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1875 - Hibernian Football Club formed by Canon Edward Hannan
and Michael Whelahan, the first captain of the team.
Hibernian, the Roman name for
Ireland, were the football team of St. Patrick's Catholic Young Men's Society (CYMS)
1876 -
Join the Scottish Football Association (SFA)
1879 -
Start to wear an all-green top
1880 -
Move to their own stadium on Easter Road
1881 -
Record their highest ever score, a 22-1 victory
over 42nd Highlanders
1887 -
Win the Scottish Cup for the first time
1887 -
Beat English FA cup holders, Preston North End,
for the 'Championship of the World'
1891 -
Drop out of the SFA and lose their home ground
1893 -
Relaunched as a non-sectarian club with a new
stadium, again on Easter Road, and still the home of the team today
1894 -
Win the 2nd Division championship but are refused
entry to the 1st Division
1895 -
Win the 2nd Division championship again
1902 -
Win the Scottish Cup
1903 -
Win the Scottish First Division championship
1931 - Relegated from First Division
1933 - Scottish Second Division champions
1938 -
Start to wear the white-sleeved top that the team still wears today
1941 - Summer Cup Winners
1948 - Scottish First Division champions
1950 - Record Home attendance: 65,860 versus Heart of
Midlothian.
1951 - Scottish First Division champions
1952 - Scottish First Division champions
1955 - First British team to play in European Cup
1960 - Joe Baker sets Hibs record for most league goals in a
season - 42
1964 - Summer Cup Winners
1973 - Dryborough Cup Winners
1973 - Scottish League Cup winners
1974 - Dryborough Cup Winners
1975 - Scottish Premier League formed
1980 - Relegated from Premier Division
1981 - Scottish First Division champions
1990 - Tennents Sixes Winners
1991 - Scottish League Cup winners
1992 - BP Youth Cup Winners
1998 - Relegated from Premier Division
1999 - Scottish First Division champions