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BILLYHIBS

11-05-2021, 05:35 AM

11/5/2019 Scottish League Premiership

Kilmarnock 1 v 0 Hibernian

A disputed Eamonn Brophy penalty was enough to settle a typically tight meeting between Hibernian and Kilmarnock at Rugby Park. Paul Heckingbottom made two changes to his starting line-up with Hibernian Academy graduate Fraser Murray handed his first start of the season Daryl Horgan and Ryan Gauld made way for the pair

Ofir Marciano was called into action early on to deal with a firm strike from Alex Bruce which he gathered at the second attempt At the other end Marc McNulty and Stephane Omeonga combined well before laying the ball into the path of Kamberi but Greg Taylor was alert to cut out the danger

With 20 minutes on the clock Omeonga was involved again cutting in from the left to curl a shot that was easily dealt with by Daniel Bachmann The hosts edged closer with Brophy blazing over and Taylor’s attempted cross bouncing back off Marciano’s bar Marciano displayed his incredible reflexes again on the half hour mark to tip Alan Power’s header round the post drawing applause from the home and away supporters

Killie however were not to be denied and took the lead from the spot when Alex Bruce was adjudged to have been dragged down in the box by David Gray by Referee Andrew Dallas when it looked the other way about Eamonn Brophy made no mistake from the spot The Under-21 Scotland striker blew the chance to double their lead when put through one on one but dragged his effort wide

Heckingbottom rolled the dice with a triple substitution after 65 minutes with Horgan Shaw and Agyepong replacing Kamberi McNulty and Omeonga. Shaw threatened after indecision between Bruce and Bachmann but the goalkeeper eventually took charge of the situation

With a couple of minutes left on the clock it looked like Agyepong had snatched a late leveller after he jinked his way in from the left before unleashing a ferocious strike Bachmann however was in fine form and somehow tipped over to secure all three points for his team

”It’s not a penalty. That’s not the reason we lost the game. We lost the game because we were rubbish. There’s nothing more to say we looked like a team that had nothing to play for “
Paul Heckingbottom

Hibs: Rocky Gray MacGregor Hanlon Stevenson F Murray Mallan Milligan Omeonga Kamberi and McNulty

Subs Horgan Shaw and Agyepong for Omeonga Kamberi and McNulty 65

Unused Bogdan Bartley Gauld and Spector

Att:7484

https://youtu.be/xZMl_7CUOvM

11/5/2011 Scottish League SPL Inverness CT A 0-2

11/5/2008 Scottish League SPL Celtic A 0-2

Canning and Ian Murray sent off

11/5/1991 Scottish League Premier Division St Mirren A 0-1

11/5/1985 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 1 v 0 Rangers

Kano pen

Throughout the first half the tackling was just short of dangerous and Michael Weir and David Cooper were the best players in their respective sides and both did well to avoid injury

With Gordon Rae commanding in the middle of the HIBS defence HIBS coped with Rangers attacks admirably Iain Munro and Alan Sneddon provided drive from the full back positions Paul Kane worked intelligently in support of Weir and Callachan and the pace and control of Joe McBride brought a pace and tireless response from the strikers Gordon Durie and Willie Irvine whose sheer strength and stamina never ceases to amaze

Rangers plight was summed up in the 38th minute when Craig Paterson plagued by injury and only just returned from another lay-off was wrong footed by a cross from the line by Durie and used a hand to deflect the ball. Kane stroked the penalty sweetly past Nicky Walker

The second half produced some crowd trouble when rival fans managed to invade the segregated section of the main terracing

Cooper and McMinn tried to inspire a late Rangers fight back but Rae and Rough managed to keep them at bay

One of the last games played in front of the old East Terracing

Rangers were a poor side and HIBS won easily with a Paul Kane penalty and Ralph Callachan and Michael Weir pulling the strings in midfield in front of a poor attendance of only 7149

On a sad note news filtered through of the Bradford City Stadium Fire in which 56 fans lost their lives and 265 were injured

Hibs: Rough Sneddon Munro Kane Rae Brazil Callachan Durie Irvine Weir and McBride

11/5/1963 Scottish League Division One Old St Mirren H 2-1

Gerry Baker
John Baxter

St Mirren provided the final home opposition of the season and in a stirring programme note Manager Walter Galbraith pleaded for “a rousing support from the Terracing this afternoon..you can play your part in helping the team” That encouragement was duly forthcoming and the players responded by winning the game 2-1 Baker and Baxter grabbing the goals

With two away games left HIBS needed three points to make sure of safety and that was the worst case scenario based on Clyde winning their one remaining fixture versus Rangers at Shawfield. The game in hand for HIBS involved a potentially tricky visit to Palmerston Park to face Queen of the South A tight pitch and a noisy support would cause problems but a large HIBS support made the journey and the noise they would make would cancel out the home support An early goal settled the nerves and at the end of the game Baker 2 Scott and Eric Stevenson would give the Hibees an emphatic 4-0 win

So we come to the last game of the season with HIBS visiting already relegated Raith Rovers and Clyde entertaining Rangers A huge HIBS support made it over the Forth and they were well rewarded with HIBS recording another emphatic 4-0 win with Baxter 2 Fraser and Baker the marksmen

It was celebrations all around Starks Park as HIBS had avoided relegation and to add to the relief word filtered through that Clyde had failed to beat Rangers

When the celebrations had died down it was sobering to realise that in 34 League games HIBS had won just 8 drawn 9 and lost 17 with 47 goals scored and 67 conceded for a total of just 25 points just two away from the relegation place

Walter Galbraith would have to do better if he wanted to keep his job and that new and better recruits were required

Gerry Baker finished top scorer with 22 goals in all competitions while Joe McClelland made the most appearances with 44 just one ahead of Ronnie Simpson

11/5/1953 Coronation Cup Round One

Hibernian 1 v 1 Tottenham Hotspur

Smith

In celebration of the forthcoming coronation of Queen Elizabeth 11 the top eight British sides of the time would play a knockout competition. Arsenal Manchester United Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur would represent England whilst Rangers Celtic Hibernian and Aberdeen would represent Scotland with all the matches being played in Glasgow

Hibs drew a crowd of 45000 for their first round clash versus Spurs at Ibrox.

As early as the ninth minute HIBS were ahead when Ormond took a short corner to Reilly whose delivery into the box picked out Gordon Smith who made it 1-0. On the brink of half-time Bailey crossed for Walters to head past Younger and that proved to be the last goal of the game despite there being an additional 30 minutes played to find a winner

It is worth pointing out that a new lighter ball was used and both sides struggled to adapt

The replay was 24 hours later at the same venue in front of a much-reduced attendance Defences were on top until the 28th minute when McClellan fired home to put Spurs 1-0 up

The second half witnessed HIBS taking command of the game and so it was no surprise when Govan’s free-kick was smacked into the net by the predatory Reilly Then a superb drive by Smith was tipped over the bar by Reynolds and you got the feeling a winner should come from the Edinburgh men and it did on the ninetieth minute when Johnstone’s inch perfect cross was met by the head of Lawrie Reilly and the ball flew past Reynolds into the net to put HIBS into the semi-final against Newcastle United

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

Att: 20000

11/5/1940 Scottish Regional League Eastern Division Dundee United A 3-1

Mayes 2
Gilmartin

11/5/1901 Inter City League Third Lanark A 0-4

Birthdays

Andres Iniesta 36 ex Barca

At Easter Road They Play John Campbell

Prince of Wingers Gordon Smith. Tony Smith

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11/5/1985 English Third Division

Bradford City v Lincoln City

The Bradford City Stadium Fire Disaster

56 fans sadly lost their lives 265 injured

RIP

BILLYHIBS

12-05-2021, 05:59 AM

12/5/2013 Scottish League SPL

Hearts 1 v 2 Hibernian

Griffiths
Caldwell

Ross Caldwell curled in a wonderful 90th minute strike to give Hibernian their first derby win at Tynecastle in four years

Darren Barr poked Hearts in front on the stroke of half time as keeper Ben Williams messed up from a corner but a stunning free-kick from Leigh Griffiths ( who made up for his wrongly disallowed free-kick at Easter Road) levelled matters early in the second half. Ross Caldwell’s cool finish from 14 yards on the 90th minute lifted HIBS back above Hearts into ninth place in the SPL table

Jordon Forster made a solid debut in the HIBS defence which was HIBS ‘ first unbeaten season against their city rivals since 2000/01.

Hibs Williams Maybury Forster Hanlon Stevenson Claros Taiwo Thomson Harris Caldwell and Griffiths

Sub Robertson for Thomson 80

Unused Murdock Donaldson Deegan Wotherspoon Doyle and Handling

Att: 15994

https://youtu.be/p-N79B-rTP4

12/5/2012 Scottish League SPL

Inverness CT 2 v 0 Hibernian

Hibs’ last game of a season in which they finished eleventh but they had already guaranteed their safety by defeating Aberdeen 2-1 away and defeating Dunfermline 4-0 at home to relegate them

12/5/2007 Scottish League SPL

Hearts 2 v 0 Hibernian

A bad day at the office for HIBS with defensive lapses costing HIBS dear in this one

A mixed bag of a season HIBS’ cup runs affecting their league form winning the CIS Cup and being knocked out of the Scottish Cup in a semi-final replay versus Dunfermline Athletic

This was HIBS’ penultimate game they would finish sixth going on to defeat Celtic 2-1 at home in the final game of the season Derek Riordan would score for Celtic

12/5/2002 Scottish League SPL St Johnstone A 1-0

Townsley

Hibs would finish tenth in this season St Johnstone already relegated

12/5/1984 Scottish League Premier Division Rangers H 0-0

12/5/1979 Scottish Cup Final

Rangers 0 v 0 Hibernian

This match was eagerly anticipated but on the day was a huge disappointment with both teams cancelling each other out HIBS held their own and looked the more likely in the last 20 minutes coming close on a couple of occasions but the match is probably best remembered for the penalty that never was as Rangers goalkeeper Peter McCloy unceremoniously barged into young Colin Campbell when he was clean through on goal It took a brave man to give a penalty against the old firm in Glasgow in the dying minutes and referee McGinlay waved away the HIBS protests

The attendance was affected by live TV coverage with only 53615 attending

Also worth mentioning the amount of violence and abuse the HIBS support was subjected to throughout the seventies from the Hun horde was unacceptable once again many of our supporters buses would return from Glasgow minus their windows

The match went to a replay on the Wednesday night which once again finished 0-0 after extra time the best chance of the match falling to young Gordon Rae in extra time who seemed to hesitate and the chance was lost

The match went to a second replay which was delayed for 12 days because of the Scotland v England international

The third match started well for HIBS who were the better team and took the lead through Tony Higgins only for Rangers to peg them back Rangers then went ahead just after half time only for HIBS to equalise with an Ally MacLeod penalty with 12 minutes to go

Into extra-time and Jim McArthur saved a Rangers penalty taken by future HIBS boss Alex Miller only for HIBS to go up the park and hit the post. In cruel fashion however the HIBS Scottish Cup Final curse struck once again when long time club servant Arthur Duncan in trying to prevent a curling Davy Cooper cross to the back post reaching a waiting Rangers player he could only succeed in heading the ball into his own goal

Hibs McArthur Brazil Duncan Bremner Stewart McNamara Hutchinson MacLeod Callachan Campbell and Higgins

Sub Rae

12/5/1965 Summer Cup Group 4 Hearts A 2-2

Cormack
Martin

12/5/1953 Coronation Cup First Round Replay Tottenham Hotspur N 2-1

Reilly 2

12/5/1950 Challenge Match

Bayern Munich 1 v 6 Hibernian

Smith 2
Reilly
Souness
Ormond
Johnstone

Only a friendly but such was the standing of HIBS in Europe they were very much sought after for these games because of their reputation for fast exciting entertaining attacking football

The Bayern side was skippered by future West German 1954 World Cup Winning captain Hans Bauer

The above match was part of a post season tour of Austria Germany and Switzerland the results being:

4/5/1950 Rapid Vienna 3 v 2 Hibernian

Turnbull
Ormond

6/5/1950 Linzer AC 1 v 3 Hibernian

Smith
Turnbull
Ormond

10/5/1950 Augsburg 2 v 4 Hibernian

Turnbull
Reilly
Smith
Ormond

12/5/1950 Bayern Munich 1 v 6 Hibernian

18/5/1950 Muhlburg Karlsruhe 0 v 3 hibernian

Smith
Aird
Johnstone

20/5/1950 Berne 0 v 1 Hibernian

Johnstone

Hibernian FC On This Day Colquhoun and Sinnet

What kept you HIBS? James Stephen

Gordon Smith Prince of Wingers Tony Smith

Birthdays

John Blackley

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The Girvan Lighthouse brings down Colin Campbell in the box in the final minutes of the 1979 Scottish Cup Final

How that wisnae a penalty I will never know?

Some things never change

Bobo

12-05-2021, 09:09 AM

The Girvan Lighthouse brings down Colin Campbell in the box in the final minutes of the 1979 Scottish Cup Final

How that wisnae a penalty I will never know?

Some things never change

Clear penalty. 🙄

https://youtu.be/5GNIcayXleU

BILLYHIBS

13-05-2021, 06:57 AM

13/5/2018 Scottish League Premiership

Hibernian 5 v 5 The Rangers

Kamberi pen
Allan
MacLaren 3

Jamie MacLaren netted a dramatic late equaliser to claim his hat-trick as Hibernian and Rangers shared ten goals in the Easter Road sunshine with the Easter Road side registering their highest ever points total in the top flight in the process

Hibs had to win this match by five goals and raced into an unassailable three goal lead thanks to a Kamberi penalty when MacLaren was pulled down in the box a Scott Allan tap in from a Slivka cut back from a Lewis Stevenson cross and a brilliantly executed MacLaren header from another Stevenson cross

Hibernian almost added the fourth goal they so badly needed but Alnwick pulled off a fantastic save from Whittaker’s strike from John McGinn’s corner The goalkeeper quickly released the ball as Rangers stormed forward on the counter-attack and when Holt rolled the ball into the path of Tavernier he quickly dispatched it behind Rocky

Hibs were undone again when Jamie Murphy threaded a brilliant ball through to Rossiter who drilled it low into the far corner of the net.

Jamie MacLaren was just denied at the other end when he latched onto a stray ball in the Rangers box but Bates got a foot in just in time to concede a corner

Seven minutes from half-time Bruno Alves squared the match when he curled in a stunning free-kick from 25 yards. Jason Cummings almost gave Rangers the lead just before half-time when he latched onto an Ambrose mistake rounded Rocky but thankfully Ambrose got back to clear the danger

Into the second half and Rangers found themselves 5-3 ahead thanks to two fortuitous deflected Jason Holt strikes That should have been it but in typical fashion McGinn drove deep into the Rangers half fed Slivka who teed it up for Jamie MacLaren for a comfortable finish

A remarkable game continued to flow from end to end and with 13 minutes left Hibernian survived a real let off when Whittaker appeared to handle in the box before Darren MacGregor cleared Jamie Murphy’s net bound shot off the line

With five minutes remaining Rangers were reduced to 10 men when Jason Holt was dismissed for a second bookable offence for pulling back John McGinn

In the final minute Alnwick produced a stunning save from McGeouch as Hibernian turned the screw on the beleaguered Rangers defence

Easter Road erupted deep into time added on when Jamie MacLaren turned home a low Brandon Barker cross at the near post high into the Rangers net

HIBS Rocky Whittaker Ambrose Hanlon McGinn Slivka McGeouch Stevenson MacLaren S Allan and Kamberi

Subs Barker for Allan 65 McGregor for Ambrose 70 Swanson for Stevenson 86

Unused Gray Bartley Dabrowski and Allan

Att 19579

https://youtu.be/_xbjgsv3o0c

13/5/2016 Scottish Championship Play-Off Semi Final 2nd Leg

Falkirk 3 v 2 Hibernian ( Agg 5-4 )

Keatings 2

A jaw dropping last second Bob McHugh goal put Falkirk into the play-off final to play Kilmarnock

On a night of high drama Falkirk took the lead through a Blair Alston strike James Keatings pulled two back for the Hibees the first from the penalty spot

Luke Leahy struck an equaliser before Hibs’ Jason Cummings thumped the bar Extra time beckoned but in the last act McHugh turned on a long throw in to thump the ball into the HIBS net

https://youtu.be/n_8vWn3Xaq0

13/5/2009 Scottish League SPL

HIBS 1 v 1 Rangers

Riordan

Rangers failed to claim top spot in the SPL after fighting back to earn a draw in a pulsating encounter at Easter Road Derek Riordan gave HIBS the lead with a splendid curling strike Nacho Novo thought he had equalised but the Assistant Referee said the ball had not crossed the line

The Spaniard did grab a leveller 10 minutes from the end but HIBS held on to claim a point

13/5/2001 Scottish League SPL Hearts H 0-0

13/5/1995 Scottish League Premier Division Kilmarnock A 2-1

McGinlay
Wright

Hibs finished third in this season getting knocked out of the Scottish Cup by Celtic in a replayed semi-Final at Ibrox

13/5/1989 Scottish League Premier Division Dundee H 1-1

Findlay

Hibs’ final game of the season they would finish fifth and reached the Scottish Cup semi-final where they lost 3-1 to Celtic Stevie Archibald scoring for HIBS

13/5/1964 Summer Cup Group 4 Hearts H 1-0

Stan Vincent

Hibs won this dreary encounter against the section leaders thanks to a Stan Vincent goal

Hibs under the guidance of Jock Stein were starting to climb back up through the section and would end up tying with Dunfermline Athletic for second place and would face a winner takes all play-off at Tynecastle Park

Birthdays

Neil Orr

At Easter Road They Play. John Campbell

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The match that launched the ‘aeroplane’

So near yet so far

Birthdays:

Gregorz Szamotulski

Derek Whiteford

Sammy Baird RIP

Grant Stott

BILLYHIBS

14-05-2021, 07:43 AM

14/5/2011 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 1 v 3 Aberdeen

Riordan

This would be Derek Riordan’s last game for HIBS

The start of the game was preceded by a minutes applause for the late Eddie Turnbull who had served both clubs so well as Manager and spent his whole playing career with Hibernian

Derek Riordan gave HIBS the lead in the first half but a Josh Maginnis header early into the second half followed by a Chris Maguire double gave the Dons all three points despite HIBS coming close hitting the crossbar and the post

Thanks for the memories Deek!

https://youtu.be/cNi_g16Ra_U

14/5/2005 Scottish League SPL Aberdeen H 1-2

Riordan

14/5/2000 Scottish League SPL Dundee A 0-1

14/5/1994 Scottish League Premier Division Kilmarnock H 0-0

14/5/1983 Scottish League Premier Division Aberdeen A 0-5

Birthdays

John Madsen

Alan Gordon RIP

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Not a good day at the Office for Hibernian Football Club

Onwards and upwards

BILLYHIBS

15-05-2021, 06:04 AM

15/5/2013 Scottish League SPL

Kilmarnock 1 v 3 Hibernian

Robertson
Doyle 2

This was a re-arranged fixture as the previous fixture was abandoned after a Kilmarnock fan very sadly collapsed and passed away later in Hospital when the scores were tied at 1-1

Hibs rested Leigh Griffiths with the Scottish Cup Final in mind Kilmarnock played a young team and Lewis Stevenson captained the side

Scott Robertson opened the scoring prodding the ball into the net from close range to claim his first goal for the club. Scott Robertson then added what he thought was a second but this was correctly ruled out as he was adjudged to have used a hand

Kilmarnock flew out the traps in the second half with Paul Heffernan going close. Murdoch in the HIBS goal did well to get down to a Lee Ashcroft header but he could do little about his next attempt a looping back post header that secured Kilmarnock’s equaliser and marked his debut with his first goal for the club

The home side were almost in front moments later when substitute Borja Perez’s strike hit the post and Heffernan connected with the rebound but the ball flew over. Eoin Doyle then headed the ball home but for the second time the referee ruled out a HIBS strike this time for offside

With Kilmarnock looking the more likely in the closing stages as they surged forward HIBS hit them with a late double whammy Alex Harris powered the ball across the face of the goal and Doyle stretched to poke the ball home to claim his 10th goal of the season and in the dying moments as Kilmarnock searched in vain for an equaliser Doyle powered home from 12 yards to secure all three points

Hibs Murdoch Maybury Hanlon Forster Stevenson Thomson Deegan Wotherspoon Robertson Doyle and Handling

Subs Horribine for Thomson 63 Harris for Wotherspoon 64 McGivern for Deegan 73

Unused Grant Caldwell Donaldson Done

Att 3198

https://youtu.be/GxutLUyxViQ

15/5/2004 Scottish League SPL

Livingston 4 v 1 Hibernian

Doumbe

Hibs under interim boss Gerry McCabe faced their arch nemesis Livingston FC they had played them five times this season and lost four including the League Cup Final

15/5/1993 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 0 v 1 Partick Thistle

Gareth Evans sent off

The last game of the season HIBS would finish seventh in this season

This game would mark John Burridge’s last game for Hibernian He would retire from HIBS a League Cup winner and Hibernian’s oldest ever player at 41 years 163 days the only player that would do a lap of honour for the fans at the end of every game to thank them just for turning up and what about them warm-ups?

In true Budgie style that was not the end of the story he went on to sign for :

Newcastle United Scarborough Lincoln City Enfield Aberdeen Newcastle United (again) Dunfermline Athletic Dumbarton Falkirk Manchester City Notts County Witton Albion Darlington Grimsby Town Gateshead Northampton Town Queen of the South Purfleet Blyth Spartans Scarborough and Blyth Spartans again as Player Manager currently Goalkeeping Coach at Kerala Blasters in the Indian Super League

https://youtu.be/BRulE9858eE

15/5/1982 Scottish League Premier Division

Morton 0 v 0 Hibernian

Manager: Bertie Auld. :greengrin

15/5/1965 Summer Cup Group 4

Hibernian 1 v 2 Dunfermline Athletic

Neil Martin

Dunfermline gain revenge for the recent 2-0 defeat at East End when Willie Hamilton scored a brace

HIBS would qualify for the semi-final

15/5/1963 Scottish League Division One

Queen of the South 0 v 4 Hibernian

Scott
Stevenson
Baker 2

Hibs were flirting with relegation and won this game in hand they had over fellow relegation candidates Clyde thanks to an early goal to relax the nerves and the backing of a large, noisy and vociferous HIBS support

To ensure survival HIBS had to guarantee three points from their last two games the first part had been achieved they now had to travel to already relegated Raith Rovers whereas Clyde had to get a result against Rangers at home

Birthdays

Derek Anderson

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Birthdays:

Andy Murray 34

BILLYHIBS

16-05-2021, 08:51 AM

16/5/1979 Scottish Cup Final Replay

hibernian 0 v 0 Rangers AET

A dull match played in wet and windy conditions in which both sides had chances to score but could not provide a winner after extra time so both teams will have to return to Hampden Park for a second replay on Monday 28th May 1979

Honourable mention to Jackie MacNamara who was a rock for us at the back over the three games. 17 year old Stephen Brown looked a real prospect when he came on in this game but sadly he was not to make it at HIBS and I remember Colin Campbell and Gordon Rae both having opportunities to score

We only needed one goal to win it ???

Hibs McArthur Brazil Duncan Bremner Stewart MacNamara Rae MacLeod Campbell Callachan and Higgins Sub: Brown

Att 32854

16/5/1964 Summer Cup Group 4

Dunfermline Athletic 1 v 1 Hibernian

Leishman

This match produced an identical result to the reverse fixture 10 days earlier at Easter Road with Tommy Leishman scoring at the right end this time to equalise Harry Melroses’ opener for the pars

Willie Wilson in the HIBS goal had a wonderful game pulling off a series of excellent saves including a double penalty save

Hibs would go all the way in this competition under the guidance of Jock Stein

Hibs Wilson Fraser Leishman Stanton McNamee J Stevenson J Scott Martin Vincent ORourke and Baxter

16/5/1953 Coronation Cup Semi Final

hibernian 4 v 0 Newcastle United

Turnbull 2
Reilly
Johnstone

HIBS were into the semi-final after defeating Tottenham Hotspur after a replay and faced hot favourites Newcastle United who had defeated Aberdeen 4-2 in the previous round

Newcastle started brightly enough and Tommy Younger pulled off two outstanding saves to deny them but HIBS turned on a virtuoso display of fast interchanging attacking football that was a joy to behold and Newcastle could not cope.

Eddie Turnbull opened the scoring for HIBS in the 16th minute and then turned provider to set up Lawrie Reilly who made it two before the break. Newcastle missed a first half penalty which might have put a different complexion on things but it was not to be as the second half continued in the same format as the first with Bobby Johnstone finishing off a neat three man move and Eddie Turnbull completing the scoring before the end to give HIBS a decisive and convincing 4-0 victory

In the other semi-final Celtic pulled off a shock to defeat Manchester United 2-1 to set up a battle of the greens in the final of the Coronation Cup at Hampden Park on 20th May 1953

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

Newcastle Simpson Batty Cowell Harvey Brennan Crowe White Mulgrew Milburn Hannah and Mitchell

Att 35000

Ibrox Park

At Easter Road They Play. John Campbell

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Only the three games on this day

Eyrie

16-05-2021, 09:08 AM

Only the three games on this day

Slightly surprising given the age of our club, but I suppose that a lot of seasons would be over by now.

BILLYHIBS

16-05-2021, 06:00 PM

16/5/1951 Friendly International Challenge Match

Scotland 1 v 0 France

Reilly 78

France were much the better side playing the better football keeping the ball on the deck, hitting the crossbar in four minutes and having a goal disallowed for an infringement in 67 minutes

Scotland did not respond well to being outplayed for long periods of the game and four or five players should hang their heads in shame for their behaviour in this international friendly

Scotland did not deserve to win but they scored what proved to be the winner when Redpath was allowed to run with the ball unchallenged from his own box before sending over a cross for Lawrie Reilly to gloriously head home. A goal that had to be seen to to be believed

The French heads seemed to go down after this loss and Newcastle’s Bobby Mitchell missed the easiest of chances from close range when his effort hit the post

Scotland Cowan Young Cox Scoular Woodburn Redpath Waddell Johnstone Reilly Steel and Mitchell

France Dakowski Huguet Marche Bonifaci Jonquet Cuissard Alpsteg Strappe Baratte Kargu and Haan

Att 74412

BILLYHIBS

17-05-2021, 04:54 AM

17/5/2009 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 0 v 0 Celtic

Hibs dealt a mortal blow to Gordon Strachan’s Celtic sides’ Championship hopes with this no scoring draw at Easter Road after holding Celtic’s fellow title contenders Rangers 1-1 in midweek thanks to a Derek Riordan strike.

HIBS defended stoutly for long periods of this game their best chance being a Steven Fletcher over-head scissors kick that Artur Boruc did well to save

Celtic now trail Rangers by two points with one game remaining Celtic face Hearts at home and Rangers travel to Tannadice where Dundee United need one point to be sure of a Europa League place

Hibs would finish sixth and Manager Mixu Paatelainen would resign at the end of the season

Full match

https://youtu.be/84sXo1nHsws

17/5/2003 Scottish League SPL

Livingston 1 v 2 Hibernian

Scott Brown 2

Scott Brown scored in the 38th and 69th minutes Fernando Pasquinelli pulled one back for Livvy in the 87th minute

Hibs finished seventh in this season Broonie obviously still being utilised as a forward bottom club Motherwell who finished 12th were spared from relegation as First Division Champions Falkirk did not have a suitable ground

17/5/1997 Premier Division Play-Offs Final Leg 1

Hibernian 1 v 0 Airdrieonians

Cooper og

Hibs had finished ninth in this season and now faced a winner takes all two legged affair against Alex MacDonald’s First Division runner’s up Airdrieonians to hang onto their Premiership status.

From a HIBS point of view Airdrieonians were the worst possible opponents we could face in a play-off situation

They were an awkward squad full of ex-jambos who were dead set on taking HIBS’ place in the old Premier Division they were a team of real scrappers, in your face, niggly and determined to win their own battles all over the pitch at all costs. I am convinced that if Airdrie could pick one team to play in a two legged affair to play in a play-off situation from the top ten it would have been us as we were on a steep downward trajectory under Jim Duffy and Airdrieonians had given us significant problems in cup tie situations in the past

I don’t think I have ever been so nervous going to a football match at Easter Road it was a tense brutal affair with no quarter given or asked played in a very nasty hostile poisonous atmosphere any actual football on display being at a premium as an intense war of attrition developed between both the sides

Luckily HIBS won this game thanks to an unfortunate own goal by the late Steve Cooper but would a slender one goal lead be enough to take through to the away leg?

Gordon Hunter would get sent off in the battle of Easter Road in what would prove to be his last game for HIBS

Airdrieonians would find themselves all square within sixty seconds of a do or die winner takes all second leg battle at Broadwood

Hibs Leighton Renwick Hughes Welsh McQuilken Hunter Tosh McGinlay Dow Jackson and Wright

Subs Lavety and Power

Att 15308

17/5/1947 Scottish League Division One Old

Falkirk 2 v 3 Hibernian

Johnstone
Stirling
Peat

Hibs would finish runners up in the league and Scottish Cup in this season

17/5/1902 Glasgow Charity Cup First Round

Rangers 0 v 1 Hibernian

Atherton

As Scottish Cup winners HIBS were invited to contest the Glasgow Charity Cup and they could not get away from Rangers being drawn against them at Cathkin Park in the first round on Saturday 17th May

Having no fear or respect for the Scottish Champions Hibernian immediately went on the attack and the early pressure immediately saw them score but you’ve guessed it it was disallowed for off-side. There was no holding HIBS however and Bobby Atherton gave them a 0-1 half-time lead

In the second half Rangers play was of the highest quality but they just could not break down the resolute HIBS defence they even missed their obligatory penalty

The HIBS team that day was Harry Rennie Archie Gray Jimmy Hogg Barney Breslin Jimmy Harrower Alex Robertson Bobby Atherton Andy McGeachan Johnny Divers Paddy Callaghan and Jimmy Buchan

Hibs would go on to defeat Morton 3-0 in the semi-final at Tynecastle and defeat Celtic in the final 6-2 at Hampden

Birthdays

Keith Wright

Inducted into the HIBS Hall of Fame 2012

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The Making of Hibernian The Brave Years. Alan Lugton

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Birthdays:

Torben Joneleit

Well worth watching the excellent YouTube tribute link to Birthday Boy Keith Wright 56 above

Many thanks to John Sparky 2

Many Happy Returns Keith

Keith! Keith! Keith! Keith!

BILLYHIBS

17-05-2021, 05:35 PM

17/5/1981 Friendly Challenge Match

San Jose Earthquakes 2 v 4 Hibernian

Gordon Rae 3
Gary Murray

George Best with a double for the Earthquakes

Att 8314

BILLYHIBS

18-05-2021, 04:36 AM

18/5/2013 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 1 v 0 Dundee

Wotherspoon

This match appeared to be in doubt one hour before kick-off as Leith was hit by a freak torrential downpour The torrent soon passed and HIBS faced bottom club Dundee in their last League game before facing Celtic in the Scottish Cup Final on Sunday 26th May 2013.

HIBS centre-forward Leigh Griffiths would play his last League game for HIBS and would return to parent club Wolverhampton Wanderers after the cup final

A win for the home side would guarantee them seventh place and HIBS dominated the first half Jordon Forster heading over from a Griffiths corner and the Wolves’ hitman almost got his 29th goal of the season when his angled drive drew a good save from Dundee goalkeeper Simonsen. Griffiths followed up and his effort appeared to hit a Dundee arm but the referee waved play-on

After the break the visitors began positively John Baird finding Lewis Toshney in the HIBS box but the on-loan Celt hooked over. A wonderful Hanlon pass over the dark blues defence allowed Griffiths to chest and volley wide before Stevenson sliced high and wide from Harris’s pass

Dundee almost ended their SPL campaign in style. Harkins’s deep cross was taken left footed on the volley by Conroy from 12 yards and the ball flashed back across Ben Williams’s goal missing the post by inches

Griffiths left the field of play in the 73rd minute to a standing ovation to be replaced by Chesterfield bound Eoin Doyle but the goal when it came came from an unlikely source when with 11 minutes to go substitute David Wotherspoon met a Lewis Stevenson cross on the edge of the box and powered home a Zidane like bullet header into the goalkeepers bottom right hand corner to stake his claim for a starting place a week on Sunday

Hibs Williams Maybury Hanlon Forster McGivern Claros Stevenson Taiwo Harris Caldwell and Griffiths

Subs Doyle for Griffiths 73 Wotherspoon for Harris 75 Robertson for Taiwo 83

Unused Murdoch Done Handling Deegan

Att 9522

https://youtu.be/ZWg_WD2FtaE

18/5/1963 Scottish League Division One Old

Raith Rovers 0 v 4 Hibernian

Baxter 2
Fraser
Baker

They were dancing in the streets of Raith and on the park as HIBS and their large travelling support celebrated the completion of their Lazarus act by winning their second consecutive and last game 4-0 against already relegated Raith Rovers. Clyde would lose 1-3 at home to Champions in waiting Rangers to confirm their relegation on Wednesday 22nd May.

Raith had finished on just 9 points Clyde 23 and HIBS 25 improvement was needed and Walter Galbraith’s jacket was hanging on a shoogly peg

Hibs Simpson Cameron McClelland Preston Grant Baxter Scott Fraser Baker ORourke and Stevenson

Att 2858

18/5/1946 Victory Cup QF

Partick Thistle 1 v 1 Hibernian

Milne

Hibs would win the replay at Easter Road 2-0 with Arthur Milne and Alex Wright scoring They would defeat Clyde 2-1 in the semi-final at Tynecastle (Smith pen and Milne) and lose to Rangers in the final 1-3 at Hampden in front of 100000 fans Johnny Aitkenhead scoring for HIBS

18/5/1940 Scottish Regional League Eastern Division

Hibernian 2 v 0 Aberdeen

Mayes 2

Birthdays

Adam Jackson

Tommy Bogan RIP

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Some goal by David Wotherspoon

I wonder what happened to him?

18/5/1978 Friendly Challenge Match

Calgary Kickers 1 v 4 Hibernian

Macleod 2
Duncan
Higgins

$5 ticket for this game currently on sale on EBay for £199.95

Birthdays

Josh Doig 19

PatHead

21-05-2021, 09:54 PM

Did anything ever happen on this day Billy?

Jones28

21-05-2021, 09:57 PM

Did anything ever happen on this day Billy?

My niece was born today...

PatHead

21-05-2021, 09:59 PM

My niece was born today...

