Hibernian
1975–76 season
ManagerEddie Turnbull[1]
Scottish Premier Division3rd
Scottish CupQF
Scottish League CupQF
UEFA CupR1
Highest home attendance39,293 (v Heart of Midlothian, 1 January)
Lowest home attendance4040 (v Montrose, 10 September)
Average home league attendance13,797[2] (up 76)

During the 1975–76 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, came third 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 30 August Heart of Midlothian H 1–0 Harper 23,646
2 6 September Dundee United A 0–1 7,069
3 13 September Ayr United H 1–0 Brownlie 8,897
4 20 September Rangers A 1–1 O.G. 38,519
5 27 September St Johnstone H 4–2 McLeod, Harper, Munro, Duncan 5,572
6 4 October Dundee H 1–1 Edwards 8,708
7 11 October Motherwell A 1–2 Harper 8,207
8 25 October Aberdeen H 3–1 Bremner, Smith, O.G. 11,133
9 1 November Heart of Midlothian A 1–1 Stanton 24,471
10 8 November Dundee United H 1–1 Brownlie (pen.) 10,633
11 15 November Ayr United A 3–1 McLeod, Duncan (2) 4,828
12 22 November Rangers H 2–1 Stanton (2) 26,547
13 29 November St Johnstone A 4–3 Duncan (3), Brownlie (pen.) 4,484
14 6 December Dundee A 0–2 7,360
15 10 December Celtic A 1–1 Schaedler 31,918
16 13 December Motherwell H 1–0 Stanton 15,991
17 20 December Celtic H 1–3 Duncan 21,136
18 27 December Aberdeen A 2–2 Bremner, Duncan 18,621
19 1 January Heart of Midlothian H 3–0 Duncan (2), Smith 32,923
20 10 January Ayr United H 3–0 Harper (2), Brownlie (pen.) 8,083
21 17 January Rangers A 0–2 39,457
22 31 January St Johnstone H 5–0 Brownlie, McLeod (2), Smith, Duncan 7,839
23 7 February Dundee H 4–0 Stanton, McLeod, Smith, Duncan 9,241
24 21 February Motherwell A 1–0 Smith 10,518
25 28 February Celtic A 0–4 32,059
26 13 March Heart of Midlothian A 1–0 Duncan 18,528
27 20 March Dundee United H 0–1 6,720
28 27 March Ayr United A 0–2 4,733
29 31 March Aberdeen H 3–2 Blackley, Murray, Muir 4,082
30 3 April Rangers H 0–3 18,820
31 10 April St Johnstone A 2–0 Bremner, McGhee 2,182
32 14 April Dundee A 1–1 McGhee 6,054
33 17 April Motherwell H 2–0 McGhee, McLeod 9,098
34 21 April Celtic H 2–0 Smith, McLeod (pen.) 19,076
35 24 April Aberdeen A 0–3 11,961
36 28 April Dundee United A 0–2 6,669

Final League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rangers (C) 36 23 8 5 60 24 +36 54 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Celtic 36 21 6 9 71 42 +29 48 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Hibernian 36 18 7 11 55 43 +12 43
4 Motherwell 36 16 8 12 57 49 +8 40
5 Heart of Midlothian 36 13 9 14 39 45 −6 35 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Scottish League Cup

Group stage

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
G2 9 August Dundee H 2–0 McLeod (pen.), Harper 10,851
G2 13 August Ayr United A 1–2 McLeod 5,886
G2 16 August Dunfermline Athletic H 3–0 Harper (2), Duncan 9,636
G2 20 August Ayr United H 2–1 Munro, O.G. 9,969
G2 23 August Dunfermline Athletic A 4–0 Stanton, Harper (2), Smith 6,731
G2 1 September Dundee A 2–1 Brownlie (pen.), Harper 4,982

Group 2 final table

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Hibernian 6 5 0 1 14 4 10 10
2 Ayr United 6 2 3 1 11 9 2 7
3 Dundee 6 1 2 3 9 10 –1 4
4 Dunfermline Athletic 6 0 3 3 4 15 –11 3

Knockout stage

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
QF L1 10 September Montrose H 1–0 Harper 4,040
QF L2 24 September Montrose A 1–3 Duncan 5,905

UEFA Cup

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 L1 17 September England Liverpool H 1–0 Harper 19,219
R1 L2 30 September England Liverpool A 1–3 Edwards 29,963

Scottish Cup

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
R3 24 January Dunfermline Athletic H 3–2 Stanton, Smith, Harper 10,719
R4 14 February Dundee United H 1–1 Bremner 13,682
R4 R 25 February Dundee United A 2–0 Spalding, Edwards 13,000
QF 6 March Motherwell A 2–2 Spalding, Duncan 17,438
QF R 10 March Motherwell H 1–1 Stanton 25,658
QF 2R 15 March Motherwell N 1–2 Harper 16,000

See also

References

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