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FOREWORDBY SIR MATT BUSBY

Willie McCartney’s happy, beaming face, over that bow tie, symbolised the very happy time I spent at Easter Road. The Chairman, Harry Swan, made his name synonymous with the name of mighty Hibernian, and he was another great character, who had a profound effect on me at the time.

I spent some of the happiest days of my football-playing life at Easter Road, grateful for the opportunity to play alongside players like Bobby Baxter, Alex Hall, Sammy Kean, Bobby Combe, Willie Finnigan, Jimmy Caskie and such great names as these. Even now I smile at the memory of the almost psychic understanding Willie Finnigan and I had in the Hibernian team.

And it gives me particular pleasure to know that I had the luck to play behind a boy who was to become a legend in Scottish football, Gordon Smith.

I still get a thrill when I look back on the time in July 1951 when we beat Rangers in extra time in the final

of the Scottish Summer Cup at Hampden Park. Beating Rangers was a considerable feat.

Eventually, of course, I had to move on to another posting, but I shall always cherish the wonderful memories of my time with Hibernian, and, indeed, the Hibs result is still one of the first I look for every Saturday in the season.

I regard it as an honour and a privilege to write these words on such an occasion as the centenary of Hibernian with its splendid traditions and successes.

I hope the next 100 years will be even better.

Manchester UnitedOld Trafford1975

*Originally appeared in 100 Years Of Hibs

It was my very good fortune when I was in the Army during the war to be posted to Kelso. It was my good fortune, too, that Bobby Baxter found out about it because soon that tremendous character, Willie

McCartney, the Hibernian manager, contacted me, and I did not need any persuading to play for such a great club.

CLUB DIRECTORY BOARD OF DIRECTORSLeeann Dempster, Chief Executive Rod Petrie, ChairmanBrian G Houston, DirectorAmanda Jones, DirectorBruce Langham, DirectorJamie Marwick, Finance DirectorStephen Dunn, DirectorFrank Dougan, DirectorAmit Moudgil, Director

FOOTBALL STAFFAlan Stubbs, Head CoachAndy Holden, Assistant CoachJohn Doolan, First Team CoachAlan Combe, Player-CoachCraig Flannigan, Head of Sports SciencePaul Green, Strength and Conditioning CoachGraeme Mathie, Head of Player Identification & RecruitmentJohn Porteous, Head PhysiotherapistKitty Forrest, Senior PhysiotherapistGeorge Craig, Head of Football OperationsEddie May, Academy Coaching ManagerJoe McBride, Under 20s Development CoachCalvin Charlton, Video AnalystTam McCourt, Kit ManagerJoyce McCourt, Kit Coordinator

CLUB DOCTORSDr Duncan Reid and Dr Stephen Miller

PARTNERSHIPS, SPONSORSHIP & ADVERTISINGGreig Mailer, Head of Marketing and CommercialEmail: [email protected] Tel: 0131 656 7072Angela Peacock, Sales ManagerEmail: [email protected] Tel: 0131 656 7073Tom Zanelli, Commercial Sales ExecutiveEmail: [email protected] Tel: 0131 661 2159

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TICKET INFORMATION

Rangers v HibernianHibernian can today confirm the ticketing arrangements for the

upcoming Ladbrokes Championship match against Rangers at

Ibrox on Sunday 23 August (kick off 12.30pm).

Hibernian have received an allocation of approximately 1000 tickets for

the upcoming Ladbrokes Championship match against Rangers at Ibrox

on Sunday 23 August (kick off 12.30pm) and tickets went on sale from

Tuesday 11 August at 10am based on loyalty points.

Tickets are priced at £24 for adults, £18 for concessions (over 65, 16-17

year olds) and £7 for under 16s.

Tickets will be sold across seven waves based on the following points

thresholds. Please note all waves are subject to ticket availability:

Tuesday 11 August: 374+ points (circa 700 supporters)

Wednesday 12 August: 370+ points (circa 1700 supporters)

Thursday 13 August: 360+ points (circa 3200 supporters)

Friday 14 August: 330+ points (circa 5400 supporters)

Saturday 15 August-Sunday 16 August: 180+ points

(circa 7200 supporters)

Monday 17 August: 30+ points (circa 9200 supporters)

Tuesday 18 August: General Sale

Tickets will be restricted to one per client reference number. Please note

if buying for more than one person, including supporter groups, all those

in the group will require the qualifying number of points. The Ticket

Office will not be able to sell a ticket to anyone who does not have the

required number of points at that time. Ticket waves are subject to ticket

availability.

The sales have been coordinated in this manner to provide priority to

those supporters who have attended the most games. As we have had

more time to sell these tickets compared to the Dumbarton game we

have been able to introduce further waves to take into account other

points brackets, including current season ticket holders who, availability

permitting, will be able to purchase tickets whilst at Easter Road for the

Greenock Morton game.

HAPPY HIBEE HALF-TIME DRAW

The popular Happy Hibee Half-time Draw will be now be sponsored by

the Hibernian Supporters Association. Check the results after every game

via www.hibernianfc.co.uk/pages/happyhibee

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ALAN STUBBSHEAD COACH

I’d like to welcome Jim Duffy and everybody from

Morton here to our home for what will be another

keenly contested and competitive match in the division.

Obviously, everybody associated with the club was

disappointed with the outcome of our opening league

game of the season at Dumbarton last weekend.

Credit to Dumbarton because they took their

opportunities, but I was far from satisfied with our

performance and the players fully understand that.

We learned early on last season that there are no

straightforward games in this division – you have to be on

it as a team and make the correct decisions all over

the pitch.

We must move the ball around better with more zip and

purpose and also attack the ball when it gets delivered

into the box.

We have to be prepared to do whatever it takes in order to

reach the required level of consistency and we must play

at the top of our game week in, week out.

When I look around the dressing room I recognise just

how disappointed the group were and we must make sure

that, as a group, results like that happen less and less.

Today’s match provides us with an opportunity to get over

that disappointment and get it out of our system with a

much more positive, energetic and hungry performance.

Last Saturday’s result was a timely reminder that this is a

tough division and that nobody ever gives you anything in

football – you have to be prepared to roll up your sleeves

and go out and earn it.

Today the club are celebrating their 140-year anniversary

and our history inspires me.

Understanding what has happened here in the past just

reaffirms my belief that this is an extraordinary football

club with phenomenal supporters – managing Hibernian is

both a pleasure and a privilege.

It’s reassuring to see so many experienced players

returning to full fitness and both Dan Carmichael and

Martin Boyle got some more game-time under their belts

in midweek with the Development squad.

James Keatings has suffered a slight recurrence of his

original hamstring injury, but hopefully he will be ready to

return to full squad training in the near future.

Similarly we are hopeful that Farid El Alagui will be back

sooner rather than later – his return will give everybody at

the club a big lift.

Thanks once again for your continued support – please

keep backing the team.

GGTTH,

Alan Stubbs

Head Coach


Welcome to Easter Road Stadium for this afternoon’s Ladbrokes Championship match against Greenock Morton.

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The wiry, agile 20-year-old had garnered a reputation as a multi-talented entertainer capable of thrilling crowds with his speed and control, his knack of riding tackles and stretching open defences matched by slick distribution and, on his day, a lethal finish.

Now McGinn has swapped Paisley for Leith and the Glaswegian says he is excited about the challenge of helping Hibernian to achieve promotion back into the Premiership.

Speaking exclusively to #GGTTH, McGinn said: “I’m really excited about what we can achieve here at Hibs – it’s a club with huge potential and I’m looking forward to being part of the push for promotion.

“Last Saturday at Dumbarton wasn’t the start we wanted and that wasn’t the way we all know we can play, so we need to make sure we put it right today against Morton and I’m sure we can.”

Faced with the option of pursuing a career in the MLS, McGinn chose to move east to Easter Road instead and the youngster says he instinctively knew he’d made the right decision.

