1975–76 Hibernian F.C. season explained

Club:Hibernian
Season:1975–76
Manager:Eddie Turnbull[1]
League:Scottish Premier Division
League Result:3rd
Cup1:Scottish Cup
Cup1 Result:QF
Cup2:Scottish League Cup
Cup2 Result:QF
Cup3:UEFA Cup
Cup3 Result:R1
Prevseason:1974–75
Nextseason:1976–77
Highest Attendance:39,293 (v Heart of Midlothian, 1 January)
Lowest Attendance:4040 (v Montrose, 10 September)
Average Attendance:13,797[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

See main article: article and 1975–76 Scottish Premier Division.

Match DayDateOpponentH/AScoreHibernian Scorer(s)Attendance
130 AugustHeart of MidlothianH1–0Harper23,646
26 SeptemberDundee UnitedA0–17,069
313 SeptemberAyr UnitedH1–0Brownlie8,897
420 SeptemberRangersA1–1O.G.38,519
527 September St JohnstoneH4–2McLeod, Harper, Munro, Duncan5,572
64 OctoberDundeeH1–1Edwards8,708
711 OctoberMotherwellA1–2Harper8,207
825 OctoberAberdeenH3–1Bremner, Smith, O.G.11,133
91 NovemberHeart of MidlothianA1–1Stanton24,471
108 NovemberDundee UnitedH1–1Brownlie (pen.)10,633
1115 NovemberAyr UnitedA3–1McLeod, Duncan (2)4,828
1222 NovemberRangersH2–1Stanton (2)26,547
1329 NovemberSt JohnstoneA4–3Duncan (3), Brownlie (pen.)4,484
146 DecemberDundeeA0–27,360
1510 DecemberCelticA1–1Schaedler31,918
1613 DecemberMotherwellH1–0Stanton15,991
1720 DecemberCelticH1–3Duncan21,136
1827 DecemberAberdeenA2–2Bremner, Duncan18,621
191 JanuaryHeart of MidlothianH3–0Duncan (2), Smith32,923
2010 JanuaryAyr UnitedH3–0Harper (2), Brownlie (pen.)8,083
2117 JanuaryRangersA0–239,457
2231 JanuarySt JohnstoneH5–0Brownlie, McLeod (2), Smith, Duncan7,839
237 FebruaryDundeeH4–0Stanton, McLeod, Smith, Duncan9,241
2421 FebruaryMotherwellA1–0Smith10,518
2528 FebruaryCelticA0–432,059
2613 MarchHeart of MidlothianA1–0Duncan18,528
2720 MarchDundee UnitedH0–16,720
2827 MarchAyr UnitedA0–24,733
2931 MarchAberdeenH3–2Blackley, Murray, Muir4,082
303 AprilRangersH0–318,820
3110 AprilSt JohnstoneA2–0Bremner, McGhee2,182
3214 AprilDundeeA1–1McGhee6,054
3317 AprilMotherwellH2–0McGhee, McLeod9,098
3421 AprilCelticH2–0Smith, McLeod (pen.)19,076
3524 AprilAberdeenA0–311,961
3628 AprilDundee UnitedA0–26,669

Scottish League Cup

See main article: article and 1975–76 Scottish League Cup.

Group stage

RoundDateOpponentH/AScoreHibernian Scorer(s)Attendance
G29 AugustDundeeH2–0McLeod (pen.), Harper10,851
G213 AugustAyr UnitedA1–2McLeod5,886
G216 AugustDunfermline AthleticH3–0Harper (2), Duncan9,636
G220 AugustAyr UnitedH2–1Munro, O.G.9,969
G223 AugustDunfermline AthleticA4–0Stanton, Harper (2), Smith6,731
G21 SeptemberDundeeA2–1Brownlie (pen.), Harper4,982

Group 2 final table

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1Hibernian65011441010
2Ayr United623111927
3Dundee6123910–14
4Dunfermline Athletic6033415–113

Knockout stage

RoundDateOpponentH/AScoreHibernian Scorer(s)Attendance
QF L110 SeptemberMontroseH1–0Harper4,040
QF L224 SeptemberMontroseA1–3Duncan5,905

UEFA Cup

See main article: UEFA Cup 1975-76.

RoundDateOpponentH/AScoreHibernian Scorer(s)Attendance
R1 L117 September LiverpoolH1–0Harper19,219
R1 L230 September LiverpoolA1–3Edwards29,963

Scottish Cup

See main article: article and 1975–76 Scottish Cup.

RoundDateOpponentH/AScoreHibernian Scorer(s)Attendance
R324 JanuaryDunfermline AthleticH3–2Stanton, Smith, Harper10,719
R414 FebruaryDundee UnitedH1–1Bremner13,682
R4 R25 FebruaryDundee UnitedA2–0Spalding, Edwards13,000
QF6 MarchMotherwellA2–2Spalding, Duncan17,438
QF R10 MarchMotherwellH1–1Stanton25,658
QF 2R15 MarchMotherwellN1–2Harper16,000

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Manager History for Hibernian. . 27 May 2012 .
  2. Web site: Average Home League Game Attendances . fitbastats.com . 4 November 2013.