On this day in history

18/3/2007 Scottish League Cup Final

Hibernian 5 v 1 Kilmarnock

Jones
Benji 2
Fletcher 2

https://youtu.be/2gH2rQ1DffY


On a day that had every season of the year John Collins’ HIBS side defeated Kilmarnock by 5 goals to one at Hampden Park to win the Scottish League Cup

HIBS’ first major trophy since 1991

Hibs ‘ goals came from Rob Jones, Abdessalam Benjelloun 2 and Steven Fletcher 2

Gordon Greer got Jim Jeffries’ sides late consolation

A moving spectacle after the match saw 30000 jubilant Hibees singing ‘Sunshine on Leith’ under the grey South Glasgow skies

After the match John Collins and Steven Fletcher dedicated the victory to their recently deceased fathers and Scott Brown declared that he was glad he had stayed at Easter Road

Man of the match: Lewis Stevenson

Special thanks to Tony Mowbray

Glory! Glory!


Hibs McNeil Whittaker Murphy Hogg Jones Stevenson Benji Brown Sproule Boozy and Fletcher

Subs Zemmama McCann Martis

52000





18/3/2000 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 3 v 1 Hearts

Latapy
Sauzee
Paatelainen




Ex Hibee hero Darren Jackson gave Hearts a first half lead with an admittedly cracking strike The Little Magician Russell Latapy equalised when he picked up the ball on the edge of the box with his back to goal swivelled sending his man one way and turned to send a right footed effort into Anti Niemi’s bottom left hand corner

Into the second half and HIBS legend Franck Sauzee lost four front teeth when he got his head to a Tom Smith cross to the far post to powerfully head home

Mixu Paatelainen wrapped up the points when Niemi could only knock a Latapy effort into his path

Hibs Colgan Collins Smith McIntosh Hughes Sauzee Lovell Latapy McGinlay Paatelainen and Miller

Att 16000




18/2/1972 Scottish Cup Quarter Final

Hibernian 2 v 0 Aberdeen

O’Rourke
Baker

Jimmy Jimmy O’Rourke gave HIBS the lead after only 17 seconds of this high octane Scottish Cup quarter final with a powerful strike from the edge of the box with a left footed volley after being set up by Alan Gordon

Aberdeen were forced to attack which made for a fascinating Cup tie The HIBS defence held firm but the game was over when Joe Baker added a second just into the second half to book HIBS’ place in the semi finals against Rangers

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

Att 25750;






18/3/1967 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 2 v 1 Dundee

Stevenson 12
Stanton 47

George Stewart and Jocky Scott lined up for Dundee on this day

Sammy Wilson 59 scored for Dundee

HIBS Allan Duncan Davis Stanton Madsen Cousin Quinn Stein Scott Cormack and Stevenson

Att 10500





18/3/1959 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 3 v 1 Dunfermline Athletic

Fox pen
Fraser
Aitken

Hibs gave a debut to right winger Malcolm Bogie and the former Balgreen Rover acquitted himself well earning praise from Manager Hugh Shaw

Hibs Leslie Grant McClelland Nicol Paterson Preston Fraser Aitken Fox Gibson and Bogie

Att 8000





18/3/1950 Scottish League Division One

Falkirk 1 v 2 Hibernian

Combe
Reilly

In a fairly contested match on a muddy pitch Falkirk were reduced to ten men when goalkeeper Nicol collided with Lawrie Reilly and was stretchered off

During his absence Bobby Combe scored in the 60th minute

HIBS old boy Angus Plumb equalised for the Bairns before Nicol returned to the action

As the final whistle approached Lawrie Reilly in typical fashion popped up with a late winner to keep alive HIBS’ Championship hopes

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

Att 10000




18/3/1924 Scottish Cup Quarter Final Second Replay

Hibernian 2 v 1 Patrick Thistle

Dunn 2

The second replay of this marathon encounter took place at Celtic Park in front of 27000 fans

HIBS took a grip of the game immediately and two wonderful goals from Jimmy Dunn gave HIBS a 2-0 half-time lead

Partick Thistle the only Glasgow team left in the competition tried to come back in the second half but HIBS were always in command although an unfortunate own goal flashed off McGinnigle’s head to give Thistle a little smidgen of hope

Hibs would play Aberdeen in the semifinals

Hibs Harper McGinnigle Dornan Kerr Miller Shaw Ritchie Dunn McColl Halligan and Dunn

Att 27000




18/3/1914 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 5 v 3 St Mirren

Hendren 3
Fleming
McColl


King Paddy’s Great Uncle Jimmy Hendren scores a hat-trick

Hibs Allan Girdwood Templeton McColl Paterson Grosart Wilson Fleming Hendren Aitken and Callaghan

Att 5000











At Easter Road They Play John Campbell



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I just have to post this...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPXCNwBu_t8

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I just have to post this...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPXCNwBu_t8

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5-1, what a day. I arrived from Spain with a heid that was shaved to the wid. Freezing, but bought my lucky hibs benny hat. Went to the match with my sister, eldest laddie and a good number of my closest pals. Tremendous day. The players did us proud, the fans turned out in huge numbers and we had a ball.

My ten year old thought it would always be like this supporting HIBS

He knows different now but at least he has seen the Holy Grail

Great day out we had every type of weather and he has never drunk so much Irn Bru

19/3/2005 Scottish League SPL

Dunfermline Athletic 1 v 4 Hibernian

Riordan 66 81
Fletcher 69 75

Barry Nicholson gave Dunfermline the lead just before half-time with a shot from the edge of the box

Derek Riordan almost equalised just after half-time but Andy Tod cleared his effort off the line after it beat goalkeeper Derek Stillie

Dunfermline almost increased their lead but Nicholson’s effort bounced back from Simon Brown’s crossbar

Derek Riordan would not be denied however and he equalised with a simple header from a superb Steven Whittaker cross

Substitute Steven Fletcher gave HIBS the lead three minutes later when Stillie appeared to drop the ball at his feet and stood waiting for a whistle from the Official that did not come

Fletcher scored his second when he converted a David Murphy pass from six yards out

Fletcher then set up Riordan for the fourth to end Hibs’ run of three defeats and give them their first win at East End Park in 14 years

Hibs Brown Whittaker Caldwell Smith Murphy Brown Shiels Murray Glass O’Connor and Riordan

Subs Fletcher McCluskey

Att 7200




19/3/1988 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 0 v 0 Hearts


No goals but some fascinating footage of a bygone era

A very young JC hits the post when he shudda scored

Andy Goram gets away with one ?

Gordon Rae does a Kemar Roofe on Wayne Foster in the HIBS box

What’s not to like?


https://youtu.be/vFUnyr5kwZE


Hibs Goram Sneddon Mitchell Orr Rae Hunter Weir Evans Kane Collins and Watson

Sub McCluskey

Att 21000





19/3/1977 Scottish League Premier Division

Dundee United 1 v 0 Hibernian


Paul Hegarty gave United a first half lead from a header after Mike McDonald dropped a Graham Payne cross

HIBS had a great chance to equalise after the break when Walter Smith pulled down the ‘flyer’ Arthur Duncan in the box but Hamish McAlpine saved John Brownlie’s penalty

Hibs McDonald Brownlie Schaedler Bremner Spalding Blackley Edwards Scott Smith Carroll and Duncan

Sub Murray

Att 6150



19/3/1966 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 1 v 0 Stirling Albion

Cormack


HIBS Allan Duncan Davis Stanton McNamee Baxter Cormack Grant Scott Cousin and Stevenson

Att 4200



19/2/1949 Scottish League Division One

Dundee 4 v 3 Hibernian

Turnbull 2
Cuthbertson

A vital top of the table clash at Dens Park HIBS led 2-1 at half-time through goals from Turnbull and Cuthbertson However a very good Dundee side scored three goals in six second half minutes to take control of the match Eddie Turnbull scored a last minute consolation

Hibs would finish third behind Dundee and Champions Rangers

Hibs Kerr Govan Cairns Buchanan Kean Ogilvie Smith Cuthbertson Reilly Turnbull and Ormond

Att 32500



Birthdays:

Martin McIntosh





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The seated enclosure behind the goal was never a first choice for me. The slope gave an artificial feel to the perspective.

Only once was it a sell out if I remember correctly, against Leeds Utd.

Recollections may vary.

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Originally Posted by pollution

The seated enclosure behind the goal was never a first choice for me. The slope gave an artificial feel to the perspective.

Only once was it a sell out if I remember correctly, against Leeds Utd.

Recollections may vary.

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North Enclosure underneath the footstompers in the old North Wing Stand pour moi ! :greengrin

20/3/1999 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 3 v 0 Airdrieonians

Dennis 6
Holsgrove 14
Lovering 90

Hibs Gottskalksson Collins Lovering Sauzee Marinkov Dennis Holsgrove Crawford Paatelainen Latapy and Lovell

Subs Reid Miller

Att 10000




20/3/1982 Scottish League Premier Division

Dundee 2 v 2 Hibernian

Callachan 2

Cammy Fraser opened the scoring on 19 minutes with a 25 yard screamer on a warm sunny spring day at Dens Park

Bertie Auld commented at half-time that he would still be playing if he had the time and space afforded to Fraser

Into the second half and in 55 minutes Arthur Duncan won a loose ball in midfield and released a cross field pass to the onrushing Ralph Callachan who galloped through and drew Bobby Geddes before shooting home

Fraser rattled the HIBS post with another one of his specials before HIBS went 2-1 up in 71 minutes
Bobby Flavell crossed and Ralph Callachan headed in bravely so bravely that he was stretchered off with a suspected broken jaw

HIBS then stopped playing and gave away a preventable corner in 87 minutes from which Dundee substitute Ray Stephen headed powerfully home at the far post


Hibs McArthur Sneddon Schaedler McNamara Paterson Flavell Callachan Murray MacLeod Rae and Duncan

Subs Rice McLaren

Att 4345




20/3/1965 Scottish League Division One

Third Lanark 0 v 2 Hibernian

Peter Cormack
Willie Hamilton


Peter Cormack gave HIBS the lead just on half-time when he swung over a cross to the near post that the Third’s goalkeeper allowed to squirm from his grasp fall under his body and creep over the line

Two minutes into the second half and the game was over as a contest Willie Hamilton took a pass from John Baxter out on the left touchline cut inside and hit a screamer into the net from fully 25 yards

HIBS Wilson Fraser Davis Stanton McNamee Baxter Cormack Quinn Vincent Hamilton and Stevenson

Att 1134



20/3/1961 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 1 v 0 Dundee

Joe Baker


In a tight game a Joe Baker effort and some inspired goalkeeping from Ronnie Simpson earned HIBS both points against a very good Dundee side that included Ian Ure, Alan Gilzean and Bobby Seith


Hibs Simpson Fraser McClelland Davin Easton Baird Scott Stevenson Baker Baxter and MacLeod

Att 8000




20/3/1954 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 2 v 0 Dundee

Johnstone
Turnbull


In a match that was far from a classic both goals came in the second half

The first a flashing header from Bobby Johnstone the second a typical rocket shot from the Cannonball Kid Eddie Turnbull

The Scotland Selectors were in the Stand and included Combe, Johnstone and Cowie of Dundee in their next squad


Hibs Hamilton Macfarlane Paterson Buchanan Ward Gallacher McDonald Johnstone Combe Turnbull and Ormond

Att 12000




20/3/1948 Scottish League Division One

St Mirren 2 v 4 Hibernian

Smith 2
Linwood
Cuthbertson


St Mirren competed well and scored through Crowe and Lesz but HIBS were imperious and put in a brilliant performance scoring four times

On the same day lowly Queens Park were defeating Rangers 2-1 at Ibrox leaving the light blues three points behind HIBS but still with two games in hand

HIBS would win the League in this season

Hibs Farm Govan Shaw Kean Howie Buchanan Smith Combe Linwood Cuthbertson and Aitkenhead

Att 25000




20/3/1920 Scottish League Division One

Clydebank 3 v 3 Hibernian

McGinnigle pen
Shaw
Ritchie


Hibs and Clydebank fought out a thrilling game at Clydeholm Park

HIBS turned around at half-time 1-3 down after being reduced to ten men

Tommy Kilpatrick having been stretchered off thanks to some over robust tackling

The famous fighting ‘never say die’ spirit of the ‘green jerseys’ kicked in and future legendary Manager Hugh Shaw pulled one back in the second half before Harry Ritchie battered in a late equalising goal

HIBS Stevenson McGinnigle Templeton Kerr Shaw Smith Wood Stage Ritchie Miller and Kilpatrick

Att 4000



Birthdays:


Ian Murray


Trakys Valdas





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I was at that game at Dens Park.

Ally Macleod got hooked, and gave Auld the 1000 yard stare. He.then took an age to get off, not to the bench, but walking very slowly to the dressing rooms in the corner 😁All the time, half our support are giving him an ovation, the other half telling him to hurry up and get the **** off 😂

21/3/1998 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 1 v 0 Motherwell

Lavety 34

Alex McLeish records his first victory as HIBS Manager against his old club despite having David Elliot sent off after 20 minutes in this six pointer

Ironically it was a 6-2 defeat against McLeish’s Motherwell that was the final nail in Jim Duffy’s coffin

The loan moves for Grant Brebner and Bryan Gunn and approaches to Wolves for striker Mixu Paatelainen gave the fans hope for the future

The only goal of the game arrived when Willie Miller swung a cross into the far post Kevin Christie rose to head clear but under pressure from Tony Rougier only succeeded in directing the ball to Barry Lavety lurking at the edge of the box and he beat Steve Woods low at his right hand post


Hibs Gunn Miller Elliot Brebner Dods Welsh Harper Rougier Crawford Lavety and McGinlay

Subs Tosh Donald Dow

Att 10600




21/3/1987 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 2 v 2 Dundee

Rae
McCluskey

HIBS trailed Dundee 0-2 at half-time but fought back second half to save a point

HIBS Rough Hunter Mitchell Bell Rae McIntyre Weir McCluskey Cowan Collins and McBride

Subs Tortolano Kane

Att 4300


Interesting fact the PA system played ‘Evertyhing I own’ by Boy George prior to kickoff



21/3/1981 Scottish League Division One

Dumbarton 1 v 4 Hibernian

Murray 2
Rae 2

Hibs would win the Scottish First Division in this season

Hibs McArthur Brown Sneddon McLaren Paterson McNamara Callachan Jamieson Rae Murray and Duncan

Att 913




21/3/1973 European Cup Winners Cup Quarter Final 2nd Leg

Hajduk Split 3 v 0 Hibernian ( Agg 5:4)

Where to begin ?

