1980–81 Hibernian F.C. season explained

Club:Hibernian
Season:1980–81
Manager:Willie Ormond (to November)
Bertie Auld (from November)[1]
League:Scottish First Division
League Result:1st
Cup1:Scottish Cup
Cup1 Result:R5
Cup2:Scottish League Cup
Cup2 Result:R4
Prevseason:1979–80
Nextseason:1981–82
Highest Attendance:8071? (v Raith Rovers, 18 April)
Lowest Attendance:2825? (v East Stirlingshire, 11 April)
Average Attendance:4460[2] (down 5104)

1980–81 was a better season for Hibs. A good run in the First Division, with just six losses and victories of 5–0 against Dunfermline and 4–0 against Hamilton, led to promotion back to the top flight. The cup performances saw a fourth round exit against Ayr in the League cup and a fifth round defeat by Rangers in the Scottish cup

Scottish First Division

See main article: 1980–81 Scottish First Division.

Match DayDateOpponentH/AScoreHibernian Scorer(s)Attendance
19 AugustRaith RoversH0–14,846
216 AugustStirling AlbionA2–0Rae, Cormack2,346
323 AugustBerwick RangersH3–0McLeod (2 pens.), Paterson3,875
46 SeptemberMotherwellH1–0Jamieson4,390
59 SeptemberDundeeA2–1Rae, McLeod5,304
613 SeptemberAyr UnitedA3–1Rae, McLeod, Jamieson3,860
717 SeptemberEast StirlingshireH2–2Jamieson (2)3,615
820 SeptemberHamilton AcademicalA1–1Connolly5,197
927 SeptemberClydebankH4–1Rae, McLeod, Connolly, Wilson4,505
101 OctoberDumbartonA0–21,051
114 OctoberDunfermline AthleticA2–0McLeod (2)5,607
1211 OctoberFalkirkH2–0Connolly, Jamieson6,947
1318 OctoberSt JohnstoneA2–1Jamieson, McLeod4,140
1425 OctoberAyr UnitedH1–0Brazil4,457
151 NovemberMotherwellA0–23,855
168 NovemberEast StirlingshireA1–1Jamieson1,963
1715 NovemberHamilton AcademicalH3–3McLeod (2 – 1 pen.), Rae3,659
1822 NovemberClydebankA1–1Brown1,700
1929 NovemberDunfermline AthleticH1–0McLeod4,350
206 DecemberFalkirkA2–0McLeod, Rae3,764
2113 DecemberSt JohnstoneH4–0Callachan (2 pens.), Rae (2)4,244
2220 DecemberDundeeA0–17,454
2327 DecemberStirling AlbionH3–0McLeod (2), Connolly5,016
241 JanuaryBerwick RangersA2–0McLeod, Duncan2,516
253 JanuaryDumbartonH1–0Murray5,544
2610 JanuaryRaith RoversA0–29,603
2717 JanuaryFalkirkH1–0Paterson6,470
2831 JanuaryBerwick RangersA0–02,019
297 FebruaryDundeeH0–04,619
3021 FebruaryHamilton AcademicalH4–0Jamieson (2), Connolly, O.G.2,888
3128 FebruaryDunfermline AthleticA5–0Jamieson (2), Connolly (2), Rae (pen.)2,729
3218 MarchSt JohnstoneH1–2McNamara3,678
3321 MarchDumbartonA4–1Rae (2), Murray (2)913
3428 MarchAyr UnitedA1–0Jamieson2,997
354 AprilStirling AlbionH0–03,317
3611 AprilEast StirlingshireH2–0Connolly, Callachan2,825
3715 AprilClydebankH3–0Rae (2), Paterson3,691
3818 AprilRaith RoversH2–0Murray, Callachan8,071
3925 AprilMotherwellA1–1Murray3,478

Scottish League Cup

See main article: 1980–81 Scottish League Cup.

RoundDateOpponentH/AScoreHibernian Scorer(s)Attendance
R2 L127 AugustAlloa AthleticA2–0McLeod, Rae1,750
R2 L230 AugustAlloa AthleticH1–1Hamill2,500
R3 L13 SeptemberClydeA2–0McLeod, Rae1,300
R3 L224 SeptemberClydeH2–1Jamieson (2)3,773
R4 L18 OctoberAyr UnitedA2–2Wilson, McLeod4,717
R4 L222 OctoberAyr UnitedH0–2 (aet)5,500

Scottish Cup

See main article: 1980–81 Scottish Cup.

RoundDateOpponentH/AScoreHibernian Scorer(s)Attendance
R323 JanuaryDunfermline AthleticH1–1McLeod6,550
R3 R28 JanuaryDunfermline AthleticA2–1Callachan, Rae8,552
R414 FebruaryFalkirkH1–0Callachan6,425
R57 MarchRangersA1–3McNamara26,345

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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.