2011–12 Hibernian F.C. season

Season 2011–12 for Hibernian was their 13th consecutive season of play in the Scottish Premier League (SPL). The season began on 24 July with a 2–0 home defeat by Celtic, who eliminated Hibs from the Scottish League Cup. With the club near the bottom of the league, manager Colin Calderwood was sacked and replaced with Pat Fenlon in November. Fenlon made several signings during January that helped the club to avoid relegation from the SPL. Hibs also reached the 2012 Scottish Cup Final, but this was lost 5–1 to local rivals Hearts.^[1]

Hibernian

2011–12 season
Chairman	Rod Petrie
Manager	Colin Calderwood (until 6 November) Pat Fenlon (from 25 November)
Stadium	Easter Road
Scottish Premier League	11th
Scottish Cup	Runners-up
League Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Garry O'Connor (12) All: Garry O'Connor (16)
Highest home attendance	15,281 v Dunfermline Athletic (7 May 2012)
Lowest home attendance	6,923 v Inverness CT (28 December 2011)
Average home league attendance	9,909 (down 1,763)
Home colours Away colours
← 2010–11 2012–13 →

Friendlies

Hibs announced details of four friendly pre-season fixtures against Scottish Football League opposition on 18 May 2011.^[2] Amid uncertainty over the future of manager Colin Calderwood, linked with a return to English football, Hibs won their first pre-season friendly, against Berwick Rangers.^[3] Former Celtic player Cillian Sheridan joined the club on trial^[4] and scored in a 3–1 win at East Fife. Hibs made an offer to sign Sheridan, but he eventually joined St Johnstone instead. A match against Barnsley, scheduled for 16 July, was called off due to a waterlogged pitch.^[5][6]

Fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss

Berwick Rangers v Hibernian

2 July 2011 Friendly	Berwick Rangers	0 – 3	Hibernian	Shielfield Park, Berwick-upon-Tweed
		Hibernian FC	O'Connor 45' (pen.) Palsson 56' Sodje 72'	Attendance: 1,410 Referee: Calum Murray

Livingston v Hibernian

5 July 2011 Friendly	Livingston	2 – 1	Hibernian	Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
	Deuchar 1' Russell 28'	Hibernian FC	O'Connor 53'	Attendance: 2,213 Referee: Willie Collum

East Fife v Hibernian

9 July 2011 Friendly	East Fife	1 – 3	Hibernian	Bayview Stadium, Methil
	Ogleby 36' (pen.)	Hibernian FC	Thornhill 57', 75' Trialist 83'	Referee: Calum Murray

Falkirk v Hibernian

19 July 2011 Friendly	Falkirk	1 – 1	Hibernian	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
	Bennett 3'	Hibernian FC	Hanlon 79'	Attendance: 1,611 Referee: Bobby Madden

Blackpool v Hibernian

26 July 2011 Friendly	Blackpool	2 – 0	Hibernian	Bloomfield Road, Blackpool
	Grandin 33' Clarke 85'	Hibernian FC		Attendance: 3,073 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Hibernian v Sunderland

6 August 2011 Friendly	Hibernian	0 – 0	Sunderland	Easter Road, Edinburgh
		Hibernian FC		Attendance: 6,740 Referee: Mike Tumilty

Scottish Premier League

Hibernian started the league season with a home game against Celtic,^[7] which ended in a 2–0 defeat.^[8] In their second game, Hibs won 1–0 against Inverness CT thanks to an injury time goal by Garry O'Connor.^[9] It was their first win in 10 attempts at the Caledonian Stadium.^[9] Poor results, particularly at home, meant that Hibs were just one point off the bottom of the league in mid-October.^[10] The club also recorded a financial loss of £900,000 for the year ended 31 July 2011, the first bottom line loss in seven years.^[11] Hibs sacked manager Colin Calderwood on 6 November 2011, two days before the club AGM.^[12] Billy Brown, who had been sacked by Hearts in August and then hired by Hibs as assistant manager, was made caretaker manager.^[13]