Probably the worst result in all my years supporting HIBS

Jim Herriot inexplicably lost two goals played over his head to the back post

To top things off the normally ever reliable John Blackley scored an own goal

Erich Schaedler suffered a dislocated shoulder and Alan Gordon limped off with a damaged knee

Eddie Turnbull was extremely unhappy with the performance saying his team played badly and lacked fight

Jim Herriot would not play for HIBS again

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

Subs Smith and O’Rourke for Cropley and Higgins

Att 25000





21/3/1970 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 4 v 1 St Johnstone

McBride 45 69 78 pen
Cormack 51

St Johnstone took an early lead through Aitken

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

Sub 46 Cropley for Graham

Att 5700




21/3/1964 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 1 v 0 St Mirren

Vincent 71

Walter Galbraith had left the building but Stan Vincent’s solitary strike guaranteed Managerless HIBS first Division football for the following season

Hibs Simpson Fraser Baxter Stanton Hughes Stevenson Scott Cormack Vincent Hamilton and Grant

Att 4900





21/3/1956 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 4 v 1 Queen Of The South

Smith
Reilly 2
Ormond

The penultimate game before the European Cup Semi Final Hugh Shaw decided to experiment with a new half back line of Archie Buchanan John Grant and Bobby Combe and despite Black giving Queens an early lead it proved to be a success

HIBS Younger Macfarlane Paterson Buchanan Grant Combe Smith Turnbull Reilly Thomson and Ormond

Att 9000




21/3/1953 Scottish League Division

St Mirren 2 v 2 Hibernian

Johnstone
Reilly

Hibs travelled to Love Street without the injured Gordon Smith

Lapsley gave St Mirren the lead from the penalty spot in the 23rd minute

Just before half-time Willie Ormond took a serious leg knock and was forced to spend the remainder of the game limping out on the wing

Despite this setback Bobby Johnstone equalised early into the second half and Lawrie Reilly gave HIBS the lead shorty after against all the odds

With three minutes remaining Lapsley equalised from the penalty spot

HIBS would lose the League to Rangers in this season on goal average

Hibs Younger Govan Clark Gallacher Paterson Combe McDonald Johnstone Reilly Turnbull and Ormond

Att 15000




Birthdays:


James Bradley RIP

Chris Hogg

Scott Bannerman

Derek Townsley

Bobby Thomson





At Easter Road They Play John Campbell




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I suspect it was Archie Buchanan rather than Jock who played half back in 1956 Billy.

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I suspect it was Archie Buchanan rather than Jock who played half back in 1956 Billy.

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Keeping you on your toes 😃

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Originally Posted by pollution

The seated enclosure behind the goal was never a first choice for me. The slope gave an artificial feel to the perspective.

Only once was it a sell out if I remember correctly, against Leeds Utd.

Recollections may vary.

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I absolutely loved The Cave before the club put the seats in.
Although the phrase "the slope gave an artificial feel to the perspective" is not something that would have crossed my mind.........

Even had i knew what it meant:greengrin

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I suspect it was Archie Buchanan rather than Jock who played half back in 1956 Billy.

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You may remember that Archie became a "kipping officer" when he hung up his boots
He attended to the bad boys at my school;-)
My register teacher was. someone you'll mind,Brian.
Hugh "Shug" Boyle.
He let me put a Hibs flag up in class when we beat Aberdeen to win Summer Cup or maybe it was Real Madrid.
Good Hibs chat with Archie and Shug.

Along with Tony Crolla ( Clam Shell chippy ,High St) Shug Boyle was the first ST holder i knew.

Happy Days !

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You may remember that Archie became a "kipping officer" when he hung up his boots
He attended to the bad boys at my school;-)
My register teacher was. someone you'll mind,Brian.
Hugh "Shug" Boyle.
He let me put a Hibs flag up in class when we beat Aberdeen to win Summer Cup or maybe it was Real Madrid.
Good Hibs chat with Archie and Shug.

Along with Tony Crolla ( Clam Shell chippy ,High St) Shug Boyle was the first ST holder i knew.

Happy Days !

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Remember them well Mick. I also had Tom O'Malley (RIP) as a teacher, another great Hibby.

22/3/1997 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 3 v 1 Aberdeen

McGinlay 6 57
Tosh 72

Hibs Leighton Miller McQuilken Dods Welsh C Jackson Tosh Charnley Lavety Power and McGinlay

Subs K Wright Cameron Renwick

Att 9669




22/3/1995 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 2 v 0 Motherwell

K Wright 12 54

Events off the pitch overshadowed this game as news broke that Rangers and Motherwell legend Davie Cooper was in hospital having suffered a brain haemorrhage at the age of 39

On the pitch with Rangers almost guaranteed the Premiership title HIBS moved to within two points of second placed Motherwell in the race for a UEFA Cup place thanks to two strikes from Keith Wright

Hibs took the lead in the 12th minute in front of the West and East Stands as the North and South were under reconstruction when Darren Jackson released Kevin Harper down the left wing his driven cross was flicked beyond Stephen Woods by Wright to open the scoring

Hibs secured the points in 54 minutes when following a poor kick out by Woods Harper found Jackson and his shot could only be parried by Woods along the goal-line only to be nudged over the line by the predatory Wright

Davie Cooper RIP


Hibs Leighton Miller Millen McGinlay Tweed Hunter Harper Tortolano Wright Jackson and O’Neill

Subs Weir McGraw

Att 5402



22/3/1978 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 4 v 2 Ayr United

Hutchinson 2
W Murray
Macleod pen

HIBS led 3-0 at half-time but lost their way as Ayr hit back through second half strikes from Danny Masterton and Dave McCulloch

Super Ally MacLeod clinched the points with a late penalty taking him up to 27 goals for the season in all competitions

HIBS McDonald Brownlie Smith McNamara Stewart Bremner Murray MacLeod Hutchinson Brazil and Higgins

Sub Duncan

Att 5228


22/3/1975 Scottish League Division One

Clyde 0 v 3 Hibernian

Munro
Duncan 2

Iain Munro opened the scoring following his hat-trick the previous week and Arthur added a double to give HIBS their first win at Shawfield since October 1965

Hibs McArthur Brownlie Schaedler Bremner Barry Stanton Smith Macleod Harper Munro and Duncan

Subs Higgins for Harper

Att 2000





22/3/1965 Scottish League Division One

Celtic 2 v 4 Hibernian

Martin 3
Young og


Hearts were top of the table and HIBS were second

Bob Shankly’s HIBS travelled through to face Jock Stein’s Celtic at Parkhead

Jock Stein had left HIBS to join Celtic two weeks previously

HIBS led 0-4 at half-time thanks to a wonderful display of attacking football, a hat-trick from Neil Martin and an own goal from Ian Young

Bobby Lennox scored two consolation goals for Celtic in the second half

‘On scoring his third goal Neil Martin made a beeline for the Celtic dugout and gave the ‘V sign’ and shouted the words “ F#@k You” in the face of the impassive Celtic Manager The best goal of the evening was reserved for Celtic fullback Ian Young who headed spectacularly past John Fallon in trying to clear a cross’
Eric Stevenson

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

Att 18100









22/3/1902 Scottish Cup Semi Final

Hibernian 2 v 0 Rangers

Divers
McCartney

30000 packed ‘neutral’ Ibrox for this Scottish Cup semi-final against Rangers

Hibs took a big support with 1500 leaving Waverley Station to be joined by many more Irishmen through in the West

Things looked ominous for HIBS as they were without injured defenders Barney Breslin, Jimmy Hogg and Hamilton Handling

Hibs started off on the offensive and took the game to Rangers

We are told that Rangers could not handle the pace and trickery of Billy McCartney so kicked and hacked him to the ground

Similarly the same could be said about Andy McGeachan but the Rangers defence could not catch him as he wove his way past the blue jerseys with great speed

Hibs scored but the goal was disallowed for offside

Hibs’ pressure paid off when Johnny Divers scored The Rangers defence again protested for offside but this time the Referee would hear none of it and awarded the goal Indeed the Ref was getting braver as he awarded HIBS a penalty that Divers scooped over the crossbar

In the second half the HIBS support started to find their voice as they could sense a great victory spurring on the green jerseys at every opportunity singing and waving their green flags

HIBS had another goal disallowed before McCartney once again took the ball on a mazy run beating man after man and slotting home a perfectly legitimate second

This insolence made McCartney a marked man and minutes later he was carried from the field of play on a stretcher his leg broken in two above the ankle

Billy McCartney had been earmarked to play for Scotland in the forthcoming international versus England

Andy McGeachan was fortunate to leave the field of play without serious injury

‘Hibernian were the far better team both in combined play and individual skills Hibernian humiliated Rangers but even worse the Scottish Champions humiliated themselves with their rough unsportsmanlike play’

Having defeated Rangers in the semifinals at Ibrox Hibernian would win the Scottish Cup in this season defeating Celtic at Parkhead

Glory! Glory !

Hibs Rennie Gray Glen Atherton Harrower Robertson McCartney McGeachan Divers Callaghan and McCall

Att 38000



Birthdays:


Simon Murray



Hibs Through and Through Eric Stevenson


The Making of Hibernian The Brave Years Alan Lugton




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Bobby Hutchison came as part of the deal where Shades went to Dundee,Not popular.He was a trier but that was all.

Incidentally I often think that the Stein/Shankly team of the mid 60s doesn’t get the recognition it deserves for the great football it often played.

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Bobby Hutchison came as part of the deal where Shades went to Dundee,Not popular.He was a trier but that was all.

Incidentally I often think that the Stein/Shankly team of the mid 60s doesn’t get the recognition it deserves for the great football it often played.

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22/3/1902 Scottish Cup Semi Final

Hibernian 2 v 0 Rangers

Divers
McCartney

30000 packed ‘neutral’ Ibrox for this Scottish Cup semi-final against Rangers

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And the final would be played at a 'neutral' Celtc Park.... against Celtc.

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Originally Posted by Keith_M

And the final would be played at a 'neutral' Celtc Park.... against Celtc.

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:greengrin

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Originally Posted by ancient hibee

Bobby Hutchison came as part of the deal where Shades went to Dundee,Not popular.He was a trier but that was all.

Incidentally I often think that the Stein/Shankly team of the mid 60s doesn’t get the recognition it deserves for the great football it often played.

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Stein,s team had a great chance of winning league and Scottish cup double if he hadn't went to celtic near end of season, think that season was the only one that neither rangers or celtic finished in top four.

23/3/2002 Scottish League SPL

Dundee United 1 v 2 Hibernian

Arpinon 38
O’Connor 73

Steven Thompson 77 scored for United

Hibs Caig Orman Smith Murray Caldwell Jack Arpinon De La Cruz O’Neil Brewster and O’Connor

Subs Brebner Luna Wiss

Att 5800





23/3/1985 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 0 v 5 Aberdeen

Alex Ferguson’s Aberdeen were unstoppable but check out this footage the Referee gave us absolutely nothing good to see the fans getting behind the team and a working scoreboard

https://youtu.be/1zlbrNoRrkU



Hibs Rough Sneddon Schaedler McKee Rae Brazil Callachan Kane Irvine Rice and McBride

Sub Harris

Att 8000




23/3/1977 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 3 v 1 Hearts

MacLeod
Smith
Scott


Hibs were immaculate on this day with Blackley Spalding Duncan and Schaedler outstanding

Hearts were in deep relegation trouble and things got worse for them when Ally MacLeod opened the scoring MacLeod made the second for Bobby Smith with a glorious crossfield pass that fell right into his path in front of goal Ally Scott added a third when Centre Half John Gallacher was short with a pass back

Willie Gibson scored for Hearts

HIBS MacDonald Brownlie Schaedler Bremner Spalding Blackley Edwards MacLeod Scott Smith and Duncan

Att 13625




23/3/1966 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 3 v 1 Clyde

O’Rourke
Stein
Davis pen

Clyde were fighting for their lives and had defeated title challengers Dunfermline Athletic 6-1 the week before

Joe Gilroy scored for Clyde

Hibs Allan Duncan Davis Stanton McNamee J Stevenson Scott O’Rourke Stein Cormack and Stevenson

Att 3861




23/3/1957 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 4 v 0 East Fife

Harrower 2
Reilly
Thomson

This was the first floodlit League game played on a Saturday in Scotland possibly the whole of the UK


Hibs Leslie Muir Paterson Nicol Plenderleith Preston Smith Thomson Reilly Harrower and Aitken

Att 16000




23/3/1955 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 4 v 1 Stirling Albion

Fraser 2
Turnbull
Ormond

The strangest stat of this game is the official attendance 875

Hibs Hamilton Higgins Paterson Grant Plenderleith Thomson Smith Combe Fraser Turnbull and Ormond



Birthdays:


Bertie Auld



John Sparky2




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Wasn't the Stirling game a Wednesday afternoon 2.00 kick off?

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Wasn't the Stirling game a Wednesday afternoon 2.00 kick off?

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Possibly

The match was definitely played on a Wednesday no kick off time given

HIBS played Arsenal in a drawn floodlit game on the Monday that attracted 25000

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Possibly

The match was definitely played on a Wednesday no kick off time given

HIBS played Arsenal in a drawn floodlit game on the Monday that attracted 25000

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I was at the Arsenal friendly.Trusting memory it was 2-2 and Willie Miller played one of his few games in goal for Hibs and let in one that I could have saved. The Stirling game was definitely afternoon as floodlights weren’t allowed for competitive games. I was at school but it was said at the time that most of the gate were kids and pensioners.

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Originally Posted by ancient hibee

I was at the Arsenal friendly.Trusting memory it was 2-2 and Willie Miller played one of his few games in goal for Hibs and let in one that I could have saved. The Stirling game was definitely afternoon as floodlights weren’t allowed for competitive games. I was at school but it was said at the time that most of the gate were kids and pensioners.

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23/3/2021 Scottish Cup 1/32 Finals

Brora Rangers 2 v 1 Hearts

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Originally Posted by BILLYHIBS

23/3/2021 Scottish Cup 1/32 Finals

Brora Rangers 2 v 1 Hearts

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A year ago today we were in lockdown and were laughing at Hearts. Today we are still in lockdown and still laughing at Hearts.

Some things never change.

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Originally Posted by PatHead

A year ago today we were in lockdown and were laughing at Hearts. Today we are still in lockdown and still laughing at Hearts.

Some things never change.

