1966–67 Hibernian F.C. season

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Hibernian
1966–67 season
ManagerBob Shankly[1]
Scottish First Division5th
Scottish CupQF
Scottish League CupGS
Highest home attendance43,526 (v Celtic, 8 October)
Lowest home attendance3459 (v St Mirren, 8 April)
Average home league attendance12,796[2] (up 841)

During the 1966–67 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, came fifth out of 18 clubs in the Scottish First Division.

Scottish First Division[]

Main article: 1966–67 Scottish First Division
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
1 10 September Heart of Midlothian H 3–1 Davis (pen.), McGraw, Scott 21,395
2 17 September Dunfermline Athletic A 6–5 Cormack, Scott (2), Stevenson, McGraw (2) 9,312
3 24 September Partick Thistle H 7–0 Cormack (2), Stein (2), Scott (2), Stevenson 9,722
4 1 October Motherwell A 2–1 Stein, McGraw 5,609
5 8 October Celtic H 3-5 Davis (pen.), Cormack, McGraw 43,526
6 15 October Kilmarnock H 1-2 Stein 8,341
7 22 October Dundee United H 2–2 Davis (pen.), Cormack 10,436
8 29 October Aberdeen A 1–2 Cormack 9,435
9 5 November Falkirk H 3-1 Stein(2), Davis 7,034
10 12 November Clyde A 1-5 O'Rourke 2,626
11 19 November Dundee A 1–2 Davis (pen.) 8,073
12 26 November Rangers H 1–2 O'Rourke 25,798
13 3 December Stirling Albion H 6–0 Davis, McNamee, Cormack, O'Rourke, Stevenson (2) 5,479
14 10 December St Mirren A 3–1 Davis (pen.), Cormack (2) 2,994
14 17 December Ayr United A 2–0 O'Rourke, Stevenson 6,553
15 24 December St Johnstone H 2-5 Stevenson, O'Rourke 5,688
17 31 December Airdireonians A 1–0 Davis (pen.) 4,000
18 2 January Heart of Midlothian A 0–0 30,086
19 3 January Dunfermline Athletic H 2–0 Cormack, McGraw 15,896
20 7 January Partick Thistle A 4–1 McGraw, Davis (pen.), Stevenson (2) 5,324
21 14 January Motherwell H 2–1 Davis (pen.), Cormack 11,465
22 21 January Celtic A 0–2 36,727
23 4 February Kilmarnock H 3–1 Scott (2, 1 pen.), Stein 10,862
24 11 February Dundee United A 3–1 O'Rourke, Scott (pen.), Cormack 9,200
25 25 February Aberdeen H 1–0 Cormack 18,532
26 4 March Falkirk A 2–0 O'Rourke, Stein 5,953
27 18 March Dundee H 2–1 Stevenson, Stanton 10,478
28 25 March Rangers A 0–1 33,095
29 28 March Clyde H 1–1 McGraw 8,401
30 1 April Stirling Albion A 0–1 2,919
31 8 April St Mirren H 1–1 Davis (pen.) 3,459
32 15 April Ayr United H 4–1 McGraw, Davis (2 pens.), Stein 4,029
33 22 April St Johnstone A 2–1 McGraw (2) 3,094
34 29 April Airdrieonians H 0–2 5,333

Final League table[]

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4 Aberdeen 34 17 8 9 72 38 34 42
5 Hibernian 34 19 4 11 72 49 23 42
6 Dundee 34 16 9 9 74 51 23 41

Scottish League Cup[]

Main article: 1966–67 Scottish League Cup

Group Stage[]

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
G2 13 August Rangers A 0–1 41,154
G2 17 August Kilmarnock H 2–1 McGraw (2) 11,159
G2 20 August Stirling Albion A 4–2 Cormack (2), Scott (2) 3,505
G2 27 August Rangers H 3–2 McNamee, McGraw, Scott 32,913
G2 31 August Kilmarnock A 0–3 12,285
G2 3 September Stirling Albion H 3–0 McNamee (2), Scott 9,584

Group 2 final table[]

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Rangers 6 3 2 1 13 4 8 8
2 Hibernian 6 4 0 2 12 9 3 8
3 Kilmarnock 6 2 2 2 6 3 3 3
4 Stirling Albion 6 0 2 4 3 18 –15 2

Scottish Cup[]

Main article: 1966–67 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 28 January Brechin City H 2–0 Cormack, O'Rourke 8,184
R2 18 February Berwick Rangers H 1–0 Scott 29,911
QF 11 March Aberdeen H 1–1 Stevenson 37,225
QF R 22 March Aberdeen A 0–3 44,000

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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