Congratulations

weecounty hibby

22-05-2021, 05:40 AM

Billy, these have been brilliant. Let's hope that in a years time you are writing about Hibs winning the cup on this day in history. 🇳🇬🤞🇳🇬🤞🇳🇬🤞🇳🇬

BILLYHIBS

22-05-2021, 05:59 AM

Sorry guys but I did not want to spoil the feel good factor on these threads with my stories of heavy defeats in years gone by on recent dates (21/5/2016 excepted)

Hopefully we are on the brink of something really special today and the dawn of a new era

Onwards and upwards

Let’s do this HIBS

GGTTH

BILLYHIBS

22-05-2021, 06:26 AM

22/5/2008 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 0 v 2 Motherwell

Hibs finished sixth in this season and entered the Intertoto Cup Mixu Paatelainen replaced John Collins who resigned in the January after a series of poor results which followed a great unbeaten start that took HIBS temporarily to the top of the SPL

Hibs had sold Scott Brown Ivan Sproule Steven Whittaker and David Murphy for a total of 8.5m and lost Chris Killen and Michael Stewart on free transfers

John Collins had replaced them with Brian Kerr Clayton Donaldson Alan OBrien Yves Makalambay Thierry Guthessi Filipe Morais Mickael Antoine Curier Patrick Noubissie Ian Murray John Rankin Colin Nish Aberraouff Zarabi and Martin Canning for a total of £500000

22/5/2005 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 0 v 1 Rangers

The last half hour of this final game of the season brought back memories of the infamous World Cup match between West Germany v Austria where both sides sat back with both teams apparently happy with the score as it stood.

Rangers had taken the lead after Nacho Novo had opened the scoring on 59 minutes via a deflection off HIBS defender Gary Caldwell

All ears were glued to transistor radios as Rangers had to win to have any chance of snatching the title from Celtic who would incredibly lose their final game at Motherwell

Hibs who finished in third position qualifying for the UEFA Cup needed to avoid a heavy defeat to prevent Aberdeen overtaking them on goal difference

A lot of HIBS fans at the time were not happy as they felt we had the forwards to cause Rangers problems and should have just went for it besides we were starting to get fed up of other teams celebrating title wins at Easter Road

Aberdeen beat Hearts 2-0 but we were back in Europe

22/5/1997 Premier Division Play-Offs Final Leg 2

Airdrieonians 2 v 4 Hibernian ( Agg 2-5 )

Jackson 2 pens
Tosh
Wright

After the battle of Easter Road HIBS arrived at Broadwood for this play-off showdown 1-0 up thanks to an own goal from Steve Cooper

Such was the importance of this game to Hibernian Football Club I looked behind me shortly before kick off and there sat three HIBS legends together Pat Stanton Lawrie Reilly and Joe Baker

This HIBS feel good factor was destroyed within 90 seconds of the kick off however when HIBS found themselves one goal down and Airdrieonians were level on aggregate

Jamie McQuilken inadvertently found Forbes Johnston with a clearance Jim Leighton came for his cross to make a routine save Big John Hughes headed the ball out of his hands ball drops to Paddy Connolly 1-0 Airdrie

Thereafter the game continued in the same brutal vein as the first leg with the emphasis being on the physical side of the game and the basic tactic being thump it hard thump it wide thump it high and if you can take the man as well so much the better a real battle for survival the only subtlety or signs of any football coming from Darren Jackson and Paddy Connolly

Airdrieonians were all over HIBS as the half wore on and one doubted that if HIBS conceded another they would be able to come back

Jim Leighton had his work cut out and was performing miracles until he got knocked out cold after a sickening clash of heads with Steve Cooper

Things looked to have got a lot worse for HIBS when they conceded a penalty in 34 minutes Referee Willie Young awarding the kick when a Johnston shot struck Brian Welsh’s hand in the box Up stepped Steve Cooper to redeem himself for his og at Easter Road such was his enthusiasm and eagerness to score he could only succeed in hitting the ball with all his might over the crossbar and into Row Z

22 seconds into the second half and Referee Young awarded HIBS a penalty after Jimmy Sandison was softly adjudged to have pulled back Pat McGinlay but a penalty it was and Darren Jackson stepped up to show Airdrie how a penalty should be taken

Airdrie suffered a blow in 55 minutes when Gary Mackay was stretchered off to be replaced by Brian McPhee who only took 3 minutes to get booked

Midway through the second half HIBS were awarded a second penalty when Brian Grant and Davies contested a Paul Tosh cross in the box and the Airdrie man was adjudged to have handled no protest up stepped Darren Jackson cool as you like 2-1 HIBS

Four minutes later Airdrie knew they were staying in the First Division. Grant played the ball through to Tosh in space who had run through from the half-way line his first attempt was parried by Rhodes but he wasted no time in burying the rebound into the empty net

Jimmy Sandison already booked and realising he would not be seeing old adversary Pat McGinlay again for another season decided to elbow him in the face and the Airdrie captain was immediately shown the red card

HIBS rubbed salt into the Airdrie wounds when substitute Keith Wright in his last appearance for HIBS rose unchallenged to meet a superb Darren Jackson cross and bullet a typical header into the net to make it 4-1 for HIBS on the night and at last we could relax

With just two minutes left Hughes handled a Connolly cross in the box and Kenny Black stepped up to score Airdrie’s consolation

Like the first leg this was a rough house game of football with eight bookings ( five for Airdrie) one sending off and four penalties awarded

A game where Airdrie’s rough style of football for once backfired and came back to haunt them

From a HIBS point of view they had held onto their top-flight status and had Darren Jackson Jim Leighton Pat McGinlay and Keith Wright to thank for pulling them out of the fire worryingly only one of them would be at Easter Road in the following season

Hibs Leighton Renwick McQuilken Grant Hughes and Welsh Tosh Dow Power Jackson and McGinlay

Subs Lavety Wright and Harper

Att 7560

22/5/1965 Summer Cup Semi-Final Leg 1

Hibernian 2 v 0 Motherwell

Cormack
Stevenson

Things looked promising for HIBS in their defence of the Summer Cup thanks to a couple of cracking goals from Peter Cormack and Eric Stevenson to give them a two goal advantage going into the second leg

They would play Motherwell at Fir Park in four days time

What could go wrong ?

Birthdays

Joe Davis RIP

George Best RIP

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A real do or die game at Broadwood where we had Jim Leighton and Darren Jackson to thank for keeping us in the Premiership in my humble opinion and the Birthdays of two HIBS legends sadly no longer with us

BILLYHIBS

22-05-2021, 08:09 AM

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21/5/2016 Scottish Cup Final

The Rangers 2 v 3 Hibernian

Stokes 2
Gray

A late David Gray header saw Hibernian beat Rangers to end a tortuous 114 year wait to lift the Scottish Cup

Anthony Stokes scored twice for HIBS either side of goals from Kenny Miller and Andy Halliday Then Gray headed in the winner before HIBS and their fans celebrated a timeless triumph

Hibs started off as though the Managers’ instructions were still ringing in their ears The strategy was that the three centre backs would stifle the corridors of space that Rangers look to exploit in attack while heavy pressing would disrupt the rhythm of Mark Warburton’s side

The planning was meticulous but an immediate advantage would not have been anticipated There was a committed intent that enthused HIBS ‘ play It was evident in the way that Stokes clattered into Jason Holt in the first minute but also in the way the striker drove into the Rangers penalty area and expertly placed a shot beyond Wes Foderingham

Rangers players were immediately subdued although some might have been feeling an element of culpability Halliday and James Tavernier had failed to win the ball from John McGinn while Rob Kiernan allowed Stokes the time and space to measure his options

Stokes naturally drifts out left but this natural instinct would have been encouraged by Stubbs since the space between Tavernier and Kiernan is the most vulnerable area of the Rangers defence

The extent of Rangers unease could be measured by the raggedness of their play passes went astray and possession was cheaply discarded.

Rangers’ whole philosophy under Mark Warburton was to keep the ball and retain possession and it was a departure from this philosophy that brought them level Foderingham’s kick up the park was won by Miller allowing Barrie McKay to gather possession and carry the ball across the field where he found Tavernier the full back immediately swept a cross into the box from deep and Miller leapt ahead of HIBS defender Darren MacGregor to plant a header past Conrad Logan

Flaws made this game exhilarating The defending was so inept at times that opportunities were inevitable Stokes sent an effort bouncing off a post then Miller won another header in the HIBS box that cannoned off the crossbar

Stokes was irrepressible at times at least when faced with Tavernier who had little answer to his forward runs Stokes cut inside the fullback early in the second half but his effort was pushed away by Foderingham That was to be a redeeming feature of the game but it was Rangers who took the lead

Halliday was allowed the room to shape to shoot around 25 yards out but his effort was fierce and true and the ball flew past Conrad Logan into the far side of the net The onus was now on the HIBS players to respond and to dig deep within themselves to find the means and to do it quickly it truly was time for heroes

The introduction of Liam Henderson made an impact not least because of his set piece deliveries From one Stokes muscled Tavernier aside to head in at the near post It was from another corner kick again from Henderson that Gray scored his historic momentous winning goal before surging off towards the fans to celebrate

Hibs Logan McGregor Hanlon Fontaine Gray Fyvie McGeouch McGinn Stevenson Stokes and Cummings

Subs Keatings for Cummings 65 Henderson for Fontaine 70 Gunnarsson for Hanlon 83

Unused Oxley Bartley Boyle and Dagnall

Att 50701

https://youtu.be/OcLhUiYrZhA

21/5/2014 Premiership Play-Off Final First Leg

Hamilton Academicals 0 v 2 Hibernian

Cummings 2

Hibs went into this match having only won once in the last 19 games whereas Hamilton had only lost one in 15 games

Step up young Jason Cummings 18 who scored the first two goals of his career either side of half-time

His first was a superb 25 yard strike in 39 minutes that Cuthbert in the Hamilton goal appeared to have covered but the ball did seem to swerve in mid-air cue celebrations and relief amongst the large travelling support

The second half was barely 10 minutes old when Cummings added his second a run and cross by Heffernan ended with the ball landing at the teenager’s feet inside the penalty area who showed the presence of mind to look up under extreme pressure and chip the ball over the advancing goalkeeper and over the line Ziggy Gordon did manage to scramble back and boot the ball away to safety but TV evidence later showed that the ball had crossed the line by at least two feet and the officials were correct to award the goal

Hibs managed to repel intense Hamilton pressure and held out for an unexpected but welcome 0-2 win to take into the second leg at Easter Road

What could go wrong?

Hibs Williams Maybury Stevenson Craig Nelson McGivern Harris Robertson Cummings Stanton and Heffernan

Subs Cairney for Cummings 85 Tudur Jones for Robertson 90

Unused Collins Forster Murdock Haynes and Thomson

Att 5322

21/5/2000 Scottish League SPL

Hearts 2 v 1 Hibernian

Paatelainen

Hibs were back in the SPL under Alex McLeish this was their last game of the season a season in which they finished a respectable sixth

Mixu scored with a brave header on the line -after the ball had hit the post from a McGinlay header -to equalise Jaunjo’s earlier strike. Hearts only needed a point to guarantee a UEFA place and they secured all three with Gary McSwegans late flicked header. Martin McIntosh was sent off for a second bookable offence when he pulled down Mickey Cameron

21/5/1981 Challenge Match

Haiti International XI 1 v 0 Hibernian

BBC Sport

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Yesterday’s post on that day of days

Lancs Harp

22-05-2021, 08:11 AM

Today we make history.

BILLYHIBS

25-05-2021, 05:09 PM

25/5/2014 Scottish Premiership Play-Off Final 2nd Leg

Hibernian 0 v 2 Hamilton Academicals Agg: 2-2 ( Hamilton won 4-3 on pens AET )

Hibs crashed out of the Scottish Premiership after losing this play-off final second leg at home on penalty kicks

Terry Butcher’s spectacular run of bad form as HIBS Manager was ended thanks to Jason Cummings’ wonderful strikes at New Douglas Park in midweek to give HIBS a two goal advantage going into this winner takes all decider

HIBS decided to play one striker upfront, Paul Heffernan and deployed Jason Cummings as an extra midfielder Butcher also gave a start to onloan forward Danny Haynes ahead of the off form teenager Alex Harris but he had to be replaced by Harris after only six minutes after a crunching Jon Routledge challenge so HIBS were back to their midweek line-up

Six minutes later and the ball was swiftly dispatched into the HIBS net following a misplaced pass by Ryan McGivern. Ali Crawford’s interception was flicked on by Routledge to Jason Scotland whose quick turn mugged Michael Nelson before the striker’s left foot drive from just inside the box slipped under Ben Williams’ outstretched hand

Accies could smell the fear in the Stadium and as in the first leg continued to play the better controlled possession football. HIBS -who had not been performing well at home since the closure of the old East Stand back in 2010 - relied on the long hopeful ball up to Heffernan hoping for a chink in the second tier defence. This ploy almost worked as the natives grew more and more nervous Heffernan having a goal ruled out for off-side and Jason Cummings having a close range header cleared off the line shortly after Williams had saved a net bound Louis Longridge drive with an outstretched foot

Into the second half and Butcher pushed Cummings up front to join Heffernan in search of a tension releasing equaliser this reduction in midfield manpower however left HIBS’ creaking defence exposed and Williams had to be quick off his line to block a Scotland shot after his quick turn left two HIBS defenders going the other way as he bore down on goal

The match wore on and Accies continued to play the tidier controlled football Accies Manager Alex Neil brought himself on to control the tempo of the game and HIBS responded by introducing veteran Kevin Thomson for substitute Alex Harris

The clock was ticking down and after 83 minutes Heffernan was replaced by Tudor-Jones a player who later publicly admitted that he signed a contract at HIBS knowing his legs were gone ?

Deep into four minutes added on time and Butchers plan to hang on to what we had back-fired spectacularly when with seconds to go Scotland once again turned Nelson out wide and fired in a low cross that Tony Andreu turned home with his outstretched foot

There was no further scoring in Extra Time and Kevin Thomson and Jason Cummings would miss their penalties cue protests outside the ground and deserved Accies celebrations inside

Terry Butcher is statistically Hibernian’s worst ever Manager his honeymoon bounce lasted three games over Christmas and things started to go pear-shaped when we surrendered a two goal lead at Tannadice. When he took over we were nowhere near relegation lying in seventh position and then we went on a downward spiral we seemed to be incapable of getting a win and no one seemed to notice when Raith Rovers knocked us out of the Scottish Cup 2-3 at home

His man-management, motivational and tactical skills or rather lack of, team selections and accusations of bullying and use of hair brained schemes also being called into question

We were now headed for the second tier where Hearts and The Rangers were waiting for us but perhaps it was a blessing in disguise we had to change the structure of our club after years of mismanagement and get away from short term fixes it was time to regroup we certainly had to find a new Manager and a new squad of players

There is no doubt that relegation was a financial disaster to our club and was an enormous psychological blow to a club and a support who once again had been badly let down

HIBS Williams Maybury Stevenson Craig Nelson McGivern Heffernan Robertson Haynes Stanton and Cummings

Subs Harris for Haynes 8 Thomson for Harris 68 Tudor-Jones for Heffernan 83

Unused Cairney Collins Murdoch and Forster

Att 18031

https://youtu.be/GA4pwg0q9Ms

25/5/1946 Victory Cup Quarter Final Replay

Hibernian 2 v 0 Partick Thistle

Wright
Milne

Hibs won this replay after drawing 1-1 at Firhill with goals from Alex Wright and Arthur Milne

HIBS would go on to defeat Clyde in the semi-final at Tynecastle and lose to Rangers 1-3 in the final at Hampden Park in front of a crowd of 100000 HIBS would have a man sent off

25/5/1895 Scottish League Division Two old

Airdrieonians 2 v 4 Hibernian

Hibs were Second Division Champions for the second successive year but still there was no automatic promotion Hibernian had to campaign all the clubs in the First Division many who were bigoted against the Irishmen and fearful of what a strong Hibernian side could do in the First Division

The press were on our side this was a match report of the above match:

“ I know of no club that can bombard a goal in the style of Hibernian and from some of these terrific rallies Martin, Murray and Murphy scored with shots that you only get from Hibernian With such a magnificent season’s record the public are confident that Hibernian will certainly figure among the elite of the upper ten “

Of the top ten St Bernard’s the Scottish Cup winners confirmed their support whilst Hearts and Leith Athletic dithered but all the clubs in the West and beyond were visited and all confirmed their support Hibernian were finally dining at the top table of the Scottish football elite

Championship medals were issued and the Championship Flag was unfurled of the Irishmens own design

“ green with a yellow harp and no crown with the inscription Hibernian Football Club Erin Go Bragh Scottish League 2nd Division Champions 1894-95”

Birthdays

Gordon Smith RIP

The Making of Hibernian The Brave Years Alan Lugton

Hibernian FC On This Day Colquhoun and Sinnet

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Things did not look too good seven years ago today

Like a Phoenix from the ashes Hibernian Football Club would rise to fight another day

BILLYHIBS

26-05-2021, 06:15 AM

26/5/2013 Scottish Cup Final

Hibernian 0 v 3 Celtic

With Leigh Griffiths clearly not 100% Eoin Doyle was probably our best chance of a goal and he blew his lines with a header that was too close to Fraser Forster in the opening minutes ...unlucky!

After that it was the Anthony Stokes show

A younger leaner meaner fitter Stokes did to us what he was to do against The Rangers three years later though thankfully he did not score laying two goals on a plate for Gary Hooper with whipped in crosses and generally being a pest the whole game

Hooper should have had a hat-trick into the second half but took a fresh air swipe at Lustig’s pass in front of goal but Joe Ledley followed up to hit a rising shot high into Williams’ net to give the score perhaps an unfair reflection but I suppose no one could realistically argue

The large HIBS support were defiant until the end, we would be back, but little did they know there would be even more pain to follow

111 years and counting

Hibs Williams Maybury Hanlon Forster McGivern Claros Taiwo Thomson Harris Doyle and Griffiths

Subs Handling for Doyle 71 Caldwell for Thomson 76 Stevenson for Griffiths 84

Unused Murdoch Robertson

Att 51254

https://youtu.be/_EPknvzqGnY

26/5/2001 Scottish Cup Final

Hibernian 0 v 3 Celtic

Hibs to have any chance of winning this would have to be at their very best to compete with Martin O’Neill’s very strong and physical treble chasing Celtic team Unfortunately, unknown to us mere HIBS fans at the time, Le God looked as though he was carrying an injury and we were without our talismanic midfielder Russell Latapy who had effectively been sacked by the club There was also no place in the squad for Tam McManus who had scored in every round other than the semi-final

Hibs held their own up until Jackie McNamara replaced Lubo Moravcik on 18 minutes he then proceeded to rip us apart scoring on 39 minutes. Larsson added a second just after half-time before finishing the scoring with a soft penalty after being pulled down by Gary Smith with 10 minutes left

99 years and counting

Hibs Colgan Smith Sauzee Fenwick Laursen ONeill Jack Brebner Murray Libbra and Paatelainen

Subs Arpinon Lovell and Zitelli

Att 51824

https://youtu.be/c1FAEO47s9c

26/5/1965 Summer Cup Semi-Final 2nd Leg

Motherwell 6 v 2 Hibernian ( Agg 6-4 )

Cormack pen
Quinn

Hibs went into this second leg two goals up from the first leg but Motherwell very quickly reversed this score in ninety minutes

Into extra-time and the wheels very quickly came off the bus for HIBS as despite goals from Cormack ( pen) and Quinn Motherwell added another four of their own to end Hibs’ defence of the trophy

Motherwell would beat Dundee United in the final 3-2 on aggregate

Hibs Wilson Simpson Davis Stanton McNamee and Baxter Scott Quinn ORourke Cormack and Stevenson

26/5/1945 Summer Cup Round 1 1st Leg

St Mirren 4 v 2 Hibernian

Smith 2

Hibs lost this first leg at Love Street but would go on to win the second leg 7-0 at Easter Road

Hibs would lose the final to Partick Thistle at Hampden after defeating Celtic in the semi-final 2-0 at Tynecastle

Birthdays

Sir Matt Busby RIP

Willie Irvine #1

Hibernian On This Day Colquhoun and Sinnet

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NHC

26/5/1999 UEFA Champions League Final

Manchester United 2 v 1 Bayern Munich

Sheringham 90+1

Solskjaer 90+3

Man Utd Schmeichel Neville Johnsen Stam Irwin Giggs Beckham Butt Blomquist Yorke and Cole

Subs Sheringham for Blomquist 67 Solskjaer for Cole 81

Att 90245

https://youtu.be/cmtmojTSRR8

BILLYHIBS

27-05-2021, 07:11 AM

27/5/1964 Summer Cup Semi-Final Leg 1

Kilmarnock 4 v 3 Hibernian

Vincent
Martin
Hamilton

Hibs had reached the semi-final of the Summer Cup under Jock Stein and the first leg was away at Rugby Park and as usual it would prove to be a tricky tie

Kilmarnock scored through a Ronnie Hamilton penalty a John McNamee og and goals from Brian McIlroy and Jackie McInally.

HIBS responded through Vincent Hamilton and Martin and crucially Martin saw Sandy McLaughlin save his late penalty kick but it mattered not a jot as HIBS would go on to defeat Kilmarnock 3-0 at Easter Road three days later and qualify to meet Aberdeen in what would prove to be an epic final

Worth mentioning that after this semi-final at Rugby Park both sets of supporters gave the teams a rousing standing ovation for a good old fashioned entertaining end to end Cup tie

Hibs Wilson Fraser Leishman Stanton McNamee and J Stevenson ORourke Hamilton Vincent Martin and J Scott

27/5/1961 Inter Cities Fairs Cup Semi-Final Play-Off

Roma 6 v 0 Hibernian

Hibs had reached the semi-final of the Inter Cities Fairs Cup which would nowadays be the equivalent of the UEFA Cup or the Europa League

Hibs had already played Roma home and away in the semi-final drawing 2-2 at Easter Road and drawing 3-3 in Rome

Based on present day rules HIBS would be in the Final on the away goals rule but back then the venue for the deciding tie in the event of a draw would be decided by the toss of a coin

In his book Davie Gibson states that the Hibernian Directors actually agreed a financial guarantee to return at the end of May which was fine by him as he had thrown a coin in the Trevi Fountain with Johnny MacLeod and Ronnie Simpson hoping to return one day but not on the end of a 6-0 thrashing

Roma won the toss allegedly but the mysterious thing was the tie was to take place a full month after the 3-3 draw in Rome and a month after HIBS’ domestic season had ended

The Italians were still in the middle of their season and the under prepared HIBS team having not played for a month suffered their heaviest ever away defeat in Europe.

Manfreddi scored in the first minute and would add another three both sides would each miss a penalty before Menichelli and Selmosson would complete the scoring for the Italians

The HIBS players treated the whole trip as a holiday as they did not expect to win and according to Eric Stevenson’s book they would go on organised excursions to the Coliseum, The Trevi Fountain and other local landmarks all laid on by the Daily Express.

An Italian family back in Edinburgh had arranged a slap feed with free flowing wine at a top class local restaurant

Many of the players suffered sunburn lying on the beaches under the intense hot summer sun

The big attraction for the Italian fans was of course Joe Baker but little did they or the HIBS fans realise that he had already been sold

Roma would go on to defeat Birmingham City 4-2 in a two legged final a final that if things had been different should have been a Battle of Britain

Hibs Simpson Fraser McClelland Baxter Easton and Baird MacLeod Kinloch Baker Gibson and Stevenson

Att 50000

https://youtu.be/iJtuz-nxgoo

Hibernian FC On This Day. Colquhoun and Sinnet

Hibs Through and Through Eric Stevenson

Gibbo The Davie Gibson Story

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60 years ago today HIBS lost a play-off in the semi-final of what was to become the UEFA Cup against AS Roma after drawing 2-2 at Easter Road and 3-3 in Rome

Petrie ! :confused:

BILLYHIBS

27-05-2021, 09:05 AM

27/5/1902 Glasgow Charity Cup Semi Final

Morton 0 v 3 Hibernian

Callaghan 2
McGeachan

As Scottish Cup holders HIBS were invited to contest the Glasgow Charity Cup

Having knocked out Rangers in Glasgow HIBS now found themselves up against Morton at neutral Tynecastle

Hibs were in confident mood having won the Scottish Cup The East Of Scotland League The McCrae Cup and the Roseberry Charity Cup

Hibs played the same team that had recently defeated Hearts in the Roseberry Cup Final with Barney Breslin replacing the injured Jimmy Harrower

There was no scoring in the first half but HIBS were dealt a cruel blow when Johnny Divers did not reappear for the second half leaving HIBS down to 10 men

Ten Man HIBS however took command of the game with Paddy Callaghan scoring a quick fire double

A third goal from Andy McGeachan finished Morton off but Hibs finished the match with nine men as Bobby Atherton had to retire with a facial injury

So on to the Glasgow Charity Cup Final at Hampden where Hibernian faced Celtic on 31st May who were out for revenge for their recent Scottish Cup Final defeat at Parkhead

Hibs were without the injured Harrower and Divers and things looked bleak on a rain and windswept Hampden Park but a reshuffled HIBS team rose magnificently to the occasion brushing aside Celtic to lead 5-0 at half-time and eventually winning the game 6-2 despite a mini Celtic revival in the second half

The Hibernian goalscorers that day were McGeachan 3, Gray, Callaghan and Breslin

Hibs Rennie Hogg Glen Breslin Gray Robertson Stewart McGeachan Callaghan Atherton and Buchan

This all conquering HIBS side would go on to win the Scottish First Division for the first time the following season 1902-03

The Making of Hibernian The Brave Years Alan Lugton

BILLYHIBS

28-05-2021, 07:40 AM

28/5/1979 Scottish Cup Final Second Replay

Hibernian 2 v 3 Rangers. AET

Higgins
MacLeod pen

The final instalment of the bore-fest that HIBS so easily could have won

” The first replay was played in dreadful wet conditions and our defence was superb in a match that went to extra time There were no penalty shoot-outs in those days so a second replay took place the following Monday, 28th May

Once again I thought we had our hands on the Cup as we tore Rangers apart in the first half. Tony Higgins put us ahead after 16 minutes but we just could not finish off the Glasgow team Big Derek Johnstone’s equaliser before half-time came off a rebound when Tommy McLean’s 25 yarder took a slight deflection on its way to Jim McArthur who could not hold it.

Johnstone had moved up front and he scored his second after an hour but still we did not give up. The penalty award which allowed us to equalise was soft; McCloy’s offence in the first game was much worse. Ally MacLeod made no mistake and we almost snatched it late on when Bobby Hutchinson who I had sent on to replace Tony Higgins grazed the outside of the post with a shot

Jim McArthur saved a penalty from Alex Miller but in the second half of extra time Davie Cooper swung in a cross and Arthur Duncan dived to try and head clear only for the ball to end up in our net. We had lost the Scottish Cup by an own goal and after 330 minutes of unceasing effort we had nothing to show but losers medals I don’t think Arthur ever forgave himself but he was such a great player for HIBS over the years that no one ever held it against him.”

Eddie Turnbull

77 years and counting

Hibs McArthur Brazil Duncan Bremner Stewart and McNamara MacLeod Rae Campbell Callachan and Higgins

Subs Hutchinson and Brown

Att 27556

28/5/1967 North American League

Hibernian 1 v 1 Cerro

McGraw

The first game of a gruelling 12 game North American tour in which HIBS drew 1-1 with Cerro of Uruguay in the Yankee Stadium New York -played in intense heat -thanks to an Alan McGraw header

Hibs’ next game would be against Eddie Turnbull’s Aberdeen three days later but they would also go on to face Ado Den Haag, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Dundee United, Cagliari, Sunderland ( twice ) Bangu, Stoke City, Shamrock Rovers and Glentoran all in the name of trying to push soccer to the locals

It was also a chance to get in some valuable team bonding and sight-seeing

HIBS played under the name Toronto City
Cerro were the New York Skyliners
Aberdeen were the Washington Whips
Dundee United were Dallas Tornadoes

Hibs Allan Duncan Davis Stanton Madsen and Cousin Quinn Cormack Scott McGraw and Stevenson

In Colours Green and White. John Campbell

Having A Ball. Eddie Turnbull

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28/5/1978 Tour of Canada

Edmonton All Stars 0 v 7 Hibernian

Man of the Match Tony Higgins

Footage from Scottish Cup Final 1979

https://youtu.be/5GNIcayXleU

Birthdays:

Lilian Martin

DIXIHIBS

28-05-2021, 08:03 AM

“ What a team that was Seven goals six scorers each and every one of them rightly classed Hibernian legends and of course a manager who was part of the famous five Their memories march on”

Ian Blackford MP

What a team with joe baker thrown in as well. Look at the crowd though. You forget how small crowds sometimes were againt the smaller teams. Huge crowds v old firm hertz but big drop in other games. Imagine the comments on here nowadays if we had a great team and a home crowd of 6000!

BILLYHIBS

29-05-2021, 10:37 AM

29/5/1943 Summer Cup First Round First Leg

Hibernian 7 v 0 Partick Thistle

Baxter 2
Cuthbertson 2
Anderson
Smith 2

Partick held out well for the first half-hour even although Bobby Baxter had opened the scoring after only 8 minutes but when Jocky Cuthbertson added a second on 32 minutes their resistance caved in and the floodgates opened Baxter and Cubby again adding goals before half-time

HIBS were imperious and irresistible and went on to totally dominate the second half Gordon Smith grabbing a late double

Hibs would win the second leg 5-2 with Charles McGilvray getting a rare start scoring a hat-trick

St Mirren would go on to defeat Rangers 1-0 in the final at Hampden

Hihs : Brown Shaw Hall Finnigan Baxter Kean Smith McGilvray Anderson Cuthbertson and Caskie

Att: 8000

Hibernian FC On This Day Colquhoun and Sinnet

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29/5/1940 Roseberry Charity Cup Semi Final

Hibernian 2 v 2 St Bernards ( HIBS won 6-2 on corners )

Hibs faced Hearts in the final at Tynecastle Park on 1st June and would triumph 5-2 thanks to a hat-trick from Arthur Milne and a brace from Willie Finnigan

Goalkeeper Jimmy Kerr saved a penalty kick taken by Hearts legend Tommy Walker

The Making of Hibernian The Romantic Years Alan Lugton

BILLYHIBS

30-05-2021, 08:15 AM

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30/5/1964 Summer Cup Semi-Final 2nd Leg

Hibernian 3 v 0 Kilmarnock ( Agg 6-4 )

Martin 2
Vincent

After losing the first leg 3-4 in an entertaining game at Rugby Park HIBS welcomed Kilmarnock to Easter Road and 18000 fans turned up expecting more of the same

Two goals by the brilliant Neil Martin in either half sandwiched in between a strike from Stan Vincent put paid to Killie’s hopes but special mention must be made to Willie Wilson, Pat Stanton and John McNamee who were outstanding in defence on the night

The Final would be a two legged affair against Aberdeen who had defeated Partick Thistle 3-2 on aggregate in the other semi but the Final would be put on hold until 1st of August due to a typhoid outbreak in the town

The HIBS players could relax and go on holiday

Hibs : Wilson Fraser Leishman Stanton McNamee J Stevenson ORourke Hamilton Vincent Martin and Scott

30/5/1942 Summer Cup Round One

Hibernian 2 v 1 Clyde

Milne 2

HIBS began their defence of the Summer Cup with this win at Easter Road

They would go on to lose a brutal hard fought final to Rangers at Hampden Park after extra time on the toss of a coin

Birthdays

Pat McGinlay

Calum Booth

At Easter Road They Play. John Campbell

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30/5/1978 Tour of Canada

Manitoba All Stars 0 v 6 Hibernian

Ally MacLeod 4

George Stewart 2

30/5/1956 Friendly Challenge Match

Basle 2 v 1 Hibernian

Frye

Hibs opened the scoring through John Frye Stauble equalised for the hosts

With minutes to go the Referee confused everyone in the ground when he awarded the hosts a penalty Hugi scoring from the spot

Att 5000

30/5/1948 Tour of Belgium

Antwerp 2 v 1 Hibernian

Hibs play under floodlights for the very first time and play with a white ball for the very first time

The hosts presented Gordon Smith with a Birthday Cake to celebrate his recent birthday

When the cake was cut inside was a miniature footballer wearing a maroon top :confused:

30(5/1906 Roseberry Charity Cup Final

Hearts 0 v 2 Hibernian

30/5/1904 Roseberry Charity Cup Final

Hearts 3 v 0 Hibernian

Hibs played Hearts ten times in this season the best they could manage was two draws

30/5/1903 Roseberry Charity Cup Final

Hibernian 3 v 1 Leith Athletic

Birthdays:

Stuart McCaffrey

BILLYHIBS

01-08-2021, 09:13 AM

1/8/2020 Scottish League Premiership

Hibernian 2 v 1 Kilmarnock

Boyle 5 34

https://youtu.be/cXKORqsaCcU

Hibs got off to the perfect start in their 2020/21 League campaign with two goals from Man of the Match Martin Boyle

The first when he showed an electric burst of pace when he skipped past the advancing Jake Eastwood to slot into the empty net despite the despairing attempts of a recovering Killie defender

The second when played in by Scott Allan to fire home across the bows of Eastwood

Chris Burke pulled a goal back for the Ayrshire men just before half-time with a cracking 30 yard strike high into Rocky’s top right postage stamp direct from a free-kick

Second Half HIBS showed a new found defensive resolve to see the match out and hang on to claim all three points despite surrendering large swathes of possession to an increasingly desperate Kilmarnock side

HIBS Rocky McGinn Porteous Hanlon Wright Allan Gogic Newell Doig Boyle and Nisbet

Subs Horgan for Allan Stevenson for Wright Doidge for Doig

1/8/2015 Scottish League Cup Round One

Hibernian 3 v 0 Montrose

Martin 33
Allan 71
Cummings 82

Scott Allan started on the bench after having a transfer request turned down following interest from The Rangers

Hibs Oxley Gray Hanlon Fontaine Stevenson Martin Fyvie Bartley Stanton Harris and Cummings

Subs Allan for Bartley Shaw for Harris Sinclair for Stanton

Att 5900

1/8/1979 Anglo Scottish Cup Preliminarily Round Leg 2

Hibernian 0 v 1 St Mirren ( Agg 3-4 )

Hibs go crashing out of the Anglo Scottish Cup thanks to a goal from Billy Stark after Big Dod Stewart had been stretchered off

Hibs had put in an encouraging display in the first leg at Love Street securing a 3-3 draw with goals from George Stewart Jim Brown and Tony Higgins

St Mirren would go on to win the trophy defeating their arch nemesis Bristol City in the final to become the first and only Scottish club to do so

HIBS McArthur Brazil Duncan Bremner Stewart McNamara Callachan Rae Campbell Brown and Higgins

1/8/1973 Drybrough Cup Semi-Final

Hibernian 2 v 1 Rangers AET

Bremner
Higgins

Rangers arrived at Easter Road in confident mood not having lost a game in 1973

Their ranks were boosted by exhibee Johnny Hamilton who had been allowed to leave Easter Road and Doug Houston signed from Dundee

The Match was fast and furious played on a bone hard surface on a summers’ evening

Des Bremner scored his first goal for HIBS only to see Derek Parlane equalise to take the game into extra time

Big Tony Higgins rose from the bench to crash home the winner in extra time with a heroic goal scored on the counter attack to inflict Rangers’ first defeat in 27 games

HIBS would go on to defeat Celtic in the final at Hampden Park thanks to a last minute goal from Alan Gordon

Hibs McArthur Bremner Schaedler Stanton Black Blackley Duncan Edwards Gordon Munro and Duncan

Subs Smith Higgins

Att 28000

1/8/1964 Summer Cup Final First Leg

Aberdeen 3 v 2 Hibernian

Jim Scott 2

Hibs gave themselves a fighting chance in the second leg at Easter Road thanks to a battling display and a fine double from Jim Scott

Andy Kerr 2 and ‘Ernie is a milkman’ Winchester scored for the Dons

Hibs would go on to win the Summer Cup in a play-off at Pittodrie in September 1964 after a 2-1 second leg win at Easter Road

Hibs Wilson Fraser Leishman Stanton McNamee J Stevenson O’Rourke Hamilton Vincent Martin and Scott

Birthdays:

Jason Cummings

Junior Agogo RIP

Eric Paton

In Colours Green and White John Campbell

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BILLYHIBS

02-08-2021, 07:44 AM

2/8/2018 UEFA Europa League Second Qualifying Round Leg 2

Asteras Tripoliis 1 v 1 Hibernian Agg 3-4

McGinn 44

https://youtu.be/dkHkCUegAv8

After coming back from 0-2 down in the first leg to win 3-2 Hibs arrived in Greece full of expectation but the Greeks and their fans obviously still fancied their chances needing only a one goal victory to qualify

This almost came to pass in 44 minutes when Tsilianidis rattled the crossbar with a header HIBS attacked from the rebound Kamberi fed in Super John McGinn who blasted the ball into the opposite corner to send the fans behind the goal into raptures

Things got worse for Asteras three minutes into the second period when they had a man sent off

Down to ten men the Greeks continued to pour forward and pulled one back when that man Tsilianidis again managed to roll Ambrose before striding on to slot the ball beyond Adam Bogdan

Bogdan who some fans held responsible for the two goals lost in Edinburgh performed heroically pulling off no less than five fantastic saves from three goal bound headers and two one on ones as HIBS held on for a deserved victory

Special mention also for Super John McGinn who gave 110 % and put his body on the line for the hibee cause knowing he was off on a lucrative contract to Aston Villa A true professional

Hibs Bogdan Gray Ambrose McGregor Stevenson Mallan Slivka Hanlon McGinn Boyle and Kamberi

Subs Whittaker for McGregor Bartley for Slivka Porteous for Mallan

Att 3860

2/8/1972 Drybrough Cup Semi-Final

Hibernian 3 v 0 Rangers

Stanton
Gordon 2

Rangers arrived fresh from their victory in the European Cup Winners Cup Final in Barcelona but HIBS were on the cusp of something extra special at Easter Road

Hibs were imperious on the night with Alex Cropley and Mickey Edwards pulling the strings in midfield
King Paddy Stanton opened the scoring just before half-time with Alan Gordon adding two in the second half the second a glorious header

HIBS were on a revenge mission and would face Celtic in the final at Hampden Park

I remember as usual Rangers could not take a beating and there was a lot of crowd trouble at this game which was the beginning of the end for the Cave

Hibs Herriot Brownlie Schaedler Stanton Black Blackley Edwards Hazel Gordon Cropley and Duncan

Sub O’Rourke

Att 27111

Birthdays:

Russell Latapy

:not worth

In Colours Green and White John Campbell

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PatHead

02-08-2021, 08:03 AM

Great to see this back.

