1983–84 Hibernian F.C. season

Hibernian
1983–84 season
ManagerPat Stanton[1]
Scottish Premier Division7th
Scottish CupR3
Scottish League CupGroup Stage
Highest home attendance21,281 (v Heart of Midlothian, 5 November)
Lowest home attendance1831 (v Airdrieonians, 5 October)
Average home league attendance8334[2] (up 1225)

In the 1983–84 season, Hibs finished 7th in the Scottish Premier Division. They were knocked out in the third round of the Scottish Cup by East Fife, after a replay. The East Fife line up included a young Gordon Durie, who Hibs signed a few months later.

Scottish Premier Division

Main article: 1983–84 Scottish Premier Division
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
1 20 August Celtic H 0–2 15,084
2 3 September Heart of Midlothian A 2–3 Callachan, Irvine 19,206
3 10 September Dundee United A 0–5 7,790
4 17 September St Mirren H 3–1 Irvine, Conroy, Harvey 3,762
5 24 September Motherwell H 2–1 Irvine, Rice (pen.) 4,602
6 1 October St Johnstone A 3–0 Irvine, Brazil, Thomson 3,523
7 8 September Rangers A 0–1 21,301
8 15 October Aberdeen H 2–1 Irvine (2) 7,441
9 22 October Dundee H 2–1 Irvine (pen.), Duncan 5,560
10 29 October Celtic A 1–5 Thomson 13,777
11 5 November Heart of Midlothian H 1–1 Thomson 21,281
12 12 November St Mirren A 1–2 Irvine 3,789
13 19 November St Johnstone H 4–1 Irvine (3), Duncan 4,202
14 26 November Motherwell A 2–1 Sneddon, Callachan 3,965
15 3 December Dundee United H 0–2 6,978
16 10 December Dundee A 3–0 Irvine (2), Thomson 4,628
17 17 December Aberdeen A 1–2 Irvine 13,866
18 27 December Rangers H 0–2 18,521
19 31 December Celtic H 0–1 10,204
20 2 January Heart of Midlothian A 1–1 Irvine 23,499
21 7 January St Mirren H 1–1 Harvey 4,371
22 11 February Dundee United A 0–2 7,675
23 18 February St Johnstone A 0–1 2,415
24 25 February Aberdeen H 0–2 6,914
25 29 February Dundee H 3–1 Irvine (pen.), Jamieson, Kane 12,601 (original game abandoned fog. This rearranged fixture free admission)
26 3 March Rangers A 0–0 17,877
27 10 March Motherwell H 1–2 Irvine (pen.) 4,164
28 18 March St Johnstone H 1–2 Rice 3,489
29 21 March St Mirren A 1–3 Callachan 2,452
30 24 March Motherwell A 3–2 Jamieson, Irvine (pen.), Rice 3,397
31 31 March Dundee A 2–1 Jamieson, Irvine 4,355
32 7 April Dundee United H 1–0 Jamieson 4,266
33 21 April Heart of Midlothian H 0–0 17,437
34 28 April Celtic A 2–3 Rice, Callachan 9,533
35 5 May Aberdeen A 2–2 Rice, McGachie 17,268
36 12 May Rangers H 0–0 9,134

Final League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Heart of Midlothian 36 10 16 10 38 47 −9 36 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
6 St Mirren 36 9 14 13 55 59 −4 32
7 Hibernian 36 12 7 17 45 55 −10 31
8 Dundee 36 11 5 20 50 74 −24 27
9 St Johnstone (R) 36 10 3 23 36 81 −45 23 Relegation to the 1984–85 Scottish First Division
Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1983–84 Scottish League Cup

Second round

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
R2 L1 24 August Dumbarton H 5–0 Irvine (3), Thomson, O.G. 2,193
R2 L2 27 August Dumbarton A 2–1 Irvine, Conroy 760

Group stage

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
G3 31 August Kilmarnock H 2–0 Rice, Irvine 2,681
G3 7 September Celtic A 1–5 Conroy 11,046
G3 5 October Airdrieonians H 0–0 1,831
G3 26 October Celtic H 0–0 6,882
G3 9 November Kilmarnock A 1–3 Schaedler 2,001
G3 30 November Airdrieonians A 3–1 Harvey (2), Murray 738

Group 3 Final Table

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Celtic 6 3 3 0 13 3 +10 9
Kilmarnock 6 3 1 2 9 6 +3 7
Hibernian 6 2 2 2 7 9 -2 6
Airdrieonians 6 0 2 4 3 14 -11 2

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1983–84 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
R3 28 January East Fife H 0–0 5,683
R3 R 31 January East Fife A 0–2 6,100

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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