1975–76 Hibernian F.C. season

Hibernian
1975–76 season
ManagerEddie Turnbull[1]
Scottish Premier Division3rd
Scottish CupQF
Scottish League CupQF
UEFA CupR1
Highest home attendance39,293 (v Heart of Midlothian, 1 January)
Lowest home attendance4040 (v Montrose, 10 September)
Average home league attendance13,797[2] (up 76)

During the 1975–76 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, came third out of 10 clubs in the Scottish Premier Division and reached the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.

Scottish Premier Division

Main article: 1975–76 Scottish Premier Division
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
1 30 August Heart of Midlothian H 1–0 Harper 23,646
2 6 September Dundee United A 0–1 7,069
3 13 September Ayr United H 1–0 Brownlie 8,897
4 20 September Rangers A 1–1 O.G. 38,519
5 27 September St Johnstone H 4–2 McLeod, Harper, Munro, Duncan 5,572
6 4 October Dundee H 1–1 Edwards 8,708
7 11 October Motherwell A 1–2 Harper 8,207
8 25 October Aberdeen H 3–1 Bremner, Smith, O.G. 11,133
9 1 November Heart of Midlothian A 1–1 Stanton 24,471
10 8 November Dundee United H 1–1 Brownlie (pen.) 10,633
11 15 November Ayr United A 3–1 McLeod, Duncan (2) 4,828
12 22 November Rangers H 2–1 Stanton (2) 26,547
13 29 November St Johnstone A 4–3 Duncan (3), Brownlie (pen.) 4,484
14 6 December Dundee A 0–2 7,360
15 10 December Celtic A 1–1 Schaedler 31,918
16 13 December Motherwell H 1–0 Stanton 15,991
17 20 December Celtic H 1–3 Duncan 21,136
18 27 December Aberdeen A 2–2 Bremner, Duncan 18,621
19 1 January Heart of Midlothian H 3–0 Duncan (2), Smith 32,923
20 10 January Ayr United H 3–0 Harper (2), Brownlie (pen.) 8,083
21 17 January Rangers A 0–2 39,457
22 31 January St Johnstone H 5–0 Brownlie, McLeod (2), Smith, Duncan 7,839
23 7 February Dundee H 4–0 Stanton, McLeod, Smith, Duncan 9,241
24 21 February Motherwell A 1–0 Smith 10,518
25 28 February Celtic A 0–4 32,059
26 13 March Heart of Midlothian A 1–0 Duncan 18,528
27 20 March Dundee United H 0–1 6,720
28 27 March Ayr United A 0–2 4,733
29 31 March Aberdeen H 3–2 Blackley, Murray, Muir 4,082
30 3 April Rangers H 0–3 18,820
31 10 April St Johnstone A 2–0 Bremner, McGhee 2,182
32 14 April Dundee A 1–1 McGhee 6,054
33 17 April Motherwell H 2–0 McGhee, McLeod 9,098
34 21 April Celtic H 2–0 Smith, McLeod (pen.) 19,076
35 24 April Aberdeen A 0–3 11,961
36 28 April Dundee United A 0–2 6,669

Final League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rangers (C) 36 23 8 5 60 24 +36 54 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Celtic 36 21 6 9 71 42 +29 48 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Hibernian 36 18 7 11 55 43 +12 43
4 Motherwell 36 16 8 12 57 49 +8 40
5 Heart of Midlothian 36 13 9 14 39 45 −6 35 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1975–76 Scottish League Cup

Group stage

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
G2 9 August Dundee H 2–0 McLeod (pen.), Harper 10,851
G2 13 August Ayr United A 1–2 McLeod 5,886
G2 16 August Dunfermline Athletic H 3–0 Harper (2), Duncan 9,636
G2 20 August Ayr United H 2–1 Munro, O.G. 9,969
G2 23 August Dunfermline Athletic A 4–0 Stanton, Harper (2), Smith 6,731
G2 1 September Dundee A 2–1 Brownlie (pen.), Harper 4,982

Group 2 final table

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Hibernian 6 5 0 1 14 4 10 10
2 Ayr United 6 2 3 1 11 9 2 7
3 Dundee 6 1 2 3 9 10 –1 4
4 Dunfermline Athletic 6 0 3 3 4 15 –11 3

Knockout stage

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
QF L1 10 September Montrose H 1–0 Harper 4,040
QF L2 24 September Montrose A 1–3 Duncan 5,905

UEFA Cup

Main article: UEFA Cup 1975-76
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 L1 17 September England Liverpool H 1–0 Harper 19,219
R1 L2 30 September England Liverpool A 1–3 Edwards 29,963

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1975–76 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
R3 24 January Dunfermline Athletic H 3–2 Stanton, Smith, Harper 10,719
R4 14 February Dundee United H 1–1 Bremner 13,682
R4 R 25 February Dundee United A 2–0 Spalding, Edwards 13,000
QF 6 March Motherwell A 2–2 Spalding, Duncan 17,438
QF R 10 March Motherwell H 1–1 Stanton 25,658
QF 2R 15 March Motherwell N 1–2 Harper 16,000

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.