1979–80 Hibernian F.C. season
1979–80 season | |
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Manager | Eddie Turnbull (to April) Willie Ormond (from April) [1] |
Scottish Premier Division | 10th |
Scottish Cup | SF |
Scottish League Cup | R3 |
Anglo-Scottish Cup | R1 |
Highest home attendance | 21,932 (v Celtic, 12 January) |
Lowest home attendance | 1191 (v Partick Thistle, 5 May) |
Average home league attendance | 9564[2] (down 230) |
The 1979–80 season was a disappointing one for Hibernian. After playing in Europe and narrowly losing the Scottish Cup in 1979, the closest they got to honours in 1980 was a convincing 5–0 semi-final loss to Celtic in the Scottish Cup. Worse still they slumped from their 1979 fifth place league finish in the league to finishing last, which led to relegation to the First Division.
Scottish Premier Division[]
Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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1 | 11 August | Rangers | H | 1–3 | Rae | 17,331 |
2 | 18 August | Aberdeen | A | 0–3 | 11,147 | |
3 | 25 August | Dundee | H | 5–2 | Hutchinson (2), Callachan, Rae, McLeod | 7,344 |
4 | 8 September | Kilmarnock | A | 0–1 | 4,654 | |
5 | 15 September | Celtic | H | 1–3 | Higgins | 19,086 |
6 | 22 September | St Mirren | H | 0–2 | 6,525 | |
7 | 29 September | Partick Thistle | A | 1–2 | O.G. | 4,327 |
8 | 6 October | Morton | H | 1–1 | McLeod | 6,461 |
9 | 13 October | Dundee United | A | 0–2 | 7,487 | |
10 | 20 October | Rangers | A | 0–2 | 19,710 | |
11 | 27 October | Aberdeen | H | 1–1 | Hutchinson | 7,830 |
12 | 3 November | Dundee | A | 1–2 | McLeod (pen.) | 6,979 |
13 | 10 November | Kilmarnock | H | 1–1 | McLeod | 5,269 |
14 | 17 November | Celtic | A | 0–3 | 23,511 | |
15 | 24 November | St Mirren | A | 1–2 | Best | 13,798 |
16 | 1 December | Partick Thistle | H | 2–1 | McLeod (pen.), O.G. | 22,622 |
17 | 15 December | Morton | A | 0–2 | 6,834 | |
18 | 22 December | Rangers | H | 2–1 | Higgins, Campbell | 18,740 |
19 | 5 January | Kilmarnock | A | 1–3 | Campbell | 6,092 |
20 | 12 January | Celtic | H | 1–1 | Best | 21,932 |
21 | 9 February | Morton | H | 3–2 | McLeod (2), Murray | 5,401 |
22 | 23 February | Dundee United | A | 0–1 | 7,822 | |
23 | 1 March | Rangers | A | 0–1 | 26,092 | |
24 | 15 March | Dundee | A | 0–3 | 8,065 | |
25 | 25 March | Dundee | H | 2–0 | Murray, Best | 5,018 |
26 | 29 March | Celtic | A | 0–4 | 20,926 | |
27 | 2 April | Dundee United | A | 0–2 | 5,919 | |
28 | 5 April | St Mirren | A | 0–2 | 8,156 | |
29 | 16 April | Aberdeen | A | 1–1 | Rae | 15,127 |
30 | 19 April | Dundee United | H | 0–2 | 4,921 | |
31 | 21 April | Kilmarnock | H | 1–2 | McLeod (pen.) | 2,659 |
32 | 23 April | Partick Thistle | A | 0–1 | 1,894 | |
33 | 26 April | Morton | A | 1–1 | Callachan | 3,504 |
34 | 29 April | St Mirren | H | 2–1 | Rae, Torrance | 2,590 |
35 | 3 May | Aberdeen | H | 0–5 | 12,921 | |
36 | 5 May | Partick Thistle | H | 0–1 | 1,191 |
Final League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 | Morton | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 36 | |
7 | Partick Thistle | 36 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 36 | |
8 | Kilmarnock | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 36 | 52 | −16 | 33 | |
9 | Dundee (R) | 36 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 47 | 73 | −26 | 26 | Relegation to the 1980–81 Scottish First Division |
10 | Hibernian (R) | 36 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 29 | 67 | −38 | 18 |
Source: Statto and RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Scottish League Cup[]
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R2 L1 | 29 August | Montrose | A | 2–1 | 3,613 | |
R2 L2 | 1 September | Montrose | H | 1–1 | 2.028 | |
R3 L1 | 26 September | Kilmarnock | H | 1–2 | 4,241 | |
R3 L2 | 10 October | Kilmarnock | H | 1–2 | 5,353 |
Anglo-Scottish Cup[]
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R1 L1 | 28 July | St Mirren | H | 3–3 | Stewart, Brown, Higgins | |
R1 L2 | 1 August | St Mirren | A | 0–1 |
Scottish Cup[]
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R3 | 26 January | Meadowbank Thistle | A | 1–0 | 8,415 | |
R4 | 17 February | Ayr United | H | 2–0 | 15,000 | |
R5 | 8 March | Berwick Rangers | A | 0–0 | 7,228 | |
R5 R | 12 March | Berwick Rangers | H | 1–0 | 9,587 | |
SF | 12 April | Celtic | N | 0–5 | 33,445 |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Manager History for Hibernian". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ "Average Home League Game Attendances". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
External links[]
- Hibernian 1979/1980 results and fixtures, Soccerbase
Categories:
- Hibernian F.C. seasons
- Scottish football clubs 1979–80 season