1969–70 Hibernian F.C. season

During the 1969–70 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, came third out of 18 clubs in the Scottish First Division.

Hibernian
1969–70 season
ManagerBob Shankly (to 1 September)
Willie McFarlane (from 1 September) [1]
Scottish First Division3rd
Scottish CupR1
Scottish League CupGS
Highest home attendance40,839 (v Celtic, 17 January)
Lowest home attendance3464 (v Motherwell, 29 November)
Average home league attendance13,616[2] (up 2411)

Scottish First Division
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
1 30 August Ayr United A 0–3 6,955
2 3 September St Mirren H 2–0 7,136
3 6 September Partick Thistle H 5–1 7,650
4 13 September Celtic A 2–1 42,706
5 20 September Raith Rovers H 3–1 8,315
6 27 September Heart of Midlothian A 2–0 26,807
7 4 October Morton H 1–0 11,645
8 11 October Rangers A 3–1 53,912
9 25 October Kilmarnock A 2–2 7,608
10 1 November St Johnstone A 0–1 7,601
11 8 November Clyde H 1–0 8,677
12 11 November Airdrieonians H 3–1 7,262
13 15 November Dundee United A 1–0 10,623
14 25 November Dunfermline Athletic H 3–0 18,761
14 29 November Motherwell H 1–1 3,464
15 13 December Ayr United H 4–3 8,896
17 27 December Dundee A 0–1 10,466
18 1 January Heart of Midlothian H 0–0 36,421
19 3 January Raith Rovers A 3–0 5,044
20 17 January Celtic H 1–2 40,839
21 31 January Partick Thistle A 1–3 4,337
22 16 February Dundee H 4–1 6,409
23 21 February Morton A 1–1 3,340
24 28 February Rangers H 2–2 31,322
25 3 March St Mirren A 3–3 3,375
26 7 March Airdireonians A 2–3 2,900
27 9 March Aberdeen A 2–0 10,815
28 21 March St Johnstone H 4–1 5,709
29 25 March Kilmarnock H 2–1 6,643
30 28 March Clyde A 0–1 1,991
31 1 April Motherwell A 1–2 4,485
32 4 April Dundee United H 3–1 5,051
33 13 April Aberdeen H 1–2 7,262
34 18 April Dunfermline Athletic A 2–1 3,925

Final League table
P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
2 Rangers 34 19 7 8 67 40 27 45
3 Hibernian 34 19 6 9 65 40 25 44
4 Heart of Midlothian 34 13 12 9 50 36 14 38


Scottish League Cup
Main article: 1969–70 Scottish League Cup

Group Stage
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
G2 9 August Clyde H 4–1 8,751
G2 13 August Dunfermline Athletic A 1–3 9,871
G2 16 August Aberdeen A 2–2 14,437
G2 20 August Dunfermline Athletic H 2–0 13,194
G2 23 August Clyde A 1–3 2,703
G2 27 August Aberdeen H 0–0 18,317

Group 2 final table
P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Aberdeen 6 2 4 0 8 4 4 8
2 Hibernian 6 2 2 2 10 9 1 6
3 Dunfermline Athletic 6 1 3 2 5 6 –1 5
4 Clyde 6 1 3 2 4 8 –4 5


Scottish Cup
Main article: 1969–70 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 24 January Rangers A 1–3 73,716
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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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