Bohemians manager Pat Fenlon was recruited as the new Hibs manager later in November.^[14] His first game officially in charge, an away match against Motherwell, was abandoned at half-time due to safety reasons.^[15] A small fire had broken out inside the floodlights during the first half.^[15] Hibs earned only one point from Fenlon's first five matches in charge.^[16] After an Edinburgh derby defeat on 2 January, Hibs were still just one point above the bottom position.^[16] Despite progressing to the semi-final of the Scottish Cup, Hibs continued to struggle in the SPL and are in a two-way fight with Dunfermline Athletic to avoid relegation.^[17] A win against Inverness lifted Hibs six points clear of the Fife club with six games to play.^[18]

Hibs went into the post-split fixtures in 11th place, seven points ahead of Dunfermline, who occupied the relegation position.^[19] Dunfermline manager Jim Jefferies said that they would need to win their first post-split fixture, against St Mirren, to stand a realistic chance of avoiding relegation.^[20] Dunfermline took four points from their first two games after the split, while Hibs suffered two 1–0 defeats, which cut the gap to three points.^[21] Hibs responded by winning 2–1 at Aberdeen, which meant that Dunfermline needed to beat Hibs in their next match to avoid relegation.^[22] Hibs ended any relegation worries, however, with a 4–0 victory.^[23]

Fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss

Hibernian v Celtic

24 July 2011 SPL	Hibernian	0 – 2	Celtic	Easter Road, Edinburgh
		BBC Sport	Stokes 14' Ki 63'	Attendance: 12,523 Referee: Iain Brines

Inverness CT v Hibernian

30 July 2011 SPL	Inverness CT	0 – 1	Hibernian	Caledonian Stadium, Inverness
		BBC Sport	O'Connor 92'	Attendance: 3,600 Referee: Steve Conroy

Kilmarnock v Hibernian

14 August 2011 SPL	Kilmarnock	4 – 1	Hibernian	Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
	Heffernan 3', 71' Hanlon 41' (own goal) Dayton 65'	BBC Sport	O'Connor 13'	Attendance: 4,182 Referee: Steven McLean

Hibernian v St Mirren

20 August 2011 SPL	Hibernian	1 – 2	St Mirren	Easter Road, Edinburgh
	O'Connor 25'	BBC Sport	Thompson 42' Thomson 45+1'	Attendance: 8,886 Referee: Alan Muir

Heart of Midlothian v Hibernian

28 August 2011 SPL	Heart of Midlothian	2 – 0	Hibernian	Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh
	Stevenson 39' Webster 69'	BBC Sport		Attendance: 15,868 Referee: Craig Thomson

Hibernian v Aberdeen

11 September 2011 SPL	Hibernian	0 – 0	Aberdeen	Easter Road, Edinburgh
		BBC Sport		Attendance: 8,972 Referee: Stevie O'Reilly

Dunfermline Athletic v Hibernian

17 September 2011 SPL	Dunfermline Athletic	2 – 2	Hibernian	East End Park, Dunfermline
	Thomson 53' Hanlon 63' (own goal)	BBC Sport	Sproule 37' O'Connor 51'	Attendance: 4,116 Referee: Calum Murray

Hibernian v Dundee United

24 September 2011 SPL	Hibernian	3 – 3	Dundee United	Easter Road, Edinburgh
	O'Connor 22' Robertson 72' (own goal) Agogo 74'	BBC Sport	Daly 28', 68' Swanson 33'	Attendance: 9,360 Referee: Brian Winter

Hibernian v St Johnstone

28 September 2011 SPL	Hibernian	3 – 2	St Johnstone	Easter Road, Edinburgh
	Sproule 17' O'Connor 37', 63' (pen.)	BBC Sport	Craig 19' Sheridan 88'	Attendance: 8,323 Referee: Steve Conroy

