The 2021–22 season was Hibernian's (Hibs) fifth season of play back in the top league of Scottish football (the

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), having been promoted from the

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at the end of the 2016–17 season. Hibs lost 2–1 to

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in the League Cup final and by the same score to Hearts in a

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, losing to Croatian side

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Results and fixtures

Friendlies

Scottish Premiership

Hibs had a significant

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outbreak in their squad in late October, which caused the postponement of matches at Ross County and

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. Manager Jack Ross was sacked on 9 December, following a run of seven defeats in nine league matches. After three games under the caretaker management of David Gray, including a League Cup final defeat,

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was appointed manager on 20 December. Hibs won their first two games under Maloney, but a run of one win in 13 league games meant that they were in the bottom six when the league split after 33 games. Maloney was sacked on 19 April, with Gray taking interim charge for the rest of the season.

UEFA Europa Conference League

Having finished third in the

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, Hibs qualified for the newly created Conference League competition. The draw for the second qualifying round, the stage at which Hibs entered, was held on 16 June 2021. They progressed through their first tie with two wins against Andorran side

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, but were eliminated in the next round by Croatians

. Hibs had levelled the tie early in the second half of the second leg in Croatia, but a red card for

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was followed by the concession of three goals without reply.

League Cup

As one of the clubs that qualified for European competition, Hibs received a bye through to the second round (last 16) of the League Cup. At that stage they were given a home draw against

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club

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. A 2–0 win put Hibs into a quarter-final at

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. Three first-half goals gave Hibs a 3–1 win at

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, which meant that Hibs qualified for a fifth consecutive national cup semi-final. Hibs were drawn to play defending league champions Rangers at that stage. Hibs did not play a competitive match for almost a month before the semi-final due to a

outbreak, which led to the postponement of two league fixtures. Despite this disruption, a

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hat-trick put Hibs three goals ahead and they held on for a place in the

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with a 3–1 victory. Hibs sacked manager Jack Ross ten days before the final, following a poor run of form in the Premiership. They took the lead in the final, but two goals by

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won the cup for

Scottish Cup

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club

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. Hibs needed

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to edge past Cove 1–0, and were then drawn away to

side

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in the last 16. Wins at Arbroath and

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put Hibs into the semi-finals, where they were paired with

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rivals Hearts. Hibs lost the semi-final 2–1, and manager

was sacked a few days later.

Player statistics

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Club statistics

League table

Division summary

Management statistics

Transfers

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international Chris Mueller signed a pre-contract agreement with Hibs in July 2021, with the player joining the club in January 2022. Mueller made little impact after joining the club, and was allowed to return to America in May.

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teenager Dylan Tait was signed on 31 August 2021, but was loaned back to the

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club as part of the deal. During the January transfer window, top goalscorer

was sold to

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club Al Faisaly for around £3 million.

Players in

Players out

Loans in

Loans out

Notes

References

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