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BILLYHIBS

27-10-2021, 03:30 AM

27/10/2004 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 2 v 1 Livingston

Beuzelin 9
Fletcher 23

Steven Fletcher replaced Garry O’Connor after 17 minutes Derek Lilley pulled one back for Livvy with a penalty after 65 minutes

One HIBS player was booked ( Craig Rocastle ) and five Livvy players were booked ex Hibees Stuart Lovell and Marc Libbra played for Livvy in this match

Hibs Brown Caldwell Orman Whittaker Murphy Beuzelin Glass Murray Rocastle O’Connor and Riordan

Subs Fletcher Shiels McCluskey

Att 9534

27/10/2002 Scottish League SPL

Aberdeen 0 v 1 Hibernian

Brebner 70

A tap in from close range by Grant Brebner to make it five away wins on the bounce for HIBS

27/10/1991 Skol League Cup Final

Hibernian 2 v 0 Dunfermline

McIntyre pen
Wright

After a dull nervous first half in which HIBS’ only chance was when Ray Sharp passed the ball back to goalkeeper Andy Rhodes leaving his goalkeeper one on one with HIBS striker Keith Wright - fortunately for Sharp Rhodes managed to fall on the ball at the feet of the striker-the first half ended all square

Knowing his side had to score first if only to calm the growing nerves amongst the Hibee legions on the terraces and in the pubs and clubs Manager Alex Miller simply calmly reminded his players that they were better than the Pars man for man and as a team and all that they had to do was just relax and take control of the game and their reward would come

HIBS kicked off for the second half shooting towards their own fans and were like a team revitalised HIBS immediately won a corner which ended with Gareth Evans shooting narrowly over the crossbar
In 48 minutes the breakthrough came Michael Weir played a neat one two with Wright and burst into the box only to be fouled by the hapless Sharp who grabbed at Weir’s waist but was unable to bring the HIBS man down That was enough to make Weir mis-kick and topple over and three quarters of the Stadium shouted ‘penalty ‘and Referee Brian McGinlay had no hesitation in pointing to the spot

Tommy McIntyre the coolest man in Hampden stepped up and sent Dunfermline’s ace penalty stopper Andy Rhodes the wrong way from the penalty spot

It was all one way traffic after that but the fans sensed that HIBS really needed to finish Dunfermline off Billy Davies having their first shot on target in the 75th minute

Five minutes from the end Weir and Evans dispossessed Cunnington before Weir played a lovely one touch through ball to Wright who went hurtling through on goal leaving Norrie McCathie and Davie Moyes in his wake before calmly placing the ball beyond the advancing Rhodes

The fans knew it was all over but Brian Hamilton still had time to rattle a post with a 25 yard thunderbolt and Pat McGinlay fired a Graham Mitchell cross just wide

Hibs Burridge Miller Mitchell Hunter McIntyre Weir McGinlay Hamilton MacLeod Evans and Wright

Subs unused Orr and Beaumont

Att 40377

https://youtu.be/CVYyYC9T6TU

27/10/1985 Scottish League Cup Final

Hibernian 0 v 3 Aberdeen

After knocking out both Celtic and Rangers HIBS were really up against it against Alex Ferguson’s all conquering Aberdeen without Captain Gordon Rae

Stevie Cowan brought out an early save from Jim Leighton but after that it was all Aberdeen John Hewitt for Aberdeen sent over the perfect cross for Eric Black to open the scoring after 9 minutes three minutes later he was at it again when he provided another perfect cross for Billy Stark to head the second

HIBS did try to get back into the game but the Dons defence was brilliantly marshalled by Willie Miller

When Eric Black got his second and the Dons’ third the Cup dream was over for another year

Paul Kane did test Jim Leighton late on with a 25 yarder but it was too little too late

Hibs Rough Sneddon Munro Brazil Fulton Hunter Kane Chisholm Cowan Durie and McBride

Subs Collins Harris

Att 36900

Birthdays:

Eyrie

In Colours Green and White John Campbell

From Oblivion to Hampden Ian Colquhoun

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30 years ago today ‘The team that would not die’ rose like a phoenix from the ashes of the Wallace Mercer takeover bid to win the Scottish League Cup / Skol Cup to prove to the world that Hibernian Football Club was still very much alive and kicking

https://youtu.be/icRpkp33sdU

GGTTH

Q. Name three HIBS players to have won the League Cup in Scotland and England ( need all three) ?

bigwheel

27-10-2021, 05:51 AM

30 years ago today ‘The team that would not die’ rose like a phoenix from the ashes of the Wallace Mercer takeover bid to win the Scottish League Cup / Skol Cup to prove to the world that Hibernian Football Club was still very much alive and kicking

GGTTH

Q. Name three HIBS players to have won the League Cup in Scotland and England ( need all three) ?

I know two of them, and they were in the same English team…can’t think of a third currently…..will think some more.

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bigwheel

27-10-2021, 05:56 AM

I know two of them, and they were in the same English team…can’t think of a third currently…..will think some more.

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Ok. I’m going to go…

Burridge and Cropley, amazingly almost 20 years apart with Hibs despite being in same Villa side.

I think David Murphy won it with Birmingham too, but I am not 100 percent sure..so will wait for you to correct me.

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BILLYHIBS

27-10-2021, 06:04 AM

Ok. I’m going to go…

Burridge and Cropley, amazingly almost 20 years apart with Hibs despite being in same Villa side.

I think David Murphy won it with Birmingham too, but I am not 100 percent sure..so will wait for you to correct me.

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:top marks

FilipinoHibs

27-10-2021, 08:19 AM

30 years ago today ‘The team that would not die’ rose like a phoenix from the ashes of the Wallace Mercer takeover bid to win the Scottish League Cup / Skol Cup to prove to the world that Hibernian Football Club was still very much alive and kicking

https://youtu.be/icRpkp33sdU

GGTTH

Q. Name three HIBS players to have won the League Cup in Scotland and England ( need all three) ?

30 years ago today siting in the NY office calling the Evening News Sports desk to find out the score.

BILLYHIBS

28-10-2021, 11:02 AM

28/10/2017 Scottish League Premiership

Motherwell 0 v 1 Hibernian

Boyle 27

https://youtu.be/9c9fzbasPjY

Hibs Rocky Whittaker Hanlon Stevenson Ambrose Bartley McGinn McGeouch Barker Murray and Boyle

Subs Shaw Slivka Big Dave

Att 6000

28/10/2003 Scottish League Cup Round 3

Hibernian 2 v 1 Queen Of The South

Riordan 2

Hibs managed to squeeze past Queens to face Celtic in the quarterfinals despite making this tie more difficult for themselves than it actually was

Hibs took the lead after 10 minutes when Brian Reid failed to cut out an innocuous looking ball into the box the ball fell to Derek Riordan who made no such mistake controlling the ball with his first touch and sticking it past Colin Scott with his second. 12 minutes later HIBS added a second when Garry O’Connor rose between two defenders and headed the ball down into the path of Riordan who selected his spot and gave Scott no chance

HIBS failed to add to their lead but came close on several occasions but were made to sweat on the 90 th minute when Colin Murdock pulled down a Queens player in the box and was sent off for a second bookable offence. Alex Burke duly dispatched the spot kick past Andersson

With the clock ticking down Queens were only able to manage one last almighty stramash in the HIBS box with several having chances that were blocked and thankfully the danger was eventually cleared

Hibs Andersson Orman Murdock Doumbe Edge McManus Brebner Murray Glass O’Connor and Riordan

Subs Reid Whittaker

Att 7613

28/10/2000 Scottish League SPL

Dundee United 0 v 1 Hibernian

Tam McManus

A goal from substitute Tam McManus seals all three points

28/10/1995 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 2 v 0 Kilmarnock

Wright
O’Neill

28/10/1972 Scottish League Division One Old

Dumbarton 2 v 2 Hibernian

Hibs took a first half lead through Arthur Duncan. Second half goals from Tom McAdam and Willie Wallace turned this game on its head and it was left to Alan Gordon with a late equaliser to salvage a point

Jim McArthur made his debut in this game

Hibs McArthur Brownlie Schaedler Stanton Black Blackley Edwards O’Rourke Gordon Cropley and Duncan

Att 8252

28/10/1970 Inter Cities Fairs Cup Round 2 Leg 2

Vitoria Guimares 2 v 1 Hibernian ( Agg 2-3)

Graham

In a game played in boiling heat Guimares very quickly wiped out HIBS’ two goal first leg lead with goals from Goncalves and Ademir HIBS totally dominated the second half however and Johnny Graham put HIBS ahead in the tie when he headed home Joe McBride’s free kick in the 75th minute

The winners would play Liverpool

Hibs Baines Shevlane Schaedler Blackley Black Stanton Hamilton McBride Graham Hunter and Duncan

Subs Davidson Blair

Att 5700

28/10/1967 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 5 v 0 Airdrieonians

Stein 3
Cormack
Keenan og

Colin Stein scores his first hat-trick for HIBS

28/10/1950 Scottish League Cup Final

Hibernian 0 v 3 Motherwell

Hibs having defeated Motherwell 6-2 two weeks previously had every right to feel confident but it was not to be They say one week is a long time in football two weeks is even longer and Motherwell mindful of that defeat sat in and let HIBS attack. HIBS however were without the injured Eddie Turnbull. Willie Ormond now taking his place in the engine room with debutante James Bradley out on the left wing

Just when it looked as though a replay would be required Motherwell inspired by exhibee Johnny Aitkenhead struck in 75 minutes when Kelly opened the scoring Three minutes later Forrest added a second and a miskick by Younger allowed Watters in to add a third

The Hampden Hoodoo had struck again

HIBS Younger Govan Ogilvie Buchanan Paterson Combe Smith Johnstone Reilly Ormond and Bradley

Att 63181

28/10/1889 Scottish League First Division

Hibernian 1 v 0 Hearts

Handling

Hamilton Handling gave the green jerseys a 1-0 victory A second goal was disallowed as Hibernian took command. Hearts’ anxiety led to incidents of the ungentlemanly type which scarcely reflected to their credit Five Hibernians were crippled It was however a most welcome victory the Hibernian players were congratulated by all hands and the cheering was loud and long

The league double was completed at Tynecastle on Saturday 25th November and after Hearts took the lead Hamilton Handling destroyed them with a hat-trick to give the Irishmen a great victory. Hibernian eventually took third place in the League finishing a point ahead of Hearts

Birthdays:

John Ogilvie RIP

Lawrie Reilly RIP

Mattias Doumbe

Franck Sauzee

The Making Of Hibernian The Brave Years Alan Lugton

In Colours Green and White John Campbell

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Happy 56th Birthday to Franck Sauzee ( Le God )

Many Happy Returns

https://youtu.be/zJmjAtyePzw

https://youtu.be/0_dNDskgVAU

BILLYHIBS

29-10-2021, 08:11 AM

29/10/2016 Scottish League Championship

Hibernian 2 v 0 St Mirren

Boyle 8
Holt 34

Martin Boyle fired HIBS ahead against bottom club St Mirren when he had the presence of mind to chip Andrew Shinnie’s inch perfect pass over the advancing Jamie Langfield HIBS increased their lead after 34 minutes when St Mirren failed to clear their lines Boyle nodded the ball into the path of Grant Holt who fired home from 16 yards

With 15 minutes of the match remaining Langfield saved a Grant Holt penalty

Hibs Rocky Hanlon Fontaine McGregor Gray McGinn Fyvie Stevenson Holt Boyle and Shinnie

Subs Bartley Graham Harris

Att 14500

29/10/2005 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 2 v 0 Hearts

Beuzelin
O’Connor

https://youtu.be/icIBnZkFjXg

Hearts were flying high at the top of the League and their fans were singing “We are unbeatable” in the South Stand Crucially George Burley had fallen out with Vladimir Romanov and had resigned from his post

Two second half goals from Guillaume Beuzelin and Garry O’Connor and a sending off for Jankauskas ensured that Hearts were no longer unbeatable

Hibs: Zibi Caldwell Murphy Hogg Rudge Brown Beuzelin Stewart Thomson O’Connor and Riordan

Subs Smith Sproule and Shiels

Att 17181

29/10/1994 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 2 v 1 Hearts

Jackson
O’Neill

Hibs Leighton Miller Love Beaumont Tweed Tortolano Weir Hamilton Findlay Jackson and O’Neill

Subs Evans Harper

Att 13600

https://youtu.be/OTrhER9QJD4

29/10/1988 Scottish League Premier Division

Hamilton Academicals 0 v 3 Hibernian

Archibald
Collins
McCluskey pen

29/10/1960 Hibernian 4 v 3 St Mirren

Kinloch 3
Ormond

Hibs recorded their first league win of the season with this barnstorming battle of the Baker boys in a tense match

Bobby Kinloch grabbed a hat-trick Ormond a single Ex Hibee John Frye, Gerry Baker and Miller replied for Saints

Hibs led 3-0 at half-time

Hibs Simpson Fraser McClelland Hughes Easton Baird MacLeod Kinloch Baker Preston and Ormond

Att 9000

29/10/1949 Scottish League Division One

Celtic 2 v 2 Hibernian

This was the first game the Famous Five had played against Old Firm opposition in Glasgow

Hibs were cruising with goals from Reilly and Smith but out of the blue Celtic pulled one back with a deflected shot from McPhail that sent Younger the wrong way and a last minute header from Evans to send their fans into raptures of delight

29/10/1904 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 3 v 0 Hearts

Bernard Donaghy 2
Duncan McLean

Saturday 29th October 1904 was a big test for Paddy Donaghy and Hibernian in a league match against high-flying bitter rivals Hearts at the Holy Ground. Hibernian surprised everyone including themselves by upsetting all the odds and demolishing Hearts by three goals to nil...’ shots from every angle rained in on the Hearts goal...’ and two of them from Paddy Donaghy and one from McLean did the damage all in the first half.

Birthdays:

David Farrell

Chris Jackson

Q. For what team was Birthday Boy Chris Jackson playing when he scored one of the goals that knocked HIBS out of the Scottish Cup?

At Easter Road They Play. John Campbell

The Making of Hibernian The Brave Years Alan Lugton

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Hibs defeated Hearts three times on this day including the ‘We are unbeatable Derby’ when George Burley had Hearts flying high - new footage added

HibbyAndy

29-10-2021, 08:20 AM

Hibs defeated Hearts three times on this day including the ‘We are unbeatable Derby’ when George Burley had Hearts flying high - new footage added

Did they no sack burley before this game ? Pretty sure he was sacked after something like 8 straight wins :hilarious:hilarious:hilarious

Absolute carnage for both goals tho :top marks

BILLYHIBS

29-10-2021, 08:24 AM

Did they no sack burley before this game ? Pretty sure he was sacked after something like 8 straight wins :hilarious:hilarious:hilarious

Absolute carnage for both goals tho :top marks
Yip mentioned that in the match report

Great footage though

Deeks and GOC ripping them apart with their telepathic partnership

Halcyon days indeed

Highwayman

29-10-2021, 01:20 PM

Yip mentioned that in the match report

Great footage though

Deeks and GOC ripping them apart with their telepathic partnership

Halcyon days indeed

Or as Gaz once said on Off The Ball him and Deeks had a telescopic understanding.

He then got a row of Tam Cowan for swearing.

Can’t really understand why there wasn’t a greater demand for Gaz and Deeks as pundits.

They would certainly have been more entertaining than a lot of the boring predictable pundits who are
currently getting gigs.

gbhibby

29-10-2021, 05:26 PM

Happy 56th Birthday to Franck Sauzee ( Le God )

Many Happy Returns

https://youtu.be/zJmjAtyePzw

https://youtu.be/0_dNDskgVAU
What a brilliant name that is, Hamilton Handling.

BILLYHIBS

29-10-2021, 05:48 PM

What a brilliant name that is, Hamilton Handling.

:agree:

Loved a goal against the Hearts
( Scoring 6 and Sent off once)

As you say a brilliant name probably best mates with that auld hibby Sir Arthur Conan Doyle :greengrin

BILLYHIBS

30-10-2021, 07:50 AM

30/10/2019 Scottish League Premiership

Hibernian 2 v 2 Livingston

Allan pen 62
Boyle 92

Livingston raced into a two goal lead thanks to goals from Steven Lawless 38 and Craig Sibbald 41. The away end serenaded HIBS Manager Paul Heckingbottom with the tune...” Sacked in the morning “ in front of the watching Ron Gordon

Into the second half and Scott Allan pulled one back from the spot after winning a contentious penalty
Substitute Martin Boyle equalised late on in his first appearance since injuring a knee in July

Hibs Maxwell James Porteous Hanlon Stevenson Mallan Hallberg Horgan Allan Middleton and Doidge

Subs Kamberi Boyle

Att 14662

https://youtu.be/mOZE0zDFUY0

29/10/2014 Scottish League Cup Quarter Final

Hibernian 3 v 3 Dundee United ( United win 7-6 on pens )

Malonga 16
Cummings 57
Kennedy 78

An old fashioned rip roaring Cup tie. Championship HIBS unbeaten in six games came from behind three times and were denied victory when Matthew Kennedy failed to convert his penalty Future Scottish Cup winning legend SDG would have his sudden death counter saved by Cierznak

Vintage Scott Allan in this clip

Hibs Oxley Gray Hanlon Fontaine Stevenson Robertson Craig Allan Handling Malonga and Cummings

Subs Kennedy Harris Keatings

Att 8689

https://youtu.be/eEQiteAn_gU

30/10/1985 Scottish League Premier Division

Clydebank 2 v 4 Hibernian

Brazil
Kano
Cowan 2

30/10/1976 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 1 v 1 Hearts

Paterson

Willie Paterson headed in a superb diving header from an Alex Edwards free kick in the first minute to score his first goal in league football

The lead lasted until the 83rd minute when Rab Prentice fired in the equaliser

30/10/1954 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 3 v 2 Kilmarnock

Ormond 2
Turnbull pen

With three minutes to go HIBS looked down and out as they trailed Kilmarnock 1-2 thanks to goals from Jimmy Hood and Gerry Mays. Bobby Johnstone then went on one of his surging runs was pulled down inside the box and Eddie Turnbull duly obliged from the spot Two minutes later and Willie Ormond skipped past two surging tackles before slotting home the winner

Hibs Hamilton Higgins Paterson Turnbull Pkenderleith Combe Smith Johnstone Reilly Preston and Ormond

Att 27500

Birthdays

Diego Maradona RIP

David Zitelli

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAVID ZITELLI

53 Today

Many Happy Returns

JOYEUX ANNIVERSAIRE

https://youtu.be/X4BDhwReAIc

BILLYHIBS

31-10-2021, 09:32 AM

31/10/2018 Scottish League Premiership

Hearts 0 v 0 Hibernian

Florian Kamberi sent off 65 minutes

Q. Who was the last HIBS player to be sent off in a competitive match?

31/072017 (tel:31/072017) Scottish League Premiership

Kilmarnock 0 v 3 Hibernian

McGinn 10
S Murray 61
Boyle 93

https://youtu.be/dNKYALImmlQ

Hibs inflicted Stevie Clarke’s first defeat as Killie boss and moved up into third place

John McGinn gave HIBS the lead when he headed home David Gray’s cross after 10 minutes Gray then set up Simon Murray to convert Hibs’ second and Boyle broke free in the dying seconds to slide the ball under MacDonald for the third

Hibs Rocky Gray Hanlon Stevenson Ambrose Bartley McGinn McGeouch Murray Boyle and Barker

Subs Porteous, Slivka and Big Dave

Att 5000

31/10/2009 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 2 v 0 Aberdeen

Nish 88
Liam Miller 93

Ross and Maguire sent off for Aberdeen. 16 year old Fraser Fyvie carried off on a stretcher after a tackle from Ian Murray

31/10/1999 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 3 v 2 Dundee United

Latapy 2 (1 pen)
De Vos OG

https://youtu.be/QjphxHwv8dg

Full Match

Billy Dodds blasts a last minute penalty over the crossbar for United just after a mysterious black cat appeared on the pitch from the East

31/10/1998 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 2 v 1 Clydebank

Paatelainen
McGinlay

31/10/1989 UEFA Cup Round 2 Leg 2

Liege 1 v 0 Hibernian (Agg 1-0 AET)

0-0 after 180 minutes a 35 yard thunderbolt from Desart beats Andy Goram in extra-time

Goals McGinlay looks to be unlucky when pulled up for offside at the death

Hibs Goram Kane Sneddon Cooper Mitchell Hunter Hamilton Orr Houchen Collins and Evans

Subs McGinlay Fellinger

Att 13000

https://youtu.be/s8dL_1LjZ1E

31/10/1964 Scottish League Division One

Motherwell 0 v 2 Hibernian

Quinn
Scott pen

HIBS were flying under Jock Stein and climbed into third place behind Killie and Hearts with their fourth win on the bounce Jim Scott scoring his 17th goal of the season from the penalty spot

31/10/1959 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 3 v 3 Celtic

Baker 47, 59
Johnstone 85

A Halloween treat for the fans at Easter Road. Peacock 25 and Jackson 29 giving Celtic a half time lead Joe Baker pulled one back after the interval Colrain 55 restored Celtic’s two goal advantage Joe Baker pulled another back on the hour and Bobby Johnstone grabbed a point with five minutes to go

HIBS Wilson Grant McClelland Young Plenderleith Baxter MacLeod Johnstone Baker Preston and Ormond

Att 28000

Birthdays:

Paul McGovern

Marcus Rashford MBE

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On This Day:

2020 HIBS lose Scottish Cup Semi Final to Hearts at Hampden

2018 Hibs draw with Hearts Kamberi sent off

2017 Hibs hammer Stevie Clarke’s Killie at Rugby Park inflicting his first defeat

2009 Hibs defeat Aberdeen 2-0 at Easter Road The Dons have two players sent off and have 16 year old Fraser Fyvie carried off

1999 Hibs defeat Dundee United 3-2 at Easter Road

1989 Hibs are knocked out of the UEFA Cup by an exocet strike at Liege A late Goals McGinlay goal looks suspiciously onside and would have put us through

CentreLine

31-10-2021, 10:53 AM

Jim Scott scored his 17th goal of the season this day in 1964. Wish his namesake would emulate that kind of record

BILLYHIBS

01-11-2021, 08:27 AM

1/11/2015 Scottish League Championship

Hibernian 2 v 1 The Rangers

Cummings 11
Hanlon 73

Hibs ended The Rangers’ 100% record in the Championship with this win at Easter Road. Jason Cummings curled in a superb opener after 11 minutes as The Rangers defence stood and watched

The Rangers pulled one back after the restart when a speculative effort from distance by Lee Wallace was deflected into his own goal by Darren McGregor The Rangers were on the ascendency and McGregor redeemed himself when he got his head to another Wallace effort deflecting it off the underside of the crossbar and away to safety

Jason Cummings brought out a superb save from Foderingham after a superb pass from John McGinn

Hibernian regained the lead against the run of play when Paul Hanlon headed home a McGinn corner

https://youtu.be/PdMssG89Oro

Hibs: Oxley Gray McGregor Hanlon Stevenson McGeouch Fyvie Henderson McGinn Malonga and Cummings

Subs Bartley Keatings Feruz

Att 14412

1/11/1986 Scottish League Premier Division

Hearts 1 v 1 Hibernian

McBride

https://youtu.be/75CBCuKOtp0

1/11/1978 UEFA Cup Round 2 Leg 2

Hibernian 1 v 0 Strasbourg ( Agg 1 - 2 )

MacLeod pen

An Ally MacLeod penalty was not enough to turn around a first leg 0-2 defeat. Strasbourg would win the French League in this season and it would be the last European tie held at Easter Road in over a decade

https://youtu.be/niptlVsVBEw

1/11/1977 Anglo Scottish Cup Semi Final Leg 2

Bristol City 5 v 3 Hibernian ( Agg 6-4)

MacLeod 2
Henderson

Hibs were always behind in this game played in torrential rain Kevin Mabbutt 2 Tom Ritchie Gerry Sweeney pen and Trevor Tainton scored for the hosts whilst Ally MacLeod 2 and Martin Henderson with his first goal for the Hibees scored for HIBS

Q. What change did HIBS have to make to their strips for this match?

1/11/1975 Scottish League Premier Divsion

Hearts 1 v 1 Hibernian

Stanton 93

Ralph Callachan opened the scoring for Hearts with a long range effort on the hour. HIBS looked to be heading for defeat when in stoppage time Iain Munro launched a long ball forward which John Brownlie won out wide on the right and crossed in a last hopeful ball only for King Paddy to rise like a salmon between defenders from a suspiciously offside position to head home past Jim Cruikshank in the Hearts goal

https://youtu.be/ylqab835BVs

1/11/1972 Scottish League Cup Quarter Final Leg 2

Hibernian 4 v 1 Airdrieonians ( Agg 10-3)

O’Rourke 2
Edwards
Stanton

Hibs would win the Scottish League Cup in this season

1/11/1961 Inter Cities Fairs Cup Round 2 Leg 1

Red Star 4 v 0 Hibernian

1/11/1947 Scottish League Division One

Motherwell 0 v 2 Hibernian

Smith 2

HIBS winger Gordon Smith was starting to make a name for himself and he managed to grab a double in this game the first of which was a wonder strike after an amazing dribbling run where he left five defenders trailing in his wake.

Hibs would win the league in this season

Birthdays:

Willie Miller ( Skol League Cup Winner)

Matt Kennedy

At Easter Road They Play. John Campbell

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On This Day In History

2015 Hibs end The Rangers’ undefeated run in the Championship at Easter Road

1986 Super Joe McBride bags an equaliser at Tiny to go with his late brace at the same venue

1978 Hibs go out of the UEFA Cup at home against a very good Strasbourg side Ally MacLeod scored from the penalty spot on 60 minutes but despite intense pressure HIBS are unable to force the tie into extra time

1977 Hibs are knocked out of the Anglo Scottish Cup by a very physical Bristol City at the semi-final stage

1975 Pat Stanton rises like a salmon in the 99th minute to head a late equaliser at Tiny

1972 Hibs put 10 past Airdrieonians at the quarter final stage on their way to winning the Scottish League Cup

1947 Gordon Smith scores the best goal of his illustrious career in a 0-2 win at Fir Park

Having collected the ball in midfield Smith proceeded to bear down on the Motherwell goal at speed beating man after man before splitting the full backs to prod the ball past the goalkeeper as he fell

The goal was acknowledged with thunderous applause by both sets of supporters Gordon would later say ‘That was the best goal I have ever scored I just couldn’t do anything wrong that day I was told afterwards I had beaten seven men before scoring’

BILLYHIBS

02-11-2021, 08:32 AM

2/11/2019 Scottish League Cup Semi Final

Hibernian 2 v 5 Celtic

Hallberg 36
Kamberi 58

Paul Heckingbottom’s last game in charge without a win in 13 games his last win in 90 minutes coming on 3rd August

Our favourite Lino Douglas Ross MP fails to spot a blatant offside and a blatant hand ball

2/11/1991 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 1 v 1 Hearts

Wright

First Derby after the Skol Cup win The powers that be asked the fans not to wind up the Hearts bearing in mind the volatile atmosphere of recent derbies The Hearts team ran out to almost every HIBS fan in the East brandishing a mini home made silver cup :greengrin

Keith Keith Keith Keith equalised Robbo’s early opener when he waltzed round Henry for a tap in after 26 minutes

https://youtu.be/-8oiDAYKsPk

Hibs Burridge Miller Mitchell Beaumont McIntyre MacLeod Weir Hamilton Wright Evans and McGinlay

Att 19831

2/11/1985 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 2 v 1 Dundee

Kano
Durie

The new covered East was partially opened for this game

2/11/1974 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 5 v 0 Morton

Hayes og
Nelson og
Munro pen
Harper
Stanton

Hibernian destroy a Morton side containing ex hibee Alex McGhee and ex Jambos Jim Townsend Kevin Hegarty and Neil Murray. Joe Harper scored his 25th goal of the season

It was so wet at Easter Road that the club invited supporters to move from the uncovered terraces to the covered enclosures

HIBS struggled in the first half in the wet conditions and ex Hibee Roy Baines kept the half time score at 0-0

Alex Cropley sent a second half penalty over the crossbar

2/11/1963 Scottish League Division One

Partick Thistle 2 v 1 Hibernian

Cormack

Peter Cormack gave HIBS a half time lead with a cracking right foot drive from the edge of the box

Two long range efforts from Ernie Yard and Billy Hainey gave the Jags the points

Willie Hamilton made his debut in this game signing from Hearts he would go on to play 74 games scoring 24 times and would earn his only cap for Scotland whilst at HIBS

Q. What team did HIBS sell Willie Hamilton to?

2/11/1957 Scottish League Division One

St Mirren 2 v 3 Hibernian

Baker 3

Johnny Frye was stretchered off after 12 minutes with torn ankle ligaments The 10 men soldiered on with teenage sensation Joe Baker scoring a hat-trick Duncan McGill and Tommy Gemmell replied for Saints

2/11/1946 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 4 v 1 Third Lanark

Turnbull 2
Buchanan
Weir

Eddie Turnbull makes his home League debut hooking up with Gordon Smith one week after making his debut in the cup away to the same opponents and scores a double

Birthdays :

Graham Mitchell Skol League Cup winner

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On This Day In History :

2019 Hecky’s last game in charge

1985 The first game under the covered East but it is only half open

1963 The late great Willie Hamilton makes his HIBS debut in a 2-1 loss at Firhill

1957 A young Joe Baker scores a hat-trick for an unlikely victory for 10 man HIBS at Love Street

Birthday wishes to Skol Cup Winner Graham Mitchell

Left footed Graham Mitchell was a cultured and reliable performer for Hibernian Football Club at left back or centre back playing 317 times and scoring four goals

:partyhibb

PatHead

02-11-2021, 09:40 AM

On This Day In History :

2019 Hecky’s last game in charge

1985 The first game under the covered East but it is only half open

1963 The late great Willie Hamilton makes his HIBS debut in a 2-1 loss at Firhill

1957 A young Joe Baker scores a hat-trick for an unlikely victory for 10 man HIBS at Love Street

Birthday wishes to Skol Cup Winner Graham Mitchell

Left footed Graham Mitchell was a cultured and reliable performer for Hibernian Football Club at left back or centre back playing 317 times and scoring four goals

:partyhibb

Did Hibs sell Willie Hamilton to Villa?

BILLYHIBS

02-11-2021, 09:43 AM

Did Hibs sell Willie Hamilton to Villa?
Reluctantly for 25k

Kato

02-11-2021, 11:34 AM

Reluctantly for 25kCame across this wonderful article on Willie Hamilton.

https://archive.ph/20120720173611/http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport.cfm?id=139922006

I saw him play at Hunters Hall in a match labelled as Hibs All Stars versus Hearts All Stars as a nipper. The only player I recognised was Willie McFarlane who had recently left Hibs after his stint as manager. I had a wee autograph book ( long lost) and at the end of the match my auld man said to me, "that's Willie Hamilton, his autograph is worth getting". I walked over to him and asked him to sign my book and he said, "I'm nobody son, you don't need my autograph." A complex character.

BILLYHIBS

02-11-2021, 12:11 PM

Came across this wonderful article on Willie Hamilton.

https://archive.ph/20120720173611/http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport.cfm?id=139922006

I saw him play at Hunters Hall in a match labelled as Hibs All Stars versus Hearts All Stars as a nipper. The only player I recognised was Willie McFarlane who had recently left Hibs after his stint as manager. I had a wee autograph book ( long lost) and at the end of the match my auld man said to me, "that's Willie Hamilton, his autograph is worth getting". I walked over to him and asked him to sign my book and he said, "I'm nobody son, you don't need my autograph." A complex character.

Brilliant!

:thumbsup:

Ray_

02-11-2021, 04:10 PM

28/10/1970 Inter Cities Fairs Cup Round 2 Leg 2

"Vitoria Guimares 2 v 1 Hibernian ( Agg 2-3)

Graham

In a game played in boiling heat Guimares very quickly wiped out HIBS’ two goal first leg lead with goals from Goncalves and Ademir HIBS totally dominated the second half however and Johnny Graham put HIBS ahead in the tie when he headed home Joe McBride’s free kick in the 75th minute

The winners would play Liverpool

Hibs Baines Shevlane Schaedler Blackley Black Stanton Hamilton McBride Graham Hunter and Duncan

Subs Davidson Blair

Att 5700"

Talk about back to reality, Hibs next game, which was at Cappielow Park on the Saturday, Hibs and Morton played in torrential conditions with the game being abandoned after 33 minutes with the score 0-0.

The game was replayed near the end of the campaign, where we got beat 2-1. It was the only occasion that I went to 35 Hibs leagues games in a campaign, when the set up was an 18 team league playing each other home and away.

BILLYHIBS

02-11-2021, 06:49 PM

allyh1bs

02-11-2021, 08:33 PM

Kato

02-11-2021, 09:51 PM

Was there for a soaking

Every time I went through to Cappielow after that it always seemed to be raining

Even passing through on the way to Dunoon Ferry there was always a wee cloud hanging over it :greengrinI remember a beautiful day out to see the Hibs play at Dumbarton. Nice and warm with the sun shining but if you looked over the Clyde there was a massive black cloud hanging over Greenock and it was obviously teeming down there.

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BILLYHIBS

02-11-2021, 10:00 PM

I remember a beautiful day out to see the Hibs play at Dumbarton. Nice and warm with the sun shining but if you looked over the Clyde there was a massive black cloud hanging over Greenock and it was obviously teeming down there.

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It wasn’t ‘THAT DAY’ was it when we had to win or be relegated ?

Kato

02-11-2021, 10:12 PM

It wasn’t ‘THAT DAY’ was it when we had to win or be relegated ?FREE BUSES!

Might well have been, Billy. Gorgeous day. Love that bit of the West Coast from Oban and Trossachs southwards once you get past the eyesores where the Clyde is narrow. Amazing views.

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BILLYHIBS

02-11-2021, 10:25 PM

FREE BUSES!

Might well have been, Billy. Gorgeous day. Love that bit of the West Coast from Oban and Trossachs southwards once you get past the eyesores where the Clyde is narrow. Amazing views.

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We won 2-0 I think and lived to fight another day

Hermit Crab

02-11-2021, 10:28 PM

On this day in 1998 Oasis released The Masterplan. Unbelievable album. :wink::greengrin

Ray_

03-11-2021, 06:36 AM

BILLYHIBS

03-11-2021, 07:06 AM

Yes, there and Love Street, always the same :greengrin

One midweek game stands out in September 1988 wind and driving rain from start to finish

Gareth Evans gave us the lead then the Saintees threw everything at us but Andy The Goalie Goram put on the best display I have ever seen from a goalkeeper

It was like he had Teflon gloves He held every shot despite the conditions and the greasy ball and had his angles spot on

The only relief was Stevie Archibald who was the master at retaining possession

Unbeatable

BILLYHIBS

03-11-2021, 07:20 AM

3/11/2012 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 2 v 1 St Mirren

Griffiths 37 and 65

A decent game to watch Seems that long ago now Kenny McLean gave Saints the lead Sparky to the rescue Jim Goodwin sent off

HIBS Williams McGivern Hanlon McPake Maybury Claros Cairney Wotherspoon Taiwo Griffiths and Doyle

Sub Stevenson

Att 10358

https://youtu.be/l2aKj6hdP8E

3/11/1976 UEFA Round 2 Leg 2

Osters 4 v 1 Hibernian (Agg 4-3)

Bobby Smith 81

Hibs had not conceded in the tournament up until this game

Hibs McDonald Brownlie Schaedler Bremner Blackley Murray Higgins Fyfe Edwards Smith and Spalding

Sub Wilson

Att 1715

3/11/1973 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 5 v 0 Clyde

Stanton 3 (1 pen)
Blackley
Cropley

Hibs warmed up for the home midweek clash against Leeds United in the UEFA Cup with this thrashing of Clyde

The highlight being a hat-trick from skipper Pat Stanton the first a cracking shot from the edge of the box the second a diving header and his first penalty in three years

Hibs McArthur Brownlie Schaedler Stanton Black Blackley Edwards Higgins Gordon Cropley and Duncan

Subs O’Rourke and Hazel

Att 9880

3/11/1965 Inter Cities Fairs Cup Round 1 Replay

Valencia 3 v 0 Hibernian

In a match played in a downpour this game was a lot closer than the scoreline suggests Munoz gave Valencia the lead after 11 minutes from an offside position Despite HIBS’ protests the goal was allowed to stand HIBS had several chances to equalise but found the Valencia goalkeeper Zamora to be in excellent form Guillot scored a second on 66 minutes Jim Scott and John McNamee hit a bar and a post respectively before Munoz again hammered the final nail in the HIBS coffin on 72 minutes

Hibs received a standing ovation from the Valencia fans and many rave reviews but at the end of the day we were out of Europe for another year

Hibs Wilson Simpson Davis Stanton McNamee Baxter Cormack Quinn Scott O’Rourke and Stevenson

Att 43100

3/11/1962 Scottish League Division One

Third Lanark 1 v 4 Hibernian

Morris Stevenson 2
Scott
McCreadie

3/11/1951 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 1 v 1 Rangers

Gordon Smith

Leading by a goal from Findlay the visitors sat back and relied upon their famous ‘Iron Curtain’ defence to win them the game. For a long time it looked as though this tactic might work as HIBS’ diminutive forwards struggled against the giants in the Rangers defence That was until Jock Govan decided to take matters into his own hands The long legged right back went on a penetrative run deep into the Rangers box reaching the byline he fired across a low hard driven ball for Gordon Smith to force over the line

HIBS would win the League in this season

Hibs Younger Govan Howie Buchanan Paterson Combe Smith Johnstone Reilly Turnbull and Ormond

Att 55000

Birthdays:

Rob Jones Scottish League Cup winner

At Easter Road They Play John Campbell

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROB JONES

2007 SCOTTISH LEAGUE CUP WINNING CAPTAIN

MANY HAPPY RETURNS

:partyhibb

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Keith_M

03-11-2021, 07:28 AM

Was there for a soaking

Every time I went through to Cappielow after that it always seemed to be raining

Even passing through on the way to Dunoon Ferry there was always a wee cloud hanging over it :greengrin

Average annual rainfall....

Edinburgh 74.9cm

Greenock 149.4cm

The extra rain is reserved for days when Morton are due to play Hibs

Highwayman

03-11-2021, 10:17 AM

BILLYHIBS

03-11-2021, 11:06 AM

I remember being at that game.

It was an absolute masterclass in goalkeeping by Andy Goram.There was no need for him to make any spectacular saves as he his positioning and angles were perfect.

My only criticism of Andy (apart from joining the currant buns) was I once bought him a pint at a Hibs do but he never bought me one back.

Remember being at Hibs Do and we ended up back at the Dean Hotel with ‘The Goalie’ ( which was how he was introduced to the assembled company on the night) until the wee sma ‘ oors He was Good crack

Ray_

03-11-2021, 07:18 PM

One midweek game stands out in September 1988 wind and driving rain from start to finish

Gareth Evans gave us the lead then the Saintees threw everything at us but Andy The Goalie Goram put on the best display I have ever seen from a goalkeeper

It was like he had Teflon gloves He held every shot despite the conditions and the greasy ball and had his angles spot on

The only relief was Stevie Archibald who was the master at retaining possession

Unbeatable

In typical Hibs fashion, the game that stands out for me [for different reasons] a week after the white boots and euphoria of Joe Baker's second debut against Eddie Turnbull's [up until then] invincible Aberdeen team, we were at Love Street and Joe got himself dismissed in a 3-1 loss. I was 14 at the time and took my then 8 YO brother for his first away game, I won the first goal raffle on the bus and with the 50p winnings, I got us both fish and chips, when the bus had its customary stop on the way home, [changed days alright].

Sadly I lost my brother, [now over 22 years ago], he reminded me of fish & chips and Joe Baker's dismissal not long before his sudden passing, I had long forgotten it, but its been comforting to know that, that day we spent together watching the Hibees together meant that much to him, ot maybe it was the fish and chips :greengrin.

BILLYHIBS

03-11-2021, 07:27 PM

In typical Hibs fashion, the game that stands out for me [for different reasons] a week after the white boots and euphoria of Joe Baker's second debut against Eddie Turnbull's [up until then] invincible Aberdeen team, we were at Love Street and Joe got himself dismissed in a 3-1 loss. I was 14 at the time and took my then 8 YO brother for his first away game, I won the first goal raffle on the bus and with the 50p winnings, I got us both fish and chips, when the bus had its customary stop on the way home, [changed days alright].

Sadly I lost my brother, [now over 22 years ago], he reminded me of fish & chips and Joe Baker's dismissal not long before his sudden passing, I had long forgotten it, but its been comforting to know that, that day we spent together watching the Hibees together meant that much to him, ot maybe it was the fish and chips :greengrin.