Rangers v Hibernian

1 October 2011 SPL	Rangers	1 – 0	Hibernian	Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
	Lafferty 68'	BBC Sport		Attendance: 44,430 Referee: Stevie O'Reilly

Hibernian v Motherwell

15 October 2011 SPL	Hibernian	0 – 1	Motherwell	Easter Road, Edinburgh
		BBC Sport	Murphy 8'	Attendance: 8,518 Referee: Euan Norris

St Mirren v Hibernian

22 October 2011 SPL	St Mirren	2 – 3	Hibernian	St Mirren Park, Paisley
	McGowan 32', 34'	BBC Sport	Griffiths 6', 41' O'Hanlon 37'	Attendance: 4,273 Referee: Madden

Celtic v Hibernian

29 October 2011 SPL	Celtic	0 – 0	Hibernian	Celtic Park, Glasgow
		BBC Sport		Attendance: 48,670 Referee: Calum Murray

Hibernian v Dunfermline Athletic

5 November 2011 SPL	Hibernian	0 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Easter Road, Edinburgh
		BBC Sport	McCann 3'	Attendance: 9,531 Referee: Craig Thomson

Hibernian v Kilmarnock

19 November 2011 SPL	Hibernian	1 – 1	Kilmarnock	Easter Road, Edinburgh
	Griffiths 49'	BBC Sport	Pascali 37'	Referee: Stephen Finnie

St Johnstone v Hibernian

26 November 2011 SPL	St Johnstone	3 – 1	Hibernian	McDiarmid Park, Perth
	Sandaza 38' Haber 45' Mackay 47'	BBC Sport	Towell 26'	Attendance: 3,782 Referee: Bobby Madden

Motherwell v Hibernian

2 December 2011 SPL	Motherwell	A – A	Hibernian	Fir Park, Motherwell
		BBC Sport	O'Connor 16'	Attendance: 6,741 Referee: Willie Collum

Hibernian v Rangers

10 December 2011 SPL	Hibernian	0 – 2	Rangers	Easter Road, Edinburgh
		BBC Sport	Jelavic 61' (pen.), 69'	Attendance: 11,380 Referee: Iain Brines

Aberdeen v Hibernian

17 December 2011 SPL	Aberdeen	1 – 0	Hibernian	Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen
	Vernon 59' (pen.)	BBC Sport		Attendance: 7,137 Referee: Craig Thomson

Dundee United v Hibernian

24 December 2011 SPL	Dundee United	3 – 1	Hibernian	Tannadice Park, Dundee
	Russell 59' Daly 76', 88'	BBC Sport	Griffiths 23'	Attendance: 8,168 Referee: Stevie O'Reilly

Hibernian v Inverness CT

28 December 2011 SPL	Hibernian	1 – 1	Inverness CT	Easter Road, Edinburgh
	O'Connor 8'	BBC Sport	Hayes 41'	Attendance: 6,923 Referee: Steven McLean

Hibernian v Heart of Midlothian

2 January 2012 SPL	Hibernian	1 – 3	Heart of Midlothian	Easter Road, Edinburgh
	Zaliukas 59' (own goal)	BBC Sport	McGowan 58' Webster 83' Skacel 92'	Attendance: 15,013 Referee: Calum Murray

Dunfermline Athletic v Hibernian

14 January 2012 SPL	Dunfermline Athletic	2 – 3	Hibernian	East End Park, Dunfermline
	Kirk 14' Buchanan 82'	BBC Sport	Griffiths 33', 83' O'Connor 75'	Attendance: 6,780 Referee: Muir

Hibernian v St Johnstone

21 January 2012 SPL	Hibernian	2 – 3	St Johnstone	Easter Road, Edinburgh
	Griffiths 70' (pen.) Booth 84'	BBC Sport	Croft 30' Craig 71' Sandaza 87'	Attendance: 8,772 Referee: Euan Norris