He added: “I think Hibs was the best option for me at this stage in my career. The coaches here at the club have got a good track record of developing young players and I will really benefit from that and be able to really kick on as a player. There are also good senior pros here at the club, who I know will help me.

“So everything about the move seemed right and now I want to be able to repay the manager’s faith in me by making a big contribution to the team on the pitch.”

Handed his debut as a substitute at Dumbarton last weekend, McGinn, who last featured in a competitive match in April,

admits he is still slightly rusty, but stresses he is desperate to help the team to succeed.

He said: “Hopefully I’ve already shown the manager what I can do, although I still don’t feel totally sharp and match-ready just yet. But I believe I can help the team and hopefully when called upon I will.”

He became the third member of the footballing McGinn family to play for St Mirren – he was preceded in Paisley by older brothers, Stephen, now with Wycombe Wanderers, and Paul, currently with Dundee.

Despite his grandfather Jack’s affiliation with Celtic – he was the club’s Chairman – McGinn resisted the temptation to sign for his boyhood favourites at youth level and says he made the correct decision.

He said: “When I first started playing, St Mirren and Celtic were interested, but both my parents and I felt that St Mirren would be the best place to develop. I’m thankful now that I made that choice.

“My granddad was a bit disappointed that he couldn’t make our game against Montrose, but it was the 50th birthday of The Celtic View and that was the magazine that he invented.

“So he was on the pitch at Celtic Park before the game and I was on the pitch at Easter Road at half-time on the same afternoon – it was a good day for the whole family.

“We were always involved in football and I looked up to my two older brothers. I’ve got a big family and we all support each other.”

He made his senior debut for St Mirren against Celtic in October 2012 and then 12 games later helped the Buddies to defeat the Glasgow giants at Hampden in the semi-final of the Scottish League Cup.


PROVIDING THE PERFECT TONIC

JOHN McGINN

A fine midfield prospect, John McGinn moved to Easter Road from St Mirren at the end of July and immediately handed Hibernian the perfect tonic.

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In the ensuing final against Hearts, McGinn once again rose to the occasion to deliver a supremely confident and enterprising performance as the team from Paisley won the trophy – a day he cites as the highlight of his career so far.

He said: “That was the best day of my life. To be so young and to be involved at first team level at that age was great, but to then go and win a national trophy was absolutely brilliant.

“To achieve that in front of a packed out Hampden was like a dream come true – one of the main reasons I came here to Hibs was because I believe we can emulate that success and hopefully that will be the case.”

A precise passer and a delightful manipulator of the ball, McGinn’s highlights reel includes some breathtaking goals – including a header against Hearts at Tynecastle – but the Scotland under-21 internationalist believes the best is yet to come.

He said: “I’m really optimistic about the future and excited about being part of a club like Hibs. I’m still young and learning the game.

“But I believe this is the right place for me to experience the next chapter of my career and I’m looking forward to showing everybody what I’m capable of.”

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WHAT’S ON

H I B S T V

Hibs TV enables you to stay on the ball with the latest news and interviews – from the boardroom to the training pitch.

Every day Hibs TV gives you access to the inside story direct from Easter Road with exclusive content including regular interviews with Head Coach Alan Stubbs and the squad.

Plus you can access extensive highlights of games and obtain audio commentaries for every first team game.

Throughout the week, Hibs TV, available from just 20p per day for UK subscribers, has been bursting with exclusive content keeping our viewers in the picture about what is happening at Easter Road.

In our last home match against Montrose, striker Farid El Alagui joined commentator Andrew Sleight in the commentary box and gave some insight into the team during the convincing League Cup win.

Last week, youngsters Jordan Sinclair, Scott Martin and Oli Shaw spoke to Hibs TV about breaking into the first team and their objectives for the season.

This week, all-time great Pat Stanton shared his Hibernian memories with a further instalment planned for the start of next week – essential viewing for Hibs supporters of all ages.

During the interview, Pat spoke about working under Jock Stein at Easter Road and what might have happened if Big Jock hadn’t left to join Celtic.

Plus Academy Coaching manager Eddie May gave viewers an insight into the club’s youth set-up and spoke extensively about the players currently rising up through the ranks.

Just in case you missed it first time around, Hibs TV’s legendary magazine show #OutsideTheBox is still available to watch which contains the following:

Dom Malonga goes sightseeing around Edinburgh with presenter Tom Zanelli in a Capital Cars taxi.

Fontaine of Knowledge (Undercover), Liam Fontaine pops up to surprise a couple of Hibs Kids.

Meet The New Boys - #OutsidetheBox chats to the club’s summer signings

Throughout the week excerpts of all the interviews are accessible for every Hibernian supporter to watch via the club’s popular YouTube channel.

This afternoon, chief commentator Cliff Pike and media manager Andrew Sleight will relay the action as it unfolds from the back of the West Stand.

Cliff and Andrew will talk our listeners through the action from the back of the West Stand – available to both Hibs TV listeners and Hibs TV (overseas fans) viewers.

The full match replay of today’s game will be aired on Hibs TV by midnight tonight – allowing you to relive the latest Hibernian display on your laptop.

Plus there will be an exclusive chat with Alan Stubbs – tackling all the talking points from the game.

Click into action and visit hibernianfc.co.uk/tv for more details

All the goals, all the glory, all the time – tune in now to Hibs TV.

Why don’t you get closer to your favourite team by becoming a subscriber of the club’s official online

media channel; Hibs TV?

BACKINGSCOTTISH FOOTBALL

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The Five Are Reunited! A classic snap taken from our archives in 1979 when Gordon Smith, Bobby Johnstone, Lawrie Reilly, Eddie Turnbull and Willie Ormond all wore the famous green jersey for the final time. A fitting photograph on our 140th anniversary

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TODAY’S

M A S C OT SA warm Easter Road welcome to all of this afternoon’s mascots for today’s Ladbrokes Championship match

against Greenock Morton.

JORDAN YOUNG age 11, who attends Craigroyston Primary School

and his favourite player is Scott Allan.

JORDAN YOUNG age 11, who attends Craigroyston Primary School

and his favourite player is Scott Allan.

MORGAN MORRIS age 9, who attends Trinity Primary School and his

favourite player is Jason Cummings.

SEAN ALEXANDER CLARK age 10, who attends Bonaly Primary School and his

favourite player is Jason Cummings.

ALEX GOODALL age 11, who attends Peebles High School and her

favourite player is Lewis Stevenson.

Everybody at Hibernian hopes you enjoy an unforgettable day at Easter Road Stadium and that

you bring the Hibees some luck!Interested in your child becoming a Hibernian mascot? Please contact Tom Zanelli (email: [email protected])

for more details and make your wee Hibee’s dream become a reality


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It was in August 2008 and my cousin Dominic had come up from down south to take in a few shows at the Festival, enjoy a few pints with his Leith family and watch the famous Hibees.

Now Dom has been a season ticket holder at West Ham United since he was eight, so he is well versed in the art of watching a team capitulate at home against the underdogs.

But somehow we managed to watch Hibs capitulate twice on the night against a gutsy Morton team, who deserved to win through in the end via extra time.

I remember exchanging office banter with a work colleague, who lived off Leith Walk, but who was originally from Kilmacolm.

Typically he was a fairweather Rangers fan, but hinted he would head along to the Leith San Siro and sit in the south to cheer on his local team.

In the end, he didn’t turn up, nor, as it turns out, did Hibernian on a bizarre night of League Cup football.

To be honest, there is actually a pretty decent love affair between the Hibs and the League Cup and we had even lifted the trophy at Hampden during the previous calendar year.

So I wasn’t expecting Hibs to be turned over by a Morton side, who weren’t doing that well.

But the fact Hibs had been comprehensively beaten by Cowdenbeath in pre-season, we also lost heavily to Lionel Messi’s Barcelona, should have triggered off the alarm bells in my head.

Hibs never really got going at all and Morton went two up through Iain Russell and a decent free-kick from Stevie Masterton.