Sorry for your loss

BILLYHIBS

04-11-2021, 08:11 AM

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4/11/2017 Scottish League Premiership

Hibernian 2 v 1 Dundee

Boyle 1
S Murray 63

Bottom club Dundee dropped Scott Bain due to an internal matter and his replacement Elliot Parrish found himself picking the ball out of net after 63 seconds as Martin Boyle was allowed to run unchallenged from just inside his own half before unleashing an unstoppable drive from just inside the 18 yard box

Dundee equalised half way through the first half when Marcus Haber got on the end of a Roarie Deacon cross but Simon Murray sealed the points just after the hour when he volleyed home a superb cross from Anthony Stokes from six yards out

https://youtu.be/m_oMddlAPus

Hibs Rocky Gray Ambrose Hanlon Stevenson Boyle McGeouch Bartley McGinn Barker and S Murray

Subs Stokes Slivka Porteous

Att 16936

4/11/2015 Scottish League Cup Quarter Final

Hibernian 3 v 0 Dundee United

Gray 20
Cummings pen 61
Stevenson 94

Payback time for the previous seasons Quarter Final defeat on penalties at Easter Road as Championship Hibernian easily dispose of Premiership Dundee United

https://youtu.be/eoC3NAKGgbY

Hibs Oxley Gray Hanlon Fontaine Stevenson Fyvie Henderson McGinn Keatings Malonga and Cummings

Subs McGregor Boyle El Alagui

Att 11891

4/11/2007 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 1 v 1 Hearts

Berra og

4/11/2006 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 2 v 2 Kilmarnock

Stewart
Fletcher

John Collins’ first match in charge after taking over from Tony Mowbray

A Shelton Martis own goal gave Killie the lead just after half time HIBS replied through goals from Michael Stewart and Steven Fletcher but Killie equalised when Stevie Naismith capitalised on an error from Zibi Malkowski

John Collins’ next match would be a tough League Cup quarter final draw at home to Hearts

Hibs Zibi Whittaker Murphy Martis Jones Thomson Stewart Zemmama Beuzelin Sproule and Fletcher

Sub Benji

Att 13511

4/11/1995 Scottish League Premier Division

Aberdeen 1 v 2 Hibernian

Wright
O’Neill

4/11/1989 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 1 v 1 Hearts

Archibald

https://youtu.be/pMPMN3Hgcl4

Hibs Goram Kane Sneddon Cooper Mitchell Hunter Weir Archibald Hamilton Collins and Evans

Subs McGinlay Fellenger

Att 19104

4/11/1972 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 4 v 1 Kilmarnock

Stanton 2
Duncan
O’Rourke

Pat Stanton celebrated his call up to the Scotland squad with a brace Eddie Morrison scored for the visitors

4/11/1950 Scottish League First Division

Rangers 1 v 1 Hibernian

Reilly

80000 fans turned up for this top of the table clash at Ibrox

Rangers took the lead in the first half when John Paterson instead of clearing his lines decided to pass the ball back to goalkeeper Tommy Younger but could only watch in horror as his passback sailed over Younger’s head and into the unguarded net

Rangers smelt blood and went for the kill but Younger managed to pull off great saves from Waddell and Paton

Into the second half and Hibernian came out of the traps flying the five interchanging in a superb passing move that ended with Willie Ormond sending over a cross for Lawrie Reilly to head home the equaliser HIBS continued to dominate the game but could not add to their score as they found the Rangers goalkeeper Dawson to be in top form

HIBS would win the League in this season by ten clear points to second placed Rangers

HIBS Younger Govan Ogilvie Buchanan Paterson Combe Smith Johnstone Reilly Turnbull and Ormond

Birthdays

Chris Reid

Sean Mackie

At Easter Road They Play. John Campbell

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On This Day In History

2019 Hibs Manager Paul Heckingbottom was sacked on this day

2006 John Collins takes charge of Hibernian Football Club for the first time following Tony Mowbray’s departure to WBA in a 2-2 draw with Kilmarnock at Easter Road in front of 13500 fans

Birthdays on this day

Happy 23rd birthday to the forgotten man of Easter Road Sean Mackie and former goalkeeper Chris Reid 50 today

BILLYHIBS

05-11-2021, 09:31 AM

5/11/2016 Scottish League Championship

Ayr United 0 v 3 Hibernian

Boyle 28 77
McGinn 84

A Martin Boyle double against the only team to have defeated HIBS so far into this season but this game is probably best remembered for SJM’s 40 yard wonder strike

https://youtu.be/uFl-YKh-aLc

5/11/2005 Scottish League SPL

Livingston 1 v 2 Hibernian

Shiels 83
O’Connor 86

Two late goals gave HIBS the points after Greg Strong had given Livvy the lead just before half-time

5/11/2000 Scottish League SPL

Dundee 1 v 2 Hibernian

O’Neil
Zitelli

Hibs kept three points behind leaders Celtic with this victory at Dens

This game probably best remembered for David Zitelli’s spectacular overhead bicycle kick winner

Steven Tweed equalised for Dundee

https://youtu.be/y_yGw6g0Y-s

5/11/1983 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 1 v 1 Hearts

Bobby Thomson

Jackie McNamara was injured so Coach Sloop John B had to take over at the back

Guess who scores a spawny equaliser ?

FFS HIBS!

Petrie!

https://youtu.be/kHArA4C1PfM

5/11/1966 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 3 v 1 Falkirk

Stein 2
Davis

Penalty King Joe Davis had a penalty saved by goalkeeper McDonald but followed up to net the rebound

5/11/1960 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 1 v 0 Dundee

Kinloch 13

Hibs Centre Half Jim Easton was outstanding in this match

5/11/1955 Scottish League Division One

Raith Rovers 0 v 4 Hibernian

Turnbull 2 (1 pen)
Reilly
Combe

Reilly was pulled down inside the box by McLure after 4 minutes and Eddie Turnbull converted the penalty. 6 minutes later Reilly back heeled HIBS’ second goal into the net. HIBS were running riot and Combe 23 and Turnbull 44 added further goals before half-time

5/11/1949 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 1 v 0 Rangers

Turnbull 60

This was the first game that the Famous Five lined up against the undefeated Rangers and their famous Iron Curtain defence

Hibs played the better football but Rangers created the better chances luckily HIBS took one of theirs when Eddie Turnbull fired home on the hour

Rangers would pip HIBS at the post for the Championship in this year

HIBS Younger Govan Cairns Combe Paterson Buchanan Smith Johnstone Reilly Turnbull and Ormond

Att 51500

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On This Day In History

2016 A superb strike by SJM seals the points at Ayr

2005 Hibs make it six consecutive wins on the road with a late GOC deflected strike past Roddy Mackenzie

2000 David Zitelli scores a spectacular overhead kick to seal the points at Dens

1949 The Famous Five versus the Iron Curtain defence meet for the first time and Lawrie Reilly beats three men before sending over a cross for Eddie Turnbull to hammer the ball home to inflict Rangers’ first defeat of the season in front of 51500 at Easter Road

Birthdays:

Allan Dempsie 39 today

Many Happy Returns

:partyhibb

Edit

New link for HIBS 1 v 1 Hearts 1983

Do not adjust your set calms down eventually

https://youtu.be/k3dYzqUH4E0

JimBHibees

05-11-2021, 09:39 AM

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On This Day In History

2019 Hibs Manager Paul Heckingbottom was sacked on this day

2006 John Collins takes charge of Hibernian Football Club for the first time following Tony Mowbray’s departure to WBA in a 2-2 draw with Kilmarnock at Easter Road in front of 13500 fans

Birthdays on this day

Happy 23rd birthday to the forgotten man of Easter Road Sean Mackie and former goalkeeper Chris Reid 50 today

Chris Reid 50 wow that fair ages me. :greengrin

brog

05-11-2021, 12:52 PM

BILLYHIBS

06-11-2021, 06:16 AM

6/11/2004 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 1 v 0 Motherwell

Ian Murray 79

6/11/1999 Scottish League SPL

Kilmarnock 0 v 2 Hibernian

Kenny Miller x 2

What a prospect he was Shudda had a hat-trick in this game

https://youtu.be/PGaSLlgaZKg

6/11/1976 Scottish League Premier Division

Dundee United 2 v 1 Hibernian

Bobby Smith 56

Dundee United were flying at the top of the Premiership and deservedly took the lead through Gordon Wallace after only 7 minutes HIBS rallied however and clawed their way back into the game with Bobby Smith grabbing an equaliser in the second half with a typical long range effort

Big Tam McAdam scored the winner with what TV cameras later proved to be from an offside position ten minutes from the end

Special mention to Dundee United goalkeeper Hamish McAlpine who performed heroics on this day

6/11/1974 UEFA Cup Round 2 Leg 2

Juventus 4 v 0 Hibernian ( Agg 8-2 )

Amazingly HIBS morally won the first half of this daunting fixture 0-0 with Arthur Duncan hitting the post and Pat Stanton forcing Dino Zoff to pull off a fantastic save

Joe Harper had a stomach bug and was replaced at half-time by Alex Edwards The Italians decided enough was enough and upped the ante with goals from Pietro Anastasi 2 Roberto Bettega and Jose Altafini to put HIBS firmly back in their box

Future England Manager Fabio Capello wore #10 for Juve that night

Alan Gordon told me the story that the Stadium had a big Clock and as the big hand approached 60 minutes you could hear the natives getting restless and you would glance across at their bench and you would see a grey haired tracksuit warming up and your heart would sink ‘ Aw no Jose Altafini ‘

Hibs McArthur Bremner Schaedler Stanton Spalding Blackley Duncan Cropley Harper Gordon and Munro

Sub Edwards

Att 17989

6/11/1971 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 2 v 0 Dunfermline

Stanton
Duncan

Pat Stanton opened the scoring with a volley from outside the area that just about uprooted the stanchion Arthur Duncan’s second half header settled it

Pats wife Margaret sitting in the Stand had good reason to celebrate as his strike won her the £60 goalden goal prize a lot of money in them days

6/11/1965 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 11 v 1 Hamilton Academicals

Stevenson 3
O’Rourke 2
J Scott 2
Cormack
Hogg
Davis
Small og

After suffering two away defeats to Partick Thistle and Valencia HIBS hoped to get back to winning ways against a Hamilton team that contained ex hibee Johnny Frye and former Hearts legend Andy Bowman

In truth newly promoted Hamilton were out of their depth in the First Division and HIBS ran riot with Eric Stevenson in particular having a great game scoring his first senior hat-trick and Jim Scott and Jimmy O’Rourke each scoring doubles- O’Rourke being denied a hat-trick with the deflection for the own goal. Davy Hogg scored his first goal for the club and Joe Davis scored a goal that wasn’t a penalty

It is HIBS’ record home victory in a League match and matched their away victory versus Airdrieonians in 1959

It was the second time in this season that HIBS had scored eleven as they took eleven goals off Alloa Athletic in the quarter final of the League Cup

It was the first game played in front of the new cowshed at the North end of the Ground

Hibs Wilson Simpson Davis Stanton McNamee Baxter Hogg Cormack Scott O’Rourke and Stevenson

Att 6319

6/11/1954 Scottish League Division One

Stirling Albion 2 v 4 Hibernian

Johnstone 2
Preston
Ormond

Stirling Albion went 1-0 up after two minutes through Whitehead

Docherty scored a late consolation for the home team

6/11/1948 Scottish League First Division

Rangers 2 v 4 Hibernian

Smith 2
Cuthbertson
Turnbull

Hibs travelled to Ibrox and played the hosts off the park with Gordon Smith in superlative form

The winger put HIBS ahead before Cuthbertson and Turnbull ensured a half-time lead of 3-0

The home side came out all guns blazing in the second half and pulled one back through Thornton but then came the goal of the game when Smith collected the ball some 30 yards out and crashed a shot high into the net to stun the home support into silence

A late goal by Gillick reduced the deficit but the visitors were well worthy of their 4-2 victory

Hibs Kerr Govan Cairns Finnigan Aird Kean Smith Turnbull Cuthbertson Combe and Reilly

Att 50000

Birthdays:

Jamie McCluskey

At Easter Road They Play. John Campbell

Martin Igoe

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On This Day In History

2020 Hibs lose 0-2 at Pittodrie

2011 Hibs sack Manager Colin Calderwood

Neal Eardley 33 today

Q1 Who replaced Colin Calderwood?

Q2 What Club record does Birthday Boy Jamie McCluskey 34 today hold?

brog

06-11-2021, 09:03 AM

8 Hibs supporters in the team that scored 11 against Hamilton! There's our future model! 😁

Eyrie

06-11-2021, 09:29 AM

On This Day In History

2020 Hibs lose 0-2 at Pittodrie

2011 Hibs sack Manager Colin Calderwood

Neal Eardley 33 today

Q1 Who replaced Colin Calderwood?

Q2 What Club record does Birthday Boy Jamie McCluskey 34 today hold?

Q1 - Pat Fenlon

Q2 - Youngest ever first team player?

bigwheel

06-11-2021, 09:38 AM

Q1 - Pat Fenlon

Q2 - Youngest ever first team player?

Technically Billy Brown as interim surely ;).

BILLYHIBS

06-11-2021, 10:07 AM

Q1 - Pat Fenlon

Q2 - Youngest ever first team player?

Q1 Yes but as Big Wheel says Billy Broon was appointed Caretaker Manager in the interim

Q2 Yes Jinky youngest League appearance 16 years 79 days

Youngest first team debut Stuart Rae versus Brora Rangers Highland tour 26/7/1980 aged 15 years 196 days

Jimmy Jimmy O’Rourke was aged 16 years 85 days when he made his debut versus Utrecht on 12/12/1962 in the Fairs Cities Cup

BILLYHIBS

07-11-2021, 09:10 AM

7/11/2015 Scottish League Championship

St Mirren 1 v 4 Hibernian

Cummings
Keatings 3 (1 pen)

https://youtu.be/WzLYPKiM7BQ

7/11/1998 Scottish League Division One

Raith Rovers 1 v 3 Hibernian

Paatelainen
McGinlay
Crawford pen

7/11/1981 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 1 v 2 Rangers

Rae

John McDonald takes a dive in the box

7/11/1973 UEFA Cup Round 2 Leg 2

Hibernian 0 v 0 Leeds United (Agg 0-0 Leeds won 5-4 on pens )

What a night of frustration it was for Eddie Turnbull’s men who left the field with their heads bowed and no wonder They had attacked from start to finish but not one stroke of luck did they have Look at this for a catalogue of woes: Five goal line clearances by Leeds One HIBS shot that hit a post One disallowed goal A succession of magnificent saves by two young Leeds goalkeepers

Young Scot John Shaw was a hero in the first half and when he retired injured on came 17 year old Glen Letheren to perform equally well

It was Glen’s first senior match and one he will never forget HIBS won’t forget it either and certainly not poor Pat Stanton As the 36000 crowd held their breath at the end of extra time skipper Pat Stanton came up to take the first penalty and struck the post All the fans knew that was that Cropley Blackley Bremner and Hazel all scored but so did Lorimer F Gray Bates Clark and Billy Bremner whose shot entered the net via the underside of the crossbar

Hibs played skilful football and never stopped attacking Alan Gordon did manage to score with a header and the Referee awarded the goal but after the Leeds players protested and after consulting his linesman the counter was ruled out for offside

Leeds defended brilliantly and no one more so than Scotland Captain Billy Bremner whose sweeper role can only be described as an exercise in studied insolence but brilliant nonetheless

Leeds only had four attacks one of which Ellam had the ball in the net but was ruled out for an infringement on Jim McArthur

You have to feel sorry for HIBS there is nothing more they could have done as Leeds did to HIBS what Inter Milan did to Celtic in the Champions Cup penalty shoot out at Parkhead

Hibs McArthur Bremner Schaedler Stanton Black Blackley Edwards Higgins Gordon Cropley and Duncan

Sub Hazel

Leeds Shaw Reaney Cherry Bremner Ellam Yorath Lorimer Clark Jordan Bates and F Gray

Sub Letheren

7/11/1959 Scottish League First Division

St Mirren 2 v 3 Hibernian

Preston
Johnstone
Baker

On This Day In History

2015 A James Keatings hat-trick keeps the pressure on The Rangers at the top of the Championship

A Freddie Mercury tribute act appears at a sold out HIBS club

2010 Second bottom HIBS lose 0-2 to Hearts at Easter Road Captain for the day Derek Riordan is sent off after a late scything tackle on Rudi Skacel The defeat gave Colin Calderwood his third successive defeat since taking over from John Hughes

1992 Hibs lose a bruising encounter 0-1 at Tiny against League leaders Hearts Gary Mackay suffers a broken jaw in a clash with Gordon Hunter Ally Mauchlen appears to deliberately stamp on a prostrate Darren Jackson No foul is awarded but a belated yellow card is given

1981 John MacDonald takes a deliberate dive in the box for Rangers’ obligatory penalty

Dearie me I thought Shades was going to blow a gasket

https://youtu.be/glHjPwhAPdI

1973 Hibs 0 v 0 Leeds United

A masterclass sweeper performance by Billy Bremner takes this UEFA Cup tie to penalty kicks

King Pat hits the post with Hibs’ first attempt

Hibs lose an appeal to UEFA as Leeds Manager Don Revie was on the pitch coaching his players before the penalty shoot out

Birthdays

Happy Birthday wishes to Joelle Murray

Many Happy Returns

bigwheel

07-11-2021, 09:13 AM

On This Day In History

2015 A James Keatings hat-trick keeps the pressure on The Rangers at the top of the Championship

A Freddie Mercury tribute act appears at a sold out HIBS club

2010 Second bottom HIBS lose 0-2 to Hearts at Easter Road Captain for the day Derek Riordan is sent off after a late scything tackle on Rudi Skacel The defeat gave Colin Calderwood his third successive defeat since taking over from John Hughes

1992 Hibs lose a bruising encounter 0-1 at Tiny against League leaders Hearts Gary Mackay suffers a broken jaw in a clash with Gordon Hunter Ally Mauchlen appears to deliberately stamp on a prostrate Darren Jackson No foul is awarded but a belated yellow card is given

1981 John McDonald takes a deliberate dive in the box for Rangers’ obligatory penalty

Dearie me I thought Shades was going to blow a gasket

1973 Hibs 0 v 0 Leeds United

A masterclass sweeper performance by Billy Bremner takes this UEFA Cup tie to penalty kicks

King Pat hits the post with Hibs’ first attempt

Birthdays

Happy Birthday wishes to Joelle Murray

Many Happy Returns

I loved that Leeds game ..was in the Dunbar end of a packed ER…right down the front , where we “scored” for it to be ruled out …some game for a young Hibee

BILLYHIBS

07-11-2021, 09:21 AM

I loved that Leeds game ..was in the Dunbar end of a packed ER…right down the front , where we “scored” for it to be ruled out …some game for a young Hibee

:agree:

Thought about that for the ‘Worst Decisions’ thread Perfectly good goal by the immaculate Alan Gordon wrongly disallowed for offside

Check out the new footage of the MacDonald dive :confused:

bigwheel

07-11-2021, 09:23 AM

brog

07-11-2021, 09:57 AM

:agree:

Thought about that for the ‘Worst Decisions’ thread Perfectly good goal by the immaculate Alan Gordon wrongly disallowed for offside

Check out the new footage of the MacDonald dive :confused:

I'm confused, nothing new there! Who was it who dived for the pen in the 1973 replay at ER in front of 49,007? So many Rangers' dives, so many penalties!! On that subject, McCoist's dive in the Souness/Beastie game must surely be a contender!!

BILLYHIBS

07-11-2021, 10:54 AM

I'm confused, nothing new there! Who was it who dived for the pen in the 1973 replay at ER in front of 49,007? So many Rangers' dives, so many penalties!! On that subject, McCoist's dive in the Souness/Beastie game must surely be a contender!!

28th February 1973 a tough and controversial game

Arthur scored for us in a 1-2 replay defeat

Wee Tommy McLean scored two for them the last a late controversial penalty Pretty sure he dived

Jimmy Jimmy O’Rourke was strangely missing for HIBS as ET was having one of his brainstorms

brog

07-11-2021, 01:09 PM

28th February 1973 a tough and controversial game

Arthur scored for us in a 1-2 replay defeat

Wee Tommy McLean scored two for them the last a late controversial penalty Pretty sure he dived

Jimmy Jimmy O’Rourke was strangely missing for HIBS as ET was having one of his brainstorms

Of course, McLean!! IIRC it was a worse dive than McDonald's

gbhibby

07-11-2021, 06:45 PM

Thanks Billy had not seen the YouTube clip of McDonalds dive. Was in the North Stand so had a great view of it. It looked even worse than that clip showed. My Dad who was a referee and would defend refs could not explain such a ridiculous decision. He said that the refs performance that day was the worst he had seen, the Hamburg ref was next worst performance. He was not at that Aberdeen game which is on YouTube.

ancient hibee

07-11-2021, 08:19 PM

Of course, McLean!! IIRC it was a worse dive than McDonald's

I think that was the same game that we had a corner , Forsyth flattened Edwards in the box as the ball came over,the ball was headed out,Duncan thrashed it into the roof of the net and the ref blew his whistle. We thought he'd given the penalty so he could chalk off the goal but no he'd given offside against Edwards as he tried to get up.

BILLYHIBS

07-11-2021, 08:24 PM

I think that was the same game that we had a corner , Forsyth flattened Edwards in the box as the ball came over,the ball was headed out,Duncan thrashed it into the roof of the net and the ref blew his whistle. We thought he'd given the penalty so he could chalk off the goal but no he'd given offside against Edwards as he tried to get up.

Correct!

Remember leaving that game feeling as if we had been robbed almost 50 years later like a dagger through my heart

Shudda gone to extra time and there would only be one winner

ancient hibee

07-11-2021, 08:29 PM

Correct!

Remember leaving that game feeling as if we had been robbed almost 50 years later like a dagger through my heart

Shudda gone to extra time and there would only be one winner

It's these sort of memories that make 2016 so sweet.

gbhibby

07-11-2021, 08:37 PM

I think that was the same game that we had a corner , Forsyth flattened Edwards in the box as the ball came over,the ball was headed out,Duncan thrashed it into the roof of the net and the ref blew his whistle. We thought he'd given the penalty so he could chalk off the goal but no he'd given offside against Edwards as he tried to get up.
Nothing seems to have changed in 50 years. McLean and Alex McDonald were serial divers.

BILLYHIBS

07-11-2021, 09:06 PM

Nothing seems to have changed in 50 years. McLean and Alex McDonald were serial divers.

I remember the game Mickey walked over a prostrate Doddy and never even waited for the red and ran straight up the tunnel leaving MacDonald to lift up his light blue top to examine the damage

No quarter given or asked in them days

IberianHibernian

07-11-2021, 09:54 PM

8 Hibs supporters in the team that scored 11 against Hamilton! There's our future model! 😁Who were the 3 that weren`t Hibs supporters ? 8 would probably be the highest number since 19th century .

BILLYHIBS

08-11-2021, 10:17 AM

8/11/2014 Scottish League Championship

Cowdenbeath 1 v 2 Hibernian

Hanlon 22
Cummings 41

Jon Robertson pulled one back for the Blue Brazil in the second half

8/11/2006 Scottish League Cup Quarter Final

Hibernian 1 v 0 Hearts

Jones

John Collins’ second game in charge and HIBS got their revenge on Hearts for knocking them out of the Scottish Cup at Hampden Park in the previous season

What a performance HIBS totally dominated this game and gave Hearts a lesson in possession football 81-19%

Skipper Rob Jones fired home the winner past Craig Gordon following a corner kick

Hibs would win the Scottish League Cup in this season

https://youtu.be/a7ysGdfZ10E

Hibs Zibi Whittaker Murphy Martis Jones Thomson Stewart Brown Zemmama Sproule and Killen

Subs Boozy Fletcher Benji

Att 15825

8/11/2005 Scottish League Cup Quarter Final

Dunfermline Athletic 3 v 0 Hibernian

Teenage kicks come off the rails

8/11/1978 Scottish League Cup Quarter Final First Leg

Morton 1 v 0 Hibernian

Jackie McNamara sent off HIBS would win the second leg 2-0

Bobby Thomson scored for Morton

8/11/1975 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 1 v 1 Dundee United

Brownlie pen 7

That man Tam McAdam again with a headed equaliser on 69 minutes

8/11/1972 European Cup Winners Cup Round 2 Leg 2

Besa Kavaje 1 v 1 Hibernian ( Agg 2-8)

Gordon 60

Albania was a communist country at the time and HIBS had to charter their own flight and take their own food and the Chef from the North British Hotel

Bobby Robertson made his debut in goal coming on for the injured Jim Herriot

8/11/1958 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 4 v 4 Third Lanark

Baker 3
Allison

8/11/1952 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 3 v 1 Airdrieonians

Turnbull 2
Ormond

A nervy display by HIBS all the goals coming in the second half

8/11/1947 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 8 v 0 Third Lanark

Gordon Smith 5
Alex Linwood 3

Hibs would win the League in this season

Birthdays:

Fraser Mullen

Kevin McAllister

Mike McDonald

Alex Pringle

At Easter Road They Play John Campbell

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2006 HIBS defeat Hearts in the League Cup Quarter Final at Easter Road

1-0 going on 10

Birthday wishes to Kevin Crunchie McAllister

https://youtu.be/L88RyPZ_ECs

BILLYHIBS

09-11-2021, 07:35 AM

9/11/2019 Scottish League Premiership

St Johnstone 1 v 4 Hibernian

Doidge 2 17 58
Allan 48

A Christian Doidge hat-trick inspired managerless Hibs to just a second Scottish Premiership win of the season as they routed St Johnstone at Perth

Scott Allan also netted and Stevie May grabbed a late counter for Saints

https://youtu.be/2EQrg1xwceY

Hibs Maxwell Naismith Porteous Hanlon Stevenson Newall Allan Slivka Hallberg Doidge and Kamberi

Subs Boyle Horgan Mallan

Att 3931

9/11/1993 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 2 v 1 Kilmarnock

Hunter
Tweed

9/11/1968 Scottish League Division One

Rangers 6 v 1 Hibernian

McBride

A disaster for HIBS although they played reasonably well Colin Stein rewarded us for converting him from a full back into a free scoring centre forward by scoring a hat-trick The one bright spot his replacement Joe McBride scored and would go on to score 58 goals in 91 games for HIBS

9/11/1957 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 5 v 1 Partick Thistle

Turnbull pen
Harrower
Baker
Ormond 2

A sparkling vintage performance from HIBS with Gordon Smith and Willie Ormond shining on the wings against a decent Partick Thistle side

9/11/1889 Scottish Cup Round 4

Queen Of The South Wanderers 3 v 7 Hibernian

Hibs were a team in decline when they visited Dumfries for this Scottish Cup tie

The recently formed Celtic had plundered all our best players and the recently won Scottish Cup was now a distant memory and worse days were to follow

This day went well for the Hibees and they managed to overcome a spirited resistance from the home side by 7 goals to 3

Birthdays:

Jimmy Souness RIP

Hibernian on this day Colquhoun and Sinnet

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On This Day In History

2019 Crazy limbs in the Away End in Perth as Christian Doidge bags a hat-trick

I miss him

https://youtu.be/XHkW2dWq10k

2013 Hibernian 0 v 2 Inverness CT

Jimmy Nicholl loses his second and last game in charge as Interim Manager

2004 Scottish League Cup Quarter Final

Dundee United 2 v 1 Hibernian AET

Deeks fires us ahead but what is Simon Brown doing?

https://youtu.be/9qNI6eTwXcA

1991 Scottish League Premier Division

Dundee United 1 v 1 Hibernian

Gordon Hunter scores a late equaliser at Tannadice

https://arabarchive.co.uk/matchdetails.php?id=1849

1974 Scottish League Division One

Dunfermline Athletic 1 v 1 Hibernian

Alan Gordon opened the scoring and HIBS looked in control Erich Schaedler was then sent off and Alex Kinninmouth equalised for the Pars

This game is significant in that it was Alan Gordon’s last game for HIBS scoring 82 goals in 145 appearances

Hibs McArthur Bremner Schaedler Stanton Spalding Blackley Duncan Cropley Harper Gordon and Munro

Sub Smith for Harper

Att 8029

1960 Q HIBS were drawn against Lausanne-Sport on this day in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup can anyone remember the score?

Keith_M

09-11-2021, 11:17 AM

That game in Perth in 2019 was just amazing.

After watching soul destroying displays by Hibs, and then to see them play so creatively and seemingly without a care in the world was just a shock.

At the time, it made me really wish Eddie May was appointed Head Coach

My one regret is that I lost a Bridie when we scored the third goal. I've still not got over that :-(

BILLYHIBS

09-11-2021, 01:17 PM

brog

09-11-2021, 05:13 PM

Who were the 3 that weren`t Hibs supporters ? 8 would probably be the highest number since 19th century .

Joe Davis, Big Bad John McNamee and Jim Scott.

BILLYHIBS

10-11-2021, 07:16 AM

10/11/2010 Scottish League SPL

Rangers 0 v 3 Hibernian

Miller 6
Rankin 19
Dicoh 76

At the fourth time of asking Colin Calderwood got his first victory and probably the most memorable victory of his tenure at HIBS

Hearts beat Celtic 2-0 on the same night and it was the first time both Edinburgh sides had beat the Old Firm on the same day since 29/4/1972

Hibs Brown Hart Grounds Murray Dickoh Bamba De Graaf Rankin Wotherspoon Miller and Trakys

Subs Thicot Galbraith Hogg

Att 41514

https://youtu.be/rBFVuiEJm10

10/11/2007 Scottish League SPL

Gretna 0 v 1 Hibernian

Fletcher

HIBS went on a run of five games without a win putting Manager John Collins under pressure contributing towards his resignation in December of this year

10/11/2002 Scottish League SPL

Rangers 2 v 1 Hibernian

McManus

https://youtu.be/kkHdpGc_6fw

Hibs Colgan Smith Zambernardi Fenwick James Orman Brebner Wiss McManus O’Connor and Paatelainen

Subs Luna O’Neil

Att 48798

10/11/1990 Scottish League Premier Division

St Johnstone 1 v 1 Hibernian

Paul Wright

Hibs played their first ever match at McDiarmid Park the first new purpose built football Stadium in the UK. A near capacity crowd witnessed a tepid affair Alex Miller’s struggling side earning a 1-1 draw

HIBS’ goal was scored by Paul Wright who after being sold would come back to haunt HIBS playing for Kilmarnock and St Johnstone

Hibs Goram Milne Mitchell Kane Hamilton Findlay Weir Wright MacLeod McGraw and McGinlay

Sub Tortolano

Att 9233

10/11/1984 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 2 v 2 Rangers

Callachan
Irvine

A pulsating match that HIBS were unlucky not to win as Gordon Durie almost opened his account with a raking drive that struck the crossbar from a Ralph Callachan free kick

The ballboys at the Rangers end were decked out in Rangers tracksuits this was after the ballboys at the last home match versus Hearts were pelted with missiles

Jackie McNamara had to come off early as Stewart Munro appeared to accidentally stand on his right leg and was replaced by Willie Jamieson

Hibs opened the scoring on 27 minutes with a flying Ralph Callachan header from a deep Alan Sneddon cross Rangers equalised against the run of play from a suspiciously offside position through Cammy Fraser

18 minutes into the second half Brian Rice threaded through a beautiful pass for Willie Irvine to run onto and calmly slot the ball underneath the diving Girvan Lighthouse and into the Rangers net

Davy Copper slotted a ball in at the far post on 70 minutes for the equaliser

Craig Paterson played for Rangers in this game

Special mention to Tommy Faither Craig who put his bits on for this game and worked his socks off

Hibs Rough McKee Sneddon Brazil Rae McNamara Callachan Durie Irvine Rice and Craig

Subs Jamieson Kane

Att 12219

https://youtu.be/RdwW5FGLKMM

10/11/1979 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 1 v 1 Kilmarnock

MacLeod

Hibs were a worrying five points adrift at the foot of the table Newly promoted Kilmarnock were a decent side and had already defeated HIBS home and away in the League Cup HIBS enjoyed the bulk of possession but George Maxwell gave the visitors a half-time lead

The half time draw was made out on the pitch by none other than signing target George Best I was one of many in the old North Enclosure craning my neck to get a glimpse of his beautiful wife Angie in the Centre Stand

Ally MacLeod equalised for HIBS in the second half

Hibs McArthur Brazil McGlinchey Rae Paterson McNamara Callachan MacLeod Campbell Higgins and Duncan

Sub Brown

Att 5269

10/11/1973 Scottish League Division One

Motherwell 1 v 1 Hibernian

Gordon 90

Willie McClymont put Motherwell ahead after the break but Alan Gordon scored a last minute equaliser when he latched on to an excellent through ball from substitute Iain Munro

Hibs McArthur Bremner Schaedler Stanton Black Blackley Edwards Hazel Gordon Cropley and Duncan

Subs Munro O’Rourke

Att 6583

Birthdays:

Gerry O’Brien

Shefki Kugi

At Easter Road They Play John Campbell

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On This Day In History

2010 Colin Calderwood’s Hibs pull off a surprise 0-3 win at Ibrox

2007 Scottish Women’s Premier League Cup Final

Hibernian Ladies 4 v 0 Queens Park Ladies

1990 HIBS play their first ever match at McDiarmid Park with future Saint Paul Wright scoring for the Hibees in a 1-1 draw

1979 George Best arrives at Easter Road for possible signing talks

https://youtu.be/LIDVmLCkgRY

PatHead

10-11-2021, 07:54 AM

On This Day In History

2010 Colin Calderwood’s Hibs pull off a surprise 0-3 win at Ibrox

1990 HIBS play their first ever match at McDiarmid Park with future Saint Paul Wright scoring for the Hibees in a 1-1 draw

1979 George Best arrives at Easter Road for possible signing talks

https://youtu.be/LIDVmLCkgRY

Thing that strikes me is the low attendances at all our home games.

BILLYHIBS

11-11-2021, 07:45 AM

11/11/2012 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 2 v 1 Dundee United

Griffiths 19
Doyle 51

https://youtu.be/4OuLiqJp0Ho

Hibs Williams McGivern Hanlon Maybury Taiwo Claros Cairney Wotherspoon Stevenson Griffiths and Doyle

Subs Kuqi Sproule Stanton

Att 10596

11/11/2006 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 2 v 0 Inverness CT

Fletcher 64
Killen pen 83

After beating Hearts in the League Cup in midweek HIBS ‘ renaissance under John Collins continued in this tight match at Easter Road versus Inverness CT

Hibs took the lead in 64 minutes when Steven Fletcher rifled home a David Murphy headed knock down

Chris Killen sealed the deal from the penalty spot when he was pulled down in the box by Caley goalkeeper Mark Brown who was sent off for his trouble

Hibs Zibi Whittaker Martis Jones Murphy Stewart Brown Thomson Sproule Killen and Zemmama

Subs Fletcher Benji Boozy

Att 12868

11/11/2000 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 1 v 1 Kilmarnock

Paatelainen

https://youtu.be/JX7N_ijsQMY

11/11/1972 Scottish League Division One

Morton 0 v 3 Hibernian

O’Rourke 3 ( 2 pens )

Jimmy scored his fifth hat-trick of the season taking him up to 25 goals

Everyone knows his name

Alan Gordon was replaced by John Hazel and was taken to Greenock Infirmary with a badly gashed ankle

Hibs McArthur Brownlie Schaedler Stanton Black Blackley Edwards O’Rourke Gordon Cropley and Duncan

Sub Hazel

Att 4323

11/11/1969 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 3 v 1 Airdrieonians

Graham 68 80
Cormack 89

Johnny Graham had signed in the afternoon and what a debut he had scoring a double. Peter Cormack scored a fine individual goal and Davie Marshall 63 scored the opener for Airdrie

I remember watching this game from the Cowshed and after every goal there was a mini pitch invasion

We definitely thought Johnny Graham was the new King of Scotland

Stirling Albion player Erich Schaedler was an interested spectator as a guest of Willie MacFarlane at this game

Hibs Marshall Shevlane McEwan Blackley Black Stanton Graham Hamilton McBride Cormack and Stevenson

Att 7262

11/11/1967 Scottish League Division One

Dundee 1 v 4 Hibernian

McGraw
Stein 2
Cormack

George McLean gave Dundee an early lead but HIBS came roaring back with a Colin Stein double and goals by Peter Cormack and Alan McGraw

This victory took HIBS to third in the table and took Colin Stein to top of the goalscroring charts with 13

Alan McGraw was sent off in the 67th minute for retaliation

Hibs Allan Duncan Davis Stanton Madsen McGraw Scott Quinn Stein Cormack and O’Rourke

Att 7070

The highlights of this game are available on HIBS TV under the banner HIBS in Black and White

11/11/1950 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 2 V 0 Morton

Reilly
Ormond

HIBS ran out to a raucous reception from 35000 fans despite the disappointment of losing the League Cup Final

0-0 at half- time and going down the famous slope two headers sealed the points the first from Lawrie Reilly and the second when Willie Ormond got his head to an Eddie Turnbull cannonball shot that many would have ducked out the way of

11/11/1944 Scottish Southern League

Hibernian 3 v 2 Airdrieonians

Gordon Smith 3

Gordon Smith’s 10th goal in seven games and HIBS’ 36th goal in 8 games

Gordon Smith missed out on one game because he was playing for Scotland at Wembley

At Easter Road They Play John Campbell

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On This Day In History

2012 Leigh Leigh Super Leigh opens the scoring with a tremendous first time volley against Dundee United

1972 Jimmy Jimmy O’Rourke bags his fifth hat-trick of the season taking him up to 25 goals and it is still only early November

1969 Falkirk forward Johnny Graham makes a surprise debut for HIBS and scores a match winning brace

1967 Bob Shankly returns to Dens with his HIBS team

Archive footage

https://hibstv.hibernianfc.co.uk/video/1968

1944 A young Gordon Smith scores a hat-trick versus Airdrieonians taking him up to 10 goals in seven games

1882 Before the formation of Leagues the Scottish Cup was the only national competition in Scottish Football HIBS entertained Glasgow club Partick Thistle on this day and drew a tough encounter 2-2 The HIBS side contained Owen Brannigan and Malachy Byrne from the original 1875 side HIBS won the replay in Glasgow 4-1 one week later but would go out to Arthurlie 0-6 after successfully appealing a 3-4 reverse

Ray_

11-11-2021, 08:15 AM

On This Day In History

2012 Leigh Leigh Super Leigh opens the scoring with a tremendous first time volley against Dundee United

1972 Jimmy Jimmy O’Rourke bags his fifth hat-trick of the season taking him up to 25 goals and it is still only early November

1969 Falkirk forward Johnny Graham makes a surprise debut for HIBS and scores a match winning brace

1967 Bob Shankly returns to Dens with his HIBS team

Archive footage

https://hibstv.hibernianfc.co.uk/video/1968

1944 A young Gordon Smith scores a hat-trick versus Airdrieonians taking him up to 10 goals in seven games

1882 Before the formation of Leagues the Scottish Cup was the only national competition in Scottish Football HIBS entertained Glasgow club Partick Thistle on this day and drew a tough encounter 2-2 The HIBS side contained Owen Brannigan and Malachy Byrne from the original 1875 side HIBS won the replay in Glasgow 4-1 one week later but would go out to Arthurlie 0-6 after successfully appealing a 3-4 reverse

As a 13yo I remember Johnny Graham's debut, great interest back then as signing players was such a rarity and especially when playing after just signing that afternoon. I remember getting home after the game and my Jambo supporting [late] dad asking how the new player got on and I told him that he was constantly on the move and would shoot every chance he got, with a two goal debut and joining a forward line that included Marinello, McBride, Cormack & Stevenson, our new signing settled in well and was soon rewarded with a Scottish League cap.

BILLYHIBS

11-11-2021, 08:29 AM

As a 13yo I remember Johnny Graham's debut, great interest back then as signing players was such a rarity and especially when playing after just signing that afternoon. I remember getting home after the game and my Jambo supporting [late] dad asking how the new player got on and I told him that he was constantly on the move and would shoot every chance he got, with a two goal debut and joining a forward line that included Marinello, McBride, Cormack & Stevenson, our new signing settled in well and was soon rewarded with a Scottish League cap.
Great game and great days

I remember us singing ‘Johnny Graham King of Scotland’ in the Cave

I don’t think Eddie Turnbull fancied him much

RIP

eastterrace

11-11-2021, 03:07 PM

Great game and great days

I remember us singing ‘Johnny Graham King of Scotland’ in the Cave

I don’t think Eddie Turnbull fancied him much

RIPwe sang the following Hark the herald angels sing glory to the new born king, Johnny Johnny graham na na na na na na na .

BILLYHIBS

11-11-2021, 05:55 PM

we sang the following Hark the herald angels sing glory to the new born king, Johnny Johnny graham na na na na na na na .

