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The Golden Years: Hibernian in the Days of the Famous Five

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a b c d e Bonthrone, Mark (11 September 2006). "A Lawrie load of goals to thrill a nation". Edinburgh Evening News. Johnston Press . Retrieved 23 February 2010. a b "Collins resigns as Hibs manager". BBC Sport. 20 December 2007. Archived from the original on 17 March 2008 . Retrieved 23 February 2010. The pitch was noted for its pronounced slope, but this was removed in 2000. [110] [111] The ground is currently all-seated and has a capacity of 20,421. [3] [112] Easter Road is a modern stadium, with all four of its stands having been built since 1995. [110] The most recent redevelopment was the construction of a new East Stand in 2010. [110] After an injury-plagued second season with Hearts, Smith was released and again the football writers prepared obituaries for the veteran's career. Neil Lennon: Hibs head coach officially leaves post by mutual consent". BBC Sport. 30 January 2019. Archived from the original on 30 January 2019 . Retrieved 30 January 2019.

a b c d e Hardie, David (19 August 2010). "Stand and watch march of progress at Hibs". Edinburgh Evening News. Johnston Press. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011 . Retrieved 19 August 2010. Semi-final now pay-at-gate after crowd fears". The Scotsman. Johnston Press. 24 January 2006 . Retrieved 30 October 2011. Sports psychologist Tom Lucas insists Andy Murray’s weekend win can inspire Hibs to Scottish Cup glory, Iain Collin, Capital City Press, 16 May 2016My personal Hibs Hero. Along with Lawrie a toss-up for the best Hibs striker of them all. Joe was world-class, make no mistake. Lightening-fast, a cannonball shot with both feet and a superb header of the ball in spite of his modest height. A feisty attitude on the pitch also made this man the complete centre-forward. A great man off the pitch to boot. In December 2014, the club said it intended to sell up to 51% ownership of the club to its supporters. [159] By November 2017, supporters had increased their shareholding in the club to 34%. [160] The majority ownership of the club was sold in July 2019 to Peruvian-born US-based businessman Ronald Gordon, who became the executive chairman. [161] On 21 February 2023 Hibernian announced that Gordon had died of cancer at the age of 68, [162] and ownership of the club was passed to his family. [163] Players [ edit ] First team squad [ edit ] As of 21 September 2023 [164] [165] [166] [167] If you look up the word LEGEND in a dictionary you are very likely to find the following definition: Someone or something very famous and admired, usually because of their ability in a particular area. Those words pretty well sum up the Hibernian forward line Smith, Johnstone, Reilly, Turnbull and Ormond that played together in the 1940’s and 50’s and which would collectively become known to Hibs fans and indeed football fans the world over as The Famous Five. Train - Edinburgh is served by a number of train stations, with Edinburgh Waverley being the one you’re most likely to pull into if you’re arriving from afar. It’s about twenty minutes from the ground on foot.

Club History". Queen of the South FC. 13 September 2009. Archived from the original on 8 May 2011 . Retrieved 2 May 2017. Despite reaching that semi final, Gordon was disappointed and was convinced that “if the tournament had started four years earlier Hibs would have won it.” Further disappointment would follow when Scotland qualified for the Finals of the 1958 World Cup and Hibs reached the Final of the Scottish Cup. Smith was in plaster and missed them both with Scotland failing to qualify from their group and Hibs losing 1-0 to Clyde at Hampden.Way before my time, so going only on what I've read, but Tommy Younger must be worth a shout? Seemingly an excellent keeper.

a b Brown, Alan; Tossani, Gabriele (31 January 2019). "Scotland - International Matches 1951-1955". RSSSF . Retrieved 10 March 2019.

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Rangers themselves had been to the semi-final of the European Cup in season 1959-60 and the final of the Cup-Winners' Cup in 1961. But until 1967 Celtic had never been to the latter stages of a European competition. From there Reilly moved to Edinburgh Thistle where he was switched from his normal inside left role to that of centre forward, scoring goals galore and attracting the attention of Hibs. When the Club asked him to sign the pen was out and used almost before the question had finished being asked! At first he played outside right in the reserves and although always remembered as a centre forward he was also an exceptional winger, winning caps for Scotland on both the right and left wing. Johnstone went to school at Philiphaugh until the age of 11, then Knowepark in Selkirk where he won a prize in English. The Johnstone family moved to the nearby newly built no. 2 Linglie Road in 1943 and shortly after at the age of 14, Bobby became an apprentice painter with local firm Nichol's. It was around this time that he started to draw attention playing in the then popular five-a-side tournaments against players almost twice his age. [4] Career [ edit ] Selkirk [ edit ] View From South Stand Prior to the Renovation of the East Stand in 2006 - By Discosebastian at English Wikipedia (Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons.) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Alex Schalk hands Ross County fairytale finish over Hibernian". The Guardian. 13 March 2016. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019 . Retrieved 13 June 2019.

Raith v Rangers: Easter Road hosts Ramsdens Cup final". BBC Sport. 30 October 2013. Archived from the original on 4 January 2016 . Retrieved 27 July 2015. The club that became the Hibernian women's team was first founded in 1997 by Iain Johnston and Paul Johnston, but for the initial two seasons of its existence the club was under the auspices of Preston Athletic. [168] The name changed to Hibernian Ladies in 1999 and they became one of the leading women's teams in Scotland. [169]Hughes appointed Hibernian boss". BBC Sport. 8 June 2009. Archived from the original on 12 June 2009 . Retrieved 23 February 2010. Such was the footballing ability of Gordon Smith that following his appearance on Hibs’ tours abroad both Vasco da Gama of Brazil and Cannes of France tried to secure his signature and whilst the player himself conceded it might have been an experience to play abroad he “ did not think there were better teams than Hibs around at that time”

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