The 2018–19 season was Hibernian's (Hibs) second season of play back in the top league of Scottish football (the Scottish Premiership), having been promoted from the Scottish Championship at the end of the 2016–17 season. Hibs also entered the Europa League, and progressed through two qualifying rounds before losing to Norwegian club Molde. They were knocked out of the League Cup in a penalty shootout by Aberdeen, and in the Scottish Cup by Celtic, and finished fifth in the league.
Hibs manager Neil Lennon was suspended by the club on 26 January 2019, and was subsequently replaced by Paul Heckingbottom.
Results and fixtures
Friendlies
Scottish Premiership
The schedule for the first 33 rounds of the 2018–19 Premiership was announced on 15 June 2018.
Scottish Cup
As a Premiership club, Hibernian entered the Scottish Cup at the fourth round stage and were drawn at home to League Two club Elgin City. They won 4–0 and were then drawn at home to Raith Rovers in the fifth round. A 3–1 victory put Hibs into the quarter-final, where they were drawn at home to cup holders Celtic. They lost 2–0 to a Celtic side managed by Neil Lennon, who had left Hibs four weeks previously.
Scottish League Cup
As one of the four clubs participating in European competition, Hibs received a bye to the second round (last 16) of the League Cup. Hibs defeated Ross County in the second round, and were paired with Aberdeen in the quarter-finals. After both the regulation time and extra time periods finished goalless, Aberdeen won a penalty shootout to progress to the semi-finals.
Knockout phase
UEFA Europa League
Having finished fourth in the 2017–18 Scottish Premiership, Hibs qualified for the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League. In the first qualifying round they were paired with Faroese club Runavík.
First qualifying round
Second qualifying round
Third qualifying round
Player statistics
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! colspan=13 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards
Club statistics League table
Division summary
Management statistics
NameFromToPWDLWin%
Transfers
Players in PlayerFromFee Florian Kamberi GrasshoppersUndisclosed Stevie Mallan BarnsleyUndisclosed Daryl Horgan Preston North EndUndisclosed Mark Milligan Al AhliFree Miquel Nelom FeyenoordFree Charalampos Mavrias RijekaFree Gael Bigirimana MotherwellFree Jonathan Spector Orlando CityFree Tommy Block Bognor Regis TownFree
Players out PlayerToFee Callum Crane LivingstonUndisclosed Cammy Bell Partick ThistleFree Dylan McGeouch SunderlandFree Simon Murray Bidvest WitsUndisclosed John McGinn Aston Villa£2,750,000 Scott Martin Hamilton AcademicalFree Danny Swanson St JohnstoneFree Charalampos Mavrias OmoniaFree Efe Ambrose Derby CountyFree
Loans in
PlayerFrom Adam Bogdan Liverpool Jamie Maclaren SV Darmstadt 98 Thomas Agyepong Manchester City Emerson Hyndman Bournemouth Ryan Gauld Sporting Lisbon Stéphane Oméonga Genoa Marc McNulty Reading Darnell Johnson Leicester City
Loans out PlayerTo Josh Campbell Airdrieonians Ross Laidlaw Dundee United Jamie Gullan Raith Rovers
See also List of Hibernian F.C. seasons
Notes
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