On this day in history

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U25/2/2017 Scottish League Championship

Hibernian 2 v 2 Dunfermline Athletic

Boyle 6
Cummings pen 24

HIBS let a two goal lead slip but still remained seven points clear at the top of the Championship

McMullan 26 and Higginbotham 46 for the Pars

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

Subs Bartley Crane Keatings

Att 14437



25/2/ 2012 Scottish League SPL

Kilmarnock 1 v 3 Hibernian

Soares 16 66
O’Donovan 46

Tom Soares scores his first goal for HIBS after a great ball into the box from Leigh Griffiths

Roy O’Donovan then scored his first goal for HIBS just after half-time with a great strike from 25 yards that flew high past Cammy Bell

Tom Soares scored his second and Hibs’ third from a deflected Osbourne pass in the box

Dean Shiels scored a cracking consolation goal from a freekick for his father’s side

George Francomb hit the crossbar with a freekick and booted one off the goalline

https://youtu.be/71qgv4B1dbM


Hibs Stack Francomb Hanlon McPake Pa Stevenson Claros Soares Osbourne Griffiths and O’Donovan

Subs Doyle Sproule

Att 4283



25/2/2006 Scottish Cup Round 5

Falkirk 1 v 5 Hibernian

Riordan 9
O’Connor 67
Sproule 74
Caldwell 77
Fletcher 88

Hibernian reach the semifinals of the Scottish Cup after a hapless performance from Falkirk keeper Allan Ferguson gifting the first two goals to the deadliest of strikers Derek Riordan and Garry O’Connor

The first when he made a mess of a Deeks’ long range freekick the second when he spilled a Deeks shot at the feet of Gazza

Daniel McBreen hit back for Falkirk thanks to a Latapy assist but a strike by Ivan Sproule a header from Gary Caldwell and a shot from Steven Fletcher that Ferguson looked to have covered saw HIBS book their place in the semis

Russell Latapy 68 appeared as a sub for the Bairns

Hibs would face Hearts in the semi?

Hibs Brown Whittaker Murphy Caldwell Smith Stewart Thomson Glass Sproule Riordan and O’Connor

Subs Fletcher Konde McCluskey

Att 6259




25/2/2001 Scottish League SPL

Celtic 1 v 1 Hibernian

Marc Libbra

Opportunist goal from a quality player


https://youtu.be/B9GsFJcu-PM



25/2/1976 Scottish Cup Round 4 Replay

Dundee United 0 v 2 Hibernian

Spalding 8
Edwards 30


Derek Spalding in for the injured Roy Barry struck a glorious strike from 35 yards into the roof of Hamish McAlpine’s net

The Tangerine Terrors pressed for an equaliser the defence held firm and it was Mickey Edwards who popped up in a goalmouth stramash to force the ball over the line on the half hour for the winner

Hibs McDonald Brownlie Schaedler Stanton Spalding Blackley Edwards Bremner MacLeod Munro and Duncan

Sub Mike Wilson

Att 13000


25/2/1967 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 1 v 0 Aberdeen

Cormack 69

A cracking strike by Peter Cormack that settled this game against an Aberdeen side that were two points above us in the League

Hibs Allan Duncan Davis Stanton Madsen Cousin Quinn O’Rourke Scott Cormack and Stevenson

Att 18532




25/2/1961 Scottish Cup Round 3

Hamilton Academicals 0 v 4 Hibernian

Kinloch 2
Macleod
Baker


The Second Division outfit were no match for the conquerors of Barcelona



25/2/1956 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 7 v 1 Dunfermline Athletic

Reilly 19 42
Turnbull 21 50 77
Ormond 55 69

Hibs coming up for the semi-Final of the Champions Cup made short work of Dunfermline

Gordon Smith was into his 15th season and was still a top top player and he tormented the Pars defence in this game

Hibs’ Centre Half Bobby Nicol made a sound debut in this game

John Miller 62 for the Pars

Hibs Younger MacFarlane Paterson Grant Nicol Preston Smith Turnbull Reilly Combe and Ormond

Att 18000



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Just to say that if anyone ever comes across the Derek Spalding strike in the Dundee Utd game, please post it here, because you will rarely see a ball hit harder or from further out, it was at least 35 yards and was an absolute screamer !

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Just to say that if anyone ever comes across the Derek Spalding strike in the Dundee Utd game, please post it here, because you will rarely see a ball hit harder or from further out, it was at least 35 yards and was an absolute screamer !

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I was there too. Never seen footage, would love to.