BILLYHIBS

02-08-2021, 08:16 AM

Great to see this back.
Quite a few blank days so will complete a full year

:thumbsup:

Keith_M

02-08-2021, 09:19 AM

Quite a few blank days so will complete a full year

:thumbsup:

Pleased to hear that, Billy.

BILLYHIBS

02-08-2021, 09:22 AM

Pleased to hear that, Billy.
:thumbsup:

If it doesn’t appear already posted saves me talking to myself :greengrin

BILLYHIBS

03-08-2021, 08:35 AM

3/8/2019 Scottish League Premiership Match Day 1

Hibernian 1 v 0 St Mirren

Allan 85

Returning hero Scott Allan secured the points on the opening day with a late goal after he latched on to a Christian Doidge reverse pass and waltzed into the box before firing home from 18 yards

Allan had earlier hit the upright with a cute lob but this match is probably best remembered for substitute Doidge failing to convert a couple of gilt edged chances

The good news was he was making the right runs and adopting the correct positions

Hibs Rocky Whittaker Hanlon James Jackson Vela Horgan Newell Mallan Allan and Kamberi

Subs Mackie for James Doidge for Vela Slivka for Horgan

Att 16600

3/8/2002 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 1 v 2 Aberdeen

Luna 31

Paco Luna gave HIBS the lead when he latched onto a John O’Neil expertly threaded pass to chip the advancing Kjaer on the half hour

Darren Mackie pulled the Dons level on the hour much to the joy of the 3000 travelling fans jammed into the South

Deep into 10 minutes added injury time Kjaer pulled off a world class save when he expertly clawed away a Tam McManus lob destined for the top faraway corner

Scenes in the 97th minute when Aberdeen broke away and Fergus Tiernan and Darren Young teed up Chris Clark for a tap-in for an undeserved winner

Hibs Caig Orman Smith Dempsie Murray Townsley O’Neil Arpinon Brebner O’Connor and Luna

Subs Wiss McManus and Whittaker

Att 13340

3/8/1997 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 2 v 1 Celtic

Power
Charnley

https://youtu.be/fk6jG4dunG4

Darren Jackson made his return to Easter Road in a Celtic jersey and Henrik Larsson made his debut for Celtic against Jim Duffy’s new look HIBS side

Lee Power gave HIBS the lead when he got on the end of a Tony Rougier cross into the box Malky Mackay equalised and boyhood Celtic fan Chic Charnley got on the end of Substitute Larsson’s wayward first touch to spectacularly fire home the winner beyond Gordon Marshall from 22 yards

Chic Charnley played the entire match with a smile on his face scoring a goal and striking the upright from 30 yards

Throughout the game he could quite clearly be heard shouting to his teammates ‘ Here, Here’ demanding the ball

The teams left the field at full time with chants of ‘Chico Chico’ ringing in their ears from the East

What could go wrong ?

Hibs Olly Miller Boco Charnley Hughes Welsh Dow Power Crawford Rougier and McGinlay

Subs G Miller Tosh

Att 13000

3/8/1986 Friendly Challenge Match

Hibernian 1 v 2 Seville

Irvine

Hibs warmed up for their opening fixture against Graeme Souness’ new Rangers team with two difficult friendlies the first against Jock Wallace’s Seville side who were too good on the day

The second against Gordon Durie’s Chelsea side who we easily defeated 4-0

Q Can anyone remember the names of the five signings signed in the summer of 1986 signed in preparation for the Rangers game?

The HIBS are Here 1992-99 Ian Colquhoun

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Eyrie

03-08-2021, 06:59 PM

George McCluskey and Billy Kirkwood.

Can't remember the others, which may mean they weren't up to much!

BILLYHIBS

03-08-2021, 07:02 PM

George McCluskey and Billy Kirkwood.

Can't remember the others, which may mean they weren't up to much!
Two down three to go

:thumbsup:

Ringothedog

03-08-2021, 07:19 PM

Two down three to go

:thumbsup:

Stuart Beedie, was Mark Caughey one of them? And Gordon Chisholm?

I can see the match day programme in my head

darwenhibby

03-08-2021, 07:23 PM

Bedie mark caughy
Willie Irvine 2??

BILLYHIBS

03-08-2021, 07:38 PM

Stuart Beedie, was Mark Caughey one of them? And Gordon Chisholm?

I can see the match day programme in my head
Chisholm made a scoring debut versus Oldco in a 2-0 victory at ER in the League Cup

https://thehiblog.wordpress.com/2017/03/26/hibernian-1-2-seville-3-august-1986/

BILLYHIBS

03-08-2021, 07:39 PM

Bedie mark caughy
Willie Irvine 2??

:top marks

Willie Irvine #2 scored a hat-trick versus Chelsea in the 4-0 victory

Glory Lurker

03-08-2021, 08:35 PM

I was at all the games in today's list, which is a first for me, being a youngster as I am :-)

BILLYHIBS

03-08-2021, 08:58 PM

I was at all the games in today's list, which is a first for me, being a youngster as I am :-)
So was I my son so was I :greengrin

Loved the Chic Charnley game

Souness game was no too bad as well

BILLYHIBS

04-08-2021, 09:57 AM

4/8/2013 Scottish League Premiership

Hibernian 0 v 1 Motherwell

Fresh from their aggregate 0-9 drubbing to Malmo Pat Fenlon gave debuts to Michael Nelson and James Collins

Both performed well but in reality HIBS had Ben Williams to thank for keeping them in the game with excellent late saves from Sutton and McManus but there was little he could do to stop future Hibby Motherwell substitute debutant Henri Anier’s late strike with 12 minutes to go

Hibs Williams Mullen Hanlon Nelson Stevenson Harris Robertson Craig Tudur-Jones Thomson and Collins

Subs Stanton for Harris Taiwo for Robertson Handling for Thomson

Att 9237

4/8/2001 Scottish League SPL

Dundee 2 v 1 Hibernian

Luna 59

Hibs go down to goals from Sara 9 and Caballero 62

Hibs Colgan De La Cruz Smith Sauzee Laursen Jack Murray Brebner O’Neil Brewster and Luna

Subs Zitelli O’Connor Townsley

Att 9500

4/8/1998 Scottish League Division One

Morton 0 v 1 Hibernian

Lavety

Relegated HIBS took a large travelling support through to Cappielow where they witnessed their heroes record a narrow victory and get their campaign off to the perfect start thanks to a strike from Barry Lavety

Alex McLeish gave debuts to Stuart Lovell and Paul Holsgrove

Hibs Olly Renwick Elliot Holsgrove Hughes Dennis Lovell Skinner Crawford Lavety and McGinlay

Subs Rougier Bannerman

Att 5745

4/8/1992 Scottish League Premier Division

Motherwell 1 v 2 Hibernian

Wright
McGinlay

https://youtu.be/5uijRd7HH5A

Hibs Reid Orr Mitchell Beaumont McIntyre MacLeod Hamilton Wright Weir Jackson and McGinlay

Sub Evans

Att 5400

4/8/1973 Drybrough Cup Final

Hibernian 1 v 0 Celtic

Gordon 119

https://www.thecelticwiki.com/1973-08-04-celtic-0-1-hibernian-drybrough-cup-final/

Hibs held on to take the game into extra time despite Celtic twice hitting the woodwork

The goal when it came was a thing of great beauty following a flowing move involving Bremner Higgins Cropley and Gordon

Cropley fed Gordon lurking on the edge of the offside line at the edge of the box who despatched a glorious left footed drive low past goalkeeper Alistair Hunter who had no chance

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

Subs Smith for Edwards Cropley for Munro

Att 50000

Birthdays

Mark Milligan

Jimmy Stevenson RIP

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gbhibby

04-08-2021, 10:18 AM

BILLYHIBS

04-08-2021, 10:25 AM

Drybrough cup final first away game without an adult, was 12
Instructions from parents get train to Queen St follow crowd to Central Station get tickets to mount florida job done.
Same but Scottish Cup Final 1972

Phoned up Carlton Branch put on a deep voice to book pick up from Haymarket

Bus Convener was astonished when a 12 year old barged past him and sat doon in the bus on his jack

:greengrin

BILLYHIBS

06-08-2021, 06:48 AM

A meeting held in the Catholic Institute-St Mary’s Halls attached to St Patrick’s Church in the Cowgate led to the formation of Hibernian Football Club on Friday 6th August 1875.

The unlikely pair of gentlemen behind the move were Canon Edward Hannan and Michael Whelahan of The Catholic Young Men’s Society

Both men had been born in Ireland and had moved to Edinburgh and together with thousands of their countrymen and women had set up home in the Old Town of Edinburgh known as ‘Little Ireland’ which took in the Cowgate and its surrounding areas

The ‘establishment’ and local teams were reluctant to accept these Irish incomers so the decision to form their own team for Irish Catholic’s was taken

Hibernian was run by St Patrick’s CYMS as an amateur charitable football club. The charitable work of Hibernian became legendary not only in Edinburgh but throughout Scotland and their influence in spreading the popularity of football is reflected today by two senior Scottish football clubs who owe their existence to Hibernian: Celtic Football Club and Dundee United

Hibs’ centenary Captain and club legend Pat Stanton is a direct descendant of Michael Whelahan the first Captain of Hibernian Football Club

6/8/2016 Scottish League Championship Match Day 1

Falkirk 1 v 2 Hibernian

Cummings 2

6/8/2007 Scottish League SPL Match Day 1

Hearts 0 v 1 Hibernian

Kerr

Birthdays:

John Parke RIP

The Making Of Hibernian: The Harp Awakes Alan Lugton

Hibernian FC On This Day. Sinnet and Colquhoun

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Happy Birthday to Hibernian Football Club 146 years young today

Many Happy Returns

What are we doing for our 150th ?

Pagan Hibernia

06-08-2021, 07:04 AM

Happy birthday Hibs.

146 years old and still as gorgeous as ever

BILLYHIBS

10-08-2021, 09:30 AM

10/8/1996 Scottish League Premier Division Match Day 1

Hibernian 1 v 2 Kilmarnock

Weir

Alex Miller had to boost his squad and he did so by swapping Gareth Evans and David Farrell for Partick’s Ian Cameron :confused:

Brian Welsh and Ian Cameron made their debuts HIBS passed well and created many chances but found Killie goalie Lekovic to be in excellent form

Killie scored a quick 1-2 in five crazy first half minutes through Ally Mitchell and John Henry

Michael Weir replied for HIBS in the second half his last goal for the club

HIBS Leighton Miller Welsh Millen Donald Hunter Weir Cameron Wright Jackson and McGinlay

Subs McAllister Dow

Att 8700

10/8/1993 Scottish League Cup Round 2

Hibernian 2 v 0 Alloa

Wright
Donald

Billy Lamont’s Alloa put up a good fight but the Hibees had a sting in their tail with goals from Keith Wright and returning forgotten man Graeme Donald

Hibs Leighton Miller Tortolano McIntyre Tweed Hunter McAllister Hamilton Wright Jackson and McGraw

Sub Donald

Att 4600

10/8/1991 Scottish League Premier Division Match Day 1

Hibernian 4 v 1 St Mirren

Weir 2
McGinlay 2

Hibs still had a team after the Wallet Mercenary take over bid and they would not die

HIBS Burridge Miller Mitchell Orr McIntyre MacLeod Weir Hamilton Wright McGraw and McGinlay

Subs Evans Lennon

Att 8271

10/8/1985 Scottish League Premier Division Match Day 1

Aberdeen 3 v 0 Hibernian

Aberdeen unfurled the flag but HIBS played well playing four teenagers Collins Weir Hunter and Kane with a young Gordon Juke Box Durie coming off the bench

Hibs Rough Sneddon Munro Kane Rae Hunter Weir Collins Irvine Cowan and McBride

Sub Durie

Att 14857

10/8/1977 Anglo Scottish Cup Preliminaries Leg 1

Hibernian 2 v 1 Ayr United

Smith
Scott

Hibs wore the famous Bukta strip for the first time in this game

HIBS took an early lead when Ayr keeper Hugh Sproat failed to hold a Des Bremner drive and Bobby Smith fired home from close range Big Walker McCall equalised for Ayr but HIBS left it late cult anti-hero Ally Scott firing home a low hard Arthur Duncan cross

HIBS would draw the second leg 2-2 and would reach the Semi Final going out to Peter Cormack’s Bristol City in a bad tempered two legged encounter

Hibs McDonald McNamara Schaedler Brazil Stewart Blackley Duncan Bremner Scott MacLeod and Smith

10/8/1974 Scottish League Cup Group 2

Hibernian 3 v 1 Rangers

Gordon
Duncan
Harper

A surprisingly easy routine win for HIBS in this League Cup Section game

Rangers had Richard Sharp at centre forward in place of the suspended Derek Parlane

John Blackley and Derek Spalding changing turns to have him in their back pocket

Alan Gordon opened the scoring from his new position in midfield no doubt to accommodate Joe Harper

Ally Scott scored a late consolation for Rangers

Hibs McArthur Brownlie Schaedler Stanton Spalding Blackley Edwards Higgins Harper Gordon and Duncan

Att 23500

10/8/1968 Scottish League Cup

Hibernian 0 v 1 St Johnstone

Kenny Aird scored the only goal

Penalty King Joe Davis missed a penalty

Peter Cormack was carried off with damaged ankle ligaments

HIBS Wilson Shevlane Davis Stanton Cousin McGraw Marinello Quinn Stein Cormack and Stevenson

Subs Murphy for Cormack

Att 9750

10/8/1963 Scottish League Cup Group 2

St Mirren 1 v 1 Hibernian

Martin

Neil Martin having opened the scoring had to leave the field with 20 minutes left leaving HIBS down to 10

Kerrigan scored a late late equaliser for the Saints

10/8/1957 Scottish League Cup Group 3

Hibernian 4 v 0 East Fife

Preston 23
Ormond 35
Smith 58
Turnbull 65

10/8/1946 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 9 v 1 Queen Of The South

Cuthbertson 1 77
Weir 18 20 35 63 (tel:18 20 35 63)
Aitkenhead 55
Buchanan 60
Smith 85

The first post war League game and HIBS run riot on a bright sunny day with Gordon Smith scoring one and having several assists and close calls

Armstrong 75 for Queens

This was the first game in which HIBS wore numbered shirts

Hibs Kerr Howie Shaw Kean Aird McCabe Smith Cuthbertson Weir Buchanan and Aitkenhead

Att 35000

Edit:

In the same week Gordon Smith turned down an unofficial approach from Matt Busby to join him at Man Utd the proposed opening bid 40k a record at the time

He turned up at ER with a brand new MG in his favourite colour .....maroon !

Birthdays

Daryl Horgan

Roy O’Donovan

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BILLYHIBS

11-08-2021, 09:19 AM

11/8/2020 Scottish League Premiership Match Day 3

Dundee United 0 v 1 Hibernian

Doidge 65

Hibs made it three wins on the bounce when Christian ( Doidgerinho) Doidge managed to find the top near post postage stamp corner from an impossible angle despite being closed down by three United defenders

Hibs Rocky Hanlon Porteous McGinn Doig Horgan Boyle Newell Gogic Doidge and Nisbet

Subs Allan for Horgan Hallberg for Newell

https://youtu.be/aTH4JFHJ6RA

11/8/2019 Scottish League Premiership

The Rangers 6 v 1 Hibernian

Horgan 40

Mackie sent off 55

11/8/2007 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 4 v 2 Gretna

Zemmama 2
Fletcher
McCann

Fabian Yantorno’s free kick gave Gretna a half time lead

Colin McMenamin broke clear into the second half to put Gretna two up

Benji then missed a penalty but Merouane Zemmama spared his countryman’s blushes by pulling one back on 64 minutes

Steven Fletcher headed home two minutes later to pull HIBS level

Zemmama put HIBS ahead on 82 minutes with a trade mark free-kick

Gretna pressed forward looking for the equaliser but were caught on the break in the dying minutes when Kevin McCann broke clear to seal the points

Hibs never lost to Gretna during their doomed spell in the top flight

Gretna’s tiny support in the South Stand were teased by the East ‘ Three fans you’ve only got three fans’

Hibs Ma Ka Gathuessi Hogg Jones Murphy McCann Kerr Beuzelin O’Brien Benji and Morais

Subs Joneleit for Jones Benji for Morais Zemmama for Kerr

Att 13795

11/8/2001 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 2 v 0 Aberdeen

Sauzee pen
McManus

https://youtu.be/Vgxooq4izPg

Le god scores from the penalty spot in 5 minutes after John O’Neil was brought down in the box

Craig Brewster with an immaculate pass just before half-time to spring the offside trap to allow Tam McManus in to chip the goalie off the upright for his first goal of the season sealed the deal

HIBS Colgan Fenwick Orman Sauzee Laursen Jack Murray Brebner O’Neil Brewster and McManus

Subs Zitelli Townsley Luna

Att 13150

11/8/1973 Scottish League Cup Group 2

Morton 1 v 4 Hibernian

Higgins 2
Duncan
Cropley

A lovely crisp volley by Neil McNab gave the hosts a shock 1-0 half time lead

A half-time rocket from Eddie Turnbull and changes that included Bobby Smith on for the injured Alan Gordon and Alex Cropley on for the ineffectual Alex Edwards turned the game in the Hibees favour with Bobby Smith laying on the first two for Big Tony Higgins

HIBS McArthur Bremner Schaedler Stanton Black Blackley Edwards Higgins Gordon Munro and Duncan

Subs Smith Cropley

Att 4658

Birthdays

Jim Brown ( Ex Hearts)

Hibernian on this day Colquhoun and Sinnet

Martin Igoe

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BILLYHIBS

12-08-2021, 08:23 AM

12/8/2018 Scottish League Premiership Match Day 2

St Johnstone 1 v 1 Hibernian

Shaw

12/8/2017 Scottish League Premiership Match Day 2

The Rangers 2 v 3 Hibernian

S Murray
Tavernier og
Slivka

Alfredo Morelos headed The Rangers in front after three minutes. Simon Murray equalised with a neat finish cutting in from the left and skipping past Fabio Carduso to steer a low shot past Wes Foderingham.

Ryan Jack was sent off for angrily grabbing Dylan McGeoch and getting involved in a heated exchange with Anthony Stokes right in front of Referee John Beaton. HIBS added to Rangers’ woes when Murray picked out Slivka on the edge of the six yard box the Lithuanian’s attempt on goal appeared to be going past the post before being inadvertently directed into his own goal by Tavernier

Hibs stretched their lead just after the interval when The Rangers defence fell asleep at a throw in allowing Slivka to control the ball on his knee before sending a 20 yard volley beyond Foderingham

Tavernier redeemed himself with nine minutes to go when he pulled a goal back with a header but it was too little too late

Hibs: Marciano McGregor Ambrose Hanlon Whittaker McGeoch McGinn Slivka Stevenson Stokes and S Murray

Subs Swanson and Gray

Att: 49636

https://youtu.be/WqHNpM3QxwY

12/8/2012 Scottish League SPL Match Day 2

Hibernian 1 v 1 Hearts

Griffiths

12/8/2006 Scottish League SPL Match Day 3

Inverness CT 0 v 0 Hibernian

12/8/2000 Scottish League SPL Match Day 3

Hibernian 5 v 1 Dundee

Agathe 2
Lehmann 2
Lovell

Dundee took the lead in this game when Georgi Nemsadze cut the ball back to Fabian Caballero who found himself in acres of space to fire a powerful right footer into the bottom corner. The visitors were living up to their prematch billing and were playing brilliant football but were left stunned when Didier Agathe scored a brilliant solo goal collecting the ball in his own half shrugging off a series of challenges as the Dundee defence struggled to match his searing pace and he dispatched a deft flick beyond Dundee goalkeeper Rab Douglas on seeing the whites of the goalkeeper’s eyes.

Hibs missed a goalden chance to take the lead when Douglas brilliantly saved a Russell Latapy penalty kick after Tom Smith was hauled down inside the box. Latapy made up for this misdemeanour when he played a perfectly weighted ball into Agathe’s path who gave HIBS the lead just before half-time

Dundee’s problems increased in stoppage time at the end of the first half when Cabellero was sent off for elbowing Matty Jack after the HIBS enforcer had rattled his bones like a xylophone with a typically robust challenge

Hibs were always comfortable against ten man Dundee in the second half and increased their lead through a double from substitute Dirk Lehmann and a late counter from fellow substitute Stuart Lovell

Dundee had a man sent off in the tunnel after the game

Hibs Colgan Smith Jack Laursen Fenwick T Smith ONeil Sauzee Latapy Agathe and Paatelainen

Subs Lehmann Lovell Murray

Dundee Douglas Smith De Marchi Tweed Marrocco Artero Billio Nemsadze Bonetti Cabellero Sara

Subs Langfield Yates Milne Falconer Coyne

Att 12075

https://youtu.be/QetdkEYQ-0A

12/8/1992 Scottish League Cup Round 2

Hibernian 4 v 1 Raith Rovers

Evans 2
Hamilton
McGinlay

12/8/1989 Scottish League Premier Division Match Day 1

Aberdeen 1 v 0 Hibernian

12/8/1987 Scottish League Premier Division Match Day 2

Hibernian 1 v 0 Rangers

Collins

12/8/1981 Scottish League Cup Group 1

St Mirren 0 v 0 Hibernian

12/8/1978 Scottish League Premier Division Match Day 1

Dundee United 0 v 0 Hibernian

12/8/1972 Scottish League Cup Group 2

Hibernian 4 v 2 Queens Park

Stanton
Cropley
Hamiton 2 ( 1 pen )

Bobby Robertson played in goal in this game

12/8/1970 Scottish League Cup Group 4

Hibernian 3 v 2 Airdrieonians

McBride
Duncan 2

12/8/1967 League Cup Group 3

Dundee 0 v 0 Hibernian

12/8/1964 Scottish League Cup Group 2

Dunfermline 2 v 0 Hibernian

12/8/1961 Scottish League Cup Group 1

St Johnstone 1 v 1 Hibernian

Baxter

12/8/1959 Scottish League Cup Group 4

Dundee 4 v 3 Hibernian

Ormond
Baxter
Baker

Willie Wilson makes his debut

12/8/1953 Scottish League Cup Group 1

Falkirk 1 v 4 Hibernian

Smith 2
Johnstone
D’Arcy

12/8/1950 Scottish League Cup Group 2

Hibs 2 v 0 Dundee

Johnstone
Smith

Birthdays

Neil Cooper

Bobby Torrance

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Today’s games victory at Ibrox and the Didier Agathe game

12/8/2012 Scottish Premier League

Hibernian 1 v 1 Hearts

Griffiths 45

https://youtu.be/knTLabhmEno

12/8/1987 Scottish Premier League

Hibernian 1 v 0 Rangers

Collins

https://thehiblog.wordpress.com/2017/03/30/hibs-1-0-rangers-12-august-1987/

BILLYHIBS

13-08-2021, 10:12 AM

13/8/2016 Scottish League Championship

Hibernian 2 v 1 Dunfermline Athletic

Richards-Everton Own goal
Cummings

https://youtu.be/hiWrHj6nNeQ

On loan Hearts striker Gavin Reilly equalised for the Pars before Jase bagged all three points when Fordyce made a hash of clearing Martin Boyle’s cross into the box

Hibs Laidlaw Hanlon Fontaine McGregor Gray Bartley McGinn Stevenson Holt Keatings and Cummings

Subs Boyle McGeouch Forster

Att 16500

13/8/2005 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 3 v 0 Livingston

Murphy 40
Shiels 42
O’Connor 53

Hibs get some semblance of revenge on bogey team Livi

Hibs Zibi Whittaker Murphy Hogg Smith Brown Boozy Stewart Shiels O’Connor and Riordan

Subs Morrow Thomson Fletcher

Att 11341

13/8/1996 Scottish League Cup Round 2

Brechin City 0 v 2 Hibernian

Lavety
Dow

Barry Lavety scores on his debut and Andy Dow scores the other

Dow must have been thinking playing at Brechin in front of 1300 was far removed from Stamford Bridge

Hibs Leighton Miller Dow Millen Welsh Hunter Lavety Cameron Wright Jackson and McGinlay

Sub McAllister

13/8/1994 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 5 v 0 Dundee United

Findlay
Jackson 2 (1 pen)
Harper
O’Neill

https://youtu.be/L6crqsUpawc

The opening game of the season and HIBS put Dundee United ( who would be relegated) to the sword

Kevin McAllister tormentor in chief running Alex Clelland ragged so much so he was dismissed in the first half for one foul too many on the wee man

Darren Jackson recorded a double against his old employers

Kevin Harper came off the bench to score his first goal for the club and Michael O’Neill completed the scoring against his old employers with a great chipped effort

Hibs Leighton Miller Mitchell Findlay Tweed Hunter McAllister Hamilton Evans Jackson and O’Neill

Sub Harper

Att 8338

13/8/1991 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 2 v 1 St Johnstone

Hamilton
McIntyre pen

HIBS Budgie Miller Milne Orr McIntyre McGinlay Weir Hamilton Wright McGraw and Evans

Sub Raynes

Att 9236

13/8/1988 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 1 v 0 Motherwell

McIntyre

Hibs Goram Hunter Sneddon Orr Rae McIntyre Weir Kane McCluskey Collins and Tortolano

Subs Evans May

Att 11000

13/8/1958 Scottish League Cup Group 4

Aberdeen 1 v 2 Hibernian

Aitken
Baker

Wishart gave the hosts the lead but HIBS bounced back to their Scottish Cup form to top the Group with two wins thanks to goals from Andy Aitken and Joe Baker

13/8/1952 Scottish League Cup Group 1

Hibernian 5 v 2 St Mirren

Reilly
Smith
Combe
Ormond
Turnbull

Hibs unfurled the Championship flag in front of 40000 fans but got off to the worst possible start when McGill put the Buddies in front

Lawrie Reilly equalised on 24 minutes following a defence splitting pass from Gordon Smith Smith then dribbled straight through the Saints defence before unleashing a thunderbolt that the Saints keeper parried but Smith followed up to slide home

Into the second half and Bobby Combe made it three Ormond added a fourth before Duncanson pulled one back for Saints Eddie Turnbull scored a fifth for HIBS in the dying minutes to top the group

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

13/8/1949 Scottish League Cup Group 2

Hibernian 1 v 0 Falkirk

Ormond 40

A dull game brought to life by a brilliant flowing move involving Buchanan Smith and Reilly ending in Reilly sending over a cross to the far post to be magnificently met by the head of Willie Ormond

13/8/1938 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 2 v 2 Hamilton Academicals

Harte 2

The famous emerald jerseys with the white sleeves are worn for the first time

Willie McCartney addressed the 22000 strong crowd with his ‘Brighter Easter Road’ speech five minutes before kickoff

The Harp and shamrocks at the entrances had been given a bright fresh coat of green paint

The wall around the track and crush barriers had been painted white

The pitch had been laid with turf imported from Ireland

The old square posts had been replaced with round ones

Hibs took the lead through two early second half goals from Jim Harte but they took the foot of the gas and allowed Hamilton back into the games

One of the criticisms of McCartney’s early babes was that if anything they were overconfident going into games and it cost them points

The Making of Hibernian The Romantic Years Alan Lugton

At Easter Road They Play John Campbell

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BILLYHIBS

14-08-2021, 10:24 AM

14/8/2004 Scottish League Premiership

Motherwell 1 v 2 Hibernian

O’Connor 2 78

The late Phil O’Donnell equalised for ‘Well on 20 minutes

Murdock and Brebner sent off

Hibs Brown Caldwell Murdock Whittaker Murphy Boozy Brebner Brown Glass McManus and O’Connor

Subs Shiels for Murphy Morrow for McManus Shields for O’Connor

Att 5859

14/8/1999 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 1 v 1 Hearts

Latapy pen

https://youtu.be/TqeXndn0qyQ

After a season without a local derby HIBS welcomed Hearts to Easter Road Russell Latapy gave HIBS a first half lead from the penalty spot Gary McSwegan equalised into the second half for the jambos but the game is probably best remembered for the BT ad showing Latapy’s successful penalty conversion and Stevie Fulton getting booked for being ugly

HIBS Olly Lovering Renwick Dennis Jack Skinner Henry Latapy Sauzee McGinlay and Lehmann

Subs Hartley Paatelainen Miller

Att 17000

14/8/1993 Scottish League Premier Division

Celtic 1 v 1 Hibernian

Tweed 83

https://youtu.be/Z9OVUoxorVM

Charlie Nicholas gave Celtic the lead after 10 minutes Steven Tweed celebrating his 21st equalised with a crisp volley on the penalty spot on 83 minutes

Pat McGinlay lined up for Celtic Hibs had Jim Leighton to thank for a point putting in a superb display in only his third appearance for the club

Back at Easter Road the Reserves were defeating a strong Celtic side 2-1 with both goals coming from Mark McGraw who was becoming something of a goal scoring phenomenon at that level

Hibs Leighton Miller Beaumont McIntyre Tweed Hunter McAllister Hamilton Wright Jackson and Donald

Subs Farrell Findlay

Att 27690

14/8/1982 Scottish League Cup Group 3

Hibernian 1 v 1 Rangers

Rae

John McDonald gave Rangers the lead but HIBS equalised just before half-time when Gordon Rae swivelled in the box and sent a crisp drive past Jim Stewart low to his right hand side

HIBS had chances to win the game second half but failed to capitalise

Rangers had Craig Paterson making his debut ( What’s it like to be a Hun?) and Robert Prytz in their side a strange one as the swede signed from Malmo had no problem getting a Work Permit unlike Refvik and Mathisen

Hibs McArthur Sneddon Schaedler Brazil Welsh McNamara Callachan Rae Rodier Turnbull and Thomson

Att 15000

14/8/1976 Scottish League Cup Group 4

Montrose 0 v 1 Hibernian

Ally Scott

14/8/1971 Scottish League Cup Group 1

Motherwell 0 v 3 Hibernian

Cropley
Hamilton 2

Hibs had failed to win a preseason game but the hard work paid off in this away fixture

Jim Herriot made his official debut in this match and kept a clean sheet

John Brownlie came closest for HIBS in a goalless first half striking the crossbar

Alex Cropley opened the scoring and Johnny Hamilton added a double his first going in off the post the second when he spotted Keith McCrae ( the man in Black) off his line and he chipped him from 25 yards the ball clipping the crossbar on the way in

HIBS Herriot Brownlie Schaedler O’Rourke Black Stanton Stevenson Hamilton Baker Hazel and Cropley

Att 6500

14/8/1968 Scottish League Cup Group 1

Raith Rovers 0 v 1 Hibernian

Jimmy Jimmy O’Rourke

The only goal came when Rovers keeper Bobby Reid pushed out an Alan McGraw cross that fell handily for Jimmy O’Rourke and he didn’t have to be asked twice

HIBS Wilson Shevlane Davis Stanton Cousin McGraw Marinello Quinn Stein O’Rourke and Stevenson

Att 6050

14/8/1963 Scottish League Cup Group 2

Hibernian 3 v 2 Dundee United

Martin
Baker
O’Rourke

After a dire 0-0 first half this game burst into life second half with HIBS having to hang on for victory with Bobby Mitchell twice scoring for the Terrors ( one pen).

This was the first game for an animated Tam McNiven in the HIBS dugout

HIBS Simpson Grant McClelland Preston Easton Baxter Scott O’Rourke Baker Martin and Stevenson

Att 9759

14/8/1948 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 5 v 2 East Fife

Smith
Linwood
Turnbull
Aitkenhead 2

Hibs unfurled the League Flag in front of 40000

Eddie Turnbull had to leave the field of play for 20 minutes after picking up a head injury

When he returned HIBS were a goal down

Goals from Smith Linwood and Turnbull gave HIBS a 3-1 half time lead

A second half double from Johnny Aitkenhead either side of a goal from Morris secured the points

Hibs Kerr Govan Shaw Finnigan Howie Buchanan Smith Combe Linwood Turnbull and Aitkenhead

14/8/1946 Scottish League Division One

Rangers 1 v 2 Hibernian

Aitkenhead 29
Weir 52

George Young scored from the penalty spot in the first minute when Peter Aird was harshly deemed to have handled the ball

Hibs came storming back and a great run and cross by Gordon Smith allowed Aitkenhead to equalise

HIBS continued to dominate the game and the 60000 Ibrox crowd did not like what they were witnessing even more so when Jock Weir easily headed home an Aitkenhead cross for the winner early in the second half

Hibs Kerr Howie Shaw Kean Aird McCabe Smith Cuthbertson Weir Buchanan and Aitkenhead

At Easter Road They Play John Campbell

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brog

14-08-2021, 12:18 PM

Those were the days with that team in 1963. 2 full backs, 1 of whom was a converted midfield player, 1 centre back, 2 creative midfield players, 2 wingers & 3 strikers! Not a holding player in sight!!

