Season 2006–07 was a mixed season for Hibernian; their league form suffered from extended cup runs, and they eventually finished sixth. The reward for their cup form was a first trophy in 16 years, thrashing Kilmarnock 5–1 in the final to lift the CIS Cup. Hibs were knocked out of the Scottish Cup in a semi-final replay by Dunfermline.
2006–07 season | |
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Chairman | Rod Petrie |
Manager | Tony Mowbray John Collins |
SPL | 6th |
Scottish Cup | Semi |
CIS Cup | Winners |
Intertoto Cup | R3 |
Top goalscorer | League: Killen, 13 All: Killen, 15 |
Highest home attendance | 16747[1] |
Lowest home attendance | 10674[1] |
Average home league attendance | 14488[1] (up 670) |
The season was also notable for the departure of manager Tony Mowbray, the appointment of John Collins as his replacement and a players' revolt that quickly followed the CIS Cup triumph.
Pre-season
editThe competitive football started early in 2006–07 for Hibs due to their qualification for the Intertoto Cup. They were given a bye to the second round, where they comfortably beat their first opponents Dinaburg (Latvia) 8–0 on aggregate. Hibs were eliminated from European competition on the away goals rule by Danish team OB in the third and final Intertoto Cup round.
Hibs only played one friendly match in the 2006 pre-season, a 3–2 win at Easter Road against Premier League side Charlton Athletic.
Results
edit2 July 2006 Intertoto Cup | Hibernian | 5–0 | Dinaburg | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Killen 38' Brown 49' Sproule 72' Murphy 75' Fletcher 85' |
Attendance: 11,731 Referee: Sinisa Zrnic |
8 July 2006 Intertoto Cup | Dinaburg | 0–3 | Hibernian | Celtnieks Stadium, Daugavpils |
Konte 18', 56' Sproule 75' |
Attendance: 350 Referee: Petteri Kari |
15 July 2006 Intertoto Cup | Odense | 1–0 | Hibernian | Fionia Park, Odense |
Sorensen 33' (pen.) | Attendance: 2,341 Referee: Philippe Kalt |
22 July 2006 Intertoto Cup | Hibernian | 2–1 | Odense | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Jones 55' Dalglish 80' |
Grahn 51' | Attendance: 10,640 Referee: Matteo Trefoloni |
25 July 2006 Friendly match | Hibernian | 3–2 | Charlton Athletic | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Brown Brown Campbell |
Hasselbaink Walker |
Referee: Calum Murray |
League season
editHibs got off to a slow start in the new league season, taking eleven points from the first nine matches. The highlight of the early part of the league season was a 2–1 win over Rangers on 17 September, but this was then followed with two disappointing losses against Falkirk and St Mirren, both by 1–0.
On 7 September 2006, the management team of Tony Mowbray and Mark Venus signed new 12-month rolling contracts that were due to come into force in July 2007. A month later, however, Mowbray left the club to become manager of West Bromwich Albion. Venus took charge of the team for their next game, an Edinburgh derby, but followed Mowbray to West Bromwich in the following week. John Park and Mark Proctor took charge of two games on a caretaker basis,[2] before John Collins was appointed as manager, with Tommy Craig as his assistant. Mark Proctor became the reserve team coach before taking the manager's job at Livingston,[3] while John Park returned to his "behind the scenes" role before taking a similar post at Celtic.[4]
Before Collins took over as manager, Hibs had gone through a particularly inconsistent start to the league campaign. They were capable of beating Rangers and causing problems for every team in the league, but were also capable of losing to "lesser" sides, including St Mirren and Falkirk. In the period immediately after Collins took over, Hibs' league form improved somewhat, meaning that they clinched a place in the "top six" of the SPL with three games to spare.