Rangers v Hibernian

28 January 2012 SPL	Rangers	4 – 0	Hibernian	Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
	Davis 27', 93' Healy 55' Aluko 72'	BBC Sport		Attendance: 44,057 Referee: Charlie Richmond

Hibernian v Aberdeen

11 February 2012 SPL	Hibernian	0 – 0	Aberdeen	Easter Road, Edinburgh
		BBC Sport		Attendance: 10,100 Referee: Crawford Allan

Hibernian v Celtic

19 February 2012 SPL	Hibernian	0 – 5	Celtic	Easter Road, Edinburgh
		BBC Sport	Stokes 14' Hooper 20', 52' Mulgrew 47' Ki 77'	Attendance: 12,161 Referee: Craig Thomson

Motherwell v Hibernian

22 February 2012 SPL	Motherwell	4 – 3	Hibernian	Fir Park, Motherwell
	Higdon 47' (pen.), 70', 75' (pen.) Murphy 63'	BBC Sport	Osbourne 18' Doherty 66' Sproule 85'	Attendance: 8,065 Referee: McLean

Kilmarnock v Hibernian

25 February 2012 SPL	Kilmarnock	1 – 3	Hibernian	Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
	Shiels 83'	BBC Sport	Soares 17', 66' O'Donovan 46'	Attendance: 4,283 Referee: Stevie O'Reilly

Hibernian v St Mirren

3 March 2012 SPL	Hibernian	0 – 0	St Mirren	Easter Road, Edinburgh
		BBC Sport		Attendance: 9,211 Referee: Willie Collum

Heart of Midlothian v Hibernian

18 March 2012 SPL	Heart of Midlothian	2 – 0	Hibernian	Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh
	Beattie 28' Santana 94'	BBC Sport		Attendance: 15,128 Referee: Craig Thomson

Hibernian v Dundee United

24 March 2012 SPL	Hibernian	0 – 2	Dundee United	Easter Road, Edinburgh
		BBC Sport	Russell 66' Mackay-Steven 73'	Attendance: 9,161 Referee: George Salmond

Inverness CT v Hibernian

1 April 2012 SPL	Inverness CT	2 – 3	Hibernian	Caledonian Stadium, Inverness
	Tansey 60' (pen.) Hayes 83'	BBC Sport	Hanlon 64' O'Connor 75' Griffiths 85'	Attendance: 3,274 Referee: Bobby Madden

Hibernian v Motherwell

8 April 2012 SPL	Hibernian	1 – 1	Motherwell	Easter Road, Edinburgh
	O'Connor 30'	BBC Sport	Law 81'	Attendance: 7,110 Referee: Stevie O'Reilly

Hibernian v Kilmarnock

22 April 2012 SPL	Hibernian	0 – 1	Kilmarnock	Easter Road, Edinburgh
		BBC Sport	Shiels 44' (pen.)	Referee: Craig Thomson

St Mirren v Hibernian

29 April 2012 SPL	St Mirren	1 – 0	Hibernian	St Mirren Park, Paisley
	McLean 65'	BBC Sport		Attendance: 3,305 Referee: Finnie

Aberdeen v Hibernian

2 May 2012 SPL	Aberdeen	1 – 2	Hibernian	Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen
	Vernon 53'	BBC Sport	Reynolds 7' (own goal) O'Hanlon 17'	Attendance: 5,281 Referee: Calum Murray

Hibernian v Dunfermline Athletic

7 May 2012 SPL	Hibernian	4 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Easter Road, Edinburgh
	Doherty 5' Doyle 11' O'Connor 15' (pen.) Hanlon 81'	BBC Sport		Attendance: 15,281 Referee: Euan Norris

Inverness CT v Hibernian

12 May 2012 SPL	Inverness CT	2 – 0	Hibernian	Caledonian Stadium, Inverness
	Tansey 62' Hayes 71' (pen.)	BBC Sport		Attendance: 4,457 Referee: Beaton

Scottish Cup

Hibs defeated Kilmarnock at Easter Road in the fifth round of the 2011–12 Scottish Cup.