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It's like deja vu all over again :agree:

24/3/2004 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 3 v 3 Motherwell

Nicol 6
Reid 37
Riordan pen 62

A Mattias Doumbe own goal in 80 minutes gave Motherwell a share of the points in a hard fought midweek draw that saw Murdock, Edge, Nicol and McManus booked

Hibs Andersson Caldwell Murdock Doumbe Edge Brown Nicol Thomson Reid Riordan and McManus

Sub Whittaker

Att 5670



24/3/1990 Scottish League Premier Division

Rangers 0 v 1 Hibernian

Houchen 60

This match was a resounding success for master tactician Alex Miller setting up 3-4-3 to counter Rangers’ Scotland strike force of McCoist and Johnston and the threat offered by their attacking wing backs by pushing our fullbacks forward into midfield John Collins was utilised as an out and out left winger to feed our new twin pronged attacking threat offered by Keith Houchen and latest signing Paul Wright from QPR

The best laid plans of mice and men gang aft a-gley and this almost came to pass when misfiring Rangers centre forward Ally McCoist rattled Andy Goram’s crossbar with a first minute header when it looked easier to score

After this scare HIBS held Rangers and gave as good as they got their well laid plan paying off in 60 minutes when Collins caught the Rangers defence square and laid the ball on a plate for Houchen’s glorious finish to open the scoring

There was never any doubt about the final outcome after this although McCoist did take the ball around the despairing Goram seven minutes later before lifting his shot high over the open goal from seven yards

This win lifted HIBS into fifth spot closer to the coveted European spot and proved to the players that they could beat Rangers in Glasgow

Paul Wright’s exciting HIBS career would be cut short one week later by a horrendous tackle by Neil Berry in the derby and he would end up being sold to St Johnstone

Keith Houchen would leave Easter Road under a cloud the following season

Hibs Goram Kane Sneddon Miller Cooper Hunter Wright Hamilton Houchen Collins and Mitchell

Sub McGinlay

Att 37500




24/3/1984 Scottish League Premier Division

Motherwell 2 v 3 Hibernian

Jamieson
Irvine pen
Rice


Hibs Rae Sneddon Schaedler Brazil Rae Blackley Callachan Jamieson Irvine Rice and Duncan

Sub McGachie

Att 3397



24/3/1979 Scottish League Premier Division

St Mirren 2 v 3 Hibernian

MacLeod
Higgins
Campbell

St Mirren took the lead through Frank McGarvey Ex Buddy Super Ally MacLeod equalised for HIBS The home side then took the lead through Jimmy Bone Tony Higgins smacked home the equaliser from 12 yards

The play raged from end to end and it was HIBS who scored a late winner when Colin Campbell headed past Campbell Money


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

Sub Stephen Brown

Att 8200




24/3/1973 Scottish League Division One

Rangers 1 v 0 Hibernian

Days after the disaster in Croatia HIBS go down 0-1 to Rangers at Ibrox when Tommy McLean scores the second half winner from a blatantly offside position

John Blackley is sent off for allegedly telling the linesman where to stick his Orange flag

HIBS almost snatch a point at the death but Tony Higgins through on goal rattles the Rangers crossbar

Hibs McArthur Bremner McEwan Stanton Black Blackley Smith Higgins Gordon Cropley and Duncan

Sub Hazel

Att 52592

Referee RH Davidson (Airdrie)




24/3/1969 Scottish League Division One

Celtic 1 v 1 Hibernian

McBride

This game was a dress rehearsal for the League Cup Final which was to be played at Hampden in two weeks’ time

Joe McBride was named Captain for the evening and received a great ovation from the home fans

It was a game of two halves with Celtic dominating the first half scoring through Willie Wallace and HIBS dominating the second playing some fantastic football scoring through McBride

McBride had two further efforts cleared off the line and unfortunately for HIBS he had already played for Celtic in the League Cup and would not be available for the final

HIBS Allan Shevlane Davis Blackley Madsen Stanton Marinello McGraw McBride Cormack and Stevenson

Sub Grant for McGraw

Att 29000



24/3/1951 Scottish League Division One

St Mirren 0 v 1 Hibernian

Bobby Johnstone 52

St Mirren put HIBS under pressure but could not find a way past Tommy Younger and his defensive colleagues

Bobby Johnstone won the game for HIBS when he headed home Gordon Smith’s inch perfect cross early in the second half

Hibs would win the League in this season


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

Att 25000



At Easter Road They Play John Campbell


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24/3/2004 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 3 v 3 Motherwell

Nicol 6
Reid 37
Riordan pen 62

A Mattias Doumbe own goal in 80 minutes gave Motherwell a share of the points in a hard fought midweek draw that saw Murdock, Edge, Nicol and McManus booked

Hibs Andersson Caldwell Murdock Doumbe Edge Brown Nicol Thomson Reid Riordan and McManus

Sub Whittaker

Att 5670



24/3/1990 Scottish League Premier Division

Rangers 0 v 1 Hibernian

Houchen 60

This match was a resounding success for master tactician Alex Miller setting up 3-4-3 to counter Rangers’ Scotland strike force of McCoist and Johnston and the threat offered by their attacking wing backs by pushing our fullbacks forward into midfield John Collins was utilised as an out and out left winger to feed our new twin pronged attacking threat offered by Keith Houchen and latest signing Paul Wright from QPR

The best laid plans of mice and men gang aft a-gley and this almost came to pass when misfiring Rangers centre forward Ally McCoist rattled Andy Goram’s crossbar with a first minute header when it looked easier to score

After this scare HIBS held Rangers and gave as good as they got their well laid plan paying off in 60 minutes when Collins caught the Rangers defence square and laid the ball on a plate for Houchen’s glorious finish to open the scoring

There was never any doubt about the final outcome after this although McCoist did take the ball around the despairing Goram seven minutes later before lifting his shot high over the open goal from seven yards

This win lifted HIBS into fifth spot closer to the coveted European spot and proved to the players that they could beat Rangers in Glasgow

Paul Wright’s exciting HIBS career would be cut short one week later by a horrendous tackle by Neil Berry in the derby and he would end up being sold to St Johnstone

Keith Houchen would leave Easter Road under a cloud the following season

Hibs Goram Kane Sneddon Miller Cooper Hunter Wright Hamilton Houchen Collins and Mitchell

Sub McGinlay

Att 37500




24/3/1984 Scottish League Premier Division

Motherwell 2 v 3 Hibernian

Jamieson
Irvine pen
Rice


Hibs Rae Sneddon Schaedler Brazil Rae Blackley Callachan Jamieson Irvine Rice and Duncan

Sub McGachie

Att 3397



24/3/1979 Scottish League Premier Division

St Mirren 2 v 3 Hibernian

MacLeod
Higgins
Campbell

St Mirren took the lead through Frank McGarvey Ex Buddy Super Ally MacLeod equalised for HIBS The home side then took the lead through Jimmy Bone Tony Higgins smacked home the equaliser from 12 yards

The play raged from end to end and it was HIBS who scored a late winner when Colin Campbell headed past Campbell Money


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

Sub Stephen Brown

Att 8200




24/3/1973 Scottish League Division One

Rangers 1 v 0 Hibernian

Days after the disaster in Croatia HIBS go down 0-1 to Rangers at Ibrox when Tommy McLean scores the second half winner from a blatantly offside position

John Blackley is sent off for allegedly telling the linesman where to stick his Orange flag

HIBS almost snatch a point at the death but Tony Higgins through on goal rattles the Rangers crossbar

Hibs McArthur Bremner McEwan Stanton Black Blackley Smith Higgins Gordon Cropley and Duncan

Sub Hazel

Att 52592

Referee RH Davidson (Airdrie)




24/3/1969 Scottish League Division One

Celtic 1 v 1 Hibernian

McBride

This game was a dress rehearsal for the League Cup Final which was to be played at Hampden in two weeks’ time

Joe McBride was named Captain for the evening and received a great ovation from the home fans

It was a game of two halves with Celtic dominating the first half scoring through Willie Wallace and HIBS dominating the second playing some fantastic football scoring through McBride

McBride had two further efforts cleared off the line and unfortunately for HIBS he had already played for Celtic in the League Cup and would not be available for the final

HIBS Allan Shevlane Davis Blackley Madsen Stanton Marinello McGraw McBride Cormack and Stevenson

Sub Grant for McGraw

Att 29000



24/3/1951 Scottish League Division One

St Mirren 0 v 1 Hibernian

Bobby Johnstone 52

St Mirren put HIBS under pressure but could not find a way past Tommy Younger and his defensive colleagues

Bobby Johnstone won the game for HIBS when he headed home Gordon Smith’s inch perfect cross early in the second half

Hibs would win the League in this season


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

Att 25000



At Easter Road They Play John Campbell


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R H Davidson referee?????????

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R H Davidson referee?????????

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He didn’t like us much

IIRC Tommy McLean was standing in splendid isolation the only man in our half and at the same time Sloop John B was shouting at the Lino to get his flag up and Bobby Davidson was waving his arms in the air shouting “ Play on”

25/3/2017 Scottish League Championship

Hibernian 2 v 1 Falkirk

Ambrose 75
Keatings 92

James Keatings comes off the bench with an assist and a Messiesque finish to put Hibernian Football Club back where they belong after three years in the wilderness

James Keatings would achieve promotion with Hearts and HIBS

Quite a few bookings in this match with no quarter given or asked

Commentary by the Falkirk equivalent of Laurel and Hardy

https://youtu.be/RYzhStcH6VY


HIBS Laidlaw Stevenson Forster McGregor Ambrose Bartley McGeouch Boyle Shinnie Holt and Cummings

Sub Keatings Graham Hanlon

Att 16140




25/3/1980 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 2 v 0 Dundee

Best 25
Murray 44

George Best let himself and the team down with the French Rugby team episode and he chose this match to show exactly what he could do with his best goal for HIBS. Picking up the ball just inside the half-way line he carried the ball forward beating man after man dummying four defenders in the box before striking a scintillating unstoppable shot past Dundee goalkeeper Ally Donaldson It took five minutes for the cheers to die down and George to walk back to the centre circle and fully recover

Best set up the second goal for Willie Murray just before the break with a magnificent pass for him to run on to and stick past the Dundee goalkeeper

George Best was head and shoulders above everyone on the park that night with his vision and passing striking the post and laying on at least five gilt edged chances for his colleagues

Ex Hibee Erich Schaedler was fortunate to stay on the park after one robust challenge on the great man

Dundee Manager Tommy Gemmell thought Best was exceptional and his visionary passing was as good as ever

This match was Peter Cormack’s 300th for the club

HIBS McArthur Brazil Duncan Tierney Rae McNamara Murray Cormack Torrance Campbell and Best

Sub Hutchinson

Att 5018




25/3/1978 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 3 v 1 Dundee United

Higgins 11 49
Macleod 27

Hibs defeat Dundee United for the first time in eleven attempts to put HIBS into joint third in the league

Hibs scored their first thanks to an uncharacteristic mistake from legendary United keeper Hamish McAlpine

Graeme Payne 42 for the Arabs


Hibs McDonald Brownlie Smith McNamara Stewart Bremner Murray MacLeod Hutchinson Duncan and Higgins

Att 8354





25/3/1972 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 3 v 0 Partick Thistle

O’Rourke pen
Baker
Reid og

Man Of The Match Arthur Duncan


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

Att 8848




25/3/1970 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 2 v 1 Kilmarnock

Hamilton
Cropley

Alex Cropley scores wearing the number 10 jersey he had inherited from Peter Cormack who had been transferred to Nottingham Forest 24 hours previously

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

Att 6643




25/3/1961 Scottish League Division One

Aberdeen 1 v 4 Hibernian

Baker 2
Scott
MacLeod

Hibs led 0-4 at half-time Coutts pulled one back for Aberdeen in the second half

Hibs Simpson Davin McClelland Baxter Easton Baird Scott Preston Baker Stevenson and MacLeod

Att 6000




23/3/1950 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 5 v 0 St Mirren

Ormond 2
Smith 2
Reilly

St Mirren were surprisingly the better side for long periods of play in this game but were toothless in attack

HIBS made them pay when Willie Ormond scored after 11 minutes

Gordon Smith had the crowd cheering when he went on a mazy run but his rocket shot cannoned off the Saints crossbar

Smith scored HIBS’ second when he headed home an Ormond cross and returned the compliment for Ormond to head the third before half-time

The Buddies were the better side for the bulk of the second half but lost two further goals to Reilly and a last minute strike from Smith

This game is featured in this clip and also includes footage of HIBS winning the league at Ibrox in front of 115000

http://ssa.nls.uk/film/8528


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

Att 25000



25/3/1939 Scottish Cup Semi Final

Hibernian 0 v 1 Clyde


Hibs’ Scottish Cup hoodoo continued in this semi final at Tynecastle against Clyde

HIBS created the better chances but were unable to get the better of future HIBS goalkeeper Jock Brown father of Rugby legends Peter and Gordon

A Bobby Nutley corner kick was intercepted by Jimmy Kirk on 69 minutes he fed the ball down the wing to Willie Martin who beat HIBS’ Miller and Prior before finishing

Clyde would defeat Motherwell 1-0 in the final

Another year of pain

Hibs Kerr Logan Prior Fraser Miller Rice McIntyre Farrell Milne Kean and Nutley

Att 40000





Birthdays



Gary Smith


Stephen Mallan




At Easter Road They Play John Campbell



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26/3/1983 Scottish League Premier Division

Dundee United 3 v 3 Hibernian

Rae 3
Irvine 64
Rice 82



https://youtu.be/6yYX2y9cdoA


One of the classic games of the eighties

Gordon Rae gave HIBS the lead with a thirty yard screamer after 3 minutes that Hamish McAlpine thought he had covered but only succeeded in getting a hand to it

Davie Dodds equalised with a near post header from a corner Ian Britton then gave United the lead when put through by John Reilly

Richard Gough put United 3-1 up when a ball from Britton fell kindly to him at the edge of the box just before half-time and he drilled a volley low into Roughie’s bottom left hand corner

Ralph Callachan replaced Mike Conroy at half-time

HIBS fought back and Brian Rice was unlucky with a left footed volley that McAlpine held at the second attempt

Willie Irvine #1 then scooped a simple chance over the crossbar from six yards out as he was caught leaning back as the ball fell to him

Irvine made up for this miss as he ran through the United defence chasing a head flick and slid a right footed shot low into McAlpine’s bottom right hand corner

The HIBS fans were in full voice as McAlpine turned another drive from Irvine away for a corner United were unable to clear the danger and Mexico bound Brian Rice scored a magnificent left footed volley as the second follow up corner was partially cleared to him lurking on the edge of the United box and he sent the ball flying high into McAlpine’s top right hand corner


HIBS Rough Sneddon Duncan Turnbull Rae McNamara Conroy Rice Irvine Thomson and Harvey

Sub Callachan

United McAlpine Stark Malpas Gough Hegarty Narey Bannon Britton Kirkwood Reilly and Dodds

Sub Taylor

Att 7300



Birthdays:


Abderoouf Zarabi


Steven Fletcher



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Originally Posted by BILLYHIBS

26/3/1983 Scottish League Premier Division

Dundee United 3 v 3 Hibernian

Rae 3
Irvine 64
Rice 82

Just keep tapping link and it plays thru ads :

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6ror55


One of the classic games of the eighties

Gordon Rae gave HIBS the lead with a thirty yard screamer after 3 minutes that Hamish McAlpine thought he had covered but only succeeded in getting a hand to it

Davie Dodds equalised with a near post header from a corner Ian Britton then gave United the lead when put through by John Reilly

Richard Gough put United 3-1 up when a ball from Britton fell kindly to him at the edge of the box just before half-time and he flashed a volley low into Roughie’s bottom left hand corner

Ralph Callachan replaced Mike Conroy at half-time

HIBS fought back and Brian Rice was unlucky with a left footed volley that McAlpine held at the second attempt

Willie Irvine #1 then scooped a simple chance over the crossbar from six yards out as he was caught leaning back as the ball fell to him

Irvine made up for this miss as he ran through the United defence chasing a head flick and slid a right footed shot low into McAlpine’s bottom right hand corner

The HIBS fans were in full voice as McAlpine turned another drive from Irvine away for a corner United were unable to clear the danger and Mexico bound Brian Rice scored a magnificent left footed volley as the second follow up corner was partially cleared to him lurking on the edge of the United box and he sent the ball flying into McAlpine’s top right hand corner


HIBS Rough Sneddon Duncan Turnbull Rae McNamara Conroy Rice Irvine Thomson and Harvey

Sub Callachan

United McAlpine Stark Malpas Gough Hegarty Narey Bannon Britton Kirkwood Reilly and Dodds

Sub Taylor

Att 7300



Birthdays:


Abderoouf Zarabi


Steven Fletcher



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Remember that Willie Irvine miss well !! Some “interesting “ songs sung by the Hibs support ....

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Remember that Willie Irvine miss well !! Some “interesting “ songs sung by the Hibs support ....