After that, however, Hibs didn't win another game until they beat a shadow Celtic side on the final day. During this winless run, reports emerged in the media of a dispute between Collins and many of the Hibs players.[5] The players strongly criticised the manager for constantly chopping and changing the team and formation. Reports claimed that almost all of the first team players went to chairman Rod Petrie hoping to get Collins replaced.[6] The period of unrest was apparently quelled when club captain Rob Jones made a statement on behalf of the squad apologising "to the management, supporters and board of the club for any distress or embarrassment that has been caused".[7]
Results
edit29 July 2006 SPL | Hibernian | 1–1 | Aberdeen | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Shiels 31' | Crawford 19' | Attendance: 15,046 Referee: Stuart Dougal |
5 August 2006 SPL | Kilmarnock | 2–1 | Hibernian | Rugby Park, Kilmarnock |
Nish 48' Naismith 72' |
Shiels 31' | Attendance: 6,299 Referee: Mike McCurry |
12 August 2006 SPL | Inverness CT | 0–0 | Hibernian | Caledonian Stadium, Inverness |
Attendance: 4,623 Referee: Iain Brines |
19 August 2006 SPL | Hibernian | 3–1 | Motherwell | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Benjelloun 30' Brown 65' Jones 82' |
McDonald 90' | Attendance: 13,274 Referee: Dougie McDonald |
26 August 2006 SPL | Celtic | 2–1 | Hibernian | Celtic Park, Glasgow |
Zurawski 62' Vennegoor of Hesselink 66' |
Brown 8' | Attendance: 58,078 Referee: Charlie Richmond |
10 September 2006 SPL | Dundee United | 0–3 | Hibernian | Tannadice Park, Dundee |
Killen 52' Shiels 81' Sproule 90' |
Attendance: 6,387 Referee: Craig Thomson |
17 September 2006 SPL | Hibernian | 2–1 | Rangers | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Killen 8', 81' | Sebo 65' | Attendance: 16,450 Referee: John Underhill |
23 September 2006 SPL | Hibernian | 0–1 | Falkirk | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Milne 9' | Attendance: 14,828 Referee: Alan Freeland |
30 September 2006 SPL | St Mirren | 1–0 | Hibernian | Love Street, Paisley |
van Zanten 39' | Attendance: 6,008 Referee: Stuart Dougal |
15 October 2006 SPL | Hibernian | 2–2 | Heart of Midlothian | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Zemmama 5' Killen 16' |
Velicka 28', 72' | Attendance: 16,623 Referee: Charlie Richmond |
23 October 2006 SPL | Dunfermline Athletic | 0–4 | Hibernian | East End Park, Dunfermline |
Sproule 44' Killen 62', 90' Benjelloun 89' |
Attendance: 6,057 Referee: Mike McCurry |
30 October 2006 SPL | Aberdeen | 2–1 | Hibernian | Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen |
Miller 56' Severin 90' |
Killen 47' | Attendance: 11,179 Referee: Kenny Clark |
4 November 2006 SPL | Hibernian | 2–2 | Kilmarnock | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Stewart 53' Fletcher 57' |
Martis 48' (o.g.) Naismith 65' |
Attendance: 13,510 Referee: Charlie Richmond |
11 November 2006 SPL | Hibernian | 2–0 | Inverness CT | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Fletcher 65' Killen 83' (pen.) |
Attendance: 12,868 Referee: John Underhill |
18 November 2006 SPL | Motherwell | 1–6 | Hibernian | Fir Park, Motherwell |
McGarry 83' | Brown 10' Killen 25' Sproule 29', 40' Jones 73' Shiels 90' |
Attendance: 6,190 Referee: Iain Brines |
26 November 2006 SPL | Hibernian | 2–2 | Celtic | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Sproule 12' Thomson 63' |
Sno 70' McGeady 74' |
Attendance: 16,747 Referee: Mike McCurry |
2 December 2006 SPL | Hibernian | 2–1 | Dundee United | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Jones 45' Fletcher 73' |
Martis 24' (o.g.) | Attendance: 14,032 Referee: Steve Conroy |
9 December 2006 SPL | Rangers | 3–0 | Hibernian | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow |
Prso 16' Sionko 32' Ferguson 36' |
Attendance: 49,708 Referee: Iain Brines |
