for this friendly match.
Hibernian has a history of cultured and attractive football -
the current manager, Tony Mowbray, embodies this and the current
young team does their best to adhere to these principles despite
the youth of the team and the pressure for results.
They are known by their fans by the nickname The Hibees, and the
club's name is almost universally shortened to Hibs. |
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Hibernian FC Honours, Trophies & Awards
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Scottish Football League Division One/'A'
Division: 1903, 1948, 1951, 1952, 1981,
1999
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Scottish Football League Division Two:
1894, 1895, 1933
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Scottish League Cup: 1972-73, 1991-92
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Championship of the World: 1887
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Drybrough Cup: 1972, 1973
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