Big European Clubs we have played against ??

[hibeg]

Had a bit of banter with a mate in the pub about the biggest clubs in the Spanish, Italian and French Leagues we have played in Europe or friendlies at ER
we came up with
Spain
Real Madrid, Barca, Valencia, Seville
Italy
Juventus,Roma, Torino
France
Marseille, Strasbourg

Can anybody add any more ??

We then started on England and both thought we had probably played all the Premier and Championship teams either at ER or away since WW2, except maybe Brentford and Burton Albion :confused:
Pretty sure someone will come along shortly adding clubs to the list :greengrin

[HibbyAndy]

Had a bit of banter with a mate in the pub about the biggest clubs in the Spanish, Italian and French Leagues we have played in Europe or friendlies at ER
we came up with
Spain
Real Madrid, Barca, Valencia, Seville
Italy
Juventus,Roma, Torino
France
Marseille, Strasbourg

Can anybody add any more ??

We then started on England and both thought we had probably played all the Premier and Championship teams either at ER or away since WW2, except maybe Brentford and Burton Albion :confused:
Pretty sure someone will come along shortly adding clubs to the list :greengrin

You forgot Napoli who we battered at Easter rd

[Onceinawhile]

Sporting club de portugal.

[hibeg]

Sporting club de portugal.

Have they moved to a different country ?:wink:

[hibeg]

You forgot Napoli who we battered at Easter rd


Jeez, in our defence we had a few pints:greengrin

[Tynie01011973]

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hibernian_F.C._in_European_football

[hibeg]

Actually thinking about it a day later, I am pretty sure we haven't played Marseille at ER

[SirDavidsNapper]

We just played Hearts last month

[greenpaper55]

Red star Belgrade, Hamburg. Not household names now but back in the day they were bloody good.

[JimboHibs]

We just played Hearts last month

The OP did state big 😉

[kaimendhibs]

Anderlecht, Liverpool, Leeds

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[superfurryhibby]

Had a bit of banter with a mate in the pub about the biggest clubs in the Spanish, Italian and French Leagues we have played in Europe or friendlies at ER
we came up with
Spain
Real Madrid, Barca, Valencia, Seville
Italy
Juventus,Roma, Torino
France
Marseille, Strasbourg

Can anybody add any more ??

We then started on England and both thought we had probably played all the Premier and Championship teams either at ER or away since WW2, except maybe Brentford and Burton Albion :confused:
Pretty sure someone will come along shortly adding clubs to the list :greengrin

Played Brentford in a pre season friendly . Sure the tour included fixtures v Millwall and Charlton.

[Frazerbob]

Vetra Vilnius......they don’t come any bigger!

[hibeg]

Red star Belgrade, Hamburg. Not household names now but back in the day they were bloody good.

Completely forgot Hamburg, I was at the game. beaten on away goals IIRC.

Red Star were Yugoslavian league :na na:

[Bostonhibby]

Stade Rheims. They were in the first ever European cup final.

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[Walter]

The now defunct Glasgow Rangers

[iwasthere1972]

Completely forgot Hamburg, I was at the game. beaten on away goals IIRC.

Red Star were Yugoslavian league :na na:

At the Hamburg game too. I remember that we played Partick Thistle at home on the Saturday before the Hamburg match and we got beat 2-1. Strange how some things stay with you.

[PatHead]

Hadjuk Split

[Bostonhibby]

Hadjuk Split

Good shout, they were a really good side when we played them and a relatively big name as well, I was at the game at ER, think we beat them 4-2 in a great game, but none of us were confident about going through and so it proved.

[lapsedhibee]

Completely forgot Hamburg, I was at the game. beaten on away goals IIRC.

Have they moved to a different country?

[iwasthere1972]

OLIMPIJA LJUBLJANA

Beat them 5-1 on aggregate and yes I was there. At the home game that is.