BILLYHIBS

15-08-2021, 11:54 AM

15/8/2020 Scottish League Premiership

Hibernian 0 v 0 Motherwell

David Turnbull returned to the Motherwell side and they were unlucky having a Jordan White goal disallowed for offside

The point took HIBS to top of the League

15/8/2015 Scottish League Championship

Hibernian 1 v 0 Morton

Cummings 58

Jase comes on as a second half sub for Marv on 58 minutes and breaks the deadlock with his first touch as life at Easter Road began without Scott Allan

15/8/2010 Scottish League SPL

Motherwell 2 v 3 Hibernian

Stokes 45
Hanlon 64
L Miller 73

15/8/2009 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 2 v 1 St Mirren

Wotherspoon
Benji

David Wotherspoon scores on his debut just before half-time one minute after Stephen McGinn had given the Buddies the lead Saints had been down to ten men after only 15 minutes when pundit Steven Thompson was sent off for a shocker of a tackle on Patrick Cregg

Benji came off the bench to score his first goal in two years with a superb diving header in the 83rd minute to grab all three points

Hibs Ma Ka McCann Hogg Bamba Hanlon Rankin McBride Cregg Wotherspoon Nish and Riordan

Sub Benji for McCann Galbraith for Hanlon

Att 12313

15/8/1998 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 1 v 2 Stranraer

Skinner

Alex McLeish’s HIBS crash at home in their bid to return to the Premiership at the first time of asking

15/8/1989 Scottish League Cup Round 2

Hibernian 2 v 0 Alloa

Sneddon 2

15/8/1987 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 0 v 4 Dundee

Hibs are ripped apart by the Cobra and the Mongoose Keith Wright and Tommy Coyne

I remember this game being 0-4 at half-time by which time I was in the Artisan

15/8/1973 Scottish League Cup Group 2

Hibernian 1 v 0 Ayr United

Bremner

Hibs scored late on in this tight encounter Des Bremner going on a run exchanging one two’s with Alex Edwards and Tony Higgins before unleashing a powerful drive from just inside the box beyond Ayr goalkeeper David Stewart

Hibs McArthur Bremner Schaedler Stanton Black Blackley Smith Edwards Higgins Munro and Duncan

Subs Cropley for Smith Gordon for Duncan

Att 13294

15/8/1970 Scottish League Cup Group 4

Aberdeen 1 v 1 Hibernian

Duncan 40

Nijinsky the flying machine gave HIBS the lead but David Robb headed an equaliser just after half time

Hibs had several chances in the second half that they failed to take

HIBS Marshall Brownlie Schaedler Blackley Black Stanton Stevenson Graham McBride Hamilton and Duncan

Att 15229

15/8/1964 Scottish League Cup Group 2

Hibernian 5 v 0 Airdrieonians

J Scott 3
Hamilton
Martin

15/8/1962 Scottish League Cup Group 4

St Mirren 3 v 3 Hibernian

Byrne
Stevenson
G Baker

Debutant John Byrne gave HIBS the lead but goals from Kerrigan 35 Bryceland 48 and McLean 51 put the Saints 3-1 up Eric Stevenson pulled one back and Gerry Baker equalised against his old club with three minutes to go

HIBS Simpson Grant McClelland Preston Easton Baxter Logan Byrne Baker M Stevenson and E Stevenson

Att 4750

15/8/1950 Scottish League Cup Group 2

St Mirren 0 v 6 Hibernian

Reilly 3
Johnstone 2
Smith

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

Att 25000

15/8/1924 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 3 v 2 Partick Thistle

Dunn 2
McColl

This Friday night game took place at Tynecastle as Greater Easter Road was still under renovation and was played at a terrific pace in front of 18000 singing green clad Hibernian supporters HIBS played their ‘celebrated team’ and with the teams tied at 2-2 going into the final minute the brilliant Jimmy Dunn rattled home the winner

HIBS Harper McGinnigle Dornan Kerr Miller Shaw Ritchie Dunn McColl Halligan and Walker

15/8/1896 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 3 v 1 Celtic

Martin
Murray
Dougal

Heavy rain preceded this game but by the time the teams ran out brilliant sunshine shone on the monster crowd

Celtic playing their short passing game took an early lead HIBS relying on their long accurate passing eight man attack bulldozed their way back into the game when Centre Half Allan Martin joined the attack and fired a drive through the legs of Celtic keeper McArthur from close range

Pat Murray gave HIBS the lead just before the interval

The second half was fast and furious but also very clever and it was HIBS who grabbed the alll important deciding goal when George Dougal fired home to complete the scoring

Hibs McCall Robertson McFarlane Breslin Martin Murphy Murray Kennedy Pryce Smith and Dougal

Att 12000

Birthdays:

Humphrey Rudge

The Making of Hibernian The Brave Years Alan Lugton

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BILLYHIBS

16-08-2021, 10:07 AM

16/8/2018 UEFA Europa League 3rd Qualifying Round 2nd Leg

Molde 3 v 0 Hibernian

16/8/2008 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 3 v 2 Falkirk

Nish 1 25
Hanlon 47

John Hughes’ HIBS recorded their first win of the season with a fine double from Colin Nish and a goal just after halftime from defender Paul Hanlon Nish was unlucky not to record a hat-trick with strike partner Steven Fletcher twice going close striking the crossbar on one occasion

Falkirk were not without fight urged on by Jackie McNamara Jnr and a double from the dangerous Michael Higdon 30 53 made for an entertaining finish

HIBS McNeill Van Zanten Hogg Jones Hanlon Keenan Shiels Rankin O’Brien Fletcher and Nish

Subs Murray Campbell Chisholm

Att 12500

16/8/2000 Scottish League SPL

Kilmarnock 0 v 1 Hibernian

Paatelainen 37

Hibs Colgan T Smith G Smith McIntosh Sauzee Laursen Jack Latapy O’Neil Paatelainen and Agathe

Sub Lehmann

https://youtu.be/HaewzuB1GSo

16/8/1980 Scottish League Division One

Stirling Albion 0 v 2 Hibernian

Cormack
Rae

Peter Cormack put HIBS ahead with a rasping shot that went in off the underside of the crossbar and Gordon Rae added a second when he converted a Duncan cross

Hibs McArthur Brown Black McNamara Paterson Cormack Torrance Callachan Rae Brazil and Duncan

Sub MacLeod

Att 2346

16/8/1975 Scottish League Cup Group 2

Hibernian 3 v 0 Dunfermline

Harper 2
Duncan

Wilson Humphries took charge as Eddie Turnbull was recovering from an op

Pat Stanton was controversially sent off in this game after tangling with Alan Evans and having allegedly said something out of turn to Referee Brian McGinlay

To counter this loss Humphries immediately replaced Ally MacLeod with Des Bremner the change worked a treat as an Alex Edwards inspired HIBS side scored three times through Harper twice and Arthur Duncan

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

Subs Bremner Smith

Att 9636

16/8/1969 Scottish League Cup Group 2

Aberdeen 2 v 2 Hibernian

McBride 43
Grant 62

Hibs twice fought back to equalise goals from Hermiston pen 35 and Hamilton 61 to hang on to their slim hopes of qualifying from the group stages

HIBS Marshall Shevlane Davis Wilkinson Black Stanton Marinello Grant McBride O’Rourke and Stevenson

Sub Hamilton for Marinello

Att 14500

16/8/1967 Scottish League Cup Group 3

Hibernian 1 v 0 Motherwell

Colin Grant

Hibs Allan Duncan Davis Stanton Madsen McGraw Quinn Grant Stein Cormack and Stevenson

Att 7900

16/8/1961 Scottish League Cup Group 1

Hibernian 2 v 1 Partick Thistle

E Stevenson 2

Future Scotland Manager Ally MacLeod made his home debut on the left wing and that meant that ‘Stevie’ could switch to the right wing The arrival of another winger served as a wake up call to Eric Stevenson and he responded by scoring twice and was unlucky when a third effort struck the Partick goalkeeper Jimmy Gray and trickled along the line before being cleared

Alex Wright scored for the Jags

Hibs Simpson Fraser Grant Hughes Easton Baird Stevenson Baxter Kinloch Preston and MacLeod

Att 12000

16/8/1947 Scottish League Cup Group 4

Hibernian 5 v 1 Clyde

Linwood 11 87
Smith 25 55 65

Hibs Kerr Govan Howie Buchanan Waldie Finnigan Smith Combe Linwood Turnbull and Ormond

Att 25000

16/8/1922 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 1 v 0 Falkirk

Kerr 2

Paddy Allan makes his debut as an early goal from Peter Kerr seals the points

Hibs Harper McGinnigle Dornan Kerr Miller Shaw Ritchie Dunn Allan Halligan and Walker

Att 12000

16/8/1902 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 1 v 1 Celtic

Gray pen

HIBS draw with Celtic in their first meeting since the victorious Scottish Cup Final Hibs would win the return fixture 4-0 at Parkhead and for a brief period be League Champions and Scottish Cup holders

HIBS Rennie Hogg Glen Handling Gray Robertson Stewart McGeachan Callaghan Atherton and Buchan

Att 7000

Birthdays

Ben Stirling

Didier Agathe

Jonatan Johansson

Dirk Lehmann

Stuart Beedie

Leslie Johnstone RIP

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BILLYHIBS

17-08-2021, 10:15 AM

17/8/2019 Scottish League Cup Round 2

Hibernian 5 v 3 Morton AET

Allan 20
Vela 32
Kamberi 55 104
Doidge 120

https://youtu.be/qyUNeDVLJZU

Hibs bounce back from their 1-6 thrashing at Ibrox with a victory against a stuffy Morton side that left more questions than answers

HIBS Maxwell Gray McGregor Hanlon Stevenson Middleton Slivka Vela Horgan Allan and Kamberi

Subs Jackson Whittaker Murray and Doidge

Att 6500

17/8/2014 Scottish League Championship

Hearts 2 v 1 Hibernian

Al Alagui 92

First blood to Hearts in the three way battle with HIBS and The Rangers for the Championship title and in all honesty HIBS had no one to blame but themselves Captain Liam Craig missing a first half penalty and Scott Robertson 79 getting himself sent off

Hearts converted their penalty and had Sow 88 sent off in a feisty encounter

Hibs Oxley Gray Nelson Stanton Forster Craig Stevenson Handling Robertson Harris and El Alagui

Subs Kennedy Allan

Att 17280

17/8/2003 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 1 v 0 Hearts

O’Connor 90

https://youtu.be/tVqmZvLHESs

Bobby Williamson secured his first and only Edinburgh Derby win with this victory over Hearts

Hibs had Grant Brebner harshly sent off in 36 minutes and the remainder of the match was a steady procession towards the HIBS goal with Hearts unable to capitalise

The game looked as though it was about to fizzle out when substitute Stephen Dobbie played in fellow sub Garry O’Connor who smashed the ball underneath the diving Tepi Moilanen and into the net at his near post

Cue celebrations and a mini pitch invasion at the Final Whistle

Hibs Andersson Orman Smith Doumbe Zambernardi McManus Wiss Brebner Murray Riordan and Brown

Subs Dobbie O’Connor and Glass

Att 14000

17/8/1996 Scottish League SPL

Dundee United 0 v 1 Hibernian

McAllister 27

https://youtu.be/ZiD4s9-Sn3M

Dave Bowman was sent off after 3 minutes for an elbow on Keith Wright but HIBS still had to work for their victory with the smallest man on the park Kevin McAllister heading the only goal in 27 minutes getting on the end of a Barry Lavety cross

After that it was the Gary McSwegan v Jim Leighton show

HIBS Leighton Miller Dow Millen Welsh Hunter Lavety McAllister Wright Jackson and McGinlay

Subs Harper Weir

Att 8600

17/8/1991 Scottish League Premier Division

Motherwell 1 v 1 Hibernian

K Wright

https://youtu.be/Vt_pHYBxx-I

Keith Wright scores his first goal for HIBS

HIBS Budgie Miller Mitchell Milne McIntyre Hunter Orr Hamilton Wright McGraw and McGinlay

Subs Weir Evans

Att 8000

17/8/1988 Scottish League Cup Round 2

Hibernian 4 v 0 Stranraer

Archibald 2
Kane
Evans

Stevie Archibald makes an immediate impact scoring twice on his debut for HIBS

Archibald’s signing had raised eyebrows throughout the land as the Scotland international left Barcelona and chose HIBS over Liverpool as he wanted to play European football

Stevie was indeed a class act able to control the ball immediately with his first touch giving himself time on the ball to weigh up situations more than able to strike the ball accurately with both feet, excellent in the air and expert at maintaining possession in tight situations holding up play and playing others in

In his first season he scored 16 goals from 38 appearances and god knows how many assists

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

Subs Tortolano McCluskey

Att 8170

17/8/1974 Scottish League Cup Group 2

Hibs 4 v 0 St Johnstone

Smith 2
Harper
Duncan

Hibs put on a superb display of fast attacking passing football where St Johnstone had keeper Derek Robertson to thank for keeping the score down in a game where the ball hardly left the ground

Hibs Supporters Player Of The Year Jim Black would leave the club after this match to rejoin Airdrieonians

Hibs McArthur Brownlie Schaedler Stanton Spalding Blackley Edwards Smith Harper Gordon and Duncan

Att 11000

17/8/1968 Scottish League Cup Group 1

Hibernian 2 v 0 Falkirk

O’Rourke
Stein

Hibs only had one point from two games so a win was important

Peter Cormack was out injured and his place was taken by Jimmy O’Rourke.

HIBS had the boy wonder young Peter Marinello out on the right wing who taunted and teased the Bairns defence all afternoon

Bob Shankly moved John Blackley back to sweeper and moved Pat Stanton into midfield hoping he would have more of an impact and the move almost paid dividends when he hit the post in the first half with a blistering drive from 25 yards

Hibs took the lead on the hour from an indirect free-kick just outside the box Pat Quinn touched the ball to Jimmy who duly lashed the ball home

The Referee Wilson was not happy and asked for a re-take same move same outcome 1-0 HIBS

Colin Stein settled things a few minutes from the end with his first goal of the season

Hibs Wilson Shevlane Davis Blackley Cousin Stanton Marinello Quinn Stein O’Rourke and Stevenson

Sub McGraw

Att 10000

17/8/1957 Scottish League Cup Group 3

Hibernian 3 v 1 Celtic

Ormond 4
Meechan og 12
Fraser 88

Bobby Collins 18 for Celtic

Hibs Leslie Muir Boyle Nicol Plenderleith Preston Smith Marshall Fraser Harrower and Ormond

Att 35000

Birthdays

Craig Rocastle

Joe McBride Jnr

Paul Wright

At Easter Road They Play John Campbell

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gbhibby

17-08-2021, 05:45 PM

BILLYHIBS

17-08-2021, 05:51 PM

Matt Busby played for Hibs during the war so would be aware of Gordon Smith. Would have been a superstar in England. Tom Finney was asked how it felt to be the best winger in the world. His response was that that chap Smith at Hibs might not agree with that. Unfortunately Gordon Smith suffered from the Scotland teams being picked by committee.My father said that Laudrup at Rangers was the nearest thing to Gordon Smith that he had seen.
Gordon Smith : Prince of Wingers by his son Tony Smith is a fantastic read if you get the chance

The first real superstar

Many’s the time HIBS were offered a blank cheque for Smith

Rio springs to mind

gbhibby

17-08-2021, 07:27 PM

Gordon Smith : Prince of Wingers by his son Tony Smith is a fantastic read if you get the chance

The first real superstar

Many’s the time HIBS were offered a blank cheque for Smith

Rio springs to mind
Spoke to a few Jambo friends of my dad who said when Hearts were playing away they would go to Easter Road to watch Gordon Smith. Dundee and Hearts fans would agree that they won the league due to having him in their side. Only wish had been able to see him in the flesh.
Did the famous five not give Man Utd a hammering.

BILLYHIBS

17-08-2021, 07:36 PM

Spoke to a few Jambo friends of my dad who said when Hearts were playing away they would go to Easter Road to watch Gordon Smith. Dundee and Hearts fans would agree that they won the league due to having him in their side. Only wish had been able to see him in the flesh.
Did the famous five not give Man Utd a hammering.
7-3 in Gordon Smith’s Testimonial

They never beat Arsenal though but we’ve sorted that now :greengrin

ancient hibee

17-08-2021, 07:40 PM

7-3 in Gordon Smith’s Testimonial

They never beat Arsenal though but we’ve sorted that now :greengrin

A pedant says..............

if that is the game Jimmy Souness scored 4 then it wasn’t the famous five:greengrin:greengrin

They had a few friendlies with United.

gbhibby

17-08-2021, 07:42 PM

7-3 in Gordon Smith’s Testimonial

They never beat Arsenal though but we’ve sorted that now :greengrin
Was looking at the number of friendlies and the opposition we played in the early to mid fifties makes interesting reading.

ancient hibee

17-08-2021, 07:46 PM

Meant to say that I was at the 2-2 game with Arsenal in the mid 50s. In total control until goalie Willie Miller threw two in during the fast 15 minutes.

BILLYHIBS

17-08-2021, 07:53 PM

A pedant says..............

if that is the game Jimmy Souness scored 4 then it wasn’t the famous five:greengrin:greengrin

They had a few friendlies with United.
15/9/1952 Gordon Smith Testimonial

Hibernian 7 v 3 Manchester United

Reilly 3
Turnbull 2
Ormond
Smith

Man Utd goals Rowley 2 and Pearson

Jimmy Souness dinnae play

Hibs McCracken Govan Howie Gallacher Paterson Combe Smith Johnstone Reilly Turnbull and Ormond

Att 28000

:greengrin:greengrin:greengrin

ancient hibee

17-08-2021, 07:58 PM

15/9/1952 Gordon Smith Testimonial

Hibernian 7 v 3 Manchester United

Reilly 3
Turnbull 2
Ormond
Smith

Man Utd goals Rowley 2 and Pearson

Jimmy Souness dinnae play

Hibs McCracken Govan Howie Gallacher Paterson Combe Smith Johnstone Reilly Turnbull and Ormond

Att 28000

:greengrin:greengrin:greengrin

The Jimmy Souness game was in Manchester. So your next task is to provide full details.

BILLYHIBS

17-08-2021, 08:03 PM

The Jimmy Souness game was in Manchester. So your next task is to provide full details.
8/3/1952 Friendly Challenge Match

Manchester CITY 1 v 4 Hibernian

Souness 4

:greengrin:greengrin:greengrin:greengrin

ancient hibee

17-08-2021, 08:08 PM

8/3/1952 Friendly Challenge Match

Manchester CITY 1 v 4 Hibernian

Souness 4

:greengrin:greengrin:greengrin:greengrin

I was only 10 at the time(I’ve always thought it was United). He was a very polite man,Jimmy,and never corrected me when I enthused about it at a BB do.

I’ll try and think of something else for you.

BILLYHIBS

17-08-2021, 08:10 PM

I was only 10 at the time(I’ve always thought it was United). He was a very polite man,Jimmy,and never corrected me when I enthused about it at a BB do.

I’ll try and think of something else for you.
Good cricketer I believe :greengrin

ancient hibee

17-08-2021, 08:15 PM

Good cricketer I believe :greengrin

And his brother Ronnie. They were also good cross country runners. All the things I was less than brilliant at:greengrin

stantonhibby

17-08-2021, 08:17 PM

ancient hibee

17-08-2021, 08:22 PM

And is Jamie Gullan's grandfather!

And most unfortunately died before Jamie was born.

stantonhibby

17-08-2021, 08:26 PM

And most unfortunately died before Jamie was born.

Yep....climbing accident just after he retired.

JimBHibees

17-08-2021, 08:27 PM

Two down three to go

:thumbsup:

Mark Fulton?

ACLeith

17-08-2021, 08:33 PM

Yep....climbing accident just after he retired.

I worked at the company he retired from. Hearing the news that morning was the worst moment of my working life

BILLYHIBS

17-08-2021, 08:35 PM

Mark Fulton?
Beastie McCluskey Mark Caughey Billy Kirkwood Willie Irvine #2 and Stuart Beedie

BILLYHIBS

18-08-2021, 09:37 AM

18/8/2012 Scottish League SPL

St Mirren 1 v 2 Hibernian

Griffiths 15 61

https://youtu.be/kubuchv_uZc

Talisman Leigh Griffiths in deadly form against Danny Lennon’s top of the League Saintees drilling home the first from just inside the box and turning on a sixpence in the box after good work by Eoin Doyle in the second half

Special mention for Ben Williams with a first half penalty save and Darren McGregor of St Mirren who was stretchered off

Hibs Williams Clancy Hanlon McPake Maybury Deegan Claros Cairney Wotherspoon Griffiths and Doyle

Subs Sproule Kuqi Caldwell

Att 5000

18/8/2001 Scottish League SPL

Rangers 2 v 2 Hibernian

McManus 19
Orman 59

https://youtu.be/XFkmwQgCNgs

Hibs took the lead when Tam McManus buried a shot from the edge of the box Rangers fought back through goals from Hughes and Flo but a glorious drive from 25 yards from Alen Orman guaranteed HIBS a share of the points

Paco Luna missed an AEK type last minute header to grab the points for the Hibees in the dying minutes

Russell Latapy started for Rangers but after initially looking lively was hooked on the hour

HIBS Colgan Fenwick Orman Sauzee Laursen Jack Murray Brebner O’Neil Brewster and McManus

Subs Luna Zitelli De La Cruz

Att 45000

18/8/1987 Scottish League Cup Round 2

Hibernian 3 v 2 Montrose

May
Tortolano
McCluskey

Hibs Rough Hunter McIntyre May Chisholm Mitchell Kane McGovern Cowan Collins and Tortolano

Sub McCluskey

Att 3800

18/8/1984 Scottish League Premier Division

Dundee 0 v 1 Hibernian

Bobby Thomson

HIBS Rough McKee Schaedler Sneddon Rae McNamara Callachan Jamieson Kane Rice and Thomson

Subs Brazil and McGachie

Att 7000

18/8/1982 Scottish League Cup Group 3

Clydebank 0 v 2 Hibernian

Murray
Rae

Hibs took the lead through an early goal from Gary Murray Jackie McNamara playing a forward role in midfield picked up a bad ankle knock but refused to leave the field until Gordon Rae had secured the points in the 89th minute

HIBS McArthur Sneddon Schaedler Brazil Welsh McNamara Callachan Rae Murray Turnbull and Thomson

Subs McWilliams Rodier

Att 1414

18/8/1976 Scottish League Cup Group 4

Hibernian 1 v 1 Rangers

Ally Scott

An end to end affair with Iain Munro scoring for Rangers

Hibs McDonald Brownlie Smith Bremner Stewart Blackley Fyfe Edwards Scott Muir and Duncan

Sub MacLeod

Att 25000

18/8/1973 Scottish League Cup Group 2

Hibernian 1 v 0 Dumbarton

Gordon 8

Alan Gordon bulleted home a superb diving header for the only goal of the game

HIBS McArthur Bremner Schaedler Stanton Black Blackley Smith Edwards Gordon Munro and Cropley

Subs Duncan for Smith Higgins for Munro

Att 11318

18/8/1971 Scottish League Cup Group 1

Hibernian 2 v 0 Dundee United

Cropley
O’Rourke pen

A long looping forward header from Johnny Hamilton allowed Alex Cropley to sprint clear and beat the offside trap dashing in at an angle to beat Hamish McAlpine with a crisp left foot strike

On 71 minutes Sodje was pulled down inside the box by Andy Rolland Jimmy O’Rourke making no mistake from the spot sending McAlpine in the opposite direction

Hibs Herriot Brownlie Schaedler O’Rourke Black Stanton Stevenson Hamilton Baker Hazel and Cropley

Att 12700

18/8/1965 Scottish League Cup Group 4

Hibernian 1 v 0 St Mirren

E Stevenson

This game probably best remembered for goalkeeper Willie Wilson going off injured with a head knock and reappearing with a bandaged head out on the right wing Peter Cormack performing admirably in goal pulling off one world class save from Saints centre forward Redpath

The only goal of the game arrived when Eric Stevenson met a fine Pat Quinn cross field ball on the volley to give the Saints goalie no chance from just outside the box

HIBS Wilson Simpson Davis Stanton McNamee Baxter Cormack Quinn Scott Martin and Stevenson

Att 8500

18/8/1962 Scottish League Cup Group 4

Hibernian 3 v 2 Third Lanark

McCormack og
John Fraser 2

A thrilling encounter against the now defunct Third Lanark

18/8/1954 Scottish League Cup Group 2

Hibernian 2 v 0 Aberdeen

Preston 17 40

Young Tommy Preston steps up to the plate covering for the injured Lawrie Reilly

18/8/1945 Scottish Southern League

Hibernian 2 v 1 Rangers

Milne 14 77

Williamson replied for Rangers

Hibs Downie Govan Hall Finnigan Aird Kean Smith McMullen Milne Bogan and Peat

Att 30000

Birthdays

Graham Fyfe

Jimmy Harrower RIP

At Easter Road They Play John Campbell

johnsparky2

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Keith_M

18-08-2021, 10:33 AM

The 1984 game against Dundee reminded of the strange situation that we used to get better attendances against some of the other mid sized clubs away from home in those days.

We'd quite often have pretty crappy home crowds like 5,000 or so, then get a massive away support against the same club.

TBF, I often preferred away matches as well, as the atmosphere was often a lot better.

BILLYHIBS

18-08-2021, 10:36 AM

gbhibby

18-08-2021, 11:28 AM

The match report I read said HIBS brought up a huge travelling support

On a side note not everyone’s cup of tea but I liked Bobby Thomson for HIBS
I agree with you about Bobby Thomson. Remember a Willie Miller tackle on him which was a career ending one fortunately his foot was not planted on the ground. Referee only booked Miller as he was surrounded by the whole Aberdeen team.

BILLYHIBS

18-08-2021, 11:33 AM

I agree with you about Bobby Thomson. Remember a Willie Miller tackle on him which was a career ending one fortunately his foot was not planted on the ground. Referee only booked Miller as he was surrounded by the whole Aberdeen team.
Was a hard player with not too little skill maybes took it a step too far against St Johnstone :greengrin

gbhibby

18-08-2021, 11:52 AM

Was a hard player with not too little skill maybes took it a step too far against St Johnstone :greengrin
Was at the game the speed of his run towards the linesman would have left Usain Bolt in his wake.

BILLYHIBS

18-08-2021, 11:57 AM

Was at the game the speed of his run towards the linesman would have left Usain Bolt in his wake.
Aye looked like a push rather than the napper 😃

PatHead

18-08-2021, 12:19 PM

In the Hibs v Dundee United game was Sodje really fouled for the penalty.

BILLYHIBS

18-08-2021, 12:26 PM

In the Hibs v Dundee United game was Sodje really fouled for the penalty.
Sodje as in Sodjer Alex Cropley 😃

Confirmed in Match Programme No 4 1971 versus Kilmarnock another game that the emerging Crops was to score in in a 3-1 victory IIRC

BILLYHIBS

19-08-2021, 09:10 AM

19/8/2018 Scottish League Cup Round 2

Hibernian 3 v 2 Ross County

Gray 15
Mallan 70
Horgan 91

https://youtu.be/h045UKh7FMM

Hibs twice come from behind and grab a stoppage time winner through Daryl Horgan -scoring his first goal for the club- to face Aberdeen in the quarter finals

HIBS Laidlaw Gray Efe Porteous Stevenson Martin Mallan Hyndman Horgan Boyle and Shaw

Subs Whittaker MacLaren Hanlon

Att 8500

19/8/2006 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 3 v 1 Motherwell

Benji
Brown
Jones

Moroccan flair added to the teenage kicks turned this game for HIBS Benjelloun opened the scoring and Zemmama supplied a sublime backheeled flick to leave Scott Brown a clear route on goal

Rob Jones providing the third with a superb header to show what his aerial prowess would bring to the HIBS party

Man of the Match Scott Brown can be forgiven his error in the last minute that allowed Scott MacDonald in for Motherwell’s consolation as his through ball for Benji’s goal and his sublime finish for HIBS’ second showed that this is a young man going places

Hibs Zibi Whittaker Murphy Martis Jones Thomson Stewart Zemmama Brown Benji and Fletcher

Subs Sproule Shiels Glass

Att 13275

19/8/2000 Scottish League SPL

Aberdeen 0 v 2 Hibernian

Latapy pen 5
Paatelainen 78

Hibs Colgan T Smith G Smith McIntosh Sauzee Laursen Jack Latapy O’Neil Paatelainen and Agathe

Subs Bannerman Zitelli Lehmann

Att 13150

19/8/1998 Scottish League Cup Round 3

Hibernian 1 v 0 Aberdeen

Crawford pen

First Division Hibs’ Stevie Crawford beats Jim Leighton from the penalty spot to send Alex Miller’s Premiership table topping Aberdeen side crashing out of the League Cup

Hibs Olly Renwick Elliot Guggi Hughes Dennis Rougier Skinner Crawford Lavety and McGinlay

Sub Lovell

Att 8000

19/8/1995 Scottish League Cup Round 2

Hibernian 3 v 1 Stenhousemuir

D Jackson 2 (1 pen)
McGinlay

The Hibees easily defeat Eamonn Bannon’s Stenny side at Easter Road

Alex Miller is not impressed by HIBS’ lazy performance and he keeps his players in the Changing Room for a 45 minute roasting

Hibs Leighton Donald Mitchell McGinlay Tweed C Jackson Weir Millen D Jackson Harper and O’Neill

Subs McAllister Miller

Att 7000

19/8/1989 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 2 v 0 Rangers

Houchen
Weir

https://youtu.be/qoCe6AbuPxE

Oh Houchey! Houchey!

Hibs defeat Rangers thanks to a drive from outside the box from Keith Houchen and a Michael Weir second half goal following a fumble from Bonni Ginzburg

Special mention to John Collins and Andy Goram who were both outstanding

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

Att 21000

19/8/1978 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 0 v 0 Rangers

Rab Kilgour and Ralph Callachan make their debuts in an evenly contested game

Sir Alf Ramsay was at this game and he rated Jackie McNamara a very good all-round player with an excellent positional sense and was his Man of the Match

Hibs McDonald Kilgour Smith Bremner Fleming McNamara Murray MacLeod Duncan Callachan and Higgins

Subs O’Brien for Murray Rae for Callachan

Att 22500

19/8/1972 Scottish League Cup Group 2

Hibernian 3 v 0 Queen Of The South

O’Rourke 2
Duncan

Veteran goalkeeper Alan Ball keeps the score down with brilliant saves from Stanton and Gordon among others

HIBS would win the Scottish League Cup in this season

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

Att 7000

19/8/1970 Scottish League Cup Group 4

Airdrieonians 2 v 4 Hibernian

Stanton 2 (1 pen)
McBride
Duncan

Airdrie are awarded two penalties in the first six minutes with Gordon Marshall saving one and Mark Cowan converting the other

Second half HIBS come out of the traps flying with Stanton scoring twice Joe McBride scoring one and a screamer from Arthur Duncan

Drew Busby with a late consolation for Airdrie

Hibs Marshall Brownlie Schaedler Blackley Black Stanton Stevenson Graham McBride Hamilton and Duncan

Sub Blair for McBride

Att 4200

19/8/1967 Scottish League Cup Group 3

Hibernian 3 v 1 Clyde

Davis pen
Cormack
Grant

Hastings for Clyde

Hibs Allan Duncan Davis Stanton Madsen McGraw Quinn Grant Stein Cormack and Stevenson

Att 10000

19/8/1964 Scottish League Division One

Clyde 1 v 3 Hibernian

Neil Martin 2
Jim Scott

Hibs Wilson Fraser Parke Stanton McNamee J Stevenson Hogg Hamilton Scott Martin and Cormack

Att 2374

19/8/1961 Scottish League Cup Group 1

Hibernian 2 v 2 Celtic

Kinloch 2

Hibs trail 0-2 to goals from John Hughes and Stevie Chalmers but a double from Bobby Kinloch the first a left footer from a Davy Gibson flick the second a fine header from a Stevenson lob was enough to bag a point

HIBS Simpson Fraser Grant Baxter Easton Baird E Stevenson Gibson Kinloch Preston and MacLeod

Att 24000

19/8/1959 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 2 v 1 Aberdeen

Joe Baker 2

Willie Ormond is the provider of two excellent crosses to allow the Baker Boy to volley a double past Aberdeen incumbent Tubby Ogston to grab a first League win of the season

Hibs Wilson Grant Young Preston Plenderleith Baxter Scott Fox Baker Aitken and Ormond

Att 12000

19/8/1950 Scottish League Cup Group 2

Falkirk 4 v 5 Hibernian

Smith 23 53 88
Turnbull 30
Ormond 83

Brockville for Thrills as HIBS trail the Bairns 0-3 thanks to a double from former hibee Angus Plumb who scored his first in 10 seconds

Hibs fought back to make it 3-3 but Wright of Falkirk made it 4-3 from the penalty spot with his second of the match

Willie Ormond and Gordon Smith with two late late counters ensured the points went back to Easter Road

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

Att 18000

Birthdays

Gary Murray

Omar Konde

Danny Galbraith

The HIBS Are Here Ian Colquhoun

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FilipinoHibs

10-09-2021, 02:16 AM

BILLYHIBS

10-09-2021, 07:43 AM

51 years ago today I made my first visit to the Holyground to see Hibs vs Rangers in the League Cup quarter final first leg. Came up on the bus from Hawick, telling my mother I was at the Youth centre. A crowd of 34,000 packed into ER. I stood on the upper section of the old East terrace. Despite losing 3-1 my love affair with Hibs was cemented as we played with cavalier style down the slope
in our famous green tops with white sleeves.

Hibs’ cause that night not helped by conceding a goal in the first minute

Arthur ‘Nijinsky’ Duncan pulled one back at 0-2 but HIBS were caught with the sucker punch twenty minutes from the end as they went in search of the equaliser

Hibs would lose the second leg 1-3 with Johnny Graham scoring

Prior to this game HIBS had been flying and would beat Celtic 2-0 at Easter Road 10 days later with Joe McBride scoring a double one of which a swivel and shot on the turn still described as one the best goals ever seen at Easter Road

Scorers for Rangers Graham Fyfe 2 and Alfie Conn

Hibs Marshall Brownlie Schaedler Blackley Black Stanton Graham Blair McBride McEwan and Duncan

Sub Cropley for Blackley

Att 37355

Interesting images of the Celtic game

https://www.thecelticwiki.com/1970-09-19-hibernian-2-0-celtic-league-division-1/

FilipinoHibs

10-09-2021, 09:12 AM

Hibs’ cause that night not helped by conceding a goal in the first minute

Arthur ‘Nijinsky’ Duncan pulled one back at 0-2 but HIBS were caught with the sucker punch twenty minutes from the end as they went in search of the equaliser

Hibs would lose the second leg 1-3 with Johnny Graham scoring

Prior to this game HIBS had been flying and would beat Celtic 2-0 at Easter Road 10 days later with Joe McBride scoring a double one of which a swivel and shot on the turn still described as one the best goals ever seen at Easter Road

Scorers for Rangers Graham Fyfe 2 and Alfie Conn

Hibs Marshall Brownlie Schaedler Blackley Black Stanton Graham Blair McBride McEwan and Duncan

Sub Cropley for Blackley

Att 37355

Interesting images of the Celtic game

https://www.thecelticwiki.com/1970-09-19-hibernian-2-0-celtic-league-division-1/

Thanks for brining back the memories. I think I was overcome by the excitement of my first game at ER. I can remember other matches after this one much more clearly. And not 34,000 but 37k+, I was stunned by the size of the crowd as a 14 year old.

