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Hibernian 1977–78 football season
Hibernian 1977–78 season Manager Eddie Turnbull [1] Scottish Premier Division 4th Scottish Cup R4 Scottish League Cup R1 Anglo-Scottish Cup SF Highest home attendance 22,590 (v Rangers , 29 October) Lowest home attendance 4585 (v Queen of the South , 17 August) Average home league attendance 9950[2] (down 53)
During the 1977–78 season Hibernian , a football club based in Edinburgh , came fourth 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
13 August
Motherwell
H
0–0
8,855
2
20 August
Rangers
A
2–0
Rae , Bremner
22,357
3
27 August
Clydebank
H
2–0
Scott , Brazil
6,750
4
10 September
Dundee United
A
0–2
6,518
5
17 September
Partick Thistle
A
0–1
4,857
6
24 September
St Mirren
H
2–0
Higgins , McLeod
9,625
7
1 October
Celtic
A
1–3
McKay
24,791
8
8 October
Ayr United
H
1–2
O.G.
5,517
9
15 October
Aberdeen
A
2–1
McLeod , O.G.
12,774
10
22 October
Motherwell
A
0–1
5,045
11
29 October
Rangers
H
0–1
22,590
12
5 November
Clydebank
A
0–1
3,022
13
12 November
Dundee United
H
0–0
5,666
14
19 November
Partick Thistle
H
2–3
McLeod , Stewart
5,441
15
26 November
St Mirren
A
0–3
7,783
16
10 December
Ayr United
A
1–0
Duncan
4,065
17
17 December
Aberdeen
H
2–0
Murray , Duncan
6,606
18
24 December
Motherwell
H
2–1
, McLeod (pen.)
8,305
19
31 December
Rangers
A
0–0
27,155
20
2 January
Clydebank
H
2–0
, McLeod
8,284
21
7 January
Dundee United
A
1–1
McLeod
6,880
22
25 February
Aberdeen
A
0–3
12,060
23
11 March
St Mirren
H
5–1
Higgins , Hutchinson (2) , Brazil , McLeod (pen.)
6,249
24
15 March
Motherwell
A
4–2
Bremner , Murray , McLeod (2)
4,536
25
18 March
Clydebank
A
3–0
McLeod (2) , Hutchinson
2,191
26
22 March
Ayr United
H
4–2
McLeod (pen.) , Hutchinson (2) , Murray
5,228
27
25 March
Dundee United
H
3–1
McLeod , Higgins (2)
8,354
28
29 March
Rangers
H
1–1
McLeod (pen.)
21,245
29
1 April
Partick Thistle
H
3–1
McLeod , Hutchinson , Duncan
6,210
30
5 April
Celtic
A
1–2
McLeod (pen.)
18,224
31
8 April
St Mirren
A
0–3
8,087
32
12 April
Celtic
H
1–1
Higgins
10,902
33
15 April
Celtic
H
4–1
Duncan , Higgins (2) ,
16,286
34
19 April
Partick Thistle
A
1–2
2,997
35
22 April
Ayr United
A
0–2
2,558
36
29 April
Aberdeen
H
1–1
Duncan
11,530
Final League table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
2
Aberdeen
36
22
9
5
68
29
+39
53
Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
3
Dundee United
36
16
8
12
42
32
+10
40
Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4
Hibernian
36
15
7
14
51
43
+8
37
5
Celtic
36
15
6
15
63
54
+9
36
6
Motherwell
36
13
7
16
45
52
−7
33
Source:
Statto Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Scottish League Cup [ ]
Anglo-Scottish Cup [ ]
Scottish Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
H/A
Score
Hibernian Scorer(s)
Attendance
R3
28 January
East Fife
H
4–0
McLeod (2, 1 pen.) , Duncan ,
7,108
R4
4 March
Partick Thistle
H
0–0
9,575
R4 R
7 March
Partick Thistle
A
1–2
McLeod
3,800
See also [ ]
References [ ]
External links [ ]
Domestic leagues Domestic cups European competitions Related to national team Club seasons
Premier Division First Division Second Division
Categories :
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