1967–68 Hibernian F.C. season

During the 1967–68 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, came third out of 18 clubs in the Scottish First Division.

Hibernian
1967–68 season
ManagerBob Shankly [1]
Scottish First Division3rd
Scottish CupR2
Scottish League CupGS
Inter-Cities Fairs CupR3
Highest home attendance38,077 (v Celtic, 20 January)
Lowest home attendance3577 (v Dunfermline Athletic, 14 October)
Average home league attendance11,960 [2] (down 836)

Scottish First Division
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
1 9 September Heart of Midlothian A 4–1 20,773
2 16 September Raith Rovers H 3–0 7,603
3 23 September Dundee United H 2–2 7,716
4 30 September Partick Thistle H 5–1 4,776
5 7 October Celtic A 0-4 36,104
6 14 October Dunfermline Athletic H 2-0 3,577
7 21 October St Johnstone A 3–2 5,516
8 28 October Airdireonians H 5–0 7,488
9 4 November Stirling Albion A 1-4 2,979
10 11 November Dundee A 4-1 7,070
11 18 November Aberdeen H 1–0 11,175
12 25 November Rangers A 0–2 44,556
13 2 December Morton H 0–1 8,557
14 16 December Motherwell A 1–0 4,444
14 23 December Falkirk H 1–1 6,553
15 30 December Kilmarnock A 0-1 6,460
17 1 January Heart of Midlothian H 1–0 32,360
18 2 January Raith Rovers A 2–2 6,019
19 6 January Dundee United H 3–0 9,285
20 13 January Partick Thistle A 2–1 6,878
21 20 January Celtic H 0–2 38,077
22 3 February Dunfermline Athletic A 1–0 11,740
23 10 February St Johnstone H 4–2 7,560
24 2 March Stirling Albion H 5–2 5,221
25 6 March Airdrieonians A 2–1 2,221
26 9 March Dundee H 2–0 8,467
27 16 March Aberdeen A 1–2 6,480
28 23 March Rangers H 1–3 27,195
29 6 April Clyde A 2–2 1,845
30 10 April Morton A 0–2 4,474
31 13 April Motherwell H 2–1 6,596
32 20 April Falkirk A 3–2 3,376
33 24 April Clyde H 2–1 4,182
34 27 April Kilmarnock H 3–3 4,688

Final League table
P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
2 Rangers 34 28 5 1 93 34 59 61
3 Hibernian 34 20 5 9 67 49 18 45
4 Dunfermline Athletic 34 17 5 12 64 41 23 39

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 1967–68 Scottish League Cup

Group Stage
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
G1 12 August Dundee A 0–0 12,681
G1 16 August Motherwell H 1–0 7,934
G1 19 August Clyde H 3–1 9,906
G1 26 August Dundee H 2–4 13,317
G1 30 August Motherwell A 1–2 1,894
G1 2 September Clyde A 2–0 1,575

Group 1 final table
P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Dundee 6 5 1 0 14 6 8 11
2 Hibernian 6 3 1 2 9 7 2 7
3 Motherwell 6 1 1 4 8 13 –5 3
4 Clyde 6 1 1 4 6 11 –5 3

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1967–68 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 27 January East Stirlingshire A 5–3 3,472
R2 17 February Airdrieonians A 0–1 10,314

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 L1 20 September FC Porto H 3–0 14,200
R1 L2 4 October FC Porto A 1–3 40,000
R2 L1 22 November Napoli A 1–4 11,000
R2 L2 29 November Napoli H 5–0 10,000
R3 L1 20 December Leeds United A 0–1 31,522
R3 L2 10 January Leeds United H 1–1 30,000
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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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