BILLYHIBS

10-09-2021, 09:27 AM

Thanks for brining back the memories. I think I was overcome by the excitement of my first game at ER. I can remember other matches after this one much more clearly. And not 34,000 but 37k+, I was stunned by the size of the crowd as a 14 year old.

Yip remember I used to climb to the top of Shaw Heights before every game and was knackered by the time I reached the top

What a vista. Arthur’s Seat to the left I would look down on the green postage stamp that was the pitch and watch for the teams to run out like ants

I would wait for HIBS to decide which way they were kicking and then proceed to make my way behind the respective away goal

One particular memory is John Blackley’s ball juggling prematch routine truly a joy to behold

GGTTH

ancient hibee

10-09-2021, 09:46 AM

Hibs’ cause that night not helped by conceding a goal in the first minute

Arthur ‘Nijinsky’ Duncan pulled one back at 0-2 but HIBS were caught with the sucker punch twenty minutes from the end as they went in search of the equaliser

Hibs would lose the second leg 1-3 with Johnny Graham scoring

Prior to this game HIBS had been flying and would beat Celtic 2-0 at Easter Road 10 days later with Joe McBride scoring a double one of which a swivel and shot on the turn still described as one the best goals ever seen at Easter Road

Scorers for Rangers Graham Fyfe 2 and Alfie Conn

Hibs Marshall Brownlie Schaedler Blackley Black Stanton Graham Blair McBride McEwan and Duncan

Sub Cropley for Blackley

Att 37355

Interesting images of the Celtic game

https://www.thecelticwiki.com/1970-09-19-hibernian-2-0-celtic-league-division-1/

I think the 2-0 Celtic game was Tom Hart’s first as owner. McBride was great that day.

BILLYHIBS

10-09-2021, 09:56 AM

I think the 2-0 Celtic game was Tom Hart’s first as owner. McBride was great that day.
Yip confirmed in the Match Report link

I thought Willie MacFarlane was a great Manager for HIBS had us playing flowing attacking football top of the League and an eye for a player just a shame Tom Hart did not agree

Eddie Turnbull was no bad as well :greengrin

FilipinoHibs

10-09-2021, 10:00 AM

Yip remember I used to climb to the top of Shaw Heights before every game and was knackered by the time I reached the top

What a vista. Arthur’s Seat to the left I would look down on the green postage stamp that was the pitch and watch for the teams to run out like ants

I would wait for HIBS to decide which way they were kicking and then proceed to make my way behind the respective away goal

One particular memory is John Blackley’s ball juggling prematch routine truly a joy to behold

GGTTH

I remember the changing of ends. Could never happen now with some teams.

BILLYHIBS

10-09-2021, 10:03 AM

I remember the changing of ends. Could never happen now with some teams.
Remember it as good natured light hearted banter apart from the Hun Celtic and Hearts who all insisted on trying to take over our Cave :greengrin

FilipinoHibs

10-09-2021, 10:06 AM

Yip confirmed in the Match Report link

I thought Willie MacFarlane was a great Manager for HIBS had us playing flowing attacking football top of the League and an eye for a player just a shame Tom Hart did not agree

Eddie Turnbull was no bad as well :greengrin

Willie was the manager of Hawick Royal Albert for a while. So in Hawick we had Hibs down for pre season friendlies. Great to see them so close up.

Ringothedog

10-09-2021, 10:24 AM

Remember it as good natured light hearted banter apart from the Hun Celtic and Hearts who all insisted on trying to take over our Cave :greengrin

And never succeeded

FilipinoHibs

10-09-2021, 10:38 AM

Remember it as good natured light hearted banter apart from the Hun Celtic and Hearts who all insisted on trying to take over our Cave :greengrin

Yes remember all out fights with the currant buns in the cave.

BILLYHIBS

10-09-2021, 10:51 AM

Yes remember all out fights with the currant buns in the cave.

:greengrin

Never took kindly to us easily humping them 3-0 in the Drybrough Cup Semi and it all kicked off

Ringothedog

10-09-2021, 07:05 PM

:greengrin

Never took kindly to us easily humping them 3-0 in the Drybrough Cup Semi and it all kicked off

Something like 200 arrests if I remember correctly. The battling was mental

BILLYHIBS

10-09-2021, 07:28 PM

Something like 200 arrests if I remember correctly. The battling was mental
Yip the headgear of choice was the Builders Helmets tastefully painted green and white to deflect the flying boatils

Tom Hart took the decision to close the Cave after the Sporting game before making a brief comeback against FC Besa

Ringothedog

10-09-2021, 07:55 PM

Yip the headgear of choice was the Builders Helmets tastefully painted green and white to deflect the flying boatils

Tom Hart took the decision to close the Cave after the Sporting game before making a brief comeback against FC Besa

Biggest mistake he ever made, the Cave was “the” place to congregate especially at Big games

BILLYHIBS

10-09-2021, 08:09 PM

Biggest mistake he ever made, the Cave was “the” place to congregate especially at Big games

The fans used to suck the ball into the net and every ball that ended up in the green and white rigging was greeted as if we had just won the European Cup and usually followed by a mini pitch invasion if we could get away with it

Made for a barry atmosphere and the players were spurred on kicking down the slope towards the fans

I moved over to the North Enclosure where I found myself fenced in underneath the footstompers in the North Stand where the more discerning diehard Radges stood

Hibees! Hibees!

Ringothedog

10-09-2021, 09:48 PM

The fans used to suck the ball into the net and every ball that ended up in the green and white rigging was greeted as if we had just won the European Cup and usually followed by a mini pitch invasion if we could get away with it

Made for a barry atmosphere and the players were spurred on kicking down the slope towards the fans

I moved over to the North Enclosure where I found myself fenced in underneath the footstompers in the North Stand where the more discerning diehard Radges stood

Hibees! Hibees!

North Enclosure was were I got my first season ticket. Was mental in there at times

BILLYHIBS

11-09-2021, 12:52 AM

North Enclosure was were I got my first season ticket. Was mental in there at times
Was in there the day John McDonald decided to take a dive in the box

All hell broke loose

Sheer bedlam

Frazerbob

11-09-2021, 09:40 AM

20 years ago, a couple of dozen of us were in a bar on the Greek island of Aegina, on route to AEK v Hibs, watching some planes crash into some buildings.

Ringothedog

11-09-2021, 12:26 PM

Was in there the day John McDonald decided to take a dive in the box

All hell broke loose

Sheer bedlam

Snap, he was a cheating little *******. I am sure Tom Hart called him out for it

BILLYHIBS

11-09-2021, 12:28 PM

Snap, he was a cheating little *******. I am sure Tom Hart called him out for it
Aye so did Shades after the game :greengrin

BILLYHIBS

27-09-2021, 06:10 PM

R
27/9/2001 UEFA Cup Round 1 Leg 2

Hibernian 3 v 2 AEK Athens ( Agg 3-4 )

Luna 2
Zitellii

HIBS had a mountain to climb after losing the first leg in Greece 0-2 against Greek cracks AEK at a sold out Easter Road

Hibs did the unthinkable on the night pulling two goals back through Paco Luna in the second half. The first when he headed in an Ian Murray flick on from a Ulysses De La Cruz cross off the underside of the bar. The second when with only nine minutes to go Ulrik Laursen headed on John O’Neil’s free kick and Luna slid in to knock the ball into the net. Luna missed a goalden opportunity to win the tie in injury time when he infamously failed to convert a diving header at the far post

Two minutes into extra time and first leg hero second half substitute Vassilis Tsartas lashed home a shot from 25 yards that silenced Easter Road. Just before the break he scored a second direct from a corner to pile on the agony

HIBS substitute David Zitelli scored a 35 yard screamer that can only be described as an Exocet with six minutes to go

The game is best remembered for Franck Sauzee booting the dug out when he had to come off injured after 80 minutes and probably the first and best ever rendition of Sunshine on Leith ever heard at Easter Road

Hibs Colgan Orman Sauzee Fenwick Laursen De La Cruz Jack O’Neil Murray Brewster and Luna

Subs Brebner McManus Zitelli

Att 17500

https://youtu.be/qvTdzQLFoV4

27/9/1980 Scottish League First Division

Hibernian 4 v 1 Clydebank

Wilson
Rae
MacLeod
Connolly

New 35k signing from Arbroath Terry Wilson scores on his debut for HIBS

27/9/1975 Scottish League Premier Division Match Day 5

Hibernian 4 v 2 St Johnstone

Munro
Duncan
MacLeod
Harper

St Johnstone’s goalscorers were Duncan Lambie and yes you’ve guessed it Jimmy O’Rourke who scored the only goal of the match for St Johnstone the last time he played at Easter Road for Saints

Man of the Match was Des Bremner who put in a typical action man performance

27/9/1972 European Cup Winners Cup Round One Leg 1

Hibernian 6 v 1 Sporting Lisbon ( Agg 7-3 )

O’Rourke 3
Gordon 2
Manaca og

All Scotland must salute Super HIBS. The Easter Road side in a night of magic gave full warning to the rest of Europe that they have well and truly arrived with a fantastic six hit performance over Sporting

The 26000 fans who roared themselves hoarse will never forget a second half that will go down in the history books. For HIBS took this Cup Winners Cup tie and their talented Portuguese opponents by the throat and converted a first leg 1-2 defeat into a magnificent triumph

Their courage was immense and in a tense first half they got the goal they so desperately needed another superb Alan Gordon header. Fate dealt HIBS a cruel blow right on the whistle for half time when a deflection off Referee Meannig sent Marinho racing away and his centre was easily converted by Portuguese superstar Yazalde to snatch a shock equaliser and valuable away goal

Shooting downhill second half HIBS seemed to have a mountain to climb but encouraged by one of Eddie Turnbull’s famous half time pep talks and roared on by their fans they stormed back with scintillating soccer

In just eight minutes of soccer magic Sporting’s European Cup Winners Cup dream lay in tatters

Three minutes after the restart Jimmy O’Rourke raced on to a Gordon head flick to blast the ball past Damas. As the Easter Road crowd roared HIBS on Gordon struck again. An Arthur Duncan cross found him soaring above the Portuguese defence and Damas was beaten to the world. Another four minutes and HIBS were undoubtedly back in the European big time. John Brownlie who minutes earlier had hit a 35 yarder against a post flicked a through ball for O’Rourke to step in and score from close range.

Ten minutes from time Arthur Duncan was brought down inside the box by a frustrated Gomes and Jimmy O’Rourke stepped up to complete his hat-trick from the spot

To complete a night of misery with only seconds to go Portuguese superstar Manaca turned a Duncan shot past his own keeper for an own goal

To say HIBS were magnificent would be an understatement this result was a declaration of intent by Hibernian Football Club and sent shock waves throughout Europe

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

Footnote: This was the last night that the cave was made available for Standing Supporters

27/9/1969 Scottish League Division One Old

Hearts 0 v 2 Hibernian

Cormack 39
McBride 58

Willie MacFarlanes first game in charge and it doesn’t come much better than this.

Peter Cormack headed in the first from a Joe McBride cross and Joe McBride added the second on the hour from a suspiciously offside position but the whistle did not come. Hey ho!

This result put HIBS top of the League

27/9/1961 Inter Cities Fairs Cup Round 1 Leg 2

Belenenses 1 v 3 Hibernian ( Agg 4-6 )

Baxter 2
Stevenson

After a 3-3 draw at Easter Road Manager Hugh Shaw decided on a change of tactics sitting in deep and hitting the Portuguese on the counterattack.

The tactics worked a treat and HIBS survived a torrid encounter as the Portuguese grew more and more frustrated and became more physical John Baxter hitting two and Eric Stevenson scoring a late superb diving header

27/9/1952 Scottish League Division One Old

Motherwell 3 v 7 Hibernian

Reilly 4
Johnstone 2
Turnbull pen

Johnny Aitkenhead and Wilson Humphries were among the Motherwell scorers

Att 18000

27/9/1947 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 2 v 1 Clyde

Combe 11
Turnbull 23

Hibs went behind to a Riley goal after 3 minutes

27/9/1941 Scottish Southern League

Hibernian 8 v 1 Rangers

Combe 4
Smith 2
Milne 2

Hibs defeated a very strong Rangers side at Easter Road inflicting their worst ever competitive defeat

“ On they come like the Lord Mayor’s show. Milne made it four and Combe five, six and seven and because he is allergic to odd numbers Smith made it eight”

Sunday Post

Birthdays:

Adam Bogdan

Steve Archibald

On This Day In History Sinnet and Colquhoun

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Decent day on this day in history

Hibernian 3 v 2 AEK Athens

Hibernian 6 v 1 Sporting Lisbon

Hearts 0 v 2 Hibernian

Hibernian 8 v 1 Rangers

Stevie Archibald 65 today

:partyhibb

JimBHibees

28-09-2021, 10:40 AM

Was in there the day John McDonald decided to take a dive in the box

All hell broke loose

Sheer bedlam

So was I used to be mental in there in the big games. Pretty sure the Daily Record doctored a photo of the incident trying to make out he hadn't dived. The more things change the more they stay the same.

gbhibby

29-09-2021, 09:48 AM

:greengrin

Never took kindly to us easily humping them 3-0 in the Drybrough Cup Semi and it all kicked off

Disappointed it was only 3. They were a team that had won a European Trophy. That game and the final was some of the best football I have seen Hibs play. I think there was 27000 at the game against Rangers so competition was taken seriously . Builders helmets were a common fashion item amongst old firm fans.

BILLYHIBS

29-09-2021, 11:19 AM

29/9/1877 Scottish Cup Round 1

Hearts 0 v 0 Hibernian

Hibs enter the Scottish Cup for the first time and as luck would have it are drawn away to fierce Edinburgh rivals Hearts

A hard tie ended with no score but the replay two weeks later at the East Meadows ended in a 2-1 win for HIBS

The match was watched by 1000 spectators a very big crowd in those days

The Hearts fans and players were furious at this defeat to the inferior Irish and fighting broke out as the navvies celebrated

Hibs would reach the fifth round losing away 1-3 to Glasgow South Western

BILLYHIBS

30-09-2021, 07:27 AM

30/9/2017 Scottish League Premiership Match Day 8

Celtic 2 v 2 Hibernian

McGinn 53, 77

https://youtu.be/dijYBL-Vp-8

Hibs: Laidlaw Whittaker Hanlon Stevenson Ambrose Bartley McGinn Slivka McGeouch Boyle and Stokes

Subs Barker S Murray

Att 59000

30/9/2000 Scottish League SPL Match Day 10

St Johnstone 0 v 3 Hibernian

Sauzee
Zitelli
Latapy

Monday 30/9/1996

A disastrous start to the season saw Alex Miller resign as Hibernian Manager following an easy 3-1 victory for Hearts at Easter Road after almost 10 years at the helm

A devisive character amongst HIBS fans he brought many good players to Easter Road won a League Cup during a difficult time in our history but was criticised for his defensive tactics and managerial style

He would subsequently go on to win the UEFA Champions League 2005 and FA Cup 2006 with Liverpool as First Team Coach

30/9/1975 UEFA Cup Round 1 Leg 2

Liverpool 3 v 1 Hibernian ( Agg 3-2)

Edwards 33

Pat Stanton was controversially dropped for this game and HIBS were to rue John Brownlie’s penalty miss in the first leg.

John Toshack gave Liverpool the lead after 21 minutes Alex Edwards pulled one back but Toshack would go on to complete his hat-trick

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

Att 30000

30/9/1972 Scottish League Division One Old

Hibernian 3 v 2 St Johnstone

O’Rourke 2
Gordon

Henry Hall and Jim Pearson scored for the visitors in an entertaining game but Gordon and O’Rourke were on a roll

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

Sub Hamilton

Att: 10376

30/9/1970 Inter Cities Fairs Cup Round 1 Leg 2

Malmo 2 v 3 Hibernian (Agg 2-9)

R Duncan 46
McEwan 77
Stanton 85

Rising star Kenny Davidson makes his debut

Hibs Marshall R Duncan Schaedler Brownlie Stanton McEwan Davidson Jones McBride Blair and Duncan

Subs Graham Hamilton

Att 1900

30/9/1967 Scottish League Division One Old

Hibernian 5 v 1 Partick Thistle

Stevenson 2
Davis pen
McGraw
Quinn

Birthdays:

Sven Mathisen

Hibernian On This Day Colquhoun and Sinnet

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On This Day in History

Superb double by SJM earns a point at Parkhead

Alex Miller resigns

HIBS go crashing out of Europe against Liverpool as Pat Stanton is sensationally dropped for the second leg

HIBS hammer Malmo 9-2 on aggregate

BILLYHIBS

01-10-2021, 07:23 AM

1/10/1995 Scottish League Premier Division Match Day 5

Hibernian 2 v 2 Hearts

Donald 61
McGinlay 73

https://youtu.be/MUXN2OxHYBk

The whole 90 minutes for anyone bored during lockdown

Hibs: Leighton C Jackson Love Tweed Hunter Evans Millen Wright Jackson and O’Neill

Sub Donald

Att 12374

1/10/1994 Scottish League Premier Division Match Day 7

Hibernian 3 v 0 Partick Thistle

Jackson 2
McGraw

1/10/1988 Scottish League Premier Division Match Day 8

Hibernian 3 v 1 Celtic

Archibald 2
Evans

Archie was a class act

https://youtu.be/aqFqi-RAzWU

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

Sub: Tortolano

Att 22800

1/10/1985 Scottish League Premier Division Match Day 8

Hibernian 5 v 0 Clydebank

Cowan 3
Durie 2

1/10/1983 Scottish League Premier Division Match Day 6

St Johnstone 0 v 3 Hibernian

Brazil
Irvine
Thomson

1/10/1966 Scottish League Division One

Motherwell 1 v 2 Hibernian

Stein
McGraw

1/10/1955 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 2 v 1 Kilmarnock

Mulkerrin 19
Reilly 56

A young and lively Kilmarnock side took the lead after 5 minutes through Catterson and put HIBS under pressure. HIBS weathered the storm and eventually took a grip of the game Reilly scoring the winner from a pin point Gordon Smith cross

1/10/1949 Scottish League First Division

Hibernian 2 v 0 Aberdeen

Ormond
Turnbull

Birthdays:

Ricardo Vaz Te

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Scotland international Stevie Archibald chooses HIBS over Liverpool to sample European football and on this day scores a fantastic double versus Celtic at Easter Road

BILLYHIBS

02-10-2021, 07:07 AM

2/10/1993 Scottish League Premier Division Match Day 9

Hibernian 2 v 0 Dundee United

Jackson 2

Darren Jackson scores his fifth goal versus his old club Dundee United in little over a year

https://youtu.be/Wp9Q-nNUKLw

Hibs Leighton Miller Mitchell Farrell Tweed Beaumont McAllister Hamilton Wright Jackson and O’Neill

Subs Evans Tortolano

Att 7500

2/10/1974 UEFA Cup Round 1 Leg 2

Hibernian 9 v 1 Rosenborg ( Agg 12-3)

Harper 2
Munro 2
Stanton 2
Cropley 2 pens
Gordon

Leading 3-2 from the first leg Eddie Turnbull was taking no chances and fielded his strongest team against the Norwegians but in a fast start to the game Odd Iversen eluded his marker and fired his team ahead after 15 minutes

With the crowd stunned now that the aggregate was 3-3 HIBS showed their spirit and their skill.

In 19 minutes Joe Harper equalised with a superbly taken goal. In 20 minutes Iain Munro put HIBS ahead with another first class effort and in 22 minutes Rosenborg knew it was all over when Harper headed a third

From then on it was a procession but the goals were well planned and clinically executed that is if you excuse HIBS’ fourth a lob by Munro that spun out of goalkeeper Thunshell’s hands. Pat Stanton added a fifth to make the half-time score 5-1.

The fans chanted for 7 and they got it too when Alex Cropley scored twice from the penalty spot

Headers from Stanton and Gordon made it nine the only blot on Hibs’ copybook being a booking for Joe Harper

Hibs: McArthur Brownlie Schaedler Stanton Spalding Blackley Edwards Cropley Harper Gordon and Duncan

Sub Bremner for Brownlie

Att 12379

Q What was Pat Stanton’s last game for HIBS ?

2/10/1968 Inter Cities Fairs Cup Round 1 Leg 2

Hibernian 2 v 1 Olimpija Ljubljana ( Agg 5-1 )

Davis 2 pens 61 68

The Yugoslavs proved to be a better and more determined team than the side HIBS had beaten 3-0 so comprehensively in Belgrade and they shocked the Easter Road side when Popivoda scored after only 4 minutes.

For a while Olimpija were the much better team but HIBS began to claw their way back into the game

As the Yugoslavs grew more and more frustrated they began to hack and kick at our most skilful players Marinello, Cormack and Stevenson and this was ultimately to cost them the game

Midway through the second half HIBS were awarded a penalty for hand ball in the box a decision that was hotly disputed by the Yugoslavs and the game was held up for several minutes

Once order was restored Joe Davis coolly dispatched the spot kick into the net

This proved to be the catalyst for the Yugoslavs to once again surround the Referee and push and shove him.

Minutes later Jovanovic was sent off for the latest of several savage fouls on Peter Marinello

The culptrit was hardly off the pitch when Eric Stevenson was pulled down inside the box by Kokot leaving the Referee no option but to award a second penalty of the evening

This time there were no protests and Davis duly stepped up and dispatched the penalty past the Yugoslav keeper

Hibs Wilson Shevlane Davis Blackley Cousin Stanton Marinello Quinn Stein Cormack and Stevenson

Att 10500

Birthdays

Craig Paterson

Hibs Through and Through Eric Stevenson

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Hibs record their highest ever result in Europe defeating Norwegian side Rosenborg 12-3 on aggregate on this day

2/10/2020 Scottish League Premiership Match Day 10

Hibernian 3 v 2 Hamilton Academicals

Nisbet 19 35
Hanlon 63

https://youtu.be/DIYTuX6oGF8

Kevin Nisbet oan fire as he blasts HIBS into a 2-0 halftime lead

Paul Hanlon made in three just after the hour but HIBS were made to hang on for the points following a spirited Hamilton fight back which included a Ross Callachan penalty and a Porto own goal

Hibs Rocky Hanlon Porteous McGinn Stevenson Boyle Newell Gogic Murphy Doidge and Nisbet

Subs Hallberg Wright Mallan

Keith_M

02-10-2021, 07:44 AM

Hibs record their highest ever result in Europe defeating Norwegian side Rosenborg 12-3 on aggregate on this day

2/10/2020 Scottish League Premiership Match Day 10

Hibernian 3 v 2 Hamilton Academicals

Nisbet 19 35
Hanlon 63

https://youtu.be/DIYTuX6oGF8

Kevin Nisbet oan fire as he blasts HIBS into a 2-0 halftime lead

Paul Hanlon made in three just after the hour but HIBS were made to hang on for the points following a spirited Hamilton fight back which included a Ross Callachan penalty and a Porto own goal

Hibs Rocky Hanlon Porteous McGinn Stevenson Boyle Newell Gogic Murphy Doidge and Nisbet

Subs Hallberg Wright Mallan

Oh the good old days, when Kevin Nisbet could still actually score a goal...

BILLYHIBS

02-10-2021, 07:49 AM

Oh the good old days, when Kevin Nisbet could still actually score a goal...
:agree:

Yip definitely worth a watch

green.oracle

02-10-2021, 08:34 AM

Hibs record their highest ever result in Europe defeating Norwegian side Rosenborg 12-3 on aggregate on this day

2/10/2020 Scottish League Premiership Match Day 10

Hibernian 3 v 2 Hamilton Academicals

Nisbet 19 35
Hanlon 63

https://youtu.be/DIYTuX6oGF8

Kevin Nisbet oan fire as he blasts HIBS into a 2-0 halftime lead

Paul Hanlon made in three just after the hour but HIBS were made to hang on for the points following a spirited Hamilton fight back which included a Ross Callachan penalty and a Porto own goal

Hibs Rocky Hanlon Porteous McGinn Stevenson Boyle Newell Gogic Murphy Doidge and Nisbet

Subs Hallberg Wright Mallan

Pat Stanton's last game for Hibs v St Johnstone in league cup August 1976 (came on sub in 9-2 win).

:thumbsup::thumbsup:

BILLYHIBS

02-10-2021, 08:36 AM

Pat Stanton's last game for Hibs v St Johnstone in league cup August 1976 (came on sub in 9-2 win).

:thumbsup::thumbsup:

:top marks

BILLYHIBS

03-10-2021, 07:08 PM

Today marks the first day in history that Hibernian Real Madrid Bayern Munich PSG and Ajax have all lost a League match on the same day

BILLYHIBS

04-10-2021, 07:07 AM

4/10/2008 Scottish League SPL Match Day 8

Aberdeen 1 v 2 Hibernian

Riordan 2 (1 pen)

Derek Riordan in his second spell with the club scored his second and third goals

The first when a Lee Mair slip let Deeks in on 33 minutes for the opener. The second when Charlie Mulgrew handled on the goalline with 10 minutes to go and Deeks converted the penalty to seal the victory

Lee Miller equalised for the Dons on 42 minutes after he was fouled in the box by Sol Bamba

Hibs: Ma-Kalambay Van Zanten Bamba Jones Stevenson Rankin Murray Thicot Fletcher Nish and Riordan

Sub Shiels

Att 10793

Q. What squad number did Derek Riordan choose on his return to the club?

4/10/2003 Scottish League SPL Match Day 8

Partick Thistle 0 v 1 Hibernian

Brebner 90

4/10/1997 Scottish League Premier Division Match Day 8

Hibernian 3 v 4 Rangers

McGinlay
Lavety
Crawford

Oh dear! The beginning of the end for Jim Duffy as his team leading 3-1 contrived to lose 3-4 against an admittedly very good but physical Old Co Rangers team

https://youtu.be/vfke1BSg4u4

HIBS: Gottskalksson Miller Boco Dods Hughes Charnley Harper Lavety Crawford Rougier and McGinlay

Subs Dow Tosh

Att 15000

4/10/1986 Scottish League Premier Division Match Day 10

Hamilton 1 v 4 Hibernian

May 2
McCluskey
McBride

4/10/1980 Scottish League Division One Match Day 11

Dunfermline 0 v 2 Hibernian

MacLeod 2

A George Best inspired HIBS easily defeated the Pars It would be his third last game before being transferred to San Jose Earhquakes

4/10/1969 Scottish League Division One Old

Hibernian 1 v 0 Morton

Stanton 52

4/10/1967 Inter Cities Fairs Cup Round 1 Leg 2

Porto 3 v 1 Hibernian ( Agg 3-4)

Davis pen

Defending a 3-0 lead from the first leg things looked rosy for HIBS when Joe Davis converted a penalty in only two minutes after Colin Stein had been fouled inside the box. Cue pushing and shoving of the Referee by the Portuguese players immediately after the award

With 10 minutes remaining of the first half Peter Cormack was sent off following a melee with his immediate marker who had punched Cormack in the face after not being happy with one of his tackles. Once again the Referee was surrounded by unhappy Porto players and both players eventually saw red

Into the second half and Porto scored two goals on the hour in quick succession to change the whole complexion of the game. The Portuguese were pressing forward in numbers and scored a third through Valdir with twenty minutes remaining but a much relieved HIBS side managed to hold on

Hibs Allan Duncan Davis Stanton Madsen McGraw Scott Quinn Stein Cormack and Stevenson

Att 40000

4/10/1965 Scottish League Cup Semi-Final

Hibernian 2 v 2 Celtic

Neil Martin 2

Joe McBride opened the scoring for Celtic with a header after 8 minutes from an offside position a fact confirmed by TV coverage later that evening. Neil Martin added two to put HIBS ahead the first a header from a Jim Scott cross the second a low drive from an Eric Stevenson cut back on the hour

Hibs were starting to play some fantastic stuff but just could not add to their lead. Into injury time and as is so often the case Tommy Gemmell overlapped down the right wing skipped past a few desperate challenges sent over a cross cum shot that cannoned off Willie Wilson and fell nicely at the feet of Bobby Lennox who fired home the equaliser to take the game into extra time

There was no further scoring and the players would have to do it all again

Hibs Wilson Simpson Davis Stanton McNamee Baxter Cormack Quinn Scott Martin and Stevenson

Att 46000

Birthdays

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Groundhog Day

Deeks fires in a double against Aberdeen

High flying HIBS are defeated by Rangers at Easter Road to start a slide that leads to relegation

Hibs knock Porto out of Europe

Celtic score a last minute equaliser in a League Cup Semi Final at Ibrox as the HIBS players wait on a free-kick that never comes Celtic take a quick throw in break up the park and score

Highwayman

04-10-2021, 03:50 PM

Groundhog Day

Deeks fires in a double against Aberdeen

High flying HIBS are defeated by Rangers at Easter Road to start a slide that leads to relegation

Hibs knock Porto out of Europe

Celtic score a last minute equaliser in a League Cup Semi Final at Ibrox as the HIBS players wait on a free-kick that never comes Celtic take a quick throw in break up the park and score
That game in October 1997 where Hibs lost a 3-1 lead to the currant buns brought back memories.

One being me looking at my watch at ten past four and thinking there is no way Hibs are going to hold onto this lead.

One reason being the currant buns bringing on Stuart McColl at half time (although McColl was one of them always rated him especially for Scotland).McColl calmed them down which enabled them to go on and win.

Just watched the highlights back on video.Some of the tackles flying in from both sides were a bit tasty.One in particular early on from Kevin Harper (for which the referee took no action) made Portos tackle on Aribo look like a gentle nudge.

Also reminded me of some of the players Jim Duffy brought in.Nuff said padre,sit down.

BILLYHIBS

04-10-2021, 05:06 PM

That game in October 1997 where Hibs lost a 3-1 lead to the currant buns brought back memories.

One being me looking at my watch at ten past four and thinking there is no way Hibs are going to hold onto this lead.

One reason being the currant buns bringing on Stuart McColl at half time (although McColl was one of them always rated him especially for Scotland).McColl calmed them down which enabled them to go on and win.

Just watched the highlights back on video.Some of the tackles flying in from both sides were a bit tasty.One in particular early on from Kevin Harper (for which the referee took no action) made Portos tackle on Aribo look like a gentle nudge.

Also reminded me of some of the players Jim Duffy brought in.Nuff said padre,sit down.

Lots of tasty tackles back when men were men and Porto’s tackle would not have raised an eyebrow but what was Harper daein? :greengrin

Olly did not cover himself in glory at the penalty but little he could do with the strikes from Gazza Albertz and Negri

BILLYHIBS

06-10-2021, 08:51 AM

6/10/2018 Scottish League Premiership Match Day 8

Hibernian 6 v 0 Hamilton Academicals

Boyle
Mallan 2
Hyndman
Kamberi
Kilgallon og

https://youtu.be/yBZnGO_Qy_Q

Hibs: Bogdan Gray Ambrose Porteous Stevenson Milligan Boyle Hyndman Mallan Slivka and Kamberi

Subs Horgan Gullan Nelom

Att 16857

6/10/2012 Scottish League SPL Match Day 9

Hibernian 3 v 0 Dundee

Doyle 29
Griffiths pen 51
Wotherspoon 74

https://youtu.be/5_G5hw5WEkc

Hibs: Williams Clancy McGivern Hanlon McPake Deegan Claros Cairney Wotherspoon Griffiths and Doyle

Subs: Taiwo Kuqi Harris

Att 10163

6/10/2007 Scottish League SPL Match Day 9

Rangers 0 v 1 Hibernian

Murphy 59

Hibs went to the top of the SPL when David Murphy got in front of Alan McGregor and managed to head a Felipe Morais corner into the unguarded net on the hour

A Rangers side containing ex hibee heroes Steven Whittaker and Kevin Thomson were high on confidence after defeating Lyon 3-0 away in the Champions League but they could not compete with the passing, movement, hard work and speed on the counter attack of John Collins’ undefeated HIBS side

David Murphy was again the hibee hero in the dying minutes when he popped up on his own goal-line to head clear a goal bound Carlos Cuellar header

HIBS: Ma-Kalambay McCann Hogg Jones Murphy Antoine-Curier Kerr Beuzelin Chisholm Donaldson and Fletcher

Subs Morais 46 Zemmama 74 O’Brien 82

Att 50440

6/10/1990 Scottish League Premier Division Match Day 7

Hibernian 1 v 0 St Mirren

Michael Weir 31

6/10/1984 Scottish League Premier Division Match Day 9

St Mirren 2 v 0 Hibernian

Bobby Thomson had his first half penalty saved by Campbell Money after a Saints defender had punched a goal bound effort off the line and was only booked for his trouble

Future HIBS centre half Mark Fulton would score for Saints in this game

This would be the only season that HIBS would lose all four games to St Mirren

6/10/1973 Scottish League Division One

Aberdeen 1 v 1 Hibernian

Gordon

6/10/1962 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 1 v 0 Raith Rovers

Stevenson pen

Birthdays:

John Plenderleith

Mervyn Jones

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A Stevie Mallan double helps high flying HIBS to a comfortable 6-0 win over Hamilton Academicals at Easter Road

Hibs defeat Dundee 3-0 at Easter Road

A David Murphy goal puts HIBS top of the League at Ibrox

European Cup hero Jackie Plenderleith celebrates his 84th birthday today

Q Can anyone remember who fellow birthday boy Mervyn Jones was related to?

007

06-10-2021, 08:54 AM

Alan Stubbs born 50 years ago. Happy 50th Stubbsy.

BILLYHIBS

06-10-2021, 08:57 AM

Alan Stubbs born 50 years ago. Happy 50th Stubbsy.

Happy Birthday Scottish Cup winning legend

Many thanks for everything

:partyhibb

gbhibby

06-10-2021, 06:02 PM

Happy Birthday Scottish Cup winning legend

Many thanks for everything

:partyhibb
Thought he was older than that. I now feel ancient.

andudare2

06-10-2021, 07:10 PM

A Stevie Mallan double helps high flying HIBS to a comfortable 6-0 win over Hamilton Academicals at Easter Road

Hibs defeat Dundee 3-0 at Easter Road

A David Murphy goal puts HIBS top of the League at Ibrox

European Cup hero Jackie Plenderleith celebrates his 84th birthday today

Q Can anyone remember who fellow birthday boy Mervyn Jones was related to?
He is related to John Greig.

Jonnyboy

06-10-2021, 07:12 PM

He is related to John Greig.

Yep, his nephew I believe

BILLYHIBS

06-10-2021, 07:19 PM

He is related to John Greig.

