Season 1999–2000 was Hibs' first season back in the top flight of Scottish football, the newly founded Scottish Premier League, after gaining promotion from the First Division in 1999. Hibs re-established themselves well in the top flight, finishing in sixth place. The club also had a good Scottish Cup run, but were disappointingly beaten 2–1 by Aberdeen, who finished bottom of the SPL, in the semi-final at Hampden Park. The season was also memorable for Hibs fans due to a 3–0 win in the "Millennium derby" against Hearts. There was a landmark day towards the end of the season, as the last game on the Easter Road slope was played.
League season
Results
Final table
Scottish League Cup
As a club newly promoted to the SPL, Hibs entered at the second round stage of the competition, in which they defeated Clyde in a penalty shootout. This win sent Hibs through to a third round match against Kilmarnock at Rugby Park. In that match, Hibs conceded two early goals, and despite efforts by Pat McGinlay and Kenny Miller, Kilmarnock ran out 3–2 winners.
Results
Scottish Cup
Results
Transfers
Players in
PlayerFromFee Dirk LehmannFulhamFree Tom PhillipsDerby CountyFree Colin MortonDerby CountyFree Ian MurrayDundee UnitedFree Fabrice HenryFC BaselFree Mathias JackFortuna DüsseldorfFree Nick ColganBournemouthFree Grant BrebnerReadingFree Martin McIntoshStockport County£250,000
Players out
PlayerToFee Chris JacksonCowdenbeathFree David ElliotPartick ThistleFree Brian WelshStenhousemuirFree Peter GuggiRetiredFree Eric PatonPartick ThistleFree Paul RileyBrechin CityFree Paul ToshRaith RoversFree Jason GardinerStirling AlbionFree Justin SkinnerDunfermline AthleticFree Barry LavetySt MirrenNominal fee Stephen CrawfordDunfermline AthleticFree Olafur GottskalkssonBrentfordFree Alex MarinkovRetiredFree Fabrice HenryRetiredFree Paul HolsgroveDarlingtonFree Earl JeanW ConnectionFree
Loans in
Loans out
PlayerTo Barry LavetySt Mirren Scott BannermanAlloa Athletic Stephen CrawfordDunfermline Athletic Paul HolsgroveAirdrieonians Liam O'SullivanClydebank Tam McManusEast Fife Martin HughesAlbion Rovers Russell HuggonPartick Thistle
Player stats
During the 1999–2000 season, Hibs used 29 different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.
See also List of Hibernian F.C. seasons
Notes
External links Hibernian 1999/2000 results and fixtures, Soccerbase