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Hibernian Football Club (/ h ɪ ˈ b ɜːr n i ə n /), commonly known as Hibs, is a professional football club in Edinburgh, Scotland. The team competes in the Scottish Premiership, the top division of Scottish football. The club was founded in 1875 by members of Edinburgh's Irish community, and the name is derived from the Latin for Ireland. [5]
Hibernian Football Club (/ h ɪ ˈ b ɜːr n i ə n /), commonly known as "Hibs", is a professional football club based in the Leith area of Edinburgh, Scotland.The club was founded in 1875 by members of Edinburgh's Irish community, and named after the Roman word for Ireland. [1]
Hibernian, one of the most prominent clubs in Scottish football, was founded in 1875. [1] The club was named in honour of the Roman name for Ireland and the Ancient Order of Hibernians . [ 1 ] The club has competed in the top division of Scottish football in all but four seasons since they first gained entry to the top division in 1895 .
The Hibernian Historical Trust staged an exhibition of memorabilia relating to these international players at Easter Road during the summer of 2008. [74] Despite the club having an Irish heritage, the first Hibs player to represent a national team other than Scotland was when Bobby Atherton played for Wales in 1899. [ 74 ]
The 2024–25 season is the 148th 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 eighth consecutive season. Hibs are also competing in the Scottish Cup and League Cup.
Hibs entered the 2022–23 Scottish League Cup at the group stage, and were drawn in Group D along with Morton, Falkirk, Clyde and SPFL newcomers Bonnyrigg Rose. [10] A defeat by Falkirk and a penalty shootout loss against Morton left Hibs on the brink of elimination at the group stage. [11]
Hibernian Football Club ("Hibs") is a Scottish football club, based in the Leith area of Edinburgh.Hibernian were the first ever British club to enter an official European footballing competition, doing so in the inaugural 1955–56 season of the European Cup.
This is a list of seasons played by Hibernian F.C. in Scottish and European football since the club first entered the Scottish Cup in 1877. The club was founded by Irish immigrants in 1875 and was admitted into the Scottish Football League in 1893.