1977–78 Hibernian F.C. season

Hibernian
1977–78 season
ManagerEddie Turnbull[1]
Scottish Premier Division4th
Scottish CupR4
Scottish League CupR1
Anglo-Scottish CupSF
Highest home attendance22,590 (v Rangers, 29 October)
Lowest home attendance4585 (v Queen of the South, 17 August)
Average home league attendance9950[2] (down 53)

During the 1977–78 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, came fourth out of 10 clubs in the Scottish Premier Division and reached the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.

Scottish Premier Division

Main article: 1977–78 Scottish Premier Division
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
1 13 August Motherwell H 0–0 8,855
2 20 August Rangers A 2–0 Rae, Bremner 22,357
3 27 August Clydebank H 2–0 Scott, Brazil 6,750
4 10 September Dundee United A 0–2 6,518
5 17 September Partick Thistle A 0–1 4,857
6 24 September St Mirren H 2–0 Higgins, McLeod 9,625
7 1 October Celtic A 1–3 McKay 24,791
8 8 October Ayr United H 1–2 O.G. 5,517
9 15 October Aberdeen A 2–1 McLeod, O.G. 12,774
10 22 October Motherwell A 0–1 5,045
11 29 October Rangers H 0–1 22,590
12 5 November Clydebank A 0–1 3,022
13 12 November Dundee United H 0–0 5,666
14 19 November Partick Thistle H 2–3 McLeod, Stewart 5,441
15 26 November St Mirren A 0–3 7,783
16 10 December Ayr United A 1–0 Duncan 4,065
17 17 December Aberdeen H 2–0 Murray, Duncan 6,606
18 24 December Motherwell H 2–1 Paterson, McLeod (pen.) 8,305
19 31 December Rangers A 0–0 27,155
20 2 January Clydebank H 2–0 McGhee, McLeod 8,284
21 7 January Dundee United A 1–1 McLeod 6,880
22 25 February Aberdeen A 0–3 12,060
23 11 March St Mirren H 5–1 Higgins, Hutchinson (2), Brazil, McLeod (pen.) 6,249
24 15 March Motherwell A 4–2 Bremner, Murray, McLeod (2) 4,536
25 18 March Clydebank A 3–0 McLeod (2), Hutchinson 2,191
26 22 March Ayr United H 4–2 McLeod (pen.), Hutchinson (2), Murray 5,228
27 25 March Dundee United H 3–1 McLeod, Higgins (2) 8,354
28 29 March Rangers H 1–1 McLeod (pen.) 21,245
29 1 April Partick Thistle H 3–1 McLeod, Hutchinson, Duncan 6,210
30 5 April Celtic A 1–2 McLeod (pen.) 18,224
31 8 April St Mirren A 0–3 8,087
32 12 April Celtic H 1–1 Higgins 10,902
33 15 April Celtic H 4–1 Duncan, Higgins (2), McGhee 16,286
34 19 April Partick Thistle A 1–2 McGhee 2,997
35 22 April Ayr United A 0–2 2,558
36 29 April Aberdeen H 1–1 Duncan 11,530

Final League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Aberdeen 36 22 9 5 68 29 +39 53 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
3 Dundee United 36 16 8 12 42 32 +10 40 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4 Hibernian 36 15 7 14 51 43 +8 37
5 Celtic 36 15 6 15 63 54 +9 36
6 Motherwell 36 13 7 16 45 52 −7 33
Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1977–78 Scottish League Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 L1 17 August Queen of the South H 1–2 McLeod 4,585
R1 L2 24 August Queen of the South A 0–0 3,362

Anglo-Scottish Cup

Main article: 1977–78 Anglo-Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 L1 Ayr United H 2–1 Scott, Smith
R1 L2 Ayr United A 2–2 Smith, Bremner
QF L1 Blackburn Rovers H 2–1 Mckay, McLeod
QF L2 Blackburn Rovers A 1–0 Higgins
SF L1 Bristol City H 1–1 Duncan
SF L2 Bristol City A 3–5 McLeod (2), Henderson

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1977–78 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
R3 28 January East Fife H 4–0 McLeod (2, 1 pen.), Duncan, McGhee 7,108
R4 4 March Partick Thistle H 0–0 9,575
R4 R 7 March Partick Thistle A 1–2 McLeod 3,800

See also

References

  1. ^ "Manager History for Hibernian". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Average Home League Game Attendances". fitbastats.com. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
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