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26-11-2015, 07:41 AM
Season 1979-80
24th November, after fourteen games without a win, Chairman Tom Hart signed George Best. Best scored on his debut against St Mirren but Hibs still lost 2-1. Turnbull had disagreed with signing Best.
1st December, Hibs next game was at home to Partick Thistle, Hibs won 2-1 in front of a crowd of 20,632, double their normal gate.
12th January, Best scored in a 1-1 draw with Celtic at Easter Road.
15th April, after a 5-0 defeat to Celtic in semi-final of the Scottish Cup, Turnbull parted company with the club. Eddie had managed Hibs for 467 competitive games; they won 227, drew 113 and lost 127.
After being sacked as manager of Hearts, Willie Ormond had joined Eddie Turnbull as his assistant in the February. On Turnbull’s departure, Ormond was appointed manager. There had been two other candidates, Pat Stanton, who had recently left his job as assistant manager to Alex Ferguson at Aberdeen and Peter Cormack who had retired from playing in March but who had retained a coaching post at the club.
May, Hibs ended the season in 10th and were relegated.
Season results –
Scottish Cup S/F
League Cup 3rd round
League SPD 10/10 Pld36 W6 D6 L24 F29 A67 Pts18 (relegated)
24th November, after fourteen games without a win, Chairman Tom Hart signed George Best. Best scored on his debut against St Mirren but Hibs still lost 2-1. Turnbull had disagreed with signing Best.
1st December, Hibs next game was at home to Partick Thistle, Hibs won 2-1 in front of a crowd of 20,632, double their normal gate.
12th January, Best scored in a 1-1 draw with Celtic at Easter Road.
15th April, after a 5-0 defeat to Celtic in semi-final of the Scottish Cup, Turnbull parted company with the club. Eddie had managed Hibs for 467 competitive games; they won 227, drew 113 and lost 127.
After being sacked as manager of Hearts, Willie Ormond had joined Eddie Turnbull as his assistant in the February. On Turnbull’s departure, Ormond was appointed manager. There had been two other candidates, Pat Stanton, who had recently left his job as assistant manager to Alex Ferguson at Aberdeen and Peter Cormack who had retired from playing in March but who had retained a coaching post at the club.
May, Hibs ended the season in 10th and were relegated.
Season results –
Scottish Cup S/F
League Cup 3rd round
League SPD 10/10 Pld36 W6 D6 L24 F29 A67 Pts18 (relegated)