Hibernian
1997–98 season
ManagerJim Duffy
(until 2 February)[1]
Alex McLeish
(from 11 February)[1]
Premier Division10th (relegated)
Scottish CupR3
League CupR3
Top goalscorerLeague: Crawford, 9
All: Crawford, 9
Lavety, 9
Highest home attendance15565[2]
Lowest home attendance9126[2]
Average home league attendance12025[2] (up 1464)

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 was hired as Duffy's replacement, but he was unable to save the club from relegation to the First Division.[3]

Results

3 August 1997 Premier Division Hibernian 2–1 Celtic Easter Road, Edinburgh
Power 24'
Charnley 75'		 Mackay 29' Attendance: 13,051
23 August 1997 Premier Division Hibernian 4–0 Kilmarnock Easter Road, Edinburgh
Crawford 6'
Lavety 24'
Baker 64' (o.g.)
McGinlay 90'		 Attendance: 9,559
20 September 1997 Premier Division Motherwell 1–1 Hibernian Fir Park, Motherwell
Coyne 80' Rougier 46' Attendance: 7,420
4 October 1997 Premier Division Hibernian 3–4 Rangers Easter Road, Edinburgh
McGinlay 28'
Lavety 43'
Crawford 46'		 Negri 26' (pen.), 58'
Gascoigne 51'
Albertz 52'		 Attendance: 15,237
18 October 1997 Premier Division Aberdeen 2–0 Hibernian Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen
Glass 5'
Dodds 37' (pen.)		 Attendance: 11,708
25 October 1997 Premier Division Kilmarnock 2–1 Hibernian Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
Roberts 54'
Nevin 57'		 Larusson 80' Attendance: 7,541
1 November 1997 Premier Division Hibernian 1–3 Dundee United Easter Road, Edinburgh
Crawford 85' Olofsson 26', 88'
McSwegan 90'		 Attendance: 10,110
29 November 1997 Premier Division Hibernian 1–1 Motherwell Easter Road, Edinburgh
Dods 75' Coyle 90' Attendance: 9,999
7 December 1997 Premier Division Rangers 1–0 Hibernian Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
Negri 51' Attendance: 48,070
13 December 1997 Premier Division Hibernian 2–2 Aberdeen Easter Road, Edinburgh
Walker 2', 83' Dodds 43'
Jess 68'		 Attendance: 10,001
20 December 1997 Premier Division Celtic 5–0 Hibernian Celtic Park, Glasgow
Burley 23', 90'
Wieghorst 38'
McNamara 48'
Larsson 64'		 Attendance: 49,094
27 December 1997 Premier Division Hibernian 0–1 Kilmarnock Easter Road, Edinburgh
Wright 43' Attendance: 10,543
31 January 1998 Premier Division Motherwell 6–2 Hibernian Fir Park, Motherwell
Arnott 10'
Weir 23'
Garcin 43'
McCulloch 81', 89'
Coyne 88'		 Crawford 4'
Lavety 8'		 Attendance: 6,169
7 February 1998 Premier Division Aberdeen 3–0 Hibernian Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen
Newell 40'
Jess 57'
Miller 59'		 Attendance: 12,043
21 February 1998 Premier Division Hibernian 1–2 Rangers Easter Road, Edinburgh
Lavety 19' Negri 35'
Albertz 88'		 Attendance: 13,968
24 February 1998 Premier Division Dundee United 1–1 Hibernian Tannadice Park, Dundee
Dow 73' (o.g.) Hughes 75' Attendance: 7,989
28 February 1998 Premier Division Hibernian 0–1 Celtic Easter Road, Edinburgh
Rieper 25' Attendance: 15,137
28 March 1998 Premier Division Hibernian 1–1 Aberdeen Easter Road, Edinburgh
Rougier 90' (pen.) Jess 68' Attendance: 12,966
1 April 1998 Premier Division Rangers 3–0 Hibernian Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
McCoist 56'
Thern 58'
Durie 75'		 Attendance: 48,488
25 April 1998 Premier Division Celtic 0–0 Hibernian Celtic Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 49,500

Final table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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 the First Division
Source: Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

Scottish League Cup

Results

Scottish Cup

Results

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

Transfers

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.[5]

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier DivisionScottish CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Iceland ISL Olafur Gottskalksson 1701600010
GK Scotland SCO Bryan Gunn 1201200000
GK Scotland SCO Chris Reid 100801010
DF Benin BEN Jean-Marc Adjovi-Bocco 3202901020
DF Scotland SCO Shaun Dennis 60501000
DF Scotland SCO Darren Dods 3212911020
DF Scotland SCO David Elliot 40400000
DF Scotland SCO John Hughes 2712510020
DF Scotland SCO Stuart McCaffrey 20200000
DF Scotland SCO Jamie McQuilken 10100000
DF Scotland SCO Willie Miller 3403101020
DF Scotland SCO Michael Renwick 60600000
DF Scotland SCO Brian Welsh 1711710000
MF Scotland SCO Scott Bannerman 10100000
MF Scotland SCO Grant Brebner 91910000
MF Scotland SCO Chic Charnley 2342031021
MF Scotland SCO Graeme Donald 40400000
MF Scotland SCO Andy Dow 3503201020
MF Scotland SCO Brian Grant 70500020
MF Scotland SCO Kevin Harper 2912711010
MF Scotland SCO Chris Jackson 1601501000
MF Iceland ISL Bjarni Larusson 71710000
MF Scotland SCO Pat McGinlay 3663341121
MF Scotland SCO Greg Miller 40300010
MF Scotland SCO Eric Paton 10000010
MF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Tony Rougier 3133030010
FW Scotland SCO Stephen Crawford 3893591020
FW Scotland SCO Barry Lavety 2992671022
FW Scotland SCO Kenny Miller 70700000
FW Ireland EIR Lee Power 61510010
FW Scotland SCO Paul Tosh 1611510010
FW Scotland SCO Andy Walker 93831000

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Manager History for Hibernian". Soccerbase. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 "Average Home League Game Attendances". fitbastats.com. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 Hardie, David (21 November 2009). "Chic Charnley slams old boss Alex McLeish over time at Hibs". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
  4. ↑ "Football: Duffy is sacked by Hibernian". The Independent. 3 February 1998. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
  5. ↑ "Hibernian 1997/1998 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
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