2011–12 season | |||
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Chairman | Rod Petrie | ||
Manager |
Colin Calderwood (until 6 November) Pat Fenlon (from 25 November) |
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Stadium | Easter Road | ||
Scottish Premier League | 11th | ||
Scottish Cup | Final | ||
Scottish League Cup | QF | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: Garry O'Connor (12) All: Garry O'Connor (16) |
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Highest home attendance | 15,281 v Dunfermline (7 May 2012) |
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Lowest home attendance | 6,923 v Inverness CT (28 December 2011) |
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Average home league attendance | 9,909 (down 1,763) | ||
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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.
Hibs announced details of four friendly pre-season fixtures against Scottish Football League opposition on 18 May 2011. 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. Former Celtic player Cillian Sheridan joined the club on trial 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.
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