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Hogg, Davie

League

Scottish Cup

10

1

League Cup

Europe

Joined Hibs as a 17 year old in 1963 but quickly gave up full-time football in order to work full time in Insurance. It was hardly surprising as he had shown an academic bent at Holy Cross Academy which led to him being offered a chance to studies languages at Edinburgh University.
   Given a free transfer in 1968 he moved to Dundee United. Hogg netted 1 goal in his 10 matches at Easter Road.

Holsgrove, Paul

League

Scottish Cup

17

1

League Cup

Europe

During Alex McLeish’s reign a number of players enjoyed but brief cameo appearances for Hibs. Paul Holsgrove was one such player.
   Signed on the eve of the 98/99 First Division campaign he flitted in and out of the Hibernian midfield without ever imposing himself fully. Perhaps Paul can be accurately described as a ‘journeyman’ player having played with the likes of Aldershot, Luton, Millwall and Reading before coming to Hibernian.

Houchen, Keith

League

Scottish Cup

57

11

League Cup

Europe

Keith’s senior career began in 1977 and he quickly served a number of clubs including Hartlepool, Orient, York City, Scunthorpe and Coventry City. It was whilst with the latter that he gained national prominence; scoring in the 1987 FA Cup final against Tottenham Hotspur which Coventry won 3-2.
   He joined Hibs in a blaze of publicity and cemented his good reputation with a goal against Hearts within 25 minutes of his debut.

Howie, Hugh

League

Scottish Cup

139

0

League Cup

Europe

 the statistics show that Hugh played in 139 league matches without scoring a single goal. It is therefore a surprise to learn that Hugh is remembered for two goals he scored in his carrer. One was a legendary Scottish Cup semi final winner and the other was an International debut goal. An ever present in the 1951/52 title winning team, Hugh played a peripheral role in the other two championship winning sides. Hugh was capped only the once by Scotland and made it a memorable occasion by scoring against Wales in the 48/49 season.

Huggins, Dave

League

Scottish Cup

3

0

League Cup

Europe

Born in Edinburgh in 1962, Dave joined Hibernian straight from Tynecastle Boys Club. He made his goalkeeping debut against Morton in April 1980 and as a Scottish schoolboy cap was expected to show up well.
   He made three appearances in season 1979/80, but it was not a good season to make your Hibs bow as the club slid into the First Division; despite the presence (at times!) of George Best.

Hughes, John

League

Scottish Cup

71

4

League Cup

Europe

John Hughes was actually aged 23 when he finally made it into the ranks of professional football, joining Berwick after an abortive spell with Arbroath and having reverted to junior football with Newtongrange Star.
   From Berwick Hughes, who was nicknamed ‘Yog’i, moved to Wales with Swansea. Jim Jefferies signed Hughes for Falkirk and the big centre-half never looked back. He won two First Division championships with the Bairns and was a ‘man mountain’ of a captain.
   From Falkirk it was on to Celtic in a £250,000 deal. A Leith bred player, John was happy at Celtic but maintains he was delighted when Hibernian stepped in to sign him. Quickly made club captain he was the type of ‘hero figure’ that the Hibernian support was able to establish a huge rapport with.
   John helped Hibs battle out of the First Division but as father time crept on was allowed to leave and join Ayr United. Remarkably he was in the Ayr side that dumped Hibs from the League Cup in the 2002 semi-final. Yogi is currently managing Premier League side Falkirk.

Hughes, Pat

League

Scottish Cup

68

0

League Cup

Europe

A tall left sided player who joined the club in 1955 from Whitburn Juniors. Despite never being one of the ‘big’ names at Easter Road he did nevertheless accumulate a respectable 68 league matches in his 8 years at the club.

Hunter, Willie

League

Scottish Cup

11

1

League Cup

Europe

Joined Hibernian in 1969 following a spell in America with Detriot Cougars, but it was as one of Motherwell’s Ancell Babes that he had made his name.
  How unfortunate that Willie did not join Hibernian as a youth for he was a keen Hibs fan and a native of Edinburgh’s Abbeyhill district. Nevertheless he made light of his late arrival and gave some inspired performances in 1969. His debut came in February against Clyde and he nabbed his first goal for the club against Morton. In truth his role was helping to bring on the younger players around him but perhaps Willie had arrived too late for he  soon drifted from the picture.
  He travelled to South Africa to end his playing career and then was assistant manager at Portsmouth to his former ‘Well team-mate Ian St John. He later managed Queen of the South and Inverness Thistle in his own right.