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:agree:

27/3/2010 Scottish League Premier Division

Falkirk 1 v 3 Hibernian

Riordan 21
Stokes 34
Bamba 43

Hibs taught bottom club Falkirk a cruel lesson in finishing at new Brockville

Falkirk started strongly and Mark Stewart gave them the lead after 19 minutes but a Derek Riordan curling free-kick minutes later an Anthony Stokes deflected effort and a Sol Bamba tap in finished the scoring just before half-time

HIBS Stack Hogg Murray Thicot Bamba Zemmama Rankin Miller Nish Riordan and Stokes

Subs Wotherspoon Cregg

Att 5500




27/3/1976 Scottish League Premier Division

Ayr United 2 v 0 Hibernian



Rikki Fleming and Malcolm Robertson gave Ayr a shock win

This would be Joe Harper’s last game for HIBS

Hibs had agreed a swap deal with Aberdeen involving Davie Robb but he declined to move

HIBS McDonald Brownlie Schaedler Stanton Spalding Blackley Edwards Bremner Harper Muir and Duncan

Att 4700



27/3/1965 Scottish Cup Semi Final

Hibernian 0 v 2 Dunfermline Athletic

https://youtu.be/fOWiAWooQYQ


Pretty sure this Dunfermline side had Jim Herriot and Alex Edwards in it

Hibs had a goal disallowed

The Pars would lose to Celtic in the final

HIBS Wilson Fraser Davis Stanton McNamee Baxter Martin Quinn Cormack Hamilton and Stevenson

Att 33305




27/3/1954 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 8 v 1 Airdrieonians

Mulkerrin 3
Turnbull 2
Ormond
McDonald
own goal



Ian McMillan scored for Airdrie

Man of the Match Bobby Johnstone

Hibs Hamilton MacFarlane Paterson Buchanan Ward Combe McDonald Johnstone Mulkerrin Turnbull and Ormond

Att 14000



27/3/1948 Scottish Cup Semi Final

Hibernian 0 v 1 Rangers

https://youtu.be/DSU3bLufNQw


This match hosted a record attendance for a football match that was not a Cup Final or international 143750

Willie Thornton scored for Rangers after a catastrophic mistake by Hibernian goalkeeper George Farm

Hibs Farm Govan Shaw Kean Howie Buchanan Smith Combe Linwood Cuthbertson and Turnbull



Birthdays


Fraser Fyvie


Stephane Omeonga



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On this day in history


Hearts lose to Queen of the South at Tynecastle for the first time in 58 years.

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Not football related, but on this day 700 years ago the Declaration of Arbroath was signed....

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When was the declaration of Bon Accord signed? 1936 nil?

T28/3/1998 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 1 v 1 Aberdeen

Rougier pen

HIBS Gunn Renwick Boco Brebner Dods Welsh Harper Rougier Crawford Skinner and McGinlay

Subs Tosh Dow

Att 13000



28/3/1992 Scottish League Premier Division

St Mirren 0 v 1 Hibernian

Evans

Hibs Burridge Orr Mitchell Milne Tweed Beaumont Evans Findlay Wright McGraw and McGinlay

Subs Hamilton Farrell

Att 1918



28/3/1987 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 2 v 0 Falkirk

McCluskey
Cowan


Hibs Rough Sneddon McIntyre Bell Chisholm Kane Weir McCluskey Cowan Tortolano and McBride

Sub Collins

Att 4039



28/3/1981 Scottish League Division One

Ayr United 0 v 1 Hibernian

Jamieson 45

17 year old Willie Jamieson replaced Ally MacLeod who had to watch from the Stand having pulled a stomach muscle in Training


Hibs McArthur Brown Sneddon McLaren Paterson McNamara Callachan Jamieson Rae Murray and Duncan

Att 2997



28/3/1979 Scottish League Premier Division

Hearts 1 v 2 Hibernian

Macleod
Callachan

The postponed fixture from the 1st January Super Ally MacLeod gave HIBS the lead after six minutes Willie Gibson equalised 10 minutes later Ralph Callachan scored the winner just before half-time when his cross cum shot sailed over the Hearts keeper’s head and ended up in the back of the jambo net

This would be the last time HIBS would win at Tiny for 10 seasons

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

Sub S Brown

Att 16042



28/3/1967 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 1 v 1 Clyde

McGraw 74

Ian Stewart opened the scoring for Clyde on 69 minutes but HIBS replied with an Alan McGraw header

Clyde would finish in one of the European qualification positions but were barred from entry due to the ‘one club one city’ rule


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

Att 8400





28/3/1953 Scottish League Division One

Celtic 1 v 3 Hibernian

Johnstone 2
Reilly

Gordon Smith had returned to the side after being out injured and he did not look 100% fit It did not stop him laying on the opening goal midway through the first half when Bobby Johnstone headed home his corner Smith had a second assist when following a clever move with Reilly he set Reilly up for a tap in just before the half-time whistle

Willie Fernie scored for Celtic just after half-time but the Referee pulled play back saying he had already blown for a penalty Bobby Collins stepped up and Tommy Younger almost saved the award but the ball trickled over the line

Celtic pressed for an equaliser but Bobby Johnstone scored the winner with five minutes to play when he cheekily back heeled the ball into the Celtic net from eight yards out

HIBS Younger Govan Clark Gallacher Paterson Ward Smith Johnstone Reilly Turnbull and Combe

Att 20000

https://www.thecelticwiki.com/1953-0...ue-division-a/



28/3/1914 Scottish Cup Semi Final

Hibernian 3 v 1 St Mirren

Wilson 16 80
Williamson 38

Jimmy Williamson came in for the injured Willie Smith for this Scottish Cup Semi Final at a packed Tynecastle

Hibs were the smarter team and took the lead after 16 minutes when Bobby Wilson hit a raking long range shot into the St Mirren net HIBS continued to play Cup tie football safe and sure and added to their tally just before half-time when Jimmy Williamson cracked home number two

At half-time the HIBS fans sang ‘God Save Ireland’

St Mirren came out and made a game of it quickly pulling a goal back For the first time in the competition HIBS looked nervous and Willie Allan had to pull off a great save to keep St Mirren out

Bobby Wilson ‘the skinny daft wee laddie’ Dan McMichael’s inspired signing from the United States then stepped forward with ten minutes to go to score the best goal of this or any other tournament the goal of the season to win the match and book HIBS’ place in the Scottish Cup Final

We are told that on the final whistle the HIBS hordes invaded the pitch and carried Wilson off shoulder high but Dan McMichael, John Farmer, Owen Brannigan and the other Directors sat in the Stand stoney faced knowing that their Cup Final opponents would be Celtic


Hibs Allan Girdwood Templeton Kerr Paterson Grosart Wilson Fleming Hendren Wood and Williamson


Att 30000




Birthdays:


Michael Nelson



The Making of Hibernian The Brave Years Alan Lugton



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29/3/2019 Scottish League Premiership

Livingston 1 v 2 Hibernian

Hanlon 71
Mallan 75

https://youtu.be/B8Fpd_moQvA

Hibs were determined not to suffer the same fate as Hearts who had lost 0-5 at this venue

Second half strikes from Paul Hanlon and man of the match Stevie Mallan were enough to see off Livi and give new HIBS Manager Paul Heckingbottom an impressive 16 points from a possible 18 lifting HIBS into fifth position

Ryan Hardie with a late penalty for Livi



Hibs Rocky Gray Hanlon Stevenson McGregor Milligan Horgan Mallan Omeonga Kamberi and McNulty

Subs Slivka Murray Shaw

Att 4774




29/3/2017 Scottish League Championship

Hibernian 0 v 0 Morton

https://youtu.be/G8OUXvbT7AA


https://youtu.be/i2pzL9_JF_g


There were ugly scenes at the end of this match as two players were sent off ( Darren McGregor and Kudus Oyenuga ) and Managers Neil Lennon and Jim Duffy were sent to the Stand

Hibs remained 10 points clear at the top of the table


HIBS Rocky Hanlon Stevenson McGregor Ambrose Bartley McGinn Boyle Keatings Holt and Cummings

Subs Graham McGeouch Forster

Att 15150



29/3/1994 Scottish League Premier Division

Aberdeen 2 v 3 Hibernian

Wright 2
Tweed


Hibs Leighton Farrell Mitchell Jackson Tweed Hunter McAllister Hamilton Wright Evans and O’Neill

Sub D Jackson

Att 10832




29/3/1986 Scottish League Premier Division

St Mirren 0 v 2 Hibernian

Kane
Rae

Kano sent off

Hibs Rough Sneddon Munro May Fulton Rae Tortolano Chisholm Cowan Kane and Collins

Subs Brazil Harris

Att 3695



29/3/1978 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 1 v 1 Rangers

Macleod pen 80

In a tough sometimes brutal game typical of the time Derek Parlane gave Rangers the lead after 36 minutes The match exploded when John Greig pulled Tony Higgins down just inside the box with 10 minutes to go Referee Bob Valentine immediately pointed to the penalty spot only to be surrounded by Rangers players protesting the incident took place outside the box The arguments lasted for some 5 minutes before the coolest man in the Stadium Super Ally MacLeod calmly sent Peter McCloy the wrong way from the spot


Hibs MacDonald Brownlie Smith McNamara Stewart Bremner Murray MacLeod Hutchinson Duncan and Higgins

Sub Rae for Duncan

Att 21245



29/3/1975 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 1 v 1 Rangers

MacLeod


Rangers arrived at Easter Road needing only one point to win the League

Hibs took the lead when Erich Schaedler picked out Ally MacLeod unmarked in a crowded box with a cross who had time to place his powerful header low into Stewart Kennedy’s bottom right hand corner

Into the second half and Rangers missed a glorious chance to get back into the game when Sandy Jardine struck the base of Jim McArthur’s right hand post from a penalty kick following a poor pass back from Schaedler that had left Bobby McKean clean through on goal

Rangers got the goal they required when Colin Stein beat Jim McArthur with a near post header getting in front of Roy Barry to meet a McKean cross

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

Att 38585




29/3/1969 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 1 v 1 Aberdeen

Davis pen 59

Penalty King Joe Davis kept his cool as Aberdeen goalkeeper Ernie McGarr had saved two previous penalty kicks

Jim Forrest 61 equalised for the Dons

Hibs Allan Shevlane Davis Blackley Madsen Stanton Marinello O’Rourke Grant Cormack and Stevenson

Att 6321



29/3/1958 Scottish League Division One

Third Lanark 1 v 1 Hibernian

Preston


Hibs Leslie Paterson McClelland Turnbull Plenderleith Baxter Fraser Grant Baker Preston and Aitken

Att 6500



29/3/1947 Scottish Cup Semi Final

Hibernian 2 v 1 Motherwell AET

Turnbull
Howie

This marathon encounter was settled by the Goalden Goal in 142 minutes

Eddie Turnbull had given HIBS the lead Willie Kilmarnock had equalised for Motherwell

Full back Hugh Howie settled the tie in ‘next goal the winner time’ with a freak goal when he volleyed a clearance from the Motherwell goalkeeper back at him from fully 40 yards and watched as the ball gaily sailed over the goalkeeper’s head into the empty net

HIBS Kerr Govan Shaw Howie Aird Kean Smith Finnigan Cuthbertson Turnbull and Ormond

Att 46750



Birthdays

Dermot McCaffrey




At Easter Road They Play John Campbell


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[QUOTE=BILLYHIBS;6511179]29/3/2019 Scottish League Premiership

Livingston 1 v 2 Hibernian

Hanlon 71
Mallan 75

https://youtu.be/B8Fpd_moQvA

Hibs were determined not to suffer the same fate as Hearts who had lost 0-5 at this venue

Second half strikes from Paul Hanlon and man of the match Stevie Mallan were enough to see off Livi and give new HIBS Manager Paul Heckingbottom an impressive 16 points from a possible 18 lifting HIBS into fifth position

Ryan Hardie with a late penalty for Livi



Hibs Rocky Gray Hanlon Stevenson McGregor Milligan Horgan Mallan Omeonga Kamberi and McNulty

Subs Slivka Murray Shaw

Att 4774


Stevie Mallan looked a lot less fleshy in the face in that game than he did later in his Hibs career.

I wish we could get the old Stevie Mallan back, he did very well in his first season with us and gave us something wehad missed for a long time and still do, a goal threat from midfield

24/3/2004 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 3 v 3 Motherwell

Nicol 6
Reid 37
Riordan pen 62


Kevin Nicol & Alan Reid each only scored 1 goal in their Hibs career & it was in this game. Unfortunately I'll always associate Alan Reid with the 2004 LC final. Still no idea why he started!

30/3/1996 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 1 v 1 Kilmarnock

McAllister

Hibs led through a Kevin McAllister goal but that man Paul Wright once again came back to haunt us

Hibs Leighton Miller Dow Tweed McLaughlin Hunter McAllister Farrell Evans Jackson and O’Neill

Att 8000



30/3/1977 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 1 v 1 Celtic

Macleod 35

This was HIBS’ last home match of the season in a match played in a howling gale

HIBS had the wind behind them in the first half so all roads led to Roy Baines in the Celtic goal

Pat Stanton made an emotional first return to Easter Road as a Celtic player

Baines pulled off save after save including one outstanding save from Derek Spalding but the expected goal arrived on 35 minutes when Ally MacLeod capitalised on excellent work by Des Bremner and Ally Scott and wasted no time in burying his shot low past Baines

Celtic equalised within a minute when Johnny Gibson playing his first and only game for Celtic crossed for Ronnie Glavin to head past Mike McDonald

This would be Pat McCluskey’s last game for Celtic

Hibs McDonald Brownlie Schaedler Bremner Spalding Blackley Edwards MacLeod Scott Smith and Duncan

Subs Carroll McNamara

Celtic Baines McGrain Burns Stanton Edvaldsson McCluskey Gibson Glavin Craig Dalglish and Conn

Sub Wilson Doyle

Att 12000





30/3/1974 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 3 v 3 St Johnstone

Cropley pen
Duncan
Harper

Hibs trailed 0-3 at half-time thanks to a double from Henry Hall and one from John Muir

Hibs fought back in the second half with an Alex Cropley penalty a strike from Arthur Duncan and a first goal for the club from Joe Harper

The result became even more galling when news filtered through that fellow Championship contenders Celtic could only draw with lowly Dumbarton at Celtic Park

Jim Black missed his first game after 112 consecutive appearances


HIBS McArthur Bremner Schaedler Spalding Stanton Blackley Edwards Harper Gordon Cropley and Duncan

Sub Smith For Blackley 75

Att 9700




30/3/1960 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 3 v 3 Airdrieonians

Johnstone 2 (1 pen)
Baker

A tired HIBS team played an Airdrie side -out for revenge for their 11-1 drubbing - just 24 hours after defeating Leicester City 1-0 in Leicester in a floodlit Challenge Match

Hibs Muirhead Fraser Muir Falconer McClelland Baxter MacLeod Johnstone Baker Gibson and Ormond

Att 7000





30/3/1957 Scottish League Division One

Ayr United 2 v 3 Hibernian

Aitken 3
Reilly 30
Harrower 54


A brilliant match at Somerset Park where the teams shared five goals

Every goal was special with perhaps the pick of the goals coming from Lawrie Reilly where he twisted and turned in the box showing tenacity before turning and drilling a shot low into the bottom corner

This would be Reilly’s last game for two weeks as he had been called up to play for Scotland at Wembley

Peter Rice 35 and Sam McMillan 52 replied for Ayr

Hibs Leslie Muir Paterson Nicol Plenderleith Preston Smith Turnbull Reilly Harrower and Aitken

Att 7500



At Easter Road They Play John Campbell




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25/3/2017 Scottish League Championship

Hibernian 2 v 1 Falkirk

Ambrose 75
Keatings 92

James Keatings comes off the bench with an assist and a Messiesque finish to put Hibernian Football Club back where they belong after three years in the wilderness

James Keatings would achieve promotion with Hearts and HIBS

Quite a few bookings in this match with no quarter given or asked

Commentary by the Falkirk equivalent of Laurel and Hardy

https://youtu.be/RYzhStcH6VY


HIBS Laidlaw Stevenson Forster McGregor Ambrose Bartley McGeouch Boyle Shinnie Holt and Cummings