👍🏿

Nephew

BILLYHIBS

06-10-2021, 07:20 PM

Yep, his nephew I believe

👍🏿

ancient hibee

06-10-2021, 09:34 PM

👍🏿

Nephew

Crossed a lovely ball for Joe to net his comeback goal against Aberdeen.

BILLYHIBS

07-10-2021, 07:57 AM

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7/10/2013 Scottish League Premiership Match Day 9

Partick Thistle 0 v 1 Hibernian

Craig 69

https://youtu.be/PG_5mZNDp8c

Hibs: Williams Stevenson Hanlon Nelson McGivern Taiwo Thomson Craig Robertson Collins and Heffernan

Subs Zoubir Tudor-Jones Stanton

Att 4500

7/10/1995 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 2 v 1 Falkirk

Jackson pen
McAllister

https://youtu.be/plZj0ycafR8

Hibs: Leighton Dods C Jackson McGinlay Tweed Hunter McAllister Harper Evans Jackson and O’Neil

Sub: Love

Att:8356

7/10/1978 Scottish League Premier Division

Motherwell 2 v 3 Hibernian

Hutchinson
MacLeod pen
Rae

Bobby Hutchinson headed HIBS ahead after only two minutes from Ally MacLeod’s cross. Strikes from Ian Clinging and Mike Larnach gave Motherwell the lead before Ally MacLeod equalised from the penalty spot. With time running out Motherwell were awarded a penalty kick but Mike McDonald brilliantly dived to his left to save Peter Marinello’s low effort. This seemed to galvanise HIBS and with two minutes remaining Gordon Rae accepted Ralph Callachan’s square pass and dispatched a rising drive into the top right hand corner to secure all three points for HIBS

Hibs: McDonald Duncan Smith Fleming Stewart McNamara Rae MacLeod Hutchinson Callachan and Higgins

Sub Campbell for Fleming

Att 5500

https://youtu.be/CnFn0DB1Zmk

7/10/1972 Scottish League First Division

Dundee 1 v 0 Hibernian

A major disappointment for the Tornadoes with Aberdeen getting beat and Celtic only drawing

Bobby Ford scored the only goal of the game

7/10/1964 Friendly Challenge Match

Hibernian 2 v 0 Real Madrid

Cormack
Zoco og

Jock Stein gave the fans a taste of what they might expect under his tenure when he invited European Champions Cup runners up Real Madrid to Easter Road for a Challenge Match

30000 HIBS fans turned up to witness a masterclass performance as HIBS put on a superb display with our very own Willie Hamilton and Pat Quinn dominating a Real midfield that included the legendary Ferenc Puskas

Before the game Jock Stein showed his players on a blackboard the tactics he wanted them to employ but things turned out even better than he had anticipated when 18 year old Peter Cormack scored with a drive after 13 minutes and Pat Quinn had a free kick deflected into his own net by a defender in the second half

Real Madrid wore their famous all white strips HIBS wore green tops white sleeves green shorts and green socks

HIBS Wilson Fraser Parke Stanton McNamee Baxter Cormack Hamilton Scott Quinn and Martin

7/10/1963 Scottish League Cup Semi Final

Hibernian 1 v 1 Morton

Martin

Hibs found themselves taken unawares by the quality and all round good play of a second division Morton team that put them under pressure and played superbly for 90 minutes scoring after only three minutes through Alan McGraw thanks to an uncharacteristic error from veteran goalkeeper Ronnie Simpson

Thereafter it was a rearguard action where the defence and in particular Ronnie Simpson performed admirably

Neil Martin equalised in the first half and later broke his wrist but was able to see out the 90 minutes

Hibs were outfought on the day but would live to fight another day a young Pat Stanton missing a glorious chance to steal the tie at the death

Hibs Simpson Fraser McClelland Grant Easton Baxter Scott Stanton Baker Martin and Stevenson

Att 47000

7/10/1950 Scottish League Cup Semi Final

Hibernian 3 v 1 Queen Of The South

Turnbull 3 ( 1 pen)

Birthdays:

Merouane Zemmama

Ofir Marciano

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7/10/2020 Scottish League Cup Group B

Hibernian 3 v 1 Brora Rangers

Mallan 8 12
Hanlon 89

Jack Ross used this fixture to give Gray, McGregor, Mallan and Gullan game time and handed debuts to Dillon Barnes and Stephen McGinn New signing Kyle Magennis took his place on the bench

HIBS raced into a two goal lead thanks to a Stevie Mallan brace with two superb strikes from outside the box

HIBS continued to push forward but despite creating many chances were unable to add to their lead and were made to pay on the hour when Gillespie scored a tremendous free-kick from just outside the box after Paul Hanlon was adjudged to have fouled Jordan Macrae

Hibs continued to push forward to restore their two goal advantage but the fans had to wait until two minutes from the end when Hanlon stooped to convert a Stevie Mallan corner

HIBS Barnes Gray McGregor Hanlon Stevenson Hallberg S McGinn Wright Mallan Murphy and Gullan

Subs Boyle for the injured Murphy 49 Magennis for McGinn 60 Doidge for Wright 60 Nisbet for Hallberg 77

Loads of good games on this day well worth following the links above to see some vintage HIBS games from this day in history

The stand out probably Hibernian 2 v 0 Real Madrid 14.29 in the link below

https://youtu.be/mFeYSJVaYxk

DanishJohn

07-10-2021, 08:40 AM

Crossed a lovely ball for Joe to net his comeback goal against Aberdeen.

I grew up near Mervyn and his brother Davy. Used to see their uncle John about their house a lot.
Davy went on to play for East Fife and he was a Rangers fan.
Mervyn I believe was gutted to get a free from Hibs (so were a lot of Hibs fans)

Here's a funny thing. Before the Malmo nightmare at ER I was waiting outside the FF stand and there was Mervyn, Davy and their families all decked out in the Hibs colours!
It was nice to see.

:flag:

Pagan Hibernia

07-10-2021, 08:45 AM

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7/10/2020 Scottish League Cup Group B

Hibernian 3 v 1 Brora Rangers

Mallan 8 12
Hanlon 89

Jack Ross used this fixture to give Gray, McGregor, Mallan and Gullan game time and handed debuts to Dillon Barnes and Stephen McGinn New signing Kyle Magennis took his place on the bench

HIBS raced into a two goal lead thanks to a Stevie Mallan brace with two superb strikes from outside the box

HIBS continued to push forward but despite creating many chances were unable to add to their lead and were made to pay on the hour when Gillespie scored a tremendous free-kick from just outside the box after Paul Hanlon was adjudged to have fouled Jordan Macrae

Hibs continued to push forward to restore their two goal advantage but the fans had to wait until two minutes from the end when Hanlon stooped to convert a Stevie Mallan corner

HIBS Barnes Gray McGregor Hanlon Stevenson Hallberg S McGinn Wright Mallan Murphy and Gullan

Subs Boyle for the injured Murphy 49 Magennis for McGinn 60 Doidge for Wright 60 Nisbet for Hallberg 77

Loads of good games on this day well worth following the links above to see some vintage HIBS games from this day in history

The stand out probably Hibernian 2 v 0 Real Madrid 14.29 in the link below

https://youtu.be/mFeYSJVaYxk

beating Brora just isn’t for everyone.

BILLYHIBS

07-10-2021, 09:08 AM

beating Brora just isn’t for everyone.
:agree:

I know

brog

07-10-2021, 06:33 PM

Here's one for you Billy. For the Real Madrid game 13 players were named. Who were our 2 "substitutes"?

BILLYHIBS

07-10-2021, 06:46 PM

Here's one for you Billy. For the Real Madrid game 13 players were named. Who were our 2 "substitutes"?

Eric Stevenson and Jimmy Jimmy O’Rourke

Next! :greengrin

brog

08-10-2021, 08:26 AM

Eric Stevenson and Jimmy Jimmy O’Rourke

Next! :greengrin

Top Man, (of course)! I'll tell you story re their commemorative tankards next time I'm up!

BILLYHIBS

09-10-2021, 09:04 AM

9/10/2001 Scottish League Cup Round 3

Raith Rovers 0 v 2 Hibernian

Brewster 2 ( 54, 86)

9/10/1993 Scottish League Premier Division

Motherwell 0 v 2 Hibernian

Jackson
Wright

https://youtu.be/BKMnrHrXa9c

Hibs: Leighton Miller Mitchell Farrell Tweed Beaumont McAllister Hamilton Wright Jackson and O’Neill

Sub:Evans

Att 9100

9/10/1985 Scottish League Cup Semi Final

Rangers 1 v 0 Hibernian ( Agg 1-2)

8500 HIBS supporters made their way along the M8 to see if their team could hold onto the 2-0 lead HIBS had established in the first leg at Easter Road

Thanks to delays on the motorway many fans would miss the opening goal scored by Davy Cooper after half an hour an excellently executed free kick from the edge of the box that flew into Alan Rough’s top right postage stamp corner.

Hibernian stalwart Gordon Rae was booked in the build up to the free kick when he pulled down Ally McCoist outside the box a booking that meant he would miss the final against Sir Alex Ferguson’s all conquering Aberdeen

Hibs managed to hold on due to some excellent defending and goalkeeping and were always dangerous on the counterattack and could easily have scored an away goal as the Rangers defence could not handle the strength and pace of a young Gordon Durie all that was required at times was a wee bit composure in front of goal

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

Att 39276

https://youtu.be/5vEkSTKe3_c

9/10/1974 Scottish League Cup Semi Final

Hibernian 1 v 0 Falkirk

Harper 70

Joe Harper hammered home an Alan Gordon pass from 18 yards to settle a dour encounter at Tynecastle

Hibs would face Celtic in the final at Hampden

Hibs: McArthur Brownlie Schaedler Stanton Spalding Blackley Edwards Cropley Harper Gordon and Munro

Att: 20000

9/10/1968 Scottish League Cup Semi Final

Hibernian 2 v 1 Dundee

Stein
McGraw

A rip roaring old fashioned Cup tie at a packed Tynecastle

George McLean gave Dundee the lead after only six minutes to silence the large HIBS support. Colin Stein equalised almost immediately with what was to be his last goal for the club

The game went from end to end with if truth be told Dundee looking the more likely

Into the second half and Bob Shankly decided to beef up our attack by taking off midfielder Pat Quinn and replacing him with pocket battleship Jimmy O’Rourke. Disaster struck however minutes later when Alan McGraw had to be stretchered off with a serious leg injury leaving HIBS down to ten men with 15 minutes remaining

With five minutes to go and extra time looming Alan McGraw reappeared to huge cheers from the HIBS fans with a huge strapping on his injured left knee. Barely able to run McGraw had been introduced as nuisance value hoping to tie up a defender

With seconds to go HIBS won a corner out on our left Jimmy O’Rourke swung in an inswinging cross that was somehow twice cleared off the line by desperate Dundee defenders but McGraw who looked incapable of movement managed to lunge forward and force the ball over the line past the stranded Dundee goalkeeper Ally Donaldson with his injured knee

With virtually no time left for Dundee to respond pandemonium broke out both on and off the park as HIBS realised they were actually going to a cup final for the first time in 18 years

Hibs: Wilson Shevlane Davis Cousin Stanton McGraw Scott Quinn Stein Cormack and Stevenson

Sub:O’Rourke

Att 19572

Footnote: Eric Stevenson tells the story that HIBS were on £50 a man to qualify for the final and after the game he was walking along Princes Street with Willie Wilson heading towards the East End in order to catch a bus or a train back to Wallyford and Bonnyrigg anyway they walked into a bar full of hibbies and in true western style Willie suddenly announced “ The drinks are on me!”

9/10/1954 Scottish League First Division

Queen Of The South 0 v 2 Hibernian

Smith 9
Ormond 21

Hibs missing the injured Lawrie Reilly get that elusive first win of the season with Gordon Smith scoring a trademark individual solo goal and Willie Ormond adding a second

Birthdays:

Willie Wilson RIP

Alan Gow

Earl Jean

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HIBS reached three League Cup Finals on this day defeating Rangers Falkirk and Dundee

The dynamic duo Darren Jackson and Keith Wright destroy Motherwell at Fir Park

Q. What record does Birthday Boy Earl Jean 50 today hold ?

Keith_M

10-10-2021, 02:12 PM

HIBS reached three League Cup Finals on this day defeating Rangers Falkirk and Dundee

The dynamic duo Darren Jackson and Keith Wright destroy Motherwell at Fir Park

Q. What record does Birthday Boy Earl Jean 50 today hold ?

The first member of a royal family to play for Hibs?

:dunno:

BILLYHIBS

10-10-2021, 02:29 PM

The first member of a royal family to play for Hibs?

:dunno:

Naw we had John The Duke Grant RIP before him :greengrin

Killiehibbie

10-10-2021, 07:47 PM

BILLYHIBS

10-10-2021, 08:19 PM

Top scorer for St Lucia?

👍🏿

Something crazy like 20:23

BILLYHIBS

10-10-2021, 08:55 PM

10/10/1998 Scottish League Division One

Stranraer 0 v 1 Hibernian

Lovell

Hibs gain revenge for a shock opening day 1-2 reverse at Easter Road with a late Archie goal

We didn’t know it at the time but champions elect Hibernian were already well into a 22 game unbeaten run under the ginger one

10/10/1987 Scottish League Premier Division Match Day 12

Hibernian 4 v 0 Dunfermline Athletic

Kano
May
McCluskey
Collins

Andy Goram signed from Oldham Athletic for £325,000 made his debut in this match our record victory in this season all four goals coming inside the first 28 minutes

Hibs: Goram Sneddon Mitchell May Rae Hunter Kane Orr McCluskey Collins and Watson

Subs Bell McBride

Att: 9286

Q. Prior to this game when was the last time HIBS scored four goals inside the first 28 minutes?

10/10/1981 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 4 v 0 Morton

Gary Murray
Flavell
MacLeod
Callachan

Hibs made it a miserable return to Easter Road for goalkeeper Roy Baines

Gary Murray might have had a hat-trick but struck the crossbar twice

Morton had ex Hearts man Drew Busby and the enigma that was Andy Ritchie in their team

10/10/1973 Scottish League Cup Round 2 Leg 2

Raith Rovers 0 v 2 Hibernian (2-5)

Schaedler
Gordon

10/10/1964 Scottish League Division One

Rangers 2 v 4 Hibernian

Cormack 2
Hamilton
Quinn

Fresh from their 2-0 victory over Real Madrid Jock Stein took his HIBS team to Ibrox and kept them guessing with a new look 4-2-4 formation in which Willie Hamilton and Pat Quinn ran the show.

Even at 1-2 down HIBS played with a calmness and quiet authority and they seemed to know that if they just kept going about their business playing with confidence the goals would come -they just knew that they were the better team - and come they did with a double from young Peter Cormack a flying diving header from Willie Hamilton and a goal from Pat Quinn

Call it the Jock Stein factor

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

Att 36607

Birthdays :

Thomas Agyepong

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10/10/2020 Scottish League Cup Group B

Cove Rangers 1 v 2 Hibernian

Gullan 49
Nisbet 60

https://youtu.be/z27UR3UJ8UM

A superb strike from Kevin Nisbet spared HIBS’ blushes after Jamie Gullan came off the bench to equalise Daniel Higgins’ stunning 16th minute free-kick

Hibs: Barnes Gray McGregor Stevenson Boyle Hallberg S McGinn Mallan Wright Nisbet and Doidge

Subs Gullan for Wright Magennis for McGinn

Edit

In the 1981 Hibernian 4 v 0 Morton game Jackie McNamara lost four front teeth in a first half clash of heads with his own player Erich Schaedler

When asked what he was doing out on the pitch at full time Bertie Auld informed the Reporter he was looking for some teeth to put more bite into his midfield

ancient hibee

10-10-2021, 10:08 PM

A. 18/9/65.

BILLYHIBS

11-10-2021, 05:56 AM

A. 18/9/65.
:top marks

Jimmy Jimmy O’Rourke’s 19th Birthday

A double and a double from Eric Stevenson in 19 minutes put the Hearts gas on a peep at Tiny

:flag:

Killiehibbie

11-10-2021, 06:45 AM

👍🏿

Something crazy like 20:23

I remember his international record being close to a goal a game but had no idea if anybody had scored more since.

BILLYHIBS

11-10-2021, 07:14 AM

11/10/2014 Scottish League Championship Match Day 9

Hibernian 0 v 0 Dumbarton

Alan Stubbs’ HIBS side were chasing runaway leaders Hearts in the Championship race.

HIBS ‘ task became even more difficult when the Referee refused to award a goal from Dom Malonga’s penalty kick that appeared to have crossed the line against Ian Murray’s Dumbarton side

Hibs only had themselves to blame as they passed up 4-5 chances to win this game

11/10/2002 KEVIN McALLISTER TESTIMONIAL

Falkirk 1 v 1 Hibernian

Gordon Strachan plays for HIBS

Q. Anyone know who scored the goals in this game?

11/10/1980 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 2 v 0 Falkirk

Connolly
Jamieson

George Best played his last game for HIBS

11/10/1972 Scottish League Cup Quarter Final Leg 1

Airdrieonians 2 v 6 Hibernian

Duncan 3
Brownlie 2
O’Rourke pen

Iconic away performance by the Tornadoes every player was totally outstanding against an Airdrieonians side that had become something of a bogey team

John Brownlie returned to the ground where he was a ballboy and was outstanding scoring a double

Full highlights available on the Turnbull’s Tornadoes video

11/10/1969 Scottish League Division One

Rangers 1 v 3 Hibernian

Marinello 2
McBride

HIBS went to Ibrox in confident mood sitting proudly at the top of the table after having already defeated both Celtic and Hearts

Manager Willie MacFarlane got the players to swap jerseys prior to kick off with instructions to confuse the Rangers defenders even further during the game by interchanging positions.

Eric Stevenson grabbed the number 9 jersey and kicked off as centre forward.

Rangers debutante fullback Brian Herron couldn’t handle the pace and ball wizardry of Peter Marinello as he ran through the middle of the Rangers defence in the centre forward position - ripping them a new one and scoring two first half goals. Willie Johnston replying for Rangers.

Joe McBride increased HIBS’ lead in the second half

I can still remember the headlines in that evenings Edinburgh Evening Pink News:

” PUNCHINELLO ROCKS THE ‘GERS!”

Hibs Marshall Shevlane Jones Blackley Black Stanton Marinello Hamilton McBride Cormack and Stevenson

Sub Madsen

Att 54000

11/10/1952 Scottish League Division One

Rangers 1 v 2 Hibernian

Reilly
Turnbull

Hibs totally dominated the play in front of 60000 at Ibrox

Grierson struck first for Rangers but Lawrie Reilly equalised just before half time Eddie Turnbull hammered home a fierce drive in the second half to seal the points

11/10/1947 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 6 v 0 Queen Of The South

Reilly 3
Combe
Turnbull
Ormond

One of only three games that Smith Reilly Turnbull and Ormond played together in this Championship winning season and the only game that they actually won

Jock Govan got MOM for his overlapping runs and assists despite Reilly’s hat-trick

Birthdays:

Ronnie Simpson RIP

Brian Rice

Matt Thornhill

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George Best plays his last game for HIBS

https://youtu.be/LIDVmLCkgRY

Turnbull’s Tornadoes put in an iconic performance routing bogey team Airdrieonians at Broomfield

Willie MacFarlane plays the new George Best - Peter Marinello as a #9 and he cuts through the Ibrox defence like a knife through butter scoring twice

Scottish Champions Hibernian defeat Rangers 2-1 at Ibrox

Keith_M

11-10-2021, 07:15 AM

Naw we had John The Duke Grant RIP before him :greengrin

Damn it, I thought I had it as well

:greengrin

CentreLine

11-10-2021, 07:22 AM

George Best plays his last game for HIBS

https://youtu.be/LIDVmLCkgRY

Turnbull’s Tornadoes put in an iconic performance routing bogey team Airdrieonians at Broomfield

Willie MacFarlane plays the new George Best - Peter Marinello as a #9 and he cuts through the Ibrox defence like a knife through butter scoring twice

Scottish Champions Hibernian defeat Rangers 2-1 at Ibrox

Heady days and I often wish Willie McFarlane had been allowed to finish what he started. I believe he would have been more successful than ET

BILLYHIBS

11-10-2021, 07:29 AM

Heady days and I often wish Willie McFarlane had been allowed to finish what he started. I believe he would have been more successful than ET
HIBS sat proudly at the top of the League after having already defeated Hearts and Celtic and had us playing some fast exciting attacking football he also had an eye for a player bringing ‘Shades’ with him from Stirling Albion

BILLYHIBS

11-10-2021, 07:54 AM

Further vintage highlights of George Best 1 v 1 Celtic 1980

https://youtu.be/4YyA-AIvHM4

Keith_M

11-10-2021, 04:27 PM

Further vintage highlights of George Best 1 v 1 Celtic 1980

https://youtu.be/4YyA-AIvHM4

I was too busy dodging the bottles being thrown at us by the 'loveable rogues' from Glasgow to see the goal properly at the time

BILLYHIBS

11-10-2021, 04:33 PM

I was too busy dodging the bottles being thrown at us by the 'loveable rogues' from Glasgow to see the goal properly at the time

Did you not have your regulation builders helmet on in the club Colours ?

“Era Souvenir Helmets, Wrigleys Spearmint and Macaroon Bars!”

Keith_M

11-10-2021, 04:46 PM

Did you not have your regulation builders helmet on in the club Colours ?

“Era Souvenir Helmets, Wrigleys Spearmint and Macaroon Bars!”

Nah, I presume fashions had moved on by the time I started going to games. :wink:

Incidentally, that was my first season attending games on my own, at the heady age of 13.

BILLYHIBS

12-10-2021, 08:03 AM

12/10/1997 Craig Levein Testimonial # 2

Hearts 0 v 1 Hibernian

Newman

Hibs team included John Collins and John Leslie

Att: 9000

12/10/1996 Scottish League Premier Division Match Day 8

Hibernian 2 v 1 Rangers

Jackson pen
Donald

Jocky Scott was in temporary charge after Alex Miller had resigned

Rangers took the lead after 13 minutes with a howitzer of a free-kick that Jim Leighton didn’t even move for from Jorg Albertz

Second half HIBS came out the traps flying with Kevin Harper and Darren Jackson terrorising the Rangers defence going down the slope After 60 minutes Darren Jackson in full flow got pulled down just outside the box but landing well inside the box the Referee awarded a penalty 1-1 Oh Ah Jackson Ah! Three minutes later HIBS took the lead when Graeme Donald got on the end of a brilliant team passing move and found himself with a tap-in in front of goal past Andy Goram

Scenes in the closing stages when the Referee obviously trying to even things up awards Rangers a penalty and Brian Laudrup uncharacteristically steps up and misses The Referee orders a retake for encroachment and Jim Leighton pulls off a fantastic save

Hibs Leighton Miller Donald C Jackson Dods Hunter Cameron Wilkins Harper Jackson and McGinlay

Subs Millen McAllister Dow

Att 12500

12/10/1991 Scottish League Premier Division Match Day 12

St Mirren 0 v 1 Hibernian

Tommy McIntyre

12/10/1985 Scottish League Premier Division Match Day 10

Hibernian 1 v 1 Aberdeen

Cowan 25

A Skol Cup Final dress rehearsal and a match played in brilliant sunshine in front of a deserted East as it was getting a new roof fitted.

Hibs were hoping to transfer their brilliant League Cup form to the League and they got off to the perfect start when Stevie Cowan scored against his old club heading in a Brazil free-kick off the underside of Jim Leighton’s crossbar.

Aberdeen were struggling to cope with the pace and power of Gordon Durie’s runs as he continually stretched their defence but slowly but surely Aberdeen were starting to gain the upper hand in the match

Late into the second half and running out of ideas, Alan Rough twice denying Billy Stark with brilliant saves, Alex Ferguson introduced BP Youth Cup winning youngsters Paul Wright and Steven Gray into the fray and it was the latter now sadly deceased who snatched the equaliser for the Dons latching onto a brilliant Neale Cooper through ball to score past Rough from the edge of the box with a low right footed drive

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

Att 10000

12/10/1974 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 6 v 2 Motherwell

Munro 2
Stanton
Spalding
Cropley
Gordon

12/10/1965 Inter Cities Fairs Cup Round 1 Leg 2

Valencia 2 v 0 Hibernian ( Agg 2-2 )

Hibs defending a 2-0 lead held out for 14 minutes when Waldo stepped up and curled a free-kick round the wall and into the net. HIBS defended heroically and Willie Wilson performed miracles in goal but there was little he could do in 74 minutes when Baxter gave away a penalty when he committed a foul in the box Sanchez-Lage stepping up to convert the award

HIBS lost the toss and would have to return to the Mestalla for the replay

12/10/1955 European Champions Cup Round 1 Leg 2

Hibernian 1 v 1 Rot-Weiss Essen ( Agg 5-1)

Jock Buchanan becomes the first player to score in the European Cup on British soil when he finished off a brilliant move after only 5 minutes

Goalkeeper Willie Adams plays his first and last game for HIBS

7/10/1978 Scottish League Premier Division

Motherwell 2 v 3 Hibernian

Hutchinson
MacLeod pen
Rae

Interesting footage already reported from this game played 42 years ago

https://youtu.be/CnFn0DB1Zmk

Birthdays:

Joe McClelland RIP

Tom Smith

Brian Kerr

Hibernian On This Day Colquhoun and Sinnet

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Jocky Scott’s HIBS defeat Rangers 2-1 on this day in 1996

Interesting footage of the match below as the match officials collude to try and ensure that Rangers do not lose :greengrin

https://youtu.be/iInKs5CUPYY

PatHead

12-10-2021, 10:41 AM

Jocky Scott’s HIBS defeat Rangers 2-1 on this day in 1996

Interesting footage of the match below as the match officials collude to try and ensure that Rangers do not lose :greengrin

https://youtu.be/iInKs5CUPYY

How biased was the commentator?

BILLYHIBS

12-10-2021, 11:10 AM

How biased was the commentator?

Gerry McNee old school

PatHead

12-10-2021, 12:33 PM

Gerry McNee old school

Couldn't remember his name. Another Hun apologist. Loved how he complained about the lack of competition for the dead club just before Hibs scored

BILLYHIBS

12-10-2021, 12:45 PM

Couldn't remember his name. Another Hun apologist. Loved how he complained about the lack of competition for the dead club just before Hibs scored
Oh Ah Jackson Ah was miles outside the box when he wiz impeded but we’ll take it :greengrin

BILLYHIBS

13-10-2021, 08:14 AM

13/10/2006

Tony Mowbray leaves the club to join West Bromwich Albion one month after signing a 12 month rolling contract

Q. Who took charge of first team affairs after Mogga left?

13/10/1990 Scottish League Premier Division Match Day 8

Dundee United 1 v 0 Hibernian

In a statement of intent HIBS gave a debut to German Cup and Super Cup winner Murdo MacLeod recently signed from Borussia Dortmund

Cheered on by a large vociferous travelling support it looked as though HIBS were going to hang on for a valuable point against table topping Dundee United that was until the 89th minute when full back Willie Miller inexplicably diverted a long clearance from United keeper Alan Main over the head of Andy Goram and into the unguarded net

13/10/1973 Scottish League First Division

Hibernian 2 v 0 Falkirk

Higgins
Gordon

13/10/1971 European Championship Qualifiers

Scotland 2 v 1 Portugal

O’Hare 23
Gemmill 56

Alexander James Cropley makes his debut for Scotland at Hampden Park and lines up in the same team as Patrick Gordon Stanton

This match is interesting as it is the first game in which English born players were allowed to play for Scotland : Bob Wilson and Alex Cropley

Alex Cropley would break his ankle in his second and last game for Scotland versus Belgium at Pittodrie giving a debut to a young Kenny Dalglish

Scotland: Wilson Jardine Colquhoun Stanton Hay Bremner Cropley Graham Johnstone O’Hare and Gemmill

Subs Buchan for Colquhoun

Att 58500

13/10/1951 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 1 v 0 Morton

Hibs were going neck and neck for the Championship with early leaders East Fife in this season and Morton were proving a tough nut to crack with their goalkeeper Jimmy Cowan repelling everything HIBS could throw at him

On 45 minutes Eddie Turnbull swung over a free-kick, Gordon Smith rose like a salmon to bullet home a header but the Referee insisted he had already blown for half-time as soon as Turnbull took the free-kick

Into the second half and eventually HIBS’ pressure paid off much to the relief of 30000 fans when Ormond’s glancing header went beyond Cowan’s outstretched hand and into the net via the post

HIBS would win the league in this season eventually beating Rangers by 4 points

13/10/1917 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 4 v 2 Queens Park

Willie Miller 3
Moir

Interesting fact 4 Willie Millers have played for Hibernian 1 x Goalkeeper 1 x Defender and 2 x Forwards

13/10/1894 Scottish League Division Two

Morton 1 V 7 Hibernian

After being denied entry into the First Division after winning the Second Division the year before due to the rules at that time HIBS meant business this season thrashing Greenock Morton away scoring 92 goals in their 18 League games and winning the league by 8 points ahead of second placed Motherwell

Hibs would play Morton at the Holy Ground again in the League a week later and would win 6-3

In Colours Green and White John Campbell

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On this day:

Tony Mowbray resigns

Murdo MacLeod makes his debut for HIBS

Alex Cropley makes his debut for Scotland

Champions Hibs defeat Morton on their way to two in a row

HIBS become the first team to win the same lower tier division in two consecutive years defeating Morton on this day and eventually finishing eight points ahead of second placed Motherwell

Q What player did Tony Mowbray take with him to WBA?

bigwheel

13-10-2021, 08:20 AM

On this day:

Tony Mowbray resigns

Murdo MacLeod makes his debut for HIBS

Alex Cropley makes his debut for Scotland

Champions Hibs defeat Morton on their way to two in a row

HIBS become the first team to win the same lower tier division in two consecutive years defeating Morton on this day and eventually finishing eight points ahead of second placed Motherwell

Q What player did Tony Mowbray take with him to WBA?

Shelton Martis

Which was a little strange as he hardly played him when here ….

Edit: 27 games - so had more game time than I recalled

BILLYHIBS

13-10-2021, 08:22 AM

Shelton Martis

Which was a little strange as he hardly played him when here ….

:top marks

Keith_M

13-10-2021, 12:36 PM

HIBS become the first team to win the same lower tier division in two consecutive years defeating Morton on this day and eventually finishing eight points ahead of second placed Motherwell

...

That was when the leagues were first introduced and the winners of the Second Division had to also win a vote by the top league clubs to get promoted.

Incidentally, Hearts voted in favour of Hibs being promoted but Celtc voted against.

Celtc had been on a long campaign to eradicate all other clubs with Irish origins so that they would have a monopoly on supporters of Irish descent. They apparently even subsidised supporters buses at one point to encourage fans in other areas to watch them instead of supporting their local team.

Charitable origins? My Ar5e!

BILLYHIBS

14-10-2021, 08:52 AM

14/10/2017 Scottish League Premiership

Hibernian 0 v 1 Aberdeen

14/10/2000 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 1 v 0 Rangers

Zitelli 22

Kenny Miller’s first game against HIBS after defecting to the Hun but won by a wonderful David Zitelli strike when he finished off an excellent move with a typical exocet shot from 22 yards that he dispatched with deadly accuracy low into the Ranger’s goalkeeper’s ( Mark Brown) bottom right hand corner

Rangers sub Andrei Kanchelskis introduced along with Kenny Miller at half-time was sent off for two bookable offences

Hibs were one point ahead of Rangers in second place before kick off so 3 points earned here was a good psychological boost

HIBS Colgan Lovell Smith Fenwick Sauzee Jack Laursen Latapy O’Neil Paatelainen and Zitelli

Sub Lehmann

Att 14500

14/10/1995 Scottish League Premier Division

Celtic 2 v 2 Hibernian

Harper
Jackson pen

Hibs took the lead in 27 minutes when Kevin Harper scored at the back post following a Darren Dods flick on from a Kevin McAllister corner. John Collins equalised three minutes later direct from a free kick from just outside the box.

Into the second half and Pierre Van Hooijdonk gave a dominant Celtic side the lead with a well placed shot from just inside the box.

Celtic could not add to their lead and they paid the price when Darren Jackson scored his second penalty in three weeks in Glasgow to equalise when Tom Boyd tripped a grateful Gareth Evans inside the box

Hibs Leighton Dods Love McGinlay Tweed Hunter McAllister C Jackson Harper Jackson and O’Neill

Subs Wright Evans Donald

Att 34000

https://youtu.be/C8i1BmsQzh0

14/10/1989 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 3 v 2 Motherwell

Weir
Houchen
Collins

14/10/1972 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 5 v 2 Airdrieonians

O’Rourke 3 ( 1 pen )
Gordon
Duncan

Following their 6-2 win in the League Cup at Broomfield HIBS now put another five past Airdrie in the League Roddy Mackenzie must have been having nightmares

14/10/1970 Inter Cities Fairs Cup Round 2 Leg 1

Hibernian 2 v 0 Vitoria Guimaraes

Duncan
Stanton

A last minute Pat Stanton goal to add to Arthur Duncan’s opener gave HIBS a decent lead to defend in Portugal

14/10/1967 Scottish League Division One Old

Hibernian 2 v 0 Dunfermline

Barry og
Cormack

This game is memorable because Peter Cormack scored from just inside his own half when he noticed that Dunfermline goalkeeper Bent Martin was standing off his line

Q. What club did HIBS eventually sell Peter Cormack to ?

14/10/1963 Scottish League Cup Semi Final Replay

Hibernian 0 v 1 Morton

After drawing the first semi final 1-1 HIBS go crashing out of the Cup to Second Division Morton at Ibrox thanks to a penalty scored by future hibby Alan McGraw

14/10/1950 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 6 v 2 Motherwell

Johnstone 2
Ormond 2
Turnbull pen
Reilly

In this dress rehearsal for the 1950-51 Scottish League Cup Final the Famous Five gave Motherwell a footballing lesson and that was without the services of Gordon Smith who spent a large part of this game limping injured out on the wing

What could go wrong?

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

Att 25000

Birthdays

Benny Yorston RIP

Joe Keenan

Kevin Thomson

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On This Day In History:

Hibs defeat Rangers at Easter Road to go top of the League after a rasping strike from David Zitelli

Hibs dig in deep to secure a late point at Dark Heid

Hibs hang on to defeat Motherwell but face an uncertain summer as a club

Hibs continue their dominance over Airdrieonians

Hibs defeat Guimaraes in Europe

Peter Cormack scores from the half-way line

Hibs lose a semi-final to a lower league club

Hibs fire six past Motherwell at Fir Park only to lose a national cup final to the same team at Hampden just two weeks later

gbhibby

14-10-2021, 12:44 PM

Cormack
Nottingham Forest.
Did not use Google for answer.

BILLYHIBS

14-10-2021, 01:14 PM

Cormack
Nottingham Forest.
Did not use Google for answer.

:thumbsup:

gbhibby

14-10-2021, 03:21 PM

:thumbsup:
What a player Peter was. I am sure that Bill Shankley was after Peter when he was at Hibs. Jock Stein picked Peter as a 17 year old to play against Brazil. I have never seen anyone since who runs like Peter did. Sure he was man of the match against Brazil.
Not a bad goalkeeper as well.