Hunter, Gordon

League

Scottish Cup

339

8

League Cup

Europe

Gordon had a strange start to his Hibs career. Bertie Auld signed him in 1983 and 24 hours later Auld was sacked! Fortunately Pat Stanton kept Hunter on and 13 years of loyal service followed. A wonderfully perceptive centre-half he was also note for his fairness in his desire to win.
   Picking highlights from such a lengthy career is never easy but a few do stand out. In August 1994 Gordon scored the only goal of a derby game at Tynecastle that gave Hibernian their first win over Hearts in 23 attempts.
   Gordon was the lynch pin in Alex Miller’s defence and won a League Cup winners medal in 1991, Hibs having beaten Rangers 1-0 at Hampden in an epic semi-final.
   After 13 years service he was granted a testimonial and Coventry City provided the opposition.

Hurtado, Eduardo

League

Scottish Cup

12

1

League Cup

Europe

An Ecuadorian centre-forward it appears that Eduardo (or ‘The Tank’ as he was nicknamed) was past his best when he joined Hibs. Alex McLeish signed him as Hibs had made a faltering start to the 2001/02 season but sadly the big centre was unable to reverse things.
   He stood at 6’3” weighed over 14 stone bur the important statistic was that he had scored 43 goals in 71 international outings for Ecuador. Ulises De La Cruz, the Hibs full back, was a welcoming team-mate for Eduardo.
   Hurtado was seen as a direct replacement for Mixu Paatelainen who had moved to Strasbourg and Craig Brewster who was out injured. Having played with Colo Colo (Chile), Los Angeles Galaxy and New England Revolution in America and Liga Deportivo Universitario of Quito in Ecuador as well as St. Gallen in Switzerland much was expected of him.
   Ultimately Hurtado proved slow and cumbersome and other than goals against St Johnstone and Stranraer did little to impress. He was released when Bobby Williamson took over from Franck Sauzee.

Hutchinson, Bobby

League

Scottish Cup

68

13

League Cup

Europe

Signed in November 1977 from Dundee in the deal that took Erich Schaedler to Dens Park. Bobby was a forward with an eye for goal and made his Hibs debut against Partick Thistle at Easter Road in November 1977.
   Bobby had a bit of a purple patch in late 1978, scoring in 3 consecutive league games and overall he bagged 13 goals in 68 league matches.
   Born in Glasgow’s Gorbals district in 1954 his previous clubs had included Queens Park juniors, Aberdeen Lads Club, Montrose and Dundee.

Irvine, Willie (1)

League

Scottish Cup

12

2

League Cup

Europe

Started his career with Stirling Albion in 1982, joining them from Dunipace Juniors. He was a powerful forward for them and scored five times in the famous 20-0 Scottish Cup demolition of Selkirk in 1984. Indeed he scored 25 goals that season and 20 the next which was sufficient to lure Hibs to buy him for £35,000 in June 1986.
   His career at Easter Road saw him make a quite stunning start. He had a goal in a friendly against Seville and then two days later bagged a hat-trick against Chelsea. But such as prolific rate proved impossible to maintain and he scored twice in six games over the remainder of the season with both goals coming in a 3-2 win over Clydebank. It was however a time when Hibs were not scoring enough goals generally and Willie was not to stay long.
   From Easter Road Willie’s career carried him to Dunfermline, FR Vidar (Norway), Airdrie, Meadowbank and Berwick Rangers before he settled with Alloa Athletic. He proved himself a prolific marksman for the Wasps but it was his unwilling part in a siege at Glenochil Prison that catapulted his name into the national newspapers. He emerged unscathed from that incident and continued to give Alloa excellent service into the early 2000s.

Irvine, Willie (2)

League

Scottish Cup

100

29

League Cup

Europe

Best known for the striking partnership he forged with Steve Cowan, Irvine was a quick striker whose approach to the game was pretty direct and pacy.
   Willie began his senior career with Celtic, signing for Jock Stein’s club in 1973 as a 16-year-old. He was farmed out to Whitburn Juniors before being called up to Celtic Park. Competition was inevitably keen at Parkhead and he was freed in 1977 having failed to reach the first team.
   He then went from junior football to Alloa Athletic; bagged 29 goals in a season and in 1979 Motherwell snapped him up for £25,000. Given that he had already netted 13 goals for Alloa that term there were understandably high hopes for him. Scoring on his debut against Dundee United he quickly revealed himself to be a lightening quick and direct poacher. In the Steelmen’s promotion winning team of 1981/82 he was top scorer with 21 goals. However, like manager Davie Hay, he was to leave in the shadow of that triumph, electing to move to Hibernian.
   Whilst at Hibs he was the second top scorer in the Premier League during the 83/84 campaign. Willie was nicknamed ‘Noddy’ by virtue of his unusual running style and if he had a fault it was perhaps that he was exceedingly left-sided.
   He spent a period on loan to Falkirk at the tail end of the 1985/86 season before joining Ayr United.