[kaimendhibs]

Good shout, they were a really good side when we played them and a relatively big name as well, I was at the game at ER, think we beat them 4-2 in a great game, but none of us were confident about going through and so it proved.Jim Herriot had a nightmare in the away game. Not certain but dont think he playex for 1st team again

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[hibeg]

Have they moved to a different country?


haha. I realised after I posted that German clubs weren't in the equation !!!

[kaimendhibs]

Hadjuk SplitWas at that. 4 2 us at home, beat 3 nil away

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[PatHead]

Remember the home game well. The second leg was on the radio and being devastated when we lost.

[Bristolhibby]

Videoton

[hibeg]

WTF have half these clubs got to do with Spanish, Italian, French or English clubs :confused::greengrin

[hibbyfraelibby]

Aek Athens
Videoton

[RossScott1991]

Have Hibs ever played Arsenal? arsenal my favourite english team

[hibeg]

Played Brentford in a pre season friendly . Sure the tour included fixtures v Millwall and Charlton.

you sure ??? can't remember that at all
I've looked at the league tables for premier league and championship just now and reckon there are a total of 9 clubs we haven't played post war home or away

Any guesses ?

[MKHIBEE]

Lokomotiv Leipzig, my first floodlight game. A Joe Mcbride hat trick if iI remember rightly in a 3.0 win

[hibeg]

Have Hibs ever played Arsenal? arsenal my favourite english team

Played them home and away in the 50s

[iwasthere1972]

Played them home and away in the 50s

I know that we got beat 7-1 in 1952 away from home. What was the home result in 1955?

[KeithTheHibby]

Did we not thump Rosenborg in the late seventies?

[hibby6270]

Man Utd for Gordon Rae’s testimonial.
Think Strachan is still on his way back down to earth from Joe T’s tackle in front of the old North enclosure!!:greengrin:greengrin

[Sammy7nil]

Did we not thump Rosenborg in the late seventies?

Yip we won 3-2 away and 9-1 at home after they had scored first if I recall correctly

[Michael]

I know that we got beat 7-1 in 1952 away from home. What was the home result in 1955?

I read that it was 2-2.

[Ray_]

Have Hibs ever played Arsenal? arsenal my favourite english team

Used to play them regularly in the fifties, sadly including this game http://progs.fairlyoriginal.com/arsenal-vs-hibernian-7-1 Too late, sorry.

There are far more big game friendlies where we have competed against some of Europe's top clubs than has so far been mentioned. Bayern M [3-0] to start it off.

[Ray_]

Did we not thump Rosenborg in the late seventies?

1973, played Leeds in the next round.

[Broken Gnome]

Manchester United, 80s friendly?

[greenlex]

1973, played Leeds in the next round.

Not so sure. Was it not later than that?

[Ray_]

Not so sure. Was it not later than that?

Sorry, it was the following season, 1974.

It was Keflavík we played before the Leeds tie :doh

http://www.eurocupshistory.com/match/history/329-1065/hibernian_vs_rosenborg_bk

The rest of our competative European games here. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hibernian_F.C._in_European_football

[rodhibs55]

Brodby

[Billy Whizz]

Brodby

Brondby

[ancient hibee]

I read that it was 2-2.


It was 2-2.Hibs goalie that night was Willie Miller who had signed from Clyde having been at Celtic but didn't play often.That night he demonstrated that his career was coming to an end.

[Bishop Hibee]

Maribor.

[Baader]

I remember us beating Feyenoord in a midweek friendly at ER in 1985.

[Peevemor]

I remember us beating Feyenoord in a midweek friendly at ER in 1985.

:confused: I don't remember that at all.

[Famous Fiver]

Bonnyrigg Ros

[Famous Fiver]

Oops, fat finger syndrome.

Bonnyrigg Rose?

[superfurryhibby]

you sure ??? can't remember that at all
I've looked at the league tables for premier league and championship just now and reckon there are a total of 9 clubs we haven't played post war home or away

Any guesses ?

No, not entirely. Late 80's , pre-season. However, the mind can be quite creative these days.

Edit: searched on-line. Can't find it. Does a pre-season development fixture in 2015 count?