A Hi-Bee

14-10-2021, 03:35 PM

What a player Peter was. I am sure that Bill Shankley was after Peter when he was at Hibs. Jock Stein picked Peter as a 17 year old to play against Brazil. I have never seen anyone since who runs like Peter did. Sure he was man of the match against Brazil.
Not a bad goalkeeper as well.

Really great player and he was picked to play at Hampden against Pele and Brazil. Shankley took him to Liverpool from Forest, where he made the new position of holding mid with number 5 on his back the position that became synonymous with Liverpools (Ray Kennedy etc, etc) success over many years.
Wonderful player who was also great in the air.
:thumbsup:

gbhibby

14-10-2021, 03:42 PM

Really great player and he was picked to play at Hampden against Pele and Brazil. Shankley took him to Liverpool from Forest, where he made the new position of holding mid with number 5 on his back the position that became synonymous with Liverpools (Ray Kennedy etc, etc) success over many years.
Wonderful player who was also great in the air.
:thumbsup:
His jumping style was unique as well, he seemed to be able to hang in the air for ages.

BILLYHIBS

14-10-2021, 06:08 PM

gbhibby

14-10-2021, 07:40 PM

Every school boy in Edinburgh used to imitate his running style running on their toes prepared to launch themselves at a seconds notice to bullet a header into the postage stamp

A brave intelligent player with the heart of a lion well able to pick out a pass and chip in with his fair share of goals

I remember one Derby he took over in goals and against St Mirren when Willie Wilson reappeared on the wing looking like Kochise
In that Derby remember him making a great diving to his right turning a net bound daisy cutter around the post. A guy who stood behind me in the North Enclosure called him the ballet dancer.

ancient hibee

14-10-2021, 08:01 PM

Ray_

14-10-2021, 10:08 PM

Peter was No.1 target for the boo boys at Easter Road for a good bit of his time at Hibs.A guy who always stood near where we stood would start it before the team came out.One of us eventually had to have a word with him so he moved somewhere else. Peter never gave up on a lost cause.

He wasn't universally popular in his pomp either, although players like Colin Grant & Merv Jones had become the No1 target for the cretins. I never could understand it, he was a terrific player, I remember his last game before heading south, April 1970, he scored a brace as Willie Mac's Hibs beat a really good St Johnstone side 4-1. Tuesday after school the Evening News brought the dreaded news that Matt Gillies had taken him to Forest for 80k, gutted, and so soon after his great pal, Peter Marinello had departed.

jgl07

14-10-2021, 10:18 PM

Couldn't remember his name. Another Hun apologist. Loved how he complained about the lack of competition for the dead club just before Hibs scored
Wasn’t Gerry McNee supposed to be a Celtic fan? He wrote a number of books about Celtic before he had a tiff with Billy McNeill.

BILLYHIBS

14-10-2021, 10:19 PM

In that Derby remember him making a great diving to his right turning a net bound daisy cutter around the post. A guy who stood behind me in the North Enclosure called him the ballet dancer.
I remember the yellow goalie jersey being about ten sizes too big for him and after that save pulling off lumps of mud pretending to throw it at passing Hearts players

I also remember him getting sent off versus Hearts was on a short fuse and was bad for retaliating as he had to put up with a lot of tough treatment

Ray_

14-10-2021, 10:37 PM

I remember the yellow goalie jersey being about ten sizes too big for him and after that save pulling off lumps of mud pretending to throw it at passing Hearts players

I also remember him getting sent off versus Hearts was on a short fuse and was bad for retaliating as he had to put up with a lot of tough treatment

Yeah, the sending off was the 1970 new year derby where he retaliated to Peter Oliver's foul on him. He wasn't in the best of moods anyway as he had been hankering for a move south for ages and his mate Marinello had just beat him to it.

BILLYHIBS

14-10-2021, 10:41 PM

Yeah, the sending off was the 1970 new year derby where he retaliated to Peter Oliver's foul on him. He wasn't in the best of moods anyway as he had been hankering for a move south for ages and his mate Marinello had just beat him to it.
He had been promised a move but had to watch Martin, Scott and Stein go and then Marinello before him so agree he was ragin

Bob Shankly resigned because we were a selling club

If only Jock Stein had stayed

PatHead

14-10-2021, 11:01 PM

Wasn’t Gerry McNee supposed to be a Celtic fan? He wrote a number of books about Celtic before he had a tie with Billy McNeill.

You wouldn't know that from the commentary.

BILLYHIBS

15-10-2021, 07:08 AM

15/10/2006 Scottish League SPL Match Day 10

Hibernian 2 v 2 Hearts

Zemmama
Killen

Tony Mowbray had left the building and HIBS started off life without him by throwing away a two goal lead.

Merouane Zemmama shot HIBS into an early lead after some delightful footwork and Chris Killen added a second on 16 minutes from a corner

Hearts hit back with an Andrius Velicka header but lost Saulius Mikoliunas to a second bookable offence early in the second half. Velicka caught the HIBS defence and Zibi Malkowski cold with a near post strike to give 10 man Hearts some hope

Craig Gordon pulled off a cracking save from a Rob Jones header at the death

Two points dropped and Zibi back on the naughty step

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

Subs Glass Fletcher Shiels

Att 16600

Do not adjust your set

https://youtu.be/ka0Tt8Fcw40

15/10/2005 Scottish League SPL Match Day 10

Hibernian 4 v 2 Kilmarnock

Beuzelin 2
O’Connor
Riordan

0-2 down at half-time thanks to a Simon Ford header and a James Fowler strike HIBS came out of the traps flying in the second half to complete an amazing fight back

Garry O’Connor accepted a pass from Derek Riordan on 53 minutes and bulleted a long low drive into the back of the net Riordan was the provider again and this time it was Guillaume Beuzelin who left the net bulging with a superb diving header

By now HIBS were well on top and it was no surprise when they took the lead Ivan Sproule won a free kick on the edge of the area and Kevin Thomson curled a superb free kick onto the head of Beuzelin for the third

HIBS were on a roll and they added to their tally when Beuzelin found the head of Steven Fletcher with a cross who nodded the ball into the path of Derek Riordan to complete the scoring

Hibs Malkowski Whittaker Caldwell Hogg Glass Fletcher Beuzelin Stewart Thomson O’Connor and Riordan

Subs Sproule Rudge Morrow

Att 11700

15/10/1983 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 2 v 1 Aberdeen

Willie Irvine 2

Willie Irvine #1 scored his 13th goal of the season and was flying with the trademark shirt outside the shorts and socks round his ankles scoring the first when he beat Alex McLeish to an Arthur Duncan cross and the second when an Erich Schaedler long throw was touched back to him and he sent a fizzer past Jim Leighton

15/10/1977 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 2 v 1 Aberdeen

Smith og
Macleod

Aberdeen took the lead through Drew Jarvie but HIBS equalised just before half-time time when Joe Smith put through his own goal

Ally MacLeod scored a spectacular winner in the second half to seal the points

HIBS had young Rangers striker Martin Henderson on a three month loan who had a goal disallowed for shouting “ Leave it “ because he was unsure of his colleagues’ names

15/10/1955 Scottish League First Division

Hibernian 2 v 0 Falkirk

Combe
Ormond

15/10/1949 Scottish League First Division

Hibernian 2 v 0 Queen Of The South

Smith 25
Turnbull 64

The first League game in which the Famous Five appeared together

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

Att 25000

Birthdays :

John Baxter RIP

Owain Tudur Jones

In Colours Green and White John Campbell

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On This Day In History

2016 Raith 0 v 0 Hibernian

Marvin Bartley is red carded for the second time in a month

Both cards were rescinded

2011 Motherwell 1 v 0 Hibernian

The beginning of the end for Colin Calderwood

HIBS lose an early goal but despite dominating are unable to claw the goal back

1994 Hibernian 0 v 0 Falkirk

A dour affair and despite finishing third in this season HIBS fail to qualify for Europe as Raith Rovers shock Celtic in the League Cup Final

Keith_M

15-10-2021, 08:02 AM

...

1994 Hibernian 0 v 0 Falkirk

A dour affair and despite finishing third in this season HIBS fail to qualify for Europe as Raith Rovers shock Celtic in the League Cup Final

Finished third, only one point behind Motherwell and took Celtc to a replay in the SC Semi Final (at Ibrox), so were also very close to putting them out the Cup.

That was one of those 'so near, and yet so flipping far' seasons.

jgl07

15-10-2021, 11:19 AM

Finished third, only one point behind Motherwell and took Celtc to a replay in the SC Semi Final (at Ibrox), so were also very close to putting them out the Cup.

That was one of those 'so near, and yet so flipping far' seasons.
It was particularly annoying as Hibs lost at home to bother Falkirk and Partick Thistle late in the season. Losing the SF was a bad blow.

The team started to decline the following season.

ancient hibee

15-10-2021, 02:08 PM

Wasn’t Gerry McNee supposed to be a Celtic fan? He wrote a number of books about Celtic before he had a tiff with Billy McNeill.

Gerry McNee bears the honour of being the only journalist known to have been decked by both Jock Stein and Jock Wallace(at different times!).

BILLYHIBS

16-10-2021, 06:53 AM

16/10/2010 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 2 v 1 Kilmarnock

Chris Hogg 2

David Silva gave Kilmarnock a shock early lead after two minutes but Captain Courageous Chris Hogg gave managerless Hibernian all three points with two headed goals just before the interval

The game swung from end to end during the second half with both sides having chances but were unable to add to the score line

Hogg picked up an injury and had to be replaced by Michael Hart on 65 minutes and received a standing ovation from the HIBS support

HIBS Mark Brown Hogg Hanlon Bamba Rankin Stevenson McBride Wotherspoon Miller Nish and Riordan

Subs Hart Galbraith De Graaf

Att 11250

Q. Who took charge of the first team for this game?

NHC:16/10/2004 La Liga

Espanyol 0 v 1 Barcelona

Lionel Messi makes his debut for Barcelona as an 82nd minute sub he would go on to play 488 games for Barca scoring 445 goals (Wiki) winning countless trophies and to play for Argentina 140 times scoring 71 goals

First wore his famous #10 shirt versus HIBS at Murrayfield in 2008

GOAT?

16/10/2004 Scottish League SPL Match Day 9

Hibernian 2 v 0 Dundee United

O’Connor 11
Fletcher 55

16/10/1999 Scottish League SPL

Motherwell 2 v 2 Hibernian

Latapy pen
Paatelainen

Hibs Gottskalksson Smith Jack Dennis Dempsie Sauzee Brebner Latapy McGinlay Paatelainen and Miller

Subs Hartley and Lehmann

Att 7500

https://youtu.be/ckBX5OUMx4A

16/10/1993 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 1 v 1 Celtic

Evans

Hibs Leighton Miller Mitchell Farrell Beaumont Hunter McAllister Hamilton Wright Evans and O’Neill

Sub Tortolano

Att 14588

https://youtu.be/vqmF5RvmVC4

16/10/1982 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 1 v 0 Motherwell

Rae

Mike Conroy and Malky Robertson made their debuts in this hard fought game

16/10/1954 Scottish League First Division

Hibernian 2 v 1 Raith Rovers

Buchanan 26
Ward 88

Raith Rovers took the lead in this game through David Duncan after 11 minutes when Willie MacFarlane misjudged the flight of the ball and allowed Duncan a free run on goal

Jock Buchanan equalised on his debut with a shot from close range. HIBS piled on the pressure Willie Ormond missed a penalty and with time running out Pat Ward scored with two minutes to go when Raith failed to properly clear a corner kick

Att: 20000

16/10/1948 Scottish League Cup Group 1

Clyde 1 v 4 Hibernian

Linwood 2
Smith
Cuthbertson

A brave bid by HIBS to try and win the section but Rangers beat Celtic on the same day to win a tough group

16/10/1909 Scottish League Division One

Queens Park 1 v 2 Hibernian

Smith
Logan

Dan McMichael took his HIBS team through to Hampden Park to play in this excellent game played in the true spirit of the game

Both sides played brightly and the standard was impressive HIBS had the better of the play but fell behind to a soft headed goal by Bowie. Parity was restored just before half time when William Smith scored

The game was even in the second half but HIBS took the points with a well worked corner from Donald Dixon who found the head of Hugh Logan who scored the winner

This was some small consolation for Logan who had a goal ruled out in the first half

Hibs Allan Birrell S Allan O’Hara Paterson Duguid Dixon Logan Peggie Callaghan and Smith

Att 10000

Q. What is the nickname of Queens Park?

Birthdays :

Barry Prenderville

Hibernian On This Day Colquhoun and Sinnet

In Colours Green and White John Campbell

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2010 HIBS 2 v 1 Kilmarnock

Managerless HIBS record their first home win since March when a Danny Galbraith goal saw off the same opposition

Colin Calderwood was waiting in the wings :confused:

2004 Hibs 2 v 0 Dundee United

Steven Fletcher scores his first competitive goal for HIBS

HIBS were playing beautiful sexy football under Tony Mowbray and would win all three League games against the Tangerine Terrors including a memorable 4-1 win at Tannadice on Boxing Day but United would have the last laugh knocking the ‘Boy Band’ out of both domestic cup competitions

1999 HIBS 2 v 2 Motherwell

Hibs were back in the SPL and would draw 2-2 three times with ‘Well losing 0-2 at Fir Park in the fourth against Alex McLeishs’ former team

1993 Hibs 1 v 1 Celtic

Top of the League HIBS drop a point to lowly managerless Celtic who had sacked Manager Liam Brady

Tony Mowbray John Collins and Pat McGinlay lined up for Celtic

Gareth Evans gave HIBS the lead but Gerry Creaney bagged a brilliant but undeserved equaliser with five minutes to go

This match was a warm up for the 1993 League Cup Final against Rangers at Parkhead

The last time HIBS went into a League Cup Final as League leaders was in 1950 versus Motherwell and lost 0-3

What could go wrong?

BILLYHIBS

17-10-2021, 05:51 AM

17/10/2015 Scottish League Championship

Hibernian 4 v 2 Dumbarton

Malonga
Fontaine
Cummings pen
Keatings

17/10/2009 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 1 v 0 Kilmarnock

Benji pen

17/10/1998 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 2 v 1 Morton

McGinlay
Prenderville

17/10/1987 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 2 v 1 Hearts

May
Kano

Hibs got their first home victory over top of the table Hearts in 10 years and Alex Millers first ever victory over Hearts as HIBS Manager at a sold out Easter Road

Hibs took the lead after 5 minutes when Henry Smith could not hold a shot from Paul Kane and Eddie May tapped it home after one of his trademark late runs into the box

Hearts equalised 10 minutes later when John Colquhoun skipped past Alan Sneddon out wide and sent in a cross for you know who?

Paul Kane gave HIBS the lead just before half-time when he headed home an Eddie May corner

There was no further scoring but there was a coming together of both sets of fans after the final whistle that was handbags at nine paces

Ex HIBS Manager John Blackley then employed by Tottenham Hotspur as Chief Scottish Scout sat in the Stand and was reported to have been looking at John Collins

HIBS Goram Sneddon Mitchell May Rae Hunter Kane Orr McCluskey Collins and Watson

Subs Bell McBride

Att 23500

17/10/1970 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 4 v 0 Ayr United

McBride
Davidson
Duncan
Graham

Hibs swept aside exhibee Ally MacLeod’s Ayr United and the scoreline should have been more emphatic as HIBS hit the woodwork on three occasions

Willie MacFarlane expressed the view that HIBS were playing some good stuff but only 7000 diehards turned up to watch

17/10/1964 Scottish League First Division

St Johnstone 1 v 3 Hibernian

Cormack
Quinn
Martin

17/10/1959 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 7 v 4 Dunfermline

Baker 3
Preston
Ormond
Baxter
Young

17/10/1953 Scottish League First Division

Falkirk 2 V 4 Hibernian

Reilly 3
Turnbull pen

16000 crammed into Brockville to watch Lawrie Reilly’s long awaited return from injury and they weren’t disappointed

A Scotland Selector sat in the Stand to run the rule over Reilly’s comeback

At Easter Road They Play John Campbell

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Hibs end a miserable derby run of nine defeats and eight draws on this day to give Alex Miller his first derby victory and go on their own six game undefeated run

Andy Goram achieves in his first derby what Roughie failed to achieve in 17

17/10/2020 Scottish League Premiership

Ross County 0 v 0 Hibernian

Hibs miss several chances Kyle Magennis hits the upright and Kevin Nisbet has a goal bound shot kicked off the line but they fail to breach the Staggies’ defence

Ross County had a man sent off in 79 minutes

https://youtu.be/7ENQ2o0A6ac

BILLYHIBS

18-10-2021, 09:53 AM

18/10/2014 Scottish League Championship

Livingston 0 v 4 Hibernian

Malonga 31
Handling 53
McGeoch pen 70
Heffernan 86

https://youtu.be/yB90BN9EN2g

Hibs Oxley Gray Hanlon Stevenson Booth S Robertson Handling Allan McGeoch Malonga and Cummings

Subs Harris Stanton Heffernan

Att 2666

18/10/2010 Hibernian appoint Colin Calderwood as Manager.

Our second worst Manager of all time :

P 49 W 12 D 11 L 26

His only achievement was a surprise victory over Rangers at Ibrox

The club had to bring in Pat Fenlon to save us from relegation

Be careful what you wish for as our worst Manager ever was still to come

18/10/2003 Scottish Premier Division

Hibernian 0 v 2 Livingston

A larger crowd than normal attended this match as HIBS legend Joe Baker had sadly tragically passed away on 6th October 2003

Livingston would beat us four times in this season one of them being the Scottish League Cup Final

18/10/1989 UEFA Cup Round 2 Leg 1

Hibernian 0 v 0 Liege

The kick off was delayed for fully 15 minutes to allow the near full capacity crowd into the Stadium for Hibs’ 69th game in Europe

When the game did eventually kick off the HIBS fans also discovered that Liege had brought l’autobus with them playing a sweeper and two markers and everyone and his cat in midfield

Hibs played some neat football but were perhaps guilty of taking the extra touch at times and were also guilty of not using the wings to bypass the congested midfield The Belgians resorted to fouling - largely going unpunished and time wasting tactics early in the match

Hibs’ best player in the first half was Michael Weir who tried to lead by example taking the fight to Liege and was unlucky when he got too much elevation on an Evans cutback

Hibs had a goalden chance to take the lead 11 minutes before the interval when they were awarded a penalty when Keith Houchen latched onto a long through ball from Paul Kane in the box his attempt on goal went past the post but his feet were clearly taken from under him by Wegria in mid shot - an obvious penalty

There was a delay of two minutes whilst Alan Sneddon received treatment for an injury and I noticed that Captain Andy Goram ran the length of the pitch to make sure Houchen took the kick

When eventually he did take the kick the shot wasn’t firmly enough placed and Munaron was able to make an easy diving save

HIBS continued to make all the running in the second half with John Collins blasting over from a good position The Belgians were happy to soak up all the pressure with the ever dangerous De Sart making good contact with a 25 yarder and Danny Boffin sweeping a deflected shot wide of the target in a seperate move

HIBS introduced talisman Stevie Archibald on 65 minutes and should have taken the lead 5 minutes later when Neil Cooper got on the end of a Gareth Evans corner only to see his excellent header beat Munaron all ends up but could only watch as Danny Boffin headed his effort off the line

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

Subs Orr Archibald

Att 18000

Q. What world famous footballer played for Liege in this tie?

https://youtu.be/Po6ELDvMFfk

18/10/1986 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 1 v 1 Aberdeen

Chisholm 76

Alex Ferguson’s last game in charge of Aberdeen at Easter Road

18/10/1980 Scottish First Division

St Johnstone 1 v 2 Hibernian

Jamieson
Macleod

Jim Docherty gave Saints an early lead

With time running out and with bestest buddies Ralph Callachan and Jackie McNamara both off injured Willie Jamieson equalised from a Terry Wilson cross with 15 minutes left.

Super Ally MacLeod sealed the points with a glorious long range effort in the dying moments

Hibs: McArthur Brown Duncan McNamara Paterson Callachan Jamieson Rae MacLeod Brazil and Connolly

Subs Wilson Cormack

Att 4150

18/10/1978 UEFA Cup Round 2 Leg 1

Strasbourg 2 v 0 Hibernian

A French side containing internationalists Dominique Dropsy Francis Piasecki Albert Gemmrick and Raymond Domenech were too strong for HIBS on the night

HIBS can feel aggrieved as the Hungarian Referee awarded the French side a soft penalty - an award that would eventually win the tie -many observers thought that the HIBS defender had cleanly and fairly won the ball

Piasecki 60 pen and Gemmrich 20 were the goalscorers

Hibs fans were charged £20 for admission a lot of money in any currency back then

Hibs McDonald Duncan Stewart McNamara Smith Bremner MacLeod Campbell Rae Hutchinson and Higgins

Att 25000

https://youtu.be/-gBCZQwaL2o

18/10/1965 Scottish League Cup Semi Final Replay

Hibernian 0 v 4 Celtic

18/10/1952 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 4 v 2 Falkirk

Ormond
Turnbull 2
Souness

Fresh from their 2-1 win at Ibrox in front of 60000 HIBS now faced Falkirk at Easter Road but were without the services of Lawrie Reilly and Gordon Smith who were away on Scotland duty

Falkirk could smell blood and very quickly raced into an early two goal lead with Duncan converting two penalties. Goals by Ormond and Turnbull drew HIBS level going into the interval.

The tide had now turned and in the second half HIBS exerted their authority with further goals from Souness and Turnbull

Att:25000

Birthdays:

Paul Tosh

Efe Ambrose

John McGinn

At Easter Road They Play. John Campbell

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1975 Scottish League Premier Division

Celtic 0 v 2 Hibernian

Bremner 26
Harper 76

Referee RH Davidson abandoned this match with 5 minutes to go due to fog

The match had previously been held up for 10 minutes due to a pitch invasion as the Celtic fans tried to get the match abandoned

The coast was clear 10 minutes after the final whistle

The replay ended in a 1-1 draw

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

Subs Smith Spalding

Att 33000

Q What did Liege Dnipro and Dinaburg have in common?

gbhibby

18-10-2021, 10:24 AM

Don't get me started on RH Davidson and that game.

BILLYHIBS

18-10-2021, 10:27 AM

Don't get me started on RH Davidson and that game.

Ha Ha !

I am sure the last image Sportscene had was of Sloop John B giving the vicky’s through the fog to the cameras

gbhibby

18-10-2021, 10:42 AM

Ha Ha !

I am sure the last image Sportscene had was of Sloop John B giving the vicky’s through the fog to the cameras
Saw that on the TV also was able to see him doing it at the game.

gbhibby

18-10-2021, 03:25 PM

1975 Scottish League Premier Division

Celtic 0 v 2 Hibernian

Bremner 26
Harper 76

Referee RH Davidson abandoned this match with 5 minutes to go due to fog

The match had previously been held up for 10 minutes due to a pitch invasion as the Celtic fans tried to get the match abandoned

The coast was clear 10 minutes after the final whistle

The replay ended in a 1-1 draw

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

Subs Smith Spalding

Att 33000

Q What did Liege Dnipro and Dinaburg have in common?
Celtic fans invading the park and trying to influence games, can't possibly be true. After all they are the self proclaimed greatest fans in the world. 😁

BILLYHIBS

18-10-2021, 03:49 PM

Celtic fans invading the park and trying to influence games, can't possibly be true. After all they are the self proclaimed greatest fans in the world. ��
Yip They tried that dodge a few times 5-3 Drybrough Cup springs to mind when we were 3-0 up

gbhibby

18-10-2021, 04:24 PM

Yip They tried that dodge a few times 5-3 Drybrough Cup springs to mind when we were 3-0 up
Also at the 4 1 game at Easter Road just after Mike Mcdonald caught Mike Conroy. Jock Stein went mental at their fans.

BILLYHIBS

18-10-2021, 04:30 PM

Also at the 4 1 game at Easter Road just after Mike Mcdonald caught Mike Conroy. Jock Stein went mental at their fans.
Also 4-3 Scottish Cup game at full time

Cannae take a beating fair and square

gbhibby

18-10-2021, 04:38 PM

Also 4-3 Scottish Cup game at full time

Cannae take a beating fair and square
Remember that, what a game that was, amazing limbs in the East when Eddie May scored.

BILLYHIBS

18-10-2021, 04:59 PM

Remember that, what a game that was, amazing limbs in the East when Eddie May scored.

Lost all ma mates in the crush This random auld guy grabbed me and declared “ Eddie May a star is born!” :greengrin

Allant1981

18-10-2021, 05:11 PM

Just want to say i enjoy these posts, reminds me of games and players i completely forgot about, some good memories, and some not so good!!

Kato

18-10-2021, 05:18 PM

Lost all ma mates in the crush This random auld guy grabbed me and declared “ Eddie May a star is born!” :greengrinhttps://youtu.be/uqvQTxKp5Ag

The white hankies signalling for the first aid guys at 12.08 in this video is for my pal who broke his ankle when Eddie scored the winner. Pandemonium.

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Eyrie

18-10-2021, 07:10 PM

Q What did Liege Dnipro and Dinaburg have in common?

Not sure about Liege, but are all three former European opponents who no longer exist?

BILLYHIBS

18-10-2021, 07:34 PM

Not sure about Liege, but are all three former European opponents who no longer exist?

👍🏿

Liege now play in the amateur leagues

BILLYHIBS

19-10-2021, 08:43 AM

19/10/2019 Scottish League Premiership

Hamilton Academicals 1 v 1 Hibernian

Mallan 22

Hibs remain without a victory as Ross Cunningham’s 59th minute penalty rescues a point for Hamilton

Christian Doidge had a 90th minute goal disallowed

Hibs Maxwell James Porteous Hanlon Stevenson Vela Hallberg Mallan Horgan Doidge and Newall

Subs Allan Murray Kamberi

Att 2680

https://youtu.be/eO-VVEmYXvQ

19/10/2013 Scottish League Premiership

Hibernian 1 v 1 Celtic

Heffernan

Paul Heffernan scores from an offside position but we will take anything against Celtic

James Forrest equalised for Celtic with 12 minutes to go

https://youtu.be/tB2cNbzz_6c

Hibs:Williams Stevenson McGivern Hanlon Nelson Tudur-Jones Robertson Craig Thomson Zoubir and Heffernan

Subs McPake Vine Taiwo

Att 14220

19/10/2008 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 1 v 1 Hearts

Fletcher

Steven Fletcher opened the scoring after 90 seconds when he finished off a fine move involving Colin Nish and Derek Riordan Bruno Aguiar equalised for Hearts with a precise free kick just before half time

https://youtu.be/gw6eefqFg4c

Hibs:Ma-Kalambay Van Zanten Bamba Jones Stevenson Shiels Murray Thicot Fletcher Nish and Riordan

Sub Yantorno

Att 17223

19/10/2002 Scottish League SPL

Partick Thistle 0 v 3 Hibernian

O’Connor 2
Paatelainen

Bobby Williamson’s HIBS make it four wins on the bounce and they would make it five thanks to Grant Brebner’s solo strike a week later at Pittodrie

Young striker Garry O’Connor staked a claim for a Scotland return when towards the end of a forgettable first half he controlled a searching pass from Zambernardi 30 yards from goal turned smartly and thundered a right footed shot high into the corner of the Thistle net

His second goal arrived two minutes from the end when he knocked the ball over the head of his marker before volleying home

HIBS scored their second when Mixu Paatelainen barged his way through a crowd of defenders to get on the end of a Craig James with nine minutes remaining

Searching for his hat-trick O’Connor found time in the dying minutes to send a fizzer past the post following that up with a stinging drive that hit the post

Hibs Colgan Orman James Zambernardi Fenwick Murray Brebner Wiss Paatelainen O’Connor and Townsley

Subs Smith McManus

Att 6950

19/10/1996 Scottish League Premier Division

Motherwell 1 v 1 Hibernian

Harper

Jocky Scott fresh from his 2-1 home win over the mighty Rangers took his troops to Fir Park to face Motherwell

In form striker Kevin Harper opened the scoring but things went pear shaped when Jim Leighton was sent off for the only time in his career when he handled the ball outside the box

HIBS had no keeper on the bench so Andy Millen went in goal HIBS tried to protect their vulnerable goalkeeper as best they could and held out until the 75th minute when Shaun McSkimming grabbed an equaliser

19/10/1991 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 0 v 0 Motherwell

A week before the Skol Cup Final versus Dunfermline and this game was supposed to be shooting practice for Messrs Wright McGinlay and Weir

Sometimes things never go to plan being a Hibby

Only 7141 bothered to turn up One week later they were closing the turnstiles at Hampden and putting up the sold out signs

19/10/1985 Scottish League Premier Division

Rangers 1 v 2 Hibernian

Munro og
Harris

One week before the Skol Cup Final versus Aberdeen and Rangers were bemoaning their luck and the fine goalkeeping of Alan Rough

A Stuart Munro own goal put us ahead on 38 minutes Substitute Colin ‘Bomber’ Harris increased our lead on 85 minutes The Referee then gave Rangers their obligatory penalty and Davie Cooper duly obliged from the spot

19/10/1977 Anglo Scottish Cup Semi Final Leg 1

Hibernian 1 v 1 Bristol City

Duncan

Bristol City probably one of the dirtiest teams ever to visit Easter Road

The game developed into a farce due to the number of fouls being committed with Norman Hunter and Peter Cormack being sent off for Bristol City.

Ally MacLeod had a late penalty saved by ex Leeds United goalkeeper John Shaw

19/10 /1968 (tel:19/10 /1968) Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 1 v 0 Kilmarnock

Peter Cormack

19/10/1960 Inter Cities Fairs Cup

Lausanne Sports 0 v 2 Hibernian

Walkover awarded

19/10/1946 Scottish League Cup Group 2

Hibernian 2 v 0 Hamilton Academicals

Smith
Weir

19/10/1889 Scottish Cup Round 3

Dunfermline Athletic 4 v 4 Hibernian

Paddy Flannigan
Sandy McMahon
Charlie McGhee
Paddy Smith

Hibernian Captain James McGhee won the toss and decided to shoot with the wind resulting in Hibernian racing into an almost unassailable 0-4 half time lead ????

Birthdays:

Mark Dempsie

Paul Hartley

Albert Kidd

https://youtu.be/iTEgsQz-Muw

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HAPPY ALBERT KIDD DAY!

Well almost it’s the great man’s birthday today

Many Happy Returns

Peevemor

19-10-2021, 08:46 AM

HAPPY ALBERT KIDD DAY!

Well almost it’s the great man’s birthday today

Many Happy Returns

Careful! You'll be gettin' telt...

BILLYHIBS

19-10-2021, 08:50 AM

Careful! You'll be gettin' telt...
I remembered that very thing as I was typing :greengrin

Always worth a wee smile though eh?

BILLYHIBS

20-10-2021, 09:28 AM

20/10/2018 Scottish League Premiership

Celtic 4 v 2 Hibernian

Kamberi
Boyle

20/10/2015 Scottish League Championship

Falkirk 0 v 1 Hibernian

Cummings pen 40

20/10/2012 Scottish League SPL

Ross County 3 v 2 Hibernian

Griffiths 6
McPake 45

20/10/2007 Scottish League SPL

Motherwell 2 v 1 Hibernian

Fletcher pen

Steven Fletcher put 10 man HIBS ahead on the half hour from the penalty spot after Felipe Morais was sent off

The lead was short lived as Ross McCormack unleashed a stunning strike past Yves Ma-Kalambay on 35 minutes and followed up two minutes later when he curled a free kick past the goalkeeper from 19 yards

20/10/1990 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 1 v 0 Motherwell

Burley og 6

That kind man future Hearts and Scotland Manager George Burley scored for the Hibees on this day.

Hibs would not win another League match until 2nd March 1991 the famous 4-3 win over St Mirren luckily relegation was cancelled in this season

20/10/1984 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 2 v 0 Dundee

Kano x 2

Gordon Durie’s debut for the club and Paul Kane grabbed the headlines with a double

20/10/1979 Scottish League Premier Division

Rangers 2 v 0 Hibernian

Jackie McNamara was sent off after 35 minutes by Referee David Syme for a challenge on Alex MacDonald

Rangers took advantage and scored through Gordon Smith and an Alex Miller penalty

20/10/1976 UEFA Cup Round 2 Leg 1

Hibernian 2 v 0 Osters

Blackley
Brownlie pen

Fair play to Osters they came to attack and HIBS found themselves on the back foot for large parts of this match but succeeded in keeping a clean sheet

HIBS went ahead on 34 minutes when Bobby Smith beat two men on the left and his waist high cross was bulleted home by John Blackley’s diving header. A minute later a Des Bremner shot came back off the crossbar and Bergqvist handled the rebound John Brownlie did the needful from the spot

News came through before kick off of the sad passing of club legend Davie Shaw at the young age of 60

20/10/1973 Scottish League Division One

Celtic 1 v 1 Hibernian

Gordon

In a game played in atrocious conditions HIBS played some brilliant football and scored a goal that was perfect in its execution Arthur Duncan raced up the wing and crossed for Alan Gordon to score with a glorious diving header

Celtic scored late on through sub Pat McCluskey

20/10/1951 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 5 v 0 Partick Thistle

Johnstone 2
Reilly 2
Smith

Hibs won the league in this season and were top of their game and really put in a sparkling virtuoso performance to wipe away any Thistle resistance

The two points earned put HIBS back on top of the Division

Man of the Match was the unheralded Bobby Combe with four assists

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

Att 22000

20/10/1883 Scottish Cup Round 3

Hearts 1 v 4 Hibernian

Tommy Lee
James Brogan
James McGhee 2

Hibs travelled across town to face red hot favourites Hearts in the Scottish Cup

In a physical encounter played in front of 7000 souls HIBS emerged victorious

Hibs would reach the semi final of the Scottish Cup for the first time in their existence and would play the invincible Queens Park at the Holy Ground on the 19th January 1884.

There was a problem in that Queens Park were already committed to play Aston Villa in the FA Cup on the same date in Birmingham and the English team refused to move the date

Father Hannon would not hear of a walkover or have Queens Park quit one of the competitions or split their resources Instead he agreed to play the Scottish Cup game on a mutually acceptable date

The Scottish Cup Semi Final took place at Hibernian Park on 2nd February 1884

Hibernian 1 v 5 Queens Park

Att: 9000

Birthdays:

Meiker Hallberg

Paul McGinn

Rab Kilgour

Neil Martin

In Colours Green and White. John Campbell

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Gordon Durie makes his debut on this day but Kano upstages him by firing in a double

Gordon Durie was the sort of player who once he had completed a full preseason and had worked on his upper body strength and sprinting had you walking quicker to the Stadium and had you out of your seat as soon as he got the ball with his pace power strength and direct running style you just knew something was about to happen and that he wouldn’t be here for long

Anyone remember Kano’s first goal for HIBS in a 3-1 win over Dundee in a game beamed live and attracted a 10000 crowd as Kenny Waugh allowed free admission as the previous fixture had been cancelled due to fog?

Peevemor

20-10-2021, 09:43 AM

Gordon Durie makes his debut on this day but Kano upstages him by firing in a double

Gordon Durie was the sort of player who once he had completed a full preseason and had worked on his upper body strength and sprinting had you walking quicker to the Stadium and had you out of your seat as soon as he got the ball with his pace power and strength you just knew something was about to happen and that he wouldn’t be here for long

Anyone remember Kano’s first goal for HIBS in a 3-1 win over Dundee in a game beamed live and attracted a 10000 crowd as Kenny Waugh allowed free admission as the previous fixture had been cancelled due to fog?

