1965–66 Hibernian F.C. season

During the 1965–66 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, Scotland, came sixth out of 18 clubs in the Scottish First Division.

Hibernian
1965–66 season
ManagerBob Shankly [1]
Scottish First Division6th
Scottish CupR2
Scottish League CupSF
Inter-Cities Fairs CupR1
Highest home attendance37,288 (v Rangers, 16 October)
Lowest home attendance3861 (v Clyde, 23 March)
Average home league attendance11,955[2] (down 1905)

Scottish First Division
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
1 25 August Morton A 5–1 6,700
2 11 September Kilmarnock H 3–3 13,385
3 18 September Heart of Midlothian A 4–0 22,369
4 25 September Falkirk H 5–1 10,650
5 2 October Clyde A 2-1 4,310
6 9 October Motherwell H 2-2 13,511
7 16 October Rangers H 1–2 37,288
8 23 October St Mirren A 2–0 3,068
9 30 October Partick Thistle A 2-3 5,874
10 6 November Hamilton Academical H 11-1 6,319
11 13 November Dundee A 3–4 11,948
12 20 November Stirling Albion A 2–1 3,579
13 27 November Dunfermline Athletic H 1–1 11,587
14 11 December Celtic A 0–2 21,057
14 18 December St Johnstone H 3–0 6,363
15 25 December Aberdeen A 3-1 9,535
17 1 January Heart of Midlothian H 2–3 32,192
18 3 January Kilmarnock A 0–1 11,298
19 8 January Morton H 4–1 9,214
20 15 January Falkirk A 2–3 4,462
21 29 January Motherwell A 0–4 3,375
22 12 February Rangers A 0–2 27,569
23 26 February Partick Thistle H 2–0 6,597
24 2 March St Mirren H 3–2 4,874
25 5 March Hamilton Academical A 2–1 1,185
26 12 March Dundee H 1–1 8,302
27 19 March Stirling Albion H 1–0 4,188
28 23 March Clyde H 3–1 3,861
29 6 April Dunfermline Athletic A 2–3 4,715
30 9 April Dundee United A 4–5 4,706
31 16 April Celtic H 0–0 24,030
32 20 April Dundee United H 3–3 4,568
33 23 April St Johnstone A 3–1 3,385
34 30 April Aberdeen H 0–1 6,301

Final League table
P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5 Dundee United 34 19 5 10 79 51 28 43
6 Hibernian 34 16 6 12 81 55 26 38
6 Heart of Midlothian 34 13 12 9 56 48 8 38

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 1965–66 Scottish League Cup

Group Stage
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
G4 14 August Falkirk A 1–3 6,174
G4 18 August St Mirren H 1–0 8,372
G4 21 August Morton A 4–2 7,798
G4 28 August Falkirk H 3–1 10,704
G4 1 September St Mirren A 3–0 7,091
G4 4 September Morton H 3–0 9,269

Group 4 final table
P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Hibernian 6 5 0 1 15 6 9 10
2 Falkirk 6 3 1 2 11 10 1 7
3 St Mirren 6 2 0 4 5 9 –4 4
4 Morton 6 1 1 4 7 13 –6 3

Knockout stage
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
QF L1 15 September Alloa Athletic A 2–0 3,513
QF L2 22 September Alloa Athletic H 11–2 6,407
SF 4 October Celtic N 2–2 Wilson, Shewan 46,074
SF R 18 October Celtic N 0–4 51,023


Scottish Cup
Main article: 1965–66 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 5 February Third Lanark H 4–3 5,441
R2 21 February Heart of Midlothian A 1–2 31,244


Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 L1 8 September Valencia CF H 2–0 19,000
R1 L2 12 October Valencia CF A 0–2 44,000
R1 R 3 November Valencia CF A 0–3 43,100
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See also

References
  1. "Manager History for Hibernian". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  2. "Average Home League Game Attendances". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
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