Sub Keatings Graham Hanlon

Att 16140




25/3/1980 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 2 v 0 Dundee

Best 25
Murray 44

George Best let himself and the team down with the French Rugby team episode and he chose this match to show exactly what he could do with his best goal for HIBS. Picking up the ball just inside the half-way line he carried the ball forward beating man after man dummying four defenders in the box before striking a scintillating unstoppable shot past Dundee goalkeeper Ally Donaldson It took five minutes for the cheers to die down and George to walk back to the centre circle and fully recover

Best set up the second goal for Willie Murray just before the break with a magnificent pass for him to run on to and stick past the Dundee goalkeeper

George Best was head and shoulders above everyone on the park that night with his vision and passing striking the post and laying on at least five gilt edged chances for his colleagues

Ex Hibee Erich Schaedler was fortunate to stay on the park after one robust challenge on the great man

Dundee Manager Tommy Gemmell thought Best was exceptional and his visionary passing was as good as ever

This match was Peter Cormack’s 300th for the club

HIBS McArthur Brazil Duncan Tierney Rae McNamara Murray Cormack Torrance Campbell and Best

Sub Hutchinson

Att 5018




25/3/1978 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 3 v 1 Dundee United

Higgins 11 49
Macleod 27

Hibs defeat Dundee United for the first time in eleven attempts to put HIBS into joint third in the league

Hibs scored their first thanks to an uncharacteristic mistake from legendary United keeper Hamish McAlpine

Graeme Payne 42 for the Arabs


Hibs McDonald Brownlie Smith McNamara Stewart Bremner Murray MacLeod Hutchinson Duncan and Higgins

Att 8354





25/3/1972 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 3 v 0 Partick Thistle

O’Rourke pen
Baker
Reid og

Man Of The Match Arthur Duncan


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

Att 8848




25/3/1970 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 2 v 1 Kilmarnock

Hamilton
Cropley

Alex Cropley scores wearing the number 10 jersey he had inherited from Peter Cormack who had been transferred to Nottingham Forest 24 hours previously

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

Att 6643




25/3/1961 Scottish League Division One

Aberdeen 1 v 4 Hibernian

Baker 2
Scott
MacLeod

Hibs led 0-4 at half-time Coutts pulled one back for Aberdeen in the second half

Hibs Simpson Davin McClelland Baxter Easton Baird Scott Preston Baker Stevenson and MacLeod

Att 6000




23/3/1950 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 5 v 0 St Mirren

Ormond 2
Smith 2
Reilly

St Mirren were surprisingly the better side for long periods of play in this game but were toothless in attack

HIBS made them pay when Willie Ormond scored after 11 minutes

Gordon Smith had the crowd cheering when he went on a mazy run but his rocket shot cannoned off the Saints crossbar

Smith scored HIBS’ second when he headed home an Ormond cross and returned the compliment for Ormond to head the third before half-time

The Buddies were the better side for the bulk of the second half but lost two further goals to Reilly and a last minute strike from Smith

This game is featured in this clip and also includes footage of HIBS winning the league at Ibrox in front of 115000

http://ssa.nls.uk/film/8528


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

Att 25000



25/3/1939 Scottish Cup Semi Final

Hibernian 0 v 1 Clyde


Hibs’ Scottish Cup hoodoo continued in this semi final at Tynecastle against Clyde

HIBS created the better chances but were unable to get the better of future HIBS goalkeeper Jock Brown father of Rugby legends Peter and Gordon

A Bobby Nutley corner kick was intercepted by Jimmy Kirk on 69 minutes he fed the ball down the wing to Willie Martin who beat HIBS’ Miller and Prior before finishing

Clyde would defeat Motherwell 1-0 in the final

Another year of pain

Hibs Kerr Logan Prior Fraser Miller Rice McIntyre Farrell Milne Kean and Nutley

Att 40000





Birthdays



Gary Smith


Stephen Mallan




At Easter Road They Play John Campbell



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Remember the game against Dundee, Best was superb that game.
Was that not the game that some of the players dragged him out of one of the pubs in Easter Road. Remember that game for Best and Willie Murray running the show.

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Remember the game against Dundee, Best was superb that game.
Was that not the game that some of the players dragged him out of one of the pubs in Easter Road. Remember that game for Best and Willie Murray running the show.

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Dunno about that but in his interview with the Dundee Courier Ally Donaldson said it was the greatest goal he had ever seen in fact very similar to this goal George Best scored for Fort Lauderdale according to Donaldson

https://youtu.be/o8wGN5uDaVg

That goal from Keatings was sublime. Remember him celebrating it with the ball boy at the West corner. Made the young fellahs day and Easter Road was jumping.

Well Billy,

I have to thank you for one year of dedicated posting. Really enjoyed the thread for every one of the days you have posted.

What is the hibs.net equivalent of an Oscar for thread of the year? Billy deserves it.

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Well Billy,

I have to thank you for one year of dedicated posting. Really enjoyed the thread for every one of the days you have posted.

What is the hibs.net equivalent of an Oscar for thread of the year? Billy deserves it.

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I agree. I haven’t contributed much, but I’ve enjoyed the read!

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Well Billy,

I have to thank you for one year of dedicated posting. Really enjoyed the thread for every one of the days you have posted.

What is the hibs.net equivalent of an Oscar for thread of the year? Billy deserves it.

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Yep, Billy has done a cracking job. I especially liked the links to YouTube footage.

I'm hoping this isn't the end, but if it is then thanks for some very enjoyable trips down memory lane.

Thanks for everything (so far) Billy. I haven't posted much but I've really enjoyed the thread.

Excellent work!

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Well Billy,

I have to thank you for one year of dedicated posting. Really enjoyed the thread for every one of the days you have posted.

What is the hibs.net equivalent of an Oscar for thread of the year? Billy deserves it.

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Billy deserves a medal for keeping so many of us entertained for the last 12 months.

I'd say that many of us owe him a pint



:top marks

Thanks Billy the quizzes were brill as well as this thread.
I should never have given away my old programmes and football books as I would have been able to answer more of your quiz questions.
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

First thread I looked for on here every day.Many thanks.Maybe some enterprising publishers will take it up !

Great thread. Huge thanks to BILLYHIBS for all his effort in keeping it going, much appreciated.

Best thread ever imo.

Thoroughly enjoyed it. Thanks Billyhibs

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Well Billy,

I have to thank you for one year of dedicated posting. Really enjoyed the thread for every one of the days you have posted.

What is the hibs.net equivalent of an Oscar for thread of the year? Billy deserves it.

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Indeed, top man Billy! I love the way threads disappear down (very old) rabbit holes, go completely off tangent but are so enjoyable!!:top marks

Said it before and will say it again an absolutely fabulous thread which I’ve read daily and scrolled through frequently. Thanks again Billy, can’t wait until the next quiz!

Best thread on .net

Thanks Billy.

I can only echo all the sentiments expressed.

Defo the first thread I looked for each day to take yet another nostalgic trip down memory lane.

Strangely? I can remember games back in my childhood more than most recent ones with the obvious exceptions!!!!

Thanks again Billy for doing this.

I look forward to enjoying your next project (obviously you cant retire now). :wink::wink:

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Willie Harper hesitated Cassidy nipped in for a headed goal in front of 80000 at Hampden

I went to see last Saturday
The Battle of the Greens
On the world renowned enclosure
Thats the glory of the Queens
There was very little in it
It was quite an even fight
Till a head gave the victory
To the Celtic green and white

So here’s three cheers for Celtic
And three more for the HIBS
They couldn’t share the trophy
But they shared the glittering dibs
The Cup is on the sideboard
Of the Glasgow club which means
That the losers were the greener
In the battle of the greens

Source: The Making of Hibernian The Romantic Years
Alan Lugton

Another year of pain

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Thanks for all your kind comments guys but the real praise should go to John Campbell,John R Mackay, Ian Colquhoun and Alan Lugton RIP ( see above ) and all the other great authors who have all recorded our great history for posterity as a labour of love

I started the thread for the duration of the pandemic not expecting it to last for over one year

As a fan recording each day I did not know what the next day would bring so I found it exciting not realising I had attended most of the games I also found that I could usually end each day on a happy and optimistic note

We should all be proud of the history of our great club through good times and bad

Please feel free to continue to add to this thread

The story continues ....

GGTTH

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Thanks for all your kind comments guys but the real praise should go to John Campbell,John R Mackay, Ian Colquhoun and Alan Lugton RIP ( see above ) and all the other great authors who have all recorded our great history for posterity as a labour of love

I started the thread for the duration of the pandemic not expecting it to last for over one year

As a fan recording each day I did not know what the next day would bring so I found it exciting not realising I had attended most of the games I also found that I could usually end each day on a happy and optimistic note

We should all be proud of the history of our great club through good times and bad

Please feel free to continue to add to this thread

The story continues ....

GGTTH

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Thanks for all your kind comments guys but the real praise should go to John Campbell,John R Mackay, Ian Colquhoun and Alan Lugton RIP ( see above ) and all the other great authors who have all recorded our great history for posterity as a labour of love

I started the thread for the duration of the pandemic not expecting it to last for over one year

As a fan recording each day I did not know what the next day would bring so I found it exciting not realising I had attended most of the games I also found that I could usually end each day on a happy and optimistic note

We should all be proud of the history of our great club through good times and bad

Please feel free to continue to add to this thread

The story continues ....

GGTTH

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Thanks for your kind words , Billy and thanks for referencing my books along the way ✅

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Scottish Championship 2/4/2016

St Mirren 2 v 2 Hibernian

Cummings 27
El Alagui. 89

Cummings opened the scoring latching onto McGinns threaded pass to place his effort underneath Jamie Langfield Rocco Quinn equalised for Saints and Lawrence Shankland gave them the lead on 57 minutes El Alagui came off the bench and slotted home a Stokes pass in the penultimate minute

This ended a run of four straight defeats by HIBS in the Scottish Championship :confused:

Hibs: Oxley Gray Hanlon McGregor Stevenson Bartley McGinn Henderson Boyle Cummings and Stokes

Subs: Dagnall on for Boyle 61 El Alagui on for Bartley 76

Unused: Virtanen Handling Gunnarson and Callum Donaldson
Att: 3765

Scottish League Premier Division 2/4/1985

Hearts 2 v 2 Hibernian

I attended this game it was a Tuesday night game back in the day and HIBS were struggling near the foot of the table Hearts had built a well deserved lead to lead comfortably 2-0 and my mates had decided to call it a night and would see me back at the pub They would not believe me when I told them that Super Joe had come off the bench and curled home two worldy free kicks into Henry Smiths postage stamp to earn the Hibees a valuable point This was of course in the days before internet moblie phones and blanket football coverage

Hibs: Rough Sneddon Schaedler Munro Rae Brazil Callachan Kane Irvine Rice and Jamieson

Subs: McBride and Harris

Att:17814

Super Joe McBride in action not this game

https://youtu.be/75CBCuKOtp0

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2/4/2005 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 3 v 2 Dundee United

Shiels 35
O’Connor 69
Smith 90

A last minute goal from defender Gary Smith gave 10 man HIBS victory over bottom club Dundee United

In this dress rehearsal for the Scottish Cup Semi Final Dean Shiels blasted HIBS ahead from 10 yards on 35 minutes but Jim McIntyre headed United level from a corner in the 63rd minute

Garry O’Connor put HIBS ahead again on 69 minutes from a tight angle

United substitute Jason Scotland so often a pest against HIBS in the past equalised when he brushed aside the challenge from Gary Caldwell and side footed home from close range

Ian Murray was then sent off in mysterious circumstances when the Referee John Underhill was called over by one of his assistants with seven minutes to go

In a grand finale both teams went for it but HIBS proved to be the winners when Gary Smith headed home from four yards in the last minute following a late stramash in the United box

The result left the Arabs two points adrift at the bottom of the League


Hibs Brown Smith Caldwell Murray Murphy Fletcher Brown Glass Shiels O’Connor and Riordan

Subs Morrow Thomson

Att 11068



2/4/1983 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 8 (EIGHT) v 1 Kilmarnock

Duncan
Thomson 2
Irvine 2
Rae
McNamara
McCurdy

http://www.mekeke.co.uk/FAB/82_83/Killie.htm

Following on from their fine 3-3 draw at Tannadice HIBS unexpectedly scored eight goals against relegation haunted Kilmarnock. Hibs’ first such win since Ayr United 1972 and the perfect viewing for a HIBS Kids Day

On a typically cold spring day HIBS took the lead when Arthur Duncan slotted home from close range with his wrong foot from a Graeme Harvey cut-back after 10 minutes

Two minutes later an uncharacteristic mistake from the legend that is Jackie McNamara handed the equaliser to Gallacher of Kilmarnock

McNamara made up for his error by setting off on a mazy run from defence and ended up being upended in the box Bobby Thomson doing the honours from the spot

Hibs continued to dominate but did not score a third until 49 minutes when Thomson headed home a Ralph Callachan cross

Willie Irvine #1 scored the fourth when he hit home a Sneddon cross

The centre backs got into the act when Gordon Rae rifled home a typical 35 yard screamer and Jackie Mac finally made amends hammering in a short free kick from distance

With five minutes to go young substitute Pat McCurdy made it seven after previously fluffing his lines when he hit the post

The fans were singing Easy Easy when Willie Irvine made it eight with the last kick of the ball

After scoring 11 goals in the last two games HIBS would next play Celtic and in true HIBS style would fail to score



Hibs Rough Sneddon Duncan Turnbull Rae McNamara Callachan Rice Irvine Thomson and Harvey

Sub McCurdy

Att 4000



2/4/1960 Scottish League Division One

Stirling Albion 2 v 3 Hibernian

Baxter 2
Johnstone


Hibs Muirhead Fraser McClelland Falconer Young Baxter MacLeod Johnstone Baker Gibson and Ormond

Att 5000



2/4/1955 Scottish League Division One

Celtic 1 v 2 Hibernian

Smith 23
Fraser 69

Charlie Tully 40 equalised for Celtic

Hibs, Celtic, Rangers and Hearts would cut each other’s throats in this season and Aberdeen would step in and win the League for the first time in their history

Hibs Younger Paterson Macfarlane Thomson Plenderleith Preston Smith Combe Fraser Turnbull and Ormond

Att 31000

As someone who has been totally housebound since before the outbreak of covid ,this thread has helped my sanity.

I have friends who have short memory loss ,yet can quote incidents, players,outcomes of games gone past, 60s and 70s

The thread has been great and helpful in a therapeutic way.
Particularly with the restrictions on daily life this past year and more for many.

Some of the games/years mentioned trigger for me other things that where going on in my life ,good or ill.
So the value there in jogging memories in us older Hibby's is good for us mentally.
Well done Billy for your hard work.
Which i am sure you enjoyed researching and submitting here.

The comments following some of your match reports have added to your reports and certainly educational in many ways for younger fans.
Even if some do stray off in other areas.

The Club historians you mention deserve praise for their devotion and invaluable contribution to the written history of our club.


...........Thanks for the memories




We stayed at The Holy Ground.
We recovered the Harp.
We finally found the Holy Grail ....................and stopped they bad boys stealing it for their first time/

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Thanks Billy.

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Ditto. :greengrin
This is the first thread I come to everyday, it’s brought back some fabulous memories.

Just updated HIBS 8 (Eight) v 1 Kilmarnock 2/4/1983

38 Years ago today

Do not know how I missed that one out last year

Must be losing it :confused:

Best thread that's ever been on here.