I was at both the called-off match (zero visibility!) & the free-for-all replay - my memory is that there was only 8k despite it being free.

BILLYHIBS

20-10-2021, 09:46 AM

I was at both the called-off match (zero visibility!) & the free-for-all replay - my memory is that there was only 8k despite it being free.

Yeah I think you are correct 8k rings a bell right enough

Pretty sure Strachan played for Dundee but safe to say HIBS put in a decent performance that night

GGTTH

Edit:

ihibs has the attendance as to 2600 that cannae be right

Other sources quoting 9 and 10k but 8k sounds about right

Hibs scorers Kano Jamieson and a Willie Irvine #1 penalty

bigwheel

20-10-2021, 10:01 AM

Yeah I think you are correct 8k rings a bell right enough

Pretty sure Strachan played for Dundee but safe to say HIBS put in a decent performance that night

GGTTH

Edit:

ihibs has the attendance as to 2600 that cannae be right

Other sources quoting 9 and 10k but 8k sounds about right

Surely Strachan would have been long gone from Dundee by then …at Man Utd by the mid 80s ?

BILLYHIBS

20-10-2021, 10:04 AM

Surely Strachan would have been long gone from Dundee by then …at Man Utd by the mid 80s ?
:thumbsup:

Well spotted obviously losing my touch

A bad day at the Office :greengrin

Fine margins

BILLYHIBS

21-10-2021, 08:00 AM

21/10/2017 Scottish League Cup Semi Final

Celtic 4 v 2 Hibernian

Stokes pen 59
Shaw 70

21/10/2001 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 2 v 1 Hearts

De La Cruz 2

What a start! Ulises De La Cruz scores after 36 seconds with a shot past Anti Niemi after accepting a pass from Alen Orman He made it two on 23 minutes when he got on the end of a deflected pass across goal from Paco Luna for a tap in

Steven Simmons scored for Hearts

Full Match :

https://youtu.be/_ukHrCJ_rhc

Hibs Colgan Fenwick Orman Sauzee Laursen Murray De La Cruz Brebner O’Neil Brewster and Luna

Subs McManus Zitelli

Att 13774

21/10/1995 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 4 v 2 Motherwell

Jackson 2 (1 pen )
Wright
O’Neill

https://youtu.be/OxwQFyiEdW4

Hibs Leighton Dods Tortolano McGinlay Tweed Hunter McAllister Harper Wright Jackson and O’Neil

Subs C Jackson, Donald and Evans

Att 10000

21/10/1978 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 1 v 1 Dundee United

Rae

A Gordon Rae long range effort in 36 minutes against joint leaders Dundee United opened the scoring

Graham Payne equalised for United on 74 minutes

Hibs McDonald Duncan Smith Bremner Stewart McNamara Rae MacLeod Hutchinson Callachan and Higgins

Subs Temperley Murray

Att 8290

21/10/1972 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 3 v 1 Partick Thistle

Gordon 2
Duncan

The Tornadoes were starting to click with the same eleven starting in 10 of the last 13 games

Alex Edwards was superb in this game pulling the strings in midfield His distribution was magnificent ensuring a comfortable win for the Hibees Probably one of the best players never to have got a Scotland cap imho

Joe Craig scored for Thistle

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

Att 9197

21/10/1967 Scottish League Division One

St Johnstone 2 v 3 Hibernian

Stein 2
Stevenson

St Johnstone were flying in the League undefeated and had defeated Dundee 4-1 the previous week at Dens Park

A quickfire double from Colin Stein burst their bubble Gordon pulled one back for Saints Eric Stevenson increased HIBS’ lead into the second half and a late strike from McPhee was not enough to save Saints

Hibs Allan Simpson Davis Stanton Madsen McGraw Scott Quinn Stein Cormack and Stevenson

Att 5500

21/10/1944 Scottish Southern League

Hibernian 8 v 0 Partick Thistle

Devlin 3
Milne 2
Bogan 2
Smith

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2001 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 2 v 1 Hearts

De La Cruz 2

https://youtu.be/WsxpYjZIDW0

Limbs in the East

Hibernian’s investment in Ulises De La Cruz bears fruit with a quick fire double against arch rivals Hearts in the pouring rain 20 years ago today

This would be the only two goals he would score for us in 39 appearances before being sold to Aston Villa

1995 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 4 v 2 Motherwell

Jackson 2 (1 pen)
Wright
O’Neill

Hibs open the new North Stand with this resounding win over Motherwell

1978 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 1 v 1 Dundee United

Rae 36

https://www.arabarchive.co.uk/matchdetails.php?id=2713

Birthdays

Alan Reid

Stephen Brown

Thanks to johnsparky2

Mick O'Rourke

21-10-2021, 09:58 AM

BILLYHIBS

21-10-2021, 10:17 AM

Great thread..superb stuff on it

Wee question going back to the utube video earlier of the Scottish Cup win v Celtic 1986

Great game
However,what puzzled me was the Cave being empty (thats the FF for younger viewers)
Was it price? i can't remember.
I know when the seats were installed it cost a bit more in there.
But so empty for that game,when everywhere else seemed packed
Memory eh ?

IIRC tickets were at a premium and 20000 crammed into Easter Road that great day

Tickets for the Seated Enclosure ( Cave) were more expensive for a seat on a bench so were avoided by most supporters

There was no TV coverage at this match but that did not stop VHS tapes not Betamax of the game doing a roaring trade in the days after the final whistle

I’ve still goat mine :greengrin

Mick O'Rourke

21-10-2021, 10:50 AM

Thanks Billy

De javu all over again !!

Debate on the FF use in recent times.
The Cave getting seats caused uproar back then
Ruined atmosphere when they were installed and entry price went up.
Cave-ites dispersed.
Some did not return as regularly .
Lesson there regard shuffling the current choir about.

Great when the club listens to fans!!

BILLYHIBS

21-10-2021, 11:09 AM

A good day tomorrow guys 😃

CropleyWasGod

21-10-2021, 05:33 PM

2001 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 2 v 1 Hearts

De La Cruz 2

https://youtu.be/WsxpYjZIDW0

Limbs in the East

Hibernian’s investment in Ulises De La Cruz bears fruit with a quick fire double against arch rivals Hearts in the pouring rain 20 years ago today

This would be the only two goals he would score for us in 39 appearances before being sold to Aston Villa

1995 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 4 v 2 Motherwell

Jackson 2 (1 pen)
Wright
O’Neill

Hibs open the new North Stand with this resounding win over Motherwell

1978 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 1 v 1 Dundee United

Rae 36

https://www.arabarchive.co.uk/matchdetails.php?id=2713

Birthdays

Alan Reid

Stephen Brown

Thanks to johnsparky2

Remind me why there were no Hearts fans at the DelaCruz game?

PatHead

21-10-2021, 05:44 PM

Remind me why there were no Hearts fans at the DelaCruz game?

Boycott? ( Nothing to do with Hibs being favourites)

BILLYHIBS

21-10-2021, 06:10 PM

Remind me why there were no Hearts fans at the DelaCruz game?

They had a campaign going at the time to boycott Easter Road to deny us the maroon pound

There were even less at the 6-2 game 12 months earlier

Well by half-time anyway :greengrin

greenginger

21-10-2021, 06:37 PM

The
Celtic fans invading the park and trying to influence games, can't possibly be true. After all they are the self proclaimed greatest fans in the world. 😁

https://www.thecelticwiki.com/1962-03-31-st-mirren-3-1-celtic-scottish-cup/

nothing new new for the weegie east Enders.

gbhibby

21-10-2021, 06:51 PM

The

https://www.thecelticwiki.com/1962-03-31-st-mirren-3-1-celtic-scottish-cup/

nothing new new for the weegie east Enders.
Interesting reading. A club like no other. Did anyone see their countdown banner at their European game earlier this week, found it quite funny. They will probably get punished again for it.

BILLYHIBS

22-10-2021, 07:04 AM

22/10/2016 Scottish League Championship

Dunfermline 1 v 3 Hibernian

Ashcroft og 55
Holt (1 pen) 66
Graham 91

Hibs went behind after 22 minutes to a soft Calum Higginbotham penalty Former HIBS ace El Alagui then missed a goalden chance to put the Pars two up James Keatings hit the crossbar with a spectacular effort and another exhibee Sean Murdoch pulled off a brilliant save from Fraser Fyvie

Into the second half and it was never in doubt Keatings’ effort taking a deflection off a defender on the way in. Grant Holt scoring from the spot when Andrew Shinnie was bundled over in the box and substitute Brian Graham with the perfect finish in the dying seconds shooting high into the net

HIBS Rocky Fontaine Hanlon McGregor Gray Fyvie McGinn Stevenson Shinnie Keatings and Holt

Subs Boyle Graham

Att 7622

https://youtu.be/4RCWBN6-TvA

22/10/2011 Scottish League SPL

St Mirren 2 v 3 Hibernian

Griffiths 6, 41
O’Hanlon 37

An entertaining game in Paisley with all the goals coming in the first half

Leigh Griffiths gave HIBS the lead after only 6 minutes following a blunder from Saints keeper Craig Samson. Paul McGowan then scored a double to give Saints the lead. Sean O’Hanlon equalised on 37 minutes with a header from a Wotherspoon free kick and Sparky doubled his tally just before half time when he ran onto a Garry O’Connor telepathic chip and fired home from a tight angle

A rare win under Colin Calderwood

HIBS Stack Towell Murray O’Hanlon Hanlon Wotherspoon Galbraith Osbourne Agogo Griffiths and O’Connor

Subs Sodje Stevenson Palsson

Att 4273

22/10/2005 Scottish League SPL

Aberdeen 0 v 1 Hibernian

Riordan 55

Wearing their black away strips HIBS picked up their fourth successive away win when Alexander Diamond failed to cut out an Ivan Sproule cross and Derek Riordan fired the ball home into the exposed Aberdeen net

22/10/2000 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 6 v 2 Hearts

Paatelainen 3
Zitelli
O’Neil
Latapy

https://youtu.be/UFDeEKemCrM

Hibs Colgan Lovell Smith Fenwick Sauzee Laursen Jack Latapy O’Neil Paatelainen and Zitelli

Sub Andrews

Att 12950

Q. Name three HIBS players to score hat-tricks versus Hearts?

22/10/1988 Scottish League Premier Division

Motherwell 1 v 1 Hibernian

McIntyre

Kano missed a penalty

Stevie Cowan scored the equaliser for Motherwell

22/10/1983 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 2 v 1 Dundee

Irvine pen
Duncan

22/10/1949 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 2 v 0 Partick Thistle

Combe
Turnbull pen

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On This Day In History

2011 Leigh Leigh Super Leigh scores his first goals for HIBS at St Mirren

2000 Andy Kirk opens the scoring for Hearts after only 3 minutes but the rest as they say is history

Gordon Durie lined up for Hearts and Darren Jackson was on their bench

Hat-trick hero Mixu robs Antti Niemi of the Man Of The Match award but a few in green and white also had valid claims

1994 HIBS draw 0-0 with Scottish Cup holders Dundee United at Tannadice but would go on to defeat them 5-0 4-0 and 1-0 United would be relegated in this season

Birthdays:

Callum Donaldson

Gael Bigirimana

John Young

Keith_M

22-10-2021, 07:37 AM

Not sure about Liege, but are all three former European opponents who no longer exist?

Wow that's really sad.

Especially Liege.

Keith_M

22-10-2021, 07:42 AM

Interesting reading. A club like no other. Did anyone see their countdown banner at their European game earlier this week, found it quite funny. They will probably get punished again for it.

The countdown conundrum always has nine letters, and they only had eight.

That was typical Celtc, thick as pig ****

BILLYHIBS

22-10-2021, 08:04 AM

Wow that's really sad.

Especially Liege.

Yip!

Lost their Stadium I believe but had a lot of really good international players

Pretty sure Andy Goram had Hoochie as first goalscorer as he ran the length of the pitch to make sure he took the penalty

I actually watched the first leg from the Director’s Box and having our half-time cuppa one of the Liege Director’s wives asked me for ‘le lait?’ and being a fully paid up member of the Tartan Army I knew what she was on about :greengrin

JohnMcM

22-10-2021, 08:50 AM

The countdown conundrum always has nine letters, and they only had eight.

That was typical Celtc, thick as pig ****

Are you allowed to tell us on here what it said, or would it break forum rules?

Carheenlea

22-10-2021, 08:58 AM

Are you allowed to tell us on here what it said, or would it break forum rules?

https://i.postimg.cc/rwx5hJRm/9-CF09-F39-8358-40-FF-AC50-E6-A01940-BC1-C.jpg (https://postimg.cc/3kryN2B5)

It’s a decent effort to be fair

90274

22-10-2021, 11:10 AM

Great thread..superb stuff on it

Yes, this really is. A great thread.

Many Thanks BILLYHIBS!

JohnMcM

22-10-2021, 11:37 AM

Carheenlea,
Thanks for your reply to my question.:aok:

Keith_M

22-10-2021, 02:29 PM

...
It’s a decent effort to be fair

Nah, unless it's got NINE letters and a picture of Rachel Riley, it's an epic fail

:na na:

BILLYHIBS

23-10-2021, 08:01 AM

I
23/10/2010 Scottish League SPL

Aberdeen 4 v 2 Hibernian

Nish 63
Bamba 91

Colin Calderwood’s first game in charge against a rejuvenated Aberdeen side

Maguire, Vernon 2 and Hartley (penalty) scored for the Dons

23/10/2006 Scottish League SPL

Dunfermline 0 v 4 Hibernian

Sproule 44
Killen 62,90
Benji 89

Tony Mowbray had left the building and Mark Proctor took his troops over the bridge for this Monday night fixture HIBS threatened to run riot but Dorus De Vries in the Pars goal kept the Hibees out performing heroics

HIBS broke his resistance on 44 minutes when Ivan Sproule accepted Chris Killen’s pass to lob the goalkeeper and settle the fans’ nerves going into the second half

Sproule returned the compliment on 62 minutes when he set up Chris Killen after a trademark mazy run Michael Stewart then drilled a shot off the crossbar before substitute Benji confirmed the points when he fired home a pass from fellow country man Zemmama. Chris Killen then rose to head home a Zemmama corner to complete a miserable night for Dunfermline

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

Subs Glass Benji Shields

Att 6057

23/10/1999 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 5 v 2 Dundee

Miller 31
Latapy 40 79
Sauzee 63
Lehmann 90

Only HIBS’ second win of the season their last being against Dundee but would prove to be the catalyst that would kickstart their season

https://youtu.be/QNPm56VnfX0

Hibs: Gottskalksson Smith Hack Dennis Dempsie Sauzee Brebner Latapy McGinlay Paatelainen and Miller

Subs Hartley Lehmann

Att 10160

23/10/1982 Scottish League Premier Division

Rangers 3 v 2 Hibernian

Gary Murray 2

Derek Johnstone 2 and Jackie McNamara og were the Rangers scorers Ralph Callachan missed a second half penalty

Derek Rodier came on to replace Jim McArthur who took a knock on the eye and King Arthur went in goal

Hibs also had a third goal disallowed for offside in this match

Another hard luck story but interesting stat from the club that don’t do walking away Att: 16240

Hibs McArthur Sneddon Duncan McNamara Rae Turnbull Callachan Conroy Irvine Thomson and Murray

Sub:Rodier

23/10/1976 Scottish League Premier Division

Ayr United 2 v 3 Hibernian

Brownlie pen
Smith
Duncan

A real humdinger of a match and HIBS finally secured their first win of the season thanks to the heroics of Mike McDonald in goal

This match ebbed and flowed John Brownlie scored from the spot after Willie Murray was pulled down in the box Bobby Smith scored the second from the edge of the box and Arthur Duncan’s second half glancing header sealed the win

Johnny Graham penalty and Alex Ingram replied for Ayr Mike McDonald saved a late Johnny Graham penalty as Ayr pushed for an equaliser

HIBS McDonald Brownlie Schaedler Bremner Stewart Blackley Murray Edwards Scott Smith and Duncan

Subs Muir Paterson

Att 4500

23/10/1974 UEFA Cup Round 2 Leg 1

Hibernian 2 v 4 Juventus

Stanton 58
Cropley 64

One of the great European nights at Easter Road- HIBS actually led 2-1 - and probably the first time my green tinted eyes actually noticed an opposition player JOSE ALTAFINI- what a player!

Claudio Gentile opened the scoring just before half time

Stanton a header from a Brownlie cross and Cropley - a tap in when a lob on goal was headed onto the underside of his own crossbar by a Juve defender- gave HIBS the lead then the Italians brought on the ageing grey haired 36 year old striker.

Lightning quick HIBS could not cope he scored one made one for Cuccureddu and added a second

Alan Gordon once told me that when the ball was up the other end of the park Gentile would pull the wee hairs out of the back of his legs and do other illegal things to wind him up

This was the middle of a bad week for HIBS and they had a League Cup Final on the Saturday

HIBS McArthur Brownlie Schaedler Stanton Spalding Blackley Edwards Cropley Harper Gordon and Duncan

Att 29000

Q. What country did Jose Altafini represent?

23/10/1971 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 6 v 0 Falkirk

Duncan 4
Auld
Hamilton

Hibs get their revenge on Falkirk for knocking us out of the League Cup Quarter Final with this emphatic victory a personal best for King Arthur

23/10/1965 Scottish League Division One

St Mirren 0 v 2 Hibernian

Davis pen
J Stevenson

23/10/1962 Inter Cities Fairs Cup Round 1 Leg 2

KB Copenhagen 2 v 3 Hibernian ( Agg: 2-7)

Byrne 33
M Stevenson 47 63

23/10/1948 Scottish League Division One Old

Partick Thistle 2 v 6 Hibernian

Turnbull
Cuthbertson
Aitkenhead
Linwood
Smith 2

HIBS go top of the League as Rangers lose 2-0 to Hearts at Tiny

23/10/1886 Scottish Cup Round 3

Hibernian 5 v 1 Hearts

HIBS would win the Scottish Cup in this season defeating Dumbarton in the final at Hampden Park

Birthdays:

Pat Carroll

Pele

In Colours Green and White John Campbell

Martin Igoe

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On This Day In History

2010 New Manager Colin Calderwood’s Hibs go down at Pittodrie

1999 Alex McLeish’s HIBS kickstart their season with a thumping win over Dundee

Steven Tweed and Willie Miller line up for Dundee

1974 The Old Lady of Turin comes to town in the middle of the week from hell for Hibernian Football Club

https://youtu.be/CdG49nTw0dI

1971 Hibs finally hand out some capital punishment at long last to a stubborn Falkirk side

1962 Hibs knock KB Copenhagen out of the Fairs Cities Cup

1886 Hibs defeat Hearts 5-1 at the Holy Ground in the third round of the Scottish Cup on their way to winning the trophy for the first time thanks to a virtuoso performance from ‘Darling Willie Groves’

BILLYHIBS

23-10-2021, 08:55 AM

23/10/1971 Scottish League Cup Final

Partick Thistle 4 v 1 Celtic

Rae 9
Lawrie 15
McQuade 29
Bone 36

King Kenny scored for Celtic in the 70th minute

https://youtu.be/kPkxq4tZquk

NHC On This Day In History

Everyone in the UK 50 years ago today thought the ITV teleprinter was on the blink with a half time score of :

Patrick Thistle 4 v 0 Celtic

gbhibby

23-10-2021, 01:01 PM

Billy Altifini played for Brazil and Italy. I am sure there are other players who have played for a South American countries and European countries.

BILLYHIBS

23-10-2021, 01:30 PM

Billy Altifini played for Brazil and Italy. I am sure there are other players who have played for a South American countries and European countries.
:top marks

Alan Gordon told me the story that in the second leg they had this big Stadium Clock and you could see Altafini warming up and as the clock reached 70 minutes the natives were getting more and more restless and when he came on you just knew you were in for more torture scoring one and making one

gbhibby

23-10-2021, 01:34 PM

:top marks
Should have put a comma after your name Billy.

IberianHibernian

23-10-2021, 05:13 PM

NHC On This Day In History

Everyone in the UK 50 years ago today thought the ITV teleprinter was on the blink with a half time score of :

Patrick Thistle 4 v 0 CelticThink we beat Falkirk 6 v 0 that day . Seem to remember Arthur Duncan scoring a few . When LC final final half time score went up on ht scoreboard folk just assumed it was a joke like putting Hearts were losing as sometimes happened .

BILLYHIBS

24-10-2021, 08:15 AM

24/10/2017 Scottish League Premiership

Hibernian 1 v 0 Hearts

Simon Murray 3

https://youtu.be/VuX4gsCHiF8

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

Subs Big Dave Slivka

Att 20165

24/10/2015 Scottish League Championship

Raith Rovers 1 v 2 Hibernian

McGinn 4
Cummings 26

John McGinn crashed home a fabulous strike after 4 minutes Jason Cummings then broke clear of the Rovers defence to loft a shot over the advancing keeper Kevin Cuthbert

Rovers improved after the interval and Jon Daly scored with a header on 64 minutes but HIBS held on

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

Subs Keatings Bartley Fyvie

Att 4114

24/10/2009 Scottish League SPL

Rangers 1 v 1 Hibernian

Stokes 63

Kris Boyd gave Rangers an early lead after 6 minutes

Anthony Stokes who had previously had a goal disallowed for offside turned stylishly on the edge of the box wrong footing both Whittaker and Papac and lifted a volley beyond McGregor

Both sides had chances to score but a draw was a fair result in what was an entertaining game

Hibs Stack Wotherspoon Hogg Bamba Murray Zemmama McBride Miller Benji Riordan and Stokes

Sub Stevenson Galbraith Nish

Att 47000

https://youtu.be/JMOg0n_rVnA

24/10/1993 Scottish League Cup Final

Hibernian 1 v 2 Rangers

Macpherson og

Hibs Leighton Miller Mitchell Farrell Tweed Hunter McAllister Hamilton Wright Jackson and O’Neil

Sub Evans

Att 47632

24/10/1992 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 3 v 1 St Johnstone

Jackson 2
Weir

https://youtu.be/B_HgQ3Lnqg8

24/10/1981 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 1 v 0 Celtic

MacLeod pen 45

Dom Sullivan pulled Gordon Rae down in the box and Super Ally MacLeod sent Packy Bonnar the wrong way from the spot.

Celtic were awarded a penalty in 51 minutes when Alan Sneddon brought down Tommy Burns. Jim McArthur however saved Charlie Nicholas’spot kick and Frank McGarvey’s follow up attempt

24/10/1973 UEFA Cup Round 2 Leg 1

Leeds United 0 v 0 Hibernian

Hibs dominated this game throughout

The best chance came in the last minute when Arthur Duncan beat Paul Madeley out wide and sent over a wonderful cross that Tony Higgins headered over the bar when it looked easier to score

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

Sub Hazel

Att 27157

https://youtu.be/b2vE-UFTKGs

24/10/1964 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 2 v 1 Morton

Cormack
Scott pen

24/10/1959 Scottish League Division One

Airdrieonians 1 v 11 Hibernian

Preston 4
Baker 3
Macleod 2
McLelland
Ormond

Still the League record for an away team victory

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

Att 7000

24/10/1953 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 4 v 0 Clyde

Tunbull pen
Buchanan
Smith 2

For the first time in this season the Famous Five lined up together but Willie Ormond did not look fully fit

A goal came for HIBS when Lawrie Reilly was through on goal and got pulled down in the box. He picked himself up placed the ball on the spot and shaped as though he was about to take the kick when Eddie Turnbull ran forward and hammered a thunderbolt past the stunned keeper

Archie Buchanan then hammered a daisy cutter through a mass of legs in the box to double HIBS’ lead

Gordon Smith added two more after the break the first when he was set up by a good move involving Johnstone and Reilly The second when he picked up the ball just inside his own half dribbled past Baird and Haddock and drilled a low shot past Wilson from the tightest of angles

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

Att 25000

At Easter Road They Play. John Campbell

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24/10/2020 Scottish League Premiership

Kilmarnock 0 v 1 Hibernian

Nisbet pen 27

https://youtu.be/NBipcY_li0w

A year is a long time in football as Kevin Nisbet scores his eighth goal of the season and puts Hibs back into third place as Christian Doidge is adjudged to have been fouled inside the box

Man of the Match Joe Newell

Hibs Rocky Hanlon Porteous McGinn Stevenson Boyle Newell Gogic Mallan Doidge and Nisbet

Subs Doig Magennis and Hallberg

2017 Scottish League Premiership

Hibernian 1 v 0 Hearts

Murray 3

Just took my seat when Simon Murray nutmegged Soapy Soutar and smashed the ball into the roof of the net

1981 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 1 v 0 Celtic

Macleod pen 45

https://youtu.be/CYfA4Y7pwAk

Hibs McArthur Sneddon Turnbull McNamara Paterson Duncan Callachan Rae Murray Flavell and MacLeod

Att 18245

andudare2

24-10-2021, 08:12 PM

Think we beat Falkirk 6 v 0 that day . Seem to remember Arthur Duncan scoring a few . When LC final final half time score went up on ht scoreboard folk just assumed it was a joke like putting Hearts were losing as sometimes happened .
Definitely correct in your recollection.

BILLYHIBS

25-10-2021, 06:49 AM

25/10/2003 Scottish League Premier Division

Hbernian 3 v 1 Kilmarnock

Murdock
Riordan
O’Connor

Bobby Williamson eased the pressure on his position at HIBS with this win over his old club

Tam McManus was given a rare start and he was looking hungry and dangerous from the off out on the right wing. His 13th minute corner was met by Garry O’Connor and after the striker’s initial shot was blocked Colin Murdock was on hand to stab the ball into the net to score his first goal for the club

HIBS doubled their lead three minutes later when Derek Riordan picked up a threaded pass from Stephen Glass inside the Killie box spun round the challenge of Freddie Dindeleux and poked the ball through the legs of Francois Dubourdeau from six yards out

Kilmarnock pushed forward to try and get back into the match with Fowler and Boyd going close but Daniel Andersson in the HIBS goal managed to repel everything Killie could throw at him

Substitute Colin Nish managed to pull one back for Kilmarnock on the 80th minute and as they piled forward searching for an equaliser Garry O’Connor slipped the ball under Dubourdeau after a swift counterattack in the 90th minute

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

Subs Reid Whittaker Dobbie

Att 7200

25/10/1980 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 1 v 0 Ayr United

Ally Brazil

Hibs get their revenge on an Ayr United team containing Stevie Nicol that had knocked them out of the League Cup at the quarter final stage at Easter Road 2-4 AET three days earlier

25/10/1975 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 3 v 1 Aberdeen

Jarvie og
Bremner
Smith

A Managerless and struggling near the foot of the table Aberdeen arrived at Easter Road looking for a change in fortune for their undoubtedly talented squad

The fates were against them however as HIBS led at half time thanks to a Drew Jarvie own goal.

Davie Robb equalised just after the interval but further goals from Des Bremner and substitute Bobby Smith sealed the points for the Hibees

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

Subs Smith for MacLeod

Att 11200

25/10/1972 European Cup Winners Cup Round 2 Leg 1

Hibernian 7 v 1 Besa Kavaje

Cropley 12
O’Rourke 14,52,61
Brownlie 55
Duncan 57,64

Magical HIBS booked their place in the quarterfinals of the European Cup Winners Cup in magnificent style

Once again Turnbull’s Tornadoes hammered out a warning to all of Europe with a fantastic seven goal rout of Albanian Cup holders FC Besa

Eddie Turnbull had forecast a green and white blitzkreig and once again he was bang on

HIBS teased and tormented and finally tore the heart out of a plucky but completely outclassed Besa side No praise can be too great for this HIBS side as they took all the strain out of a potentially tricky away leg with seven magnificent goals

It was almost an exact repeat of the humiliation of Sporting Lisbon with an extra goal thrown in for good measure

Right from the opening whistle HIBS attacked FC Besa The Albanian goal surviving many narrow escapes before HIBS finally broke their resistance in 11 minutes Alan Gordon crashed a left foot shot which beat Besa keeper Arkaxhiu but hit the crossbar Alex Cropley however was alert to any slip ups and was right on the spot to head home

The HIBS fans went wild and Besa crumpled 90 seconds later when Jimmy O’Rourke grabbed a second from close range when he gratefully accepted an Alan Gordon headed knockdown to fire home

Into the second half and going down the slope HIBS hit them with five goals in 12 wonderful minutes

The Albanians had no answer to the pace power and precision passing of this wonderful HIBS side

The first came when Cropley raced on to a through ball from Stanton he beat two defenders before cutting the ball back for O’Rourke to slam home

Two minutes later Edwards sent Brownlie clear on the right The full back raced deep into the Besa penalty area and slammed HIBS four ahead

Four minutes later HIBS had their place in the quarterfinals assured when Arthur Duncan moved inside tricked his way past two defenders and hammered in a great left foot shot

In the 62nd minute O’Rourke bundled his way through the middle to grab his hat-trick and HIBS’ sixth goal

Three minutes later Duncan scored the best goal of the night when he accepted a Gordon pass and fired home a raging left foot shot from all of 25 yards

Besa who were sporting throughout got a late consolation when Kariqi scored on 67 minutes

New signing Jim McArthur watched this game from the Stand I am sure that he would have been impressed by the performance of his new teammates

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

Sub Hamilton for Schaedler

Att 22293

25/10/1952 Scottish League Division One

Clyde 2 v 3 Hibernian

Johnstone 2
Ormond

Att: 28000

Birthdays:

Lewis Allan

In Colours Green and White John Campbell

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On This Day In History

Oh Salonika here we come!

1972 Hibs all but qualify for the quarter finals of the ECWC with a fantastic display that blows the Albanian opposition away

We stood in the Cave for the very last time

1969 Jim Black is sent off for the only time in his HIBS career in the closing minutes of a 2-2 draw at Rugby Park Joe McBride and Peter Cormack scored for HIBS

greenginger

25-10-2021, 10:45 AM

Clyde 2 - 3 Hibs from 1952. Crowd 28,000 ! Was that in the Shawfield dog track ?

Wouldn’t liked to be in there with that size of crowd.

BILLYHIBS

25-10-2021, 12:01 PM

Clyde 2 - 3 Hibs from 1952. Crowd 28,000 ! Was that in the Shawfield dog track ?

Wouldn’t liked to be in there with that size of crowd.

Yip ! Shawfield

Only days earlier HIBS had travelled to Highbury to play Arsenal in front of 55000 in a match beamed live to the whole of the UK and lost 1-7

Only weeks earlier HIBS had defeated English Champions Man Utd 7-3 at Easter Road

gbhibby

25-10-2021, 03:25 PM

Yip ! Shawfield

Only days earlier HIBS had travelled to Highbury to play Arsenal in front of 55000 in a match beamed live to the whole of the UK and lost 1-7

Only weeks earlier HIBS had defeated English Champions Man Utd 7-3 at Easter Road
Was a great time to be a Hibs fan in those days. My dad would tell me about some of the games he was at. Was so jealous.

BILLYHIBS

25-10-2021, 03:32 PM

Was a great time to be a Hibs fan in those days. My dad would tell me about some of the games he was at. Was so jealous.
:agree:

I think the first time we beat Arsenal was recently

Jonnyboy

25-10-2021, 03:47 PM

Yip ! Shawfield

Only days earlier HIBS had travelled to Highbury to play Arsenal in front of 55000 in a match beamed live to the whole of the UK and lost 1-7

Only weeks earlier HIBS had defeated English Champions Man Utd 7-3 at Easter Road

Lawrie Reilly scored our goal and he told me that in the dressing room after the game he said “Well, I did my job, where were the rest of you?” :greengrin

BILLYHIBS

25-10-2021, 03:50 PM

Lawrie Reilly scored our goal and he told me that in the dressing room after the game he said “Well, I did my job, where were the rest of you?” :greengrin
In his book he announced to the Changing Room that if they had all played as well as him HIBS would have won 11-7

He was only joking of course and felt that HIBS had been on the end of a freak result and if they could play again tomorrow HIBS would win

BILLYHIBS

26-10-2021, 07:24 AM

26/10/2019 Scottish League Premiership

Hibernian 2 v 2 Ross County

Horgan
Allan

This game sums up Hecky’s tenure Missing Christian Doidge HIBS miss chance after chance score two very good goals Brian Graham then comes back to haunt us 2-1 you just know HIBS are going to concede

https://youtu.be/eo7msrqO2dE

26/10/2014 Scottish League Championship

Hibernian 1 v 1 Hearts

Malonga 44

Hibs totally dominated this game against runaway Championship leaders Hearts Domlinic Malonga scored just before half-time to give HIBS the lead Hearts looked to have a mountain to climb when Callum Paterson was sent off in the second half but the 10 men pinned HIBS back and it paid off when Alim Ozturk hit a 40 yard wonder strike past Mark Oxley

https://youtu.be/ZS8np1yLUkE

26/10/2012 Scottish League SPL

Motherwell 0 v 4 Hibernian

Wotherspoon
Griffiths 2 pens
Handling

https://youtu.be/Ox877MEAPb0

Hibs get away with one

26/10/2005 Scottish League SPL

Dunfermline 1 v 2 Hibernian

O’Connor 2

26/10/1976 Scottish League Premier Division

Kilmarnock 1 v 1 Hibernian

Bremner

Gordon Smith scored for Killie

26/10/1974 Scottish League Cup Final

Hibernian 3 v 6 Celtic

Harper 3

Hibs finished runners up to Rangers in this season four points ahead of third placed Celtic

https://youtu.be/Fjsj83wrjuA

26/10/1963 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 4 v 1 St Johnstone

Falconer
Baker
Stevenson
Grant

26/10/1946 Scottish League Cup Group 3

Third Lanark 1 v 2 Hibernian

Smith 68
Turnbull 85

HIBS had to win this match to progress to the quarter finals and things looked bleak when Venters gave Thirds a first half lead

Good goals in the second half by Gordon Smith and Eddie Turnbull ensured HIBS ‘progress

This match is significant in that it marked the debut of one of the most influential characters in Hibernian’s history: Eddie Turnbull

26/10/1940 Scottish Southern League

Celtic 0 v 4 Hibernian

McLeod
Anderson 2
Cook

26/10/1889 Scottish Cup Round 3 Replay

Hibernian 11 v 1 Dunfermline

James McGhee 3
Sandy McMahon 3
Paddy Smith 3
Owen Coyle
James Quigley

Birthdays:

Ross Caldwell

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On This Day In History:

2014 Hibs lose touch with Hearts at the top of the Championship

2012 Hibs hammer Motherwell at Fir Park

2005 Scottish League SPL

Dunfermline Athletic 1 v 2 Hibernian

O’Connor 2

Ex Hibee Yannick Zambernardi is sent off as Garry O’Connor grabs a brace

Hibs Zibi Caldwell Murphy Hogg Rudge Fletcher Boozy Stewart Sproule O’Connor and Riordan

Subs Brown Shiels and Glass

Att 6850

https://youtu.be/xYUbwc1s3-g

1974 Hampden heartache

1946 Eddie Turnbull makes his HIBS debut on this day