Young keeper David Grof came off the bench to replace Andy McNeil, who was injured, but surely Hibs had enough in their locker to overcome this unexpected banana skin.

Then with 10 minutes to go the fightback started – first of all, Joe Keenan (remember him?) scored a beauty and that was quickly followed by a goal from Dean Shiels.

Into extra time and Hibs went ahead through Steve Pinau and I was already planning to open up a bottle of Pinot Grigio to celebrate the relief of escaping a sore Cup exit.

But I should’ve known better because there was a sting in the tale big enough to be stuck on the tail of a giant killer wasp (that’s a reference to a terrible horror film I once saw).

A penalty from Russell and that was then followed by a winning goal from Ryan Harding – Hibs were out of the Cup.

I drowned my sorrows that night and tried to wash away the pain with a few overpriced pints at the Spiegeltent.

At that point, my cousin Dom turned to me and said: “If you didn’t have the bitter times mate, you’d never properly enjoy the sweet.”

I nodded and checked the fixture card in my wallet to see who we had at home next. Motherwell, I went and we lost 1-0.

I will always go because it’s part of my identity – you don’t change your name just because you’ve had a bad day.

Written by Jack McLaren; a lifelong Hibernian supporter.

The opinions expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not reflect the view of #GGTTH and Hibernian Football Club.

REMEMBER WHEN?

HIBERNIAN 3 MORTON 4 (AET)

When I was asked if I remembered about the last time Morton visited Easter Road, I did and it was filed away in my memory under a bulging

folder entitled ‘Disappointments’.

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The video captured 16 Hibs Kids taking turns to resist the temptation of a cupcake for five minutes, with the prize at the end a present containing the popular purple away top.

The stunning soundtrack to the video was “Edina” by Blue Rose Code. Singer and Hibs supporter Ross Wilson caught up with #GGTTH to talk about his Hibee upbringing, music career and getting involved in the kit campaign.

GROWING UP A HIBEE…

I grew up in Northfield, very much a Hibs area, Gordon Smith had a pub just up the road from me called the Right Wing. My gran was keen on me getting involved with the club, likely just to get me out from under her feet, so I was a Hibs Kid for a number of years. Sadly, I couldn’t hit a barn door with a banjo so I switched my dreams of playing football to playing music. I remember the days of Keith Jackson, Paul Kane Joe Tortolano and John Collins when I was very young.

When I was a bit older and could get to the matches myself it was Mixu and Latapy, big Franck. Amazing days. Also getting to see the U21s, watching Brown, O’Connor and Riordan coming through was a treat. I mind Brown was really tricky and good with the ball at his feet when he first came through.

HIBS HEROES…

Growing up, I always liked wee Kevin Harper but my cult hero had to be Tony Rougier. I mean, the boy played horizontal but when he fancied it, brilliant. Loved wee John O’Neil on his day, too. Favourite game is an obvious one, no brainer, 6-2 whooping of

the Jambos. That team were wonderful; Big Franck, Russell, Zitelli, what a dream. It was an exciting time to be at Easter Road.

HOPES FOR THE NEW SEASON…

My thoughts on the new season is that are that we’re going up. Stubbsy is building. In truth, I felt only one team would go up last season, and I was proved right. It’s the c-word, consistency. I think we’re a year on and as a unit we can get into that winning mentality gain auto promotion and thrive up there in the top league. That’s where we belong.

2015/16 AWAY KIT LAUNCH…

You’re always a bit reluctant to give your music to advertising, particularly when it’s going to be edited and you’ve no say in the final product but when the call came it was always a yes. My pals up the road have been green and white with envy - I mean it’s proper boyhood dreams stuff to be involved with the Cabbage. Some of my favourite memories are being in the old East Stand with a Hibs pizza, singing the boys back out to Sunshine On Leith, I don’t hear that song enough at matches anymore.

MY MUSIC…

You can check out the music on bluerosecode.com. I call it Caledonian Soul, it’s very important to me that my music is identifiably Scottish. You’d probably call it folky. My big heroes are John Martyn and Van Morrison with a dash of Tom Waits thrown in. I’m playing one night at the Fringe, the 15th of August. Sadly, it’s in Dalry but you can get a taxi in and out if you don’t fancy it.

HIBEE Q & A:ROSS WILSON (BLUE ROSE CODE)

With 19k views on Hibs TV’s YouTube page and a further 26k views on the Hibernian Facebook page, our 2015/16 Away Kit

promotional video “Worth the Wait” has certainly caught people’s attention.

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It will always be remembered as one of the most

explosive and unforgettable matches ever staged at

Easter Road – the Fairs Cup quarter final, second leg

tie against Barcelona in February 1961.

The initial meeting between the two clubs at Camp

Nou two months earlier had been truly extraordinary;

an epic 4-4 draw and an exhilarating performance from

Hibernian that clearly merited a victory.

Barcelona, the czars of

Catalan football, were

unable to nullify the threat

posed by Hibernian’s free-

scoring centre-forward

Joe Baker, who had even

swapped shirts with Bobby

Kinloch to further confuse

the matter.

In the first leg, Hibernian

had gone 2-0 up inside

the opening 20 minutes through goals from Baker and

Johnny McLeod and survived an initial comeback from

their hosts to accelerate into a 4-2 lead with 16 minutes

remaining.

Nevertheless Barça were fiercely determined not to lose

on home soil and sprang a late rally to score twice inside

the closing seven minutes and secure the draw.

Given the inaugural 90 minutes, anything could happen

back in Leith and the story that unfolded at Easter Road

was suitably dramatic – it certainly fitted the star billing.

An expectant crowd of 45,000 packed into Easter Road

feverishly anticipating a once-in-a-lifetime event and

nobody went home disappointed.

Hibernian burst out of the traps and promptly scored

through the irrepressible Baker after just 10 minutes, but

Barça managed to turn it all

around.

Goals from Paraguayan

forward Eulogio Martinez,

who was nicknamed the

‘Tin Opener’, and skilful

Hungarian Sándor Kocsis

put Barcelona 2-1 ahead

heading into the half-time

interval.

In a feisty, ultra-competitive

match, Hibernian, shooting down the slope, equalised

through Tommy Preston on the 72-minute mark to set up

a thrilling finale.

Then German referee Johannes Malka suffered the wrath

of an angry mob of Barcelona players when he pointed to

the spot and handed Hibernian a penalty with five minutes

of the contest remaining – to be taken by Bobby Kinloch.


GLORY

DAYS

H I B E R N I A N 3 B A R C E L O N A 2

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An ebullient, bouncily inventive and strong-minded

character, Kinloch wasn’t even originally assigned to

take the penalty – awarded after Johnny McLeod had

been tripped in the area and a decision that triggered

off a 13-minute delay after a forceful Barcelona protest.

But after regular spot-kick taker Sammy Baird informed

him that he was too unwell to assume responsibility

for the penalty, Kinloch placed the ball on the spot and

scored a truly monumental goal. Cue euphoric scenes at

Easter Road.

The remainder of the match was absolutely chaotic,

Barcelona were incensed by the decision, and the visitors

chased Malka, guarded by local police, down the tunnel

at full-time – allegedly leaving stud marks on the match

officials’ changing room door.

Fortunately Malka survived to tell the tale and Hibernian

also emerged triumphant to progress through to face AS

Roma in the last-four of the competition.

Hibernian: Ronnie Simpson, John Fraser, Joe McClelland,

John Baxter, Jim Easton, Sammy Baird, Johnny McLeod,

Tommy Preston, Joe Baker, Bobby Kinloch, Wilie Ormond.

A glorious night underneath the Easter Road floodlights

– the memory marches on…

Nevertheless Barça were fiercely determined not to lose on home soil and sprang a late rally to score twice inside the closing seven minutes and secure the draw.

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DEVELOPMENT

S Q UA DDanny Carmichael, Martin Boyle, Antonio Reguero and Alex

Harris all featured for Hibernian Development squad’s 3-3 draw away to Falkirk on Tuesday evening, writes John Stephens.