[iwasthere1972]

I remember us beating Feyenoord in a midweek friendly at ER in 1985.

If it's the match I'm thinking of then it was about late November 1985. I was up here on holiday and remember going to Easter Road and us beaten a Dutch team. Maybe won 4-2 but not sure. I was in the Famous Five end before it was the FF. :greengrin

Edit: Just Googled it and it was the 10th December 1985 and we did win 4-2.

[Edina Erin]

Moscow Dynamo Friday night friendly mid 80s. A free weekend because we were knocked out the SC.

[rodhibs55]

Liege from Belgium, (not the standard one)

[Colr]

We just played Hearts last month

The future European Cup winners?

[Colr]

Aek Athens.

I saw us play (I think) Man City and Coventry in a 70s friendly tournament.

[hibeg]

you sure ??? can't remember that at all
I've looked at the league tables for premier league and championship just now and reckon there are a total of 9 clubs we haven't played post war home or away

Any guesses ?

So no guesses to the 9 English top 2 division clubs that we have not played since WW2
As stated earlier I think Brentford and Burton are 2 of them but I reckon there are another 7.
Get your thinking caps on :aok:

[Iggy Pope]

So no guesses to the 9 English top 2 division clubs that we have not played since WW2
As stated earlier I think Brentford and Burton are 2 of them but I reckon there are another 7.
Get your thinking caps on :aok:

I'll try......

Bournemouth
Brighton
Southampton
West Brom
Fulham
Ipswich
Norwich

And I'd love a pre season at any of them.

[ancient hibee]

So no guesses to the 9 English top 2 division clubs that we have not played since WW2
As stated earlier I think Brentford and Burton are 2 of them but I reckon there are another 7.
Get your thinking caps on :aok:
Bournemouth
Watford
Huddersfield
Barnsley
Hull
Brighton
Chelsea
Cardiff
Crystal Palace
Burnley

[hibeg]

3 correct

[Iggy Pope]

Bournemouth
Watford
Huddersfield
Barnsley
Hull
Brighton
Chelsea
Cardiff
Crystal Palace
Burnley

Watford, Chelsea and Burnley were all faced in the 80s.
Barnsley in the 90s
Hull in the 60s twice
Huddersfield in the 50s
Crystal Palace in the 70s
Struggling with Cardiff.

[Iggy Pope]

3 correct

Who is that reply for E?

[hibeg]

I'll try......

Bournemouth
Brighton
Southampton
West Brom
Fulham
Ipswich
Norwich

And I'd love a pre season at any of them.

6 out of 7 Iggy, well done. We played West Brom in 1972

[Iggy Pope]

6 out of 7 Iggy, well done. We played West Brom in 1972

So we did. Erse. Cardiff makes 7 then?

[hibeg]

Sorry Iggy you are completely correct. I forgot about the Huddersfield away in the 50s
So I think there are only the 8 teams we have not played. The 6 you mentioned plus Brentford and Burton
We are a well travelled club.
I wonder how many we have played in the bottom 2 divisions ?

[BoomtownHibees]

So we did. Erse. Cardiff makes 7 then?

We played Cardiff a few years ago at ER

[bigwheel]

We played Cardiff a few years ago at ER


2004 I think....

[hibeg]

So we did. Erse. Cardiff makes 7 then?

We played Cardiff at ER early 200s along with Leeds a few days later I think
You will have the Cardiff programme :thumbsup:

[bigwheel]

We played Cardiff at ER early 200s along with Leeds a few days later I think
You will have the Cardiff programme :thumbsup:


quite a fun little video about the Cardiff v Hibs game ...anyone on this??

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e89BVIMNf8E

[Bostonhibby]

The future European Cup winners?Nah, do keep up.

They won it by 2008 just like Romanov told the believers they would.

Who were they to doubt him[emoji6]

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[Iggy Pope]

Sorry Iggy you are completely correct. I forgot about the Huddersfield away in the 50s
So I think there are only the 8 teams we have not played. The 6 you mentioned plus Brentford and Burton
We are a well travelled club.
I wonder how many we have played in the bottom 2 divisions ?

