Hibernian have appointed former Sheffield United midfielder Nick Montgomery as their new head coach on a three-year deal.
The 41-year-old joins from Australian membership Central Coast Mariners, the place he received the A-League title this 12 months, and can take cost of his first sport on Saturday at Kilmarnock.
Montgomery was prime of Hibs’ shortlist and replaces Lee Johnson, who was sacked final month after a 3-2 Scottish Premiership defeat at dwelling to Livingston.
Hibs misplaced their opening three league video games below Johnson, whereas in addition they suffered a humbling 5-0 dwelling defeat to Aston Villa within the Europa Convention League.
They did nonetheless transfer off the underside spot earlier than the worldwide break by beating Aberdeen below below caretaker boss David Grey.
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Hibernian’s upcoming fixtures
- Sept 16: Kilmarnock (a) – Scottish Premiership
- Sept 23: St Johnstone (h) – Scottish Premiership
- Sept 27: St Mirren (h) – League Cup quarter-final
- Sept 30: Dundee (h) – Scottish Premiership
- Oct 7: Hearts (a) – Scottish Premiership
Scottish Premiership and SWPL on Sky Sports activities
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