1971–72 Hibernian F.C. season

During the 1971–72 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 6-1 to Celtic.

Hibernian
1971–72 season
ManagerEddie Turnbull [1]
Scottish First Division3rd
Scottish CupRunners-up
Scottish League CupR2
Highest home attendance40,671 (v Celtic, 9 October)
Lowest home attendance1690 (v Motherwell, 28 August)
Average home league attendance14,057[2] (up 3516)

Scottish First Division

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
1 4 September Heart of Midlothian A 2–0 26,671
2 11 September East Fife H 2–1 10,891
3 18 September Dundee United A 4–1 6,674
4 25 September Ayr United H 1–0 9,837
5 2 October Motherwell A 1–1 5,757
6 9 October Celtic H 0–1 40,671
7 16 October Aberdeen A 1–2 25,385
8 23 October Falkirk H 6–0 11,120
9 30 October Clyde A 1–2 2,877
10 6 November Dunfermline Athletic H 2–0 9,980
11 13 November Airdrieonians A 2–2 5,263
12 27 November Kilmarnock H 3–2 7,950
13 1 December Partick Thistle A 1–0 7,259
14 4 December St Johnstone A 2–0 5,825
14 11 December Dundee H 1–0 11,383
15 18 December Morton A 1–1 4,166
17 25 December Rangers H 0–1 25,145
18 1 January Heart of Midlothian H 0–0 36,046
19 3 January East Fife A 1–2 8,217
20 8 January Dundee United H 3–0 8,364
21 15 January Ayr United A 2–1 6,845
22 22 January Motherwell H 1–2 10,617
23 29 January Celtic A 1–2 37,168
24 12 February Aberdeen H 2–2 21,389
25 19 February Falkirk A 3–2 7,407
26 4 March Clyde H 1–0 7,191
27 11 March Dunfermline Athletic A 2–1 7,277
28 21 March Airdrieonians H 1–3 6,052
29 25 March Partick Thistle H 3–0 8,848
30 3 April Kilmarnock A 1–1 6,118
31 8 April St Johnstone H 7–1 6,358
32 17 April Dundee A 2–1 9,137
33 22 April Morton H 1–0 7,131
34 29 April Rangers A 1–2 13,124

Final League table

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


Scottish League Cup

Group Stage

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
G1 14 August Motherwell A 3–0 7,972
G1 18 August Dundee United H 2–0 20,673
G1 21 August Kilmarnock H 3–1 7,054
G1 25 August Dundee United A 4–1 17,133
G1 28 August Motherwell H 2–1 1,690
G1 1 September Kilmarnock A 0–0 3,876

Group 1 final table

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 –2 5
3 Dundee United 6 2 1 3 9 13 –4 5
4 Motherwell 6 1 1 4 7 12 –5 3

Knockout Stage

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
R2 L1 8 September Falkirk A 0–2 6,500
R2 L2 22 September Falkirk H 1–0 9,134

Scottish Cup

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
R3 5 February Partick Thistle A 2–0 21,000
R4 26 February Airdrieonians H 2–0 15,980
QF 18 March Aberdeen H 2–0 25,736
SF 15 April Rangers N 1–1 76,174
SF R 24 April Rangers N 2–0 57,645
F 6 May Celtic N 1–6 Gordon 105,909
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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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