Could have sworn it was:

“ Na Na Na Na

Na Na Na Na

Na Na Na Na

Johnny Graham

Johnny Graham Johnny Graham Johnny Graham King of Scotland

King of Scotland King of Scotland King of Scotland Johnny Graham”

That was my 12 year old memory but now you are dealing with a man who cannae mind what he had for his tea last night :greengrin

Ray_

11-11-2021, 06:05 PM

Great game and great days

I remember us singing ‘Johnny Graham King of Scotland’ in the Cave

I don’t think Eddie Turnbull fancied him much

RIP

"The Cave" my area of preference then as well. Nah, but to be fair, Jimmy O'Rourke becoming a major part of the team definitely was the right call by ET :greengrin.

eastterrace

11-11-2021, 06:50 PM

Could have sworn it was:

“ Na Na Na Na

Na Na Na Na

Na Na Na Na

Johnny Graham

Johnny Graham Johnny Graham Johnny Graham King of Scotland

King of Scotland King of Scotland King of Scotland Johnny Graham”

That was my 12 year old memory but now you are dealing with a man who cannae mind what he had for his tea last night :greengrin
I can’t remember ever singing that and I stood in the cave back then age 16 or 17 .Maybe someone on hibs net can put or memory at ease and confirm what they know.

Jonnyboy

11-11-2021, 06:52 PM

Great game and great days

I remember us singing ‘Johnny Graham King of Scotland’ in the Cave

I don’t think Eddie Turnbull fancied him much

RIP

IIRC in his first interview after joining Hibs, he explained that whilst playing for Falkirk he grew a beard so as to stand out from his team mates! Seems it worked but I guess nowadays you'd have to shave your beard off to stand out :greengrin

BILLYHIBS

11-11-2021, 07:25 PM

I can’t remember ever singing that and I stood in the cave back then age 16 or 17 .Maybe someone on hibs net can put or memory at ease and confirm what they know.

https://www.hibs.net/showthread.php?353610-Favourite-Player-Songs

Post#25

Got to be honest and say I have never heard ‘Hark The Herald Angels Sing ‘ emanating from the Cave in all my delinquent years :greengrin

eastterrace

11-11-2021, 08:17 PM

https://www.hibs.net/showthread.php?353610-Favourite-Player-Songs

Post#25

Got to be honest and say I have never heard ‘Hark The Herald Angels Sing ‘ emanating from the Cave in all my delinquent years :greengrin I’ve said this on Facebook a few times in hibs groups and some have come back saying yes they remember it.

BILLYHIBS

11-11-2021, 08:35 PM

I’ve said this on Facebook a few times in hibs groups and some have come back saying yes they remember it.

Not doubting you for one minute defo remember the Na Na Na bit and the King of Scotland reference

Great times !

eastterrace

11-11-2021, 08:42 PM

Not doubting you for one minute defo remember the Na Na Na bit and the King of Scotland reference

Great times !yeh football was miles better more skill full than the mince we watch now. Still hibs are in the blood and support them evermore. ( now that’s another song we don’t hear now).

BILLYHIBS

12-11-2021, 08:38 AM

12/11/2016 Scottish League Championship

Hibernian 1 v 1 Falkirk

Hanlon 83

Paul Hanlon’s late header earned HIBS a draw which moved them a point clear at the top of the Championship after finally breaking down a ten man Falkirk

The visitors seemed on course for an unlikely victory when John Baird’s excellent finish stunned Easter Road

Former HIBS midfielder Tom Taiwo had been dismissed for a crunching first half tackle on John McGinn

The Bairns held firm until Hanlon connected with a floating McGinn delivery in the closing stages

HIBS had further chances through McGinn and Grant Holt but were left frustrated at failing to overcome their depleted opponents

Hibs Laidlaw McGregor Hanlon Fontaine Gray Fyvie McGinn Stevenson Shinnie Holt and Boyle

Subs Harris Cummings McGeouch

Att 14515

Apologies in advance for the partisan commentary

https://youtu.be/eb2BCTzJbrA

12/11/1988 Scottish League Premier Division

Hearts 1 v 2 Hibernian

Kano
Archibald

Hearts hadn’t lost to HIBS in 10 years but that hoodoo ended in this Edinburgh Derby

HIBS scored first through Paul Kane but then had skipper Gordon Rae sent off

Despite being down to ten men HIBS held on then in 83 minutes a sublime flick from Kane put striker Stevie Archibald through on goal leaving Hearts’ Dave McPherson trailing in his wake as he smashed the ball into Henry Smith’s bottom left hand corner at the Gorgie Road end from fully 22 yards to make it 2-0 for HIBS to the utter elation of the HIBS fans on the Gorgie Road terrace behind the goal

Dave McPherson netted an injury time consolation and it finished 2-1

https://youtu.be/xVEZPuqvrWs

Hibs Goram Sneddon McIntyre Milne Rae Hunter Orr Archibald Kane Collins and Evans

Att 23062

12/11/1960 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 3 v 1 Ayr United

Baker
Preston
Buchanan

Johnny MacLeod had a hand in all three goals and Jock Buchanan’s header for the third was a beauty
Tommy Preston had a fine game and his distribution was excellent but Man Of The Match was John Fraser who was excellent in defence

Billy Fulton scored for Ayr

Hibs Simpson Fraser McClelland Hughes Easton Baird Buchanan Kinloch Baker Preston and MacLeod

Att 10000

12/11/1955 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 3 v 1 East Fife

Ormond
Reilly
Combe

East Fife took the lead in this match through Jimmy Bonthrone

12/11/1949 Scottish League Division One

Motherwell 1 v 3 Hibernian

Buchanan
Johnstone
Smith

Archie Buchanan got the ball rolling with a smart left foot drive and then just a few minutes later Bobby Johnstone was coolness personified as he stroked the ball home from a tight angle Gordon Smith added another with future HIBS coach Wilson Humphries scoring a late consolation for Motherwell

12/11/1938 Scottish League Division One

Arbroath 2 v 4 Hibernian

McIntyre
McLean
Milne
Nutley

McCartney’s Babes were building up a head of steam and disposed of Arbroath on this day in this tricky away fixture

Hibs James Kerr David Logan Alexander Prior Robert Fraser James Miller William Rice Tommy McIntyre James McLean Arthur Milne Sammy Kean and Bobby Nutley

Att 3000

Birthdays:

Pat McCurdy

At Easter Road They Play John Campbell

Hibernian on this day Sinnet and Colquhoun

The making of Hibernian The Romantic Years Alan Lugton

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On This Day In History

1988 Hearts hadn’t lost to HIBS at Tynecastle in 10 years

Who can forget Stevie Archibald’s iconic salute at the Gorgie Road end as he raced onto Kano’s flick on calmness personified to bury his left footed drive low into Henry Smith’s bottom far post corner to claim the points for the 10 men

1898 Scottish League Division One

St Bernard’s 1 v 3 Hibernian

Hamilton Handling pen
Tommy Gemmell
Bobby Atherton

Hibs made the short journey to win this local derby comfortably by three goals to one

Hibs McCall Ritchie Nelson Breslin Handling Robertson Gemmell McGuigan Reid Atherton and Porter

Att 2000

1902 Scottish Cup and 1903 Scottish League Championship winning Captain Bobby Atherton would play 97 times for HIBS scoring 36 goals He served aboard the SS Britannia during the First World War and was tragically lost at sea in the English Channel on 19th October 1917 after the ship struck an enemy mine

Lest We Forget

BILLYHIBS

13-11-2021, 08:43 AM

13/11/2010 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 2 v 1 Motherwell

Riordan 14 and 27

Nick Blackman fired Motherwell ahead from the penalty spot but Derek Riordan replied soon after with a low strike A Stephen Craigan Gerrardesgue slip gave Riordan all the time in the world to run through and finish clinically Riordan was denied a hat-trick by a brilliant Randolph save in the second half

13/11/1993 Scottish League Premier Division

Dundee United 2 v 2 Hibernian

Jackson
Hamilton

Brewster and McKinlay put United ahead Michael O’Neill cracked a beauty off the post

Into the second half and Darren Jackson from close range thanks to a cute Keith Wright dummy Minutes later and another dummy from Wright allowed Brian Hamilton a free shot on goal that Alan Main was unable to hold

Graham Mitchell was sent off following handbags and elbows with ex jambo David Bowman

https://youtu.be/POVfBCGvfFQ

13/11/1974 Scottish League Division One

Kilmarnock 1 v 1 Hibernian

Blackley

One for fans of the popular football magazine at the time Shoot As Killie#6 Derek McDicken gave them a half-time lead and Hibees #6 John Blackley popped up with a rare late goal for a share of the spoils

13/11/1971 Scottish League Division One

Airdrieonians 2 v 2 Hibernian

Duncan
Blackley

This match is significant in that it saw the long awaited debut of Alex Edwards Mickey was instrumental in setting up goals for Arthur Duncan and that man Blackley again but exhibee Derek Whiteford spoiled the party with a double for Airdrie

13/11/1968 Inter Cities Fairs Cup Round 2 Leg 1

Hibernian 3 v 1 Lokomotive Leipzig

McBride 3

The HIBS fans got their first glimpse of striker Joe McBride the man brought in to replace Colin Stein and what a home debut he had with a first half hat-trick that had the HIBS fans asking at half-time Colin who?

Shooting up the slope Joe McBride was on target after only three minutes when German Goalkeeper Neuert dropped a Jimmy O’Rourke cross at his feet for an easy tap in

In the 14th minute just after Pat Stanton had cleared a shot off the line HIBS went two up. Alex Scott chased a throw in from O’Rourke held off a tackle from Geissner crossed hard and there was McBride flying in to bullet home a header

McBride scored his third on half-time taking a Stevenson pass first time with his left foot and the despairing goalkeeper could only help the ball into the net

Into the second half and with the advantage of the slope and a strong wind HIBS were unable to add to their total indeed with 20 minutes to go Naumann took advantage of a mixup in the HIBS defence to grab a valuable away goal. Minutes later Alex Scott was cynically hacked down by two defenders and when he retaliated he was immediately sent off by the Swiss Referee

With 5 minutes to go 10 man HIBS were robbed of an obvious penalty when O’Rourke was hacked down inside the box but the Referee ignored all appeals

Hibs: Wilson Shevlane Davis Cousin Stanton O’Rourke Scott Quinn McBride Grant and Stevenson

Att 11000

Q Who was the last HIBS player to score a hat-trick in Europe?

13/11/1965 Scottish League Division One

Dundee 4 v 3 Hibernian

O’Rourke
Stevenson
Stanton

Bob Shankly’s return to his old stomping ground was not a happy one

13/11/1954 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 4 v 1 Motherwell

Reilly 2
Preston
Johnstone

13/11/1948 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 3 v 4 Morton

Cuthbertson 40
Reilly 59 89

Hibs never held the lead in this game with Neilly Mochan opening the scoring after only 10 seconds

Even a last minute goal by Lawrie Reilly was too little too late

Birthdays:

Jim Black

John McGachie

David Elliot

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY WiSHES TO JIM ‘CILLA’ BLACK

234 Appearances one goal and no bookings some record for a Centre Half

Played every game in that fantastic season 1972/73 58 in all

My overriding memory of Jim is watching him on Sportsnight With Coleman versus Leeds United away in 1973 the first time they had seen the overlapping Centre Half as he cut through the centre of a very good Leeds United team like a knife through butter

Many Happy Returns

:partyhibb

Ray_

13-11-2021, 04:33 PM

HAPPY BIRTHDAY WiSHES TO JIM ‘CILLA’ BLACK

234 Appearances one goal and no bookings some record for a Centre Half

Played every game in that fantastic season 1972/73 58 in all

My overriding memory of Jim is watching him on Sportsnight With Coleman versus Leeds United away in 1973 the first time they had seen the overlapping Centre Half as he cut through the centre of a very good Leeds United team like a knife through butter

Many Happy Returns

:partyhibb

Another great game, that Leeds team went through to near the end of February before they got beat during that season, creating a new English record. Hibs absolutely hammered them in the most one sided 0-0 draw I've ever seen. I had moved to Greater Manchester around three months earlier and my then boss, Jim, said the following morning, after he watched the highlights, was amazed how Hibs, particularly Alex Cropley & Tony Higgins, time and time again tore the then invincible Leeds apart, he said he knew now why I was always going on about Hibs.

my first ever conversation with Jim, Jim, do you like football? Me, is the Pope a catholic? Jim, What did you think of the Scotland v Northern Ireland game in May? Me, I was there, it was all Scotland but we couldn't convert the chances, Jim, what was Trevor Anderson like? Me, although he got the winner, he did nothing else, he was a forward and it was all Scotland, Jim, that's my brother!

Glad to say we got on really well following that conversation, his brother played for Man U and he used to take me to the games and we used to get in via the players entrance, but they were never anywhere near as good as the team I had left behind in Edinburgh.

BILLYHIBS

14-11-2021, 08:27 AM

14/11/1992 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 3 v 1 Falkirk

Tortolano
Evans
Hamilton

Jim Jeffries’ Falkirk visited Easter Road on a freezing afternoon on League business. Gary Lennox gave the Bairns the lead with a looping effort after 12 minutes. Joe Tortolano equalised for the Hibees just one minute later to cries of ‘Joe Joe Super Joe’ from the terraces. Falkirk had a string of chances to score before the interval but a combination of their own inept finishing and splendid goalkeeping from John Burridge kept them out

HIBS improved after the break but Falkirk kept coming forward. Burridge denying the Bairns with more great saves then Gareth Evans scored with a header on 67 minutes. Substitute Brian Hamilton put the icing on the cake with a goal in the last minute

Hibs Burridge Miller Mitchell Hunter Farrell MacLeod Evans Jackson Donald Tortolano and McGinlay

Sub Hamilton

Att 7237

https://youtu.be/Fl8bh5VOsjs

14/11/1987 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 1 v 0 Motherwell

Kano

Gordon Hunter swung over a cross and George McCluskey knocked it down for Kano to smash a brilliant right foot shot past Cameron Duncan

Hibs Goram McIntyre Mitchell Bell Rae Hunter Kane Orr McCluskey Collins and Watson

Att 6878

14/11/1970 Scottish League Division One

St Johnstone 0 v 1 Hibernian

McBride

Hibs travelled to Perth to face St Johnstone who were undefeated so far at Muirton Park

The pitch enjoyed the reputation as being the biggest in Scotland and Hibs employed Alex Cropley and Arthur Duncan on either wing to take advantage of the extra space

The tactic worked as Arthur layed on the ball for Joe McBride to score the only goal of the game his fifth League goal of the season

Hibs Baines Shevlane Schaedler Stanton Black Blackley Cropley McEwan McBride Blair and Duncan

Att 5681

14/11/1964 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 5 v 0 Third Lanark

Martin 3
Hamilton 2

This match is significant as is it marked the debut of Joe Davis who was playing against his previous club.

Joe was a replacement for John Parke who had been sold to Sunderland

Willie Hamilton’s double was only bettered by Neil Martin who scored a hat-trick Neil was on a high after scoring a double for Scotland against Spurs at White Hart Lane in John White’s Testimonial

Hibs Wilson Fraser Davis Stanton McNamee Baxter Cormack Hamilton Martin Quinn and Scott

Att 7370

14/11/1953 Scottish League Division One

St Mirren 3 v 3 Hibernian

Johnstone 2
Reilly

A cracking match at Love Street with Blyth Lapsley and Stewart scoring for the hosts.

A Bobby Johnstone double and a Lawrie Reilly counter secured a point but many neutral observers felt HIBS should have had a penalty in the last minute when Reilly was pulled down inside the box.The Referee waved play on and was immediately surrounded by protesting angry HIBS players and was urged to consult his linesman After several minutes deliberation the verdict free kick outside the box when it was blatantly obvious to everyone inside the ground that the infringement took place inside the box

HIBS Younger MacFarlane Paterson Buchanan Ward Combe Smith Johnstone Reilly Turnbull and Ormond

Att 20000

Birthdays:

Keith Watson

Hibernian On This Day Colquhoun and Sinnet

At Easter Road They Play John Campbell

In Colours Green and White John Campbell

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY PHIL AIREY

30 TODAY

MANY HAPPY RETURNS

:partyhibb

Crunchie

14-11-2021, 03:55 PM

On This Day In History

2010 Colin Calderwood’s Hibs pull off a surprise 0-3 win at Ibrox

2007 Scottish Women’s Premier League Cup Final

Hibernian Ladies 4 v 0 Queens Park Ladies

1990 HIBS play their first ever match at McDiarmid Park with future Saint Paul Wright scoring for the Hibees in a 1-1 draw

1979 George Best arrives at Easter Road for possible signing talks

https://youtu.be/LIDVmLCkgRY
Tommy Craig was a very clever player, we could do with someone like him just now.

BILLYHIBS

14-11-2021, 04:58 PM

Tommy Craig was a very clever player, we could do with someone like him just now.

Great wee player

Was a hard working precision passer of the ball with a lethal shot and a deadly penalty kick

Strangely enough never played in a winning HIBS team

Kato

14-11-2021, 05:17 PM

Great wee player

Was a hard working precision passer of the ball with a lethal shot and a deadly penalty kick

Strangely enough never played in a winning HIBS team

I remember him as being pants actually. Great for the toon back in the 70s, rubbish for us.

One game, a four nil defeat at Cappielow, sticks in the mind. Craig was rotten.

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BILLYHIBS

14-11-2021, 05:33 PM

I remember him as being pants actually. Great for the toon back in the 70s, rubbish for us.

One game, a four nil defeat at Cappielow, sticks in the mind. Craig was rotten.

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IIRC he was more a Coach than a player helping out John Blackley

Yes he was well past his best but he still had the touches and I am sure Messrs Durie Rice Kane and Hunter benefited from his knowledge and experience

JC certainly had a lot of time for him

As I said never won a game with HIBS drew 4 lost 7

BILLYHIBS

15-11-2021, 09:06 AM

15/11/2019 Jack Ross appointed HIBS Manager

15/11/2008 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 2 v 2 Aberdeen

Jones
Fletcher

15/11/1980 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 3 v 3 Hamilton Academicals

MacLeod 2 (1 pen)
Rae

A thrilling encounter at Easter Road Bobby Graham Brian Wright and Neil Howie would score for the visitors

This would be Willie Ormond’s last game in charge having to retire due to ill health

Q. What former HIBS player took over the hot seat and secured promotion back to the Premier League in this season?

15/11/1978 Scottish League Cup Quarter Final Leg 2

Hibernian 2 v 0 Morton (Agg 2-1 )

Refvik 2

Morton arrived in confident mood for the second leg of this League Cup quarter final after the enigma that was Andy Ritchie had scored a hat-trick against league leaders Dundee United the previous Saturday. This talented Morton side also included Bobby Russell and Neil Orr

Hibs had their own joker up their sleeve though as they were given the go ahead to play Norwegian Internationals Sven Mathisen and Isaak Refvik who were still awaiting Work Permits

Mathisen’s promptings from midfield were a joy to behold while Refvik stole the show with two goals that took HIBS into the semifinals Both goals were set up for Refvik by Ralph Callachan the first from a free kick the second from a superb run and cross

There was a late scare however when Morton were awarded a late penalty kick and the normally reliable Andy Ritchie uncharacteristically blasted the ball over the crossbar

Hibs McDonald Duncan Kilgour Bremner Fleming McNamara Mathisen MacLeod Refvik Callachan and Higgins

Att 8500

15/11/1975 Scottish League Premier Division

Ayr United 1 v 3 Hibernian

Duncan 2
MacLeod

The impressive Johnny Doyle opened the scoring for Ayr United but Arthur Duncan soon equalised Ally MacLeod gave HIBS the lead and they went on to control the remainder of the game with Duncan adding a third before the end

Hibs McArthur Brownlie Schaedler Stanton Barry Blackley MacLeod Bremner Harper Munro and Duncan

Att 4800

15/11/1969 Scottish League Division One

Dundee United 0 v 1 Hibernian

Marinello 17

Hibs keep in touch at the top of the League

15/11/1961 Inter Cities Fairs Cup Round 2 Leg 2

Hibernian 0 v 1 Red Star (Agg 0-5)

Birthdays:

Isaiah Osbourne

Craig James

In Colours Green and White John Campbell

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On This Day In History

2020 Scottish League Cup Group B

Hibernian 4 v 1 Dundee

Mallan 10
Nisbet 76
Gullan 80
Hallberg 82

https://youtu.be/ckOhBKZNoQs

Armchair TV fans were treated to four goals in twenty minutes as HIBS sealed top spot in Group B in this thrilling Lockdown encounter

Hibs would be drawn at home against Dundee in the knock out round

Hibs Barnes McGinn McGregor Hanlon Doig Wright Mallan Newell Murphy Boyle and Nisbet

Subs Mackie Gullan Hallberg S McGinn Bradley

2019 Jack Ross is appointed HIBS Manager

2008 Steven Fletcher scores an injury time equaliser as HIBS bounce back from 0-2 down at home to Aberdeen

1980 Willie Ormond’s last game in charge as Manager and 3600 fans witness an entertaining 3-3 draw against Hamilton Academicals as he is forced to retire due to ill health

Ormond would be replaced by Bertie Auld RIP who would ultimately get HIBS promoted in this season

1978 Hibs finally get clearance to unleash their two Norwegian signings Isaak Refvik and Sven Mathisen in a Scottish League Cup quarter final second leg tie at Easter Road against a very good Morton side and it pays off as HIBS triumph 2-0 to reach the Semi Final

1975 Hibs legend Arthur Duncan scores a double at Somerset Park on his way to scoring 114 goals in 626 appearances for the club

The Flyer would earn 6 full international caps for Scotland in this year

1969 Scottish League Division One

Dundee United 0 v 1 Hibernian

https://www.arabarchive.co.uk/matchdetails.php?id=2380

Willie MacFarlane’s HIBS were playing some exciting stuff and were sitting top of the League in this top versus second top encounter at Tannadice

All hell is let loose after seventeen minutes when Peter Marinello gathered the ball in midfield shirt outside the shorts long black hair flying in the wind as he went on a mazy run beating man after man before sending a blistering drive beyond Don Mackay from 18 yards for the only goal of the game

Edit;

Jim Black was missing from the HIBS lineup after being sent off versus Kilmarnock Away 25/10/1969

Pat Stanton reverted back to his favoured position of Centre Back

So much for Jim Black’s reputation of never having been booked ?

1902 Hibs defeat Kilmarnock 2-1 at Easter Road on their way to winning the Scottish First Division Championship

Hibs goalscorers were Bernard Breslin and J Stewart

BILLYHIBS

16-11-2021, 08:48 AM

16/11/2002 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 2 v 1 Dundee

Paatelainen 2 (1 pen )

16/11/1996 Scottish Premier Division

Hearts 0 v 0 Hibernian

https://youtu.be/MhYrZY3Z2xo

Struggling HIBS pick up a welcome point and give a debut to new signing Juha Riipa. John Hughes was sent off

Hibs:Leighton Miller Shannon Riipa Hughes Hunter McAllister Dow Harper Jackson and McGinlay

Subs Millen Weir

Att 15129

16/11/1991 Scottish League Premier Division

Dunfermline Athletic 1 v 2 Hibernian

Wright
McGinlay

16/11/1985 Scottish League Premier Division

St Mirren 1 v 3 Hibernian

Sneddon
Kano
Cowan

16/11/1974 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 1 v 0 Clyde

Harper

Stan Anderson brought his stuffy Clyde team to Easter Road containing Willie McVie Dom Sullivan Brian Ahearn and Joe Ward. It was that man Joe Harper that got the winner in a dour encounter with Clyde goalkeeper Evan Williams claiming he had been impeded by Harper in the build up to the goal

16/11/1968 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 5 v 1 Morton

McBride 4
Quinn

Joe McBride makes his home League debut days after scoring the first hat-trick by a HIBS player in Europe versus Lokomotiv Leipzig

The Morton side contained a 21 year old fresh faced Joe Harper and sprinter George McNeil recently signed on a free transfer from Hibernian

16/11/1963 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 1 v 1 Celtic

Hamilton

Celtic opened the scoring through Bobby Murdoch but it was debutant Willie Hamilton recently signed from Hearts with a brilliant goal that sealed the point

Special mention to Ronnie ‘Faither’ Simpson who was outstanding in the HIBS goal

Willie Hamilton would go on to score 24 goals in 74 competitive appearances from midfield and would be rated by Pat Stanton as the best player he has ever played with

16/11/1957 Scottish League Division One

Airdrieonians 1 v 4 Hibernian

Ormond 2
Baker
Turnbull

Gordon Smith would sustain a serious career threatening injury to his shattered right ankle an injury that would require five operations carried out by Sir John Bruce to put right

16/11/1946 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 2 v 2 Falkirk

Aitkenhead
Smith

With the cold weather taking a grip and playing a part in proceedings HIBS once again paid the price for defensive frailties with two fine goals from Johnny Aitkenhead and Gordon Smith being cancelled out with a double from John Wardlaw

16/11/1878 Scottish Cup Round 3

Edinburgh University 2 v 5 Hibernian

Frank Rourke 3
Tailor Flynn 2

The Scottish Cup Third Round draw threw up a local derby for Hibernian as they were drawn to play Edinburgh University at their Corstorphine Sports Ground The Match was eagerly anticipated by the Edinburgh footballing public and special trains were put on from Waverley to Corstorphine and the crowd numbered several hundred in these embryonic times in football

HIBS lined up with Club Captain Michael Whelahan in goal and a splendid match ensued HIBS went two goals down but fought back in true Hibernian style with a hat-trick from Frank Rourke and two from Tailor Flynn

The press wrote that the cheering of the Hibernian supporters ‘baffles description’

They also commented that the heavy and unnecessary charging of the previous season was nowhere to be seen

This fine victory was followed up with a fourth round victory two weeks later at Powderhall with Hibernian soundly beating Rob Roy from Callendar by nine goals to nil

The Making of Hibernian The Harp Awakes. Alan Lugton

In Colours Green and White John Campbell

On This Day In History

1996 John Yogi Hughes in only his second appearance for HIBS is sent off in his first Edinburgh Derby at Tiny

1968 Joe McBride follows up his home debut hat-trick against Lokomotiv and fires in four in the League against Clyde at Easter Road and makes the fans forget all about Colin Stein

1963 Debut Boy Willie Hamilton scores a 30 yard screamer to equalise Bobby Murdoch’s opener in a 1-1 draw against Celtic at Easter Road

https://www.thecelticwiki.com/1963-11-16-Hibernian-1-1-celtic-league-division-1/

1957 Gordon Smith sustains the worst injury of his career when his ankle is shattered in a challenge from Airdrieonians’ Jimmy Shanks in a routine 4-1 win at Broomfield

JXM73

17-11-2021, 06:28 AM

According to my futbology app, 37 years ago today I was at Dumbarton v Hibs at boghead ended 2-2....

Curried

17-11-2021, 06:57 AM

According to my futbology app, 37 years ago today I was at Dumbarton v Hibs at boghead ended 2-2....

I remember being in a Dumbarton boozer with a couple of mates before the match, but have absolutely no recollection of the game. I don't think its an age thing, rather the match was easily forgettable.

bigwheel

17-11-2021, 07:22 AM

According to my futbology app, 37 years ago today I was at Dumbarton v Hibs at boghead ended 2-2....

This was one of the earliest games I can recall a group of Hibs Casuals travelling to ….

BILLYHIBS

17-11-2021, 07:27 AM

Pat Stanton had resigned and been replaced by John Blackley

HIBS and Dumbarton were locked together at the bottom of the League on points above basement club Morton but Dumbarton had the superior goal difference

Things looked bleak when Dumbarton raced into a two goal lead but Gordon Juke Box Durie 46 and 47 pulled two goals back in the second half

Jackie MacNamara was sent off and would face a four game ban

BILLYHIBS

17-11-2021, 09:08 AM

17/11/2015 Scottish Championship

Hibernian 2 v 1 Livingston

Keatings 52 and 69

Hibs narrow the gap on The Rangers to two points

HIBS Oxley Gray McGregor Fontaine Stevenson Boyle Fyvie Henderson McGinn Keatings and Cummings

Subs McGeouch Bartley Feruz

Att 7800

17/11/1990 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 1 v 1 Dunfermline Athletic

Macleod

17/11/1984 Scottish League Premier Division

Dumbarton 2 v 2 Hibernian

Durie 2

Hibs made the trip to Dumbarton to face the side whose 3-2 win at Easter Road earlier in the season saw Pat Stanton’s resignation Both sides sat near the foot of the table on nine points but Dumbarton had the superior goal difference

HIBS started the game badly and Dumbarton raced into a two goal lead HIBS fought back however and Gordon Juke Box Durie earned a valuable point with two excellent goals

Jackie McNamara was sent off in this game and picked up a four game ban that would have an adverse effect on the team

Hibs Rough McKee Sneddon Brazil Rae McNamara Callachan Durie Irvine Rice and Craig

Att 2000

17/11/1973 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 2 v 1 Dundee

O’Rourke 2

John Brownlie made his first team comeback having missed 50 games since breaking his leg against East Fife in January

Jimmy O’Rourke scored his first goals of the campaign and could have had a hat-trick as Thomson Allan saved his penalty

Gordon Wallace pulled a goal back for Dundee

Hibs McArthur Brownlie Schaedler Stanton Black Blackley Edwards O’Rourke Gordon Cropley and Duncan

Att 11348

17/11/1951 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 4 v 2 East Fife

Turnbull pen
Ormond
Buchanan
Johnstone

A home tie against league leaders East Fife drew a crowd in excess of 40000 Those supporting HIBS were met with the news that Combe was injured and his place had been given to young Michael Gallagher The new man had a solid game

With HIBS shooting down the slope in the first half Reilly earned a penalty for Turnbull to convert and Ormond scored a second after Duncan had equalised The same player made it 2-2 shortly after the break but HIBS upped their game and Buchanan and Johnstone got the goals to secure a 4-2 win

The fifers however stayed at the top with 18 points from 12 starts HIBS were second having earned 16 points from 11 starts

HIBS would win the League in this season

Hibs Younger Govan Howie Buchanan Paterson Gallagher Smith Johnstone Reilly Turnbull and Ormond

17/11/1945 Scottish Southern League

Hibernian 3 v 2 St Mirren

Arthur 2
Weir

At Easter Road They Play John Campbell

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On This Day In History

2012 Hibs flying high at the top of the League are brought crashing down to earth by bottom club Dundee in a 1-3 loss at Dens

Some finish by Benedictus

https://youtu.be/OpMu5t4pKqM

2001 Hibs are in freefall after AEK and lose 0-2 at Pittodrie the second when Nick Colgan comes up for an injury time corner

https://youtu.be/012Ri73o3vI

1990 230k signing from Borussia Dortmund Murdo MacLeod scores a rare goal in a 1-1 home draw with Dunfermline Athletic

1973 John Brownlie makes his long awaited comeback in a 2-1 win over Dundee

Jimmy O’Rourke is denied a hat-trick by former hibee Thomson Allan who saved his penalty kick

1951 Programme from the top of the table clash with East Fife

https://twitter.com/21_dougie/status/1460934756724531200?s=21

JXM73

17-11-2021, 09:23 AM

This was one of the earliest games I can recall a group of Hibs Casuals travelling to ….

Was always scary being a young sons fan when fans changed ends at half time too, hearts were the ****miest... maybe why i came a hibee in later life lol

bigwheel

17-11-2021, 10:25 AM

Was always scary being a young sons fan when fans changed ends at half time too, hearts were the ****miest... maybe why i came a hibee in later life lol

Around the back of that old stand …used to like that ground …

BILLYHIBS

18-11-2021, 08:17 AM

18/11/2017 Scottish League Premiership

Hibernian 1 v 2 St Johnstone

Stokes pen 91

This game only came to life after 74 minutes when Murray Davidson headed home Liam Craig’s header across goal to score Saints’ first goal in 620 minutes

Hibs thought they had at least salvaged a point when Anthony Stokes scored from the penalty spot after Joe O’Shaughessy had handled a Martin Boyle effort in the box in injury time but with the Referee about to blow the final whistle good work by Michael O’Halloran enabled Davidson to get off one final shot that Marciano could not hold and allowed Steven MacLean to slide in to fire home the winner

Hibs Rocky Gray Ambrose Hanlon Stevenson Boyle Bartley McGinn Barker Stokes and Murray

Subs Porto McGeouch Big Dave

Att 17000

https://youtu.be/o-ERoKGkM4A

18/11/2006 Scottish League SPL

Motherwell 1 v 6 Hibernian

Killen
Brown
Sproule 2
Jones
Shiels

John Collins was starting to mould Tony Mowbray’s already good HIBS team into a leaner meaner slicker more direct hungrier outfit as his version of total football blew Motherwell away

HIBS raced into a 4-0 half-time lead with Scott Brown stabbing home the opener before setting up Chis Killen for the second after Rob Jones had hit the crossbar with a header

Ivan Sproule added a third when the ball fell kindly for him in the box then added his second and HIBS’ fourth when he raced onto a perfect ball from Beuzelin before drawing Meldrum and slotting home

Into the second half and HIBS continued to pile forward with Killen going close with a diving header McGarry of Motherwell was twice denied by Zibi who pulled off excellent saves before Jones with a header converted a Kevin Thomson corner

Steven Fletcher hit the post before McGarry got the consolation his play probably deserved but HIBS were not finished yet as substitute Dean Shiels shot home from close range after good work from Brown

Hibs Zibi Whittaker Jones Martis Murphy Sproule Thomson Beuzelin S Brown Killen and Fletcher

Subs Benji Shiels McCluskey

Att 6190

https://youtu.be/ksxTVJPsV0E

18/11/1978 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 2 v 2 Celtic

Hutchinson
Callachan

Hibs started their two Norwegian internationalists Isaak Refvik and Sven Mathisen but it was Celtic’s new signings Davie Provan and Murdo MacLeod that scored for them on this day

The top ten was that tight that prior to kick off Celtic were third with 17 points and HIBS were third bottom with 14 points above both Hearts and Motherwell

Hibs McDonald Duncan Smith Bremner Fleming McNamara Mathisen MacLeod Refvik Callachan and Hutchinson

Att 21450

https://www.thecelticwiki.com/1978-11-18-hibernian-2-2-celtic-premier-league/

18/11/1972 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 1 v 2 Rangers

Stanton

Hibs were sitting second in the League but Rangers were building a new team under Jock Wallace and were the better team on the day with their goals coming from Alfie Conn and Graeme Fyfe

Hibs would exact their revenge the following Wednesday at Hampden Park Glasgow in the Scottish League Cup Semi Final

18/11/1970 Scottish League Division One

Morton 2 v 1 Hibernian

Duncan

The HIBS team was ravaged by a Flu bug and immediately on arrival Pat Stanton felt unwell and was sent home Arthur Duncan gave HIBS an early lead but second half goals from Osbourne and Sweeney extended Morton’s unbeaten rum to seven

Back at Easter Road the reserves were hitting St Johnstone for six but there was a sad price to pay as young Kenny Davidson suffered a broken ankle

HIBS Baines Shevlane Schaedler Blackley Black McEwan Hamilton O’Rourke McBride Duncan and Cropley

Att 3250

18/11/1967 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 1 v 0 Aberdeen

Cormack

18/11/1961 Scottish League Division One

St Johnstone 0 v 2 Hibernian

Fraser
Stevenson

Hibs’ big money signing 25k from Man City Gerry Baker made his debut giving the whole place a lift with his character and personality and laying on both goals to give HIBS their first win in two months

Hibs had to play for a long spell in this game with 10 men as Bobby Kinloch was knocked out cold

HIBS Simpson Grant McClelland Preston Easton Baxter Fraser Stevenson Baker Kinloch and MacLeod

Att 7645

18/11/1950 Scottish League Division One

East Fife 1 v 2 Hibernian

Reilly
Buchanan

East Fife were going well in the League and HIBS paid the price when they got off to a slow start and Morris put the home side ahead after 12 minutes Tommy Younger then had to look lively in stopping Morris adding a second Lawrie Reilly equalised for HIBS when he was the first to react to a dropped ball by the East Fife goalkeeper in the box

Archie Buchanan with a second half header secured both points for the Hibees

HIBS would win the League in this season

Hibs Younger Govan Ogilvie Buchanan Paterson Combe Smith Johnstone Reilly Turnbull and Ormond

Att 18000

18/11/1882 Scottish Cup Round 4 Replay

Partick 0 v 4 Hibernian

After trailing by two goals in the first game at Hibernian Park the green jerseys fought back to force a replay

The replay was played in front of a big noisy Irish support in Glasgow and Hibernian easily won the game by four goals to nil

Another team from this area Partick Thistle approached HIBS for a game and it was played the following week at Easter Road the visitors going down by two goals to nil

At Easter Road They Play

In Colours Green and White. John Campbell

The Making of Hibernian The Harp Awakes Alan Lugton

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On This Day In History

2006 John Collins takes his ‘Hunting in packs’ lean mean green machine to Fir Park for the first of many classics between the two sides

https://youtu.be/ksxTVJPsV0E

eastterrace

18-11-2021, 11:44 AM

On This Day In History

2006 John Collins takes his ‘Hunting in packs’ lean mean green machine to Fir Park for the first of many classics between the two sides

https://youtu.be/ksxTVJPsV0E was at this game and it’s the best I’ve seen hibs play since the tornadoes days. We were unstoppable that day. Also was at the 1-0 Aberdeen game when cormack scored his brilliantly taken goal .

BILLYHIBS

19-11-2021, 06:12 AM

19/11/2016 Scottish League Championship

Hibernian 4 v 0 Queen Of The South

Graham
Higgins og
Gray
Boyle

HIBS moved three points clear at the top of the Championship over nearest challengers Dundee United who dropped points at Cappielow

https://youtu.be/WbuiCTsqyqk

Hibs Rocky Hanlon Fontaine McGregor Gray McGinn Fyvie Stevenson Boyle Shinnie and Graham

Subs McGeouch Cummings Bartley

Att 13861

19/11/2011 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 1 v 1 Kilmarnock

Griffiths 50

Sparky came off the bench to save Billy Brown’s blushes scoring his first goal at Easter Road in the 50th minute in off the post from an acute angle

Kilmarnock had dominated proceedings in the first half taking the lead through Manuel Pascali when Graham Stack failed to hold a Danny Buijs shot

Dean Shiels and Paul Heffernan lined up for Kilmarnock in this game

Hibs Stack Hart Hanlon O’Hanlon Stephens Wotherspoon Galbraith Stevenson Sproule Osbourne and O’Connor

Subs Griffiths Scott

Att 8169

19/11/2005 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 2 v 3 Falkirk

Riordan 2

Derek Riordan gave HIBS the lead against John Hughes’ Falkirk after only 37 seconds when the ball fell kindly to him in the box off Garry O’Connor’s heels from a Beuzelin pass and he fired the ball high into the net Gary Caldwell had a header cleared off the line before that man Riordan again curled a beauty of a free kick into the top corner from 25 yards on the half hour to put HIBS two up

Into the second half and Daryl Duffy who had twice been denied in the first half by Malkowski managed to flick an O’Donnell cross beyond him to pull one back for the Bairns

Falkirk equalised under controversial circumstances when HIBS who had claimed for an illegal passback to the goalkeeper were caught on the break and Alan Gow swept home a Duffy pass

Glennon in the Falkirk goal made saves from Riordan O’Connor and Thomson but as is so often the case in these circumstances Falkirk grabbed the winner when Zibi failed to hold a Kenny Milne cross and Duffy bundled home the winner

Russell Latapy was introduced as a Falkirk sub on 65 minutes

https://youtu.be/3nSqxzss0eE

Hibs Zibi Whittaker Caldwell Hogg Glass S Brown Thomson Stewart Beuzelin O’Connor and Riordan

Subs Sproule Shiels Morrow

Att 13092

19/11/1995 Scottish League Premier Division

Hearts 2 v 1 Hibernian

C Jackson

Michael O’Neill sent off

19/11/1994 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 2 v 2 Motherwell

McAllister
O’Neill

19/11/1983 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 4 v 1 St Johnstone

Irvine 3
Duncan

Dearie me!

