| Club: | Hibernian |
| Season: | 1981–82 |
| Manager: | Bertie Auld[1] |
| League: | Scottish Premier Division |
| League Result: | 7th |
| Cup1: | Scottish Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | R4 |
| Cup2: | Scottish League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Group Stage |
| Prevseason: | 1980–81 |
| Nextseason: | 1982–83 |
| Highest Attendance: | 18,245? (v Celtic, 24 October) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 3118? (v Partick Thistle, 8 May) |
| Average Attendance: | 7485[2] (up 3025) |
During the 1981–82 season, the Scottish football club was placed 7th in the . The team reached the fourth round of the .
See main article: 1981–82 Scottish Premier Division.
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 August | Dundee | H | 2–0 | Murray, Rae | 5,738 |
| 2 | 5 September | Rangers | A | 2–2 | McLeod, Rae | 19,919 |
| 3 | 12 September | Airdrieonians | H | 1–1 | Flavell | 5,020 |
| 4 | 19 September | Aberdeen | A | 0–1 | 10,253 | |
| 5 | 26 September | St Mirren | A | 0–1 | 4,798 | |
| 6 | 3 October | Dundee United | H | 1–1 | Duncan | 5,384 |
| 7 | 10 October | Morton | H | 4–0 | Flavell, Callachan, Murray, McLeod | 4,459 |
| 8 | 17 October | Partick Thistle | A | 0–1 | 4,069 | |
| 9 | 24 October | Celtic | H | 1–0 | McLeod (pen.) | 18,245 |
| 10 | 31 October | Dundee | A | 0–0 | 6,011 | |
| 11 | 7 November | Rangers | H | 1–2 | Rae | 14,865 |
| 12 | 14 November | Airdrieonians | A | 1–3 | Rae | 3,297 |
| 13 | 21 November | Aberdeen | H | 1–1 | Callachan | 7,629 |
| 14 | 28 November | St Mirren | H | 0–0 | 4,743 | |
| 15 | 5 December | Dundee United | A | 0–1 | 7,257 | |
| 16 | 19 December | Partick Thistle | H | 3–0 | McLeod (2), Rae | 3,582 |
| 17 | 2 January | Dundee | H | 2–1 | McLeod, Jamieson, | 8,182 |
| 18 | 16 January | Airdrieonians | H | 1–0 | McLeod | 3,969 |
| 19 | 30 January | Rangers | A | 1–1 | Flavell | 14,286 |
| 20 | 2 February | Celtic | A | 0–0 | 16,727 | |
| 21 | 6 February | Dundee United | H | 0–1 | 6,133 | |
| 22 | 20 February | St Mirren | A | 2–2 | Rae (2) | 5,138 |
| 23 | 27 February | Celtic | H | 1–0 | Rae | 15,914 |
| 24 | 6 March | Partick Thistle | A | 2–1 | Rae, Paterson | 2,516 |
| 25 | 10 March | Aberdeen | A | 1–3 | Rae | 8,693 |
| 26 | 13 March | Morton | H | 2–2 | Murray, Rae | 4,289 |
| 27 | 20 March | Dundee | A | 2–2 | Callachan (2) | 4,345 |
| 28 | 27 March | Rangers | H | 0–0 | 12,320 | |
| 29 | 3 April | Airdrieonians | A | 0–2 | Jamieson (2) | 2,018 |
| 30 | 10 April | Aberdeen | H | 0–3 | 7,078 | |
| 31 | 14 April | Morton | A | 1–2 | Jamieson | 1,958 |
| 32 | 17 April | Dundee United | A | 1–0 | Turnbull | 6,845 |
| 33 | 24 April | St Mirren | A | 2–1 | Murray (pen.), Jamieson | 3,532 |
| 34 | 1 May | Celtic | A | 0–6 | 16,064 | |
| 35 | 8 May | Partick Thistle | H | 1–1 | Murray | 3,118 |
| 36 | 15 May | Morton | A | 0–0 | 1,896 | |
See main article: 1981–82 Scottish League Cup.
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G1 | 8 August | St Johnstone | H | 1–2 | Murray | |
| G1 | 12 August | St Mirren | A | 0–0 | ||
| G1 | 15 August | Celtic | A | 1–4 | Duncan | |
| G1 | 19 August | St Mirren | H | 0–1 | ||
| G1 | 22 August | St Johnstone | A | 2–1 | Flavell, Rodier | |
| G1 | 26 August | Celtic | H | 1–4 | Paterson | |
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| St Mirren | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 9 | |||||||||
| Celtic | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 8 | |||||||||
| St Johnstone | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 4 | |||||||||
| Hibernian | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 3 | |||||||||
See main article: 1981–82 Scottish Cup.
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R3 | 23 January | Falkirk | H | 2–0 | Duncan, Rodier | 5,082 |
| R4 | 13 February | Dundee United | A | 1–1 | Rae | 10,735 |
| R4 R | 17 February | Dundee United | H | 1–1 | Paterson | 11,039 |
| R4 2R | 13 February | Dundee United | 0–3 | 13,759 | ||