| Club: | Hibernian |
| Season: | 1970–71 |
| Manager: | Willie McFarlane to (6 December) Dave Ewing from (6 December)[1] |
| League: | Scottish First Division |
| League Result: | 12th |
| Cup1: | Scottish Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | SF |
| Cup2: | Scottish League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | QF |
| Cup3: | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| Cup3 Result: | QF |
| Prevseason: | 1969–70 |
| Nextseason: | 1971–72 |
| Highest Attendance: | 37,355 (v Rangers, 9 September) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 3310 (v Clyde, 24 April) |
| Average Attendance: | 10,541[2] (down 3075) |
During the 1970–71 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, came twelfth out of 18 clubs in the Scottish First Division, reached the semi-finals of the Scottish Cup and reached the quarter-finals of the Scottish League Cup and Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.
See main article: article and 1970–71 Scottish First Division.
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 August | Dundee United | A | 1–1 | Stevenson | 8,781 | |
| 2 | 5 September | Heart of Midlothian | H | 0–0 | 23,225 | ||
| 3 | 12 September | Cowdenbeath | A | 4–1 | McBride, Cropley (2), Hamilton | 6,814 | |
| 4 | 19 September | Celtic | H | 2–0 | McBride (2) | 36,423 | |
| 5 | 26 September | Aberdeen | A | 0–3 | 14,702 | ||
| 6 | 3 October | St Mirren | H | 3–3 | Davidson (2), Duncan | 7,889 | |
| 7 | 10 October | Motherwell | A | 0–4 | 7,650 | ||
| 8 | 17 October | Ayr United | H | 4–0 | Davidson, McBride, Graham, Duncan | 5,743 | |
| 9 | 7 November | Dundee | H | 1–2 | Stanton | 7,210 | |
| 10 | 14 November | St Johnstone | A | 1–0 | McBride | 5,681 | |
| 11 | 18 November | Morton | A | 1–2 | Duncan | 3,250 | |
| 12 | 21 November | Kilmarnock | H | 1–0 | Blair | 6,364 | |
| 13 | 25 November | Rangers | H | 3–2 | Graham, Blair (2) | 18,770 | |
| 14 | 28 November | Falkirk | A | 0–0 | 7,933 | ||
| 14 | 5 December | Airdrieonians | A | 0–2 | 3,464 | ||
| 15 | 12 December | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 2–2 | Blair (2) | 5,237 | |
| 17 | 19 December | Clyde | A | 0–0 | 1,930 | ||
| 18 | 26 December | Dundee United | H | 0–1 | 5,742 | ||
| 19 | 1 January | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–0 | 27,715 | ||
| 20 | 2 January | Cowdenbeath | H | 2–2 | Blackley (pen.), Davidson | 7,269 | |
| 21 | 9 January | Celtic | A | 1–2 | Stanton | 25,797 | |
| 22 | 16 January | Aberdeen | H | 2–1 | Stanton, Baker | 23,402 | |
| 23 | 30 January | St Mirren | A | 1–3 | Duncan | 4,840 | |
| 24 | 6 February | Motherwell | H | 1–0 | Baker | 7,092 | |
| 25 | 20 February | Ayr United | A | 0–2 | 5,882 | ||
| 26 | 27 February | Rangers | A | 1–1 | Baker | 30,644 | |
| 27 | 10 March | Morton | H | 2–4 | Graham, Baker | 5,051 | |
| 28 | 13 March | Dundee | A | 0–1 | 5,758 | ||
| 29 | 20 March | St Johnstone | H | 1–2 | O'Rourke (pen.) | 5,607 | |
| 30 | 27 March | Kilmarnock | A | 1–4 | Blackley | 4,209 | |
| 31 | 3 April | Falkirk | H | 1–3 | Baker | 5,617 | |
| 32 | 10 April | Airdrieonians | H | 3–1 | Graham, Baker (2) | 5,247 | |
| 33 | 17 April | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 3–3 | O'Rourke (2), Cropley | 5,916 | |
| 34 | 24 April | Clyde | H | 5–1 | Hazel, O'Rourke (3, 2 pens.), Baker | 3,310 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Heart of Midlothian | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 41 | 40 | 1 | 33 | ||||||||||
| 12 | Hibernian | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 47 | 53 | –6 | 30 | ||||||||||
| 13 | Kilmarnock | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 43 | 67 | –24 | 28 |
See main article: article and 1970–71 Scottish League Cup.
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G4 | 8 August | St Johnstone | A | 3–1 | Graham, Duncan, McBride | 5,199 |
| G4 | 12 August | Airdrieonians | H | 3–2 | Duncan (2), McBride | 8,080 |
| G4 | 15 August | Aberdeen | A | 1–1 | Duncan | 15,227 |
| G4 | 19 August | Airdrieonians | A | 4–2 | Stanton (2, 1 pen.), Duncan, McBride | 4,177 |
| G4 | 22 August | St Johnstone | H | 1–1 | Graham | 10,739 |
| G4 | 26 August | Aberdeen | H | 4–0 | Stanton, Graham, Duncan (2), McBride | 24,925 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hibernian | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Aberdeen | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Airdrieonians | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | –5 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 4 | St Johnstone | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | –6 | 1 |
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QF L1 | 9 September | Rangers | H | 1–3 | Duncan | 37,355 | |
| QF L2 | 23 September | Rangers | A | 1–3 | Graham | 50,646 |
See main article: article and 1970–71 Scottish Cup.
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R3 | 23 January | Forfar Athletic | H | 8–1 | Davidson (2), O'Rourke (3), Duncan, Stevenson, O.G. | 7,316 | |
| R4 | 13 February | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2–1 | Hazel, Duncan | 15,980 | |
| QF | 6 March | Dundee | H | 1–0 | O'Rourke (pen.) | 21,710 | |
| SF | 31 March | Rangers | N | 0–0 | 69,370 | ||
| SF R | 5 April | Rangers | N | 1–2 | O'Rourke | 54,435 |
See main article: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1970-71.
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 L1 | 16 September |  Malmö FF | H | 6–0 | Blair, McBride (3), Duncan (2) | 11,165 | |
| R1 L2 | 30 September | Malmö FF | A | 3–2 | Duncan B., McEwan, Stanton | 1,900 | |
| R2 L1 | 14 October | Vitoria Guimaraes | H | 2–0 | Duncan, Stanton | 20,000 | |
| R2 L2 | 28 October | Vitoria Guimaraes | A | 1–2 | Graham | 20,000 | |
| QF L1 | 9 December | Liverpool | H | 0–1 | 30,296 | ||
| QF L2 | 22 December | Liverpool | A | 0–2 | 37,815 |