16 December 2006 SPL | Falkirk | 2–1 | Hibernian | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
Martis 14' (o.g.) Craig 21' |
Fletcher 56' | Attendance: 6,142 Referee: Charlie Richmond |
23 December 2006 SPL | Hibernian | 5–1 | St Mirren | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Beuzelin 21' Killen 32' Shiels 58' Zemmama 65' Benjelloun 74' |
Sutton 41' | Attendance: 13,053 Referee: Craig Thomson |
26 December 2006 SPL | Heart of Midlothian | 3–2 | Hibernian | Tynecastle, Edinburgh |
Hartley 2' Jankauskas 49' Mikoliunas 70' |
Killen 55' Shiels 61' (pen.) |
Attendance: 17,369 Referee: Mike McCurry |
30 December 2006 SPL | Hibernian | 2–0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Killen 63', 72' (pen.) | Attendance: 14,061 Referee: Iain Brines |
2 January 2007 SPL | Hibernian | 0–0 | Aberdeen | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Attendance: 16,278 Referee: Brian Winter |
15 January 2007 SPL | Kilmarnock | 0–2 | Hibernian | Rugby Park, Kilmarnock |
Sproule 51' Fletcher 87' |
Attendance: 4,963 Referee: Charlie Richmond |
21 January 2007 SPL | Inverness CT | 3–0 | Hibernian | Caledonian Stadium, Inverness |
Dargo 20' McBain 30' Wilson 42' |
Attendance: 4,577 Referee: William Collum |
27 January 2007 SPL | Hibernian | 2–0 | Motherwell | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Brown 66' Benjelloun 90' |
Attendance: 14,280 Referee: Mike McCurry |
10 February 2007 SPL | Celtic | 1–0 | Hibernian | Celtic Park, Glasgow |
Beattie 54' | Attendance: 59,659 Referee: Stuart Dougal |
18 February 2007 SPL | Dundee United | 0–0 | Hibernian | Tannadice Park, Dundee |
Attendance: 6,453 Referee: Kenny Clark |
4 March 2007 SPL | Hibernian | 0–2 | Rangers | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Adam 4', 60' | Attendance: 16,265 Referee: Charlie Richmond |
10 March 2007 SPL | Hibernian | 2–0 | Falkirk | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Benjelloun 52', 74' | Attendance: 12,572 Referee: Craig Thomson |
1 April 2007 SPL | Hibernian | 0–1 | Heart of Midlothian | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Zaliukas 81' | Attendance: 15,953 Referee: Kenny Clark |
4 April 2007 SPL | St Mirren | 1–1 | Hibernian | Love Street, Paisley |
Sutton 89' | Jones 20' | Attendance: 4,031 Referee: Iain Brines |
7 April 2007 SPL | Dunfermline Athletic | 1–0 | Hibernian | East End Park, Dunfermline |
McGuire 84' | Attendance: 6,001 Referee: Craig Mackay |
21 April 2007 SPL | Aberdeen | 2–2 | Hibernian | Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen |
Anderson 25' Foster 80' |
Gray 19' Shiels 44' |
Attendance: 9,753 Referee: Stuart Dougal |
28 April 2007 SPL | Hibernian | 3–3 | Rangers | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Fletcher 20' McCann 45' Whittaker 62' |
Adam 24', 78' Hutton 54' |
Attendance: 16,747 Referee: Charlie Richmond |
5 May 2007 SPL | Hibernian | 0–1 | Kilmarnock | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Nish 49' | Attendance: 10,674 Referee: David Somers |
12 May 2007 SPL | Heart of Midlothian | 2–0 | Hibernian | Tynecastle, Edinburgh |
Pospisil 1' Driver 23' |
Attendance: 17,349 Referee: Stuart Dougal |
20 May 2007 SPL | Hibernian | 2–1 | Celtic | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Brown 60' Sproule 90' |
Riordan 56' | Attendance: 13,885 Referee: Iain Brines |
Final table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
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4 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 47 | 35 | +12 | 61 | |
5 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 47 | 54 | −7 | 55 | |
6 | Hibernian | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 56 | 46 | +10 | 49 | |
7 | Falkirk | 38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 50 | |
8 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 46 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
- ^ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.
