Hibs 8 Killie 1

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

35 years ago today. Hibs Kids game IIRC.

[gringojoe]

Think Jackie Mac scored from a freekick that day

[G B Young]

35 years...jeez. I remember being hugely excited by that result. It came at a time when we were going next to nowhere as a club and it was bolt from the blue see the goals flying in like that. Graham Harvey was, I think, starting to make an impression around that time and may have scored one or two that day.

I recall holding on to the cutting of the report from the Scotsman. The headline was 'Something's stirring at Easter Road.' Sadly it wasn't really.

[Peevemor]

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Think Jackie Mac scored from a freekick that day

It wasn't a free kick. Killie's goal came from a rare Jackie Mac error - under no pressure he stood on the ball and slipped /lost his footing, leaving the Killie player a clear run on goal to score (to make it 0-1 IIRC). Later a loose ball fell to McNamara about 30yds out - as soon as you saw his run up to the ball you knew he was going to hit the net, which he did. Sauzée-esque!

[CropleyWasGod]

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It wasn't a free kick. Killie's goal came from a rare Jackie Mac error - under no pressure he stood on the ball and slipped /lost his footing, leaving the Killie player a clear run on goal to score (to make it 0-1 IIRC). Later a loose ball fell to McNamara about 30yds out - as soon as you saw his run up to the ball you knew he was going to hit the net, which he did. Sauzée-esque!

My memory is that Jackie's goal came from a free kick. The taker laid it off to him.

My mate left at half time in disgust
He was shell-shocked when the score came up on the teleprinter. As they did with unusual scores, it came up as Hibernian 8 (eight)..... 🤣

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[allezsauzee]

This was before we had a scoreboard and me and my dad got there 15 minutes late. We were already 2-1 up at this point and we weren't exactly tearing them apart in the first half so we assumed it was still 0-0 . I hadn't an inkling that we'd missed goals until a chant of we want 7 went up at the point I assumed it was 4-0!

[Keith_M]

I was a regular attender that season, hardly missing a single game home and away, but I actually missed that one.


For some reason we went to the Borders for a family day out and I found out the score from the pink news :-(




Just as a bit of background as to how low Hibs had sunk at that time, the average league attendance for the season was 7,109.

[Peevemor]

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My memory is that Jackie's goal came from a free kick. The taker laid it off to him.

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That's possible.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Cannae mind if it was a free kick, fair distance out though.

[wookie70]

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Cannae mind if it was a free kick, fair distance out though.

Shoot Jackie was the cry for about a year after but that was the only one he scored from distance as far as I can remember.

[Hiber-nation]

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Shoot Jackie was the cry for about a year after but that was the only one he scored from distance as far as I can remember.

Vaguely remember a cracker at home to East Fife when he was slotting in at RB, might be slavering though.

[wookie70]

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Vaguely remember a cracker at home to East Fife when he was slotting in at RB, might be slavering though.

You might be right my memory isn't what it was but I rarely missed a game back then thanks to my Uncle.. He was my favourite player when I started watching Hibs. Looked at his stats and he only scored 5 times.

[hibbydoug]

I was at the game, and kept some cuttings too - scans on the web at http://www.mekeke.co.uk/FAB/82_83/Killie.htm
There was indeed a good feeling for a while after Pat took over from Bertie Auld as manager, and let the players go forward.
One day I'll have time to do better scans etc., but they're just about legible.
Cheers,
Doug.

[green with envy]

I was in the old enclosure under the main standthat day for which was very unusual for me. Was the old east getting knocked down at that time.

... Also Graham Harvey from memory scored two that day - was it his debut. Hmmm

[Frazerbob]

One of my earliest memories watching Hibs. Turned out to be one of many false dawns.

[whiskyhibby]

The last game I ever attended with my Dad, sat up in the old main stand top tier, a great display

[SirDavidsNapper]

One of the few highlights of a decade best forgotten i'd have thought? Baffling how well Aberdeen, Dundee United and to a lesser extent Hearts did in the 80's compared to us.

Why was that? Poor management? No investment? Hangover from the great 70's era?

