1978–79 Hibernian F.C. season
1978–79 season | |
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Manager | Eddie Turnbull[1] |
Scottish Premier Division | 5th |
Scottish Cup | F |
Scottish League Cup | SF |
UEFA Cup | R2 |
Highest home attendance | 22,618 (v Heart of Midlothian, 10 March) |
Lowest home attendance | 3242 (v Rangers, 31 May) |
Average home league attendance | 9794[2] (down 156) |
In the 1978–79 season Hibernian FC managed a fifth-place finish in the league, with notable wins of 3–0 and 4–0 against Motherwell tempered by a 6–1 loss to Partick Thistle late in the season. In the UEFA cup they reached the second round, being beaten 2–1 on aggregate by RC Strasbourg. In the Scottish Cup they made the final, but ultimately after two goalless draws, they lost out to Rangers 3–2 after extra time in a hotly contested second replay.
Scottish Premier Division
[edit]Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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1 | 12 August | Dundee United | A | 0–0 | 5,876 | |
2 | 19 August | Rangers | H | 0–0 | 22,461 | |
3 | 26 August | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–1 | McLeod | 19,663 |
4 | 9 September | St Mirren | H | 1–0 | Higgins | 7,917 |
5 | 16 September | Celtic | A | 1–0 | Temperley | 26,169 |
6 | 23 September | Aberdeen | H | 2–1 | McLeod (pen.), Rae | 12,060 |
7 | 30 September | Morton | H | 1–1 | McLeod | 8,648 |
8 | 7 October | Motherwell | A | 3–2 | McLeod, Hutchinson, Rae | 5,516 |
9 | 14 October | Partick Thistle | A | 1–2 | Higgins | 7,487 |
10 | 21 October | Dundee United | H | 1–1 | Rae | 8,290 |
11 | 28 October | Rangers | A | 1–2 | McLeod | 25,492 |
12 | 4 November | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–2 | Rae | 20,120 |
13 | 11 November | St Mirren | A | 0–1 | 8,085 | |
14 | 18 November | Celtic | H | 2–2 | Callachan, Hutchinson | 21,450 |
15 | 25 November | Aberdeen | A | 1–4 | Hutchinson | 14,205 |
16 | 9 December | Motherwell | H | 2–2 | Higgins, Hutchinson | 5,391 |
17 | 16 December | Partick Thistle | H | 0–0 | 6,043 | |
18 | 23 December | Dundee United | A | 1–2 | Bremner | 7,194 |
19 | 20 January | Aberdeen | H | 1–1 | Duncan | 4,991 |
20 | 10 February | Motherwell | A | 3–0 | Callachan, Bremner, McLeod | 5,101 |
21 | 24 February | Morton | H | 1–1 | Bremner | 5,691 |
22 | 3 March | Dundee United | H | 1–0 | Bremner | 5,045 |
23 | 14 March | Rangers | A | 0–1 | 17,401 | |
24 | 17 March | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–1 | Campbell | 13,297 |
25 | 24 March | St Mirren | A | 3–2 | McLeod, Higgins, Campbell | 8,192 |
26 | 28 March | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2–1 | McLeod, Callachan | 16,042 |
27 | 31 March | Celtic | H | 2–1 | Rae, Stewart | 16,071 |
28 | 4 April | St Mirren | H | 0–2 | 5,867 | |
29 | 7 April | Aberdeen | A | 0–0 | 12,253 | |
30 | 14 April | Morton | A | 2–2 | Callachan (2) | 6,543 |
31 | 18 April | Morton | A | 0–3 | 5,497 | |
32 | 21 April | Motherwell | H | 4–0 | Callachan, Rae, Campbell, Bremner | 4,356 |
33 | 26 April | Partick Thistle | A | 1–6 | Callachan | 2,816 |
34 | 29 April | Partick Thistle | H | 1–0 | Callachan | 5,356 |
35 | 2 May | Celtic | A | 1–3 | Callachan | 21,728 |
36 | 31 May | Rangers | H | 2–1 | Rae, O.G. | 3,242 |
Final League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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3 | Dundee United | 36 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 56 | 37 | +19 | 44 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
4 | Aberdeen | 36 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 59 | 36 | +23 | 40 | |
5 | Hibernian | 36 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 37 | |
6 | St Mirren | 36 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 36 | |
7 | Morton | 36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 52 | 53 | −1 | 36 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Scottish League Cup
[edit]Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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R2 L1 | 30 August | Brechin City | A | 3–0 | Callachan, Rae, Smith | 1,645 |
R2 L2 | 2 September | Brechin City | H | 3–1 | McLeod (2), Callachan | 5,254 |
R3 L1 | 4 October | Clydebank | H | 1–0 | McLeod (pen.) | 5,392 |
R3 L2 | 11 October | Clydebank | A | 1–1 | Stewart | 2,870 |
R4 L1 | 8 November | Morton | A | 0–1 | 6,531 | |
R4 L2 | 15 November | Morton | H | 2–0 | Refvik (2) | 8,520 |
SF | 13 December | Aberdeen | N | 0–1 (aet) | 21,048 |
UEFA Cup
[edit]Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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R1 L1 | 13 September | IFK Norrköping | H | 3–2 | Higgins (2), Temperley | 10,000 |
R1 L2 | 27 September | IFK Norrköping | A | 0–0 | 1,300 | |
R2 L1 | 18 October | RC Strasbourg | A | 0–2 | 25,000 | |
R2 L2 | 1 November | RC Strasbourg | H | 1–0 | McLeod (pen.) | 14,662 |
Scottish Cup
[edit]Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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R3 | 28 January | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 1–1 | Higgins | 11,801 |
R3 R | 12 February | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 2–0 | McLeod, Callachan | 5,000 |
R4 | 21 February | Meadowbank Thistle | A | 6–0 | McLeod (2), Higgins, Brazil, Duncan, Callachan | 5,029 |
R5 | 10 March | Heart of Midlothian | H | 2–1 | Stewart, Rae | 22,618 |
SF | 11 April | Aberdeen | N | 2–1 | Rae, McLeod (pen.) | 9,384 |
F | 12 May | Rangers | N | 0–0 (aet) | 53,615 | |
F R | 16 May | Rangers | N | 0–0 (aet) | 32,853 | |
F 2R | 28 May | Rangers | N | 2–3 (aet) | Higgins, McLeod | 27,556 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Manager History for Hibernian". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ "Average Home League Game Attendances". fitbastats.com. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
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