Probably one of the strangest things I have ever seen in all my years supporting HIBS

Hibs apparently cruising and Bobby Thomson decides to sprint 50 yards to assault the Standside linesman resulting in a straight red a six month ban and a transfer to Blackpool

19/11/1960 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 2 v 2 Aberdeen

Kinloch 2

A double from Bobby Kinloch the second of which was an immaculate diving header

Brownlee of Aberdeen also scored a brace in this match

19/11/1955 Scottish League Division One

Queen Of The South 1 v 3 Hibernian

Ormond
Combe
Reilly

High flying Queen Of The South were left stunned at half time as they found themselves 0-2 down thanks to strikes from Willie Ormond and Bobby Combe

The Doonhammers came flying out the traps in the second half with Jim Patterson quickly pulling a goal back Tommy Younger and his defence were then put under severe pressure but they managed to hold firm with Younger in particular performing heroics in the HIBS goal

Towards the end of the match Hibs caught Queens on the counterattack and Lawrie Reilly fired home a third to seal the points

19/11/1949 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 4 v 1 East Fife

Johnstone 2
Ormond 2

High flying East Fife were weakened for this match due to injuries and international call ups

HIBS had their own injury problems with Davy Shaw replacing Jock Govan at right back

Right from kick off HIBS attacked and had two goals disallowed for offside in the first twenty minutes

Bobby Johnstone opened the scoring on the half hour with a rare header and Willie Ormond added a second before half time

Both players repeated the trick into the second half to put HIBS four goals up but this game is probably best remembered for Gordon Smith taking a ball on his head just inside his own half and setting off juggling the ball on his head all the way into the East Fife box finishing up with him heading the ball over the goalkeeper and narrowly past the East Fife post to the amazement entertainment and enjoyment of the assembled crowd

East Fife never gave up and Black scored a deserved late consolation goal for them

Hibs Younger Shaw Cairns Combe Paterson Buchanan Smith Johnstone Reilly Turnbull and Ormond

Att 30000

19/11/1898 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 3 v 4 Rangers

Tommy Gemmell x 3

Hopes were high for the first League clash at Easter Road against undefeated Rangers

In beautiful weather the Irish were out in force to cheer on their Easter Road favourites

The 12000 crowd packed into the Holy Ground drew a gate of £311.43

Tommy Gemmell a new Hibernian forward had a great game opening the scoring amid scenes of almost indescribable delight on the part of the home supporters

Hibernian were then denied a goal or at least a penalty when a Rangers defender fisted the ball out of the net and the Referee exHearts defender James Adams turned a blind eye

The Irish navvies threatened a break in and they vented the Referee with colourful language

Tommy Gemmell however scored another one before Rangers pulled one back before half time

Rangers equalised into the second half. Play swung from end to end and Tommy Gemmell completed his hat-trick to put HIBS back in front but again Rangers equalised to make it 3-3

In the last seconds of the game - you guessed it- the ex Hearts Referee gave Rangers a soft penalty from which they scored to win the match

As the Referee blew for full-time he tried to rush to the safety of the dressing rooms but didn’t make it as the Hibernian navvies disgracefully assaulted him in a hostile demonstration against his blatantly biased refereeing

Birthdays :

Jake Sinclair

The Making of Hibernian The Brave Years Alan Lugton

At Easter Road They Play John Campbell

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On This Day In History

2011 Leigh Griffiths comes off the bench to score his first goal for HIBS the first of 39 in 78 appearances for the club

https://youtu.be/w_FaVUK-Vuk

1995 Hearts 2 v 1 HIBS

Chris Jackson scores for HIBS Michael O’Neill sent off

Full Match

https://youtu.be/jbvlvl5odwI

1994 HIBS 2 v 2 Motherwell

Some strike by Michael O’Neill

https://youtu.be/dvgDNxueTtA

1983 HIBS cruising to a 4-1 home win against St Johnstone Bobby Thomson loses the plot and decides to run 50 yards to confront the Stand Side linesman who appears to lose his footing and falls backward head over heels onto the track

https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/hibs/latest-hibs-news/hibs-bobby-thomson-reflects-linesman-punch-ban-1546962

1881 Scottish Cup Round 4

West Benhar 4 v 4 Hibernian

The West Lothian side had never lost a game at home in their existence

Hibs won the replay 8-0

Eyrie

19-11-2021, 06:20 PM

1881 Scottish Cup Round 4

West Benhar 4 v 4 Hibernian

The West Lothian side had never lost a game at home in their existence

Hibs won the replay 8-0

Now that is an impressive bit of research!

BILLYHIBS

19-11-2021, 06:37 PM

Now that is an impressive bit of research!

Borrowed from Twitter

The HIBS Are Here

https://twitter.com/thecabbage1963/status/1461752085771399175?s=21

Keith_M

20-11-2021, 08:47 AM

On This Day In History

2006 John Collins takes his ‘Hunting in packs’ lean mean green machine to Fir Park for the first of many classics between the two sides

https://youtu.be/ksxTVJPsV0E

was at this game and it’s the best I’ve seen hibs play since the tornadoes days. We were unstoppable that day. Also was at the 1-0 Aberdeen game when cormack scored his brilliantly taken goal .

That was an amazing game.

I was devastated when they scored.

BILLYHIBS

20-11-2021, 09:01 AM

20/11/2010 Scottish League SPL

Inverness CT 4 v 2 Hibernian

Riordan 66
Liam Miller pen 78

Colin Calderwood’s two game winning run came to a shuddering halt in an entertaining game in the Highland capital

Trailing to a Richie Foran first half strike Calderwood decided to reshuffle the pack at half-time by replacing Michael Hart for Paul Hanlon and Edwin De Graaf for Danny Galbraith

This plan worked for all of six minutes when Paul Hanlon handled an Adam Rooney strike on the goal line seeing red for the first and only time in his HIBS career

Adam Rooney converted the penalty although ex Caley goalkeeper Mark Brown was unlucky and almost kept it out guessing the right way

Rooney added a double to complete his hat-trick

Derek Riordan replied for HIBS when he latched onto a short Johnny Haynes pass back and rounded the stranded Esson for a tap in and Liam Miller with a penalty after Colin Nish was felled in the box

HIBS Brown Hart Grounds Murray Dickoh Bamba De Graaf Rankin Miller Nish and Riordan

Subs: Hanlon Galbraith Wotherspoon

Att 4217

20/11/2004 Scottish League SPL

Dundee 1 v 4 Hibernian

Beuzelin
Riordan
Orman
Shiels

Jim Duffy’s Dundee were no match for Tony Mowbray’s HIBS side as they could not compete with their superior team work, pace and passing ability

HIBS raced into a two goal lead thanks to a header from Boozy and a typical curler from Derek Riordan

Steve Lovell pulled one back for the Dee after the break but a further headed goal from Alen Orman and a strike from substitute Dean Shiels near the end had the HIBS travelling support asking Jim Duffy what the score was?

HIBS S Brown Orman Smith Murray Glass Whittaker Rocastle Beuzelin Murphy Morrow and Riordan

Subs Shiels O’Connor

Att 5274

20/11/1976 Scottish League Premier Division

Rangers 1 v 1 Hibernian

Steele og

Rangers dominated the first half hour and led through a Derek Parlane header HIBS then proceeded to dominate the remainder of the game but all they had to show for their efforts was a deflected Bobby Smith goal

HIBS’ cause was not helped by the fact that midfield genius Alex Edwards had to retire early from the field of play in the first half after being the victim of several heavy tackles

20/11/1968 Inter Cities Fairs Cup Round 2 Leg 2

Lokomotiv Leipzig 0 v 1 Hibernian ( Agg 1-4 )

Colin Grant 3

After a nightmare journey to Eastern Europe involving three flights and a long bus journey including passing through Checkpoint Charlie HIBS eventually kicked off in Eastern Germany and things could not have panned out any better with the German goalkeeper Friese fumbling an Eric Stevenson cross at the feet of Colin Grant for a welcome tap in after only 3 minutes

Hibs tried the old ruse of Joe McBride and Colin Grant swapping jerseys to throw the Germans off the first leg hat-trick hero’s scent but funnily enough it was his first game since joining the club that McBride had failed to score

The Germans huffed and puffed for the remainder of the match but they were unable to breach a HIBS defence superbly marshalled by Pat Stanton

Hibs Wilson Shevlane Davis Cousin Stanton O’Rourke Quinn Cormack McBride Grant and Stevenson

Att 10000

20/11/1965 Scottish League Division One

Stirling Albion 1 v 2 Hibernian

Cormack
Davis pen

20/11/1954 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 3 v 1 Dundee

Reilly 2
Smith

Hibs took the lead after 7 minutes when Lawrie Reilly fed Gordon Smith down the right and made his way into the box to meet his pinpoint centre with a powerful header past the Dundee goalkeeper

Roy equalised for Dundee on ten minutes Reilly then gave HIBS the lead and what a peach it was evading two defenders and firing a low powerful shot into the net

Smith added a third for HIBS in the second half

Man of the match was Jackie Plenderleith who kept the dangerous Dundee forwards at bay

Hibs Younger Ward Paterson Turnbull Plenderleith Combe Smith Johnstone Reilly Preston and Ormond

Att 23000

Hibs Through and Through Eric Stevenson

In Colours Green and White John Campbell

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On This Day In History

2004 Tony Mowbray took his troops to Dundee to give Jim Duffy’s men a footballing lesson winning 4-1

Derek Riordan and Garry O’Connor would score 42 goals between them in this season 2004/05

Q Who was the last HIBS striking duo to amass 42 goals between them in total up until this point in time?

1926 Legendary striker Jimmy McColl was getting on and had moved into the Restaurant business in Glasgow but was very much still a HIBS player and would score on this day in a 2-0 win over Queens Park at Easter Road and would go on to score a further 57 goals and become the first HIBS player to score 100 League goals for the club

1920 Hibs defeat Dundee 2-0 at Easter Road with John Darkie Walker having signed from Kirkintilloch Rob Roy making his debut in front of 12000 fans

Jimmy Dunn and Johnny Halligan scored the goals and we are told that a HIBS supporter with a megaphone led the Hibernian masses in the singing

HIBS were now just one player short of the ‘celebrated team’ of the 1920’s that would reach two Scottish Cup finals

1915 HIBS defeat St Mirren 2-1 at Easter Road both goals coming from new signing from Falkirk Henry Hutchinson 80 and 89

Neil Girdwood missed a second half penalty for the Hibees

BILLYHIBS

21-11-2021, 08:30 AM

21/11/2015 Scottish League Championship

Alloa 0 v 1 Hibernian

Cummings 60

A terrible game but a massive three points as Jase ended his goal drought The Rangers dropped points on this day at Livingston so the upcoming game at Ibrox would be massive

D Hill of Alloa was sent off

Pretty sure he is a massive Hibby from Gilmerton/Inch might be wrong ?

21/11/2009 Scottish League SPL

St Mirren 1 v 1 Hibernian

Riordan

21/11/1998 Scottish League Division One

Hamilton Academicals 2 v 2 Hibernian

Paatelainen 2

I attended this game at Firhill for Thrills Russell Latapy ran the show with his one touch pass and go

He was on a totally different level and the only way Hamilton could stop him was to get him sent off for a second bookable offence

21/11/1981 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 1 v 1 Aberdeen

Callachan

Neil Simpson gave Aberdeen an early lead but Ralph Callachan equalised when he got his head to a brilliant cross from Duncan that took out the Dons defence

MOM was Craig Paterson ably assisted by Ally Brazil snuffing out the Dons attack

21/11/1973 Scottish League Cup Quarter Final Second Leg

Hibernian 0 v 0 Rangers ( Agg 0-2 )

This game is memorable because of the unusual kick off time 1.30pm on a Wednesday afternoon due to the power cuts and the possibility of extra time

A rough and tumble bad tempered affair the Referee was the busiest man on the pitch Rangers had parked the bus and there was no way through

Hibs found themselves out of the UEFA and League Cups but were sitting pretty in second place in the League

21/11/1970 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 1 v 0 Kilmarnock

Blair

Bobby Duncan having recently returned from a long term injury was made Captain for this game in place of the injured Pat Stanton

21/11/1959 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 4 v 2 Dundee

Johnstone 2
Baker 2

HIBS lost two early goals to a strong Dundee side containing Bobby Cox Jimmy Gabriel Alan Cousin and Jimmy Bonthrone but with Bobby Johnstone back pulling the strings in midfield HIBS fought back and Nicker set up two for Joe Baker and helped himself to a brace while he was at it

21/11/1953 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 2 v 1 East Fife

Reilly 2

Hibs scored a whirlwind early goal when Gordon Smith set up Lawrie Reilly for the opener but disaster struck when young Donald Hamilton who was deputising for Tommy Younger who was away on National Service came for a cross and found himself barged into his own net still clutching the ball after colliding with Jimmy Bonthrone

Gordon Smith set Lawrie Reilly up for winner in the second half but the strangest thing was at this stage of the season Hibs occupied tenth place in the table and Rangers were eighth

Birthdays:

Tommy Craig

Felipe Morais

At Easter Road They Play John Campbell

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On This Day In History

21/11/2020 Scottish League Premiership

Hibernian 2 v 2 Celtic

Murphy 52
Nisbet 58

https://youtu.be/zHyaMRzOQm0

Hibs Rocky McGinn Porteous Hanlon Mackie Boyle Mallan Gogic Newell Murphy and Nisbet

Subs Gray Hallberg S McGinn

2015 Jase scores the only goal as HIBS defeat Alloa away

https://youtu.be/pM6onIQr4c4

21/11/1992 Scottish League Premier Division

Airdrieonians 2 v 0 Hibernian

3000 fans braved the snowy weather to watch this dire defeat

The only thing of note was the huge snowball fight between both sets of supporters on the steep Broomfield terracing

BILLYHIBS

22-11-2021, 11:21 AM

22/11/2014 Scottish League Championship

Dumbarton 3 v 6 Hibernian

Allan
Malonga 3
Hanlon
Stanton

Malonga’s second is a belter

Hibs Oxley Gray Fontaine Hanlon Stevenson Allan Craig Robertson Handling Cummings and Malonga

Subs Stanton Harris Kennedy

Att 1400

https://youtu.be/CH3pkEAhk5o

22/11/2008 Scottish League SPL

Motherwell 1 v 4 Hibernian

Rankin
Shiels
Fletcher
Riordan

22/11/995 (tel:22/11/995) Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 3 v 0 Partick Thistle

McAllister
Weir
D Jackson

22/11/1980 Scottish League Division One

Dumbarton 1 v 1 Hibernian

Brown

Bertie Auld’s first game in charge and it looked as though it would end in stalemate until exHearts player Jim Brown set up new signing James Brown to fire HIBS ahead

The two points looked safe until in the dying seconds Blair Miller popped up with a last gasp equaliser

A pointer of things to come

22/11/1975 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 2 v 1 Rangers

Stanton 2

The top five teams in the Premier League were separated by one point and HIBS took care of League Cup holders Rangers with two superb headers from Pat Stanton

Quinton Young scored for Rangers

HIBS McArthur Brownlie Schaedler Stanton Barry Blackley Edwards Bremner Harper Munro and Duncan

Att 26547

22/11/1972 Scottish League Cup Semi Final

Hibernian 1 v 0 Rangers

Brownlie

On a dirty night at Hampden HIBS got the better of a game of cat and mouse with Rangers when John Brownlie -probably the best right back in Britain at the time - picked up the ball wide on the right then went on an amazing solo run deep into the Rangers box before crashing an unstoppable shot past Peter McCloy

Hibs would face Celtic in the final who twice came from behind to defeat Aberdeen 3-2

Hibs Herriot Brownlie Schaedler Stanton Black Blackley Edwards O’Rourke Gordon Cropley and Duncan

Att 46620

22/11/1968 Inter Cities Fairs Cup Round 2 Leg 1

Napoli 4 v 1 Hibernian

Stein 80

Hibs Manager Bob Shankly was adamant this tie was not over

22/11/1952 Scottish League Division One

East Fife 3 v 5 Hibernian

Reilly 3
Smith
Turnbull

East Fife took an early lead through Gardner Second half HIBS came out the traps flying with the ever alert Lawrie Reilly scoring a hat-trick Gordon Smith and Eddie Turnbull putting HIBS 1-5 up East Fife made a game of it however with Gardner again and Emery scoring a late penalty

East Fife remained top by one point but HIBS had two games in hand

HIBS Younger Govan Howie Buchanan Paterson Combe Smith Johnstone Reilly Turnbull and Ormond

Att 18000

22/11/1924 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 4 v 1 Aberdeen

Dunn 3
Miller

HIBS McAlpine McGinnigle Templeton Kerr Miller Shaw Ritchie Dunn McColl Halligan and Walker

Att 13000

Birthdays:

Alex Scott RIP

At Easter Road They Play John Campbell

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On This Day In History

2014 Alan Stubbs’ newly built HIBS side are starting to click and they defeat Dumbarton 3-6 away

2008 Hibs defeat Motherwell away 4-1

1995 Hibs defeat Partick Thistle at Easter Road with Michael Weir playing centre forward

1980 Bertie Auld’s first game in charge away to Dumbarton ends unsurprisingly 1-1

1975 Hibs defeat Rangers 2-1 when Pat Stanton rises like a salmon in the box to head home two superb goals

1972 Hibs knock Rangers out of the Scottish League Cup at Hampden when John Brownlie probably the best right back in Britain at the time goes on a solo run and drills in a 20 yard low effort past Peter McCloy from the edge of the box

1968 Hibs go down 1-4 in Naples a late strike from Colin Stein gives Hibs a glimmer of hope

Never say never

gbhibby

22-11-2021, 02:07 PM

On This Day In History

2014 Alan Stubbs’ newly built HIBS side are starting to click and they defeat Dumbarton 3-6 away

2008 Hibs defeat Motherwell away 4-1

1995 Hibs defeat Partick Thistle at Easter Road with Michael Weir playing centre forward

1980 Bertie Auld’s first game in charge away to Dumbarton ends unsurprisingly 1-1

1975 Hibs defeat Rangers 2-1 when Pat Stanton rises like a salmon in the box to head home two superb goals

1972 Hibs knock Rangers out of the Scottish League Cup at Hampden when John Brownlie probably the best right back in Britain at the time goes on a solo run and drills in a 20 yard low effort past Peter McCloy from the edge of the box

1968 Hibs go down 1-4 in Naples a late strike from Colin Stein gives Hibs a glimmer of hope

Never say never
Onions goal in the semi was unbelievable but not surprising as he was making runs like that week in week out.
I am sure that Napoli left Altifini at home for the second leg, big mistake.

BILLYHIBS

22-11-2021, 02:11 PM

Onions goal in the semi was unbelievable but not surprising as he was making runs like that week in week out.
Another game where we had to ‘run the gauntlet’ of Rangers fans waiting ootside :rolleyes:

gbhibby

22-11-2021, 02:20 PM

Another game where we had to ‘run the gauntlet’ of Rangers fans waiting ootside :rolleyes:
Remember it well, had to hide my Hibs scarf thank god for my dad insisting I wear my Parka that night.

BILLYHIBS

23-11-2021, 10:09 AM

T
23/11/2002 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 3 v 1 Motherwell

Paatelainen
McManus
O’Neil pen

On a freezing day Terry Butcher brought his Motherwell side to Easter Road looking for their first win in 10 games

After a goalless first half Steven Ferguson opened the scoring for Motherwell just after half-time

Motherwell’s Sengewald was then sent off after 55 minutes for a second bookable offence Mixu Paatelainen equalised three minutes later when he headed home a Derek Townsley cross He then turned provider 5 minutes later when he crossed in for Tam McManus to head home to put HIBS 2-1 up

Grant Brebner then came on as sub with 5 minutes left and was sent off two minutes later for retaliating to Stephen Pearson’s vicious tackle Pearson was also dismissed for the initial tackle to be followed by teammate David Partridge for his part in the post tackle melee

In the last minute John O’Neil was through on goal only to get hauled down in the box. He picked himself up dusted himself down and stroked home the penalty

Hibs Colgan Smith Zambernardi Fenwick James Orman O’Neil Wiss Murray Luna and Paatelainen

Subs McManus Townsley Brebner

Att 8859

23/11/1991 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 1 v 0 Aberdeen

Danny Lennon

Danny Lennon comes off the bench to score the winner

23/11/1985 Scottish League Premier Division

Celtic 1 v 1 Hibernian

Chisholm

23/11/1974 Scottish League Division One

Rangers 0 v 1 Hibernian

Harper

Rangers were no longer the only undefeated side in the UK as Joe Harper headed home Arthur Duncan’s inch perfect cross

Hibs McArthur Brownlie Bremner Stanton Spalding Blackley Smith Cropley Harper Munro and Duncan

Att 32887

23/11/1968 Scottish League Division One

Arbroath 3 v 4 Hibernian

Cormack
McBride 2
O’Rourke

A topsy turvy game and a score line that actually flattered the hosts with HIBS always really in command but shooting themselves in the foot with two own goals from Shevlane and Cousin

23/11/1955 European Champions Cup Quarter Final First Leg

Djurgardens 1 v 3 Hibernian

Combe
Mulkerrin
Turnbull

Hibs went into the match minus Lawrie Reilly who had a chest infection and his place was taken by young Jimmy Mulkerrin

Hibs were caught cold when the Swedish Champions took the lead after only 90 seconds when Edlund lost his marker and fired home from 18 yards Moments later a shot from Sandberg stung Younger’s fingers

HIBS were starting to come more and more into the game with Willie Ormond twice going close before Gordon Smith lobbed a ball over a Swedish defender for Bobby Combe to meet perfectly on the volley to fire home the equaliser

Early in the second half Mulkerrin ran onto a Plenderleith clearance to,put HIBS 2-1 up from a tight angle. Mulkerrin was then tripped up inside the box and the usually dependable Eddie Turnbull sent his spot kick zipping past the post

The swedes were turning physical and English Referee Ellis was hard pressed to keep them in check

Eddie Turnbull atoned for his penalty miss when he scored a third 5 minutes from the end in off a defender

Hibs Younger MacFarlane Paterson Thomson Plenderleith Preston Smith Combe Mulkerrin Turnbull and Ormond

Att 22000

Q. Where did this game take place?

23/11/1946 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 5 v 1 Partick Thistle

Turnbull 3
Weir 2

Man of the Match Gordon Smith laid on 4 of the 5 goals in this game

Birthdays:

Johnny MacLeod

Brian Graham

Hibernian On This Day Colquhoun and Sinnet

At Easter Road They Play John Campbell

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On This Day In History

2019 Scottish League Premiership

Hibernian 3 v 1 Motherwell

Doidge 21
Kamberi 25
Horgan 86

https://youtu.be/ESRkG4xOIRs

Hibernian came back from a goal down to give Jack Ross a debut victory as Head Coach

Liam Polworth tapped in to put the visitors ahead on 10 minutes but Christian Doidge levelled

Florian Kamberi gave HIBS the lead shortly afterwards and Daryl Horgan put the icing on the cake with a late breakaway goal

Hibs Maxwell Naismith Porteous Hanlon Stevenson Hallberg Slivka Newell Allan Doidge and Kamberi

Subs Boyle Horgan Mallan

Att 15984

gbhibby

24-11-2021, 07:58 AM

Billy the 42 goals question
Was it Steve Cowan and Willie Irvine.
Sure Cowan scored 25+ one season.

BILLYHIBS

24-11-2021, 08:30 AM

Billy the 42 goals question
Was it Steve Cowan and Willie Irvine.
Sure Cowan scored 25+ one season.
Sorry !

Close but no

Oh dear !

Crunchie

24-11-2021, 08:31 AM

Sorry !

Close but no

Oh dear !
Cowan and Durie?

BILLYHIBS

24-11-2021, 08:35 AM

Cowan and Durie?
:top marks

FilipinoHibs

24-11-2021, 08:55 AM

:top marks

You should write a book on watching Hibs through the decades. If you want any assistance I am willing to help.

gbhibby

24-11-2021, 09:00 AM

Sorry !

Close but no

Oh dear !
Decent try though? Thought Steve Cowan would do the same the following season but from memory did he not score hardly any goals. Juke Box was some player though

gbhibby

24-11-2021, 09:01 AM

You should write a book on watching Hibs through the decades. If you want any assistance I am willing to help.
Count me in.

BILLYHIBS

24-11-2021, 09:35 AM

24/11/2018 Scottish League Premiership

Hibernian 2 v 2 Dundee

Kusunga og 1
Porteous 30

https://youtu.be/-c69JXWqwFM

Hibs Bogdan Ambrose Porteous Hanlon Boyle Horgan Mallan Milligan Stevenson MacLaren and Kamberi

Subs Bartley Agyepong Gullan

Att 16190

24/11/2007 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 2 v 2 Dundee United

Benji
Antoine Curier pen

The Subs come off the bench to rescue a point

24/11/1998 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 4 v 1 St Mirren

Prenderville
Lovell 2
McGinlay

24/11/1990 Scottish League Premier Division

Hearts 1 v 1 Hibernian

Houchen

https://youtu.be/pHLhvArBnHk

24/11/1987 Scottish League Premier Division

Aberdeen 1 v 1 Hibernian

Kano

24/11/1979 Scottish League Premier Division

St Mirren 2 v 1 Hibernian

Best

George Best makes his debut for HIBS and almost 14000 souls turn up to witness it. A Doug Somner double put Saints on easy street but Best pulled one back for relegation haunted HIBS in the last minute when he took a short corner from Ralph Callachan and curled one past Saints keeper Billy Thomson from the edge of the 18 yard box

The legs were gone but the football brain and vision were there for all to see as he sprayed passes all over the pitch

20622 fans would turn up at Easter Road to witness the great man make his home debut versus Partick Thistle the following week

HIBS McDonald Brazil Duncan Rae Paterson McNamara Callachan MacLeod Ward Higgins and Best

Sub Hutchinson McGlinchey

24/11/1973 Scottish League Division One

St Johnstone 0 v 2 Hibernian

Gordon
O’Rourke

24/11/1962 Scottish League Division One

Airdrieonians 2 v 1 Hibernian

Cormack

A tough physical game in which several HIBS players had to leave the field of play for treatment often leaving HIBS down to ten men John McColl of Airdrie scored twice while young Peter Cormack making his debut on the left wing in place of leg break victim Eric Stevenson pulled back a headed goal for HIBS

Jim Easton broke his ankle in this game

24/11/1956 Scottish League Division One

East Fife 1 v 6 Hibernian

Ormond 2
Thomson 2
Reilly
Turnbull

24/11/1951 Scottish League Division One

Airdrieonians 0 v 2 Hibernian

Ormond
Johnstone

Willie Ormond broke his leg in this game

Birthdays:

Willie Finnigan RIP

At Easter Road They Play John Campbell

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On This Day In History

2020 Scottish League Premiership

Hibernian 2 v 2 St Johnstone

P McGinn 36 83

https://youtu.be/pk7_1QSxeV4

Lockdown fitba against our arch nemesis and Hibs come back twice from behind thanks to the unlikely source of Super Paul McGinn

Hibs Rocky Hanlon Porteous McGinn Mackie Boyle Newell Gogic Mallan Murphy and Nisbet

Subs McGregor Doidge and Gullan

1998 New signing Stuart Lovell scores a double in a 4-1 win over St Mirren at Easter Road on the way to winning the old First Division Championship

1979 14000 (tel:1979 14000) fans turn up at Love Street to watch George Best make his debut for HIBS The fans are not disappointed as Best shows signs of the old magic spraying the ball about and firing a late consolation goal from the edge of the box past Billy Thomson in the dying minutes

1973 The old double act was still very much alive and kicking as Alan Gordon opened the scoring at Muirton Park and despite intense Saints pressure Jimmy Jimmy O’Rourke added a late second to put the Hibees on easy street

BILLYHIBS

24-11-2021, 09:56 AM

You should write a book on watching Hibs through the decades. If you want any assistance I am willing to help.

Would highly recommend our own Jonnyboy’s excellent ‘At Easter Road They Play’ and ‘In Colours Green and White’ a hibee History from 1946-1986

Ian Colquhoun also does some excellent work but I agree we need more books from the naughties going forwards

Unfortunately like yourself I was working weekends in Financial Services around about then and could only attend games home and away somewhat sporadically

My memories are more the Tornadoes eighties and nineties

GGTTH

PatHead

24-11-2021, 11:28 AM

Decent try though? Thought Steve Cowan would do the same the following season but from memory did he not score hardly any goals. Juke Box was some player though

Always thought Stevie Cowan was never the same player once Bobby Thompson was suspended and his purple patch stopped then.

Maybe talking pish though!

Kato

24-11-2021, 11:30 AM

Always thought Stevie Cowan was never the same player once Bobby Thompson was suspended and his purple patch stopped then.

Maybe talking pish though!He got injured at the start of his second season iirc.

Sent from my SM-A405FN using Tapatalk

BILLYHIBS

24-11-2021, 11:43 AM

Always thought Stevie Cowan was never the same player once Bobby Thompson was suspended and his purple patch stopped then.

Maybe talking pish though!

Bobby Thomson and Stevie Cowan never played in the same team

Cowan’s run came to an end when Gordon Juke Box Durie was sold to Chelsea for 325k in May ‘86

As another poster pointed out Jukebox was a fantastic player whose power and pace laid on a lot of goals for Cowan

Stevie Cowan also returned the favour by using his physical presence to create space for the Jukebox in the box

Gordon Chisholm is probably the closest that side had to a Bobby Thomson type player

PatHead

24-11-2021, 12:24 PM

Bobby Thomson and Stevie Cowan never played in the same team

Cowan’s run came to an end when Gordon Juke Box Durie was sold to Chelsea for 325k in May ‘86

As another poster pointed out Jukebox was a fantastic player whose power and pace laid on a lot of goals for Cowan

Stevie Cowan also returned the favour by using his physical presence to create space for the Jukebox in the box

Gordon Chisholm is probably the closest that side had to a Bobby Thomson type player

Shows how the memory plays tricks. Am I thinking of Willie Irvine then?

BILLYHIBS

24-11-2021, 12:39 PM

Shows how the memory plays tricks. Am I thinking of Willie Irvine then?

Willie Irvine #1 only played in the same team as Stevie Cowan four times

Willie Irvine #2 only scored twice in 15 appearances and was moved on

Stevie Cowan only scored 4 goals for HIBS in 1986/87

He was transferred to Motherwell where he scored 11 : 51

His best spell coming at Portadown 66: 87 winning two Championships and scored the winning goal in the Irish Cup Final

PatHead

24-11-2021, 12:50 PM

Willie Irvine #1 only played in the same team as Stevie Cowan four times

Willie Irvine #2 only scored twice in 15 appearances and was moved on

Stevie Cowan only scored 4 goals for HIBS in 1986/87

He was transferred to Motherwell where he scored 11 : 51

His best spell coming at Portadown 66: 87 winning two Championships and scored the winning goal in the Irish Cup Final

Sorry I meant Thompson and Irvine together.

BILLYHIBS

24-11-2021, 01:09 PM

Sorry I meant Thompson and Irvine together.

Now that WAS a team

Irvine socks around the ankles shirt outside the shorts pace to burn

Tommo elbowing everyone out the way including Officials

Bobby Thomson was a lot more skillful than he looked imho

Killiehibbie

24-11-2021, 04:52 PM

Decent try though? Thought Steve Cowan would do the same the following season but from memory did he not score hardly any goals. Juke Box was some player though

Durie was laying them on a plate for Cowan. I told my mate that Cowan would be lucky to get into double figures without that service.

superfurryhibby

24-11-2021, 05:03 PM

Durie was laying them on a plate for Cowan. I told my mate that Cowan would be luck to get into double figures without that service.

When Durie left Cowan was never as effective again. Stevie Cowan wasn’t exactly an athlete, but he was a good finisher. His partnership with George McCluskey was a bit less dynamic. Cowan took pelters from fans at time too.

BILLYHIBS

25-11-2021, 08:42 AM

25/11/2011 Hibernian Football Club appoint Pat Fenlon as Manager

George Best RIP

22-5-1946 - 25-11-2005

25/11/1989 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 3 v 2 Dundee

Collins
Evans
McGinlay

Pat ‘Goals’ McGinlay scores his first goal for the club

Pat would go on to score 79 goals in 374 appearances all from midfield many from his trademark late blindside runs into the box

http://www.hibshistoricaltrust.org.uk/midfielders/pat-mcginlay

25/11/1972 Scottish League Division One

Arbroath 2 v 3 Hibernian

Gordon 2
Duncan

Arbroath entertained HIBS on a cold and blustery evening at Gayfield

Newly promoted Arbroath were decent and a tough nut to crack scoring twice through Billy Pirie

HIBS replied through Alan Gordon 2 and Arthur Duncan who latched onto a superb defence splitting pass from Alex Cropley

Bobby Smith made his debut as a second half substitute

Hibs Herriot Brownlie Schaedler Stanton Black Blackley Edwards O’Rourke Cropley and Duncan

Sub Smith

Att 4200

25/11/1970 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 3 v 2 Rangers

Blair 2
Graham

Big money signing from St Mirren Jim Blair was struggling to win over the supporters but he certainly did himself no harm with this fine double against Rangers Johnny Graham scored the other goal

Colin Stein and Willie Johnston replied for Rangers

Willie Johnston was sent off

Hibs Baines Duncan Schaedler Blackley Black Stanton Graham O’Rourke McEwan Blair and Duncan

Att 18770

25/11/1969 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 3 v 0 Dunfermline

Graham 2 ( 17 and 20)
McBride pen 85

Manager of the Month Willie MacFarlane’s new exciting HIBS team was starting to catch the public’s imagination as 18761 fans turned out for this Tuesday night fixture versus Dunfermline.

Johnny Graham notched a double that took him up to 19 for the season (15 for Falkirk)

He was also pulled down in the box by Doug Baillie for the penalty that was converted by Joe McBride

HIBS Marshall Shevlane McEwan Blackley Black Stanton Marinello McBride Cormack Graham and Stevenson

25/11/1950 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 5 v 0 Airdrieonians

Turbull 3 (2 pens )
Johnstone
Reilly

The Referee turned down two blatant penalty claims before awarding HIBS a penalty on 34 minutes Eddie Turnbull sending keeper Main the wrong way The impressive Bobby Johnstone added a header before half-time Lawrence Reilly made it three after the restart before Eddie Turnbull added a brace the second coming from the penalty spot

HIBS would be runaway League Champions in this season

Hibs Younger Govan Ogilvie Buchanan Paterson Combe Smith Johnstone Reilly Turnbull and Ormond

Att 22000

25/11/1899 Scottish League Division One

Hearts 1 v 3 Hibernian

Hamilton Handling 3 ( 1 pen )

HIBS visited Tynecastle with Hearts sitting proudly at the top of the League They weren’t there at the end of the game as HIBS ran out victors by 3 goals to 1 a margin that might have been more if it wasn’t for Hearts’ custodian future HIBS legend Harry Rennie

Hearts tried to out muscle their rivals and indeed took an early lead This did not deter this excellent HIBS side who responded with a hat-trick from the wonderfully named Hamilton Handling to complete the League double over their Edinburgh rivals

Hibs would finish third in this season ahead of Hearts

Hibs McWattie Hogg Glen Breslin Harrower Robertson Murray McGuigan Handling Callaghan and McCartney

Att 7500

Birthdays :

Joe Ward

Alan Rough

Paul Lovering

Roland Edge

At Easter Road They Play John Campbell

Hibernian on this day Colquhoun and Sinnet

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HAPPY 70th BIRTHDAY ALAN ROUGH

MANY HAPPY RETURNS

INDUCTED INTO THE HIBERNIAN HALL OF FAME 2012

:partyhibb

https://youtu.be/OWS1FNwny9s

Keith_M

25-11-2021, 08:58 AM

Hibs v Hearts attendance of 7,500?

And they claim football was much better in the olden days!

:wink:

BILLYHIBS

25-11-2021, 10:21 AM

Hibs v Hearts attendance of 7,500?

And they claim football was much better in the olden days!

:wink:

That match was a League double over Hearts the first game being a 1-0 victory at Easter Road on 25th October the goal scorer being that man Hamilton Handling

A second goal was disallowed as Hibernian took command

We are told that Hearts’ anxiety led to incidents of the ungentlemanly type which scarcely reflected to their credit five Hibernians being crippled

It was however a most welcome victory the Hibernian players were congratulated on all hands while the cheering was loud and long

gbhibby

25-11-2021, 12:50 PM

That match was a League double over Hearts the first game being a 1-0 victory at Easter Road on 25th October the goal scorer being that man Hamilton Handling

A second goal was disallowed as Hibernian took command

We are told that Hearts’ anxiety led to incidents of the ungentlemanly type which scarcely reflected to their credit five Hibernians being crippled

It was however a most welcome victory the Hibernian players were congratulated on all hands while the cheering was loud and long
There's only one Hamilton Handling

BILLYHIBS

25-11-2021, 05:18 PM

DIEGO ARMANDO MARADONA

30-10-1960 to 25-11-2020

https://youtu.be/Cdf6D19Etmc

cabbageandribs1875

25-11-2021, 05:23 PM

16 years today George Best died

BILLYHIBS

26-11-2021, 09:05 AM

26/11/2019 Scottish League Premiership

St Mirren 1 v 2 Hibernian

Doidge 28
Mallan pen 82

Jack Ross continued his winning start as HIBS Manager with a 2-1 win over former club St Mirren in Paisley

Christian Doidge scored his fifth goal in three games whilst former Saint Stevie Mallan came off the bench to score from the spot

Junior Morais scored a late consolation for Saints

Hibs Maxwell Naismith Porteous Hanlon Stevenson Hallberg Slivka Newell Allan Kamberi and Doidge

Subs Boyle Horgan Mallan

Att 5377

26/11/2006 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 2 v 2 Celtic

Sproule
Thomson

Hibs Zibi Whittaker Murphy Martis Jones Thomson Sproule Beuzelin Brown Fletcher and Benji

Subs Stewart Glass

Att 16747

26/11/1988 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 1 v 1 Dundee

Archibald

Stevie Archibald equalises after Keith Wright and Tommy Coyne combine to give Dee the lead

26/11/1983 Scottish League Premier Division

Motherwell 1 v 2 Hibernian

Sneddon
Callachan

Alan Sneddon celebrates his 100th appearance for HIBS by scoring his first goal for the club

26/11/1955 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 5 v 1 Partick Thistle

Mulkerrin
Ormond 2
Combe
Turnbull

The Djurgaardens squad remained in Scotland and sat in the Stand to witness HIBS go nap against Partick Thistle

Gordon Smith was in fine form and made the first three goals for Mulkerrin and Ormond 2

Exhibee Alex Wright pulled one back for the Jags after the interval

The sixth member of the Famous Five Bobby Combe added a fourth and Eddie Turnbull completed the scoring

26/11/1949 Scottish League Division One

Third Lanark 0 v 2 Hibernian

Johnstone
Reilly

Hibs were not at their best but still had too much firepower for this Thirds team Bobby Johnstone scored the first after a neat back heel from Lawrie Reilly. Reilly scored the second after being put through on goal from a wonderful pass by Bobby Combe

Thirds had a blonde teenage live wire out on the left wing that caused HIBS problems and came close to scoring on a couple of occasions none other than future HIBS player and Scotland Manager Ally MacLeod

Q. What HIBS player won two Championship medals for the same season?

Birthdays:

John Murphy

At Easter Road They Play John Campbell

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On This Day In History

2019 Jack Ross continues his winning start as HIBS Manager as he records a 2-1 win over his old club in Paisley

https://youtu.be/jGmRGfLh6JI

2006 HIBS allow a two goal advantage to slip against Celtic at Easter Road

https://youtu.be/AouNp40mJfM

1983 Alan Sneddon celebrates his 100th game for the cabbage by scoring his first goal for the club in a 2-1 win away to Motherwell

BILLYHIBS

27-11-2021, 10:03 AM

27/11/2005 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 2 v 1 Rangers

Riordan
O’Connor

This is what Saturday’s were all about beating Rangers at Easter Road

Derek Riordan opened the scoring with a tap in at the back post from Ivan Sproule’s cross

Garry O’Connor made it two when he cushioned home Riordan’s inch perfect pass

Barry Ferguson pulled one back for Rangers
(Highlights on YouTube)

Ian Murray lined up for Alex McLeishs’ Rangers

Hibs Zibi Whittaker Glass Smith Caldwell Brown Beuzelin Sproule Thomson O’Connor and Riordan

Subs Fletcher Morrow Shiels

Att 16958

27/11/2004 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 2 v 1 Inverness CT

Boozy 39
Riordan 47

Carricondo Juanjo gave Inverness the lead on 34 minutes

27/11/2001 Scottish League Cup Quarter Final

Hibernian 2 v 0 Dundee United

McManus
Luna

27/11/1999 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 2 v 0 Aberdeen

McGinlay
Paatelainen

27/11/1982 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 2 v 3 Celtic

Gary Murray 2

Pat Stanton splashed the cash and signed Partick Thistle’s Alan Rough 31 for 60k

Celtic’s goals came from Frank McGarvey 2 and Paul McStay

Crippled by injuries HIBS were lurking dangerously near the foot of the table

27/11/1971 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 3 v 2 Kilmarnock

O’Rourke pen
Baker
Edwards

In a cracking game at Easter Road goals by George Maxwell penalty and Ross Mathie gave Killie a 2-1 half-time lead.

Joe Baker equalised and Alex Edwards making his home debut scored the winner for the Hibees

Edwards due to his superior midfield play was already being spoken about in the press as the bargain of the season

27/11/1962 Fairs Cities Cup Round 2 Leg 1

Utrecht 0 v 1 Hibernian

Falconer

Duncan Falconer’s 11th minute opportunist strike from Tommy Preston’s shrewd long pass gave HIBS something to hold onto in the second leg

Ronnie Simpson saved a 65th minute penalty

Hibs Simpson Fraser McClelland Grant Hughes McLeod Scott Falconer Preston Byrne and M Stevenson

Att 12000

Q. What HIBS legend would make his debut in the second leg?

27/11/1954 Scottish League Division One

East Fife 1 v 5 Hibernian

Johnstone 3
Ormond 2

John Fraser deputised for the injured Gordon Smith and performed admirably

Eddie Turnbull picked up a bad injury after 55 minutes that effectively left HIBS down to ten men but they still managed to win this tricky away fixture convincingly

27/11/1948 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 1 v 0 Third Lanark

Turnbull

Eddie Turnbull’s solo strike put HIBS top of the league

On the same day Hearts’ 0-2 win at Cappielow took them off bottom

Birthdays:

Ally Donaldson

At Easter Road They Play John Campbell

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On This Day In History

2005 Tony Mowbray’s Teenage Kick’s defeat Rangers 2-1 at Easter Road the goals coming from Riordan and O’Connor

https://youtu.be/qfj6FISfWmY

2001 Hibs defeat Dundee United 2-1 in the League Cup quarter final McManus and Luna for HIBS Charlie Miller sent off for the Arabs

https://youtu.be/hpGIlL6rIeA

1982 Alan Rough makes his debut for HIBS at Easter Road versus Celtic

https://youtu.be/NPYJ57pMHdA

gbhibby

27-11-2021, 10:14 AM

Billy was it £14k we paid for Mickey. Best player never to have played for Scotland.