Ryan Blair scored from distance to give the hosts the lead, before Boyle levelled in the 40th minute with a well taken strike.

Two minutes later and it was 2-1 to Hibs as Callum Crane finished off Harris’ low, teasing ball into the box to give Hibs the half-time lead.

That advantage lasted just 12 minutes into the second half, as Falkirk’s trialist headed in from a corner.

Oli Shaw then made it 3-2 with a fine finish in the 67th minute, before Jordan Sinclair and the trialist had to go off injured – meaning Hibs had to defend the one goal lead with only nine men.

For the 14 regulation minutes, the side held their own, before Alex Cooper netted a free-kick from 25 yards out in the sixth minute of injury time, as the game ended all square.

Joe McBride, Hibernian U20 Development Coach, was disappointed to lose Sinclair with a suspected dislocated shoulder, and the trialist, but felt his side coped well when down to nine men.

McBride said: “I felt we were the better team throughout and played football the whole game. I was disappointed with the way we gave the goal away when we were 2-1 up – a free header from the corner.

“We got ourselves back in front, and I couldn’t see them

getting back into the game at all. Then we went down to

nine men through injuries, and I thought we coped with

that really, really well.”

McBride continued on to say that the result did not

matter, stating that the game is all about development,

and for that he is not getting hung up on the result, and is

instead focusing on how well his side performed.

He said: “We were unfortunate to lose a goal right in the

last minute, but it is a development league. Results are

nice, but it’s not the be all and end all.

“I was delighted with the way we kept the ball up front.

I though Lewis and Conner done well protecting the ball,

and we performed well when we had nine men. But like I

said, it’s about development, so the result isn’t the be all

and end all for us.”

Hibernian Development Squad: Antonio Reguero, Aaron

Dunsmore, Trialist, Kevin Waugh, Jordan McGregor, Aaron

Scott (Jordan Sinclair, 64), Alex Harris, Callum Crane, Lewis

Allan, Martin Boyle (Oli Shaw, 57), Danny Carmichael

(Conner Duthie, 45). Unused substitutes: Sean Brennan,

Ben Stirling, Adam Watson, Ali Smith.

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DATE COMP VENUE OPP RESULT

Sat 11/07/2015 Friendly A Ormiston W

Wed 15/07/2015 Friendly A Craigroyston W

Wed 22/07/2015 Friendly A Tranent Juniors W

Sun 26/07/2015 Friendly A Selkirk W

Fri 31/07/2015 Friendly H Brentford D

Tue 11/08/2015 SPFL Development League A Falkirk 3-3

Thu 27/08/2015 SPFL Development League H Celtic

Tue 08/09/2015 SPFL Development League H PartickThistle

Tue 15/09/2015 SPFL Development League A Hamilton Accies

Tue 29/09/2015 SPFL Development League H Dundee

Tue 06/10/2015 SPFL Development League A Ross Co

Tue 13/10/2015 SPFL Development League H Aberdeen

Tue 20/10/2015 SPFL Development League A Rangers

Tue 27/10/2015 SPFL Development League H Kilmarnock

Sat 03/11/2001 SPFL Development League A Dunfermline

Tue 10/11/2015 SPFL Development League H Hearts

Tue 17/11/2015 SPFL Development League A St Mirren

Tue 24/11/2015 SPFL Development League H Motherwell

Tue 01/12/2015 SPFL Development League A Dundee Utd

Tue 08/12/2015 SPFL Development League H Inverness CT

Tue 15/12/2015 SPFL Development League A St Johnstone

Mon 21/12/2015 SPFL Development League H Falkirk

Tue 12/01/2016 SPFL Development League A PartickThistle

Tue 19/01/2016 SPFL Development League H Hamilton Accies

Tue 26/01/2016 SPFL Development League A Dundee

Tue 02/02/2016 SPFL Development League H Ross Co

Tue 09/02/2016 SPFL Development League A Aberdeen

Tue 16/02/2016 SPFL Development League H Rangers

Tue 23/02/2016 SPFL Development League A Kilmarnock

Tue 08/03/2016 SPFL Development League H Dunfermline

Tue15/03/2016 SPFL Development League A Hearts

Tue 22/03/2016 SPFL Development League H St Mirren

Tue 29/03/2016 SPFL Development League A Motherwell

Tue 05/04/2016 SPFL Development League H Dundee Utd

Tue 12/04/2016 SPFL Development League A Inverness CT

Tue 19/04/2016 SPFL Development League H St Johnstone

Tue 26/04/2016 SPFL Development League A Celtic

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Pat is pictured in Easter Road’s West Stand reception area where he is positioned

in between the busts of Canon Hannan and Michael Whelahan.

A club born out of the overcrowded and poverty-stricken slums of the Cowgate, Hibernian have continually

strived to be better and that indomitable, pioneering spirit remains intact 140 years later.

Supporter, player, captain, manager and distant relative of the club’s co-founder Michael Whelahan, Pat Stanton helps Hibernian to celebrate our 140th birthday on 6 August 2015.

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GLORY, GLORYCUP WIN IN 1972

Euphoric scenes in the Capital during Hibernian’s open top bus parade with the Scottish League Cup in December 1972 – ending a

70-year wait to bring a trophy back from Hampden.

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THE AWAY END:

GREENOCK MORTON

Today is the first league meeting of the clubs for 16

years although the teams did cross paths during an

epic seven goal thriller in the League Cup in 2008.

It’s over 30 years since Greenock Morton last defeated

Hibs in the league, however they arrive in Edinburgh this

afternoon still riding the crest of the wave following last

term’s promotion.

Morton won the Scottish League One title and with it

promotion in the Ladbrokes Championship following a

dramatic season finale where they came from behind to

defeat Peterhead whilst nearest rivals Forfar lost at home

to Ayr United.

Morton manager Jim Duffy – a familiar face to Hibs

supporters - saw his side open their Championship

campaign by hitting back to earn a point at home to Falkirk

last weekend.

It was a credible start for the Championship newcomers

and came on the back of a League Cup victory over Elgin

City (5-0) and a narrow Petrofac Training Cup defeat

against Dumbarton (2-3).

Whilst Duffy hasn’t been able to add many summer

signings, he has managed to keep the main elements of his

League One title winning squad intact.

Last season’s success came on the back of as humiliating

drop into the third tier of Scottish football as Morton

bounced back at the first attempt under Duffy.

Twenty-eight year-old Derek Gaston has been with

Morton ever since joining the club as a free agent in the

summer of 2012. The former Albion Rovers shot-stopper is

closing in on 100 appearances for the Ton. Gaston kept 13

cleansheets last season during 34 appearances as he made

a significant contribution to the club’s title success.

Irishman Conor Pepper burst on the Scottish football scene

back in 2012 for Terry Butcher’s Inverness Caledonian

Thistle and scored a 90th minute equaliser on his debut

in a 2-2 draw with Hearts at Tynecastle. He also scored on

his last visit to Easter Road. When Pepper was released in

2014, Morton were quick to snap up the former St. Patrick’s

Athletic player.

Defender Lee Kilday scored his first goal of the campaign

during the club’s 3-2 Petrofac Training Cup defeat against

Dumbarton. The full-back is in his second season with the

club and mainstay of Morton’s defensive line last term. The

23-year-old came through the youth academy at Hamilton

Academical and made 42 appearances for the Accies before

moving to Morton in 2014.

Fellow full-back Ricki Lamie also joined Morton ahead of

last season. The former Airdrieonians, Queen’s Park and

East Stirling defender made 37 appearances last season and

missed out on the dramatic season finale after picking up a

red card in a match against Stranraer. Lamie has yet to find

the back of the net for Morton.

Youngster Mark Russell came through the Morton youth

academy and broke through into the first team during

the club’s ill-fated 2013/2014 campaign that saw them

relegated to the third tier of Scottish football. The 19-year-

old has flourished under boss Duffy and played a key role

in the club’s promotion last season making 27 appearances

and scoring three times – including a pivotal effort against

Peterhead on the final day of the campaign.

