Hibernian 1972–73 football season
Hibernian 1972–73 season Manager Eddie Turnbull [1] Scottish First Division 3rd Scottish Cup R4 Scottish League Cup Winners European Cup Winners' Cup QF Drybrough Cup Highest home attendance 49,007 (v Rangers , 28 February) Lowest home attendance 7054 (v Queen of the South , 19 August) Average home league attendance 16,100[2] (up 2043)
During the 1972–73 season Hibernian , a football club based in Edinburgh , came third out of 18 clubs in the Scottish First Division , reached the fourth round of the Scottish Cup , the quarter-final of the European Cup Winners' Cup and won their first Scottish League Cup and the Drybrough Cup .
Scottish First Division [ ]
Match Day
Date
Opponent
H/A
Score
Hibernian Scorer(s)
Attendance
1
2 September
Aberdeen
A
0–1
17,866
2
9 September
Heart of Midlothian
H
2–0
Cropley , Stanton
21,221
3
16 September
East Fife
A
1–0
Gordon
5,590
4
23 September
Dundee United
H
3–1
Gordon (2) , O.G.
10,372
5
30 September
St Johnstone
H
3–2
O'Rourke (2) , Gordon
10,376
6
7 October
Dundee
A
0–1
11,618
7
14 October
Airdrieonians
H
5–2
O'Rourke (3) , Gordon , Duncan
9,989
8
21 October
Partick Thistle
A
3–1
Gordon (2) , Duncan
9,197
9
28 October
Dumbarton
A
2–2
Duncan , Gordon
8,252
10
4 November
Kilmarnock
H
4–1
Stanton (2) , O'Rourke , Duncan
11,172
11
11 November
Morton
A
3��0
O'Rourke (3, 2 pens.)
4,323
12
18 November
Rangers
H
1–2
Stanton
33,356
13
25 November
Arbroath
A
3–2
Gordon (2) , Duncan
4,206
14
2 December
Falkirk
H
3–0
Stanton , Gordon , Duncan
10,606
14
16 December
Ayr United
H
8–1
Cropley , Gordon (3) , O'Rourke (3) , Stanton
12,510
15
23 December
Celtic
A
1–1
Gordon
42,343
17
30 December
Aberdeen
H
3–2
Stanton , O'Rourke , Gordon
22,229
18
1 January
Heart of Midlothian
A
7–0
O'Rourke (2) , Gordon (2) , Duncan (2) , Cropley
35,929
19
6 January
East Fife
H
1–0
Gordon
17,068
20
13 January
Dundee United
A
0–1
10,832
21
27 January
Dundee
H
1–1
Gordon
15,896
22
10 February
Airdrieonians
A
4–0
Gordon (4)
7,382
23
21 February
St Johnstone
A
3–1
Duncan , Gordon , Schaedler
6,464
24
3 March
Dumbarton
H
5–0
Hamilton , Gordon , Cropley (2) , Duncan
12,417
25
10 March
Kilmarnock
A
2–2
Stanton , Higgins
6,700
26
13 March
Partick Thistle
H
2–0
O'Rourke , Cropley (pen.)
13,427
27
17 March
Morton
H
2–1
Higgins , Gordon
11,690
28
24 March
Rangers
A
0–1
52,592
29
31 March
Arbroath
H
0–0
7,344
30
7 April
Falkirk
A
0–1
5,239
31
10 April
Motherwell
A
1–1
Higgins
4,405
32
14 April
Motherwell
H
0–1
8,576
33
21 April
Ayr United
A
1–1
O'Rourke
6,797
34
28 April
Celtic
H
0–3
45,443
Final League table [ ]
P
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
Pts
2
Rangers
34
26
4
4
74
30
56
3
Hibernian
34
19
7
8
74
33
45
4
Aberdeen
34
16
11
7
61
34
43
Drybrough Cup [ ]
Main article:
Scottish League Cup [ ]
Group Stage [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
H/A
Score
Hibernian Scorer(s)
Attendance
G2
12 August
Queen's Park
H
4–2
Stanton , Hamilton (2, 1 pen.) , Gordon
7,972
G2
15 August
Aberdeen
A
1–4
Edwards
20,673
G2
19 August
Queen of the South
H
3–0
O'Rourke (2) , Duncan
7,054
G2
23 August
Aberdeen
H
2–1
O'Rourke , Cropley
17,133
G2
26 August
Queen's Park
A
1–0
Gordon
1,690
G2
30 August
Queen of the South
A
3–1
Blackley , Gordon , Duncan
3,876
Group 2 final table [ ]
P
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Aberdeen
6
5
0
1
19
5
14
10
2
Hibernian
6
5
0
1
14
8
6
10
3
Queen of the South
6
2
0
4
5
13
–8
4
4
Queen's Park
6
0
0
6
4
16
–12
0
Knockout Stage [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
H/A
Score
Hibernian Scorer(s)
Attendance
R2 L1
20 September
Dundee United
A
5–2
O'Rourke (3) , Cropley (2)
6,500
R2 L2
4 October
Dundee United
H
0–0
9,134
QF L1
11 October
Airdrieonians
A
6–2
Brownlie (2) , O'Rourke , Duncan (3)
6,508
QF L2
1 November
Airdrieonians
H
4–1
Stanton , Edwards , O'Rourke (2)
16,404
SF
22 November
Rangers
N
1–0
Brownlie
46,620
F
9 December
Celtic
N
2–1
Stanton , O'Rourke
71,696
European Cup Winners' Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
H/A
Score
Hibernian Scorer(s)
Attendance
R1 L1
13 September
Sporting Lisbon
A
1–2
Duncan
30,000
R1 L2
27 September
Sporting Lisbon
H
6–1
Gordon (2) , O'Rourke (3, 1 pen.) , O.G.
26,041
R2 L1
25 October
KS Besa Kavaje
H
7–1
Cropley , O'Rourke (3) , Brownlie , Duncan (2)
20,000
R2 L2
8 November
KS Besa Kavaje
A
1–1
Gordon
20,000
QF L1
7 March
Hajduk Split
H
4–2
Gordon (3) , Duncan
28,424
QF L2
21 March
Hajduk Split
A
0–3
25,000
Scottish Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
H/A
Score
Hibernian Scorer(s)
Attendance
R3
3 February
Morton
H
2–0
Higgins , Cropley
15,386
R4
24 February
Rangers
A
1–1
Gordon
63,889
R4 R
28 February
Rangers
H
1–2
Duncan
49,007
See also [ ]
References [ ]
External links [ ]
Domestic leagues Domestic cups European competitions Related to national team Club seasons
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