1997–98 Hibernian F.C. season

Hibernian
1997–98 season
Manager	Jim Duffy (until 2 February)^[1] Alex McLeish (from 11 February)^[1]
Premier Division	10th (relegated)
Scottish Cup	R3
League Cup	R3
Top goalscorer	League: Crawford, 9 All: Crawford, 9 Lavety, 9
Highest home attendance	15565^[2]
Lowest home attendance	9126^[2]
Average home league attendance	12025^[2] (up 1464)
← 1996–97 1998–99 →

Season 1997–98 was an unqualified disaster for Hibs, as the club was relegated to the First Division by finishing bottom of the Premier Division. There was also disappointment in the cup competitions, as the club were beaten by First Division club Raith Rovers in the Scottish Cup, and Dundee United in the League Cup. Manager Jim Duffy was sacked and replaced by Alex McLeish midway through the season.

League season

Hibs got off to a good start to the season, winning 2–1 against Celtic on the opening day, with Chic Charnley scoring a memorable winning goal.^[3] The season "rapidly turned into a nightmare", however.^[3] With the club four points adrift at the bottom of the league, manager Jim Duffy was sacked after a 6–2 defeat by Motherwell.^[4] Alex McLeish, who had been the Motherwell manager, was hired as Duffy's replacement, but he was unable to save the club from relegation to the First Division,^[3] despite improved levels of performance and determination.^[5]

Results

Premier Division	Hibernian		2 – 1		Celtic	Easter Road, Edinburgh	3 August 1997
Power 24' Charnley 75'					Mackay 29'	Attendance: 13,051

Premier Division	Dundee United		1 – 1		Hibernian	Tannadice Park, Dundee	17 August 1997
Winters 22'					Tosh 77'	Attendance: 7,344

Premier Division	Hibernian		4 – 0		Kilmarnock	Easter Road, Edinburgh	23 August 1997
Crawford 6' Lavety 24' Baker 64' (og) McGinlay 90'						Attendance: 9,559

Premier Division	Hibernian		0 – 1		Heart of Midlothian	Easter Road, Edinburgh	30 August 1997
					McCann 7'	Attendance: 15,550

Premier Division	Hibernian		5 – 2		Dunfermline Athletic	Easter Road, Edinburgh	13 September 1997
Charnley 25', 79' Lavety 31' Crawford 38' McGinlay 55'					Millar 16' (pen) Petrie 80'	Attendance: 10,070

Premier Division	Motherwell		1 – 1		Hibernian	Fir Park, Motherwell	20 September 1997
Coyne 80'					Rougier 46'	Attendance: 7,420

Premier Division	Hibernian		1 – 1		St. Johnstone	Easter Road, Edinburgh	27 September 1997
Crawford 2'					Farquhar 16'	Attendance: 11,172

Premier Division	Hibernian		3 – 4		Rangers	Easter Road, Edinburgh	4 October 1997
McGinlay 28' Lavety 43' Crawford 46'					Negri 26' (penalty kick), 58' Gascoigne 51' Albertz 52'	Attendance: 15,237

Premier Division	Aberdeen		2 – 0		Hibernian	Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen	18 October 1997
Glass 5' Dodds 37' (penalty kick)						Attendance: 11,708

Premier Division	Kilmarnock		2 – 1		Hibernian	Rugby Park, Kilmarnock	25 October 1997
Roberts 54' Nevin 57'					Larusson 80'	Attendance: 7,541

Premier Division	Hibernian		1 – 3		Dundee United	Easter Road, Edinburgh	1 November 1997
Crawford 85'					Olofsson 26', 88' McSwegan 90'	Attendance: 10,110

Premier Division	Heart of Midlothian		2 – 0		Hibernian	Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh	8 November 1997
Robertson 17' Quitongo 88'						Attendance: 16,739

Premier Division	Dunfermline Athletic		2 – 1		Hibernian	East End Park, Dunfermline	15 November 1997
Smith 17', 81'					Crawford 90'	Attendance: 6,952

Premier Division	St. Johnstone		1 – 0		Hibernian	McDiarmid Park, Perth	22 November 1997
Scott 2'						Attendance: 5,403

Premier Division	Hibernian		1 – 1		Motherwell	Easter Road, Edinburgh	29 November 1997
Dods 75'					Coyle 90'	Attendance: 9,999

Premier Division	Rangers		1 – 0		Hibernian	Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow	7 December 1997
Negri 51'						Attendance: 48,070

Premier Division	Hibernian		2 – 2		Aberdeen	Easter Road, Edinburgh	13 December 1997
Walker 2', 83'					Dodds 43' Jess 68'	Attendance: 10,001