Glasgow-born Bobby Barr has made a career from playing


Hibernian welcomes the players, management, officials and supporters of Greenock Morton to Easter Road Stadium for

this afternoon’s Ladbrokes Championship encounter.

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lower league football after coming through the youth ranks

with St Johnstone. Barr failed to make an impression at

McDiarmid Park and left the Perth side without making a

first team appearance. Since then he has enjoyed spells

with Albion Rovers (twice), Brechin City (twice), Livingston

and East Fife.

Midfielder Michael Miller came through the youth

academy at Dumbarton and was handed his first senior

start by former Hibs player Ian Murray – then boss of the

sons. Miller was part of the Dumbarton side that surprised

many in their first season in the Championship and it

was no surprise when he was snapped by Morton. He

then picked the perfect moment to score his first goal for

Morton - netting in the final game of last season as his side

clinched the League One title.

Midfielder Ross Forbes first came to the attention of the

Scottish football public after exploding onto the scene with

Motherwell. Forbes has played against Hibs six times during

his playing career and is yet to feature on the winning side

after three defeats and three draws – including the famous

6-6 draw at Fir Park. The former Partick Thistle, Dumbarton

and Dunfermline Athletic players was on target for Morton

during their League Cup win over Elgin City.

Bellshill-born Stefan McCluskey grabbed his first goal of

the new campaign during Morton’s rout of Elgin City in the

League Cup recently. The 24-year-old made just 16 league

starts last term and will be hoping to make a bigger impact

this season. McCluskey flitted between junior and senior

football during his early career before making an impact at

Clyde and earning a move to Morton in 2014.

Veteran striker Peter MacDonald has scored twice in

as many games so far this season with efforts against

Dumbarton and Falkirk in the Petrofac Training Cup and

Ladbrokes Championship respectively. The diminutive

forward came through the youth ranks with Rangers but it

was during his ten years with St Johnstone that he made his

name. MacDonald is now in his second spell with Morton.

On-loan Birmingham City striker Denny Johnstone wasted

little time in making an impact at his new club when he

scored on his debut against Elgin City in the League Cup

two weeks ago. The former Celtic youngster has joined

the Cappielow men seeking game-time to improve his

own development. The 20-year-old spent time on loan to

Macclesfield, Cheltenham and Burton Albion.

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In Scotland, Association Football as it became known was mainly played in the West of the country. In Edinburgh Rugby remained the established game, but on December 28th 1873, two Glasgow sides Queens Park and Clydesdale, who saw themselves as missionaries for the new code, played an exhibition game at Raimes Park in Leith watched by a crowd of only a few hundred people. The area was then the playing fields of the Royal High School, but would change its name to Victoria Park in 1887 in commemoration of the Queens golden jubilee.

Many of the spectators watching from the sidelines that historic afternoon would leave to form their own sides, and soon several had sprung up in the city playing under the new Association rules such as the Third Edinburgh Rifles, Hanover, Thistle, Brunswick and St Andrews to name but a few.

With the help of the local St Patrick’s church, in 1875 a group of Irishmen and descendants of Irishmen who had left their native land to escape the great potato famines of the mid 1800’s, decided to form their own football team. They named the team Hibernian after the Roman name for Ireland.

From the very beginning the club had to struggle for acceptance from both the local Edinburgh Football Association and the SFA, but eventually, with the support of some of the local sides their perseverance eventually paid off and they were allowed to join both associations.

Hibs first recorded game took place on Christmas day 1875 at the Meadows, a large public area to the south of the city which was also popular with cricketers and archers, against a side who would in time become their greatest rivals, Heart of Midlothian. It is generally believed that the game took place at the east end of the Meadows on a pitch running roughly parallel with Archers Hall westwards from the Boroughloch Brewery. Although quite obviously no sign of what would have been the playing area remains, today tennis courts partly occupy the site.

With the exception of national or local cup ties, in the years before the formation of the Scottish League in 1890, most games would be classed as challenge or benefit matches. Hibs would play many of these games to raise much needed revenue to satisfy the needs of the poor, both in their own district of Edinburgh and throughout the entire country, a cause that was eventually copied by many others, and it could be said that they were the first truly community club.

With the game still in its infancy there were relatively few public places to play, and with several of the recently formed clubs also using the Meadows, the area soon became overcrowded making it imperative that the more ambitious sides looked to acquire their own home grounds elsewhere. Many of the early games would be played at Powburn, a venue opened in 1869 and leased by the Southern Athletic Society. Under the rather grand title ‘The Royal Hippodrome’ or the ‘Newington Running Grounds’, Powburn was one of three grounds in the city that was specifically designed for the then popular sport of pedestrianism, better known today as athletics. The venture however was not a long term success. Although used as a regular venue for representative games, and as the home ground of the 3rd Edinburgh Rifles, and later by Hearts for a short time, it would soon be sold for housing as the city expanded southwards. The site is now occupied by the houses at West Saville Terrace and McDowall Road.

In December 1877 Hibs leased an area on the eastern side of Craigmillar Park near to the suburban railway station and tram terminus at Newington just outside what was then the city boundary. Originally the home of the Craigmillar Park Golf Club, the football pitch was surrounded by a nine hole golf course. The club would play several important games there including three of the four games it required to settle the 1878 Edinburgh Cup Final against rivals Hearts, the competition finally being won by the maroons at nearby Powburn after yet another replay at Merchiston.

IN THE BEGINNING

For well over a thousand years many different forms of football had been played in this country, but it was only after the college or

Cambridge rules were devised in the 1840’s and the FA formed in 1863 that the game as we know it today was finally established.

By club historian Tom Wright


Following the expiry of what was only a short term lease at Mayfield, in September 1878 a pitch was acquired at Powderhall, the first of what would eventually be four football grounds in the immediate area. The others were the adjacent New Powderhall stadium which was opened in December 1889 (later the dog track), Logie Green, and finally a ground located diagonally between the latter two named New Logie Green. The B&Q store and car park on Warriston Road now occupies this last site, the ground used by Leith Athletic in 1906 when securing the Second Division championship. The original Logie Green was home to St Bernard’s before they returned permanently to the Royal Gymnasium in Canonmills, and it was here that the only Scottish Cup Final to date to be played outside Glasgow took place between Hibs and Hearts in 1896. The Hibs ground at Powderhall was opened in 1870 as an athletic venue with a track laid out on similar lines to the famous Stamford Bridge in London. A grandstand was later erected at the south west corner of the ground using furnishings purchased from Powburn at a cost of £100. Like Powburn, Powderhall was one of the three purpose built grounds in the city to specifically accommodate the popular sport of pedestrianism, the other the Portobello Recreation Grounds, was situated near the west end of Portobello promenade near the remains of the old harbour, and would in time become better known as the Marine Gardens.

It was at the first Powderhall on 11th November 1878 that one of the very first floodlit games in Scotland took place. Played during a heavy snowstorm and watched by only a few hundred hardy souls who braved the atrocious conditions, Hibs played an Edinburgh Select, the pitch illuminated by three lights powered by powerful Siemens generators. During the course of the game all three lights would in time fail to function, the game finishing in virtual darkness. Although Hibs won the game 3-0, the ambitious experiment was obviously not a success, and it would be more than 70 years before the lighting of football matches would become the norm. Bordered by the Water of Leith to the north, and the railway line, Redbraes and Pilrig to the east, the original Powderhall would be replaced by the adjacent New Powderhall in 1889. In 1893 part of the original ground would be purchased by Edinburgh Corporation to construct a waste destructor, the site of the football pitch and running track to the rear used as a putting green during the 1920’s and 30’s. The entire area is now utilised by the Edinburgh Council for its incinerator and waste transfer plant with an entrance in Broughton Road,

the site of the original running track and football pitch now completely swallowed up by the huge industrial complex.

