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

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

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

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

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.

External links

  • Hibernian 1977/1978 results and fixtures, Soccerbase
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