Premier Division	Celtic		5 – 0		Hibernian	Celtic Park, Glasgow	20 December 1997
Burley 23', 90' Wieghorst 38' McNamara 48' Larsson 64'						Attendance: 49,094

Premier Division	Hibernian		0 – 1		Kilmarnock	Easter Road, Edinburgh	27 December 1997
					Wright 43'	Attendance: 10,543

Premier Division	Heart of Midlothian		2 – 2		Hibernian	Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh	1 January 1998
Fulton 6', 10'					Walker 51' McGinlay 67'	Attendance: 17,564

Premier Division	Hibernian		1 – 0		Dunfermline Athletic	Easter Road, Edinburgh	10 January 1998
McGinlay 36'						Attendance: 10,616

Premier Division	Hibernian		0 – 1		St. Johnstone	Easter Road, Edinburgh	17 January 1998
					Grant 83'	Attendance: 9,126

Premier Division	Motherwell		6 – 2		Hibernian	Fir Park, Motherwell	31 January 1998
Arnott 10' Weir 23' Garcin 43' McCulloch 81', 89' Coyne 88'					Crawford 4' Lavety 8'	Attendance: 6,169

Premier Division	Aberdeen		3 – 0		Hibernian	Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen	7 February 1998
Newell 40' Jess 57' Miller 59'						Attendance: 12,043

Premier Division	Hibernian		1 – 2		Rangers	Easter Road, Edinburgh	21 February 1998
Lavety 19'					Negri 35' Albertz 88'	Attendance: 13,968

Premier Division	Dundee United		1 – 1		Hibernian	Tannadice Park, Dundee	24 February 1998
Dow 73' (own goal)					Hughes 75'	Attendance: 7,989

Premier Division	Hibernian		0 – 1		Celtic	Easter Road, Edinburgh	28 February 1998
					Rieper 25'	Attendance: 15,137

Premier Division	St. Johnstone		1 – 1		Hibernian	McDiarmid Park, Perth	14 March 1998
McQuillan 62'					Rougier 90' (penalty kick)	Attendance: 6,472 Referee: McCluskey

Premier Division	Hibernian		1 – 0		Motherwell	Easter Road, Edinburgh	21 March 1998
Lavety 34'						Attendance: 10,582

Premier Division	Hibernian		1 – 1		Aberdeen	Easter Road, Edinburgh	28 March 1998
Rougier 90' (penalty kick)					Jess 68'	Attendance: 12,966

Premier Division	Rangers		3 – 0		Hibernian	Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow	1 April 1998
McCoist 56' Thern 58' Durie 75'						Attendance: 48,488

Premier Division	Hibernian		2 – 1		Heart of Midlothian	Easter Road, Edinburgh	11 April 1998
Lavety 56' Harper 80'					Robertson 71'	Attendance: 16,200

Premier Division	Dunfermline Athletic		1 – 1		Hibernian	East End Park, Dunfermline	18 April 1998
Brebner 48' (own goal)					Welsh 90'	Attendance: 12,749

Premier Division	Celtic		0 – 0		Hibernian	Celtic Park, Glasgow	25 April 1998
						Attendance: 49,500

Premier Division	Hibernian		1 – 2		Dundee United	Easter Road, Edinburgh	2 May 1998
Brebner 31'					Olofsson 72', 78'	Attendance: 13,413

Premier Division	Kilmarnock		1 – 1		Hibernian	Rugby Park, Kilmarnock	9 May 1998
Roberts 15'					Crawford 90'	Attendance: 12,393

Final table


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Celtic (C)	36	22	8	6	64	24	+40	74	UEFA Champions League 1998-99 First qualifying round
2	Rangers	36	21	9	6	76	38	+38	72	1998–99 UEFA Cup Second qualifying round
3	Heart of Midlothian	36	19	10	7	70	46	+24	67	Cup Winners' Cup 1998-99 Qualifying round
4	Kilmarnock	36	13	11	12	40	52	−12	50	1998–99 UEFA Cup First qualifying round
5	St Johnstone	36	13	9	14	38	42	−4	48
6	Aberdeen	36	9	12	15	39	53	−14	39
7	Dundee United	36	8	13	15	43	51	−8	37
8	Dunfermline Athletic	36	8	13	15	43	68	−25	37
9	Motherwell	36	9	7	20	46	64	−18	34
10	Hibernian (R)	36	6	12	18	38	59	−21	30	Relegation to First Division

Source: Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Scottish League Cup

Results

Scottish League Cup	Hibernian		3 – 1		Alloa Athletic	Easter Road, Edinburgh	9 August 1997
Lavety 9' Charnley 29' McGinlay 49'					Irvine 50'	Attendance: 6,807