After less than a year at Powderhall, Hibs eventually moved back to Mayfield for a few months, Hearts taking over the lease of the ground, but it had been obvious for some time that a more permanent home was needed. The pitch at Mayfield with its entrance from either Crawfurd Road or East Suffolk Road would eventually become the Royal High School playing fields before the area was purchased for use as a hostel for female student teachers. Today the student accommodation buildings have been converted into private housing, but what would have been the football field can still be seen in the middle of the complex.

After less than a dozen games at Mayfield, the club would move to what would become the nearest thing to a permanent home when premises were secured just off Easter Road. To officially open the new ground, Hibs defeated Hanover 5-0 on 14th February 1880. At Easter Road the club

would go from strength to strength, and soon they would become the top side in the entire area, winning the local Edinburgh Association trophy and its replacement the Edinburgh Association Shield (later known as the East of Scotland Shield) eight times inside a inside a nine year period, they only exception when they scratched following a dispute with Edinburgh University in 1883.

In 1887 Hibs would become the first side

from the east of Scotland to win the coveted Scottish Cup by defeating Dumbarton 2-1 in the final at (second) Hampden. At Easter Road a few months later the famous English club Preston North End who would soon be named ‘The Invincibles’, were defeated in a match for the unofficial ‘Championship of the world’.

Unfortunately, within a few years the fortunes of the club would take a dramatic turn for the worse. Following the loss of several key players to the newly formed Glasgow Celtic in 1888, the secretary absconding to America with the clubs funds, and not least, the loss of the lease of the Easter Road ground when the land was required for housing, the failure to submit the appropriate annual membership fee to the SFA in 1891 meant the club temporarily going out of business. Today, the Hibernian Supporters Association clubrooms and car park at Sunnyside, the industrial premises opposite, and houses at the foot of Bothwell Street now occupy the site of the first Easter Road.

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HIBERNIAN

LADIES

Both clubs are currently undefeated and locked

together on 37 points at the top of the Scottish

Women’s Premier League.

Chris Roberts’ side have taken the women’s game by

storm this season and have given City their first credible

challenge for a number of years.

Earlier this season the clubs fought out a sensational 3-3

draw and Roberts is predicting another close encounter.

The Hibs boss, who rested a number of players last

weekend for the Scottish Cup victory over Forfar

Farmington, is hoping for a big performance from his

players.

He said: “This week we have been looking to keep the

squad fresh and give everyone an opportunity to recover

after a gruelling few weeks.

“With so many of the girls away at the National Academy

last week it is important to keep them fresh and hopefully

we will see a big performance from them tomorrow.

“Both City and Hibs are well-aware of each other’s

strengths and weaknesses and with both playing a

relatively similar formation and style of play, then I expect

it to be close again.

“Whomever wants it more on the day will win the game

and we’re certainly going their looking for all three points.

“We will continue to play our own game and know that

on our day we can beat anyone.

“In the two previous meetings this season we’ve had by

far the better of the first half and could’ve scored a few

whilst City could say the same about the second.

“They were both really open games because both teams

are set up to play attacking football.

“Given the league positions of both clubs we know that

there will be a lot of publicity around this match and

that’s exciting for the women’s game.

“We are up against the current champions, however we’ve

got where we have by focussing on ourselves and what we

can do on the park. That is something we will continue

to do.

“We have the quality to hurt City and I will be looking for

my players to get the ball down and express themselves.”

Hibernian Ladies tomorrow face Glasgow City in a top of the table clash at Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie,

writes Richard Payne.

Roberts singled out debutant Cailin Michie after Hibs 5-0 thrashing of Forfar Farmington in the Scottish Cup last weekend.

The 17-year-old impressed throughout her debut having recently joined the club from Boroughmuir Thistle.

Roberts said: “She had a great debut and delivered a mature performance for someone so young.

“Her use of the ball was terrific; she made intelligent runs, knew when to hold the ball and when to move it and her delivery from the wide areas was very dangerous.

“Her goal typifies the type of player we have signed. She picked off an interception, drove at Forfar, beating four players before slamming the ball into the top corner of the net.

“It was a terrific finish to top-off an excellent performance from Cailin. She has a big future ahead of her.”

Along with Michie, Abi Harrison (2), Lia Tweedie and Chloe Arthur were on target for the rampant Hibees who will now face Cumbernauld Colts in the Scottish Cup quarter-finals.

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On Monday 4 June 1990, football enthusiasts

in Edinburgh awoke to the news that Heart of

Midlothian Chairman Wallace Mercer had tabled

a £6.2m bid to take over financially troubled

Hibernian.

Mercer’s aim was to manufacture one Edinburgh

team to challenge Glasgow’s Old Firm for silverware,

but the proposed plans would ultimately signal the

sorry demise of Hibernian.

This wasn’t a merger – it was a toxic takeover that

would have wiped Hibernian off the football map

and consigned one of the most significant clubs in

Scottish football to the dustbin of history.

But Mercer underestimated the unique and

indomitable spirit of Hibernian and its supporters.

This was the team that wouldn’t die…

Brian Rogan from London Hibs said: “In 1990, three

of us delivered the Hands Off Hibs petition to

Downing Street.

“On that day Nelson Mandela was in attendance

meeting Thatcher. The ANC supporters, with their


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stories about when the club was threatened with extinction 25 years ago, but the supporters rallied, protested and ensured

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green & black banners were behind the barriers on

the other side of the road. While we were waiting we

lead them in a chant of “Nelson Mandela says Hands

Off Hibs”. That was probably what swayed it!”

The Proclaimers on the pitch at Easter Road, Joe

Baker kissing the turf, Gordon Strachan wearing

the t-shirt and the whole community of Leith

and beyond united for a common cause – keeping

Hibernian alive. Thankfully everybody’s efforts came

to fruition when Sir Tom Farmer stepped in and

revitalised the club.

What were your memories of the ‘Hands Off Hibs’

campaign? Please share them with #GGTTH by

emailing in your story to [email protected]

Supporters can also now pick up a tribute ‘Hands

Off Hibs’ t-shirt (price: £12.99) from the Hibernian

Clubstore.

Mercer’s aim was to manufacture one Edinburgh team to challenge Glasgow’s Old Firm for silverware, but the proposed plans would ultimately signal the sorry demise of Hibernian.

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Overall the dark-haired defender from Bangor only recorded 26 appearances – largely because of a serious knee injury which required three operations – during his 13-month association with Hibernian.

But the self-confident Ulsterman still managed to successfully make his mark with a series of classy performances and was a universally popular figure in the dressing room where he was hugely influential, especially amongst the up-and-coming players.

From the moment he walked into Easter Road as a 26-year-old from Irish League champions Linfield, there was no disputing his quality and determination to succeed.

Originally an amateur with Cliftonville Olympic, Parke had been capped at youth level five times while qualifying as a mechanic and had turned down a move to English club Burnley.

Moving to Linfield in 1954 proved to be a steep learning curve for the then callow inside-forward, who eventually made the breakthrough into the starting line-up four years later before he was then converted into a left-back in 1959.

Irish League recognition was duly followed by trophy-laden success at Windsor Park, including four winner’s medals – he amassed 17 overall with Linfield – during his penultimate season at the club.

Park’s form on the domestic scene clearly merited inclusion into the national team’s squad and he was justly handed his debut for Northern Ireland against Scotland at Windsor Park in the middle of October 1963.

Adapting superbly, Parke effortlessly made the step up into international football and snuffed out the threat posed by Rangers’ Willie Henderson during a 2-1 victory; prompting a Hibernian delegation, who had flown over to Belfast, to secure his services after the game.

The fee of £15,000 was a considerable sum for a full-back, but Parke set about justifying it with gusto and immediately displaced tough-as-teak Joe McClelland in Hibernian’s number three jersey.

At that point under the stewardship of manager Walter Galbraith, Hibernian were haunted by the prospect of relegation and were a shadow of the all-conquering team of the early 1950s.