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SPL 3/4/2011

hibernian 2 v 2 Hearts

Miller 35 pen
Vaz Te 80

A Liam Miller penalty drew HIBS level after Zakiukas was sent off for a push on Sodje following a Ryan Stevenson opener Ricardo Vaz Te put HIBS into the lead with ten minutes left but Stephen Elliot equalised for ten man hearts in the 83rd minute Two fine saves from MacDonald prevented Riordan and Matt Thornhill from restoring HIBS lead

Hibs : Brown Dickoh Hanlon Booth Towell Thornhill Miller Scott Palsson Riordan and Sodje

Subs: Vaz Te for Jimmy Scott 46 Wotherspoon for Palsson 69 Murray for Miller 82

Unused Smith Stephens Stevenson and Nish

Att: 17793

SPL 3/4/2004

Hibs 3 v 1 Livingston

McManus 38
Riordan 52 82

Hibs earned some revenge for their CIS Cup defeat and won just their fourth home game of the season
Tom McManus scored from close range after 38 minutes Derek Lilley equalised early in the second half with a deft chip Riordan regained HIBS advantage prodding home Murdocks flick from a corner and secured the points with a powerful header from a Caldwell cross

Hibs : Andersson Caldwell Murdock Baillie Edge Brown Whittaker Thomson Reid Riordan and McManus

Used Subs O’Connor Orman and James Kane

Unused Alistair Brown and Fletcher

Att: 6507

Other significant results on this day

3/4/2019 Kilmarnock H 0-0

3/4/2018 Hamilton H 3-1

3/4/1999 Hamilton A 2-0

3/4/1982 Airdrieonians A 2-0

3/4/1963 Valencia H 2-1

Birthday wishes to Alan Combe




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3/4/1999 Scottish League Division One

Hamilton Academicals 0 v 2 Hibernian

Latapy 33 51

https://youtu.be/YfCKguT3fAM


Hibs who head been head and shoulders the best team in the League today won promotion back to the Premier League thanks to a masterclass from the Little Magician Russell Latapy

Involved in everything from the kick off Latapy terrorised the Hamilton defence at their temporary home of Partick Thistle’s Firhill

Jinking and weaving his one touch football he set up a chance for Mixu Paatelainen who cannoned his shot off the base of the Accies post

News then filtered through that nearest rivals Falkirk were a goal down

Latapy scored his first in 33 minutes when he ghosted through the Accies defence exchanging a one two with Paatelainen on the edge of the box before sending an unstoppable right footed shot into the goalkeeper’s bottom left hand corner

The second came after 51 minutes Paatelainen released Latapy clear on the right hand side of the box The wee man checked back dipped his shoulder and rifled a left footed shot past Ian MacFarlane

Latapy’s was a virtuoso performance a display way above this League an exhibition of pace control and precision passing

He blotted his copybook however when Stevie Crawford was hauled down inside the box by Neil Oliver and he made a rather lame attempt at grabbing his first hat-trick in Scottish Football from the resultant spot kick

The PA system pleaded with the massed HIBS fans not to invade the pitch at the final whistle and as you know we don’t need to be told twice

The Hibees were back to their rightful place at the top table of Scotland’s football elite and the fans marked the achievement at the final whistle with a stirring rendition of YNWA possibly for the last time


Hibs Gottskalksson Collins Lovering Sauzee Marinkov Dennis Holsgrove Crawford Paatelainen Latapy and Lovell

Subs Hartley Lavety

Att 4350




3/4/1993 Scottish Cup Semi Final

Hibernian 0 v 1 Aberdeen

The HIBS fans took over the area of Tynecastle normally reserved for Hearts fans for this fiercely competitive Scottish Cup Semi Final

Hibs were without Mickey Weir so the front two of Keith Wright and Darren Jackson had to live off scraps the best chance falling to Wright in the first half who tested Theo Snelders who rose to the challenge pulling off a tremendous save

Into the second half and HIBS were undone when Gary Smith fed Paul Kane down the left who played the ball inside the box to Scott Booth who beat Budgie at his near post

HIBS brought on Gareth Evans and roared on by the massed Hibees dominated the remainder of the match but found it impossible to breach the Dons defence in which Alex McLeish was superb and Snelders was inspired pulling off one fantastic save from Evans that appeared to be going into the net through a forest of legs at the death but Snelders who must have been unsighted somehow got a hand to it and turned the ball around the post

Another year of pain


HIBS Burridge Miller Mitchell Hunter Tweed MacLeod Lennon Hamilton Wright Jackson and McGinlay

Subs Evans Orr

Att 21500




3/4/1963 Inter Cities Fairs Cup Quarter Final Leg 2

Hibernian 2 v 1 Valencia (Agg 2-6)

Preston
Baker

Hibs regained some pride after their 0-5 first leg defeat racing into a 2-0 lead inside the first 24 minutes to give their Spanish opponents a fright

Tommy Preston opened the scoring on 10 minutes from an Eric Stevenson cross Valencia tried to fight back but Joe Davin blocked a Nunes piledriver with his body

In 24 minutes a shock looked on the cards Jimmy O’Rourke fed John Grant and his cross was headed firmly into the net by Gerry Baker

Hibs smelling blood continued to pile forward but lost a soft goal just before the interval when Nunes found himself unmarked in the box and wasted no time in dispatching the hall into the net

HIBS continued to dominate the second half inspired by their two first half strikes the closest they came when Eric Stevenson scored direct from a free-kick but it was disallowed as the Referee had indicated that the award was indirect

A 20 yard drive by Grant had Zamora stretching and in a separate incident Gerry Baker fouled Verdu He promptly offered his hand in apology It was not accepted by the Spaniard and the crowd howled their disapproval

Valencia were current holders of the trophy having defeated Barcelona in the final and would go on to win the trophy in this year

Man of the match Willie Toner


Hibs Simpson Cameron Davin Grant Toner Leishman O’Rourke M Stevenson G Baker Preston and Stevenson

Att 4000

Great to see this continuing, thanks.

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Great to see this continuing, thanks.

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Surprised I missed these games first time

Will revisit every day and tidy up

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Surprised I missed these games first time

Will revisit every day and tidy up

GGTTH

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Thanks Billy. Love the thread. Is it really 22 years since we got promoted at Firhill?

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Just updated HIBS 8 (Eight) v 1 Kilmarnock 2/4/1983

38 Years ago today

Do not know how I missed that one out last year

Must be losing it :confused:

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The main thing I remember about that match is Jackie McNamara getting the ball stuck under his feet when he was last man and gifting them their goal. Just as uncharacteristically he then scored a 30yd screamer to make up for it.

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European Cup Semi First Leg 4/4/1956

Reims 2 v 0 Hibernian

Hibs were through to the semi final and met the French club Reims in the Parc Des Princes on April 4 1956 More than 36000 spectators paid £15000 to see the tie

Hibs chased the first goal with adventurous spirit and their eagerness to strike cost them the tie Leblond headed the Frenchmen in front in the last half hour and almost on the whistle Bliard added another

Reims had a fabulous forward in Kopa who moved later to Real Madrid and a superb Centre Half in Jonquet These two fashioned the victory and the late goal was a stunning blow to HIBS

https://youtu.be/Gx1R64daxxU

HIBS: Younger Macfarlane Paterson Buchanan Grant and Thomson Smith Turnbull Reilly Combe and Ormond

Such was the interest in the European Cup that the return match attracted a gate of 50000 which turned out to be the highest in the competition

Hibs gave the same team a chance to pull back the two goals and they did everything except score Lawrie Reilly hit the post and Eddie Turnbull had a shot cleared off the line A masterly run by Kopa enabled Glovacki to make it 3-0 on aggregate so Reims ability to soak up pressure and counter attack skilfully took them through


Scottish First Division Old 4/4/1970

Hibernian 3 v 1 Dundee Utd

McBride 2
Grant

Morris Stevenson opened the scoring for the visitors after 4 minutes Johnny Graham then got pulled down inside the box by Jim Henry and Joe McBride converted the penalty on 23 minutes Second half substitute Colin Grant gave HIBS the lead on 60 minutes and flying winger Eric Stevenson got pulled down inside the box on 75 minutes and Joe McBride converted the penalty

Hibs: Marshall Shevlane Jones Blackley Black Stanton Graham Hamilton McBride ORourke and Stevenson

Sub: Grant for Blackley 46

Att: 5051

Honourable mention to the late great Joe McBride I thought he was a fantastic player for HIBS and a prolific goal scorer scoring 24:28 in his first season and returning 58: 91 in all games

100 Years Of HIBS
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4/4/2009 Scottish League SPL

Dundee United 2 v 2 Hibernian

Nish 6 10

Hibs blew a glorious opportunity to defeat Craig Levein’s Dundee United at Tannadice

Colin Nish opened the scoring in 6 minutes when he fired in a 30 yard screamer into Lakasz Zaluska’s top corner

He added a second minutes later when Prince Bauben was woefully short with a defensive header back to his goalkeeper

Hibs should have been out of sight in the first twenty minutes Nish had a volley saved by the United keeper and followed that up by totally miscuing a free header in front of goal when set up by Steven Fletcher sending the ball wide of the target Fletcher then missed an easy chance when set up by Nish

United were handed a lifeline when Chris Hogg was deemed to have fouled Feeney in the box but former United favourite Gregorz Szamotulski sprung cat-like to turn away Craig Conway’s penalty kick for a corner

Into the second half and Fletcher who had scored his first Scotland goal on Wednesday night against Iceland forced Zaluska into a brilliant save before United pulled one back when Gary Kenneth headed home a Paul Dixon cross

United continued to put a creaking HIBS defence under pressure and just when it looked as though HIBS had weathered the storm United got their reward when substitute David Goodwillie stabbed the ball over the line in the last minute following a late stramash in the box


Hibs Szamotulski Bamba Hogg Jones Stevenson Rankin Rosa O’Brien Fletcher Riordan and Nish

Subs Van Zanten Murray

Att 6600



4/4/2007 Scottish League SPL

St Mirren 1 v 1 Hibernian

Rob Jones


Hibs McNeil McCann Murphy Martis Jones Stewart Zemmama Brown Sproule Sowumni and Chisholm

Subs Benji Boozy Stevenson

Att 4000




4/4/1964 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 2 v 1 Airdrieonians

Scott
Martin

Jock Stein’s first game in charge of HIBS and a successful debut as the goals came from Jim Scott and Neil Martin

The attendance was 7000 2000 higher than the previous home game against St Mirren

Hibs Wilson Fraser McClelland Stanton Leishman Baxter Scott Cormack Martin Hamilton and Grant



4/4/1962 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 2 v 1 St Mirren

Brian Marjoribanks 2

After making a goal scoring debut against Hearts at Tynecastle Brian Marjoribanks continued his fine scoring form

He would later line up for Hearts and as a BBC Sports correspondent

Hibs Simpson Grant McClelland Preston Easton MacLeod Scott Baker Marjoribanks Fraser and Stevenson

Att 1500



Birthdays

Lawrie Tierney

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Scottish League Cup Final 5/4/1969

Hibernian 2 v 6 Celtic

ORourke
Stevenson


Oh dear another Cup Final and a crushing defeat from Celtic in what would be the first of three heavy defeats over the next decade

Let us rewind six months to a packed Tynecastle Stadium where HIBS faced a decent Dundee side in the League Cup Semi Final

Hibs had got to the semi final after beating East Fife 6-2 on aggregate in the Quarter Final after topping a group containing Raith Rovers St Johnstone and Falkirk

Hibs warmed up for the semi final with a crushing 5-1 home win over Airdrieonians so went into the tie in confident mood

The game kicked off at 100 mph with George McLean giving Dundee the lead and Colin Stein equalising thirty seconds later The game carried on at pace with Dundee having the better of the chances

With fifteen minutes left Alan McGraw got carried off on a stretcher with what appeared to be a serious leg injury and HIBS found themselves down to ten men as they had previously made their one substitution as they had replaced Quinn for ORourke

A great cheer went up from the Hibs support as minutes later Alan McGraw reappeared with his leg heavily bandaged brought on as purely nuisance value hobbling out on the wing

In the dying minutes as the clock ticked down McGraw managed to deflect an Eric Stevenson corner at the Gorgie Road end off his bandaged knee past a despairing Ally Donaldson and into the net to send the Hibernian horde behind his goal wild with delight

Minutes later the referee blew the final whistle and Alan McGraw was carried shoulder high from the field of play by his team mates as the Hibees knew they were on their way to Hampden

Eric Stevenson told the story in his book “HIBS through and through” that they were on £50 a man to reach the final and after the match he was walking along Princes Street with Goalkeeper Willie Wilson and in true western style they walked into a pub and Willie announced to all those present “ The drinks are on me”

The Final at Hampden due to be played at the end of October versus Celtic was delayed due to a fire in the South Stand at Hampden and was put back to the 5th April 1969

The final itself from a HIBS point of view was a damp squib Celtic were in irresistible form as they raced into an unassailable six goal lead with Lennox 3 Craig Auld and Wallace all scoring HIBS put a more respectable shine on things with late goals from a quickly taken ORourke free kick and a near post Stevenson header

Top scorer Colin Stein had long since departed for Ibrox and new top scorer Joe McBride was ineligible to play

Peter Cormack in his book “ From the cowshed to the kop” said that he was forced to play centre forward in this game and Billy McNeill could not have enjoyed an easier ninety minutes as the ball never once landed at his feet and McNeill won everything in the air


HIBS : Allan Shevlane Davis Stanton Madsen Blackley Marinello Quinn Cormack ORourke and Stevenson

Unused sub: Hunter

Att: 74253

https://youtu.be/wx2ePQycYtM

Other results on this day

5/4/2016 Championship Livingston H 2-1

5/4/2008 SPL St Mirren H 2-0

5/4/2003 SPL Kilmarnock H 2-1

5/4/1997 SPL Dundee United H 2-1

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5/4/2016 Scottish League Championship

Hibernian 2 v 1 Livingston

Stokes 75
Boyle 78

https://youtu.be/fhEOHr3mlQE


Hibs who hadn’t won in five chased second placed Falkirk who were eight points ahead but HIBS had three games in hand

Livi took a first half lead through Jordan White who sent a volley over Mark Oxley and into the net

The Livingston goal led a charmed life but HIBS eventually made the breakthrough in the 75th minute when Anthony Stokes turned smartly in the box and sent a low drive past McCallum’s despairing dive

Substitute Martin Boyle sealed the points when a cross was cleared to him 35 yards out and the Starman sent a rocket past McCallum ( see above)

HIBS Oxley Gray McGregor Hanlon Stevenson Thomson McGinn Henderson Stokes Cummings and El Alagui

Subs Keatings Boyle and Gunnarsson

Att 7300



5/4/2008 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 2 v 0 St Mirren

Nish 4
Zemmama 5

https://youtu.be/gxyrG3DzCA0

Some strike by Zemmama

Hibs McNeil Gathuessi Zarabi Canning Hogg Shiels Murray Zemmama Rankin Nish and Fletcher

Subs Chisholm Stevenson and Donaldson

Att 13200




5/4/2006 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 2 v 1 Kilmarnock

Riordan 80
Dalglish 87

Injury hit HIBS came from a goal down to bag the points and move back into fourth place in this midweek fixture

Kilmarnock took the lead on 19 minutes when Colin Nish cleverly held off the HIBS defence to set up the opener for Gary Wales

Derek Riordan equalised with ten minutes to go following a mistake by Lindsay Wilson

Super Sub Paul Dalglish came off the bench to fire home an impressive winner sending a powerful shot high into the roof of the net

Hibs Zibi Shields Caldwell Hogg Murphy Whittaker Konde Thomson Fletcher Riordan and Benji

