Players who left Hibs but came back

[Donegal Hibby]

I was thinking on the Porto rumour and on players who left Hibs but came back and so far I’ve came up with Mcginlay , Weir , sproule and Boyle , must be loads more ?

[wandering_hibee]

Whittaker, Thomson and Murray for another easy 3.

[Thatdayinmay16]

I was thinking on the Porto rumour and on players who left Hibs but came back and so far I’ve came up with Mcginlay , Weir , sproule and Boyle , must be loads more ?

Deek and Gaz.

[wandering_hibee]

Just remembered Joe Baker too.

[tamig]

Blackley, Shades 🙌

[Since452]

Ivan Sproule

[Kato]

Bobby "Chipper" Johnstone

"Darling" Willie Groves

Iain Munro

Joe Baker

Peter Cormack



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[Juice-Terry]

Joe Baker.

[Since452]

Stokes. Played for us on 3 separate occasions?

[CapitalGreen]

Scott Allan
Adam Bogdan

[Pretty Boy]

Frederic Daquin.

I can barely remember him playing for us once but he did so twice, almost made double figure appearances across both spells.

[Bostonhibby]

Joe Baker, one of our all time greats IMO.

Derek Riordan. Another natural goalscorer, loved watching him play.

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[MartinfaePorty]

Stéphane Oméonga, if loan spells count

[BILLYHIBS]

Scott Bain 👀

[Pretty Boy]

Mixu.

Hibs to Strasbourg and back again.

[Hibernian Verse]

Rocky :duck:

[Smartie]

Grant Brebner?

On loan from Man Utd first, went to Reading, came back to us later on a permanent contract?

Marc McNulty had a couple of separate loan spells, and I suppose Leigh Griffiths technically did too? He’ll have left to return to a parent club between loan spells with us.

[Trinity Hibee]

Gary Caldwell 2002 loan then back in 2004

[leith lynx]

Alex McGhee (1970's)

[KdyHby]

Pat Stanton, left as a player, returned as manager

[davemcbain]

Pat Stanton :wink: Question didn't say played. :flag:

[davemcbain]

Pat Stanton, left as a player, returned as manager

Great minds....within seconds :greengrin

[Trinity Hibee]

Myko count?

[Niffy]

Mickey Weir ?

[Trinity Hibee]

Frederic Daquin.

I can barely remember him playing for us once but he did so twice, almost made double figure appearances across both spells.

No recollection of him

[fat freddy]

Bobby Smith, Iain Munro.

[worcesterhibby]

John McGinn…. No hang on, that was just a dream :boo hoo::boo hoo:

[erin go bragh]

Mickey Weir ?

Yes, went to Luton and returned back and was a great player for us.

[erin go bragh]

Ivan Sproule

No sure about Ivan but could be wrong.

[HendoDelivered]

Nectar Triantis & Martin Boyle

[Bostonhibby]

Bobby Smith, Iain Munro.Good shout, loved Bobby Smith, I moved to Leicester with work around the time he joined them,he was captain for a bit, used to get along to Filbert Street when they had Lineker and Lynex also, and played some good stuff.

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[Billy Whizz]

Eddie May, can’t remember where he went though

[HendoDelivered]

No sure about Ivan but could be wrong.

Left to go to Bristol City and then came back a few years later under Calderwood or Fenlon

[Irish_Steve]

What about Brian Kerr - he went missing in many a game before returning….

[Hibspur]

Eric Schaedler

Martin Boyle

[HoboHarry]

Good shout, loved Bobby Smith, I moved to Leicester with work around the time he joined them,he was captain for a bit, used to get along to Filbert Street when they had Lineker and Lynex also, and played some good stuff.

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Same, Bobby Smith was and still is one of my all time favourites.

[superfurryhibby]

Eddie May, can’t remember where he went though

Eddie went to Brentford after Hibs, then had a good few clubs when he returned to Scotland, but never back to Hibs , as a player.