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Originally Posted by Keith_M

In fairness to him, there's every possibility he's going to have a League Cup medal this season.

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Not sure he has been featuring recently. However, David Wotherspoon has been a stand out this season and he will become a double cup winner if the Saintees win.

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Just to say that if anyone ever comes across the Derek Spalding strike in the Dundee Utd game, please post it here, because you will rarely see a ball hit harder or from further out, it was at least 35 yards and was an absolute screamer !

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:agree:

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Just to say that if anyone ever comes across the Derek Spalding strike in the Dundee Utd game, please post it here, because you will rarely see a ball hit harder or from further out, it was at least 35 yards and was an absolute screamer !

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I remember another of his, v Celtic, a 1-1 draw around about 1976/77 played in a hurricane and he had a wind assisted strike from somewhere just short of the Dunbar End....

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Originally Posted by Iggy Pope

I remember another of his, v Celtic, a 1-1 draw around about 1976/77 played in a hurricane and he had a wind assisted strike from somewhere just short of the Dunbar End....

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...didnt Danny McGrain score an almost identical equaliser. Very windy that day. Was gutted when Spalding went to the states, great player.

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Originally Posted by Kato

...didnt Danny McGrain score an almost identical equaliser. Very windy that day. Was gutted when Spalding went to the states, great player.

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Proverbial game of two halves. Hibs murdered them 1-0 going on 10-0 with the wind behind us and at HT the worst was feared. Can’t remember their equaliser but you’re probably correct.
I seem to remember Alex Edwards pinging wind-assisted swerving balls into their box that just could not be converted.

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I was there too. Never seen footage, would love to.

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Likewise

27/2/2019 Scottish League Premiership

St Johnstone 1 v 2 Hibernian

McNulty pen 65 84


https://youtu.be/3mXAWlbh8v8

Hibs come back from one goal and one man down to win this match in Perth

Slivka sent off


HIBS Rocky Gray Hanlon Stevenson McGregor Milligan Horgan Slivka Mallan McNulty and Kamberi

Subs Omeonga Bartley Mackie

Att 4136



27/2/2013 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 2 v 2 Kilmarnock

McGivern 85
Griffiths 88



HIBS leave it late in this dress rehearsal for the upcoming Scottish Cup tie


https://youtu.be/5mkaaiBLbJw


Hibs Williams Maybury Stevenson McGivern McPake Claros Taiwo Cairney Done Robertson and Griffiths

Subs Wotherspoon Harris Doyle

Att 8121



27/2/2010 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 1 v 1 St Johnstone

Stokes pen


The last match in front of the old East Everyone got to take their seat home

The atmosphere would return sometime in 2014?

Hibs Stack Wotherspoon Hogg Bamba Murray McBride Stevenson Miller Riordan Nish and Stokes

Sub Zemmama

Att 12174



27/2/2008 Scottish League SPL

Falkirk 0 v 2 Hibernian

Jack Ross og 12
Rankin 52

Jack Ross certainly loved to score for the Hibees

Steven Fletcher set up John Rankin for the winner




27/2/1999 Scottish League Division One

Ayr United 1 v 3 Hibernian

Stevie Crawford 3



27/2/1988 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 2 v 0 Dunfermline Athletic

Weir
McCluskey



27/2/1982 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 1 v 0 Celtic

Rae

Title seekers Celtic came to Easter Road but not on our patch

Simon Murray’s Dad Gary destroyed Celtic with his strong running on the left flank and was totally outstanding It was fitting that his cross provided the tap in for Gordon Rae’s first half winner

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

Sub Flavell for Murray

Att 15914



27/2/1971 Scottish League Division One

Rangers 1 v 1 Hibernian

Baker

Joe Baker equalised John Greig’s opener Pat Stanton was unlucky when his second half rocket shot cannoned back off the post

HIBS were now undefeated against Rangers in four games and had a Scottish Cup Semi Final against their old rivals to look forward to

Hibs Marshall Brownlie Jones Stanton Black Cropley Davidson O’Rourke Baker Hazel and Duncan

Att 30644




27/2/1961 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 3 v 3 Airdrieonians

Kinloch 2 ( 1 pen )
Baker


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

Att 7000 + Forza Fred



27/2/1960 Scottish League Division One

Dunfermline Athletic 2 v 2 Hibernian

Baker
Baxter




Birthdays:


Jim McArthur


Tom Taiwo




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My Facebook memories tell me that we said goodbye to Bobby Smith and Alan Gordon on the same day as the old East.

That was some day in there. It was like a trawl through the greatest hits of the Hibee songbook.