Subs Konte Dalglish and Lynch

Att 10500



5/4/1997 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 2 v 0 Dundee United

Charnley pen 73
McGinlay 78

Hibs would finish ninth in this season and would hang on to their Premier Division status by winning a highly toxic two legged play off against Airdrieonians

Hibs Leighton Miller McQuilken Dods McLaughlin C Jackson Tosh Charnley Power Lavety and McGinlay

Subs K Wright Grant and Elliot

Att 10951


5/4/1986 Scottish Cup Semi Final

Hibernian 0 v 3 Aberdeen

HIBS dominated this game for the first 10 minutes at sunny Dens Park

John Collins struck the woodwork IIRC

After that the Dons stepped up a gear with their goals coming from Stark, Black and Joe Miller thanks to John Hewitt assists

Hearts were playing Dundee United in the other Semi at Hampden

The Dons went on to defeat Hearts in the final by the same scoreline one week after they had blown the League at the same venue

Another year of pain

Hibs Rough Sneddon Munro May Fulton Rae Tortolano Chisholm Cowan Durie and Collins

Subs Harris McBride

Att 19165



5/4/1975 Scottish League Division One

Ayr United 2 v 2 Hibernian

Duncan
Brownlie pen

On a fiery pitch Arthur Duncan gave HIBS the lead Goals by Davie McCulloch and Gerry Phillips gave Ayr the lead but John Brownlie’s first penalty for the club squared the game

Hibs McArthur Brownlie Schaedler Bremner Barry Stanton Smith Higgins Harper Munro and Duncan

Att 5000




5/4/1971 Scottish Cup Semi Final Replay

Hibernian 1 v 2 Rangers

O’Rourke

Rangers get revenge for Dave Ewing calling them “ Rubbish “

I recall Willie Henderson saying he scored the winner with the foot he normally uses for standing on

I also remember Johnny Graham missing a good chance to give HIBS the lead from a Cropley cutback shortly before they scored the winner

Another year of pain

HIBS Marshall Brownlie Jones Blackley Stanton Pringle Graham O’Rourke Baker Cropley and Stevenson

Att 54435



5/4/1958 Scottish Cup Semi Final

Hibernian 2 v 2 Rangers

Aitken
Preston

Hibs Leslie Grant McClelland Turnbull Paterson Baxter Fraser Aitken Baker Preston and Ormond

Att 76727



Birthdays

Davie Nicholls



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Scottish Premiership 6/4/2019

Hearts 1 v 2 HIBS

Horgan 2

Hibs had not beaten Hearts in ten attempts

Hearts dominated the early exchanges with Olly Lees free kick hitting the post before he crossed for Peter Haring to head home the opener on 25 minutes from a corner

Daryl Horgan equalised when he slid home a low cross following good work from Marc McNulty on the left despite Hearts claims that the HIBS centre forward was initially in an offside position

In the 56 th minute HIBS took the lead following a wonderful move full of fast intricate accurate pacy passing between Horgan Mallan and Kamberi which ended up with Horgan dispatching a low left foot drive into the bottom right hand corner of Bobby Zlamals net cue wild scenes in the School End

His goals apart Daryl Horgan was outstanding all day

McNulty should have made it three two minutes later with a header and brought out a great save from Zlamal in the dying minutes

The match will be remembered for the smoke bombs and the coconut on the pitch but the highlight for me was Darren MacGregors tackle on Peter Haring

This was HIBS first win at Tiny since 2013 and saw them jump above Hearts to finish in fifth place pre split but sadly that was to be their last win of the season

Hibs : Rocky Gray MacGregor Hanlon Stevenson Milligan Horgan Mallon Omeonga Kamberi and McNulty

Subs Bartley for Kamberi 73 Spector for Gray 77 and Slivka for Horgan 88

Unused Bogdan Murray Mackie and Allan

Att: 19667

https://youtu.be/nHeE4BcykHg



Scottish League Premier Division 6/4/1985

Dumbarton 0 v 2 HIBS

Irvine
Rice

Following on from the superb display at Tynecastle in midweek where two late goals from Joe McBride rescued an unexpected but welcome point HIBS still found themselves locked perilously close to the foot of the division and faced a tricky and nervy away fixture at fellow strugglers Dumbarton

Such was the sense of urgency felt by the HIBS Board to turn around this situation that they put on buses for the large travelling support @ fifty pence per head

I actually attended this game hard to believe it was 35 years ago I can still feel the tension and nervousness in the air there was a huge HIBS support and Old Boghead Park was a dump of a ground with a pitch to match like a bog that had gone hard and bumpy

Looking at our team you wondered why we were at the bottom of the league?

Second half goals from Irvine and Rice would ease the Hibee nerves but they were not out of the woods yet back in the days of the old top ten the bottom two teams went down

A home draw to Dundee United 1-1 followed by an inexplicable 0-4 reverse at home to St Mirren a 2-1 away win at Morton followed up by a last day 1-0 win over Rangers scorer Paul Kane ensured that HIBS finished in eighth place eight points clear of the relegated Dumbarton with Morton picking up the wooden spoon

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

Sub Jamieson

Att 5084


Birthdays on this day

Danny Lennon

Mark Venus

Joe Tortolano

Andy Walker

Erich Schaedler RIP


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6/4/1993 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 2 v 2 St Johnstone

Wright
Evans

After losing the Scottish Cup Semi Final to Aberdeen 0-1 at Tiny in the midweek only 3500 fans bothered to turn up

St Johnstone raced into a 2-0 half time lead thanks to goals from Alan Moore and Martin Buglione

Hibs replied in the second half with goals from Keith Wright and Gareth Evans

Darren Jackson missed a last minute penalty

Hibs Burridge Miller Mitchell Hunter Tweed MacLeod Tortolano Hamilton Wright Jackson and McGinlay

Subs Lennon Evans





6/4/1957 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 6 v 0 Airdrieonians

Smith 2
Nicol
Turnbull
McWilliams
Aitken

This match was played on a Saturday night with a 7.30pm kick off under floodlights to allow fans to listen to England v Scotland on the wireless during the day live from Wembley

Hibs were without Lawrie Reilly who was playing for Scotland

Reilly would pick up a knee injury in a 1-2 loss that would rule him out of the World Cup Squad

Tommy Ring gave Scotland the lead Derek Kevan (WBA) equalised and Duncan Edwards scored the winner

This would be Lawrie Reilly’s last game for Scotland after scoring 22 goals in 38 appearances

Hibs Leslie Muir Paterson Nicol Plenderleith Preston Smith Turnbull McWilliams Harrower and Aitken

Att 8000



The HIBS Are Here Ian Colquhoun



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Scottish Premiership 6/4/2019

Hearts 1 v 2 HIBS

Horgan 2

Hibs had not beaten Hearts in ten attempts

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Hibs beat Hearts 2-0 on March 2nd 2018.


I'm sure we didn't play them 10 times in between those two games

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Hibs beat Hearts 2-0 on March 2nd 2018.


I'm sure we didn't play them 10 times in between those two games

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Yip but no wins in ten at Tiny though :greengrin

Good to see you are still checking out the thread

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Still loving the updates. Bit late, but pretty sure the 1986 semi-final at Dens was about 1 month BEFORE Hearts blew the League there. Remember the huge cheer that went up when Durie came out to warm up, as everyone thought he'd be out injured, only for him to have a pretty poor game.

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Still loving the updates. Bit late, but pretty sure the 1986 semi-final at Dens was about 1 month BEFORE Hearts blew the League there. Remember the huge cheer that went up when Durie came out to warm up, as everyone thought he'd be out injured, only for him to have a pretty poor game.

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Was about to post similar. I was at the game and Durie clearly wasn't fit and shouldn't have played. A mate, who did have good sources, told me years later that both John Blackley and Alex Ferguson were sitting in the stand communicating with their benches by radio, but that the Hibs bench was picking up the signal from Ferguson's radio. This might explain why we started so well but fell away after the technology was sorted :greengrin

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Still loving the updates. Bit late, but pretty sure the 1986 semi-final at Dens was about 1 month BEFORE Hearts blew the League there. Remember the huge cheer that went up when Durie came out to warm up, as everyone thought he'd be out injured, only for him to have a pretty poor game.

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Still loving the updates. Bit late, but pretty sure the 1986 semi-final at Dens was about 1 month BEFORE Hearts blew the League there. Remember the huge cheer that went up when Durie came out to warm up, as everyone thought he'd be out injured, only for him to have a pretty poor game.

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Would have been an even bigger cheer if Collins cannonball shot had went in rather than hit the bar.

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Yip but no wins in ten at Tiny though :greengrin

Good to see you are still checking out the thread

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Scottish League Division Two 7/4/1894

HIBS 6 v 0 Glasgow Northern

HIBS won comfortably in a league match at Easter Road on their way to winning the first ever Scottish League Division Two Championship

Hibernian were now back as a force in Scottish Football after being almost down and out a couple of years before

There was a catch however because there was no automatic promotion to Division One this was decided on a voting system and also the bottom three clubs had to apply for reelection

The Scottish League in their wisdom decided to vote Clyde into the first division who did not even finish runners up but were a Glasgow club

Generally the press had supported Hibernian but some showed anti Edinburgh and anti Catholic bias one stating “ they were not the type of club wanted in the first division”

There was a strong suspicion that Celtic and Hearts had voted against HIBS in their application for election

HIBS would just have to persevere and win the Second Division again in 1895 which they did and succeeded in going up

In their last game of the season on the 31st May 1894 at Powderhall they took some measure of revenge against First Division Hearts in the final of the Rosebery Cup by defeating them 4-2

The team that day was the same team that had played for most of the season Donnelly Rooney McFarlane Breslin McGeachan and Murphy Murray Kennedy Martin Smith and Amos

The Rosebery Cup is currently on display at Easter Road after Hibernian were the most recent winners in 1945






Scottish Cup Semi Final 7/4/1995
Ibrox Park

HIBS 0 v 0 Celtic

Jim Leighton saved a disputed penalty after Andy Walker took a dive in the box

HIBS lost the replay 1-3 on 11/4/1995 Keith Wright scoring for HIBS

Another year of pain

HIBS : Leighton Miller Mitchell McGinlay Tweed Millen Harper Farrell Wright Jackson and ONeill

Att 40950

Hibs actually finished third this season behind Champions Rangers and Motherwell and two points ahead of fourth placed Celtic




Birthdays on this day

Scott Robertson






The Making of Hibernian The Brave Years
Alan Lugton


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7/4/2018 Scottish League Premiership

Ross County 1 v 1 Hibernian

Shaw 90

Olly Shaw comes off the bench to rescue a point sending a right footed shot from the centre of the box low into the goalkeeper’s bottom left hand corner after Billy McKay had given the Staggies a 28th minute lead

Darren McGregor almost won it for HIBS with a late header from a corner that went just wide

HIBS Rocky Hanlon McGregor Ambrose McGinn McGeouch Stevenson Boyle MacLaren Kamberi and Allan

Subs Whittaker Swanson Shaw

Att 5389



7/4/1984 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 1 v 0 Dundee United

Jamieson 11

Hibs defeat European Cup Semi Finalists Dundee United after Willie Jamieson scored the only goal of the game when put clean through on goal by a precision pass from Brian Rice

Try as they might the Tangerine Terrors could not find a way past Alan Rough

Days later United would defeat AS Roma 2-0 at Tannadice and go on to lose 0-3 in a highly controversial second leg


Hibs Rough Brazil Schaedler Sneddon Rae Blackley Callachan Jamieson Irvine Rice and Duncan

Subs Turnbull for Rice McGachie for Duncan

Att 4266




7/4/1956 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 2 v 0 St Mirren

Ormond 42 54


Hibs Younger Macfarlane Paterson Buchanan Grant Combe Smith Turnbull Reilly Thomson and Ormond

Att 10000

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7/4/2018 Scottish League Premiership

Ross County 1 v 1 Hibernian

Shaw 90

Olly Shaw comes off the bench to rescue a point sending a right footed shot from the centre of the box low into the goalkeeper’s bottom left hand corner after Billy McKay had given the Staggies a 28th minute lead

Darren McGregor almost won it for HIBS with a late header from a corner that went just wide

HIBS Rocky Hanlon McGregor Ambrose McGinn McGeouch Stevenson Boyle MacLaren Kamberi and Allan

Subs Whittaker Swanson Shaw

Att 5389



7/4/1984 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 1 v 0 Dundee United

Jamieson 11

Hibs defeat European Cup Semi Finalists Dundee United after Willie Jamieson scored the only goal of the game when put clean through on goal by a precision pass from Brian Rice

Try as they might the Tangerine Terrors could not find a way past Alan Rough

Days later United would defeat AS Roma 2-0 at Tannadice and go on to lose 0-3 in a highly controversial second leg


Hibs Rough Brazil Schaedler Sneddon Rae Blackley Callachan Jamieson Irvine Rice and Duncan

Subs Turnbull for Rice McGachie for Duncan

Att 4266




7/4/1956 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 2 v 0 St Mirren

Ormond 42 54


Hibs Younger Macfarlane Paterson Buchanan Grant Combe Smith Turnbull Reilly Thomson and Ormond

Att 10000

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Dundee United were some team at that time. Would have been some European Cup Final against Liverpool. Bribery was rife in the 70s and 80s.

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Scottish League Division One (Old) 8/4/1972

Hibernian 7 v 1 St Johnstone

Stanton
Edwards
ORourke
Baker
Gordon 2
Duncan

There was something happening down Easter Road way the Tornadoes were starting to take shape but still not quite as we know it

Hibernian blew St Johnstone away with a scintillating display of fast attacking football goals from Stanton Edwards ORourke Baker Gordon 2 and Duncan in a totally brilliant display

Alex Rennie scored a consolation goal for St Johnstone in what was HIBS biggest win since they beat Partick Thistle 7-0 in September 1966

Hibs: Herriot Brownlie and Schaedler McEwan Blackley and Stanton Edwards ORourke Baker Cropley and Duncan

Att: 6358

Sadly this was to be the Baker Boys last goal for HIBS

I actually attended his last game for HIBS a Scottish Cup Semi Final versus Rangers in front of a crowd of 76174 on a hot sunny Saturday afternoon at Hampden one week after the St Johnstone game

Hibs started nervously and found themselves down to an Alex MacDonald goal but second half HIBS rallied Peter McCloy parried a Baker shot into the path of ORourke who had no hesitation in burying the ball into the back of the net to silence the large Rangers support

The replay took place two weeks later and HIBS blew Rangers away with a display of fast attacking football Stanton opening the scoring after 12 minutes and Alex Edwards completed the scoring after dispatching a Hazel knockdown into the net

It was a superb display from HIBS and Rangers could not compete with the accuracy and speed of the Hibernian passing in a game HIBS totally dominated from start to finish Ole! Ole!

I do not think any of the Supporters Buses returned to Edinburgh with their windows in tact

Both of these games made a young Billyhibs realise what a horrible and despicable club Rangers really were and they certainly did not like it up em!