Here's my doubtfuls...


Delete as appropriate and let's get down to the non league list next.....:greengrin


S****horpe
Rotherham
Peterborough
Oxford U
Fleetwood
Bristol R
Gillingham
Plymouth
Southend
MK Dons
Wimbledon
Northampton
Rochdale
Luton
Wycombe
Lincoln
Mansfield
Exeter
Colchester
Accrington
Newport
Cambridge
Stevenage
Crawley
Cheltenham
Crewe
Yeovil (something tells me this isn't right though!)
Morecambe
Chesterfield
Barnet
Forest Green

[Iggy Pope]

For the avoidance I think we have played

Wigan
Shrewsbury
Blackburn
Bradford
Portsmouth
Charlton
Doncaster
Blackpool
Walsall
Oldham
Bury
Coventry
Swindon
Carlisle
Grimsby
Port Vale

[hibeg]

Here's my doubtfuls...


Delete as appropriate and let's get down to the non league list next.....:greengrin


S****horpe
Rotherham
Peterborough
Oxford U
Fleetwood
Bristol R
Gillingham
Plymouth
Southend
MK Dons
Wimbledon
Northampton
Rochdale
Luton
Wycombe
Lincoln
Mansfield
Exeter
Colchester
Accrington
Newport
Cambridge
Stevenage
Crawley
Cheltenham
Crewe
Yeovil (something tells me this isn't right though!)
Morecambe
Chesterfield
Barnet
Forest Green

That was quick. Did we not play chesterfield away at start of 17/18 season ?

[hibeg]

Ignore. It was Shrewsbury I was thinking about.
Can’t recall playing Bradford City though

[Iggy Pope]

That was quick. Did we not play chesterfield away at start of 17/18 season ?

I'm cheating by looking at the BBC tables and closing my eyes and thinking. Not sure I'd have missed Chesterfield away if I could help it.

[Iggy Pope]

Ignore. It was Shrewsbury I was thinking about.
Can’t recall playing Bradford City though

Bradford was a complete guess.......I just got to thinking we must have. One of those forgettable early 90s efforts?

[rodhibs55]

I am sure we played Bolton in a pre season a couple of years ago. Seem to recall my brother saying there was a bit of bother at the game.

[Iggy Pope]

Could use some help on the Non Leagues

Macclesfield
York City
Telford United
North Shields

[Topographic Hibby]

Could use some help on the Non Leagues

Macclesfield
York City
Telford United
North Shields
Weren’t Wigan a non-league side when we played them? (were on your other list)

[Wheat Hound]

We played Huddersfield per season 2012. 2-2 at ER

[Ringothedog]

I am sure we played Bolton in a pre season a couple of years ago. Seem to recall my brother saying there was a bit of bother at the game.

Yes we did and yes there was.

[hibby6270]

Could use some help on the Non Leagues

Macclesfield
York City
Telford United
North Shields

We’ve definitely played Macclesfield at their ground in a pre season friendly. They were in the League then - 4th tier.

0-0 draw. I was there.

[blackpoolhibs]

We’ve definitely played Macclesfield at their ground in a pre season friendly. 0-0 draw. I was there.

Did we not play Macclesfield and some other team like Bury midweek in the same week, its in the back of my mind we did, middle to late 70s maybe, im sure we had a bus to those games

[hibby6270]

Weren’t Wigan a non-league side when we played them? (were on your other list)

We played Wigan pre-season not that long ago. 5-10 years? Sure Gary Caldwell was playing for them?

[hibby6270]

We played Cardiff at ER early 200s along with Leeds a few days later I think
You will have the Cardiff programme :thumbsup:

Iirc we played Leeds for the Whyte & Mackay Cup around then (pre season).

[iwasthere1972]

Iirc we played Leeds for the Whyte & Mackay Cup around then (pre season).

