a b c d e "Montford memories: The elusive Gordon Smith was hard to pin down both on and off a football pitch". The Scotsman. Johnston Press. 16 January 2010. Rangers unveil McLeish". BBC Sport. 11 December 2001. Archived from the original on 27 June 2009 . Retrieved 23 February 2010. a b c d Glanville, Brian (12 August 2004). "Obituary: Gordon Smith". The Guardian . Retrieved 5 October 2016. Hardie, David (5 June 2006). "Essien's delight at Easter Road". Edinburgh Evening News. Johnston Press. Archived from the original on 17 June 2011 . Retrieved 24 February 2010. The Arsenal home kit". Arsenal.com. Arsenal FC. 21 March 2007. Archived from the original on 5 March 2010 . Retrieved 23 February 2010.

Richard Holt (1989). Sport and the British: a Modern History. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-285229-8 . Retrieved 16 August 2010. Sectarianism of a more muted kind also lay beneath the Hearts and Hibs split in Edinburgh Good teams, however, don’t just happen they need to be assembled and cultivated and the Hibernian team which boasted the Famous Five was no different. Gordon Smith was first to join in 1941 with the others breaking into the team at various stages up to 1946. When Lawrie Reilly took to the field to face Rangers in a 1958 match he was just 29 years old and yet that would prove to be his last game for Hibs as injury and illness forced his premature retirement. Typically he scored that day, number 234 in a glittering Hibernian career spanning eleven years. a b c Donald Campbell (2003). Edinburgh: a Cultural and Literary History. Signal Books. p. 132. ISBN 978-1-902669-73-1 . Retrieved 16 August 2010. Sectarian bigotry may not be completely absent from this relationship, but it has always been less important than identification with territory. Hibs supporters tend to belong to the north and east of Edinburgh, while Hearts supporters (who outnumber their city rivals by a ratio of approximately two to one) are more usually found in the south and west.

Bus - A number of buses run from Princes Street to the stadium, with the Lothian Region Transport buses the ones you want to keep your eye out for. Car - The route you’ll take to Easter Road depends on where you’re coming from, but generally speaking you’ll want to get onto the A1 and then follow the signs. Raith v Rangers: Easter Road hosts Ramsdens Cup final". BBC Sport. 30 October 2013. Archived from the original on 4 January 2016 . Retrieved 27 July 2015.

Butcher bemoans Easter Road semi". The Scotsman. Johnston Press. 19 November 2004 . Retrieved 30 October 2011. English, Tom (14 May 2018). "Celtic canter to title glory but elsewhere it was a season of twists & turns". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 5 August 2018 . Retrieved 14 May 2018. There’s no parking at the stadium and there are also parking restrictions in place that you’ll have to be wary of if you drive there. Arguably Hibs highest achiever on the international stage with an incredible scoring rate for Scotland. All the qualities required of a great striker and and still a wonderful and revered Hibee to this day.If you look up the word LEGEND in a dictionary you are very likely to find the following definition: Someone or something very famous and admired, usually because of their ability in a particular area. Those words pretty well sum up the Hibernian forward line Smith, Johnstone, Reilly, Turnbull and Ormond that played together in the 1940’s and 50’s and which would collectively become known to Hibs fans and indeed football fans the world over as The Famous Five. Runners-up (12): 1895–96, 1913–14, 1922–23, 1923–24, 1946–47, 1957–58, 1971–72, 1978–79, 2000–01, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2020–21 The semi final paired Hibs with Aberdeen, a strong going side captained by former Hibs stalwart Davie Shaw. The first leg at Pittodrie, which Gordon missed due to a hamstring injury, saw the Dons sweep to a 4-1 win and on the train home Gordon asked that he be allowed to play in the second leg in which he inspired Hibs to a 4-0 lead only for a last gasp strike by Yorston for the Dons to force a replay. Ibrox was the venue and the game finished at 1-1 so the teams met again just 24 hours later at Hampden and this time Smith had the pleasure of playing in a team which won 5-1. Sadly Hibs lost in the Final to Motherwell whilst in the Scottish Cup it would be Motherwell again that halted Hibs when they won a thrilling game 3-2 at Tynecastle.

Scotland manager Gordon Strachan said Reilly was one of the genuine greats of the game and one of his father's big heroes. a b c d e f g h "Hibernian". Historical Football Kits. Archived from the original on 21 August 2008 . Retrieved 23 February 2010. Classic Match: Hibs 5–0 Napoli, 29 November 1967". The Scotsman. Johnston Press. 24 March 2008. Archived from the original on 26 December 2008 . Retrieved 23 February 2010.

Gallery

In 1953 Hibs were invited to play in Brazil, not as a touring team but to take part in a competition, labelled by the Brazilian FA as a World Club Championship, called the Octagonal Rivadavia Correa Meyer. Hibs qualified as Champions of Scotland for 1951-52 season, but the main reason they were asked to compete was their reputation at the time. This is borne out when remembering that no other Scottish teams have ever been asked to play in Brazil. Arthur Duncan Played across three decades for the club on his way to setting a record for appearances. Part of the '72 team and contributed outstandingly on 1 January 1973. Eddie Turnbull, later to manage one of the best Hibs sides of all time recalls: "That's where I became the first British player to score in Europe. We gassed Rot-Weiss 4-0 although they were not a bad team, with quite a few of the World-Cup winning team of 1954 on their side." He was fondly remembered for his successful six years at St Johnstone, where he guided the Saints to European football for the first time in their history in 1971. After an injury-plagued second season with Hearts, Smith was released and again the football writers prepared obituaries for the veteran's career.