BILLYHIBS

27-11-2021, 10:59 AM

Billy was it £14k we paid for Mickey. Best player never to have played for Scotland.

Yip

Great wee player could hit a 50p coin from 50 yards

Short fuse though

gbhibby

27-11-2021, 11:10 AM

Yip

Great wee player could hit a 50p coin from 50 yards

Short fuse though
His right hook that floored the Hadjuk Split player was a thing of beauty.
Got suspended at crucial times in the season.

BILLYHIBS

27-11-2021, 11:15 AM

His right hook that floored the Hadjuk Split player was a thing of beauty.
Got suspended at crucial times in the season.
:greengrin

BILLYHIBS

28-11-2021, 07:03 AM

28/11/1987 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 0 v 1 Celtic

Celtic Casuals the now defunct Celtic Soccer Crew launched a CS Gas Canister into the East causing panic and mayhem with hundreds of HIBS fans seeking refuge on the pitch

Football hooliganiism was taking a sinister turn only weeks earlier HIBS fans had been attacked at Ibrox when fireworks were launched into their end by Rangers fans

28/11/1955 European Champions Cup Quarter Final Second Leg

Hibernian 1 v 0 Djurgardens (Agg 4-1)

Turnbull pen 70

Onwards march the HIBS

A penalty goal by Eddie Turnbull twenty minutes from the end ended all doubts about HIBS’ entry into the semifinals of the European Champions Cup.

Willie Ormond was on his way up through the middle when he was unceremoniously brought down by Edlund and Ollson

Hibs should have won this game more convincingly but brilliant goalkeeping by Arvidsson kept them out pulling off fantastic saves from a Turnbull header at the base of the post, Mulkerrin, Smith and Bobby Combe with a net bound daisy cutter sneaking in at the post that the keeper held at full stretch.

Gordon Smith thumped the Swedish post when he anticipated a Combe back heeler Arvidsson then tipped a brilliant net bound Mulkerrin header over the crossbar

Just before the winning goal Combe through on goal brilliantly lobbed the goalkeeper only to see Edlund head the ball away from underneath the crossbar

Such was the pace and power of HIBS’ display- there was not a failure in their ranks - that many observers fancied them to bring the inaugural trophy back to Scotland

Hibs Younger McFarlane Paterson Thomson Plenderleith Preston Smith Combe Mulkerrin Turnbull and Ormond

Att 31000

Birthdays:

Scott Allan

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On This Day In History

2020 Scottish League Cup Round 2

Hibernian 1 v 0 Dundee

Murphy 44

Hibs progressed to the League Cup quarter final for the fourth successive season thanks to a strike from Jamie Murphy just before half-time

Hibs Rocky McGinn McGregor Porteous Mackie Boyle Mallan Newell Murphy Nisbet and Doidge

Subs Hallberg Gullan and Wright

2012 Scottish League SPL

St Johnstone 0 v 1 Hibernian

Cairney 82

https://youtu.be/u75rpDbIGIg

2009 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 2 v 0 Falkirk

McLean og 33
Riordan 88

Brian McLean deflected Deeks’ shot into his own net for the opener to put HIBS on their way to a nine game unbeaten run and leaving Falkirk bottom of the pile

1998 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 1 v 0 Airdrieonians

Lovell

1964 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 2 v 2 Dundee

Hamilton
Quinn

1959 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 3 v 1 Stirling Albion

Baker 2
Johnstone

Bobby Johnstone had returned to Easter Road and was setting them up for young Joe Baker

The Reserves were winning 5-2 at Annfield making them the highest scoring team in the UK scoring 55:14

1955 Hibs qualify for the European Cup semifinals

Happy Birthday wishes to Scott Allan 30 today

Many Happy Returns

:partyhibb

https://youtu.be/KVgIA-PJ5Bg

BILLYHIBS

28-11-2021, 10:47 AM

bigwheel

28-11-2021, 11:07 AM

gbhibby

28-11-2021, 11:17 AM

Was in the East that day the Celtic fans fired the CS canister into the HIBS fans

I reckon I must have beaten the Olympic record in vaulting the 8 foot fence to get on to the safety of the pitch coughing and spluttering
Worst ever day at a Football match was also in the East, young girl collapsed in front of me on the pitch. 40 odd people taken to hospital.

BILLYHIBS

28-11-2021, 11:51 AM

Someone might had picked this up, but it was actually Hibs Casuals that set off a flare in the old main stand at Ibrox ..not Rangers equivalent

Yip hit the gantry and ricocheted back to us ?

bigwheel

28-11-2021, 12:08 PM

Yip hit the gantry and ricocheted back to us ?

Yeah. That’s the one

gbhibby

28-11-2021, 02:06 PM

Firhill first stadium in Glasgow to have a European Cup game played at it.

BILLYHIBS

29-11-2021, 05:48 AM

29/11/2014 Scottish Cup Round 4

Alloa 1 v 2 Hibernian

Craig
Gray

https://youtu.be/lL7-4wUSICs

Typical old fashioned tricky away Scottish Cup tie

A clanger from Oxley gives Alloa the lead

Liam Craig equalises direct from a free kick

David Gray with a typical Scottish Cup winning header gives HIBS the lead

King Dom sent off

HIBS Oxley Gray Fontaine Hanlon Stevenson Robertson Allan Craig Handling Cummings and Malonga

Subs Stanton Harris Kennedy

Att 2138

29/11/1980 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 1 v 0 Dunfermline Athletic

MacLeod

Bertie Auld’s first home game in charge.

Ally MacLeod scores the only goal in a game that was not pretty to watch as HIBS try to peg back League leaders Raith Rovers

HIBS would win the League in this season

Hibs McArthur McGlinchey Duncan McNamara Paterson Brown Callachan Rae MacLeod Connolly and S Brown

Sub Jim Brown

Att 4350

29/11/1975 Scottish League Premier Division

St Johnstone 3 v 4 Hibernian

Duncan 3
Brownlie pen

Arthur Duncan was far and away the best player on the park in this fixture and he became the first player to score a hat-trick for HIBS in the Premier League

It was only sloppy defending on HIBS’ part that allowed Saints back into the game with Charlie Smith scoring two and Gordon Smith grabbing the other

Arthur opened the scoring after 2 minutes Smith replied on 3 minutes and then gave Saints the lead on 16 minutes Arthur was then pulled down in the box for John Brownlie to equalise from the penalty spot on 19 minutes The flying winger then added further goals on 21 and 49 minutes

Hibs McArthur Brownlie Schaedler Stanton Barry Blackley Edwards Bremner Harper Munro and Duncan

Att 4484

27/11/1967 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Round 2 Leg 2

Hibernian 5 v 0 Napoli ( Agg 6-4 )

Duncan 5
Quinn 44
Cormack 66
Stanton 67
Stein 77

Hibs have known European triumphs but never one quite like this

Hibs had to win by three clear goals and concede none to knock the Italian League leaders out of the Fairs Cup.

In five minutes the fuse that lit this explosive tie was lit when fullback Bobby Duncan carried the ball forward into midfield and from 25 yards took everyone by surprise when he unleashed a thundering left foot shot that flashed past Italian international goalkeeper Dino Zoff in the Naples goal high into the net

Peter Cormack was then pulled down inside the box but the Referee only awarded an indirect free kick that was cleared

Pat Stanton then had a header from a Pat Quinn freekick brilliantly saved by Zoff

Alan McGraw then joined in the action with a powerful shot that was deflected past the post before Colin Stein had a shot cleared off the line by Bianchi

Naples were turning physical and in fairness to the Referee this did not go unnoticed as they continued to rack up fouls ( 23 in the first half).

With the pressure mounting on the Italian goal HIBS made the breakthrough their play deserved just before half-time. Stein made it by his sheer determination in carrying the ball almost to the Naples by-line and then cutting it across goal Zoff fumbled and Quinn racing in hit a hard low shot into the net off the upright

At half-time Napoli sacrificed an attacker for a defender but it was too little too late as HIBS now had their tails up

In the second half as HIBS kicked down the slope it was attack after attack

In 67 minutes Easter Road went radge Stein won a corner Alex Scott swung it well away from Zoff and Peter Cormack rose in the box jumping at least a foot higher than everyone else to send a header beyond the goalkeeper

Two minutes later the fans were singing “Easy Easy” as Pat Stanton headed home number four at the back post courtesy of another splendid Scott cross

Zoff then dropped on a header from Stein before Girardo was sent off for kicking out at Eric Stevenson when they were both lying on the ground in front of the Stand

In 79 minutes a Napoli clearance was intercepted and Stein was sent through on goal to complete the scoring

Hibs Wilson Duncan Davis Stanton Madsen McGraw Scott Quinn Stein Cormack and Stevenson

Subs Allan McNeill O’Rourke

Att 21000

Q. Who did HIBS defeat in the previous round?

29/11/1958 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 3 v 2 Celtic

Joe Baker 3

Joe Baker was declared unfit for this game but made a Lazarus like recovery in time to score a hat-trick

29/11/1947 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 5 v 0 St Mirren

Ormond 3 ( 2 pens)
Smith 2

A pivotal result that put HIBS on a long undefeated run on their way to winning the league

Birthdays:

Jim Farmer

Shelton Martis

At Easter Road They Play John Campbell

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On This Day In History

2014 Sir David Gray gives us a glimpse of the future with a headed winner in a tough Scottish Cup tie away to Alloa

1980 Bertie Auld’s first game in charge and Super Ally MacLeod scores the only goal of the game against Dunfermline Athletic at Easter Road to start a run that would lead to the Championship

1975 Arthur Nijinsky Duncan scores HIBS’ first ever Premier League hat-trick

The Flyer is also pulled down inside the box for John Brownlie’s penalty kick

1967 Hibernian send shock waves around Europe as Napoli leading 4-1 from the first leg are unable to repel wave after wave of Hibernian attacks eventually succumbing to a shock 5-0 defeat

Hibs would face English League leaders and red hot competition favourites Leeds United in the next round

1958 Declared unfit to play Joe Baker rises from the treatment table to score a hat-trick against Celtic in a 3-2 victory at Easter Road

1947 Hibs defeat St Mirren 5-0 at Easter Road to start a run that would lead to the First Division title

1879 HIBS draw a Scottish Cup relay 2-2 away to Parkgrove in Glasgow
Scotland’s first coloured footballer Andrew Watson scored for Parkgrove
Both teams qualified for the next round
Ibrox Stadium was built on or near the site of the old Parkgrove Ground after they died

gbhibby

29-11-2021, 12:30 PM

On This Day In History

2014 Sir David Gray gives us a glimpse of the future with a headed winner in a tough Scottish Cup tie away to Alloa

1980 Bertie Auld’s first game in charge and Super Ally MacLeod scores the only goal of the game against Dunfermline Athletic at Easter Road to start a run that would lead to the Championship

1975 Arthur Nijinsky Duncan scores HIBS’ first ever Premier League hat-trick

The Flyer is also pulled down inside the box for John Brownlie’s penalty kick

1967 Hibernian send shock waves around Europe as Napoli leading 4-1 from the first leg are unable to repel wave after wave of Hibernian attacks eventually succumbing to a shock 5-0 defeat

Hibs would face English League leaders and red hot competition favourites Leeds United in the next round

1958 Declared unfit to play Joe Baker rises from the treatment table to score a hat-trick against Celtic in a 3-2 victory at Easter Road

1947 Hibs defeat St Mirren 5-0 at Easter Road to start a run that would lead to the First Division title

Did Napoli not leave Altifini at home thinking the tie was won.

BILLYHIBS

29-11-2021, 01:15 PM

Did Napoli not leave Altifini at home thinking the tie was won.
Injured

https://theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2017/12/magnificent-hibs-overcome-italian-giants-naples-at-easter-road/

gbhibby

29-11-2021, 01:45 PM

Injured

https://theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2017/12/magnificent-hibs-overcome-italian-giants-naples-at-easter-road/

Reported as a slight knock. I wonder if he would have travelled if the game was in the balance.

BILLYHIBS

29-11-2021, 02:00 PM

Reported as a slight knock. I wonder if he would have travelled if the game was in the balance.
Saw him for Juve at Easter Road

Came on as a sub totally outstanding

The first time my young green tinted eyes ever noticed an opposition player

(Billy Bremner was the other)

Rapid for a 36 year old and could finish

Edit:

My first HIBS game was Leeds home 1968

BILLYHIBS

30-11-2021, 07:47 AM

30/11/2019 Scottish League Premiership

Hibernian 2 v 2 Kilmarnock

Doidge 19
Naismith 47

HIBS lose 93rd minute goal

https://youtu.be/1iptzkVAMyQ

Hibs Maxwell Hanlon Stevenson Porteous Naismith Slivka Newell Hallberg Allan Doidge and Kamberi

Att 16180

30/11/2013 Scottish Cup Round 4

Ross County 0 v 1 Hibernian

Handling 31

Hibs’ first ever win in Dingwall and Terry Butcher’s first game and win as HIBS Manager

What could go wrong ?

Paul Cairney sent off for a second bookable offence

https://youtu.be/BKUurjTrevo

Hibs Williams Maybury Hanlon McGivern Forster Craig Stevenson Cairney Robertson Handling and Collins

Subs Tudur-Jones Caldwell Taiwo

Att 2200

30/11/1994 Scottish League Premiership

Hibernian 1 v 1 Celtic

D Jackson pen

John Collins opened the scoring for Celtic from a direct free-kick in the first minute

Darren Jackson equalised from the penalty spot to safeguard HIBS’ undefeated home record in the second half

Hibs Leighton Miller Love McGinlay Tweed Hunter McAllister Hamilton Weir Jackson and O’Neill

Subs Harper Findlay

Att 12200

30/11/1993 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 0 v 0 St Johnstone

Nothing of any note happened in this game

30/11/1991 Scottish League Premier Division

St Johnstone 0 v 1 Hibernian

McIntyre 76

Despite the scoreline a real end to end affair Tommy McIntyre scored the winner with a header from a Joe Tortolano free-kick and Keith Wright terrorised the Saints defence the whole game so much so that Manager Alex Miller was calling for him to be capped by Scotland

Hibs Burridge Miller Tortolano Hunter McIntyre Nicholls Weir Hamilton Wright McGraw and McGinlay

Att 6717

30/11/1983 Scottish League Cup Group 4

Airdrieonians 1 v 3 Hibernian

G Harvey 2
G Murray

The final game in the group and Manager Pat Stanton decided to give youth its chance

Hibs Rae McKee Weir Rice Hunter Kane Conroy McCurdy Murray Thomson and Harvey

Sub Milne

Att 738

30/11/1974 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 2 v 1 Ayr United

Duncan
Stanton

This would be Alex Cropley’s last game for HIBS as he was sold to Arsenal for £150000 the following Friday

Hibs McArthur Brownlie Bremner Stanton Spalding Blackley Smith Cropley Harper Munro and Duncan

Sub Murray for Munro

Att 10133

Q. Who did Eddie Turnbull sign to replace Cropley?

30/11/ 1963 (tel:30/11/ 1963) Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 2 v 0 Aberdeen

Baxter
E Stevenson pen

High flying Aberdeen came to town and HIBS had injury problems with Willie Hamilton and John Fraser both out they brought in 17 year old Billy Simpson at right back

It was great game with both teams producing chances bringing out great saves from Ronnie Simpson and John ‘Tubby’ Ogston respectively

John Baxter stepped up to lash a thunderbolt into the top corner

Aberdeen pressed forward searching for the equaliser urged on by the youthful Charlie Cooke.

HIBS dealt with the pressure and towards the end of the game Eric Stevenson scored the winner from the penalty spot after he was upended by Ally Shewan

Hibs Simpson Simpson Grant Leishman Easton Baxter Scott Quinn G Baker Martin and Stevenson

Att 10000

30/11/1946 Scottish League Division One

St Mirren 0 v 1 Hibernian

Jock Weir

Struggling St Mirren had signed HIBS forward Arthur Milne but he was unable to make an impression on the HIBS defence

Birthdays:

John Hazel

In Colours Green And White John Campbell

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On This Day In History

2013 Hibs’ first ever win in Dingwall and Terry Butcher’s first win as Hibs Manager

1994 John Collins scores for Celtic in the first minute and Oh Ah Jacksonah equalises from the spot

https://youtu.be/rwJ6DJICNJU

1991 Tommy McIntyre gets on the end of a Super Joe Tortolano free-kick to bag the points in Perth

https://youtu.be/15Y2nRL6tVI

1974 Alex Cropley plays his last game for HIBS as he is sold to Arsenal for 150k :confused:

https://youtu.be/zYAcB6pO8cA

1968 Hibs lead Celtic 2-1 at Easter Road in front of 35000 but lose four goals in the last ten minutes to lose 2-5

https://www.thecelticwiki.com/1968-11-30-hibernian-2-5-celtic-league-division-1/

1901 Hibs on their way to a League and Cup double ( different seasons) hammer Dundee 5-0 at Easter Road Billy McCartney (3)- not the legendary Manager - Johnny Divers and Bobby Atherton bagging the goals

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO JOHN HAZEL

69 Today

MANY HAPPY RETURNS

:partyhibb

https://youtu.be/lSp0QyDrbrA

BILLYHIBS

01-12-2021, 07:11 AM

1/12/1992 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 2 v 2 Motherwell

Wright
McGinlay

Keith Wright put HIBS ahead after being put through on goal by Mickey Weir Motherwell equalised when Ian Ferguson headed home a McCart cross With 10 minutes to go Stevie Kirk lobbed Budgie to give Motherwell the lead In the dying minutes Pat McGinlay headed home off the post Brian Martin on the goal line could only succeed in clearing the ball into the roof of his own net

https://youtu.be/-UTeG_rTEUY

Hibs Burridge Miller Mitchell Milne McIntyre MacLeod Weir Findlay Wright Jackson and McGinlay

Subs Evans Hamilton

Att 4777

1/12/1979 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 2 v 1 Partick Thistle

MacLeod pen
Whittaker og

George Best’s much awaited home debut that attracted an unprecedented 20622 fans to witness relegation haunted HIBS’ fight for Premier League survival against Bertie Auld’s highly defensive Partick Thistle

The game itself was not one for the purists HIBS took the lead thanks to the promptings of Best to record their first victory in 14 weeks when Ralph Callachan was tripped inside the box and Ally MacLeod duly converted the penalty Hibs increased their lead when an Ally MacLeod shot was deflected past Alan Rough by Brian Whittaker

Hibs were cheered off the pitch at half-time. George had been in fine form showing delightful touches on the ball testing Thistle goalkeeper Rough with a long range free-kick and one 50 yard pass to Tony Higgins can only be described as top drawer

In the second half Thistle came out of their defensive shell and really stepped up the pressure Jim McArthur saved a penalty from McAdam Alex O’Hara pulled a goal back with 19 minutes still to go and the genuine HIBS fans in the large crowd started to bite their finger nails

A masterclass performance by HIBS’ Player of the Year Jackie McNamara kept the Jags at bay as he superbly marshalled the defence and HIBS managed to hold out to claim the valuable two points

HIBS would be relegated in this season for the first time since 1931

Hibs McArthur Brazil Duncan Rae Paterson McNamara Callachan MacLeod Hutchinson Higgins and Best

Att. 20622

1/12/1971 Scottish League Division One

Partick Thistle 0 v 1 Hibernian

O’Rourke 78

Hibs won this re-arranged League fixture against fellow top six rivals Partick Thistle when HIBS’ brand of total football overcame Thistle’s dogged defensive resistance when Jimmy O’Rourke got on the end of an intricate passing move involving Edwards Duncan and Hamilton to fire home from close range

Hibs Herriot Brownlie Schaedler McEwan Black Blackley Edwards Hazel Hamilton O’Rourke and Duncan

Unused Sub Auld

Att 7259

1/12/1962 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 1 v 1 Celtic

M Stevenson

Hibs defended superbly against a very good Celtic team to earn a well deserved point

Bobby Murdoch put Celtic ahead but HIBS equalised when Morris Stevenson headed home

Special mention to Ronnie Simpson who performed heroically and really showed what a good goalkeeper he was one save from Divers being described as out of this world

Hibs Simpson Fraser McClelland Grant Hughes MacLeod Scott Falconer Preston Byrne and Stevenson

Att 15750

1/12/1956 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 3 v 0 Ayr United

Fraser 2
Smith

1/12/1951 Scottish League Division One

Dundee 1 v 4 Hibernian

Johnstone 2
Reilly
Smith

Champions again

Birthdays:

Colin Campbell

James Collins

At Easter Road They Play John Campbell

When George Came to Edinburgh John Neil Munro

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ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

HAPPY BIRTHDAY WISHES TO DYLAN TAIT

WELCOME TO THE HIBEES

MANY HAPPY RETURNS

:partyhibb

https://youtu.be/-E-Z1CXGxm4

BILLYHIBS

02-12-2021, 09:06 AM

2/12/2017 Scottish League Premiership

Partick Thistle 0 v 1 Hibernian

Barton og 48

2/12/2016 Scottish League Championship

Dundee United 1 v 0 Hibernian

A tense nervous encounter sprung to life in the second half when Martin Boyle was hauled down in the United box by Lewis Toshney and after waving away Grant Holt Boyle sent a tame effort from the penalty spot almost straight at Cammy Bell in the United goal

As is so often the case twenty minutes later Liam Fontaine pulled down United substitute Simon Murray in the box at the other end and Tony Andreu wasted no time in sending Rocky the wrong way from the spot

The result took United level with injury hit Hibernian at the top of the Championship but they celebrated this victory as though they had just won the Champions League

After all it was still only December

Hibs Rocky Stevenson Fontaine Hanlon McGregor Gray Shinnie Bartley McGeouch Holt and Boyle

Subs Cummings Graham Eardley

Att 10900

2/12/2012 Scottish Cup Round 4

Hibernian 1 v 0 Hearts

Wotherspoon 83

Revenge is a dish best served cold

In a game where a goal looked unlikely David Wotherspoon’s deflected strike off Marius Zaliukus sent the ball spinning up and beyond Jamie MacDonald and sailing high into the unguarded net to send Scottish Cup holders Hearts crashing out of the Cup

https://youtu.be/Uu-usbSOoQU

Hibs Williams Maybury Stevenson Hanlon McGivern Cairney Claros Wotherspoon Taiwo Griffiths and Doyle

Subs Caldwell Sproule

Att 17000

2/12/2006 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 2 v 1 Dundee United

Jones
Fletcher

2/12/1995 Scottish League Premier Division

Motherwell 0 v 2 Hibernian

K Wright 2

2/12/1972 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 3 v 0 Falkirk

Gordon
Stanton
Duncan

HIBS warmed up for the Scottish League Cup Final 1972 with this home win over Falkirk

HIBS Herriot Brownlie Schaedler Stanton Black Blackley Edwards O’Rourke Gordon Cropley and Duncan

Att 10600

2/12/1967 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 0 v 1 Morton

Days after the iconic win over Napoli HIBS are brought back down to earth with a 0-1 home loss to Morton

Bjarne Jensen the Junior Middleweight Champion Of Denmark scoring the only goal

2/12/1961 Scottish League Division One

St Mirren 2 v 3 Hibernian

Fraser
Gibson
G Baker

Managerless HIBS overcome the buddies at Love Street

2/12/1950 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 2 v 0 Dundee

Reilly 2

40000 turned up to watch a scrappy affair Dundee missed a penalty when Bobby Combe was adjudged to have handled in the box Apart from that Dundee were never in the game Scotland international striker Billy Little being well policed by John Ogilvie

Lawrence Reilly scored a double

Hibs Younger Govan Ogilvie Buchanan Paterson Combe Smith Johnstone Reilly Turnbull and Ormond

Birthdays:

Eduardo The Tank Hurtado

Stephen McGinn

At Easter Road They Play John Campbell

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On This Day In History

2017 Hibs win 1-0 at Firhill For Thrills thanks to a Barton own goal

https://youtu.be/FnFPv1XTkdg

2016 Hibs go down 0-1 to Dundee United at Tannadice after Martin Boyle misses a penalty

Dundee United celebrate as though they have just won the League but it is only December

2012 Hibs get revenge for that final as Spooney’s shot from distance takes a spawny deflection and sails over McDonald’s head into the unguarded net

2006 Hibs defeat Dundee United 2-1 at Easter Road thanks to goals from Rob Jones and Steven Fletcher

https://youtu.be/GRCWyxnzWbM

https://www.arabarchive.co.uk/matchdetails.php?id=269

1995 Keith Keith Keith fires in a brace as HIBS defeat Motherwell at Fir Park

https://youtu.be/W_S3UoddYds

1972 Hibs warm up for the 1972 Scottish League Cup Final as Turnbull’s Tornadoes dismantle Falkirk at Easter Road 3-0

Birthday Wishes to Alex Marinkov

:partyhibb

BILLYHIBS

03-12-2021, 07:52 AM

3/12/2000 Scottish League SPL

Motherwell 1 v 3 Hibernian

Zitelli 2
Townsley og

3/12/1994 Scottish League Premier Division

Partick Thistle 2 v 2 Hibernian

McGinlay
O’Neill

Steven Tweed and Joe Tortolano were sent off in this game

3/12/1988 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 2 v 0 St Mirren

Archibald
Hunter

3/12/1966 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 6 v 0 Stirling Albion

Stevenson 2
O’Rourke
Cormack
McNamee
Davis

’Penalty King’ Joe Davis scored his goal after having already missed one penalty had a second penalty saved by Albion keeper Murray but followed up to hammer home the rebound

3/12/1960 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 2 v 1 Dunfermline Athletic

Kinloch
Buchanan

A hard fought victory in which John Fraser and Jim Easton are mentioned in dispatches for their defensive performances

Dunfermline Centre-Half Jim Stevenson broke his leg in this game

Alex Smith scored a late consolation for Dunfermline

Hibs Simpson Fraser McClelland Grant Easton Baird Buchanan Kinloch J Baker Baxter and MacLeod

Att 9000

3/12/1955 Scottish League Division One

St Mirren 0 v 1 Hibernian

Mulkerrin 86

A valuable two points in a match played on a hard bumpy pitch

HIBS moved up to second in the league behind Celtic but had a game in hand

Hearts were two points behind in third with the same number of games played

3/12/1949 Scottish League Division One

Dundee 1 v 2 Hibernian

Smith 80
Reilly 89

Rattray gave Dundee the lead with only 15 minutes to go

This loss seemed to inspire HIBS to greater efforts Gordon Smith firing a drive past Lynch to claw the game level and the winner from that man Lawrie Reilly with a header in the last minute from an Ormond cross just as the Referee was looking at his watch

On the same day the Rangers’ Iron Curtain defence would lose four goals to Clyde but still win 5-4

Hibs lost the league in this season to Rangers on goal average

Hibs Younger Shaw Cairns Combe Paterson Buchanan Smith Johnstone Reilly Turnbull and Ormond

Att 28000

3/12/1938 Scottish League Division One

Celtic 5 v 4 Hibernian

Rice
McIntyre
Milne 2

Special mention to McCartney’s Babes in this game

Willie McCartney was starting to mould a fine young team that would be the precursor to the famous five and many other fine players

Hibs found themselves down 2-4 early in the second half struggling and James McLean had to leave the field through injury leaving HIBS down to 10 men

This was to act as the catalyst for a fight back as Arthur Milne added a double to Willie Rice’s earlier goal direct from a free kick and a goal from Tommy McIntyre to level the score at 4-4

Sadly their efforts were not to yield the point they so richly deserved as Murphy of Celtic scored past Jimmy Kerr in the last minute

Murphy looked to be blatantly offside the Referee hesitated consulted his linesman and awarded the goal amid sincere Hibernian protests, to the amazement of the gathered press and to the great joy of the Celtic supporters

Hibs Kerr Logan Prior Fraser Miller Rice McIntyre McLean Milne Kean and Nutley

Att 20000

Birthdays

John Burridge

Martin Canning

Simon Brown

Hibernian On This Day Colquhoun and Sinnet

At Easter Road They Play John Campbell

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On This Day In History

1994 Rare footage from a 2-2 draw at Firhill for Thrills Steven Tweed and Super Joe sent off and a rare mistake from Scotland goalie Jim Leighton

https://youtu.be/ZxttbEMYK_w

Many thanks to Joxer 1875

HAPPY BIRTHDAY WISHES TO JOHN BUDGIE BURRIDGE

70 YEARS YOUNG TODAY

Scottish League Cup winner

MANY HAPPY RETURNS

https://youtu.be/BRulE9858eE

https://youtu.be/EKO5000Ljmo

Keith_M

03-12-2021, 08:10 AM

Leighton really looked a bit stupid for that second goal at Firhill

:faf:

BILLYHIBS

04-12-2021, 07:15 AM

4/12/2019 Scottish League Premiership

Ross County 2 v 1 Hibernian

Doidge 34

Christian Doidge headed HIBS in front for his seventh goal in five games but Ross Stewart took advantage of second half slips by Chris Maxwell and Paul Hanlon to give the Staggies their first Premiership win in 10 games

4/12/1993 Scottish League

Raith Rovers 1 v 2 Hibernian

Wright 21
Findlay 34

Keith Wright gave HIBS the lead with a header from a Michael O’Neill cross. Ally Graham pulled one back for the Rovers before Billy Findlay with an exquisite finish sent a drive into the top corner from 20 yards

A decent game well worth watching the match highlights

https://youtu.be/juhtEdd_CRo

Hibs Leighton Miller Mitchell Findlay Tweed Hunter Tortolano Hamilton Wright Jackson and O’Neill

Subs C Jackson Evans

Att 4407

4/12/1971 Scottish League Division One

St Johnstone 0 v 2 Hibernian

Hazel 30
Edwards

I actually attended this match and if truth be told I only went to watch one man Alex Edwards and I wasn’t to be disappointed

After the half hour Alex Edwards - tongue firmly in cheek- threads a pass through the St Johnstone defence releasing Jimmy O’Rourke down the right wing Jimmy hits the byline and cuts the ball back to John Hazel for a tap in

Into the second half and Mickey appears out on the left wing receives a quick throw in from Hazel and nips inside the box to curl a worldy past the Saints keeper into his top left hand corner from a tight angle

Halcyon days!

Hibs Herriot Brownlie Schaedler Stanton Black Blackley Edwards McEwan O’Rourke Hazel and Duncan

Att 5825

4/12/1954 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 2 v 1 St Mirren

Reilly 60
Combe 68

Brian Callan gave Saints the lead after only four minutes but second half goals from Lawrie Reilly and Bobby Combe extended HIBS’ undefeated run to six games

4/12/1948 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 2 v 1 Dundee

Reilly 43
Smith 72

4/12/1943 Scottish Southern League

Albion Rovers 2 v 4 Hibernian

Combe 8
Smith 15,55 and 65

All HIBS goals came from their two 19 year old forwards Bobby Combe and Gordon Smith

4/12/1926 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 5 v 1 Kilmarnock

Harry Ritchie
Jimmy Dunn
Jimmy McColl
Johnny Halligan
John Bradley

4/12/1886 Scottish Cup Round 5

Hibernian 7 v 3 Queen Of The South Wanderers

James McGhee 2
Willie Groves 2
George Smith 2
Jerry Reynolds

Hibs would win the Scottish Cup in this season for the first time in their history

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On This Day In History

https://twitter.com/hibsprogrammes/status/1467032206170365953?s=21

1971 50 years ago today HIBS defeated St Johnstone at Muirton Park 2-0 the goals coming from John Hazel and Alex Mickey Edwards

https://hibstv.hibernianfc.co.uk/video/745

BILLYHIBS

05-12-2021, 08:23 AM

5/12/2018 Scottish League Premiership

Hibernian 2 v 2 St Mirren

Shaw 56
Porteous 73

This game best remembered for Adam Hammill’s incredible opener from just inside his own half after six minutes Paul McGinn added a second to put St Mirren ahead in the second half

Gary Parker made a veiled attack post match on unnamed players stating that HIBS are currently playing with seven or eight men

https://youtu.be/daLOurHEf4o

Hibs Bogdan Mavrias Ambrose Porteous Stevenson Boyle Bartley Mallan Horgan Shaw and Kamberi

Subs Milligan Slivka MacLaren

Att 15096

5/12/2009 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 2 v 0 Motherwell

Stokes 41,56

5/12/1998 Scottish League Division One

Morton 1 v 3 Hibernian

Crawford
Lovell
Rougier

Pretty sure Tony Rougier came off the bench and scored a wonder goal in this game?

Stevie Crawford walked round the goalie for the first

Paatelainen knocked it along the goal-line for a Lovell tap-in in the second half for the second

Rougier on as a sub wide right accepted a Mixu pass dipped his shoulder and finished with aplomb with a left foot finish for the third

Hibs would gain promotion to the Premier League in this season finishing 23 points ahead of nearest challengers Falkirk

It was after this match that HIBS decided to sign Morton stalwart Derek Collins following interest from fellow title challengers Ayr United

The Morton goalscorer Canadian international Paul Fenwick would also follow him to Easter Road

https://youtu.be/yVBVbwTVrVg

Hibs Gottskalksson Prenderville Lovering Skinner Hughes Dennis Lovell Crawford Paatelainen Latapy and McGinlay

Subs Rougier Lavety

Att 3150

5/12/1992 Scottish League Premier Division

Dundee 1 v 1 Hibernian

D Jackson

5/12/1959 Scottish League Division One

Arbroath 2 v 3 Hibernian

Joe Baker 3

Joe Baker scored a quick fire hat-trick but HIBS took their foot off the gas and lost two soft goals in the last twenty minutes making for a nervous finish

5/12/1925 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 8 v 4 Hamilton Academicals

Harry Ritchie 3
George Murray 2
Jimmy Dunn
Jimmy McColl
og

Bobby Templeton’s team had competed and lost in the 1923 and 1924 Scottish Cup Finals. Many of that great side were still around Jimmy McColl was well on the way to being the first HIBS player to score 100 League goals and Jimmy Dunn would go on to win the F.A. Cup with Everton and become a Wembley Wizard in 1928

Hibs Sharp McGinnigle Dornan Kerr Miller Shaw Murray Dunn McColl Halligan and Ritchie

Att 10000

Birthdays

Arthur Duncan

Stephen Dobbie

Abdellah Zoubir

Hibernian FC On This Day. Colquhoun and Sinnet

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On This Day In History

2020 Scottish League Premiership

Motherwell 0 v 3 Hibernian

Boyle 59
Doidge 88
S McGinn 95

https://youtu.be/04FIFN3zkzE

Hibs Rocky P McGinn Porteous Hanlon Stevenson Boyle Hallberg Newell Murphy Wright and Nisbet

Subs Doidge Gullan and S McGinn

1992 Jim Leighton rescues a point for Dundee at Dens in a 1-1 draw Darren Jackson scored for HIBS

https://youtu.be/Gnlpj4dr5LM

HAPPY BIRTHDAY WISHES TO ARTHUR DUNCAN 74 TODAY

Appearances 626 Goals 114

Current holder of most League appearances for Hibernian Football Club 446 with 73 goals

Many Happy Returns

:partyhibb

https://youtu.be/J80OWhK5gL0

Keith_M

05-12-2021, 10:12 AM

On This Day In History

2020 Scottish League Premiership

Motherwell 0 v 3 Hibernian

Boyle 59
Doidge 88
S McGinn 95

https://youtu.be/04FIFN3zkzE

That was the game that a couple of people posted on here that it was about time Hibs started playing in that manner for a whole game, instead of just one half at a time.

I think I would easily have accepted that performance and result if we'd repeated it yesterday.... even if we were poor / dull / overly-cautious in the first half.

BILLYHIBS

05-12-2021, 10:45 AM

That was the game that a couple of people posted on here that it was about time Hibs started playing in that manner for a whole game, instead of just one half at a time.

I think I would easily have accepted that performance and result if we'd repeated it yesterday.... even if we were poor / dull / overly-cautious in the first half.

Brilliant second half display one year ago

Keith_M

05-12-2021, 12:53 PM

Brilliant second half display one year ago

Yeah, it was quite a difference to yesterday's second half. Everything just seemed to click

BILLYHIBS

06-12-2021, 06:40 AM

6/12/2014 Scottish League Championship

Falkirk 1 v 0 Hibernian

A late David McCracken strike in 91 minutes from 20 yards was enough to dent HIBS’ title hopes

6/12/1980 Scottish League Division One

Falkirk 0 v 2 Hibernian

MacLeod
Rae

New signing Billy McLaren made his debut and was made Captain for the day in place of the suspended Jackie McNamara

Ally MacLeod uncharacteristically missed a penalty but the goal that he did score was a peach from a tight angle Gordon Rae scored early in the second half when he slotted home a pass from Ralph Callachan to put HIBS top of the League

Hibs McArthur Brown Duncan McLaren Paterson Jimmy Brown Callachan Rae Connolly MacLeod and McGlinchey

Sub Jamieson

Att 3764

6/12/1975 Scottish League Premier Division

Dundee 2 v 0 Hibernian

A bad day at the office for HIBS Dundee right back Alex Caldwell scored twice without reply and John Blackley was sent off near the end for one foul too many

6/12/1952 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 1 v 1 Celtic

Reilly

6/12/1947 Scottish League Division One

Partick Thistle 1 v 1 Hibernian

Combe 33

Alex Wright scored a late penalty to equalise for the Jags

6/12/1924 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 1 v 1 Airdrieonians

McColl 47

Willie Harper saved a first minute penalty from the legendary Hughie Gallacher

Not to be outdone Gallacher would score a late equaliser for Airdrie

Willie Harper would be sold to Arsenal for a record fee of £4000 and was the first ever goalkeeper to wear a yellow jersey whilst at HIBS

6/12/1902 Scottish League Division One

Morton 0 v 1 Hibernian

Bobby Atherton

A victory at Cappielow moved HIBS nearer the Scottish League title.