[G B Young]

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One of the few highlights of a decade best forgotten i'd have thought? Baffling how well Aberdeen, Dundee United and to a lesser extent Hearts did in the 80's compared to us.

Why was that? Poor management? No investment? Hangover from the great 70's era?

The first half of that decade was certainly forgettable. Crowds of under 5k for some games in a huge, crumbling stadium and just a feeling of decline all round. Given that the days of the Tornadoes were still relatively fresh in the minds for many Hibs fans it was probably no surprise that so many stopped attending when faced with the mediocre quality of football on offer. There was a wee revival of sorts under John Blackley when we had Cowan and Durie up front and things did pick up under Alex Miller who built a half decent team in the late 80s, especially when we brought Steve Archibald in (an unthinkable signing a few years earlier when for some reason I remember us being unable to afford a guy called Jamie Doyle from Partick Thistle!).

[Bookkeeper]

Did we not draw 3-3 with Dundee Utd the week before too? Seem to mind we couldn't buy a goal at the time then got 11 in 2 games - then was back to normal again

[SirDavidsNapper]

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The first half of that decade was certainly forgettable. Crowds of under 5k for some games in a huge, crumbling stadium and just a feeling of decline all round. Given that the days of the Tornadoes were still relatively fresh in the minds for many Hibs fans it was probably no surprise that so many stopped attending when faced with the mediocre quality of football on offer. There was a wee revival of sorts under John Blackley when we had Cowan and Durie up front and things did pick up under Alex Miller who built a half decent team in the late 80s, especially when we brought Steve Archibald in (an unthinkable signing a few years earlier when for some reason I remember us being unable to afford a guy called Jamie Doyle from Partick Thistle!).

Good post cheers. Miller was probably seen as a real coup at the time. Did well at St Mirren

[Is It On....]

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The first half of that decade was certainly forgettable. Crowds of under 5k for some games in a huge, crumbling stadium and just a feeling of decline all round. Given that the days of the Tornadoes were still relatively fresh in the minds for many Hibs fans it was probably no surprise that so many stopped attending when faced with the mediocre quality of football on offer. There was a wee revival of sorts under John Blackley when we had Cowan and Durie up front and things did pick up under Alex Miller who built a half decent team in the late 80s, especially when we brought Steve Archibald in (an unthinkable signing a few years earlier when for some reason I remember us being unable to afford a guy called Jamie Doyle from Partick Thistle!).

Only thing I remember about John Blackley as manager was Blackley's Baby Crew. I wasn't a fan of Alex Miller (which probably puts me in a minority) but no amount of time will soften that stance. We did win the League Cup but in my opinion the football during his time wasn't very good. He also said that a game against Hearts was just another game. Technically correct but that sort of attitude can't have helped on field displays.

[Brooster]

I was there. Ive still got the Pink from that night.

[SuperAllyMcleod]

I was there, season ticket holder at the time and have been ever since. The only thing I remember about this game was that it was only 2-1 at halftime - it’s amazing how the memory goes

[Baldy Foghorn]

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35 years ago today. Hibs Kids game IIRC.

Yip Hibs kids day, sure we were in South of Main Stand from memory

[bringbackbenny]

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Yip Hibs kids day, sure we were in South of Main Stand from memory

Spot on remember it clearly. And away fans in the south enclosure below is?

[Baldy Foghorn]

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Spot on remember it clearly. And away fans in the south enclosure below is?

Not sure about away fans, I was too scared to look over

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Aye, that sounds about right S.

[SideBurns]

Sure big Gordon Rae smashed in a raker tae, which meant both our centre-halves scored from outside the box (and followed Rae's goal fae distance at Tannadice the week before). As someone else said, we lost to Celtic at ER the following Saturday (3-0, possibly?). Normal service was resumed!

[Peevemor]

I was also at Tannadice the week before. Rae scored from about 35 yards to put us 1-0 up, Utd then went into a 3-1 lead. Harvey (signed from Ormiston Primrose) got our second and Brian Rice got the well deserved equaliser with a volley from about 15yds.

[One Day]

I was there too. Cant believe it was 35 years ago. Some really low crowds both home and away that season