Scottish League Cup
edit18 March 2007
Hibs advanced to the League Cup quarter finals under Tony Mowbray due to two straightforward wins over lower division opposition (4–0 v Peterhead and 6–0 v Gretna). Following John Collins' appointment as manager, the team defeated Hearts 1–0 in the quarter-final and St Johnstone 3–1 after extra time in the semi-final at Tynecastle.
On 18 March 2007, Hibs beat Kilmarnock 5–1 at Hampden Park to win the League Cup for the third time in their history. This was the first major trophy that Hibs had won in 16 years; the previous trophy win being the 1991–92 League Cup competition.
Results
edit22 August 2006 Scottish League Cup | Hibernian | 4–0 | Peterhead | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Good 7' (o.g.) Benjelloun 32' Brown 52' McCluskey 66' (pen.) |
Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Chris Boyle |
20 September 2006 Scottish League Cup | Hibernian | 6–0 | Gretna | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Fletcher 11' Brown 18' Jones 20' Shiels 24', 63' Benjelloun 72' |
Attendance: 11,075 Referee: Craig Thomson |
8 November 2006 Scottish League Cup | Hibernian | 1–0 | Heart of Midlothian | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Jones 32' | Attendance: 15,825 Referee: Calum Murray |
31 January 2007 Scottish League Cup | St Johnstone | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Hibernian | Tynecastle, Edinburgh |
Scotland 76' | Fletcher 3' Murphy 92' Benjelloun 120' |
Attendance: 16,112 Referee: Craig Thomson |
18 March 2007 Scottish League Cup | Kilmarnock | 1–5 | Hibernian | Hampden Park, Glasgow |
Greer 77' | Jones 28' Benjelloun 59', 85' Fletcher 66', 87' |
Attendance: 52,000 Referee: Dougie McDonald |
Scottish Cup
editHibs started their Scottish Cup campaign with a difficult tie away to Aberdeen, where they drew 2–2. In the replay, Hibs produced one of their best performances of the season to win 4–1 despite conceding the first goal of the game.
In the next round Hibs comfortably beat Gretna, who they had already hammered in the Scottish League Cup, by 3–1. Hibs were then drawn away to Queen of the South, where they won 2–1 thanks to a free kick by David Murphy.
The semi-final with Dunfermline Athletic on 15 April was overshadowed by the player revolt which had immediately preceded it. The match was drawn 0–0 and the tie was replayed on 24 April. Hibs lost the replay 1–0 to a late Panenka penalty by Jim McIntyre.
Results
edit10 January 2007 Scottish Cup | Aberdeen | 2–2 | Hibernian | Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen |
Brewster 58' Nicholson 89' |
Sproule 43' Killen 73' |
Attendance: 7,905 Referee: Craig Thomson |
18 January 2007 Scottish Cup | Hibernian | 4–1 | Aberdeen | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Fletcher 13' Stewart 45' Benjelloun 47', 56' |
Nicholson 10' | Attendance: 11,375 Referee: Craig Thomson |
3 February 2007 Scottish Cup | Hibernian | 3–1 | Gretna | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Jones 28' Fleming 54' (o.g.) Benjelloun 59' |
Berkeley 80' | Attendance: 14,075 Referee: Iain Brines |
24 February 2007 Scottish Cup | Queen of the South | 1–2 | Hibernian | Palmerston Park, Dumfries |
O'Neill 48' | Murphy 45' Sowunmi 51' |
Attendance: 6,400 Referee: Stuart Dougal |
15 April 2007 Scottish Cup | Hibernian | 0–0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Hampden Park, Glasgow |
Attendance: 25,336 Referee: Craig Thomson |
24 April 2007 Scottish Cup | Dunfermline Athletic | 1–0 | Hibernian | Hampden Park, Glasgow |
McIntyre 88' (pen.) | Attendance: 8,536 Referee: Craig Thomson |
Transfers
editBefore the season started, Tony Mowbray made some significant changes to the Hibs squad. He brought in two new central defenders (Rob Jones and Shelton Martis) to replace the departing Gary Smith and Gary Caldwell. Derek Riordan had also left the club, but Merouane Zemmama was brought in to provide more creativity.