Hibs entered the 2011–12 Scottish Cup in the fourth round, with an away tie against Second Division leaders Cowdenbeath.^[24][25] Hibs conceded the opening goal after just 19 seconds, but recovered to win 3–2.^[26] In the fifth round, Hibs were drawn to play the winner of a replay between Dundee and Kilmarnock.^[27] Kilmarnock won 2–1 in that replay and advanced to the fifth round tie against Hibs.^[28] Hibs beat Kilmarnock 1–0 in the tie, with Irish striker Eoin Doyle scoring the only goal of the game.^[29] This meant that Hibs progressed to the quarter-final, and were drawn against the winner of a postponed tie between First Division clubs Ayr United and Falkirk.^[30] Ayr won 2–1 against Falkirk to set up the tie against Hibs.^[31]

Hibs progressed to the semi-finals, for the first time since 2007, with a 2–0 win at Somerset Park. The semi-final draw paired Hibs with Aberdeen, while league leaders Celtic were drawn against the winners of a replay between Hearts and St Mirren.^[32] A late goal by Leigh Griffiths gave Hibs a 2–1 victory against Aberdeen, and therefore a place in the 2012 Scottish Cup Final.^[33] Hearts defeated Celtic in the second semi-final to set up a first Edinburgh derby in a Scottish Cup Final since 1896.^[34]

The final, however, ended in a 5–1 defeat for Hibs, extending their wait to win the Scottish Cup.^[1] Hibs went 2–0 down inside 30 minutes, but James McPake scored for Hibs just before half-time.^[1] The decisive moment came just after half-time, when referee Craig Thomson awarded a penalty kick to Hearts (which was converted) and sent off Pa Kujabi for a second yellow card.^[1] Hearts added two further goals in the second half to complete the scoring.^[1] Hibs manager Pat Fenlon apologised to the Hibs supporters for the lack of desire shown by their players.^[35] Former Hibs captain Murdo MacLeod described their display as inept and only absolved McPake from his criticism.^[36]

Fixtures

Cowdenbeath v Hibernian

7 January 2012 Fourth Round	Cowdenbeath	2 – 3	Hibernian	Central Park, Cowdenbeath
	Stewart 1' Robertson 69'	BBC Sport	Griffiths 18' Doyle 27' Wotherspoon 54'	Attendance: 2,670 Referee: Bobby Madden

Hibernian v Kilmarnock

4 February 2012 Fifth Round	Hibernian	1 – 0	Kilmarnock	Easter Road, Edinburgh
	Doyle 15'	BBC Sport		Attendance: 8,198 Referee: Iain Brines

Ayr United v Hibernian

10 March 2012 Quarter Final	Ayr United	0 – 2	Hibernian	Somerset Park, Ayr
		BBC Sport	O'Donovan 6' Griffiths 19' (pen.)	Attendance: 5,991 Referee: Steven McLean

Aberdeen v Hibernian

14 April 2012 Semi Final	Aberdeen	1 – 2	Hibernian	Hampden Park, Glasgow
	Fallon 59'	BBC Sport	O'Connor 3' Griffiths 85'	Attendance: 28,278 Referee: Willie Collum

Hibernian v Heart of Midlothian

19 May 2012 2012 Scottish Cup Final	Hibernian	1 – 5	Heart of Midlothian	Hampden Park, Glasgow
	McPake 41'		Barr 15' Skacel 27', 75' Grainger 48' (pen.) McGowan 50'	Attendance: 51,041 Referee: Craig Thomson

Scottish League Cup

Having failed to qualify for European competition in the previous season, Hibernian entered the Scottish League Cup at the second round stage. The club were drawn to play Berwick Rangers at home.^[37] Hibs progressed to the third round with a comfortable victory.^[38] In the third round, Hibs were drawn in one of the two all-SPL ties, away to Motherwell.^[39] Hibs won on a penalty shootout after a 2–2 draw at Fir Park.^[40] They were again drawn against SPL opposition in the quarter-final, at home to Celtic.^[41][42] Hibs took an early lead in that tie, but were eventually beaten 4–1.^[43]