I was at both games. Have a feeling it was pre season 2004. Beat Cardiff but got beat by Leeds.

[Topographic Hibby]

We played Wigan pre-season not that long ago. 5-10 years? Sure Gary Caldwell was playing for them?
Didn’t realise that. We played them in early 70s (in Wigan) and they were NL I’m sure. Used to have the programme.

Edit. Found on ihibs. Played them 26-04-1971 and drew 1-1. They were Northern Prm League at that time. Didn’t know/forgot about the more recent game.

[hibby6270]

Did we not play Macclesfield and some other team like Bury midweek in the same week, its in the back of my mind we did, middle to late 70s maybe, im sure we had a bus to those games

The Macclesfield game I’m referring to would have been around 1998 or 1999 or thereabouts.

[blackpoolhibs]

Didn’t realise that. We played them in early 70s (in Wigan) and they were NL I’m sure. Used to have the programme.

Did we play Macclesfield around the same time in a mini north west tour?

I'm sure i went to a couple of midweek games in the 70s down there? :confused:

[hibeg]

Could use some help on the Non Leagues

Macclesfield
York City
Telford United
North Shields


Hartlepool at ER early 2000s springs to mind. They would have been league 2 at the time but think they are now non league

[iwasthere1972]

Hartlepool at ER early 2000s springs to mind. They would have been league 2 at the time but think they are now non league

I reckon that was 2005. I was there. :wink: We won 1-0 with wee Ivan scoring. Due to an Elton John concert at ER not long before that match, the pitch was in a bit of a mess and one of the Hartlepool players suffered quite a bad injury due to this.

[marinello59]

I reckon that was 2005. I was there. :wink: We won 1-0 with wee Ivan scoring. Due to an Elton John concert at ER not long before that match, the pitch was in a bit of a mess and one of the Hartlepool players suffered quite a bad injury due to this.

It was indeed 2005, the game was included on the Season Ticket as part of the Early Bird rewards. It was the first time I saw Malkowski play. (I think he had already played in some pre-season games in Ireland.) I remember thinking he looked like a good solid keeper. :greengrin

[Ray_]

Did we play Macclesfield around the same time in a mini north west tour?

I'm sure i went to a couple of midweek games in the 70s down there? :confused:

We played Oldham at the time we played non-league Wigan.

[Tom Hart RIP]

Back to big European teams, I remember us drawing with Schalke 04 in Eddie Turnbull's second game in charge and I think we beat Bayern Munich in a friendly in late 50s or early 60s?

[Ray_]

I remember us beating Feyenoord in a midweek friendly at ER in 1985.

December 85, we won 4-2.

We also played MVV Maastricht in Dave Ewing's last game as manager at the end of season 70-71. Alex Cropley had just returned from injury and he was immense in that game & everyone there could see he was something special. The rest is, as they say, history, as he started the following season on fire on the left wing, in the league cup section games and was attracting loads of interest from down South, particularly Leeds, 200K being the price quoted in the media [then papers :greengrin], our new manager, Eddie Turnbull was detrerminded not to sell. Anyway I degress :greengrin

I can#t believe haven't seen our 1990 pre-season tour of the South, when we played Watford, Swindon & the infamous Millwall game.

[Ray_]

Back to big European teams, I remember us drawing with Schalke 04 in Eddie Turnbull's second game in charge and I think we beat Bayern Munich in a friendly in late 50s or early 60s?

I remember the Schalke keeper, Norbert Nigbur, playing a stormer, in the 0-0 draw that was all Hibs. Nigbur was the German back up keeper to Sepp Maier and went to the 74 WC finals. The only keeper's performance at ER I saw that came close to him that day was McCloy's in the 1973 Scottish cup replay.

We beat Bayern 3-0.

[MM19]

We played Porto the first European team I saw Hibs play in 1967. We beat them 3-0 at Easter Road and got beat 3-1 in Porto. Joe Davie scored a penalty to take us through. We played Napoli in the next round and Leeds in the third round.