Hibernian 1987–88 football season
Hibernian 1987–88 season Manager Alex Miller [1] Scottish Premier Division 6th Scottish Cup R4 Scottish League Cup R4 Highest home attendance 24,000 (v Celtic , 23 February) Lowest home attendance 4000 (v Montrose , 18 August) Average home league attendance 11,565[2] (up 2425)
The 1987–88 Season was year of moderate improvement for Hibs. Attendances were up significantly on the previous year, and the sixth-place finish in the league was better than 1987's ninth place. They narrowly lost out to Motherwell in the fourth round of the League cup. In the Scottish cup, Hibs took Celtic to a lucrative fourth round home replay in the Scottish cup. They narrowly lost, but the turnout of 24,000 was one of the best gates of recent years at Easter Road.
Scottish Premier Division [ ]
Match Day
Date
Opponent
H/A
Score
Hibernian Scorer(s)
Attendance
1
8 August
Dunfermline Athletic
A
3–3
Kane , Collins , McBride
11,551
2
12 August
Rangers
H
1–0
Collins
20,404
3
15 August
Dundee
H
0–4
7,925
4
22 August
Morton
A
3–3
Weir , Kane , Collins
3,847
5
29 August
Heart of Midlothian
A
0–1
24,496
6
5 September
St Mirren
H
1–1
Dawson (own goal)
5,806
7
12 September
Dundee United
H
2–1
McCluskey , Watson
7,920
8
19 September
Falkirk
H
1–0
Kane
6,453
9
26 September
Aberdeen
H
0–2
10,359
10
3 October
Celtic
A
1–1
Watson
29,802
11
6 October
Motherwell
A
0–1
4,093
12
10 October
Dunfermline Athletic
H
4–0
May , Kane , Collins , McCluskey
9,286
13
17 October
Heart of Midlothian
H
2–1
May , Kane
23,890
14
24 October
St Mirren
A
2–2
Mitchell , Watson
7,014
15
28 October
Dundee United
H
0–1
9,250
16
31 October
Falkirk
A
1–1
Bell
6,139
17
7 November
Rangers
A
0–1
37,517
18
14 November
Motherwell
H
1–0
Kane
6,878
19
18 November
Morton
H
0–0
6,326
20
21 November
Dundee
A
1–2
Collins
6,586
21
24 November
Aberdeen
A
1–1
Kane
9,424
22
28 November
Celtic
H
0–1
23,055
23
5 December
Dunfermline Athletic
A
0–1
8,311
24
12 December
Rangers
H
0–2
18,425
25
16 December
Dundee United
A
2–1
Kane , McCluskey
6,095
26
19 December
Falkirk
H
0–0
5,638
27
26 December
St Mirren
H
0–0
6,847
28
2 January
Heart of Midlothian
A
0–0
28,992
29
9 January
Aberdeen
H
0–0
16,947
30
16 January
Celtic
A
0–2
32,889
31
23 January
Morton
A
1–1
3,397
32
6 February
Dundee
H
2–1
Tortolano , Evans
7,908
33
13 February
Motherwell
A
2–0
Weir , Collins
5,421
34
27 February
Dunfermline Athletic
H
2–0
Weir , McCluskey
8,664
35
5 March
Dundee United
H
0–0
8,401
36
12 March
Falkirk
A
0–1
5,679
37
19 March
Heart of Midlothian
H
0–0
20,870
38
26 March
St Mirren
A
1–1
Evans
4,655
39
2 April
Celtic
H
0–2
19,357
40
16 April
Rangers
A
1–1
Kane
32,218
41
23 April
Motherwell
H
1–1
Tortolano
5,399
42
30 April
Dundee
A
0–0
4,597
43
4 May
Aberdeen
A
2–0
Kane , Tortolano
7,626
44
7 May
Morton
H
3–1
Tortolano , Orr , Goram
6,849
Final League table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
4
Aberdeen
44
21
17
6
56
25
+31
59
Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
5
Dundee United
44
16
15
13
54
47
+7
47
Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
6
Hibernian
44
12
19
13
41
42
−1
43
7
Dundee
44
17
7
20
70
64
+6
41
8
Motherwell
44
13
10
21
37
56
−19
36
Source:
Statto Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Scottish League Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
H/A
Score
Hibernian Scorer(s)
Attendance
R2
18 August
Montrose
H
3–2
Tortolano , May , McCluskey
4,000
R3
25 August
Queen of the South
H
3–1
Kane (2 including penalty), Orr
6,833
R4
1 September
Motherwell
A
0–1
8,738
Scottish Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
H/A
Score
Hibernian Scorer(s)
Attendance
R3
30 January
Dumbarton
A
0–0
7,000
R3 R
2 February
Dumbarton
H
3–0
Tortolano , Orr
8,000
R4
21 February
Celtic
A
0–0
30,357
R4 R
23 February
Celtic
H
0–1
24,000
See also [ ]
References [ ]
External links [ ]
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