Joe Baker was an unused sub


Other significant games on this day

8/4/2015 Championship Dumbarton A 2-1

8/4/1963 First Division Old Dundee A 3-1



Birthdays on this day

Big Dave

Gordon Chisholm


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8/4/2017 Scottish League Championship

Morton 1 v 1 Hibernian

Cummings 34

2000 Hibees travelled through to watch HIBS move to within one game of the Championship title

Lawrence Shankland equalised for Morton with a 66th minute penalty

Hibs Rocky Gray Stevenson McGregor Ambrose Bartley McGinn McGeouch Boyle Graham and Cummings

Subs Holt Harris and Shinnie

Att 4300





8/4/2015 Scottish League Championship

Dumbarton 1 v 2 Hibernian

Hanlon 42
Cummings 66

Hibs were awarded a penalty when Chris Turner fouled Liam Craig inside the box but Danny Rogers was able to tip Farid El Alagui’s attempt onto the post and away to safety

Paul Hanlon did give HIBS the lead however with a header from a Scott Allan corner just before half-time

Dumbarton equalised on 55 minutes when Mark Oxley could only parry Scott Taggart’s shot and Mitch Megginson hammered home the rebound

Turner was then sent off for violent conduct for a crunching tackle on Jordan Forster and Jase made the ‘Sons’ pay with a confident finish inside the box minutes later

King Dom came off the bench and struck the post in the last minute

HIBS moved up to second place in the League as a result of this win


Hibs Oxley Hanlon Fontaine Forster Robertson Craig Stevenson Boyle Allan El Alagui and Cummings

Subs Fyvie and Malonga

Att 1110








8/4/1963 Scottish League Division One

Dundee 1 v 3 Hibernian

G Baker 3

Hibs gain revenge for being knocked out of the Scottish Cup by the League champions at the same venue

Andy Penman scored for Dundee


Hibs Simpson Cameron McClelland Grant Toner Leishman O’Rourke Falconer Baker Preston and Stevenson


Att 9400




8/4/1950 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 6 v 3 Clyde

Johnstone
Smith
Turnbull
Reilly
Ormond 2

The players walked out onto the pitch to a slight drizzle that made the surface greasy, slippy and difficult for defenders

Bobby Johnstone gave HIBS the lead but Clyde were then awarded a penalty that their South African centre forward Ackerman blazed high over Tommy Younger’s crossbar The relief was short lived however as the centre made amends by firing home a 25 yarder that beat Younger all ends up

With nerves jangling on the terraces Gordon Smith took control scoring himself and setting up Eddie Turnbull for a third

Early in the second half Lawrie Reilly sped away from his marker to score a fourth before Barclay pulled one back for the ‘Bully Wee’

A late double from Willie Ormond and a second from Barclay gave HIBS a 6-3 win

This would be the only game in which all five members of the Famous Five would score

Rangers would win the title on goal average

HIBS Younger Howie Cairns Combe Paterson Ogilvie Smith Johnstone Reilly Turnbull and Ormond

Att 20000




8/4/1944 Scottish Southern League Cup Section 3

Hibernian 6 v 3 Morton

Smith
Nelson 3
Caskie
Kean

Gordon Smith scored the opener in 15 seconds thanks to an assist from Jimmy Nelson who would go on to score a hat-trick in this game The other goals would come from guest player Jimmy Caskie and Sammy Kean

Hibs would win the Scottish Southern League Cup in this season defeating Rangers 6-5 on corners after the match finished 0-0 at Hampden Park in front of a crowd of 63000 in the Final

Hibs Kerr Fraser Hall Finnigan Baxter Kean Smith Devlin Nelson Woodburn and Caskie



Birthdays:


Dillon Barnes




At Easter Road They Play John Campbell




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They defeated Rangers on corners?

I thought only our primary school games were decided that way. I didn't realise it was ever a thing in real football.

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They defeated Rangers on corners?

I thought only our primary school games were decided that way. I didn't realise it was ever a thing in real football.

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Yip HIBS got the deciding corner late on and they celebrated it as if it were a goal

‘As the minutes of the second half ticked away Rangers were leading 5-4 on corners when with 12 minutes left HIBS drew level but there was still no scoring Excitement was high and tempers frayed when with only three minutes to go Jimmy Caskie won HIBS a corner which was greeted by Hibernian as if it were a goal ‘

The Making of Hibernian The Romantic Years Alan Lugton

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8/4/1950 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 6 v 3 Clyde

Johnstone
Smith
Turnbull
Reilly
Ormond 2

The players walked out onto the pitch to a slight drizzle that made the surface greasy, slippy and difficult for defenders

Bobby Johnstone gave HIBS the lead but Clyde were then awarded a penalty that their South African centre forward Ackerman blazed high over Tommy Younger’s crossbar The relief was short lived however as the centre made amends by firing home a 25 yarder that beat Younger all ends up

With nerves jangling on the terraces Gordon Smith took control scoring himself and setting up Eddie Turnbull for a third

Early in the second half Lawrie Reilly sped away from his marker to score a fourth before Barclay pulled one back for the ‘Bully Wee’

A late double from Willie Ormond and a second from Barclay gave HIBS a 6-3 win

This would be the only game in which all five members of the Famous Five would score

Rangers would win the title on goal average

HIBS Younger Howie Cairns Combe Paterson Ogilvie Smith Johnstone Reilly Turnbull and Ormond

Att 20000

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Now that game sounds familiar :greengrin I remember you looked it out for me earlier in the thread, so it's good to see it again.

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Now that game sounds familiar :greengrin I remember you looked it out for me earlier in the thread, so it's good to see it again.

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Scottish League Division One (Old) 8/4/1972

Hibernian 7 v 1 St Johnstone

Stanton
Edwards
ORourke
Baker
Gordon 2
Duncan

There was something happening down Easter Road way the Tornadoes were starting to take shape but still not quite as we know it

Hibernian blew St Johnstone away with a scintillating display of fast attacking football goals from Stanton Edwards ORourke Baker Gordon 2 and Duncan in a totally brilliant display

Alex Rennie scored a consolation goal for St Johnstone in what was HIBS biggest win since they beat Partick Thistle 7-0 in September 1966

Hibs: Herriot Brownlie and Schaedler McEwan Blackley and Stanton Edwards ORourke Baker Cropley and Duncan

Att: 6358

Sadly this was to be the Baker Boys last goal for HIBS

I actually attended his last game for HIBS a Scottish Cup Semi Final versus Rangers in front of a crowd of 76174 on a hot sunny Saturday afternoon at Hampden one week after the St Johnstone game

Hibs started nervously and found themselves down to an Alex MacDonald goal but second half HIBS rallied Peter McCloy parried a Baker shot into the path of ORourke who had no hesitation in burying the ball into the back of the net to silence the large Rangers support

The replay took place two weeks later and HIBS blew Rangers away with a display of fast attacking football Stanton opening the scoring after 12 minutes and Alex Edwards completed the scoring after dispatching a Hazel knockdown into the net

It was a superb display from HIBS and Rangers could not compete with the accuracy and speed of the Hibernian passing in a game HIBS totally dominated from start to finish Ole! Ole!

I do not think any of the Supporters Buses returned to Edinburgh with their windows in tact

Both of these games made a young Billyhibs realise what a horrible and despicable club Rangers really were and they certainly did not like it up em!

Joe Baker was an unused sub


Other significant games on this day

8/4/2015 Championship Dumbarton A 2-1

8/4/1963 First Division Old Dundee A 3-1



Birthdays on this day

Big Dave

Gordon Chisholm


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“ 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

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Scottish League Championship 9/4/2016

Alloa 1 v 0 HIBS

Weeks away from immortality HIBS continued to stutter in the League losing this encounter to a Duffy goal that had shades of England 1966 written all over it and was doubtful if it had actually crossed the line

HIBS failed to convert chances that fell to Hanlon Gray Stokes Keatings and Cummings against Jack Ross’s basement boys before Oxley saved a late strike from Duffy

Hibs : Oxley Gray and Gunnarsson Hanlon Stevenson and Fyvie Henderson McGinn Keatings Cummings and Stokes

Subs: Boyle for Keatings 62 Dagnall for Cummings 75

Unused : Bartley Handling MacGregor Thomson and Virtanen

Att: 1364






Scottish League SPL 9/4/2011

Aberdeen 0 v 1 Hibernian

Sodje 15

A first half strike from Akpo Sodje on 15 minutes gave Aberdeen their third successive defeat in seven days

The dons tried to get back on terms Chris Maguire hitting the post and HIBS goalkeeper Mark Brown pushing a second point blank Maguire effort onto the upright Josh Maginnis had a header hit the underside of the bar but the Edinburgh side survived late Dons pressure to end a run of three games without a win

Hibs : Brown Hanlon Stephens Booth Towell and Stevenson Thornhill Miller Palsson Vaz Te and Sodje

Subs: Nish for Sodje 57 Wootherspoon for Vaz Te 57 Murray for Stevenson 74

Unused: Divis Hart Scott and Duffy

Att: 7400







Scottish Cup Semi Final Replay 9/4/1958



Hibernian 2 v 1 Rangers

Turnbull pen
Fraser

This Scottish Cup Semi Final replay took place the midweek after a thrilling 2-2 draw between the teams at Hampden Aitken and Preston being the HIBS heroes

Hibs had been going through a few extra training sessions in the days before the tie and the extra effort paid off as they triumphed 2-1 and progressed to the final where they would play Clyde

The replay goals were scored by Turnbull from the spot and Fraser but every single player that night was a hero and the support travelled back to Edinburgh singing their praises It had been 56 years since HIBS lifted that trophy and the win against Rangers gave them their first chance to do so since they lost 2-1 in the 1947 final versus Aberdeen

Hibs: Leslie Grant McClelland Turnbull Paterson Baxter Fraser Aitken Baker Preston and Ormond

Att: 74895






Scottish Cup Semi Final Replay 9/4/1924

Hibs 1 v 0 Aberdeen

Dens Park

Following a 0-0 draw the replay was once again staged at Dens Park Again it was a hard entertaining game with both teams opening up a bit which favoured Hibernian but Willie Harper still had to pull off some fine saves one of which showed Harper to be the best goalkeeper in Scotland The Hibees put Aberdeen under a lot of pressure which mounted as the match got older in 85 minutes Dunn’s shot hit the upright with great force It was a first time effort and easily the best shot of the match Then two minutes later Harry Ritchie went on an unstoppable run down the right wing and the Aberdeen goalkeeper could not hold his thunderbolt shot leaving Darkie Walker to ram home the winning goal

HIBS opponents in the final were to be Airdrie a highly talented team who were only just pipped by Rangers for the championship in this season

Hibs: Harper McGinnigle Templeton Kerr Miller Shaw Ritchie Dunn Murray Halligan and Walker

Att: 12000


Other significant fixtures on this day

9/4/2005 Scottish Cup Semi Final Dundee United 1-2

9/4/2000 Scottish Cup Semi Final Aberdeen 1-2






Birthdays

Emerson Hyndman

Kurtis Byrne







At Easter Road They Play John Campbell

The Making of Hibernian The Romantic Years Alan Lugton

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9/4/2005 Scottish Cup Semi Final

Hibernian 1 v 2 Dundee United

Riordan pen 56

https://youtu.be/VMiTFDCnvHE

Deeks gave HIBS the lead from the penalty spot early in the second half when Barry Robson brought down Dean Shiels but United hit back with two goals in three minutes from Jim McIntyre and Jason Scotland

HIBS Brown Whittaker Murphy Caldwell Smith Brown Shiels Glass Fletcher O’Connor and Riordan

Subs Thomson Sproule Morrow

Att 27271



9/4/2000 Scottish Cup Semi Final

Hibernian 1 v 2 Aberdeen

Latapy

https://youtu.be/eZ08M7hQbHc


Russell Latapy’s brilliant opener early in the second half was cancelled out by Arild Stavrum and ex hibee Andy Dow

The attendance was affected by the match being shown live by Sky Sports at 6pm on a Sunday night

Derek Collins limped off early doors after declaring himself fit to play only hours before

HIBS Colgan Collins Smith McIntosh Hughes Sauzee Lovell McGinlay Latapy Paatelainen and Miller

Subs Hartley Lehmann

Att 22193




9/4/1977 Scottish League Premier Division

Aberdeen 0 v 0 Hibernian

Super Ally MacLeod missed a penalty in this stalemate Dons’ keeper Ally Maclean saving his kick

Hibernian cult hero Ally ‘Benny’ Brazil made his debut in this match Brazil had been a commanding centre half in the reserves but transformed into a box to box midfielder for this match

Hibs MacDonald Brownlie Schaedler Bremner Stewart Blackley Brazil MacLeod Scott Smith and Duncan

Att 8769




9/4/1966 Scottish League Division One

Dundee United 5 v 4 Hibernian

Cormack 33
Davis 49 50 pen
Stanton 89

A fantastic match at Tannadice played in a torrential downpour

HIBS trailed 1-3 at the interval clawed it back to 3-3 United added two more before Pat Stanton’s late counter

Joe Davis scored a rare goal from open play when Peter Cormack ‘dummied’ his shot from distance to wrong foot United keeper Don Mackay

Scorers for United Dennis Gillespie 12 22 Finn Dossing 37 52 Ian Mitchell pen 61

According to reports at the time United’s fourth goal was miles offside and Mitchell’s penalty was taken twice as Thomson Allan saved his first attempt but was deemed to have ‘moved’

John McNamee was booked in the fracas surrounding the United penalty after an altercation with Finn Dossing that convinced him that he was the victim of a witch-hunt by Scottish refs

Hibs Allan Duncan Davis Stanton McNamee Cousin Cormack O’Rourke Scott Stein and Stevenson

Att 4700



9/4/1955 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 3 v 1 Partick Thistle

Reilly 5
Smith 75
Turnbull pen 76

Aberdeen won the first division championship for the first time in their history on this day defeating Clyde 0-1 at Shawfield

Hibs Younger Paterson Macfarlane Thomson Plenderleith Preston Smith Moran Reilly Turnbull and Ormond

Att 16000





9/4/1952 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 3 v 1 Dundee

Ormond 2
Combe

Dundee’s Christie lobbed a hopeful ball towards Tommy Younger’s goal At the fatal minute Younger slipped and the ball sailed into the empty net

The fans got right behind the team and Willie Ormond headed in the equaliser from a Gordon Smith corner A little later Smith and Bobby Combe worked a great move and Ormond made it 2-1 Combe made it 3-1 into the second half

Younger redeemed himself with two late saves but the biggest cheer of the afternoon was reserved for full back Jock Govan who picked up the ball inside his own box went on a mazy run beating man after man found himself deep in the Dundee box waltzed around the Dundee goalie before lifting his final shot high over the vacant goal

The fans loved Jock Govan so he was quickly forgiven

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

Att 26000



9/4/1949 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 2 v 1 Partick Thistle

Turnbull
Smith

Eddie Turnbull opened the scoring when he headed home a Bobby Johnstone cross Gordon Smith added a second with a raking left foot drive

Walker pulled one back for Thistle late in the game

Tommy Younger made his debut in this game

Lawrie Reilly missed this game as he was scoring for Scotland in their 3-1 win at Wembley

Hibs Younger Govan Cairns Buchanan Kean Ogilvie Smith Johnstone Cuthbertson Turnbull and Ormond

Att 14000



At Easter Road They Play John Campbell



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Loving this thread. Thanks again. :thumbsup:
Wee correction for the 2005 semi, Sproule was one of the subs.

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Loving this thread. Thanks again. :thumbsup:
Wee correction for the 2005 semi, Sproule was one of the subs.

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Yip came on for Shiels 67 minutes

All contributions welcome especially from fans that actually attended games featured

Should never has lost the 2000 & 2005 semis. Collins blew the former, and Mowbray the latter

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Yip came on for Shiels 67 minutes

All contributions welcome especially from fans that actually attended games featured

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I’m actually amazed at how many games I can remember being at. :greengrin

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I’m actually amazed at how many games I can remember being at. :greengrin

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Me too. Sadly it’s only when I read this brilliant thread I remember them. Must be an age thing:greengrin

Only leaves me to say to BILLYHIBS ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,thanks for the memories! :not worth