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verification. (April 2022) |
1971β72 season | |
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Manager | Eddie Turnbull [1] |
Scottish First Division | 3rd |
Scottish Cup | Runners-up |
Scottish League Cup | R2 |
Highest home attendance | 40,671 (v Celtic, 9 October) |
Lowest home attendance | 1690 (v Motherwell, 28 August) |
Average home league attendance | 14,057 [2] (up 3516) |
During the 1971β72 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, came third out of 18 clubs in the Scottish First Division and reached the final of the Scottish Cup ending up losing 6β1 to Celtic.
Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4 September | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2β0 | Cropley, Hamilton | 26,671 |
2 | 11 September | East Fife | H | 2β1 | Stanton, O'Rourke (pen.) | 10,891 |
3 | 18 September | Dundee United | A | 4β1 | Stanton (2), Hamilton, O'Rourke | 6,674 |
4 | 25 September | Ayr United | H | 1β0 | Auld | 9,837 |
5 | 2 October | Motherwell | A | 1β1 | Hamilton | 5,757 |
6 | 9 October | Celtic | H | 0β1 | 40,671 | |
7 | 16 October | Aberdeen | A | 1β2 | Duncan | 25,385 |
8 | 23 October | Falkirk | H | 6β0 | Duncan (4), Hamilton, Auld | 11,120 |
9 | 30 October | Clyde | A | 1β2 | Hamilton | 2,877 |
10 | 6 November | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 2β0 | Stanton, Duncan | 9,980 |
11 | 13 November | Airdrieonians | A | 2β2 | Blackley, Duncan | 5,263 |
12 | 27 November | Kilmarnock | H | 3β2 | O'Rourke (pen.), Baker, Edwards | 7,950 |
13 | 1 December | Partick Thistle | A | 1β0 | O'Rourke | 7,259 |
14 | 4 December | St Johnstone | A | 2β0 | Edwards, Hazel | 5,825 |
14 | 11 December | Dundee | H | 1β0 | O'Rourke (pen.) | 11,383 |
15 | 18 December | Morton | A | 1β1 | O'Rourke | 4,166 |
17 | 25 December | Rangers | H | 0β1 | 25,145 | |
18 | 1 January | Heart of Midlothian | H | 0β0 | 36,046 | |
19 | 3 January | East Fife | A | 1β2 | Stanton (pen.) | 8,217 |
20 | 8 January | Dundee United | H | 3β0 | Stanton, Brownlie, Duncan | 8,364 |
21 | 15 January | Ayr United | A | 2β1 | Brownlie, Duncan | 6,845 |
22 | 22 January | Motherwell | H | 1β2 | McEwan | 10,617 |
23 | 29 January | Celtic | A | 1β2 | Stanton | 37,168 |
24 | 12 February | Aberdeen | H | 2β2 | O'Rourke, Duncan | 21,389 |
25 | 19 February | Falkirk | A | 3β2 | Hamilton, Gordon, Baker | 7,407 |
26 | 4 March | Clyde | H | 1β0 | Gordon | 7,191 |
27 | 11 March | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 1-2 | O'Rourke (pen.) | 7,277 |
28 | 21 March | Airdrieonians | H | 1β3 | Brownlie | 6,052 |
29 | 25 March | Partick Thistle | H | 3β0 | O'Rourke (pen.), Baker, O.G. | 8,848 |
30 | 3 April | Kilmarnock | A | 1β1 | McEwan | 6,118 |
31 | 8 April | St Johnstone | H | 7β1 | Stanton, Edwards, O'Rourke, Baker, Gordon(2), Duncan | 6,358 |
32 | 17 April | Dundee | A | 2β1 | Hazel, Stanton | 9,137 |
33 | 22 April | Morton | H | 1β0 | Blackley | 7,131 |
34 | 29 April | Rangers | A | 2-1 | Auld, O'Rourke (pen.) | 13,124 |
P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | Rangers | 34 | 21 | 2 | 11 | 71 | 38 | 44 |
4 | Hibernian | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 62 | 34 | 44 |
5 | Dundee | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 59 | 38 | 41 |
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G1 | 14 August | Motherwell | A | 3β0 | Cropley, Hamilton (2) | 7,972 |
G1 | 18 August | Dundee United | H | 2β0 | Cropley, O'Rourke (pen.) | 20,673 |
G1 | 21 August | Kilmarnock | H | 3β1 | Baker, Hazel, Cropley | 7,054 |
G1 | 25 August | Dundee United | A | 4β1 | Baker, Stevenson, Cropley, Duncan | 17,133 |
G1 | 28 August | Motherwell | H | 2β1 | Hamilton, Baker | 1,690 |
G1 | 1 September | Kilmarnock | A | 0β0 | 3,876 |
P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hibernian | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 11 |
2 | Kilmarnock | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | β2 | 5 |
3 | Dundee United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | β4 | 5 |
4 | Motherwell | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | β5 | 3 |
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R2 L1 | 8 September | Falkirk | A | 0β2 | 6,500 | |
R2 L2 | 22 September | Falkirk | H | 1β0 | O'Rourke | 9,134 |
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R3 | 5 February | Partick Thistle | A | 2β0 | Schaedler, Gordon | 21,000 |
R4 | 26 February | Airdrieonians | H | 2β0 | Baker, Gordon | 15,980 |
QF | 18 March | Aberdeen | H | 2β0 | O'Rourke, Baker | 25,736 |
SF | 15 April | Rangers | N | 1β1 | O'Rourke | 76,174 |
SF R | 24 April | Rangers | N | 2β0 | Stanton, Edwards | 57,645 |
F | 6 May | Celtic | N | 1β6 | Gordon | 105,909 |
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (April 2022) |
1971β72 season | |
---|---|
Manager | Eddie Turnbull [1] |
Scottish First Division | 3rd |
Scottish Cup | Runners-up |
Scottish League Cup | R2 |
Highest home attendance | 40,671 (v Celtic, 9 October) |
Lowest home attendance | 1690 (v Motherwell, 28 August) |
Average home league attendance | 14,057 [2] (up 3516) |
During the 1971β72 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, came third out of 18 clubs in the Scottish First Division and reached the final of the Scottish Cup ending up losing 6β1 to Celtic.
Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4 September | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2β0 | Cropley, Hamilton | 26,671 |
2 | 11 September | East Fife | H | 2β1 | Stanton, O'Rourke (pen.) | 10,891 |
3 | 18 September | Dundee United | A | 4β1 | Stanton (2), Hamilton, O'Rourke | 6,674 |
4 | 25 September | Ayr United | H | 1β0 | Auld | 9,837 |
5 | 2 October | Motherwell | A | 1β1 | Hamilton | 5,757 |
6 | 9 October | Celtic | H | 0β1 | 40,671 | |
7 | 16 October | Aberdeen | A | 1β2 | Duncan | 25,385 |
8 | 23 October | Falkirk | H | 6β0 | Duncan (4), Hamilton, Auld | 11,120 |
9 | 30 October | Clyde | A | 1β2 | Hamilton | 2,877 |
10 | 6 November | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 2β0 | Stanton, Duncan | 9,980 |
11 | 13 November | Airdrieonians | A | 2β2 | Blackley, Duncan | 5,263 |
12 | 27 November | Kilmarnock | H | 3β2 | O'Rourke (pen.), Baker, Edwards | 7,950 |
13 | 1 December | Partick Thistle | A | 1β0 | O'Rourke | 7,259 |
14 | 4 December | St Johnstone | A | 2β0 | Edwards, Hazel | 5,825 |
14 | 11 December | Dundee | H | 1β0 | O'Rourke (pen.) | 11,383 |
15 | 18 December | Morton | A | 1β1 | O'Rourke | 4,166 |
17 | 25 December | Rangers | H | 0β1 | 25,145 | |
18 | 1 January | Heart of Midlothian | H | 0β0 | 36,046 | |
19 | 3 January | East Fife | A | 1β2 | Stanton (pen.) | 8,217 |
20 | 8 January | Dundee United | H | 3β0 | Stanton, Brownlie, Duncan | 8,364 |
21 | 15 January | Ayr United | A | 2β1 | Brownlie, Duncan | 6,845 |
22 | 22 January | Motherwell | H | 1β2 | McEwan | 10,617 |
23 | 29 January | Celtic | A | 1β2 | Stanton | 37,168 |
24 | 12 February | Aberdeen | H | 2β2 | O'Rourke, Duncan | 21,389 |
25 | 19 February | Falkirk | A | 3β2 | Hamilton, Gordon, Baker | 7,407 |
26 | 4 March | Clyde | H | 1β0 | Gordon | 7,191 |
27 | 11 March | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 1-2 | O'Rourke (pen.) | 7,277 |
28 | 21 March | Airdrieonians | H | 1β3 | Brownlie | 6,052 |
29 | 25 March | Partick Thistle | H | 3β0 | O'Rourke (pen.), Baker, O.G. | 8,848 |
30 | 3 April | Kilmarnock | A | 1β1 | McEwan | 6,118 |
31 | 8 April | St Johnstone | H | 7β1 | Stanton, Edwards, O'Rourke, Baker, Gordon(2), Duncan | 6,358 |
32 | 17 April | Dundee | A | 2β1 | Hazel, Stanton | 9,137 |
33 | 22 April | Morton | H | 1β0 | Blackley | 7,131 |
34 | 29 April | Rangers | A | 2-1 | Auld, O'Rourke (pen.) | 13,124 |
P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | Rangers | 34 | 21 | 2 | 11 | 71 | 38 | 44 |
4 | Hibernian | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 62 | 34 | 44 |
5 | Dundee | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 59 | 38 | 41 |
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G1 | 14 August | Motherwell | A | 3β0 | Cropley, Hamilton (2) | 7,972 |
G1 | 18 August | Dundee United | H | 2β0 | Cropley, O'Rourke (pen.) | 20,673 |
G1 | 21 August | Kilmarnock | H | 3β1 | Baker, Hazel, Cropley | 7,054 |
G1 | 25 August | Dundee United | A | 4β1 | Baker, Stevenson, Cropley, Duncan | 17,133 |
G1 | 28 August | Motherwell | H | 2β1 | Hamilton, Baker | 1,690 |
G1 | 1 September | Kilmarnock | A | 0β0 | 3,876 |
P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hibernian | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 11 |
2 | Kilmarnock | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | β2 | 5 |
3 | Dundee United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | β4 | 5 |
4 | Motherwell | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | β5 | 3 |
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R2 L1 | 8 September | Falkirk | A | 0β2 | 6,500 | |
R2 L2 | 22 September | Falkirk | H | 1β0 | O'Rourke | 9,134 |
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R3 | 5 February | Partick Thistle | A | 2β0 | Schaedler, Gordon | 21,000 |
R4 | 26 February | Airdrieonians | H | 2β0 | Baker, Gordon | 15,980 |
QF | 18 March | Aberdeen | H | 2β0 | O'Rourke, Baker | 25,736 |
SF | 15 April | Rangers | N | 1β1 | O'Rourke | 76,174 |
SF R | 24 April | Rangers | N | 2β0 | Stanton, Edwards | 57,645 |
F | 6 May | Celtic | N | 1β6 | Gordon | 105,909 |