Hibs held an eight point gap with just three games to play

Nearest challengers Rangers had two games in hand but HIBS only needed three points from their last three games to win the League

Harry Rennie Hibs’ scottish International goalkeeper was outstanding returning to his home town

Bobby Atherton netted after fine work by Barney Breslin

Hibs Rennie Hogg Gray Breslin Buchan Robertson McCartney Atherton McGeachan Callaghan and Stewart

Att 4000

Birthdays:

Gordon Durie

Grant Brebner

Hibernian On This Day Colquhoun and Sinnet

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On This Day In History

1986 Vintage footage from a 0-0 draw with Rangers at Easter Road (Lasts 19 minutes)

Hibs Rough Sneddon Smith Kirkwood Rae Hunter Kane Chisholm McCluskey Collins and McBride

Att 17639

https://youtu.be/ZhYvMpScjpM

HAPPY BIRTHDAY WISHES TO GORDON JUKE BOX DURIE 56 TODAY

MANY HAPPY RETURNS

https://youtu.be/KYyZ1E5Li-U

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY WISHES TO GRANT BREBNER 44 TODAY

MANY HAPPY RETURNS

https://youtu.be/PxWi7NYuS3E

:partyhibb

BILLYHIBS

07-12-2021, 07:41 AM

7/12/2019 Scottish League Premiership

Hibernian 3 v 0 Aberdeen

Boyle 52 and 68
Kamberi 74

Hibs hammer Aberdeen

https://youtu.be/Z1TT7mVAQlw

Hibs: Rocky Naismith Porteous Hanlon Stevenson Hallberg Mallan Boyle Allan Kamberi and Doidge

Subs Slivka Jackson Shaw

Att 16767

7/12/2013 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 1 v 1 Partick Thistle

James Collins 93

Terry Butcher’s home debut as HIBS Manager and it took James Collins until the 93rd minute to spare his blushes and equalise Kris Doolan’s 49th minute opener

https://youtu.be/kgjjw7Z7bxg

7/12/2008 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 2 v 0 Celtic

Rankin 55
Nish 69

The game that launched the squiggler

https://youtu.be/vXhxDpn55wc

7/12/2002 Scottish League SPL

Dundee United 1 v 1 Hibernian

Ian Murray

https://youtu.be/tpBO52T0rhE

7/12/1996 Scottish League Premier Division

Rangers 4 v 3 Hibernian

Wright
D Jackson
McGinlay

A defeat but a cracking match

Hibs Leighton Miller Shannon Wikins Millen Hunter Harper Dow Wright Jackson and McGinlay

Subs McAllister Cameron

Att 48000

https://youtu.be/ezsZy96gV_0

7/12/1974 Scottish League Division One

Airdrieonians 0 v 0 Hibernian

A hard match played in terrible weather HIBS exerted considerable pressure second half but could not blow the wee Airdrie house down Derek Spalding went off injured and Des Bremner was outstanding at Centre Back

Ally MacLeod made his debut off the bench coming on as a second half sub for Willie Murray

Hibs: McArthur Brownlie Bremner Stanton Spalding Blackley Murray Smith Harper Munro and Duncan

Subs Schaedler MacLeod

Att 4689

7/12/1968 Scottish League Division One

Aberdeen 2 v 6 Hibernian

Cormack 3
McBride
Scott
Davis pen

HIBS warmed up for Hamburg away with a convincing win on a frost bound pitch HIBS led 5-1 at half-time

Forrest and Buchan scored for the Dons

HIBS Allan Shevlane Davis Cousin Madsen Stanton Scott Quinn McBride Cormack and Stevenson

Att 11000

7/12/1957 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 4 v 0 Third Lanark

Preston 2
Baker
Ormond

7/12/1946 Scottish League Division One

Queen Of The South 1 v 3 Hibernian

Peat
Smith
Ormond

Willie Ormond made a goal scoring debut in this game

The Famous Five were starting to take shape as he lined up in this game with Eddie Turnbull and Gordon Smith

7/12/1907 Scottish League Division One

Queens Park 0 v 2 Hibernian

Richard Harker 2 ( 1 pen)

Dan McMichael swooped to sign a proven goalscorer and Richard Harker from Crystal Palace did not disappoint scoring a 25 yard screamer and converting a penalty

He would score 28 goals in 67 appearances

Birthdays:

Graeme Love

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On This Day In History

2019 Hibs hammer Aberdeen 3-0 at Easter Road

2013 Terry Butcher’s first game in charge ends in a 1-1 draw at home to Partick Thistle

2008 John Rankin launches the squiggler

1996 Hibs share seven goals with Rangers at Ibrox in a cracking match

1974 Super Ally MacLeod comes off the bench to make his debut for HIBS at Broomfield after being signed from Southampton to replace Alex Cropley

1946 HIBS legend Willie Ormond makes a goalscoring debut at Palmerston Park

1878 Hibs defeat Rob Roy 9-0 in a fourth round Scottish Cup tie at Powderhall

HAPPY 48th BIRTHDAY WISHES TO GRAEME LOVE

MANY HAPPY RETURNS

:partyhibb

BILLYHIBS

08-12-2021, 08:46 AM

8/12/2018 Scottish League Premiership

Hamilton Academicals 0 v 1 Hibernian

Olly Shaw 65

Olly gets on the end of a Daryl Horgan cross

https://youtu.be/CoeFpfEofSo

Hibs : Rocky Stevenson Mavrias Ambrose Porteous Slivka Boyle Mallan Nelom Kamberi and Shaw

Subs Hyndman Horgan

Att 2169

8/12/1969 Friendly Challenge Match

Hibernian 1 v 2 Gornik Zabrze

Cormack pen

HIBS took on Polish cracks Gornik at Easter Road due to a gap in the fixture list

Gornik were a decent side they were top of their League and had defeated Rangers 3-1 at Ibrox day’s earlier

Their side included future Polish World Cup stars Lubanski, Olek and Gorgon

The game is probably best remembered for Erich Schaedler making his debut as a half-time sub for Johnny Hamilton clattering into midfield general Peter Cormack with a typically robust high octane tackle at 100mph resulting in the #10 being carried off on a stretcher

This incident happened within minutes of Schaedler coming on and Cormack escaped with a badly bruised leg

Erich Schaedler (Shades) went on to become a Hibernian legend spending two spells at the club playing 434 games scoring 5 goals winning a Scottish League Cup being capped by Scotland and only being sent off the once

:not worth

8/12/1951 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 5 v 0 Queen Of The South

Reilly 2
Johnstone 2
Smith

8/12/1877 Scottish Cup Round 4

Thornliebank 1 v 2 Hibernian

Hibernian won this game in Pollockshaws but the home team put in a protest on the grounds that they had scored a perfectly good goal that the Referee had deemed to be offside

The SFA upheld their appeal and a replay was ordered

Hibernian were furious because they had previously lost an appeal themselves being told at the time that the Referee’s decision is always final

There was a bitter feeling that the SFA’s decision had been motivated by anti-Irish prejudice but Father Hannan calmed things down and told his players to prepare for the replay

The match was replayed on 8th December near Lady Road and the game finished 2-2

The SFA had previously ruled that in the event of a draw both teams would progress to the next round

Hibernian On This Day Colquhoun and Sinnet

The Making of Hibernian The Harp Awakes Alan Lugton

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On This Day In History

1969 Erich Schaedler makes an impact on his HIBS debut as a half time substitute in a Friendly Challenge Match against Gornik Zabre at Easter Road

The tough tackling fitness fanatic would go on to play 434 games for HIBS scoring 5 goals winning one Scottish League Cup 2 Drybrough Cups, one First Division title (Dundee) and one full Scotland cap

RIP

HIBERNIAN-0762

08-12-2021, 10:57 AM

Reported as a slight knock. I wonder if he would have travelled if the game was in the balance.

The Napoli game was an unforgettable night, it was on Scotsport later on that evening.

gbhibby

08-12-2021, 02:27 PM

The Napoli game was an unforgettable night, it was on Scotsport later on that evening.
I watched the game from the TV gantry . I think that the reels of film of the game were destroyed.

Hibs07p

08-12-2021, 03:11 PM

BILLYHIBS

08-12-2021, 03:49 PM

[QUOTE=BILLYHIBS;6770885]On This Day In History

1986 Vintage footage from a 0-0 draw with Rangers at Easter Road (Lasts 19 minutes)

Hibs Rough Sneddon Smith Kirkwood Rae Hunter Kane Chisholm McCluskey Collins and McBride

Att 17639

https://youtu.be/ZhYvMpScjpM

Who missed The The Rangers penalty?

The old ones are the best.

GGTTH
Scottish Cup Winners 2016

Alex Miller’s first game in charge

Good to see the late Bobby Smith again

Terry Butcher still putting in the dirty tackles

Some save by Chris Woods from Beastie at the death

BILLYHIBS

09-12-2021, 06:43 AM

9/12/2000 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 3 v 0 Dunfermline Athletic

Laursen
Paatelainen
Zitelli

9/12/1978 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 2 v 2 Motherwell

Hutchinson
Higgins

Ex-hibee Willie Pettigrew came back to haunt us with a double

9/12/1972 Scottish League Cup Final

Hibernian 2 v 1 Celtic

Stanton 60
O’Rourke 66

The Pat Stanton Final

Hibs finally got a deserved revenge for the 6-1 humiliation in May at Hampden with an outstanding performance

Skipper Pat Stanton inspiring his team from midfield instigating wave after wave of attack with his driving runs leading by example scoring the first and laying on the second for his old Holy Cross Academy pal Jimmy O’Rourke

Hibs had chances to add to their score with Billy McNeil clearing a drive off the line from Alan Gordon and even although King Kenny pulled one back for the champions in 73 minutes HIBS held out for a deserved victory

After the match Celtic Manager Jock Stein personally stood and congratulated every HIBS player and shook each one by the hand as they left the field

Probably the highlight of my HIBS supporting career a brilliant performance against a very good Celtic side

Scottish Cup win as well of course

Hibs Herriot Brownlie Schaedler Stanton Black Blackley Edwards O’Rourke Gordon Cropley and Duncan

Sub Hamilton

Att 71696

https://youtu.be/6q3LCUiQhME

The Presentation

https://youtu.be/7x5U3x-VRMk

9/12/1970 Inter Cities Fairs Cup Round 3 Leg 1

Hibernian 0 v 1 Liverpool

Hibs had replaced Willie MacFarlane before kick-off with former Man City Coach Dave Ewing

Top scorer Joe McBride was relegated to the bench and fans’ favourite Johnny Graham was nowhere to be seen

HIBS started well and were denied a stonewall penalty when Larry Lloyd blatantly pulled back Kenny Davidson inside the box The Referee ignored furious claims from the HIBS players and fans and waved play on

Hibs had chances to score but ultimately they came to nothing

The fans got their wish and Joe McBride was introduced with half an hour remaining After five minutes Arthur Duncan bulleted home a header from an Eric Stevenson cross but the goal was unfairly disallowed as the Referee claimed that Joe McBride had fouled Ray Clemence in the build up to the goal a claim McBride later denied in the dressing room after the game

On 75 minutes going down the slope Steve Heighway used his searing pace to hit the byline a low hard ball across goal a slip by Jim Black “Toshack!” 1-0 Liverpool

Hibs Baines Brownlie Schaedler Blackley Black Stanton Davidson McEwan Stevenson Blair and Duncan

Subs McBride Hamilton

Att 30296

https://youtu.be/tMA-xGeZ56Q

9/12/1950 Scottish League Division One

Third Lanark 1 v 2 Hibernian

Smith 17
Reilly 86

Gordon Smith was the victim of a vicious tackle from Thirds’ Polish winger Felix Starocsik and Eddie Turnbull was immediately sent off for exacting his retribution “lock stock and barrel”

It was the first time Eddie Turnbull had been sent off in his career

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On This Day In History

1972 On a cold dark wet and windy day in Glasgow 49 years ago today Turnbull’s Tornadoes won Hibernian’s first major trophy in 70 years defeating Jock Stein’s Celtic side 2-1 in the Scottish League Cup Final and gaining compensation for earlier heavy defeats handed out at the National Stadium

1970 Hibs go down 0-1 to Liverpool at home Prior to kick off Willie MacFarlane had been replaced as Manager by Manchester City Coach Dave Ewing Top scorer Joe McBride had been relegated to the bench and fans’ favourite Johnny Graham was nowhere to be seen

Eyrie

09-12-2021, 07:15 PM

On This Day In History

1972 On a cold dark wet and windy day in Glasgow 49 years ago today Turnbull’s Tornadoes won Hibernian’s first major trophy in 70 years defeating Jock Stein’s Celtic side 2-1 in the Scottish League Cup Final and gaining compensation for earlier heavy defeats handed out at the National Stadium

1970 Hibs go down 0-1 to Liverpool at home Prior to kick off Willie MacFarlane had been replaced as Manager by Manchester City Coach Dave Ewing Top scorer Joe McBride had been relegated to the bench and fans’ favourite Johnny Graham was nowhere to be seen

First cup in 70 years - we'd won three league titles in the interim.

BILLYHIBS

09-12-2021, 07:44 PM

First cup in 70 years - we'd won three league titles in the interim.

OK first cup

I’ll give you that

👍🏿

Four League titles actually

GGTTH

Eyrie

09-12-2021, 09:19 PM

OK first cup

I’ll give you that

👍🏿

Four League titles actually

GGTTH

Oops - didn't realise our first one wasn't until 02-03.

BILLYHIBS

09-12-2021, 09:32 PM

Oops - didn't realise our first one wasn't until 02-03.

��

Ringothedog

10-12-2021, 04:20 PM

Oops - didn't realise our first one wasn't until 02-03.

The only club to have ever won successive titles in the old first and second divisions

BILLYHIBS

10-12-2021, 05:24 PM

10/12/2017 Scottish League Premiership

Hibernian 2 v 2 Celtic

Efe 76
Olly 79

Andy Walker’s commentary enough to give you the dry boak

https://youtu.be/cSM-9fSJLLc

10/12/2016 Scottish League Championship

Hibernian 2 v 0 Dumbarton

Hanlon 45
Graham 76

https://youtu.be/GKSYDH4EyPo

10/12/1983 Scottish League Premier Division

Dundee 0 v 3 Hibernian

Irvine 2 (1 pen)
Thomson

10/12/1979 Friendly Challenge Match

Hibernian 3 v 2 Leicester City

MacLeod 3

10/12/1977 Scottish League Premier Division

Ayr United 0 v 1 Hibernian

Arthur Duncan

10/12/1975 Scottish League Premier Division

Celtic 1 v 1 Hibernian

Schaedler 72

The replay of the abandoned 2-0 game

Erich Schaedler saved a point with a long range free kick that caught Peter Latchford off his line

This point put HIBS joint top of the Premier League

10/12/1966 Scottish League Division One

St Mirren 1 v 3 Hibernian

Cormack 2
Davis pen

10/12/1955 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 6 v 3 Dundee

Turnbull 36
Ormond 60 and 67
Combe 72
Smith 78
Cowie og 79

10/12/1949 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 5 v 1 Falkirk

Smith 4
Johnstone

Birthdays:

Pa Kujabi

Dave Beaumont

Ally Brazil

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On This Day In History

1985 Friendly Challenge Match

Hibernian 4 v 2 Feyenoord

Kano pen
Cowan 2
May

Hibs took advantage of their undersoil heating and a gap in the fixture list by defeating Dutch League second placed side Feyenoord 4-2 at Easter Road

Gordon Durie was in lively form and Dutch defender Troost had to leave the field of play after only two minutes following a robust challenge between the two

On 11 minutes Durie tested Hiele with a fine shot from the edge of the box before being pulled down inside the box by the goalkeeper two minutes later

Paul Kane converted the penalty

Stevie Cowan then latched onto a short passback from Rietbroek to put Hibs two up

On 21 minutes Alan Rough parried a cross from Tahamata but before he could gather the ball Ralph Callachan cleared the loose ball off Gordon Hunter and they could only watch as the ball sailed into the empty net

Callachan made up for his gaffe by setting up Cowan for a tap-in just after half-time to restore Hibs’ two goal lead

Second half substitute Johnny Rep beat Roughie at his near post with 20 minutes remaining from a tight angle to reduce Hibs’ advantage to repeat his performance in Argentina

Eddie May converted a Colin Harris cross in the last minute to make the final score 4-2

Alan Sneddon and Iain Munro picked up bad knocks and Gordon Durie came down with flu the following day

Hibs would lose their Saturday fixture away to Aberdeen 0-4 with Gordon Durie getting sent off

Hibs Rough Sneddon Munro Rae Fulton Hunter Kane Chisholm Cowan Durie and Callachan

Subs Tortolano Collins May Brazil and Harris

Feyenoord Hiele Nielsen Troost Brard Monkou Hoekstra Tshen-la-ling Bardendse Eriksen Been and Tahamata

Subs Formannoy (g) Rep and Rietbroek

Att 6000

Ref George Smith Edinburgh

HAPPY BIRTHDAY WISHES TO CULT HERO ALLY BENNY BRAZIL 63 TODAY

MANY HAPPY RETURNS

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BILLYHIBS

11-12-2021, 09:15 AM

11/12/2004 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 2 v 1 Aberdeen

Riordan
Glass

11/12/1999 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 2 v 2 Motherwell

Paatelainen
McGinlay

All the goals came in the second half

Mixu Paatelainen took advantage of hesitation by the Motherwell goalkeeper Stephen Woods after he fumbled a Franck Sauzee shot to give HIBS the lead

John Spencer then pulled one back for Motherwell before Pat McGinlay gave HIBS the lead with an acrobatic overhead kick

That man Spencer again equalised for Motherwell with a well taken individual goal

11/12/1993 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 3 v 2 Motherwell

Wright
Findlay
Mitchell

A cracking game at Easter Road

Motherwell dominated the first half missing three decent chances HIBS came more into it but turned round 0-0 at half-time

The second half saw four goals in 13 minutes The first when Keith Wright headed home a Joe Tortolano cross Tommy Coyne then scored a quick fire double for Motherwell. Billy Findlay then equalised for HIBS just one minute after Coyne’s second goal

Motherwell’s Miodrag Krivokapic was then sent off for fouling Keith Wright before the winner came from an unlikely source when Graham Mitchell headed home a Joe Tortolano corner

Hibs Leighton Miller Mitchell Findlay Tweed Hunter Tortolano Hamilton Wright Jackson and O’Neill

Subs Evans Farrell

Att 7442

11/12/1971 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 1 v 0 Dundee

O’Rourke pen

Alex Cropley was brought down in a ‘sandwich ‘ between Bobby Wilson and Dave Johnston in the Dundee box.

There was a brilliant image of the incident on the front page of the programme for the next home match Rangers on Christmas Day wishing all fans a ‘Merry Xmas’ No 14

Jimmy O’Rourke placed his spot kick a foot inside the post whilst Dundee goalkeeper Mike Hewitt dived in the opposite direction

Hibs Herriot Brownlie Schaedler Stanton Black Blackley Edwards McEwan O’Rourke Hazel and Duncan

Sub: Cropley for Hazel

Att 11383

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On This Day In History

2004 Future Dons Manager Stephen Glass scores a tremendous winner for HIBS at Easter Road in a 2-1 win

https://hibstv.hibernianfc.co.uk/video/4982

1999 Mixu and a superb overhead kick by Goals McGinlay denied by a brace from John Spencer

https://youtu.be/YPOolBX9-yI

1993 A Christmas Cracker at Easter Road as HIBS defeat Motherwell 3-2

https://youtu.be/NLhCKR409Gw

Glory Lurker

11-12-2021, 09:20 AM

BILLYHIBS

11-12-2021, 09:28 AM

The Aberdeen and 93 Motherwell games were magic. Two that I always remember. There was a Dunfermline match around the same time as the Aberdeen one that was equally enjoyable.

Would have been at the 99 Well game too, but cannae mind that one.
Yeah we beat Dunfermline 2-1 at Home with Deeks and Glass again causing the damage one week later and 4-1 away Deeks 2 Fletcher 2 in the March

BILLYHIBS

12-12-2021, 10:10 AM

12/12/2001 Scottish League SPL

Rangers 1 v 1 Hibernian

Luna

Paco Luna with a typical glorious header to silence the 46000 crowd

Fernando Ricksen with a typical spawny deflected equaliser

Donald Park was in charge as Alex McLeish had left to join Rangers

https://youtu.be/x1zMLtchm-M

12/12/1998 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 2 v 1 Falkirk

Hughes
Crawford

12/12/1992 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 1 v 0 Partick Thistle

Jackson pen

One for the long list of boring tedious matches

Partick Thistle thought they had cancelled us out indeed they had right up until the final minute when the Referee awarded us the softest of soft penalties at the downhill end

Darren Jackson wasted no time in slamming the award high past Craig Nelson on a freeezing miserable day

John Lambie interviewed after the game was short and to the point “ We wuz robbed!”

12/12/1970 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 2 v 2 Dunfermline Athletic

Jim Blair 2

Sloop John B scored a rare own goal in this game

12/12/1964 Scottish League Division One

Airdrieonians 0 v 1 Hibernian

Cormack

12/12/1962 Inter Cities Fairs Cup Round 2 Leg 2

Hibernian 2 v 1 Utrecht ( Agg 3-1 )

G Baker 23
M Stevenson 48

1-0 up from the first leg HIBS failed to heed the warning when Van Der Linden raced clear of the HIBS defenders who waited on the offside flag but it did not come the Dutch forward drew Ronnie Simpson but to the relief of the poor 5000 crowd he fired past the upright

The Dutch were not to be so profligate with their next raid when they squared the tie on the night.

In 23 minutes Van Der Linden sent over a cross and Geurtsen met it full on with his head to divert it past Simpson

Hibs equalised within two minutes with a brilliant goal. Gerry Baker tamed a pass from Scott slipped it ahead of Westphaal and slammed a wonderful shot from a narrow angle past Van Zoghel

Hibs took the lead on the night and went two goals up on aggregate two minutes into the second half when the ball broke to Morris Stevenson from a Jim Scott corner and he hammered the ball through a forest of legs into the net

The Dutch when they realised the tie was slipping away from them resorted to roughhouse tactics in particular their giant of a centre half Dacserv who played the role of pantomime villain

This game is best remembered for being the debut game of club legend Jimmy O’Rourke who the press described as ‘being the victim of some rough challenges but nothing the Dutch could do could hide the promise of this sturdy youngster He looks to have the lot, sturdy build, speed, brains and abounding confidence’

Jimmy twice went close once with a header that just cleared the crossbar and one shot that whizzed past the post

Jimmy would go on to play for Hibernian for 12 years scoring 122 goals in 325 appearances

Legend

Hibs Simpson Fraser McClelland Grant Muir MacLeod Scott Falconer Baker O’Rourke and Stevenson

12/12/1959 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 5 v 1 Ayr United

Johnstone 2
Baker
Ormond
MacLeod

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On This Day In History

2020 Scottish League Premiership

Hamilton Academicals 0 v 4 Hibernian

Boyle pen 10
Doidge 39
P McGinn 65
Nisbet 68

https://youtu.be/1gx25vJPrhU

Hibs move to second in the League

Hibs Rocky McGinn Porteous Hanlon Stevenson Boyle Hallberg Newell Wright Nisbet and Doidge

Subs Gullan Mallan Magennis S McGinn Bradley

2015 SJM is sent off after 43 minutes in a top of the table clash versus Falkirk Martin Boyle comes off the bench to equalise in 90+2

https://youtu.be/51EsH_wd6hI

1992 Darren Jackson scores a last minute pen versus Partick Thistle in a dour game at Easter Road to prompt Jags Manager John Lambie to tell the waiting press “ We wuz robbed “

https://youtu.be/MaPKk2NIWsE

1962 Jimmy Jimmy O’Rourke makes his debut in an Inter Cities Fairs Cup match at Easter Road aged just 16 years and 85 days Jimmy would go on to become HIBS’ youngest ever goalscorer just three days later away to Dunfermline and would score 122 goals from 325 appearances

https://youtu.be/cK2MBVjZa50

BILLYHIBS

13-12-2021, 10:37 AM

13/12/2014 Scottish League Championship

Hibernian 2 v 0 Alloa Athletic

Handling 28
Malonga 73

13/12/2008 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 2 v 0 Hamilton Academicals

Riordan 42
Jones 88

13/12/2003 Scottish League SPL

Motherwell 0 v 1 Hibernian

Riordan

13/12/1997 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 2 v 2 Aberdeen

Andy Walker 2

13/12/1980 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 4 v 0 St Johnstone

Callachan 2 pens
Rae 2

St Johnstone arrived in good heart being one of only two teams not beaten away from home in the UK

They also featured ex hibee Rab Kilgour and Super Ally McCoist in their ranks

HIBS would be awarded three penalties in this match the first being missed by Ally MacLeod his second miss in two games The next two penalties would be converted by Ralph Callachan Gordon Rae scored the other two goals but picked up a booking that saw him suspended for the next three games

13/12/1978 Scottish League Cup Semi Final

Hibernian 0 v 1 Aberdeen AET

Hibs gave a spirited performance against a very good Aberdeen side at Dens Park and passed up several chances to score in regulation time but were undone when an innocuous looking cross to the back post by Stewart Kennedy two minutes into extra time sailed over goalkeeper Mike McDonald’s head and nestled in the net

More heartache

Hibs McDonald Duncan Kilgour Bremner Stewart McNamara Smith MacLeod Refvik Callachan and Hutchinson

Sub Higgins

Att 21000

13/12/1975 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 1 v 0 Motherwell

Stanton

Hibs were joint top of the Premier League when Motherwell came calling but Motherwell were only one point behind

Ex HIBS youngster Willie Pettigrew had scored 18 domestic league goals to date and was in the running for the European Golden Boot

Hibs took the lead when Pat Stanton scored a glorious header from an Edwards freekick and might have doubled their lead had MacLeod’s shot not come back off a post

Into the second half and HIBS had goalkeeper Jim McArthur to thank for putting up the shutters especially one fantastic double save from Willie Pettigrew and Vic Davidson

Hibs McArthur Brownlie Schaedler Stanton Barry Blackley Edwards Bremner MacLeod Munro and Duncan

Att 16000

13/12/1969 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 4 v 3 Ayr United

McBride 2 pens 18,22
Stanton 2 34,35

A fantastic game at Easter Road in which all the goals came in the first 38 minutes

Hibs were always in the lead in this game with Joe McBride scoring twice with two pens and Pat Stanton adding a double Hood 2 and Rough for the Honest Men

Hibs Marshall Shevlane McEwan Blackley Black Stanton Marinello Graham McBride Cormack and Stevenson

Att 9000

13/12/1961 Scottish Cup Round 1

Partick Thistle 2 v 2 Hibernian

Gerry Baker 2

Walter Galbraith almost got off to a winning start as Manager but Partick scored in the last minute through Duffy to force a replay

Thistle had opened the scoring in the first minute when Ewing scored

13/12/1958 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 4 v 0 Partick Thistle

J Baker 2
Gibson 2

Birthdays

Francis Dickoh

Craig Brewster

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On This Day In History

1997 Andy Walker scores two goals against Aberdeen in a 2-2 draw in his HIBS debut He would score one more goal for the cabbage against Hearts at Tiny in a 2-2 draw

https://twitter.com/thehibsarehere/status/1470365285542776835?s=21

1975 Pat Stanton rises like a salmon to head home Mickey Edwards’ free-kick to ensure HIBS remain top of the new Premier League

https://youtu.be/Wst89T610l0

BILLYHIBS

14-12-2021, 07:27 AM

14/12/2002 Scottish League SPL

Livingston 1 v 2 Hibernian

James
Murray

14/12/1996 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 1 v 1 Dundee United

K Harper

Willie Miller sent off

14/12/1991 Scottish League Premier Division

Airdrieonians 0 v 3 Hibernian

Weir
Hamilton
Evans

14/12/1974 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 2 v 0 Dumbarton

Harper
Duncan

Hibs took the lead on 20 minutes when John Brownlie’s cross was headed home by Joe Harper

Arthur Duncan ensured the points were staying at Easter Road when he got on the end of a slick passing move that involved MacLeod and Edwards in the 71st minute

Man of the Match Alex Edwards had a hand in both goals and cleared a net bound Tam McAdam looping header off the line with an acrobatic overhead kick

Hibs McArthur Brownlie Schaedler Stanton Bremner Blackley Edwards MacLeod Harper Munro and Duncan

Sub Smith

Att 8566

14/12/1963 Scottish League Division One

East Stirling 1 v 3 Hibernian

N Martin 2 (1 pen)
Quinn

Jim Easton got injured in this game so he was moved from Centre Half to Outside Left. He then had the misfortune to be carried off with a broken leg with 14 minutes still to play

14/12/1957 Scottish League Division One

East Fife 2 v 3 Hibernian

Preston 2
Grant pen

East Fife scored through that man Jimmy Bonthrone again and Danny Duchart

14/12/1946 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 1 v 1 Rangers

Ormond

Both teams served up a Christmas cracker in front of 40000 fans Duncanson opening the scoring for the visitors and Willie Ormond scored a deserved late equaliser in a wonderful match

14/12/1918 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 2 v 1 Falkirk

Shaw
Robertson

Hibs were bottom of the League and faced second bottom Falkirk

HIBS went into the final five minutes 0-1 down had rarely threatened and Falkirk thoroughly deserved their lead

Future Trainer and Manager Hugh Shaw then unleashed a drive from 25 yards into the top corner of the Falkirk net to give HIBS hope

This spurred HIBS on to one final push and Willie Robertson grabbed an unlikely winner in the last minute

Hibs remained bottom of the League

Birthdays:

Jimmy McColl RIP

Josh Vela

Hibernian On This Day Sinnet and Colquhoun

At Easter Road They Play John Campbell

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On This Day In History

1996 Hibs draw 1-1 with Dundee United at Easter Road Kevin Harper scored for HIBS but HIBS had Willie Miller sent off late on for a high tackle on Steven Pressley

https://youtu.be/w63poyfxsHg

BILLYHIBS

15-12-2021, 08:46 AM

15/12/2012 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 2 v 3 Motherwell

Doyle 41,55

McPake sent off 93 after a foul on Jamie Murphy

https://youtu.be/gRLLvQUy48Y

What a good player Eoin Doyle was

Jamie Murphy with a double and a Bob McHugh winner

Would have loved to have seen Jamie Murphy at Easter Road sooner

Hibs Williams Maybury Hanlon McPake McGivern Claros Taiwo Wotherspoon Cairney Griffiths and Doyle

Subs Deegan Caldwell Handling

Att 8817

15/12/2007 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 1 v 1 Falkirk

Donaldson pen

Gathuessi sent off

15/12/2001 Scottish League SPL

Dunfermline 1 v 0 Hibernian

Paco Luna sent off

15/12/1979 Scottish League Premier Division

Morton 2 v 0 Hibernian

George Best was a no show and youngster Derek Rodier got a start on the left wing

The game looked as though it was heading for a 0-0 until Jim Tolmie and Andy Ritchie popped up with late goals

Hibs McArthur Brazil Duncan Rae Paterson McNamara Callachan MacLeod Hutchinson Campbell and Rodier

Sub Higgins

Att 6834

15/12/1973 Scottish League Division One

Dunfermline Athletic 2 v 3 Hibernian

Duncan
Stanton
Gordon

On a tricky slippy pitch that had been cleared of snow prior to kick-off Dunfermline went ahead when Graham Shaw gave them the lead

Goals by Arthur Duncan and Pat Stanton put HIBS ahead before Pars legend Jim Leishman popped up with an equaliser

The clock was ticking down but fear not the ever reliable Alan Gordon scored the winner with only six minutes to go

Hibs McArthur Bremner Schaedler Stanton Black Blackley Edwards O’Rourke Gordon Munro and Duncan

Att 5405

15/12/1962 Scottish League Division One

Dunfermline Athletic 3 v 2 Hibernian

Byrne
O’Rourke

Jimmy O’Rourke scores on his League debut making him the youngest player to score for HIBS aged just 16 years and 88 days

Smith 2 and Cunningham scored for Dunfermline

Dunfermline featured a 16 year old right winger in this game none other than future HIBS legend Alex Edwards

Hibs Simpson Fraser McClelland Grant Hughes MacLeod Scott Falconer Baker O’Rourke and Byrne

Att 4900

Q. Who is the youngest player to have played for HIBS ?

15/12/1951 Scottish League Division One

St Mirren 0 v 4 Hibernian

Johnstone 2
Smith
Combe

Champions again

15/12/1934 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 3 v 2 Celtic

Walls pen
Smith
Anderson

Birthdays:

Frankie Dettori 50

John Potter

In Colours Green and White John Campbell

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On This Day In History

2020 Scottish League Cup Quarter Final

Alloa Athletic 1 v 2 Hibernian

Doidge 62 83

https://youtu.be/4Oqt9Pm4RJY

Stevie Mallan comes off the bench to turn the game in a tricky tie against a well organised Alloa side

HIBS Rocky McGinn Porteous Hanlon Stevenson Boyle Hallberg Newell Wright Gullan and Doidge

Subs Mallan Magennis

1894 Hibernian 2 v 0 Celtic

Hibs still in the Second Division after winning the Division were drawn against First Division leaders Celtic at Hibernian Park in the second round of the Scottish Cup

Celtic were first out onto the Park in their green and white hoops a team that contained ex Hibernians Dunbar Doyle Kelly Maley and Blessington all tempted West by Celtic pieces of silver

Hibernian appeared in their all green jerseys to a rapturous applause from the assembled 15000 crowd many thousands having been locked outside

HIBS won the toss and kicked up the slope

Mr Donald of Port Glasgow was the Referee with two linesmen Philip Farmer Hibernian and Paddy Gallacher Celtic

The first half brought no goals despite intense Hibernian pressure the highlight being when Barney Breslin knocked over the Celtic linesman with a rocket shot after lifting his flag once too often

HIBS took the lead one minute into the second half going down the slope with a beautiful angled shot from Mick Murray

Celtic were then awarded their customary penalty kick that James McGinn Hibernian’s new former Junior international goalkeeper managed to save tipping Madden’s powerful shot over the crossbar

Hibs were inspired after this and laid siege to the Celtic goal but their noisy vociferous fans had to wait until the final minute when Hibernian Captain James Judge Murphy scored direct from a free-kick from outside the box to send shock waves around Scottish Football

The roar that met the winning goal from the Irish navvies was described thus:

When Hibernian placed this keystone on their arch of triumph a deafening shout went up that echoed in the hollow girders of the Forth Bridge and scared the wild fowl on the distant Bass Rock Far away in Fife the fishers heard faint murmurs of that mighty roar and looked up from their nets wondering

Hibs McGinn Robertson McFarlane Breslin Neill Murphy P Murray Kennedy Martin Smith and M Murray

Att 15000

BILLYHIBS

16-12-2021, 07:40 AM

16/12/2018 Scottish League Premiership

Hibernian 2 v 0 Celtic

Slivka 1
Kamberi 59

A brilliant early goal from Slivka in the first minute- he really was the man for the big occasion- followed by a second half strike from Flo Kamberi after a peach of a ball from Mackie sealed the points against the champions In fairness Flo still had a lot to do and it was an exceptional finish high past Craig Gordon

Hibs Rocky Whittaker Stevenson Ambrose Porteous Horgan Slivka Mallan Hyndman Kamberi and Shaw

Subs Mackie L Allan

Att 18140

16/12/2000 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 2 v 0 St Johnstone

Lovell
Paatelainen

16/12/1987 Scottish League Premier Division

Dundee United 1 v 2 Hibernian

Kane 12
McCluskey 17

Ian McPhee opened the scoring for United after only 3 minutes but HIBS fought back through goals from Kano and McCluskey. Beasties ‘ winner being deflected into his own goal by Mixu Paatelainen

HIBS Goram Hunter Sneddon May Rae McIntyre Kane Watson McCluskey Collins and Tortolano

Subs Bell McGovern

Att 6095

16/12/1972 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 8 v 1 Ayr United

Cropley 1
Gordon 17,32 and 36
O’Rourke 41,46 and 82
Stanton 56

A brilliant game and a fantastic performance played in a carnival atmosphere

Ayr United could not live with us right from the first whistle when Cropley scored.

No team would have lived with us that day

The Tornadoes were immense

An exhibition match of precision passing football and expert finishing

The Scottish League Cup and Drybrough Cups were on display

Will we ever see their likes again ?

HIBS Herriot Brownlie Schaedler Stanton Black Blackley Edwards O’Rourke Gordon Cropley and Duncan

Att 12500

Footnote:

To give this breathtaking result some context Jimmy O’Rourke scored his sixth hat-trick of the season and HIBS’ fourth goal was their 100th of the season and it was only 16th December

Ally Macleod the Ayr United Manager described HIBS’ performance that day as the best he had ever seen

16/12/1967 Scottish League Division One

Motherwell 0 v 1 Hibernian

Colin Stein

Stein scored HIBS’ first goal in three League games controlling the ball with his right foot before sending an unstoppable drive with his left beyond the Motherwell goalkeeper

Hibs Wilson Duncan Davis Stanton Madsen McGraw Scott Quinn Stein Cormack and Stevenson

Att 4444

16/12/1961 Scottish League Division One

Celtic 4 v 3 Hibernian

Falconer 2
Stevenson

Hibs were unlucky to lose this game widely regarded as the best game of the season Divers scoring a late winning goal for Celtic

16/12/1950 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 3 v 1 St Mirren

Wood
Smith
Ormond pen

HIBS were now serious title contenders but would have to do without Eddie Turnbull for this game as he was sent off in the previous game against Third Lanark His place was taken by 17 year old local Musselburgh lad Robert Wood who did himself proud by scoring the first goal and laying on the second for Gordon Smith Ex Rangers man Duncanson pulled one back for the buddies with a header but Willie Ormond secured the points from the penalty spot

Hibs would win the League in this season

Hibs Younger Govan Ogilvie Buchanan Paterson Combe Smith Johnstone Reilly Wood and Ormond

Att 15000

Birthdays

Ryan Gauld

At Easter Road They Play John Campbell

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On This Day In History

2018 Vykintas Slivka scores in the first minute against Celtic at Easter Road Florian Kamberi added a second following a superb crossfield pass from Sean Mackie to inflict Celtic’s third defeat of the campaign

https://youtu.be/CIQKtFkQPsA

1987 HIBS defeat Dundee United 2-1 at Tannadice with Mixu Paatelainen’s own goal adding to Paul Kane’s opener

https://www.arabarchive.co.uk/matchdetails.php?id=2609

1972 Vintage Tornadoes as HIBS display the Scottish League Cup and Drybrough Cup before thumping Ayr United 8-1 The HIBS goals coming from Alan Gordon 3 Jimmy O’Rourke 3 Alex Cropley and Pat Stanton

We thought it would be like this every week

Killiehibbie

16-12-2021, 02:30 PM

49 years since my first visit to Easter Road. Where have the years gone.

gbhibby

16-12-2021, 05:51 PM

On This Day In History

2018 Vykintas Slivka scores in the first minute against Celtic at Easter Road Florian Kamberi added a second following a superb crossfield pass from Sean Mackie to inflict Celtic’s third defeat of the campaign

https://youtu.be/CIQKtFkQPsA

1987 HIBS defeat Dundee United 2-1 at Tannadice with Mixu Paatelainen’s own goal adding to Paul Kane’s opener

https://www.arabarchive.co.uk/matchdetails.php?id=2609

1972 Vintage Tornadoes as HIBS display the Scottish League Cup and Drybrough Cup before thumping Ayr United 8-1 The HIBS goals coming from Alan Gordon 3 Jimmy O’Rourke 3 Alex Cropley and Pat Stanton

We thought it would be like this every week
Did Ally MacLeod not say that he had a plan to stop Hibs. That went well. That December and the 1st of January best experience of watching Hibs.

BILLYHIBS

16-12-2021, 06:26 PM

Did Ally MacLeod not say that he had a plan to stop Hibs. That went well. That December and the 1st of January best experience of watching Hibs.
Yip the Aberdeen game Alan Gordon’s diving header 3-2

You just knew the Hearts were going to catch it :greengrin

Was never a question of will HIBS win it was by how many ?

A total joy to watch

brog

16-12-2021, 06:36 PM

Did Ally MacLeod not say that he had a plan to stop Hibs. That went well. That December and the 1st of January best experience of watching Hibs.

Yep, his plan lasted 11 seconds until Crops scored!!

ancient hibee

16-12-2021, 06:41 PM

Ally said after the game it would be the last time he would come to Easter Road and instruct his team to get over the half way line.

BILLYHIBS

16-12-2021, 06:42 PM

Yep, his plan lasted 11 seconds until Crops scored!!

:greengrin

BILLYHIBS

19-12-2021, 07:01 AM

19/12/2015 Scottish League Championship

Hibernian 1 v 0 Queen Of The South

Malonga 94

King Dom comes off the bench to head an injury time SDG cross into the ground and up into the roof of the Queen’s net

19/12/2009 Scottish League SPL

Aberdeen 0 v 2 Hibernian

Stokes 2 (40 and 55)

Lee Miller sent off 82

19/12/1999 Scottish League SPL

Hearts 0 v 3 Hibernian

Lehmann 18
Sauzee 27
Miller 90

https://youtu.be/QeX5kMOgCmk

The Millennium Derby

No way were HIBS losing this game

£400000 signing Antti Niemi makes his debut for Hearts

Welcome to Scotland !