Fixtures

Hibernian v Berwick Rangers

23 August 2011 Second Round	Hibernian	5 – 0	Berwick Rangers	Easter Road, Edinburgh
	Scott 11', 58' Sodje 38' O'Connor 51' Sproule 87'	BBC Sport		Attendance: 4,936 Referee: Finnie

Motherwell v Hibernian

20 September 2011 Third Round	Motherwell	2 – 2 AET (6 – 7 pen.)	Hibernian	Fir Park, Motherwell
	Lasley 30' Higdon 40'	BBC Sport	O'Connor 19', 87'	Attendance: 3,909 Referee: Willie Collum

Hibernian v Celtic

26 October 2011 Quarter Final	Hibernian	1 – 4	Celtic	Easter Road, Edinburgh
	Majstorovic 4' (own goal)	BBC Sport	Forrest 46' (58) Stokes 64' Hooper 69'	Attendance: 10,569 Referee: Willie Collum

Transfers

Hibs announced on 29 April that 10 players would be released at the end of their contracts, including loan signing Darryl Duffy.^[44] The first two signings of the summer by Hibs were to bring back former heroes Ivan Sproule and Garry O'Connor.^[45][46] This move was questioned by former manager John Hughes, who asked whether they would show the sharpness necessary in their attacking positions.^[47] After O'Connor scored a match-winning goal early in the season, however, The Scotsman football writer Stuart Bathgate questioned this logic.^[48] After a week in which Hibs signed Isaiah Osbourne and Phil Airey, manager Colin Calderwood commented that he was still looking for more additions to the squad.^[49]

Calderwood was sacked in November 2011 and replaced by Bohemians manager Pat Fenlon, who returned to Ireland to make his first signing, Sligo Rovers striker Eoin Doyle.^[50] In January 2012, Hibs released Junior Agogo, Victor Pálsson and Matt Thornhill.^[51] Towards the end of January, Fenlon made several additions to the squad, mainly using the loan market.^[52] These signings, particularly central defender James McPake, helped Hibs to retain their position in the SPL and a placed in the 2012 Scottish Cup Final.^[53]

Players in Player From Fee Ivan Sproule Bristol City[45] Free[45] Garry O'Connor Barnsley[46] Free[46] Sean O'Hanlon Milton Keynes Dons[54] Free[54] Junior Agogo Apollon Limassol Free[55] Isaiah Osbourne Aston Villa[56] Free[56] Adam Mitter Blackpool[57] Free[57] Eoin Doyle Sligo Rovers[50] TBC[50] Pa Saikou Kujabi FSV Frankfurt Free[58]

Players out Player To Fee John Rankin Dundee United[59] Free[59] Colin Nish Hartlepool United[60] Free[44] Steven Thicot Naval Free[44] Kevin McBride Hamilton Academical[61] Free[44] Kevin McCann Greenock Morton[62] Free[44] Valdas Trakys Anagennisi Epanomi Free[44] Thomas Flynn Cowdenbeath[63] Free[63] Kurtis Byrne Ross County[64] Free[44] Ewan Moyes Gateshead[65] Free[44] Francis Dickoh Aris[66] Free[44] Liam Miller Perth Glory[67] Free[67] Ricardo Vaz Tê Barnsley[68] Free[69] Derek Riordan Shaanxi Chan-Ba[70] Free[70] Edwin de Graaf SBV Excelsior[71] Free[57] Calum Burns Musselburgh Athletic[72] Free[72] David Crawford Brechin City[73] Free[74] Victor Pálsson New York Red Bulls[75] Free[51] Matt Thornhill Buxton[76] Free[51] Junior Agogo Retired[77] Free[51] Michael Hart St Johnstone[78] Free[52] Akpo Sodje Tianjin Teda[79] Free[52]