28/2/2020 Scottish Cup Quarter Final

Hibernian 5 v 2 Inverness CT

Jackson 38
Allan 58
Docherty 71
Omeonga 81
Gullan 84

An easier than expected victory against a normally difficult opponent We were even afforded the luxury of a Paul Hanlon penalty miss

Tremarco 73 and Todorov 88 for the visitors who had Brad McKay sent off 74


Hibs Rocky McGinn Jackson Hanlon Boyle Whittaker Docherty Stevenson Allan Doidge and McNulty

Subs Omeonga Gullan Horgan

Att 9937




28/2/2015 Scottish League Championship

Alloa Athletic 0 v 1 Hibernian

Scott Allan 26

Scott Allan scored from distance with a direct free kick to put HIBS four points clear of third placed The Rangers

On the same day runaway Championship leaders Hearts were defeating the Blue Brazil 10-0 at Tiny
Fair Play!



28/2/1987 Scottish League Premier Division

Rangers 1 v 1 Hibernian

Eddie May

Eddie May latches onto a Mickey Weir pass in the box to coolly chip the goalkeeper and give HIBS the lead against the run of play

Dave McPherson equalised in the 72nd minute with a header from a Davey Cooper cross

Roughie outstanding in this match


https://youtu.be/hfcmnQ1RCjE


Hibs Rough Hunter Mitchell May Rae McIntyre Weir Bell McCluskey Collins and McBride

Sub Cowan

Att 37000



28/2/1981 Scottish League Division One

Dunfermline Athletic 0 v 5 Hibernian

Rae pen
Jamieson 2
Connolly 2

Veteran John Connolly came off the bench and ran riot in this match scoring twice

Young Willie Jamieson scored his fourth brace of the season

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

Sub Connolly

Att 2729



28/2/1973 Scottish Cup Round 4 Replay

Hibernian 1 v 2 Rangers

Duncan

I attended this game and my overriding memory is ‘We wiz robbed’

49000 turned up to take the total attendance for this tie to well over 100000

Duncan gave HIBS the lead in a rough match Tommy McLean equalised and in the dying embers of this game with extra time looking likely the Referee controversially awarded Rangers a late penalty which Tommy McLean duly scored

HIBS totally dominated this game but could only take one of the many chances they created whereas Rangers only needed two

Pretty sure their penalty was highly dodgy IIRC

Significant by his absence was Jimmy O’Rourke who appeared to have fallen out of the Manager’s favour

This was the first time HIBS had lost in the Scottish Cup to anyone at home since Partick Thistle 1962 and the first time to Rangers in almost 70 years

HIBS Herriot Bremner Schaedler Stanton Black Blackley Hamilton Higgins Gordon Cropley and Duncan



28/2/1970 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 2 v 2 Rangers

Graham
McBride

Rangers arrived looking for revenge still smarting from the 3-1 defeat in October Johnny Graham gave HIBS the lead John Greig and Colin Stein replied for Rangers and Joe McBride squared the game with an excellent free kick

HIBS Marshall Shevlane McEwan Blackley Black Stanton Graham McBride Cormack Murphy and Duncan

Att 31322



28/2/1959 Scottish Cup Round 3

Hibernian 4 v 1 Partick Thistle

Ormond 2
Aitken 2

Joe Baker missed out through injury but Man Of The Match was Gordon Smith returned from injury who tormented the Jags defence

HIBS Wren Grant McClelland Turnbull Plenderleith Preston Smith Aitken Fox Gibson and Ormond

Att 27300



28/2/1953 Scottish League Division One

Airdrieonians 3 v 7 Hibernian

Combe 4
Johnstone 2
Smith

Lawrie Reilly was out injured but step forward the sixth member of the Famous Five Bobby Combe to fill the breach to score four from the centre forward position and put HIBS two points clear of East Fife at the top of the League

Hibs Younger Clark Howie Buchanan Paterson Gallacher Smith Johnstone Combe Turnbull and Ormond

Att 16000



28/2/1948 Scottish League Division One

Third Lanark 1 v 4 Hibernian

Cuthbertson 11 20
Aitkenhead pen 66
Combe 84

Legendary HIBS Manager Hugh Shaw’s first official game in charge and he gave a debut to future FA Cup winner in the HIBS goal George Farm


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

Att 25000



Birthdays:

Ulrik Laursen

Mark Brown

Tam McManus


At Easter Road They Play John Campbell



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Was Bobby Combe like Pete Best or more like Billy Preston?

The penalty decision in the Rangers cup tie was a disgrace.