Top goalscorer Chris Killen had a prolific season for the Hibees, but it was cut short by an Achilles injury suffered while playing Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup. With Killen out for the rest of the season, John Collins signed Thomas Sowunmi, a 28-year-old Hungarian international striker, on a six-month contract as cover. Former Hibs striker Tam McManus, released by Falkirk in the January transfer window, was offered a trial period but did not earn a full contract and later signed for Dunfermline Atthletic.
The most high-profile transfer activity during the season involved Kevin Thomson and Scott Brown. Speculation persisted that both would be sold during the January transfer window, despite Collins' insistence otherwise. Thomson eventually departed to Rangers, for a reported fee of £2M, on the transfer window's final day. Brown was eventually sold to Celtic at the end of the season for a record transfer fee between Scottish clubs of £4.4 million.
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Young players
editSome younger players in the Hibs squad developed significantly during the season, particularly Abdessalam Benjelloun. 'Benji' gained a reputation as a 'supersub', scoring important goals in the Scottish Cup ties against Aberdeen and Gretna, the CIS Cup Semi Final against St Johnstone, and two goals in the CIS Cup Final victory. Steven Fletcher also scored two goals in the CIS Cup Final and one goal in the CIS Cup Semi Final.
Several youngsters were given their first opportunities in the Hibs first team by John Collins. These included 20-year-old goalkeeper Andrew McNeil, 19-year-old right back Kevin McCann and 18-year-old left back / midfielder Lewis Stevenson. Midfielder Sean Lynch made his debut aged 20 against Gretna and then followed that up by keeping his place in the starting line up against Celtic at Parkhead.[8]
Ross Campbell, Dermot McCaffrey, Ross Chisholm and Damon Gray (who scored on his league debut at Pittodrie) also featured. Some of these opportunities were because Collins has had to balance a relatively small squad with a heavy workload due to the two extended cup runs, but most of the young players performed creditably.
Player stats
editDuring the 2007–08 season, Hibs used 32 different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.[9]
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | SPL | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Intertoto Cup | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | ENG | Simon Brown | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
GK | POL | Zibi Malkowski | 22 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | SCO | Andrew McNeil | 22 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Chris Hogg | 24 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Rob Jones | 49 | 9 | 34 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |
DF | SUI | Oumar Kondé | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ANT | Shelton Martis | 34 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | NIR | Dermot McCaffrey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Kevin McCann | 12 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | David Murphy | 47 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
DF | SCO | Jay Shields | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Steven Whittaker | 49 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
MF | FRA | Guillaume Beuzelin | 34 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Scott Brown | 42 | 8 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
MF | SCO | Ross Chisholm | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Stephen Glass | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Sean Lynch | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Jamie McCluskey | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | NIR | Dean Shiels | 33 | 9 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
MF | NIR | Ivan Sproule | 46 | 10 | 32 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
MF | SCO | Lewis Stevenson | 24 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Michael Stewart | 39 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Kevin Thomson | 31 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
MF | MAR | Merouane Zemmama | 26 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | MAR | Abdessalam Benjelloun | 45 | 14 | 33 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Ross Campbell | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Paul Dalglish | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
FW | SCO | Steven Fletcher | 44 | 12 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
FW | ENG | Damon Gray | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | NZL | Chris Killen | 24 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
FW | MLI | Amadou Konte | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
FW | HUN | Thomas Sowunmi | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ a b c "Average Home League Game Attendances". fitbastats.com. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- ^ Park wants to stay at Hibernian, BBC Sport, 23 October 2006.
- ^ Proctor takes over at Livingston, BBC Sport, 22 May 2007.
- ^ Hibs lose youth chief to Celtic, BBC Sport, 23 January 2007.
- ^ "Hibs Revolt". Daily Record. Trinity Mirror. 9 April 2007. Archived from the original on 25 April 2007. Retrieved 5 June 2007.
- ^ "Col: I won't walk away". Daily Record. Trinity Mirror. 12 April 2007. Retrieved 5 June 2007.
- ^ "Hibs players apologise to Collins". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 April 2007. Archived from the original on 25 May 2007. Retrieved 5 June 2007.
- ^ "Sean Lynch - U20 Squad". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
- ^ "Hibernian 2006–07 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 November 2008.