Hibs Colgan Collins Smith Dennis Hughes Sauzee Brebner Latapy Lovell Paatelainen and Lehmann

Subs Miller McGinlay Bannerman

Att 17954

19/12/1998 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 3 v 0 Clydebank

McGinlay 2
Latapy

19/12/1981 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 3 v 0 Partick Thistle

MacLeod 2
Rae

There was snow on the pitch and the orange ball was used but it was the installation of the new undersoil heating that enabled this fixture to go ahead

Ralph Callachan and Arthur Duncan were outstanding for HIBS and Chairman Tom Hart warned fans about their behaviour in the fallout from the recent visit of Rangers

19/12/1964 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 2 v 1 Partick Thistle

J Scott pen
Quinn

19/12/1959 Scottish League Division One

Partick Thistle 2 v 10 Hibernian

Johnny MacLeod 3
Joe Baker 2
Tommy Preston 2
Willie Ormond 2
Wright og

Hibs had two goals disallowed but Partick got off lightly

0-5 down at half-time the Thistle Manager Willie Thornton gave his troops the hair drier treatment and they staged a mini recovery to claw it back to 2-5 but in a totally outstanding attacking performance HIBS simply scored another five

HIBS Wren Grant McClelland Young Plenderleith Baxter MacLeod Johnstone Baker Preston and Ormond

Att 11000

19/12/1953 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 5 v 0 Raith Rovers

Reilly
Turnbull 2
Smith 2

Eddie Turnbull had a rare penalty miss when he blasted one over the bar

This victory came at a price when Gordon Smith who had earlier scored with a rocket shot and had scored the fifth goal with a header collided with Raith goalkeeper Drummond and suffered a broken leg

Archie Buchanan also limped off with cartilage trouble

19/12/1914 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 3 v 2 St Mirren

Lennie
Hendren 2

Christmas 1914 and it was not over by Christmas

With HIBS 1-2 down great uncle of HIBS legend Pat Stanton Centre forward Jimmy Hendren struck with a double

At Easter Road They Play John Campbell

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On This Day In History

2020 Scottish Premiership

Hibernian 1 v 1 Dundee United

Magennis 13

https://youtu.be/FUPXDcmXSmU

2015 King Dom comes off the bench to head an injury time winner versus Queen Of The South

https://youtu.be/-bzpkKbUb6w

1999 The Millennium Derby

https://youtu.be/QeX5kMOgCmk

BILLYHIBS

22-12-2021, 08:55 AM

22/12/2018 Scottish League Premiership

Hibernian 1 v 1 Livingston

Porteous 80

Hibs playing their third game in six days started with their two main strikers Jamie MacLaren and Florian Kamberi on the bench

Livingston who had swatted away Hearts 5-0 eight days previously were unchanged

After a tight first half in which either team could have taken the lead it was left to Scott Hardie 10 minutes into the second half to score his third goal in four games when he lobbed a Declan Gallagher pass over the advancing Bogdan

Hibs had an immediate chance to restore parity when Martin Boyle was hauled down inside the box but Florian Kamberi was unconvincing, lacking any confidence and Kelly made a routine save from his telegraphed spot kick

It was left to young Ryan Porteous playing through the pain barrier as he appeared to reset his damaged knee on more than one occasion to lead by example to stoop to head home a fine cross by Daryl Horgan to snatch the equaliser

Hibs Bogdan McGregor Ambrose Porteous Milligan Slivka Boyle Hyndman Mackie Shaw and L Allan

Subs Kamberi Horgan MacLaren

Att 17000

22/12/2007 Scottish League SPL

Celtic 1 v 1 Hibernian

Murphy 20

Hibs began life without John Collins with a battling draw at Parkhead

HIBS under the cosh for most of this game broke free from their shackles on 20 minutes when David Murphy charged forward exchanged a pass with Benji on the edge of the Celtic box before unleashing a fierce drive that entered the Celtic net via the underside of the crossbar at a rate of knots

Celtic with no fewer than five former Hibees in their ranks Caldwell, Brown, Hartley, Riordan and Killen continued to press forward but HIBS held out for almost an hour until Jarosik scored from a corner

HIBS were reduced to ten men for the last 10 minutes when Benji limped off HIBS having used all of their subs

Vennegoor Of Hesselink hit the base of the post in the last minute with a header

Hibs Ma-Kalambay McCann Hogg Jones Murphy Zemmama Kerr Beuzelin Chisholm Stevenson and Benji

Subs Morais O’Brien McCormack

Att 58000

Full Match:

https://youtu.be/janPymS83fc

22/12/1979 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 2 v 1 Rangers

Higgins
Campbell

Hibs were bottom of the table looking certainties for relegation but they still had one ace up their sleeve George Best

On a frozen rock hard pitch Best put on a masterclass performance orchestrating the midfield Rangers had no answer to him He was quite literally dancing on ice One crude attempt to dispossess him by Derek Johnstone with a challenge from behind ended with Best picking up the ball and asking the prostrate Johnstone “ Is this what you are after?”

Tommy McLean gave Rangers the lead direct from a free kick Tony Higgins equalised in the second half when Ally Macleod burst through and Higgins unleashed an exocet low into the goalkeeper’s bottom right hand corner Colin Campbell got some small recompense for the Scottish Cup Final when the goalkeeper appeared to have his looping header covered but he landed awkwardly resulting in the ball hitting off his back and drifting over the line

Hibs McArthur Brazil Duncan Rae Paterson McNamara Callachan MacLeod Higgins Campbell and Best

Att 18750

22/12/1973 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 5 v 0 Morton

O’Rourke 3
Gordon 2

With mist and rain over Easter Road the fans were invited to take cover under the covered enclosures free of charge

HIBS scored the first in 17 minutes when Cropley floated over a corner Stanton headed on and O’Rourke crashed the ball high into the net from 5 yards giving Baines no chance

In 24 minutes HIBS increased their lead O’’Rourke clipped a ball over his shoulder to the onrushing Duncan who hit the byline and sent over the perfect cross for Gordon to glance into the inside of the net

Into the second half and after 54 minutes Edwards sent O’Rourke clean through on goal he struck his shot firmly enough but the ball got stuck on the sawdust and agonisingly rolled over the line after what seemed an eternity

O’Rourke completed his hat-trick in 77 minutes

Gordon added a fifth in 82 minutes

Hibs McArthur Bremner Schaedler Stanton Black Blackley Edwards O’Rourke Gordon Cropley and Duncan

Att 5491

22/12/1970 Inter Cities Fairs Cup Round 3 Leg 2

Liverpool 2 v 0 Hibernian (Agg 3-0)

Hibs hit the post twice through Johnny Graham and Joe McBride but it was not to be goals by Heighway and Boersma gave Liverpool a comfortable win

Hibs gave a better account of themselves than in the first leg and entertained the appreciative home fans but it was felt that Baines might have done better for the decisive second goal and was deceived by the flight of the ball

It was to be Joe McBride’s last game for the greens

Hibs Baines Brownlie Jones Blackley Black Stanton Duncan McEwan McBride Blair and Stevenson

Subs Graham Hamilton

Att 38000

22/12/1956 Scottish League Division One

Dunfermline Athletic 1 v 3 Hibernian

Fraser
Turnbull 2 ( 1 pen )

The Reserves were beating the young Pars on the same day at Easter Road 4-1 with young Jimmy Mulkerrin bagging all four surely staking a claim for a starting spot

22/12/1951 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 5 v 0 Raith Rovers

Johnstone 2
Combe 2
Reilly

Champions again

22/12/1883 Scottish Cup Round 6

Hibernian 6 v 1 Battlefield

This game brings us to the strange case of Jim Brogan

Brogan was one of the scorers in this match but this was to be his last game for the club

Brogan was a real asset to the club a prolific scorer who had scored six goals on his debut

The problem was that even although he was a Catholic he wasn’t practicing and refused to attend mass or join in any religious marches

After 3 months he left to join our arch rivals Hearts who were only too pleased to sign him but after only a few months there he was tempted by the professional game down south and joined Bolton Wanderers where he became a regular goalscorer

He was a good player and Catholic but he wasn’t Catholic enough for HIBS at that time

Brogan left Bolton in 1892 and worked in the shipyards until he was 85

Birthdays:

Bryan Gunn

Jimmy Boco

At Easter Road They Play John Campbell

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On This Day In History

2018 Neil Lennon starts two rookie strikers up front to prove a point Florian Kamberi misses a penalty Ryan Porteous rescues a point despite having to put his own knee back into place

https://youtu.be/txIh6iWgekE

2007 David Murphy scores a Christmas Cracker at Parkhead to bag a point

https://youtu.be/jtwCu5hpRYQ

1979 Dancing on Ice A George Best inspired HIBS defeat Rangers 2-1 at Easter Road

https://youtu.be/bV3p4UIot4w

1970 Hibs go down 2-0 at Anfield 0-3 on aggregate

Action from the first leg

https://youtu.be/tMA-xGeZ56Q

1912 HIBS defeat Aberdeen 3-1 at Pittodrie Aberdeen had been formed only 10 years earlier in the hope that Hibernian might relocate there

ancient hibee

22-12-2021, 11:07 AM

I was at the Raith game when Gordon Smith broke his leg. As well as the collision with the goalie a Raith defender stamped on his leg as he was on the ground, Most people near to the incident thought it was deliberate. No stretcher-he was carried off with two guys supporting him.

BILLYHIBS

23-12-2021, 08:31 AM

23/12/2017 Scottish League Premiership

Hibernian 2 v 1 Ross County

Stokes 21
Shaw 75

HIBS came from behind to defeat Ross County at Easter Road Anthony Stokes heading home -in off the post -Dylan McGeouch’s perfect delivery and Olly Shaw with the winner when he got on the end of a Brandon Barker cutback but it looked as though defender Van Der Weg got the decisive touch to divert the ball away from Fox

Hibs Rocky Ambrose McGregor Hanlon Stevenson Boyle McGeouch McGinn Barker Stokes and Shaw

Sub Bartley

Att 16228

23/12/2012 Scottish League SPL

Kilmarnock 1 v 1 Hibernian

Doyle 26

Eoin Doyle equalised an early Paul Heffernan strike

Hibs Williams McGivern Hanlon Maybury Deegan Cairney Wotherspoon Stevenson Taiwo Griffiths and Doyle

Subs Sproule Claros Kuqi

Att 4000

https://youtu.be/ixm-TWgYtHY

23/12/2006 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 5 v 1 St Mirren

Beuzelin 21
Killen 32
Shiels 58
Zemmama 65
Benji 74

Scott Brown and Kevin Thomson were dropped from the squad as a mysterious double bid came in for the pair but it didn’t stop HIBS going nap

John Sutton scored for Saints

Hibs Zibi Whittaker Murphy Martis Jones Beuzelin Stewart Zemmama Shiels Fletcher and Killen

Subs Glass Benji McCluskey

Att 13000

23/12/1972 Scottish League Division One

Celtic 1 v 1 Hibernian

Gordon 37

Celtic were looking for revenge after the 1972 League Cup Final but it was HIBS who were in the form of their lives and took the lead when Alan Gordon expertly headed in Alex Cropley’s free-kick

HIBS were the dominant side and pressed throughout the second half but could not add to their lead

Kenny Dalglish equalised with a close range tap in on 78 minutes

Hibs Herriot Brownlie Schaedler Stanton Black Blackley Edwards O’Rourke Gordon Cropley and Duncan

Att 42500

23/12/1967 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 1 v 1 Falkirk

McGraw

23/12/1950 Scottish League Division One

Falkirk 1 v 5 Hibernian

Buchanan
Johnstone
Ormond
Turnbull 2

After a torrential downpour in the Falkirk area the Falkirk groundstaff worked wonders to clear the surface water from the pitch to ensure that 14000 spectators got their festive footie fix

They probably wish they hadn’t bothered as the win took HIBS to third in the league three points behind leaders Dundee with four games in hand and two behind second placed Aberdeen with three games in hand

Birthdays:

Kenny Miller

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On This Day In History

2020 Hibs defeat St Mirren 1-0 at Easter Road in the Premiership with Kevin Nisbet scoring the only goal after 18 minutes Christian Doidge was sent off after 88 minutes

https://youtu.be/6HL2fPGEsSs

Hibs Rocky Hanlon Porteous McGinn Stevenson Magennis Boyle Newell Hallberg Doidge and Nisbet

Subs Wright Barnes Gullan and Gogic

2017 Goals from Anthony Stokes and Olly Shaw send the Staggies to the bottom of the League

https://youtu.be/h5bI9yVLHSI

2006 Hibs go nap against St Mirren with Boozy Killen Shiels Zemmama and Benji grabbing the goals

https://youtu.be/8rG7RJw9WLs

1972 A late Kenny Dalglish goal equalises Alan Gordon’s superb headed opener in this top of the table clash at Parkhead

Celtic wore yellow strips as Jock Stein felt there was too much green on the park

https://www.thecelticwiki.com/1972-12-23-celtic-1-1-hibernian-league-division-1/

1950 HIBS hammer Falkirk at Brockville 5-1 on their way to a second post war League title

Happy Birthday wishes to Kenny Miller

I wonder what ever happened to him?

https://youtu.be/wshiD_zbuPo

gbhibby

23-12-2021, 09:22 AM

Heard Derek Johnstone tell a story about that game at Easter Road. The manager had told him to put one on George Best. Went in at half time to a mouthful of abuse from his boss about his lack of putting one on Bestie. Johnstone replied for Christ sake boss I am doing best but can't get anywhere near him and when I did he nutmegged me.

BILLYHIBS

23-12-2021, 10:56 AM

Keith_M

23-12-2021, 05:23 PM

Aye n Ally MacLeod always insisted Bestie couldnae lace his boots :greengrin

I think it was Best that, when speaking about Benny Brazil, said 'that lad thinks a lay-off is a day in his bed'

BILLYHIBS

23-12-2021, 05:32 PM

I think it was Best that, when speaking about Benny Brazil, said 'that lad thinks a lay-off is a day in his bed'

Dinnae knock Benny he once scored the perfect hat-trick versus Celtic

I remember Bestie hitting a superb 40 yard crossfield pass to Tony Higgins and shaking his head as it took Tony two attempts to bring his superb ball under control ( Partick Thistle Home)

A rare burst of speed from Super Ally in the breakaway for Big Tony’s goal against the Hun in the clip

Keith_M

23-12-2021, 07:17 PM

Dinnae knock Benny he once scored the perfect hat-trick versus Celtic

It was George that said it, don't shoot the messenger :wink:

BILLYHIBS

23-12-2021, 07:31 PM

It was George that said it, don't shoot the messenger :wink:
I know it just wouldn’t want to be in one of his buses when he takes a nap :greengrin

BILLYHIBS

24-12-2021, 07:43 AM

24/12/2016 Scottish League Championship

Hibernian 1 v 1 Raith Rovers

Boyle 88

Gary Locke brought his Raith Rovers team containing ex Jambos Jason Thomson and pantomime villain Rudi Skacel to Easter Road and filled his sack with a point knocking HIBS off their perch at the top of the League

HIBS dominated the first half with Kevin Cuthbert making magnificent saves from Shinnie Commons and Cummings

Into the second half and Jean-Yves M’Voto got his head to a Johnston cross to nod past Ross Laidlaw for the opener

Raith Rovers grew in confidence and Jason Thomson clipped a 25 yarder off Laidlaw’s crossbar

With the clock ticking down Neil Lennon replaced Commons and Cummings with Boyle and Keatings and the move paid off two minutes from the end when Boyle scampered off down the left wing before cutting inside to fire a right footed shot beyond Cuthbert

Hibs Laidlaw Gray McGregor Hanlon Stevenson McGeouch Martin Commons Shinnie Holt and Cummings

Subs Keatings Boyle Graham

Att 15500

https://youtu.be/eeJ-bubnCoM

24/12/1977 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 2 v 1 Motherwell

MacLeod pen
Paterson

Both teams were in the bottom four and were determined to lift themselves clear of the pack so a festive attacking cracker was on the menu

HIBS took a half time lead when Ally Macleod coolly slotted home a penalty in 45 minutes

Motherwell drew level three minutes into the second half when goalkeeper McDonald blocked a goal bound effort from exhibee hero Jimmy O’Rourke and another ex hibee Willie Pettigrew following up gratefully slotted home the rebound

Game on

Bobby Hutchinson went off injured to be replaced by derby hero Willie Paterson who scored his second and final goal for the club sending an unstoppable drive to Stewart Rennie’s left for the winner

The victory took HIBS up to mid table beside a strangely struggling Celtic

HIBS McDonald Brownlie Smith McNamara Stewart Brazil Murray MacLeod Hutchinson Duncan and McGhee

Subs Edwards Paterson

Att 8500

24/12/1976 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 1 v 0 Ayr United

Filippi og

Hibs record only their second League win of the season

24/12/1966 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 2 v 5 St Johnstone

Stevenson 8
O’Rourke 86

Heavy snow lay on the pitch and was cleared prematch to reveal an ice rink of a pitch that suited the smaller and more nimble St Johnstone players leading to a shock defeat

No excuses it was the same for both sides and HIBS were roundly booed off the pitch by the 5688 Christmas shoppers that bothered to turn up

24/12/1960 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 8 v 4 Third Lanark

J Baker 5
Baxter 2
J Scott

A proverbial Christmas cracker with Goodfellow 2, Hilley and and Gray replying for Thirds

Thirds were no pushovers illustrated by the fact that Ronnie Simpson saved two penalties

John Baxter received six stitches to a head wound and insisted on seeing out the game

Hibs Simpson Fraser McClelland Grant Easton Baird Scott Preston Baker Baxter and MacLeod

Att 14000

24/12/1955 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 2 v 3 Celtic

Combe 44
Turnbull 80

With HIBS having just scored and swarming downhill buzzing around the Celtic penalty box looking for an equaliser the Referee Mr Youngson of Aberdeen blew the final whistle with 86 minutes on the clock

An early Christmas present for Celtic

24/12/1949 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 4 v 2 Raith Rovers

Reilly 2
Johnstone
Smith

24/12/1898 Scottish League Division One

Rangers 10 v 0 Hibernian

Black Christmas

This was and still is HIBS’ worst ever defeat

HIBS were third in the league and played a strong side but Rangers were too good on the day on a game played on a heavy muddy pitch

Things might have been worse Rangers actually missed a penalty but as was to become a tradition the Referee simply awarded them another which they duly converted

At Easter Road They Play John Campbell

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On This Day In History

2011 HIBS crash 1-3 to Dundee United at Tannadice Leigh Leigh Super Leigh gave HIBS the lead after finding himself one on one with the goalie on 23 minutes but HIBS succumbed to a second half United fightback with Johnny Russell and Jon Daly 2 inflicting the damage

1932 HIBS win 2-0 away to Dundee United in the Second Division the goals coming from Peter Flucker and Robert Wallace penalty Hibs would win the Championship in this season

So here’s a hurrah
For Erin-go-Bragh
And one for the HIBS and the green
An another hurrah
For Erin-go-Bragh
And the harp on the HIBS flag is seen

1927 Hibs and Celtic draw 2-2 at Easter Road in front of 16000 Legendary centre forward Jimmy The Sniper McColl scoring his 200th and 201st top flight goal

1910 Hibs defeat Airdrieonians 2-0 at Easter Road with Hibernian legend utility centre forward Matta Paterson scoring a double

cabbageandribs1875

24-12-2021, 11:01 AM

sadly we lost Erich Schaedler 36 years ago today :(

Ronniekirk

24-12-2021, 11:28 AM

sadly we lost Erich Schaedler 36 years ago today :(

And it’s still a mystery to this day what happened

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BILLYHIBS

24-12-2021, 01:12 PM

ERICH SCHAEDLER RIP

Gone but not forgotten

His last game for Hibs was the 2-2 Joe McBride game at Tynie

A true Hibernian

Crab apple

24-12-2021, 01:58 PM

ERICH SCHAEDLER RIP

Gone but not forgotten

His last game for Hibs was the 2-2 Joe McBride game at Tynie

A true Hibernian

Subbed at half time I seem to remember? That game is still one of my favourites at Tynie. Given the late goals it felt like a victory. Gorgie Road was lively afterwards too.

BILLYHIBS

24-12-2021, 02:37 PM

Subbed at half time I seem to remember? That game is still one of my favourites at Tynie. Given the late goals it felt like a victory. Gorgie Road was lively afterwards too.

Caught up with my mates in the Clock Inn who refused to believe that Hibs had scored twice in the last 10 minutes to make it 2-2 in the days before the internet

BILLYHIBS

25-12-2021, 08:58 AM

25/12/1971 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 0 v 1 Rangers

The last time HIBS played on Christmas Day and Colin Stein separated the sides with a late late goal after HIBS totally dominated for ninety minutes

Hibs Herriot Brownlie Schaedler McEwan Stanton Blackley Edwards Hamilton O’Rourke Cropley and Duncan

Att 25145

25/12/1965 Scottish League Division One

Aberdeen 1 v 3 Hibernian

Cormack
J Scott
McNamee

Aberdeen’s ten game unbeaten run ended on Christmas Day

25/12/1954 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 2 v 1 Rangers

Combe 14
Ormond 26

43000 fans turned up watch this Christmas Day clash Rangers were denied what they thought to be a stonewall penalty at 0-1 down and their anger increased when Ormond broke away to score a second goal

Grierson scored a late consolation for Rangers

25/12/1948 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 1 v 1 Queen Of The South

Reilly

Davy Shaw limped off injured after 20 minutes leaving HIBS down to ten men

Lawrie Reilly thought he had won it for the greens with a late goal but a rare Jimmy Kerr error at a corner allowed Queens to snatch an equaliser

Att 25000

25/12/1909 Scottish League Division One

Partick Thistle 3 v 1 Hibernian

Sharp

On a match played on a frozen rock hard pitch Hibernian full back James Main suffered a fatal injury

Jimmy Main was one of the game’s tragedies a resolute Hibernian and Scotland defender he passed away with his most rewarding years yet to come

RIP

25/12/1886 Scottish Cup Quarter Final

Third Lanark 1 v 2 Hibernian

Phil Clarke
Jerry Reynolds

A big crowd followed from Little Ireland and their numbers were swelled by even more Irish support from Glasgow and Lanarkshire Tom Maley came into the team in a determined bid to get Hibernian into the semi-final once again

Conditions were atrocious as rain and sleet fell on the frost bound pitch The groundsman tried to remove some ice with his spade but it broke and he fell on his behind bringing howls of laughter from the crowd

It was the Hibernian will to win that carried the day for them in a very difficult game. Phil Clarke and Jerry Reynolds scored one each with only one reply

The legend of the famous halfback line McGhee, McGinn and McLaren was born that day as they were truly magnificent

Hibernian would win the Scottish Cup in this season and would go on to become Champions of the World

Hibs Tobin Lundy Fagan McGhee McGinn McLaren Maley Groves Reynolds Smith and Clarke

Att 5000

Birthdays:

Jimmy Mulkerrin RIP

Eric Stevenson RIP

Isak Refvik

The Making of Hibernian The Harp Awakes Alan Lugton

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On This Day In History

1945 Hibs lose a good natured friendly 1-4 against B Division Dundee at Dens Park in front of 10000 fans that ends in a mass snowball fight

1897 HIBS defeat St Mirren 3-1 at Easter Road George Dougal for HIBS and two Saintees own goals

Merry Christmas

BILLYHIBS

26-12-2021, 08:35 AM

26/12/2019 Scottish League Premiership

Hearts 0 v 2 Hibernian

Boyle 2

Martin Boyle’s double made it back to back derby wins for HIBS at Tynecastle for the first time since the 1970s as Hearts remain stuck at the bottom of the Scottish Premiership

Both goals came in a first half dominated by the visitors with a well taken volley followed by a one on one finish

Hibernian had a host of star men with McGregor and Stevenson immense while Scott Allan did not put a foot wrong showing graft as well as guile

The pace and finishing skills of Boyle was enough to earn him Man of the Match

Hibs Rocky Hanlon Stevenson Naismith McGregor Horgan Slivka Boyle Hallberg Allan and Doidge

Subs Mallan Newell

Att 19300

26/12/2018 Scottish League Premiership

Rangers 1 v 1 Hibernian

McGregor 86

A late Darren McGregor header earned HIBS a draw after Alfredo Morelos had given The Rangers a 25th minute lead

Hibs Bogdan Hanlon McGregor Ambrose Slivka Boyle Mallan Stevenson Hyndman MacLaren and Kamberi

Subs Mackie Horgan Gray

Att 50000

26/12/2013 Scottish League Premiership

Ross County 0 v 2 Hibernian

Nelson 18
Forster 56

26/12/2006 Scottish League SPL

Hearts 3 v 2 Hibernian

Shiels pen
Killen

Dean Shiels sent off after some unsportsmanlike play acting by Craig Gordon after Deano had beat him from the penalty spot

26/12/2000 Scottish League SPL

Hearts 1 v 1 Hibernian

Lovell

Craig Levein’s first Derby as Manager and he was starting to become a stane in our shoe

HIBS totally dominated and Stuart Lovell gave HIBS the lead in 41 minutes HIBS continued to squander chances and Gary McSwegan equalised for Hearts on 60 minutes

Hearts continued their resistance and HIBS were unable to get the better of Niemi in the Hearts goal

Att 17610

26/12/1998 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 3 v 0 Ayr United

Paatelainen 2
McGinlay

Paul Hartley makes his debut as a half time sub out on the right wing I will always remember his first touch when he pulled down a 60 foot up and under that came down with snow on it first time and set off down the wing

HIBS Olly Collins Lovering Skinner Hughes Dennis Lovell Crawford Paatelainen Latapy and McGinlay

Subs Hartley Lavety Dempsie

Att 14100

26/12/1992 Scottish League Premier Division

Falkirk 3 v 3 Hibernian

Evans
Fellenger 2

Falkirk and HIBS serve up a Boxing Day cracker for the 7000 fans

26/12/1989 Scottish League Premier Division

Aberdeen 1 v 2 Hibernian

Archibald 29
Kano 56

26/12/1981 Friendly Challenge Match

Hibernian 1 v 1 Manchester United

Jamieson

Probably one of the only games that took place in the UK on this day

Both sides were at full strength Willie Jamieson gave HIBS the lead and Frank Stapleton equalised for United

https://youtu.be/FfbN5x6whuA

26/12/1964 Scottish League First Division

Hibernian 4 v 3 Clyde

Martin 9, 28
Hamilton 47
Vincent 81

Both teams served up a Boxing Day seven goal cracker on a boggy pitch

Birthdays

Tommy McIntyre

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On This Day In History

2020 Hibs go down 0-1 to The Rangers at Ibrox thanks to a 33rd minute Hagi strike

2019 Martin Boyle scores a double against the Hearts at Tiny

https://youtu.be/NIV_icHdjbg

2018 Darren McGregor scores late leveller at Ibrox

https://youtu.be/GwBk7ITeehw

2013 Terry Butcher’s Hibs defeat Ross County in Dingwalll

https://youtu.be/3OHfI5R9jXg

2000 Hearts and HIBS draw 1-1 at Tiny

Full game

https://youtu.be/usTzn8PU8J8

1992 Hibs and Falkirk serve up a 3-3 Boxing Day cracker at Brockville

https://youtu.be/ikxyGtyUp4o

1989 Paul Kane and Stevie Archibald score the goals in a 2-1 win at Pittodrie

1925 Hibs defeat Dundee 4-1 at Dens Park the goals coming from Harry Ritchie 2 Jimmy McColl and Jimmy Dunn

1914 Hibs defeat Dundee 4-2 at Dens and it still wasn’t over The HIBS goals coming from Jimmy Hendren 2 Samuel Fleming and William Smith

Birthday wishes to Tommy McIntyre Skol Cup winner 58 today

:partyhibb

gbhibby

26-12-2021, 09:44 PM

That friendly match against Man Utd they only wanted to open the main stand and enclosure but that many people turned up they had to open up the terracing which had not been cleared. Nowadays the Health and Safety police would have had a heart attack.

Glory Lurker

26-12-2021, 09:59 PM

Stevie Reid

26-12-2021, 10:05 PM

The 2000 derby rankles. Team v team we should have destroyed them. When Lovell scored the feeling was that at last we'd got going and now we'd see how close we could get to the 6-2 game. It was close to half time, a real booster and I remember bouncing to Rock DJ with strangers as I nipped downstairs at half time.

That was as good as it got though. Don't know if they were complacent. Was the John O'Neil red card game against Rangers (RIP) the week before, or after? Anyway, two big games where the wheels started loosening.

Every derby that whole season bar the 6-2. First one at Tynie was 0-0 - tight game but Agathe rounded the keeper and managed under hit an easy finish to see it cleared off the line.

That 1-1 draw was infuriating - all over them the whole game and a McSwegan wonder strike pulled them level.

Final game at ER, another 0-0 - absolutely all over them, so one sided, but Mixu misses a last minute penalty with a failed Panenka.

Should have won the lot, two of them very handsomely.

Glory Lurker

26-12-2021, 10:23 PM

Every derby that whole season bar the 6-2. First one at Tynie was 0-0 - tight game but Agathe rounded the keeper and managed under hit an easy finish to see it cleared off the line.

That 1-1 draw was infuriating - all over them the whole game and a McSwegan wonder strike pulled them level.

Final game at ER, another 0-0 - absolutely all over them, so one sided, but Mixu misses a last minute penalty with a failed Panenka.

Should have won the lot, two of them very handsomely.

Definitely. Distance has let me disassociate the derbies that season, other than 6-2 and NY. Thank you so very much for reminding me :-), but you are absolutely right.

Stevie Reid

27-12-2021, 12:04 AM

Definitely. Distance has let me disassociate the derbies that season, other than 6-2 and NY. Thank you so very much for reminding me :-), but you are absolutely right.

Ha, apologies :greengrin

Tbf, I’d take all of that for 6-2. I genuinely experienced a new emotion/level of elation when the sixth went in that night. We’d been due them that for years.

BILLYHIBS

27-12-2021, 05:50 AM

27/12/2017 Scottish League Premiership

Hearts 0 v 0 Hibernian

Dearie me !

Olly Shaw denied a stonewall goal

I often wonder how his HIBS career would have panned out if his legitimate goal was allowed to stand ?

https://youtu.be/Pvl17Ob9yx0

27/12/2014 Scottish League Championship

Hibernian 4 v 0 The Rangers

SDG 8
Jase 12
Robertson 63
Craig 70

Rangers hadn’t visited Easter Road in three years and in the interim they had gone bust they had been relegated to the third tier and the fans and players that didn’t do walking away did walking away

HIBS had already beaten The Rangers at Ibrox 3-1 and after another drubbing the terraces were singing “ You’re not Rangers anymore” as the The Rangers fans dispersed to a rousing rendition of SOL

Hibs Oxley Gray Hanlon Fontaine Stevenson Robertson Craig Handling Allan Malonga and Cummings

Subs Booth Stanton Kennedy

Att 15261

https://youtu.be/6N2Gfhgv7RA

27/12/2004 Scottish League SPL

Dundee United 1 v 4 Hibernian

Orman
Riordan
O’Connor
Morrow

A brilliant performance as Tony Mowbray’s Teenage Kicks totally blew United away

Hibs Brown Whittaker Murphy Caldwell Murray Shiels Rocastle Orman Glass O’Connor and Riordan

Subs Morrow Fletcher

Att 10152

27/12/1999 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 2 v 2 Kilmarnock

Paatelainen
Miller

Killie lead 2-0 but Kenny Miller equalised to score the last SPFL goal of the 20th century

https://youtu.be/wjSisGMqA0w

27/12/1993 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 5 v 1 Partick Thistle

Hamilton
Wright
Jackson
McAllister
Farrell

10000 fans turned up at a freezing Easter Road to watch this hammering of the Jags

Taxi for Farrell scored his first goal for the club with a long range effort and the players left the pitch to chants of ‘Bring on the Jambos ‘ ringing in their ears

The Thistle side that day included Kevin McKee, Calum Milne, Willie Jamieson, Ian Cameron and Chic Charnley

Surprisingly it was 0-0 at half-time and the game is probably best remembered among Thistle fans anyway for Grant Tierney’s stunning goal a spectacular overhead kick

27/12/1980 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 3 v 0 Stirling Albion

Macleod 2
Connolly

27/12/1975 Scottish League Premier Division

Aberdeen 2 v 2 Hibernian

Bremner 10
Duncan 20

Mickey Edwards was sent off for a second bookable offence the first taking a throw in awarded to the opposition time wasting and the second a tackle from behind on Eddie Thomson

Jim McArthur saved a penalty

McMaster 18 and Williamson 55 for Aberdeen

HIBS McArthur Brownlie Schaedler Stanton Barry Blackley Edwards Bremner Harper Smith and Duncan

Sub Spalding

Att 18621

27/12/1960 Inter Cities Fairs Quarter Final Leg 1

Barcelona 4 v 4 Hibernian

J Baker 7,74
Macleod 19
Preston 72

HIBS put on a magnificent performance against the Inter Cities Fairs Cup holders leading 2-0 after 20 minutes and 4-2 with only 6 minutes to go on their home turf

Joe Baker scored the first when goalkeeper Ramillieta came to the edge of his box to clutch a long ball it fell from his grasp and the ever vigilant Joe Baker waltzed round the keeper and coolly slotted the ball into the empty net with his left foot

Things went from bad to worse for Barca in twenty minutes when Johnny MacLeod accepted a pass from Sammy Baird in midfield carried the ball swiftly into the unguarded centre and unleashed a cracking shot from 20 yards that beat Ramillieta all ends up

Cue a crescendo of boos and white hankies all around the Stadium

Barcelona pulled one back following a freekick and HIBS responded just before half-time when Baker struck the upright

Barcelona equalised eight minutes into the second half through Kocsis when he was left unmarked and was able to pick his spot with a header

HIBS continued to press forward and were denied a penalty when MacLeod was brought down inside the box five yards from goal

Hibs took the lead with 18 minutes to go when Tommy Preston rattled in a great left footer that went in off the upright Baker followed up three minutes later when he broke clear and smashed a 25 yarder that cannoned in off the post giving the keeper no chance

Barcelona were now getting the slow hand clap and were getting desperate

With six minutes to go Kocsis pulled one back in a goal mouth scramble to complete his hat-trick and in 89 minutes he split the HIBS defence with a wonderful pass for Evaristo to fire home

HIBS Simpson Fraser McClelland Grant Easton Baird Scott Preston Baker Baxter and MacLeod

Att 32000

https://youtu.be/Tmog1LXzKi8

27/12/1958 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 4 v 3 Kilmarnock

J Baker 2
Fox
Turnbull pen

Tommy Preston sent off

27/12/1952 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 3 v 0 Aberdeen

Smith
Reilly
Ormond

Gordon Smith scores his 300th goal for the club and Freddy Martin in the Aberdeen goal keeps the score down

27/12/1947 Scottish League Division One

Airdrieonians 0 v 3 Hibernian

Smith 39
Linwood 42
Combe 74

This match was played in gale force winds and driving rain so a good outcome

27/12/1941 Scottish Southern League

Rangers 0 v 1 Hibernian

Combe 76

Hibs recorded a League double over Rangers in this season

Hibs were without flu victim Bobby Baxter and RAF duty bound Arthur Milne but Sir Matt Busby was available and he made all the difference as the HIBS halfback line was the key to victory

Rangers could not handle the green jerseys

In each half HIBS were denied stonewall penalties but it did not disturb their poise and they produced all the good football

With fourteen minutes to go and after good play by Busby Gordon Smith led the way through the Rangers defence and an astute cross to Bobby Combe saw him crash the ball with cool deliberation into the roof of the Rangers net despite close attention from two defenders

Rangers did not take their defeat well as it was the first time in this season they had been defeated at home and failed to score and it was no surprise to see several Hibernians limping off the field of play at the final whistle

HIBS Joe Crozier Davy Shaw Alex Hall Matt Busby Sammy Kean Bob Hardisty Gordon Smith Willie Finnigan Willie Anderson Bobby Combe and Jimmy Caskie

Att 25000

27/12/1913 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 1 v 0 Third Lanark

The only goal was scored by Pat Stanton’s great uncle Jimmy Hendren

Birthdays

Scott Taggart

Liam Craig

The Making of Hibernian The Romantic Years Alan Lugton

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On This Day In History

2017 Olly Shaw is denied a stonewall goal at Tiny

2014 Hibs hammer The Rangers 4-0 at Easter Road

2004 Vintage Teenage Kicks as HIBS destroy Dundee United 4-1 at Tannadice

https://youtu.be/RAoNiBRMuLc

1999 Kenny Miller scores the last 20th Century top flight goal in Scotland

1993 Hibs go nap against Partick Thistle

https://youtu.be/-wSqlYfLWJQ

1960 Hibs score four goals in the Nou Camp on their way to knocking holders Barcelona out of the Inter Cities Fairs Cup at the quarter finals stage

Birthday wishes to Liam Craig 35 today

:partyhibb

BILLYHIBS

28-12-2021, 09:05 AM

28/12/2011 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 1 v 1 Inverness CT

O’Connor 8

Pat Fenlon had to wait for his first victory as HIBS Manager

Garry O’Connor gave HIBS an early lead direct from a free kick but Jonny Hayes equalised just before half-time with a fine individual goal

Sean O’Hanlon had a header cleared off the line in the last minute

This point took HIBS off bottom of the League jumping one place above Dunfermline

28/12/1996 Scottish League Premier Division

Aberdeen 1 v 1 Hibernian

Jackson

28/12/1991 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 3 v 2 Dundee United

Evans 77,79
Wright 80

Trailing to goals from Mixu Paatelainen 16 and Maurice Malpas 74 most fans had already left the ground when Gareth Evans rose from the bench to fire home a quick fire double

Keith Keith Keith completed the fight back with the winner

Hibs Reid Miller Tortolano Findlay McIntyre Hunter Weir Hamilton Wright McGraw and McGinlay

Sub Evans for McGraw

Att 7688

28/12/1974 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 0 v 1 Aberdeen

Hibs found Aberdeen goalkeeper Bobby Clark to be in top form pulling off wonder saves from Stanton and Harper

Arthur Duncan hit both posts and Pat Stanton rattled the post with a header

Hibs spurned a goalden opportunity to take the lead when Mickey Edwards was upended in the box by big Willie Young but Iain Munro failed to convert the penalty

This was HIBS’ sixth penalty miss in this season

Billy Pirie snatched a late winner for Aberdeen against the run of play

Hibs McArthur Brownlie Schaedler Stanton Bremner Blackley Edwards MacLeod Harper Munro and Duncan

Att 13190

28/12/1946 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 1 v 1 Aberdeen

Turnbull

Harris with a last minute goal for Aberdeen

Birthdays:

Pat Ward RIP

Willie Irvine #2

Terry Butcher

Danny Swanson

In Colours Green and White John Campbell

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On This Day In History

1991 Trailing 0-2 at home to Dundee United Gareth Evans comes off the bench to fire home a quick fire double Keith Keith Keith scored a late winner to complete the unexpected victory

https://www.arabarchive.co.uk/matchdetails.php?id=1857

Birthday wishes to Danny Swanson 35 today

:partyhibb

BILLYHIBS

29-12-2021, 11:16 AM

29/12/2013 Scottish League Premiership

Hibernian 3 v 0 Kilmarnock

Hanlon 12
Cairney 77
Stevenson 92

A minutes silence was held before kick-off as both teams paid tribute to Hibernian youth player David Paul

Hibernian would win at home for the first time since September and would prove to be too strong for Kilmarnock

Craig Samson in the Kilmarnock goal was in outstanding form as he kept out attempts from Cummings Stevenson and Robertson but he could do little about Paul Hanlon’s header from Cairney’s corner kick

Hibs continued to press forward but despite Robertson hitting the crossbar found Samson to be in outstanding form. Kris Boyd tested Ben Williams in a rare Kilmarnock foray forward

The quality of HIBS’ play was excellent throughout and they sealed the deal when Paul Cairney swept a ball into the bottom corner with a left foot shot after Kilmarnock struggled to clear a cross into the box deep into the second half

Lewis Stevenson who had recently made his 200th appearance for the club crowned a magnificent performance with an excellent stoppage time goal from 25 yards

HIBS Williams Forster McGivern Robertson Nelson Hanlon Cairney Craig Cummings Collins and Stevenson

Subs Handling Tudor-Jones

Att 9683

https://youtu.be/6BhGKKSVMOk

29/12/2012 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 1 v 0 Celtic

Griffiths 9

My memory of this game is how baltic it was at Easter Road that day

Hibs took the lead when Leigh Griffiths latched onto a long Paul Hanlon ball to outstrip the Celtic defence and their keeper Fraser Forster to score from an incredibly tight angle. HIBS were then denied a stonewall penalty when Rogne blatantly handled an Eoin Doyle shot in the box

Both sides had plenty of chances and both keepers made some fine saves in particular Ben Williams who was under extreme pressure from the champions in the closing stages

HIBS Williams Clancy Hanlon McPake Deegan Claros Cairney Stevenson Taiwo Griffiths and Doyle

Subs Maybury Wotherspoon Handling

Att 16800

https://youtu.be/M0buw16xDVU

29/12/2010 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 2 v 2 Dundee United

Bamba 44
Hanlon 89

Sol Bamba scored in his last and 75th appearance for HIBS heading in a Riordan freekick that had been palmed onto the post by the United keeper

Paul Hanlon made United pay for substitute Danny Swanson’s stupid sending off with a late equaliser after David Goodwillie had scored a double in the second and thirty fifth minutes to give United a two goal lead

HIBS Brown Hart Murray Dickoh Hanlon Bamba De Graaf Stevenson Galbraith Wotherspoon and Riordan

Subs Zemmama Miller Duffy

Att 10252

29/12/2002 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 2 v 0 Aberdeen

Paatelainen
McManus

29/12/2001 Scottish League SPL

Hearts 1 v 1 Hibernian

O’Neil 90

Hearts attempted to defend McKenna’s tenth minute strike but were undone in the 90th minute when John O’Neil followed up on blocked attempts on goal by De La Cruz and Townsley to fire home through a scrum of bodies past MacKenzie to preserve Franck Sauzee’s unbeaten run against the Hearts as player and Manager

‘ You’ll never beat Sauzee ‘

Franck Sauzee gave a debut to 18 year old Derek Riordan in this fixture

29/12/1973 Scottish League Division One

Partick Thistle 1 v 0 Hibernian

A disappointing result for HIBS as they lost ground on leaders Celtic

Alan Gordon missed the game with Flu and John Blackley missed a penalty

Bobby Lawrie with a first half goal for the Jags

Hibs McArthur Bremner Schaedler Stanton Black Blackley Edwards O’Rourke Smith Cropley and Duncan

Subs Hazel for Smith

Att 6000

29/12/1956 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 3 v 3 Celtic

Fraser 25
Thomson 60
Reilly 81

Thoroughly entertaining Christmas fare at Easter Road Ryan, Smith and Mochan replied for Celtic

Att 31000

Birthdays:

Rikki Fleming

Paul Heffernan

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On This Day In History

2013 A minutes silence is held at HIBS v Kilmarnock for Hibernian youth player David Paul who had tragically passed away at the young age of 18

2012 Hibs defeat Celtic at Easter Road 1-0 thanks to a goal from a tight angle from Leigh Griffiths

2010 Sol Bamba scores in his last and final appearance Danny Swanson is sent off for the Arabs

https://www.arabarchive.co.uk/matchdetails.php?id=1748

2002 Hibs defeat Aberdeen 2-0 at Easter Road

2001 Hibs draw 1-1 with Hearts at Tiny with Franck Sauzee giving a debut to a young 18 year old Derek Riordan

1909 James Main RIP tragically passes away after being fatally injured after an accidental clash with an opponent on a frost bound Firhill pitch versus Partick Thistle on Christmas Day

Mick O'Rourke

29-12-2021, 11:38 AM

On This Day In History

2013 A minutes silence is held at HIBS v Kilmarnock for Hibernian youth player David Paul who had tragicallyaway at the young age of 18

2012 Hibs defeat Celtic at Easter Road 1-0 thanks to a goal from a tight angle from Leigh Griffiths

2010 Sol Bamba scores in his last and final appearance Danny Swanson is sent off for the Arabs

https://www.arabarchive.co.uk/matchdetails.php?id=1748

2002 Hibs defeat Aberdeen 2-0 at Easter Road

2001 Hibs draw 1-1 with Hearts at Tiny with Franck Sauzee giving a debut to a young 18 year old Derek Riordan

1909 James Main RIP tragically passes away after being fatally injured after an accidental clash with a opponent on a frost bound Firhill pitch versus Partick Thistle on Christmas Day

Billy
On seeing that this day also marks the passing of James Main.
I was thinking that many, possibly older football fans, would know the story of John Thomson, the Celtic goalkeeper accidently killed during an old Firm game.