Loans in Player From Phil Airey Newcastle United[80] Richie Towell Celtic[81] Leigh Griffiths Wolverhampton Wanderers[82] George Francomb Norwich City[83] James McPake Coventry City[84] Tom Soares Stoke City[84] Jorge Claros Motagua[85] Roy O'Donovan Coventry City[86] Matt Doherty Wolverhampton Wanderers[86]

Loans out Player To Calum Antell East Stirlingshire[87] David Crawford Brechin City[88] Scott Smith Brechin City[88] Scott Taggart Stranraer[89] Lewis Horner East Stirlingshire[90] Sean Welsh Partick Thistle[91] Jordon Forster Berwick Rangers[91] Danny Handling Berwick Rangers[91]

Player stats

During the 2011–12 season, Hibs used 35 different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.

As of 14:39, 21 May 2012 (UTC)^[92]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		SPL		Scottish Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
31	GK	SCO	Mark Brown	13	0	7	0	3	0	3	0
41	GK	SCO	Paul Grant	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	GK	EIR	Graham Stack	33	0	30	0	3	0	0	0
3	DF	SCO	Callum Booth	15	1	12	1	1	0	2	0
2	DF	EIR	Matt Doherty	17	2	13	2	4	0	0	0
22	DF	ENG	George Francomb	17	0	14	0	3	0	0	0
4	DF	SCO	Paul Hanlon	43	2	35	2	5	0	3	0
2	DF	SCO	Michael Hart	7	0	6	0	1	0	0	0
19	DF	GAM	Pa Saikou Kujabi	17	0	13	0	4	0	0	0
15	DF	SCO	James McPake	15	1	11	0	4	1	0	0
6	DF	SCO	Ian Murray	17	0	15	0	0	0	2	0
5	DF	ENG	Sean O'Hanlon	25	2	22	2	1	0	2	0
20	DF	WAL	David Stephens	17	0	16	0	0	0	1	0
34	DF	SCO	Scott Smith	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
25	DF	EIR	Richie Towell	16	1	14	1	1	0	1	0
8	MF	HON	Jorge Claros	13	0	10	0	3	0	0	0
35	MF	SCO	David Crawford	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0
11	MF	SCO	Danny Galbraith	20	0	16	0	1	0	3	0
8	MF	NED	Edwin de Graaf	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
24	MF	ENG	Isaiah Osbourne	35	1	30	1	4	0	1	0
19	MF	ISL	Victor Palsson	18	0	15	0	0	0	3	0
14	MF	SCO	Martin Scott	18	2	15	0	1	0	2	2
13	MF	ENG	Tom Soares	13	2	10	2	3	0	0	0
17	MF	NIR	Ivan Sproule	42	4	34	3	5	0	3	1
33	MF	SCO	Sam Stanton	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
16	MF	SCO	Lewis Stevenson	34	0	29	0	4	0	1	0
15	MF	ENG	Matt Thornhill	7	0	6	0	0	0	1	0
7	MF	SCO	David Wotherspoon	37	1	30	0	4	1	3	0
18	FW	GHA	Junior Agogo	14	1	12	1	0	0	2	0
22	FW	ENG	Phil Airey	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
29	FW	SCO	Ross Caldwell	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
10	FW	EIR	Eoin Doyle	16	3	13	1	3	2	0	0
28	FW	SCO	Leigh Griffiths	36	11	30	8	4	3	2	0
9	FW	SCO	Garry O'Connor	40	16	33	12	4	1	3	3
18	FW	EIR	Roy O'Donovan	16	2	14	1	2	1	0	0
23	FW	ENG	Akpo Sodje	15	1	12	0	1	0	2	1

See also

• List of Hibernian F.C. seasons

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External links

• 2011–12 Hibernian F.C. season at ESPN