As they prepare for Sunday’s League Cup final, memories of Hibernian’s cup heroics of 2007 will come flooding back for fans of the capital club.

The 5-1 thrashing of Kilmarnock at the national stadium was a watermark moment for many members of Hibs’ ‘golden generation’, who thrilled fans first under Tony Mowbray and then claimed glory with John Collins.

Hibs barely put a foot wrong in a match remembered for Alan Combe’s late blunder, a Rolf Harris cup final song as well as a stunning post-match rendition of Sunshine on Leith.

Nine years on, what are the Hibernian starting XI from that day doing now?

STV Sport decided to take a look.

Having only joined the capital club in December 2006, the 20-year-old was thrown in at the deep end by John Collins following the decision to drop Zibi Malkowski. That day at Hampden was to be the highlight of the young goalkeeper’s career as he bounced around Scotland’s lower leagues with Montrose, Raith Rovers and Livingston.

A spell in New Zealand followed before McNeil returned to Scotland with Airdrieonians and later Alloa. He is currently with Championship side Greenock Morton, having made one appearance signing joining the club in January.

One of the success stories from this generation of Hibernian youngsters, the defender has gone on to claim trophies and international recognition.

After lifting the League Cup with Hibs, he got his hands on the trophy again the following year after moving to Rangers for £2m in August 2007. Whittaker claimed another seven trophies during his time at Ibrox including three SPL titles and two Scottish Cup crowns.

As part of the squad to reach the 2008 UEFA Cup final, Whittaker’s most memorable moment came after a mazy run resulted in an incredible goal away at Sporting Club de Portugal.

Whittaker became a free agent in 2012 after refusing the transfer of his contract to a newco Rangers and he joined Norwich City later that summer. To this day, the 31-year-old remains a key player for Alex Neil’s Premier League outfit as well as a valued part of Gordon Strachan’s Scotland squad.

Chris Hogg’s career has gone full circle.

Having started out with Ipswich Town, the defender is back at Portman Road in a coaching capacity at the age of just 30. He was just 20 when Hibernian enjoyed glory at Hampden and appeared to have a long career ahead of him before injuries struck.

In six seasons, Hogg made 169 appearances for the Easter Road men before making the move to Inverness CT in January 2011. After being hurt against Dundee United, then ICT boss Terry Butcher described Hogg’s cruciate knee ligament injury as one of the worst he’d ever seen.

After retiring in 2014, Hogg took up a coaching position at Ipswich last year.

Captain on the day, Jones gained cult hero status amongst the Hibernian fans as he was honoured with his own song. The giant defender headed home the opening goal at Hampden and went on to lead the club to top six finishes in 2007-08 and 2008-09.

He departed to Scunthorpe United for a couple of seasons before taking the captain’s armband under Gary Megson at Sheffield Wednesday. Doncaster Rovers snapped up Jones as they claimed the League 1 title and promotion to the Championship.

He was temporarily placed in charge of Doncaster earlier this season but departed in February as Darren Ferguson put his own stamp on the side and is now with Hartlepool in League Two.

An attacking full-back, who possessed a wicked shot, David Murphy played a key role in Hibs’ cup success by providing the assist for Rob Jones’ opening goal.

Rod Petrie banked £1.5m from Birmingham City for the full-back in January 2008 and Murphy has never looked back. The Englishman was on the bench as the Blues secured a shock League Cup triumph over Arsenal at Wembley.

A knee injury sustained in 2012 kept the player out for ten months and he never fully recovered and announced his retirement from the game two years later at the age of 30.

A dynamic and nifty attacker, Ivan Sproule remains well regarded for his displays over two spells in Hibernian colours. The Northern Irishman moved on to Bristol City and narrowly missed out on promotion to the Premier League as they went down 1-0 to Phil Brown’s Hull City in the 2008 play-off final.

Sproule remained at Ashton Gate until 2011 when Colin Calderwood persuaded him to return north for the next 18 months before he moved to top flight new boys Ross County. Sproule was instrumental for Derek Adams’ men, scoring twice on his debut with his six goals helping the Staggies reach the top six in 2012/13.

Linfield offered the forward the chance to return his homeland and he has remained at Windsor Park ever since.

A driving force behind Hibernian’s success under Tony Mowbray and John Collins, the man from Fife has progressed to become captain of both club and country. Like many of his successful team-mates, Brown made a big-money move in the wake of the cup win as he joined Celtic for £4.4m.

Since then he has claimed nine trophies at Parkhead, including five Scottish top flight titles and is on the verge of winning his 50th international cap.

Gordon Strachan named the midfielder as his captain for the Euro 2016 qualifying campaign and he remains an integral part of the set up for Ronny Deila’s Scottish champions.

A classy playmaker, Beuzelin was the creative spark behind Mowbray’s Hibernian side and he turned in a dazzling display at the national stadium as Kilmarnock were dispatched 5-1.

A season at Coventry as well as a short spell at Hamilton followed before Beuzelin took his first steps into coaching with Falkirk and Stirling University.

He joined Ian Murray’s coaching team at Dumbarton before heading back to Accies to help Martin Canning.

He was John Collins’ big cup final gamble, replacing Michael Stewart in midfield for the Hampden showpiece, and nearly a decade later Hibernian’s Mr Versatility is still going strong.

The man of the match in the 2007 final, Stevenson has endured plenty of highs and lows during his time at Easter Road but has flourished as a wing-back under Alan Stubbs.

Stubbs h anded Stevenson the captain’s armband for his 300th appearance for the club last month and nobody will be more desperate to claim victory on Sunday than the 28-year-old from Kirkcaldy.

Hibernian’s two-goal hero never truly fulfilled his potential after this final. Benjelloun was only able to score once in the 2007-08 season after suffering from a number of injuries.

After failing to make an impression under Mixu Paatelainen, loan spells in Belgium followed before the Moroccan attacker was given a second chance by John Hughes.

Benjelloun has been based in his homeland in 2011 and is currently with FAR Rabat with his form ensuring an appearance for Morocco in January.

Another two-goal hero on that famous day in 2007, the recently self-appointed Fresh Prince of Marseille has joined former Hibs team-mates Brown and Whittaker as a regular Scotland international after leaving Leith.

Having moved for combined transfer fees of over £20m, the striker decided to swap the lower reaches of the English Premier League for southern France.

Technically sound and able to link the play, the 28-year-old has proved to be a divisive figure at international level, first falling out with former national coach Craig Levein while his status as number one striker under Gordon Strachan has often been questioned.

A hat-trick against Gibraltar saw him break Colin Stein’s record, which had stood since 1969 while his goal against Poland displayed all Fletcher’s best attributes.