But Parke’s arrival, followed by Willie Hamilton’s decision to sign the following month, helped to revitalise the team’s flagging fortunes; his debut ended in a 4-1 home win over St Johnstone – Hibernian’s first triumph in eight games.

A few days later and Parke recorded his second appearance for Northern Ireland, and first as a Hibernian player, when he started against Spain at Windsor Park in a European Championship qualifying match.

Stylish, skilful and with unflagging standards, Parke was an admirably sound and widely respected defender, who used the ball constructively and added a dash of ingenuity to the side.

He immediately struck up a rapport, both on and off the pitch, with the gifted, yet wayward schemer Hamilton.


IN THAT NUMBER: NUMBER THREE

J O H N PA R K E

John Parke was a thoroughbred footballer; a left-back whose smooth control and perceptive

distribution made the game look deceptively easy and, although the Northern Ireland internationalist’s stay in Leith was brief, he left a lasting impression.

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With his enchanting cocktail of subtlety and skill, Hamilton was a pure pleasure to watch. The pair got on famously; they enjoyed winning matches and also liked celebrating with a few drinks (or several) too.

But the key difference was that Parke had total dedication to his profession and the fact he had waited so long for his big break in Scottish professional football meant he knew when to stop.

An endlessly enthusiastic and committed professional, Parke was a bon viveur, but he was deadly serious of succeeding in football.

The general consensus amongst Easter Road regulars was that Parke was an excellent left-back, who carried with him that unmistakeable aura of genuine star quality. Even his brylcreemed hair was immaculate.

Yet for all his magnificence Parke had suffered a problem with his knees which had disrupted his progress at Linfield and that injury resurfaced against Airdrie in December 1963.

During a memorable 5-3 loss, Parke suffered a knock to his knee which resulted in a serious cartilage tear and the highly-rated defender was carried off the pitch just after the hour mark.

After spending a few months recovering from the injury, Parke suddenly discovered there was a new occupant in the manager’s office – Walter Galbraith stepped down in March 1964 and was replaced by Jock Stein.

Iron-willed and hugely ambitious, Stein had accepted the challenge of reviving Hibernian and the first tentative step was to finish in 10th place at the end of the 1963/64 season.

Stein was quick to recognise the merits of his experienced left-back and reintroduced him into the starting line-up for the Summer Cup final triumph over Aberdeen.

The trophy success was another symbol of the growing optimism being fostered under the Stein regime and Parke, who would later briefly captain Hibernian during this era, completely bought into the vision of his new boss.

With his shrewd positional sense and almost uncanny

anticipation, Parke always seemed to be in control of the

situation – composed, organised and alert.

Inside a few short months, Stein had transformed

Hibernian into one of the best teams in the land and that

was illustrated by the club’s early form during the 1964/65

season.

Following the Summer Cup win, Hibernian proceeded

to record seven victories from their opening 10 league

matches – including an impressive 4-2 win over Rangers

at Ibrox.

Everything was starting to click into place and to highlight

that progress, Stein boldly invited Spanish aristocrats, Real

Madrid to participate in a floodlit friendly at Easter Road in

October 1964.

Rather than be overawed,

exposed and embarrassed

by the enormity of the task,

Hibernian dazzled on the

night and deservedly won the

friendly fixture 2-0 with Parke

masterful again at left-back.

Nevertheless there were still

question marks over Parke’s

durability, and the mobility of

his troublesome knee, so when

Sunderland lodged a formal bid

of just under £40,000 in mid-

November, Stein accepted.

Parke’s replacement was Third

Lanark’s Joe Davis, who signed

for a meagre £7,000 and gave

Hibernian five years of dutiful

and uninterrupted service.

On Wearside, Parke enjoyed

four productive years and he then experienced a year

abroad with KV Mechelen in Belgium before hanging up

his boots in 1968.

Sadly Parke, who had moved back to Northern Ireland,

passed away in August 2011 after a lengthy period of ill

health and battling with Alzheimers. He was 74.

Parke epitomised the finest traditional qualities of

Hibernian – down-to-earth honest professionalism spiced

with adventurous flair.

Dignified, dedicated and charming, Parke was both a warm

and toughly self-sufficient character, who gave everything

he could for the benefit the team.

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PURPOSEThis Policy has been developed in line with an agreement by clubs in the Scottish Premiership to take responsibility for the actions of their own supporters at matches, both home and away. Accordingly the SPFL introduced new rules regarding Unacceptable Conduct at football matches with effect from 1st August, 2007. The SFA has also adopted these rules for Scottish Cup Matches.Where a club is in breach of, or failure to fulfil the Rules relative to Unacceptable Conduct, the SPFL may take certain action against the Club. Examples of this include fines and deduction of points.

POLICYIt is the policy of Hibernian Football Club (the Club) that Unacceptable Conduct will not be tolerated. Any individuals attending matches who are found to have engaged in Unacceptable Conduct may have disciplinary action taken against them. This may include removal of ticketing privileges, removal of season tickets and bans from stadia for a specified period/or other appropriate sanctions. Unacceptable Conduct may also lead to criminal charges. Reference should be made to the SPFL Rules regarding Unacceptable Conduct and Powers of the Board and Commissions when dealing with this policy.

IMPLEMENTATIONThe Home Club in any Official Match must ensure, so far as reasonably practicable,i) good order and securityii) that policies and procedures have been adopted and are implemented to prevent incidents of Unacceptable Conductiii) that any incidents of Unacceptable Conduct are effectively dealt with, at its Stadium on the occasion of an Official Match.Each Club must ensure, so far as reasonably practicable, that its Players, officials, supporters, and any person exercising a function for or connected with the Club do not engage in Unacceptable Conduct on the occasion of any Official Match. Any failure by a Club to discharge a requirement to which it is subject by virtue of the above Rules shall constitute a breach of these Rules.

UNACCEPTABLE CONDUCTUnacceptable Conduct is conduct which is violent or disorderly.Violent conduct includes any actual, attempted, or threatened physical violence against any person, or intentional damage to property. Disorderly conduct includes;· Conduct which stirs up or sustains, or is likely or is designed to stir up or sustain hatred or ill will against or towards individuals or groups of people because of:· Colour, race, nationality, (including citizenship) or ethnic or national origin· Membership, or presumed membership, of a religious group or of a social cultural group with perceived religious affiliation

· Sexual orientation

· Transgender identity

· Disability

· Using threatening, abusive or insulting words or conduct

· Displaying writing or any other thing which is threatening,

abusive or insulting

NON COMPLIANCE

The Club will take all reasonably practicable steps to deter and

prevent individuals from engaging in Unacceptable Conduct.

Where incidents of Unacceptable Conduct are reported or

detected, Stewards contracted by the Club, will in the first

instance be tasked to take all reasonably practicable steps

to properly deal with the situation and bring the matter to a

satisfactory conclusion. There may be occasions where it is

necessary to seek the assistance of Lothian and Borders Police to

deal with incidents of Unacceptable Conduct within or around

the Stadium. Where, for operational or other reasons

determined by the Chief Steward, Event Day Safety Officer or

Police Event Commander it is not possible or practicable to

directly intervene in an incident all reasonable steps will be

taken to detect individuals engaged in Unacceptable Conduct.

This may include:

· Identification of individuals by seat row and number and if

possible supported by CCTV.

· Written information from Stewards or Police Officers.

· Disclosure to and exchange of information with other SPFL

Clubs.

· Any information available from postmatch de-briefs.

· Any other source of information available.

Note: For the purposes of dealing with incidents of Unacceptable

Conduct, Season Ticket holders or purchasers of advanced tickets

will be deemed to be responsible for their allocated seat(s).

Where the incident of Unacceptable Conduct is not the subject

of a Police Enquiry, the Stadium & Facilities Manager or the Club

Secretary will, where required, carry out any further enquiry

necessary to bring the matter to a conclusion. This may involve

preparing reports and making recommendations to the Board on

any disciplinary action required to be taken against individuals

and/or making recommendations within the Club to reduce and

eradicate Unacceptable Conduct.