If were counting coaching roles, then a mention for Brian Rice, Jackie MacNamara, George Stewart, Jimmy O'Rourke, John Fraser, Sammy Kean, Hugh Shaw.....the list is long and illustrious.

[GreenNWhiteArmy]

Ewan Henderson. Signed on 6 month loan in Jan before a 4 year perm deal in the summer :-)

[Billy Whizz]

Eddie went to Brentford after Hibs, then had a good few clubs when he returned to Scotland, but never back to Hibs , as a player.

If were counting coaching roles, then a mention for Brian Rice, Jackie MacNamara, George Stewart, Jimmy O'Rourke, John Fraser, Sammy Kean, Hugh Shaw.....the list is long and illustrious.

Ok ta, for some reason I thought he came back and played for Hibs

[ancient hibee]

I was thinking on the Porto rumour and on players who left Hibs but came back and so far I’ve came up with Mcginlay , Weir , sproule and Boyle , must be loads more ?
How long have you supported Hibs?:greengrin

[Ray_]

Pat Stanton :wink: Question didn't say played. :flag:

In that case, Eddie Turnbull.

Player, coach and then back as boss.

Willie Ormond too.

Willie Mac & Bertie Auld.

[DH1875]

Erm.........Rocky lol.

[Jock O]

Erm.........Rocky lol.


:greengrin:greengrin

[Green forever]

Will Fish .

[Donegal Hibby]

How long have you supported Hibs?:greengrin

I forget stuff .. it’s been that long I’ve forgotten :greengrin

[HoboHarry]

Not quite re-signing but did Alex Cropley come back to us at the end of his career to at least train with us with a view to signing but with a potential deal ending up not coming off?

[green with envy]

Pat McGinley

[BILLYHIBS]

Not quite re-signing but did Alex Cropley come back to us at the end of his career to at least train with us with a view to signing but with a potential deal ending up not coming off?

Yip something about his PFA pension IIRC

[Spudster]

Jamie McLaren on two loans

[Forza Fred]

Kevin Thomson

[eastmainsmsh]

Erich Schaedler Peter Cormack

[Forza Fred]

Not quite re-signing but did Alex Cropley come back to us at the end of his career to at least train with us with a view to signing but with a potential deal ending up not coming off?

He played in midweek reserve game at Easter Road…I was at it in 1982.

I think Hibs actually got fined for playing a non registered player.

[eastmainsmsh]

Gareth Evans had 2 loan spells with Stoke and Northampton

[Ray_]

He played in midweek reserve game at Easter Road…I was at it in 1982.

I think Hibs actually got fined for playing a non registered player.

I heard Alex was being released by Portsmouth, so I contacted Hibs, who said they already knew.

I asked Alex about it a few years later, he told me that his knees had gone completely by then, as far as football was concerned.

[Kato]

He played in midweek reserve game at Easter Road…I was at it in 1982.

I think Hibs actually got fined for playing a non registered player.He had taken PFA compensation for his injuries down south, without realising it prohibited him from playing professionally again.

Saw him in reserve game as well, alongside another returnee, Ally McLeod - a Friday night fixture which was very enjoyable Hibs losing 3 2 to Dundee. Don't think either played for the first team again. Also playing for the reserves that night was ex-jambo Malcy Robertson.

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[Hibbyradge]

Rocky. :wink:

[Hibbyradge]

Eddie went to Brentford after Hibs, then had a good few clubs when he returned to Scotland, but never back to Hibs , as a player.

If were counting coaching roles, then a mention for Brian Rice, Jackie MacNamara, George Stewart, Jimmy O'Rourke, John Fraser, Sammy Kean, Hugh Shaw.....the list is long and illustrious.

Pat Stanton, Bertie Auld, Willie Ormond, Eddie Turnbull etc etc.

[CentreForward]

John McGinn…. No hang on, that was just a dream :boo hoo::boo hoo:


Not entirely a dream as he did come back with Villa for the European game :cb

[Fanforlife]

Keith Wright, released as a laddie then cost us nearly 500k to bring him back!😁