1977–78 Hibernian F.C. season

Hibernian
1977–78 season
Manager Eddie Turnbull [1]
Scottish Premier Division 4th
Scottish Cup R4
Scottish League Cup R1
Anglo-Scottish Cup SF
Highest home attendance 22,590 (v Rangers, 29 October)
Lowest home attendance 4585 (v Queen of the South, 17 August)
Average home league attendance 9950[2] (down 53)
← 1976–77 1978–79 →

During the 1977-78 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, came fourth out of 10 clubs in the Scottish Premier Division and reached the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.


Scottish Premier Division

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
1 13 August Motherwell H 0–0 8,855
2 20 August Rangers A 2–0 22,357
3 27 August Clydebank H 2–0 6,750
4 10 September Dundee United A 0–2 6,518
5 17 September Partick Thistle A 0–1 4,857
6 24 September St Mirren H 2–0 9,625
7 1 October Celtic A 1–3 24,791
8 8 October Ayr United H 1–2 5,517
9 15 October Aberdeen A 2–1 12,774
10 22 October Motherwell A 0–1 5,045
11 29 October Rangers H 0–1 22,590
12 5 November Clydebank A 0–1 3,022
13 12 November Dundee United H 0–0 5,666
14 19 November Partick Thistle H 2–3 5,441
15 26 November St Mirren A 0–3 7,783
16 10 December Ayr United A 1–0 4,065
17 17 December Aberdeen H 2–0 6,606
18 24 December Motherwell H 2–1 8,305
19 31 December Rangers A 0–0 27,155
20 2 January Clydebank H 2–0 8,284
21 7 January Dundee United A 1–1 6,880
22 25 February Aberdeen A 0–3 12,060
23 11 March St Mirren H 5–1 6,249
24 15 March Motherwell A 4–2 4,536
25 18 March Clydebank A 3–0 2,191
26 22 March Ayr United H 4–2 5,228
27 25 March Dundee United H 3–1 8,354
28 29 March Rangers H 1–1 21,245
29 1 April Partick Thistle H 3–1 6,210
30 5 April Celtic A 1–2 18,224
31 8 April St Mirren A 0–3 8,087
32 12 April Celtic H 1–1 10,902
33 15 April Celtic H 4–1 16,286
34 19 April Partick Thistle A 1–2 2,997
35 22 April Ayr United A 0–2 2,558
36 29 April Aberdeen H 1–1 11,530

Final League table

P Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
3 Dundee United 36 18 8 10 42 32 44
4 Hibernian 36 15 7 14 51 43 37
5 Celtic 36 15 6 15 63 54 36

Scottish League Cup

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 L1 17 August Queen of the South H 1–2 4,585
R1 L2 24 August Queen of the South A 0–0 3,362

Anglo-Scottish Cup

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 L1 Ayr United H 2–1
R1 L2 Ayr United A 2–2
QF L1 Blackburn Rovers H 2–1
QF L2 Blackburn Rovers A 1–0
SF L1 Bristol City H 1–1
SF L2 Bristol City A 3–5

Scottish Cup

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
R3 28 January East Fife H 4–0 7,108
R4 4 March Partick Thistle H 0–0 9,575
R4 R 7 March Partick Thistle A 1–2 3,800

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Manager History for Hibernian". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "Average Home League Game Attendances". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 4 November 2013.

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