CONCLUSION

The introduction of this policy which is in line with SPFL

agreements places additional responsibility on the Club to

ensure individuals do not engage in Unacceptable Conduct

within Easter Road Stadium and whilst visiting other SPL Clubs.

The subject of Unacceptable Conduct is already under close

scrutiny and the Club seeks the co-operation and support of all

supporters in its efforts to reduce and eradicate such behaviour.

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POLICY ON

U N A C C E P TA B L E C O N D U C T


FIXTURES & STATS

SEASON 2015/16

KEY: * = Started Game S = Sub Appearance U = Unused Sub # = Goals Scored

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COMP DATE OPPOSITION RES ATT POS

Friendly 1 11-Jul Wigan Athletic 1 - 2 N/A N/A * * * S * * S *1 S * * S * * * S S S

Friendly 2 14-Jul Berwick Rangers 3 - 0 1,080 N/A S *1 S *1 S * S * *1 * * S * * * S S *

Friendly 3 18-Jul Dunfermline Athletic 2 - 1 3,337 N/A S *1 S * S S * * * * * S * S * S S * *1

Friendly 4 21-Jul Ayr United 0 - 0 923 N/A S * S * * S * * U * * * * U * S S * U

Chall Cup 1 25-Jul RANGERS 2 - 6 11,225 N/A S S U *1 U * * * * * U * * * U U *1 *

Champ 1 01-Aug MONTROSE 3 - 0 5,933 N/A S1 * U *1 U * * * * * *1 * U S S * *

Champ 1 08-Aug Dumbarton 1 - 2 1,552 7 * * S U * U * * * * U *1 * S * U S *

Champ 2 15-Aug MORTON

Champ 3 23-Aug Rangers (kick-off 12:30)

Champ 4 29-Aug RAITH ROVERS

Champ 5 05-Sep Falkirk

Champ 6 12-Sep ALLOA ATHLETIC

Champ 7 19-Sep Livingston

Champ 8 26-Sep ST MIRREN

Champ 9 03-Oct Queen of the South

Champ 10 17-Oct DUMBARTON

Champ 11 24-Oct Raith Rovers

Champ 12 01-Nov RANGERS (kick-off 12:30)

Champ 13 07-Nov St Mirren

Champ 14 14-Nov LIVINGSTON

Champ 15 21-Nov Alloa Athletic

Champ 16 05-Dec Morton

Champ 17 12-Dec FALKIRK

Champ 18 19-Dec QUEEN OF THE SOUTH

Champ 19 26-Dec Rangers

Champ 20 02-Jan RAITH ROVERS

Champ 21 16-Jan Falkirk

Champ 22 23-Jan ST MIRREN

Champ 23 30-Jan MORTON

Champ 24 13-Feb Livingston

Champ 25 20-Feb ALLOA ATHLETIC

Champ 26 27-Feb Dumbarton

Champ 27 01-Mar Queen of the South (kick-off 19:45)

Champ 28 05-Mar RANGERS

Champ 29 12-Mar LIVINGSTON

Champ 30 19-Mar Raith Rovers

Champ 31 26-Mar DUMBARTON

Champ 32 02-Apr St Mirren

Champ 33 09-Apr Alloa Athletic

Champ 34 16-Apr FALKIRK

Champ 35 23-Apr Morton

Champ 36 30-Apr QUEEN OF THE SOUTH


KEY: = Yellow Card = Red Card = Home Game

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COMP DATE OPPOSITION RES ATT POS

Friendly 1 11-Jul Wigan Athletic 1 - 2 N/A N/A * * * S * * S *1 S * * S * * * S S S

Friendly 2 14-Jul Berwick Rangers 3 - 0 1,080 N/A S *1 S *1 S * S * *1 * * S * * * S S *

Friendly 3 18-Jul Dunfermline Athletic 2 - 1 3,337 N/A S *1 S * S S * * * * * S * S * S S * *1

Friendly 4 21-Jul Ayr United 0 - 0 923 N/A S * S * * S * * U * * * * U * S S * U

Chall Cup 1 25-Jul RANGERS 2 - 6 11,225 N/A S S U *1 U * * * * * U * * * U U *1 *

Champ 1 01-Aug MONTROSE 3 - 0 5,933 N/A S1 * U *1 U * * * * * *1 * U S S * *

Champ 1 08-Aug Dumbarton 1 - 2 1,552 7 * * S U * U * * * * U *1 * S * U S *

Champ 2 15-Aug MORTON

Champ 3 23-Aug Rangers (kick-off 12:30)

Champ 4 29-Aug RAITH ROVERS

Champ 5 05-Sep Falkirk

Champ 6 12-Sep ALLOA ATHLETIC

Champ 7 19-Sep Livingston

Champ 8 26-Sep ST MIRREN

Champ 9 03-Oct Queen of the South

Champ 10 17-Oct DUMBARTON

Champ 11 24-Oct Raith Rovers

Champ 12 01-Nov RANGERS (kick-off 12:30)

Champ 13 07-Nov St Mirren

Champ 14 14-Nov LIVINGSTON

Champ 15 21-Nov Alloa Athletic

Champ 16 05-Dec Morton

Champ 17 12-Dec FALKIRK

Champ 18 19-Dec QUEEN OF THE SOUTH

Champ 19 26-Dec Rangers

Champ 20 02-Jan RAITH ROVERS

Champ 21 16-Jan Falkirk

Champ 22 23-Jan ST MIRREN

Champ 23 30-Jan MORTON

Champ 24 13-Feb Livingston

Champ 25 20-Feb ALLOA ATHLETIC

Champ 26 27-Feb Dumbarton

Champ 27 01-Mar Queen of the South (kick-off 19:45)

Champ 28 05-Mar RANGERS

Champ 29 12-Mar LIVINGSTON

Champ 30 19-Mar Raith Rovers

Champ 31 26-Mar DUMBARTON

Champ 32 02-Apr St Mirren

Champ 33 09-Apr Alloa Athletic

Champ 34 16-Apr FALKIRK

Champ 35 23-Apr Morton

Champ 36 30-Apr QUEEN OF THE SOUTH

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TODAY’S

T E A M S

ALAN STUBBS HEAD COACH

MARK OXLEY 01

DAVID GRAY 02

PAUL HANLON 04

LIAM FONTAINE 05

MARVIN BARTLEY 06

DOM MALONGA 07

FRASER FYVIE 08

FARID EL ALAGUI 09

SCOTT ALLAN 10

SAM STANTON 11

DANNY HANDLING 14

LEWIS STEVENSON 16

MARTIN BOYLE 17

JAMES KEATINGS 19

DAN CARMICHAEL 21

JORDON FORSTER 23

ANTONIO REGUERO 31

ALEX HARRIS 33

JASON CUMMINGS 35

AARON DUNSMORE 42

CALLUM CRANE 43

JORDAN SINCLAIR 44

SCOTT MARTIN 48

LEWIS ALLAN 49

CONNER DUTHIE 50

OLI SHAW 51

HIBERNIAN GREENOCK MORTONMANAGER JIM DUFFY

01 DEREK GASTON

02 LEE KILDAY

03 RICKI LAMIE

04 THOMAS O’WARE

05 FRANK MCKEOWN

06 MICHAEL MILLER

07 JOE MCKEE

08 ROSS FORBES

09 DENNY JOHNSTONE

10 PETER MACDONALD

11 STEFAN MCCLUSKEY

12 JON SCULLION

14 MICHAEL TIDSER

15 CONOR PEPPER

16 BOBBY BARR

17 MARK RUSSELL

19 LUCA GASPAROTTO

20 GRANT ADAM

22 ROMARIO SABAJO

REFEREE CRAIG CHARLESTON ASST REFEREE 1 BRIAN TEMPLETON ASST REFEREE 2 MARK McHENDRY

*ALL STATS AND INFO UP TO DATE AS OF THURSDAY 13/08/2015

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