Scottish League Cup	Dundee United		2 – 1 AET		Hibernian	Tannadice Park, Dundee	20 August 1997
Zetterlund 90' McSwegan 92'					Lavety 3'	Attendance: 7,692 Referee: McCluskey

Scottish Cup

Results

Scottish Cup	Hibernian		1 – 2		Raith Rovers	Easter Road, Edinburgh	24 January 1998
McGinlay 22'					Millar 10', 21'	Attendance: 11,481

Transfers

Players In

Player	From	Fee
Tony Rougier	Raith Rovers	£250,000
Jean-Marc Adjovi-Bocco	RC Lens	Free
Olafur Gottskalksson	Keflavik	£200,000
Stephen Crawford	Millwall	£360,000
Justin Skinner	Bristol Rovers	Free

Players Out

Player	To	Fee
Joe McLaughlin	Clydebank	Free
Graeme Love	Ayr United	Free
Thorsten Schmugge		Free
Jim Leighton	Aberdeen	Free
Keith Wright	Raith Rovers	Free
Ian Cameron	Raith Rovers	Free
Darren Jackson	Celtic	£1,250,000
Chic Charnley	Partick Thistle	Free
Greg Miller	Livingston	Nominal fee
Lee Power	Ayr United	Free
Brian Grant	Dundee	Free

Loans In

Player	From
Andy Walker	Sheffield United
Bryan Gunn	Norwich City
Grant Brebner	Manchester United

Loans Out

Player	To
John Martin	Berwick Rangers
Eric Paton	Stenhousemuir
Ian McDonald	Stenhousemuir

Player stats

During the 1997–98 season, Hibs used 32 different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.^[6]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier Division		Scottish Cup		League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK		Olafur Gottskalksson	17	0	16	0	0	0	1	0
	GK		Bryan Gunn	12	0	12	0	0	0	0	0
	GK		Chris Reid	10	0	8	0	1	0	1	0
	DF		Jean-Marc Adjovi-Bocco	32	0	29	0	1	0	2	0
	DF		Shaun Dennis	6	0	5	0	1	0	0	0
	DF		Darren Dods	32	1	29	1	1	0	2	0
	DF		David Elliot	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		John Hughes	27	1	25	1	0	0	2	0
	DF		Stuart McCaffrey	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		Jamie McQuilken	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		Willie Miller	34	0	31	0	1	0	2	0
	DF		Michael Renwick	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		Brian Welsh	17	1	17	1	0	0	0	0
	MF		Scott Bannerman	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Grant Brebner	9	1	9	1	0	0	0	0
	MF		Chic Charnley	23	4	20	3	1	0	2	1
	MF		Graeme Donald	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Andy Dow	35	0	32	0	1	0	2	0
	MF		Brian Grant	7	0	5	0	0	0	2	0
	MF		Kevin Harper	29	1	27	1	1	0	1	0
	MF		Chris Jackson	16	0	15	0	1	0	0	0
	MF		Bjarni Larusson	7	1	7	1	0	0	0	0
	MF		Pat McGinlay	36	6	33	4	1	1	2	1
	MF		Greg Miller	4	0	3	0	0	0	1	0
	MF		Eric Paton	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF		Tony Rougier	31	3	30	3	0	0	1	0
	FW		Stephen Crawford	38	9	35	9	1	0	2	0
	FW		Barry Lavety	29	9	26	7	1	0	2	2
	FW		Kenny Miller	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		Lee Power	6	1	5	1	0	0	1	0
	FW		Paul Tosh	16	1	15	1	0	0	1	0
	FW		Andy Walker	9	3	8	3	1	0	0	0

Notes

↑ 1.0 1.1 "Manager History for Hibernian". Soccerbase. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Average Home League Game Attendances". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Hardie, David (21 November 2009). "Chic Charnley slams old boss Alex McLeish over time at Hibs". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
↑ "Football: Duffy is sacked by Hibernian". The Independent. 3 February 1998. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
↑ McGarry, Ian (16 March 1998). "McLeish peers over precipice; Another escape act looks unlikely for Hibs manager". Daily Mail. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
↑ "Hibernian 1997/1998 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 15 February 2010.

External links

Hibernian 1997/1998 results and fixtures, Soccerbase

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Domestic leagues	Football League Premier Division First Division Second Division Third Division Highland League

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Third Division	Albion Rovers Alloa Athletic Arbroath Berwick Rangers Cowdenbeath Dumbarton East Stirlingshire Montrose Queen's Park Ross County

1997–98 Hibernian F.C. season

League season

Results

Final table

Scottish League Cup

Results

Scottish Cup

Results

Transfers

Players In

Players Out

Loans In

Loans Out

Player stats

See also

Notes

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