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Originally Posted by Kato

Was Bobby Combe like Pete Best or more like Billy Preston?

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Iain Stewart 😉

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Originally Posted by Kato

Was Bobby Combe like Pete Best or more like Billy Preston?

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Thankfully not Brian Jones.

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Iain Stewart [emoji6]

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Good call.

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1/3/2016 Scottish League Championship

Queen Of The South 1 v 0 Hibernian


1/3/2011 Scottish League SPL

Hamilton Academicals 1 v 2 Hibernian

Sodje 37
Riordan 75


Derek Riordan scores his 94th goal in the SPL making him the third highest goalscorer ever behind Kris Boyd and Henrik Larsson


1/3/1989 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 2 v 1 Hamilton Academicals

Collins
Evans



1/3/1969 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 3 v 0 St Mirren

O’Rourke
McBride
Davis pen


Alex Cropley makes his debut in place of flu victim Eric Stevenson

Hibs Wilson Duncan Davis Stanton Madsen Blackley Marinello O’Rourke McBride Cormack and Cropley

Sub Hunter for Marinello

Att 6146




1/3/1958 Scottish Cup Round 3

Hearts 3 v 4 Hibernian

Joe Baker 4

Hibs arrived at Tynecastle to face red hot favourites high flying Hearts -who would win the title - in front of a crowd of 41666 without talismanic centre forward Lawrie Reilly who was still recovering from a cartilage operation

HIBS Manager Hugh Shaw decided to go with the young inexperienced 17 year old Joe Baker who was not without promise having already scored in a win against Hearts to christen their floodlights a double against Queens Park, a goal in the previous round versus Dundee United and a hat-trick against Spurs

Anyway the game kicked off amid great anticipation Joe Baker missed a golden opportunity in the first few seconds. Hearts scored against the run of play after 10 minutes when a shot by Hamilton trickled over the line. Baker equalised less than one minute later when a shot from Ormond came crashing down off the underside of the crossbar HIBS were now in total dominance and in a shrewd move by Hugh Shaw before the game he had moved the strapping full back John Grant into midfield to counter the menace offered by Dave Mackay

Joe Baker thrived in the space created in the hole by Grant and he ran his marker Jimmy Milne ragged twice scoring with tremendous drives from outside the box after leaving Hearts defenders trailing in his wake blasting the ball past Gordon Marshall to put HIBS 1-3 up

Veteran Hearts midfielder Jimmy Wardhaugh pulled one back but Baker scored again when he hammered home a pass from John Fraser

Hibs led 4-2 with one minute to go - Hearts put HIBS under severe pressure and Murray pulled a goal back and still they came forward searching for an equaliser but Lawrie Leslie in the HIBS goal held firm and repelled all further Hearts attacks being carried from the field of play shoulder high by jubilant HIBS fans at the final whistle

HIBS would reach the final in this season defeating Rangers in the Semi Final after a replay

This match announced the arrival of the phenomenon that was Joe Baker to the football world

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

Hearts Marshall Kirk Thomson Mackay Milne Bowman Hamilton Murray Young Wardhaugh and Crawford

Att 41666



1/3/1952 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 4 v 0 Airdrieonians

Reilly 2
Johnstone
Ormond



1/3/1947 Scottish League Cup Quarter Final Leg 1

Airdrieonians 4 v 4 Hibernian

Smith 13 33 85
Finnigan 30

A real ding dong battle at Broomfield with Dalgleish 36 and Bobby Flavell 12 63 69 scoring a hat-trick for Airdrie

Hibs would win the second leg 1-0 in a dour game at Easter Road and would meet Rangers in the Semi Final


Hibs Kerr Govan Shaw Howie Aird Kean Smith Finnigan Brown Turnbull and Ormond

Att 18000



Birthdays:

Jonathan Spector




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Is that a year since any of us were at Easter Road then. Brutal.

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Is that a year since any of us were at Easter Road then. Brutal.

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Brutal result anaw IIRC :greengrin

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28/2/1973 Scottish Cup Round 4 Replay

Hibernian 1 v 2 Rangers

Duncan

I attended this game and my overriding memory is ‘We wiz robbed’

49000 turned up to take the total attendance for this tie to well over 100000

Duncan gave HIBS the lead in a rough match Tommy McLean equalised and in the dying embers of this game with extra time looking likely the Referee controversially awarded Rangers a late penalty which Tommy McLean duly scored

HIBS totally dominated this game but could only take one of the many chances they created whereas Rangers only needed two

Pretty sure their penalty was highly dodgy IIRC

Significant by his absence was Jimmy O’Rourke who appeared to have fallen out of the Manager’s favour

This was the first time HIBS had lost in the Scottish Cup to anyone at home since Partick Thistle 1962 and the first time to Rangers in almost 70 years

HIBS Herriot Bremner Schaedler Stanton Black Blackley Hamilton Higgins Gordon Cropley and Duncan

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Was that the game when thousands of fans were locked out? Mustn't have been all-ticket for some reason. Don't remember that happening before. Have a memory of an unusually large number of police horses outside.