James Main's story is not so well known.
I link the article below from The Scotsman marking the centenary of that tragic day and the loss of James.

https://www.scotsman.com/sport/tragic-tale-hibs-james-main-who-died-christmas-day-injury-244304 (https://www.scotsman.com/sport/tragic-tale-hibs-james-main-who-died-christmas-day-injury-2443049)

bigwheel

29-12-2021, 11:42 AM

Mick O'Rourke

29-12-2021, 11:52 AM

Embarrassingly, I had forgotten about James Main and his story . Thanks for sharing.

wonder what his grave is like these days . Sounds like it would be worth ensuring it is respected and well kept .

Indeed BW. It would be.
I corrected my error in original post. I wrongly wrote it was James's birthday.
Real sad when you read his pre-match concerns about the pitch that day.

BILLYHIBS

29-12-2021, 12:40 PM

Billy
On seeing that today was also the birthday of James Main.
I was thinking that many, possibly older football fans, would know the story of John Thomson the Celtic goalkeeper accidently killed during an old Firm game.

James Main's story not so well known.
I link the article below from The Scotsman marking the centenary of that tragic day and the loss of James

https://www.scotsman.com/sport/tragic-tale-hibs-james-main-who-died-christmas-day-injury-2443049

Pretty sure that there is a memorial plaque in the Famous Five Stand

‘ Christmas Day Saturday 25 December 1909 was to be Jimmy Main’s last match for Hibernian Football Club in a league game against Partick Thistle at Firhill Glasgow

We are told snow had fallen in Glasgow earlier in the week and now there was a severe frost having a dreadful effect on the playing surface at Firhill

An unusual chain of circumstances occurred that fateful Christmas Day

It was the first time Hibernian had ever played at Partick Thistle’s new Firhill Stadium and on the train through to Glasgow Hibernian Captain Willie Duguid had complained of feeling unwell and Manager Dan McMichael drafted in one of his travelling reserves Johnny Lamb

The ground conditions were so bad at Firhill that Dan McMichael urged the Referee Mr Riddle to postpone the game

Mr Riddle was from Edinburgh and this was strange as in those days the Refs were always from neutral cities

He decided to let the game go ahead possibly influenced by the fact that half of the assembled 5000 crowd were Hibernian supporters who had travelled through from Edinburgh

With that decision the fate of Jimmy Main was sealed

In the warm up before kick off the HIBS team found out how dangerous conditions were underfoot when Vice Captain Sam Allan badly twisted his knee and had to be carried off

So Dan McMichael was now without two key defenders Duguid and Allan and he had to order the other travelling reserve Paddy Callaghan to get stripped

The match kicked off with only 10 HIBS players on the field of play

Dan made Jimmy Main Captain for the day the first time Jimmy ever had the honour

With players sliding everywhere near the end of the first half and crashing into each other Jimmy Main and Partick’s Frank Branscombe challenged for a loose ball Branscombe accidentally caught Main with a full on kick to the stomach and Jimmy was carried off the pitch in agony

Dan McMichael stayed in the Dressing Room with Jimmy Main the whole of the second half and made sure he was comfortable covering him in blankets as his 10 man HIBS team went down 1-3

Dan took his injured player back to his Mossend home where the local GP diagnosed bruising

Dan who was an expert Physio challenged this but to no avail Jimmy in fact had severe internal injuries and a ruptured bowel and by early Sunday morning his distress was acute

Dan called back the Doctor and demanded that Jimmy be immediately admitted to RIE where Jimmy was operated on

The Doctors gave Jimmy little hope and Dan sat with the family at Jimmy’s bedside for three days when late in the evening of Wednesday 29th December poor Jimmy died

The family were shattered as was everyone at Easter Road and the usually unemotional Dan McMichael who himself was the father of a large family broke down and sobbed ‘He was like a son to me’ It had been Dan who had for 5 years coached the raw youth into an international class footballer’

Jimmy Main was only 23

The Making of Hibernian The Brave Years Alan Lugton

DanishJohn

29-12-2021, 01:18 PM

Mick O'Rourke

29-12-2021, 02:05 PM

There is always talk about naming stands. We already have The Famous Five.
Why not name the stand that is known as The West "The James Main Stand" shortened no doubt to The Main Stand. It was always our largest Grandstand.

I think it would be a great gesture to honour Jimmy Main and have a large portrait of him outside on the wall and above the entrance. It would forever remind us of a young life cut tragically short whilst wearing the green jersey.

John
When i was typing my first post regards James,i thought the same.
But then thought it might come across as a poor joke.

Of course the old wooden stand was known as The Main Stand or Centre Stand.
Split in 3 (fenced) .South, Centre,and North.

DanishJohn

30-12-2021, 07:05 AM

John
When i was typing my first post regards James,i thought the same.
But then thought it might come across as a poor joke.

Of course the old wooden stand was known as The Main Stand or Centre Stand.
Split in 3 (fenced) .South, Centre,and North.

Hi Mick

Yes hear what you say about coming across as a poor joke. That was certainly not my intention.
I thought it was a great way to honour someone but I also probably deep down think (and understand) that perhaps our younger support don't have the same drive to honour someone from a grainy black and white photo. We all support the Hibs in different ways !

ps I love a lot of your stories from the past

pps In the New Year I'm going to revisit the stories from the Holy Cross school book.

:agree:

BILLYHIBS

30-12-2021, 08:30 AM

30/12/2017 Scottish League Premiership

Hibernian 1 v 1 Kilmarnock

Shaw 23

Hibs went on the front foot after Kris Boyd scored in the first minute but despite all their pressure all Hibs had to show for their efforts was a tap in from Olly Shaw after Jamie MacDonald made a hash of a routine save.

John McGinn rattled the crossbar

https://youtu.be/Yn_ob9UNz_M

Hibs Rocky Hanlon Stevenson McGregor Ambrose McGinn McGeouch Swanson Boyle Stokes and Shaw

Subs S Murray Slivka Big Dave

Att 17666

30/12/2006 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 2 v 0 Dunfermline Athletic

Killen 2 ( 1 pen ) 63 72

John Collins dropped Zibi and gave young keeper Andy McNeil his debut

In a dour game the halftime introductions of Benji and Kevin Thomson helped turn the game in HIBS’ favour Scott Brown feeding Chris Killen who turned superbly to fire a shot into the bottom left hand corner from the edge of the box to open the scoring

Killen scored his 14th goal of the season from the penalty spot when Sol Bamba needlessly handled a Thomson corner

This result left the Pars nine points adrift at the bottom of the League

Hibs McNeil Whittaker Martis Jones Murphy Beuzelin Stewart S Brown McCluskey Killen and Fletcher

Subs Benji Thomson Glass

Att 14000

30/12/2000 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 1 v 0 Dundee United

Latapy pen 95

Matty Jack refuses to give Dundee United the ball back after Combe kicks it out

https://youtu.be/BgBQlenWbBk

Hibs Colgan Lovell Smith Fenwick Sauzee Laursen Jack Latapy O’Neil Paatelainen and Zitelli

Subs McManus Lehmann

Att 10197

30/12/1995 Scottish League Premier Division

Rangers 7 v 0 Hibernian

Dearie me!

The Jook Box scores four and Gazza gets booked for booking the Ref

We still beat the Hearts 2-1 two days later

30/12/1972 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 3 v 2 Aberdeen

Stanton
O’Rourke
Gordon

Someone was going to ‘catch it’ and Aberdeen almost did here and the 3-2 scoreline definitely flattered them

Aberdeen’s new midfield wonderkid Zoltan Varga was totally eclipsed by HIBS’ own midfield maestro Alex Edwards

Pat Stanton and Jimmy O’Rourke were on the scoresheet but HIBS’ third goal was a thing of beauty

A pinpoint Alex Cropley pass sent Arthur Duncan scampering down the left touchline The Flyer fired over a waist high first time cross which was met by the horizontal figure of Alan Gordon. Gordon’s blonde head made perfect contact with the ball which flew past Bobby Clark in the Aberdeen goal

Alan Gordon later said that it was one of the best goals he ever scored The crowd certainly thought so as the team received a prolonged ovation as the players trotted back to the half way line

That goal put Alan Gordon into third place in the race for the Golden Boot behind Gerd Muller and Eusebio

Hibs Herriot Brownlie Schaedler Stanton Black Blackley Edwards O’Rourke Gordon Cropley and Duncan

Att 22250

30/12/1961 Scottish League Division One

Stirling Albion 0 v 1 Hibernian

Falconer

There was snow on the pitch and the Referee instructed that the lines be cleared

In a tough game surprise top goalscorer for the season Duncan Falconer scored the only goal of the game Centre Back Jim Easton picked up a bad ankle injury that would keep him out for a few weeks

30/12/1950 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 1 v 0 Clyde

Reilly

Not a great game but the right result against a plucky Clyde side

HIBS would be runaway champions in this year

The Game on New Years Day Ted Brack

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On This Day In History

2020 Olly Shaw comes back to haunt us as HIBS crash 0-2 to Ross County at home

2006 Andy McNeil makes his debut in goal in a 2-0 win over Dunfermline Athletic

2000 The Matty Jack game

1995 Hibs crash 0-7 at Ibrox and Gazza gets booked for booking the Referee

https://youtu.be/dZN_Sx9SU-0

1972 HIBS defeat Aberdeen 3-2 at Easter Road with Alan Gordon scoring the winner a superb diving header from an Arthur Duncan cross

2.20 in this clip

https://youtu.be/J80OWhK5gL0

Birthdays :

Jake Doyle-Hayes 23 today

Many Happy Returns

:partyhibb

DanishJohn

30-12-2021, 10:25 AM

What a memory of Arthur Duncan in the Dryborough Cup Final.

He stops to catch his breath, shows the ball to the so called best right back in Britain, turns on the jets and then goes past him and smashes it into the Celtic net from a tight angle.

The camera then zooms into the Celtic end and the supposed best supporters in the world are leaving in their droves. Nice.

BILLYHIBS

31-12-2021, 08:19 AM

31/12/2016 Scottish League Championship

Falkirk 1 v 2 Hibernian

Cummings 17
Commons 87

Craig Sibbald had given Falkirk an early lead but HIBS held their nerve with Kris Commons scoring a cracking free-kick to record an important win

https://youtu.be/HjSSX8AEBKQ

Hibs Laidlaw Gray Hanlon Stevenson McGregor McGeouch Commons Shinnie Martin Holt and Cummings

Subs Boyle Graham Forster

Att 6700

31/12/1994 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 4 v 0 Dundee United

Wright 2 14 58
O’Neill 41

Hibs had previously defeated United 5-0 on the opening day of the season and they eagerly looked forward to this rare Hogmanay clash

HIBS took the lead in only two minutes when Keith Wright latched onto a Brian Hamilton pass through the inside left channel and clipped the ball home

He didn’t have long to wait for his second as Petric and McLaren clashed into each other going for a Mitchell cross and Wright was left to pick up the crumbs

Dave Bowman cleared a Gordon Hunter header off the line before Michael O’Neill added a third following a one two with Wright

Keith Wright completed his hat-trick into the second half when he stabbed home a low driven cross from Darren Jackson

The United Manager Ivan Golac commented post match “ If HIBS played us every week they would be champions “

HIBS Leighton Farrell Mitchell McGinlay Tweed Hunter McAllister Hamilton Wright Jackson and O’Neill

Subs Findlay Evans

Att 7750

31/12/1988 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 2 v 0 Motherwell

Kano
May

31/12/1983 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 0 v 1 Celtic

Hibs threw the kitchen sink at Celtic and failed to score Celtic had one shot on target and scored thanks to a John Blackley own goal in 77 minutes

31/12/1977 Scottish League Premier Division

Rangers 0 v 0 Hibernian

Hibs denied two strong penalty claims by Referee Anderson

31/12/1966 Scottish League Division One

Airdrieonians 0 v 1 Hibernian

Davis pen

John Madsen made his debut on a frost bound Broomfield. He had been signed from Morton to replace John McNamee who had been sold to Newcastle

31/12/1960 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 2 v 0 Dundee United

Scott
Macleod

31/12/1955 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 6 v 1 Stirling Albion

Ormond 9
Smith 20 87
Combe 24 46
Reilly 32

31/12/1949 Scottish League Division One

Clyde 0 v 1 Hibernian

Archie Buchanan

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On This Day In History

2016 Hibs defeat Falkirk 2-1 at the Falkirk Stadium thanks to a wonderful free-kick from Kris Commons

1994 Hibs defeat Dundee United 4-0 at Easter Road thanks to a hat-trick from Keith Wright

https://www.arabarchive.co.uk/matchdetails.php?id=1714

1988 HIBS defeat Motherwell 2-0 at Easter Road thanks to goals from Paul Kane and Eddie May

1983 One for the recent thread on own goals as Sloop John B scores for Celtic in one of their rare attacks

https://youtu.be/YLAhw8KlbRM

1966 John Madsen makes his HIBS debut on a frost bound Broomfield Joe Davis Penalty King scores the only goal of the game after Jim Scott is pulled down in the box

Birthdays

Sir Alex Ferguson 80 today

Many Happy Returns

Pagan Hibernia

31-12-2021, 08:40 AM

I’m very much looking forward to tomorrow’s ‘On this Day in History’ memories :wink:

BILLYHIBS

31-12-2021, 08:43 AM

I’m very much looking forward to tomorrow’s ‘On this Day in History’ memories :wink:
:greengrin

I was there

Will we ever see the like again?

:scarf:

pollution

31-12-2021, 11:23 AM

:greengrin

I was there

Will we ever see the like again?

:scarf:

We saw better in 2016 !

BILLYHIBS

31-12-2021, 11:46 AM

We saw better in 2016 !

Both good

eastterrace

31-12-2021, 12:01 PM

Pretty sure that there is a memorial plaque in the Famous Five Stand

‘ Christmas Day Saturday 25 December 1909 was to be Jimmy Main’s last match for Hibernian Football Club in a league game against Partick Thistle at Firhill Glasgow

We are told snow had fallen in Glasgow earlier in the week and now there was a severe frost having a dreadful effect on the playing surface at Firhill

An unusual chain of circumstances occurred that fateful Christmas Day

It was the first time Hibernian had ever played at Partick Thistle’s new Firhill Stadium and on the train through to Glasgow Hibernian Captain Willie Duguid had complained of feeling unwell and Manager Dan McMichael drafted in one of his travelling reserves Johnny Lamb

The ground conditions were so bad at Firhill that Dan McMichael urged the Referee Mr Riddle to postpone the game

Mr Riddle was from Edinburgh and this was strange as in those days the Refs were always from neutral cities

He decided to let the game go ahead possibly influenced by the fact that half of the assembled 5000 crowd were Hibernian supporters who had travelled through from Edinburgh

With that decision the fate of Jimmy Main was sealed

In the warm up before kick off the HIBS team found out how dangerous conditions were underfoot when Vice Captain Sam Allan badly twisted his knee and had to be carried off

So Dan McMichael was now without two key defenders Duguid and Allan and he had to order the other travelling reserve Paddy Callaghan to get stripped

The match kicked off with only 10 HIBS players on the field of play

Dan made Jimmy Main Captain for the day the first time Jimmy ever had the honour

With players sliding everywhere near the end of the first half and crashing into each other Jimmy Main and Partick’s Frank Branscombe challenged for a loose ball Branscombe accidentally caught Main with a full on kick to the stomach and Jimmy was carried off the pitch in agony

Dan McMichael stayed in the Dressing Room with Jimmy Main the whole of the second half and made sure he was comfortable covering him in blankets as his 10 man HIBS team went down 1-3

Dan took his injured player back to his Mossend home where the local GP diagnosed bruising

Dan who was an expert Physio challenged this but to no avail Jimmy in fact had severe internal injuries and a ruptured bowel and by early Sunday morning his distress was acute

Dan called back the Doctor and demanded that Jimmy be immediately admitted to RIE where Jimmy was operated on

The Doctors gave Jimmy little hope and Dan sat with the family at Jimmy’s bedside for three days when late in the evening of Wednesday 29th December poor Jimmy died

The family were shattered as was everyone at Easter Road and the usually unemotional Dan McMichael who himself was the father of a large family broke down and sobbed ‘He was like a son to me’ It had been Dan who had for 5 years coached the raw youth into an international class footballer’

Jimmy Main was only 23

The Making of Hibernian The Brave Years Alan Lugtonnever knew about this story absolute tragedy and so sad.

BILLYHIBS

31-12-2021, 11:11 PM

01/01/1998 Scottish League Premier Division

Hearts 2 v 2 Hibernian

Walker
McGinlay

https://youtu.be/COS8pV7_CLU

HIBS Reid Miller Boco Dods Dennis Dow Harper Jackson Crawford Walker and McGinlay

Subs Miller Rougier

Att 17500

1/1/1996 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 2 v 1 Hearts

O’Neill
Harper

Hibs produced the perfect answer to their 0-7 defeat at Ibrox with this victory over Hearts Neil Pointon gave Hearts the lead but HIBS fought back with superb goals from Michael O’Neill and Kevin Harper

https://youtu.be/KAomC_W1gwA

HIBS Leighton Millen Tortolano McGinlay Tweed Hunter McAllister Harper Wright Jackson and O’Neill

Sub Evans

Att 14872

1/1/1976 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 3 v 0 Hearts

Smith
Duncan 2

1/1/1974 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 3 v 1 Hearts

Cropley 2
Duncan

1/1/1973 Scottish League Division One

Hearts 0 v 7 Hibernian

O’Rourke 9 56
Gordon 15 75
Duncan 26 37
Cropley 35

The greatest game in history and every hibby that was there will never forget it

It remains Hearts’ record home league defeat to this day only matched by Celtic in the Scottish Cup in 2013

It was the sort of performance every supporter dreams about

Every HIBS player was at the peak of their game

There was the dashing of the full backs John Brownlie and Erich Schaedler

There was the complete mastery of the midfield : the industry and drive of Pat Stanton the virtuosity of Alex Cropley and complementing them Alex Edwards whose special qualities reminded us how few players can really pass the ball well

On the left the speed of Arthur Duncan was devastating

In the middle the forceful Alan Gordon who won every ball in the air, challenged with determination and embarrassed those who had discarded him and Jimmy O’Rourke who like a hungry dog snapped for any crumbs

Not forgetting Scotland international goalkeeper Jim Herriot and Jim Black and John Blackley at the back who snuffed out and swept up everything Hearts had to offer in attack after an initial flurry when Hearts could easily have scored

On the day that the UK joined the EEC HIBS had to win by six clear goals to overtake Celtic at the top of the Scottish First Division

The green machine just kept going forwards sheer football delight

Hibs Herriot Brownlie Schaedler Stanton Black Blackley Edwards O’Rourke Gordon Cropley and Duncan

Att 36000

https://youtu.be/ppM_MbCh4cA

1/1/1968 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 1 v 0 Hearts

Davis pen

1/1/1965 Scottish League Division One

Hearts 0 v 1 Hibernian

Hamilton

A brilliant individual goal from Willie Hamilton where he smashed the ball into the roof of the net from a tight angle at the Gorgie Road end

https://youtu.be/l3Z0Qa7sjDg

1/1/1959 Scottish League Division One

Hearts 1 v 3 Hibernian

Ormond 2
Fox

1/1/1957 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 2 v 0 Hearts

Turnbull 1
Fraser 19

1/1/1953 Scottish League Division One

Hearts 1 v 2 Hibernian

Reilly
Turnbull pen

1/1/1948 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 3 v 1 Hearts

Ormond pen
Linwood
Turnbull

1/1/1947 Scottish League Division One

Hearts 2 v 3 Hibernian

Finnigan
Turnbull
Smith

1/1/1946 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 1 v 0 Hearts

Milne

Birthdays

Super Ally MacLeod

Glenn Middleton

Josh Doig

The game on New Year’s Day. Ted Brack

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On This Day In History

1973 The greatest game in history

https://youtu.be/Bzt4r_IIKVM

PatHead

01-01-2022, 01:03 AM

never knew about this story absolute tragedy and so sad.

Not a criticism of you but sad that fans have not heard of this.

gbhibby

01-01-2022, 03:14 PM

BILLYHIBS

01-01-2022, 03:38 PM

Was at all the new years day games mentioned from 1968 onwards. That is a tradition that needs to return. Nothing better than beating Hearts on New Years Day, then giving it to Jambo mates and relatives after the game. 50 years anniversary next new years day of the Tanking at Tiny.

Loved them

I remember going through what seemed like years of 0-0 draws before going back to my Gran’s in Dalry for Steak Pie with my Hearts supporting Uncle sitting in the corner wearing his maroon lambs wool sweater

He was a tad quiet 49 years ago today

I remember we all sat around the black and white TV waiting on the highlights to come on at 7pm

A Hi-Bee

01-01-2022, 04:00 PM

On This Day In History

1973 The greatest game in history

https://youtu.be/Bzt4r_IIKVM

Ho, ho ho what a day what a team, only sad thing about the day was most of the jumbos had gone by the end, one even refused a nip from ma half bottle at half time when we bumped into them while changing ends.
:greengrin:greengrin:greengrin:greengrin:greengrin :greengrin:greengrin

BILLYHIBS

01-01-2022, 04:12 PM

Ho, ho ho what a day what a team, only sad thing about the day was most of the jumbos had gone by the end, one even refused a nip from ma half bottle at half time when we bumped into them while changing ends.
:greengrin:greengrin:greengrin:greengrin:greengrin :greengrin:greengrin

Remember a hibby in a large Doctor Who type bar scarf ringing a bell with a gallon bottle of whisky under his overcoat to attract friends family and work colleagues for a wee New Years Day dram

Most Jambos were trying to get oot the Gorgie Road end at 0-2 and thousands of hibbies were waiting to get in

A Hi-Bee

01-01-2022, 04:21 PM

Remember a hibby in a large Doctor Who type bar scarf ringing a bell with a gallon bottle of whisky under his overcoat to attract friends family and work colleagues for a wee New Years Day dram

Most Jambos were trying to get oot the Gorgie Road end at 0-2 and thousands of hibbies were waiting to get in

A different world for sure, Hibs apart from a couple of daft results from 1965 onwards to around 1980 or so never got beat from the manky mob, thats entertainment.
Stunned diet zombies wandering around Tiny with 36,000 crammed in to enjoy, what a day, what a New Years day.
It should have gone into double figures, 10 at least we were just so good that month.
:greengrin:greengrin:greengrin:greengrin:greengrin :greengrin:greengrin

BILLYHIBS

01-01-2022, 04:38 PM

A different world for sure, Hibs apart from a couple of daft results from 1965 onwards to around 1980 or so never got beat from the manky mob, thats entertainment.
Stunned diet zombies wandering around Tiny with 36,000 crammed in to enjoy, what a day, what a New Years day.
It should have gone into double figures, 10 at least we were just so good that month.
:greengrin:greengrin:greengrin:greengrin:greengrin :greengrin:greengrin
ET told them at half time ‘ Don’t take the foot off the gas they would do the same to you’

ancient hibee

01-01-2022, 06:17 PM

I was at all those games from 1957 onwards. Turnbull scored in the first minute. 1956/57 was a peculiar season and we were drawn in a League Cup section with Hearts,Falkirk and Partick. First game was against Hearts at Tynecastle. Turnbull scored very early-first goal of the season in Scotland I think.Hearts scored the next six.(I was at that game too). We didn't win a game in the section and ended with one point from a game against either Partick or Falkirk.This was during an 8 or 9 season spell when we didn't get out of our LC section. Then Falkirk were back at Easter Road for the first league match and we beat them 6-1 with a Reilly hat trick.Think I've got that right-it was a long time ago.:greengrin

JohnMcM

01-01-2022, 07:05 PM

1/1/73 - I was on leave from the Army, took a couple of English army mates to the match. One was a Peterborough supporter, the other a Chelsea fanatic. Both were amazed at the pace of the game, how many passes were played so quickly on the ground and the quality of the dribbling football on show.

Mick O'Rourke

01-01-2022, 07:30 PM

ET told them at half time ‘ Don’t take the foot off the gas they would do the same to you’

Years later a jambo pulled Jimmy O'Rourke in a boozer and said !

See THAT game ,Hertz cooda been 2 up in the first 10 minutes "

To which Jimmy replied
" Well .it would have been 7-2 then ! "

Oh Jimmy also said "When we played in South Morocco,i must have been dropped ...again! :greengrin

Older fans will get that one.
Jimmy sometimes being dropped after playing a blinder the previous week!

Pagan Hibernia

01-01-2022, 07:41 PM

A different world for sure, Hibs apart from a couple of daft results from 1965 onwards to around 1980 or so never got beat from the manky mob, thats entertainment.
Stunned diet zombies wandering around Tiny with 36,000 crammed in to enjoy, what a day, what a New Years day.
It should have gone into double figures, 10 at least we were just so good that month.
:greengrin:greengrin:greengrin:greengrin:greengrin :greengrin:greengrin

you’re right, it really should have been ten. Watched the highlights again today, their keeper Kenny Garland played really well and made a couple of really great saves (one from Stanton in particular I have no idea how he kept it out). That sounds ridiculous when he conceded seven but there you go, it’s true.

BILLYHIBS

01-01-2022, 09:01 PM

you’re right, it really should have been ten. Watched the highlights again today, their keeper Kenny Garland played really well and made a couple of really great saves (one from Stanton in particular I have no idea how he kept it out). That sounds ridiculous when he conceded seven but there you go, it’s true.
Watching the full highlights it was like they were trying to set up Mickey Edwards to score :greengrin

gbhibby

01-01-2022, 09:53 PM

We just had a feeling that we were going to do something special that day. They would not open the gates at half time to let the Hearts fans out. The next game at Tynecastle I was standing beside a guy who had a 7 0 banner, the police came into
the crowd and arrested him. They also arrested an older guy next to him who questioned them. A few others who came in with banners with 7 0 on them and were also arrested. The police said it was to avoid crowd trouble,that was their excuse.

BILLYHIBS

02-01-2022, 05:57 AM

2/1/2016 Scottish League Championship

Hibernian 1 v 0 Raith Rovers

Cummings 50

https://youtu.be/CGmTUCuwffk

2/1/2014 Scottish League Premiership

Hibernian 2 v 1 Hearts

Collins 61
Craig pen 83

Manager Terry Butcher’s first Derby and Captain Liam Craig makes an excellent job from the penalty kick to send the East radge

HIBS Williams Forster McGivern Hanlon Nelson Cairney Robertson Craig Stevenson Cummings and Collins

Subs Heffernan Tudur-Jones Stanton

Att 20100

https://youtu.be/Rq4vbXZ3bQ8

2/1/2005 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 1 v 1 Hearts

Riordan

2/1/2003 Scottish League SPL

Hearts 4 v 4 Hibernian

Townsley
McManus
Craig
Brebner

Hibs unbelievably throw away a two goal lead in injury time

2/1/2001 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 3 v 0 Dundee

Paatelainen 6
Fenwick 41
O’Neil 69

2/1/1999 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 5 v 1 Raith Rovers

Lovell 1
McGinlay 12 43
Latapy 22
McEwan og 72

2/1/1984 Scottish League Premier Division

Hearts 1 v 1 Hibernian

Irvine 47

Donald Park opened the scoring on 46 minutes but I was bouncing up and down like a bouncy thing one minute later when Willie Irvine burst through the Jambo defence hair soaking wet shirt outside the shorts socks around the ankles to hammer home the equaliser at the Gorgie Road end

2/1/1982 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 2 v 1 Dundee

Jamieson
MacLeod

Sinclair put Dundee ahead on the stroke of half-time HIBS then laid siege going down hill second half. Willie Jamieson equalised then Referee Galloway incensed the crowd when Ally Macleod scored an exquisite goal direct from a free kick but the Referee ordered a retake as the Dundee wall wasn’t back 10 yards Unperturbed MacLeod stepped up and put the retake into the opposite corner

2/1/1971 Scottish League Division One

Rangers 1 v 1 Celtic

66 football fans go to a football match to support their team and do not return home to their loved ones

RIP

2/1/1969 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 3 v 0 Raith Rovers

McBride 2
Cormack

Bobby Duncan makes his return almost one year after breaking his leg versus Celtic

2/1/1965 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 6 v 0 Falkirk

Martin 4
Vincent 2

2/1/1961 Scottish League Division One

Hearts 1 v 2 Hibernian

J Scott
McLeod

Ronnie Simpson in sparkling form with three magnificent saves and a penalty save from exhibee Ian Crawford

Att 43000

2/1/1956 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 2 v 2 Hearts

Ormond 57
Reilly 60

A real humdinger with all the goals coming in a ten minute period Bauld 62 and Conn 65 for Hearts

Att 60812

2/1/1950 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 1 v 2 Hearts

Smith

Unlucky Match 13 for the famous five so far they had won 11 and drawn one since teaming up

This match saw Hibernian’s record attendance 65840

2/1/1903 Scottish League Division One

Celtic 0 v 4 Hibernian

Callaghan
McCartney
Reid
Buchan

Hibs arrived at Parkhead as champions and led 0-4 at half-time

This stands to this day as HIBS’ highest score away to Celtic

Hibs Rennie Hogg Gray Harrower Buchan Robertson McCartney Divers Reid Callaghan and Atherton

Att 14000

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On This Day In History

2021 HIBS crash 0-3 to Livingston at Easter Road

2014 Terry Butcher wins his first derby

2003 Leading Hearts 4-2 at Tiny HIBS inexplicably lose two injury time goals

https://youtu.be/Wk-CVacbq24

1982 Ally MacLeod scores direct from a free kick versus Dundee and is ordered to retake the kick by the Referee and promptly sends the award into the opposite corner

1971 The Ibrox Disaster RIP

1951 Hibs defeat Aberdeen 6-2 at Easter Road in front of 40000

1950 HIBS record their highest ever home attendance of 65840 as they go down 1-2 to Hearts

1939 Hibs defeat Hearts 1-0 at Tiny in front of 45000 the only goal coming from Arthur Milne

1903 Champions HIBS record their highest ever score at Parkhead defeating Celtic 4-0

Birthdays

Many Happy Returns to Sean O’Hanlon 39 today

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linlithgowhibbie

02-01-2022, 05:03 PM

gbhibby

02-01-2022, 10:45 PM

Was unaware of that but didn't stop us in the choir singing,
"Hibees rule, all the way,
seven nil on New Years Day,
na na na na
na na na
na naaaaaa"
Along the track the train came puffing
Hibees seven Hearts nothing.

BILLYHIBS

03-01-2022, 09:17 AM

3/1/2015 Scottish League Championship

Hearts 1 v 1 Hibernian

Cummings 23

Hibs had renewed confidence after disposing of Rangers 4-0 at Easter Road

Hearts had no answer to Scott Allan and HIBS took the lead when Jason Cummings cushioned a superb Allan ball that took out the whole defence into the jambo net

Jamie Walker equalised with a long range strike to maintain Hearts’ superb unbeaten start to the campaign

https://youtu.be/uzu1phMqrWw

Apologies for the partisan commentary

3/1/2010 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 1 v 1 Hearts

Stokes 54

Darren McCormack and Ruben Palazuelos sent off on 57 minutes for fighting

Michael Stewart played for Hearts and got booked

3/1/2004 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 3 v 2 Partick Thistle

O’Connor
Dobbie
Whittaker

HIBS can consider themselves fortunate to escape with a victory here

HIBS raced into a first half lead through Garry O’Connor and Stephen Dobbie but Thistle came right into the game in the second half through goals from James Grady and a fortunate second when Daniel Andersson punched the ball off Madaschi’s head into the unguarded net

With Thistle looking the more likely Stephen Whittaker grabbed the winner with 6 minutes to go when he fired home from the edge of the box

To sum up Thistle’s luck Fleming hit the crossbar in the last minute

3/1/1987 Scottish League Premier Division

Falkirk 1 v 3 Hibernian

Bell
McCluskey pen
McBride

Alex Miller had taken over from John Blackley in December and HIBS pitched up at dilapidated frost bound Brockville with three impressive new signings Dougie Bell Tommy McIntyre and Graham Mitchell

Dougie Bell opened the scoring with a long range strike to be followed by a Beastie penalty and a Joe McBride counter

HIBS Rough Sneddon Mitchell Bell Rae McIntyre Weir Kane McCluskey Collins and McBride

Sub Cowan

Att 7000

3/1/1983 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 1 v 1 St Mirren

Duncan

Chic Charnley made his debut for St Mirren in this match after signing from Rutherglen Glencairn

Arthur Duncan played and scored despite having flu and never stopped running

Alan Sneddon with an own goal replied for Saints

3/1/1981 Scottish League First Division

Hibernian 1 v 0 Dumbarton

Gary Murray endeared himself to his new fans by scoring the very important only goal of the game

3/1/1972 Scottish League First Division

East Fife 2 v 1 Hibernian

Stanton pen

HIBS lost 2-1 to stuffy little East Fife for the second time in this season

More importantly Alex Edwards was dismissed early in the second half to start a relationship with the Methil side that would not end well over the coming seasons

3/1/1970 Scottish League Division One

Raith Rovers 0 v 3 Hibernian

Graham 37 89
Cormack 60

Missing from the team on this day was Peter Marinello who unknown to the HIBS support had been transferred to Arsenal

3/1/1967 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 2 v 0 Dunfermline

Cormack
McGraw

The first match since the famous 6-5 win at East End in September

Goals were at a premium in this encounter with Pars keeper Bent Martin performing heroics to keep the score down but could do little to stop two cracking strikes

3/1/1959 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 2 v 2 Motherwell

J Baker 2

After defeating Hearts 3-1 at Tiny on New Years Day 33000 fans rolled up at Easter Road expecting more of the same but the Motherwell side were no pushovers as it contained Ancell’s Babes Pat Quinn Willie Hunter Ian St John and John Martis among others

3/1/1956 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 1 v 0 Clyde

Turnbull pen 65

3/1/1953 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 7 v 2 Motherwell

Reilly 3
Turnbull 2 (1 pen)
Smith
Ormond

3/1/1950 Scottish League Division One

Aberdeen 0 v 3 Hibernian

Ormond
Smith 2

24 hours after losing to Hearts 1-2 in front of 65000 HIBS travelled to Aberdeen and despite Aberdeen having the best of the first half HIBS eventually overcame them to turn out convincing winners

Eddie Turnbull missed a penalty that he hit with that much force that when it hit the post the ball did not bounce until it reached the halfway line

Birthdays :

Jock Buchanan RIP

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On This Day In History

2010 Classic Derby action with Anthony Stokes heading home a Deeks cross and players from both sides seeing red

https://youtu.be/g7ymJEOAUoQ

2004 Steven Whittaker scores a fortunate winner as HIBS defeat Partick Thistle 3-2

1987 Dougie Bell Graham Mitchell and Tommy McIntyre make their HIBS debuts in a 3-1 win away to Falkirk

1970 Peter Marinello ‘Scotland’s George Best’ is sold to Arsenal

1927 Hibs defeat Aberdeen 5-2 away the goals coming from Jimmy McColl 2 Jimmy Dunn Johnny Halligan and John Bradley

BILLYHIBS

05-01-2022, 04:48 AM

5/1/2014 Scottish League Premiership

Dundee United 2 v 2 Hibernian

Liam Craig 38 61 pen

The beginning of the end

Two goals either side of half-time put Terry Butcher’s Hibees in the driving seat but the introduction of subs David Goodwillie and Brian Graham paid late dividends for the Arabs

HIBS would not win another match until the first leg of the Premier Division playoff Hamilton away

Hibs Williams Forster McGivern Hanlon Nelson Cairney Craig Robertson Stevenson Heffernan and Collins

Subs Stanton Tudur-Jones

Att 7862

https://youtu.be/-UK6-SMfckY

5/1/1991 Scottish League Premier Division

Celtic 1 v 1 Hibernian

Paul Wright 29

This watch was played in a gale force wind and driving rain

HIBS took the lead following a short corner when Murdo MacLeod played it to Neil Orr and the Celtic defence were slow to respond to the danger as Paul Wright swept Orr’s cross into the net

Tommy Coyne equalised just after half-time when the HIBS defence were posted missing at a Chris Morris free-kick and the unmarked Tommy Coyne joyfully flicked the ball home

Celtic sweeper Peter Grant was sent off in 68 minutes for pulling down Kano when he was through on goal just as he was about to pull the trigger on the edge of the 18 yard box

Man of the Match John Collins Celtic

Hibs Goram Cooper McIntyre Kane Mitchell McLeod Milne Wright Orr Hamilton and Tortolano

Att 20500

5/1/1980 Scottish League Premier Division

Kilmarnock 3 v 1 Hibernian

Campbell

Relegation haunted HIBS totally dominated this game but could not score missing loads of chances

Ally MacLeod hit the post with a penalty George Best had a shot cleared off the line Kilmarnock winger Bobby Street scored two goals against the run of play

Colin Campbell gave HIBS a lifeline with a header in the second half but Street completed his hat-trick with a superb overhead kick

HIBS McArthur Brazil Duncan Rae Paterson McNamara Callachan MacLeod Higgins Campbell and Best

Sub Lambie for Duncan

Att 6092

5/1/1977 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 0 v 0 Dundee United

Hibs totally dominated this game but found it impossible to get past a defence superbly marshalled by David Narey anytime they did make the breakthrough they found Hamish McAlpine to be in tremendous form

Best performers for HIBS were Blackley Fyfe and McGhee

Hibs McDonald Brownlie Spalding Bremner Stewart Blackley Edwards Fyfe McGhee Smith and Duncan

Att 7700

5/1/1974 Scottish League Division One

East Fife 0 v 3 Hibernian

Cropley
O’Rourke 2 ( 1 pen )

Hibs were starting to suss East Fife out and two quick goals by Cropley and O’Rourke knocked all the fight out of them

HIBS should have had more to show for their second half exploits than an O’Rourke penalty in a typically physical encounter

Hibs McArthur Bremner Schaedler Stanton Black Blackley Edwards O’Rourke Gordon Cropley and Duncan

Att 5959

5/1/1957 Scottish League Division One

Falkirk 0 v 1 Hibernian

John Fraser 19

This game was settled by a fine piece of opportunism by John Fraser

Winger Andy Aitken made his debut in this game and Falkirk centre forward Bert Ormond brother of Willie was carried off with a broken ankle late in the first half

HIBS Wren Grant Paterson Nicol Plenderleith Hughes Aitken Turnbull Fraser Thomson and Ormond

Att 8000

5/1/1952 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 8 v 0 Stirling Albion

Reilly 3
Combe 3
Turnbull 2 (1 pen)

Scotland was gripped by the winter weather and this match was played on a snowy surface that cut up nicely

HIBS gave Albion a footballing lesson racing into a three goal lead in 15 minutes through Reilly 2 and Bobby Combe All three goals coming from Gordon Smith crosses

Both goalscorers would go on to collect hat-tricks and Eddie Turnbull would score a double including the usual penalty

Smith may not have scored but his overall play passing and crossing was brilliant throughout

Hibs had scored 65 goals in 20 starts The result put HIBS top of the first Division a position they would hold until the end of the season

Hibs Younger Govan Howie Buchanan Paterson Gallacher Smith Johnstone Reilly Turnbull and Combe

Att 23000

5/1/1946 Scottish League Southern A

Hibernian 4 v 1 Falkirk

Smith 2 (1 pen)
Weir
Cairns

Birthdays:

Mark McGraw
Lewis Stevenson

At Easter Road They Play John Campbell

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On This Day In History

Happy Birthday wishes to Lewis Stevenson 34 today

Double Cup winning legend

Many Happy Returns

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