1971–72 Hibernian F.C. season
Hibernian 1971–72 football season
1971–72 season | |
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Manager | Eddie Turnbull[1] |
Scottish First Division | 3rd |
Scottish Cup | Runners-up |
Scottish League Cup | R2 |
Highest home attendance | 40,671 (v Celtic, 9 October) |
Lowest home attendance | 1690 (v Motherwell, 28 August) |
Average home league attendance | 14,057[2] (up 3516) |
During the 1971–72 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, came third out of 18 clubs in the Scottish First Division and reached the final of the Scottish Cup ending up losing 6–1 to Celtic.
Scottish First Division
Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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1 | 4 September | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2–0 | Cropley, Hamilton | 26,671 |
2 | 11 September | East Fife | H | 2–1 | Stanton, O'Rourke (pen.) | 10,891 |
3 | 18 September | Dundee United | A | 4–1 | Stanton (2), Hamilton, O'Rourke | 6,674 |
4 | 25 September | Ayr United | H | 1–0 | Auld | 9,837 |
5 | 2 October | Motherwell | A | 1–1 | Hamilton | 5,757 |
6 | 9 October | Celtic | H | 0–1 | 40,671 | |
7 | 16 October | Aberdeen | A | 1–2 | Duncan | 25,385 |
8 | 23 October | Falkirk | H | 6–0 | Duncan (4), Hamilton, Auld | 11,120 |
9 | 30 October | Clyde | A | 1–2 | Hamilton | 2,877 |
10 | 6 November | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 2–0 | Stanton, Duncan | 9,980 |
11 | 13 November | Airdrieonians | A | 2–2 | Blackley, Duncan | 5,263 |
12 | 27 November | Kilmarnock | H | 3–2 | O'Rourke (pen.), Baker, Edwards | 7,950 |
13 | 1 December | Partick Thistle | A | 1–0 | O'Rourke | 7,259 |
14 | 4 December | St Johnstone | A | 2–0 | Edwards, Hazel | 5,825 |
14 | 11 December | Dundee | H | 1–0 | O'Rourke (pen.) | 11,383 |
15 | 18 December | Morton | A | 1–1 | O'Rourke | 4,166 |
17 | 25 December | Rangers | H | 0–1 | 25,145 | |
18 | 1 January | Heart of Midlothian | H | 0–0 | 36,046 | |
19 | 3 January | East Fife | A | 1–2 | Stanton (pen.) | 8,217 |
20 | 8 January | Dundee United | H | 3–0 | Stanton, Brownlie, Duncan | 8,364 |
21 | 15 January | Ayr United | A | 2–1 | Brownlie, Duncan | 6,845 |
22 | 22 January | Motherwell | H | 1–2 | McEwan | 10,617 |
23 | 29 January | Celtic | A | 1–2 | Stanton | 37,168 |
24 | 12 February | Aberdeen | H | 2–2 | O'Rourke, Duncan | 21,389 |
25 | 19 February | Falkirk | A | 3–2 | Hamilton, Gordon, Baker | 7,407 |
26 | 4 March | Clyde | H | 1–0 | Gordon | 7,191 |
27 | 11 March | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 1-2 | O'Rourke (pen.) | 7,277 |
28 | 21 March | Airdrieonians | H | 1–3 | Brownlie | 6,052 |
29 | 25 March | Partick Thistle | H | 3–0 | O'Rourke (pen.), Baker, O.G. | 8,848 |
30 | 3 April | Kilmarnock | A | 1–1 | McEwan | 6,118 |
31 | 8 April | St Johnstone | H | 7–1 | Stanton, Edwards, O'Rourke, Baker, Gordon(2), Duncan | 6,358 |
32 | 17 April | Dundee | A | 2–1 | Hazel, Stanton | 9,137 |
33 | 22 April | Morton | H | 1–0 | Blackley | 7,131 |
34 | 29 April | Rangers | A | 2-1 | Auld, O'Rourke (pen.) | 13,124 |
Final League table
P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
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3 | Rangers | 34 | 21 | 2 | 11 | 71 | 38 | 44 |
4 | Hibernian | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 62 | 34 | 44 |
5 | Dundee | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 59 | 38 | 41 |
Scottish League Cup
Group stage
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G1 | 14 August | Motherwell | A | 3–0 | Cropley, Hamilton (2) | 7,972 |
G1 | 18 August | Dundee United | H | 2–0 | Cropley, O'Rourke (pen.) | 20,673 |
G1 | 21 August | Kilmarnock | H | 3–1 | Baker, Hazel, Cropley | 7,054 |
G1 | 25 August | Dundee United | A | 4–1 | Baker, Stevenson, Cropley, Duncan | 17,133 |
G1 | 28 August | Motherwell | H | 2–1 | Hamilton, Baker | 1,690 |
G1 | 1 September | Kilmarnock | A | 0–0 | 3,876 |
Group 1 final table
P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hibernian | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 11 |
2 | Kilmarnock | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | –2 | 5 |
3 | Dundee United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | –4 | 5 |
4 | Motherwell | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | –5 | 3 |
Knockout stage
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R2 L1 | 8 September | Falkirk | A | 0–2 | 6,500 | |
R2 L2 | 22 September | Falkirk | H | 1–0 | O'Rourke | 9,134 |
Scottish Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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R3 | 5 February | Partick Thistle | A | 2–0 | Schaedler, Gordon | 21,000 |
R4 | 26 February | Airdrieonians | H | 2–0 | Baker, Gordon | 15,980 |
QF | 18 March | Aberdeen | H | 2–0 | O'Rourke, Baker | 25,736 |
SF | 15 April | Rangers | N | 1–1 | O'Rourke | 76,174 |
SF R | 24 April | Rangers | N | 2–0 | Stanton, Edwards | 57,645 |
F | 6 May | Celtic | N | 1–6 | Gordon | 105,909 |
See also
References
- ^ "Manager History for Hibernian". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ "Average Home League Game Attendances". fitbastats.com. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
External links
- Hibernian 1971/1972 results and fixtures, Soccerbase
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