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27/2/2019 Scottish League Premiership

St Johnstone 1 v 2 Hibernian

McNulty pen 65 84


https://youtu.be/3mXAWlbh8v8

Hibs come back from one goal and one man down to win this match in Perth

Slivka sent off


HIBS Rocky Gray Hanlon Stevenson McGregor Milligan Horgan Slivka Mallan McNulty and Kamberi

Subs Omeonga Bartley Mackie

Att 4136



27/2/2013 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 2 v 2 Kilmarnock

McGivern 85
Griffiths 88



HIBS leave it late in this dress rehearsal for the upcoming Scottish Cup tie


https://youtu.be/5mkaaiBLbJw


Hibs Williams Maybury Stevenson McGivern McPake Claros Taiwo Cairney Done Robertson and Griffiths

Subs Wotherspoon Harris Doyle

Att 8121



27/2/2010 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 1 v 1 St Johnstone

Stokes pen


The last match in front of the old East Everyone got to take their seat home

The atmosphere would return sometime in 2014?

Hibs Stack Wotherspoon Hogg Bamba Murray McBride Stevenson Miller Riordan Nish and Stokes

Sub Zemmama

Att 12174



27/2/2008 Scottish League SPL

Falkirk 0 v 2 Hibernian

Jack Ross og 12
Rankin 52

Jack Ross certainly loved to score for the Hibees

Steven Fletcher set up John Rankin for the winner




27/2/1999 Scottish League Division One

Ayr United 1 v 3 Hibernian

Stevie Crawford 3



27/2/1988 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 2 v 0 Dunfermline Athletic

Weir
McCluskey



27/2/1982 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 1 v 0 Celtic

Rae

Title seekers Celtic came to Easter Road but not on our patch

Simon Murray’s Dad Gary destroyed Celtic with his strong running on the left flank and was totally outstanding It was fitting that his cross provided the tap in for Gordon Rae’s first half winner

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

Sub Flavell for Murray

Att 15914



27/2/1971 Scottish League Division One

Rangers 1 v 1 Hibernian

Baker

Joe Baker equalised John Greig’s opener Pat Stanton was unlucky when his second half rocket shot cannoned back off the post

HIBS were now undefeated against Rangers in four games and had a Scottish Cup Semi Final against their old rivals to look forward to

Hibs Marshall Brownlie Jones Stanton Black Cropley Davidson O’Rourke Baker Hazel and Duncan

Att 30644




27/2/1961 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 3 v 3 Airdrieonians

Kinloch 2 ( 1 pen )
Baker



27/2/1960 Scottish League Division One

Dunfermline Athletic 2 v 2 Hibernian

Baker
Baxter




Birthdays:


Jim McArthur


Tom Taiwo




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Been waiting on this one Billy.

27 February 1961 v Airdrie was the first Hibs game I can remember attending.

Recently returned to Edinburgh from the borders, I just missed the Peebles Rovers game and my parents decided that the crowd at the Barcelona game would be too big for a nine year old.

Surprisingly enough, it was a Monday night, and although Hibs had played on the Saturday,apart from playing on the Monday they also had to front up for a league game on the Wednesday!.

I know it wasn't the first Hibs game I attended, but it is the first I can actually remember attending.

Unlike those who claim to have been on their Daddy's knee at three months old etc when they first went to a game, I'm happy to start from a game I can actually remember.

My 60th anniversary of supporting Hibs!

2/3/2003 Scottish League SPL

Celtic 3 v 2 Hibernian

McManus 2

John Hartson headed Martin O’Neill’s Celtic into a two goal lead Tam McManus pulled a goal back for the purple shirted Hibees when he charged down a slack clearance by the Celtic goalkeeper for a tap-in just before half-time

McManus then lit the touch paper in 60 minutes when he curled a beauty from 22 yards into Broto’s top left hand corner to put HIBS level

Johan Mjallby on his comeback from injury headed the winner from a corner in the 92nd minute


Hibs Andersson Smith Doumbe Fenwick James Townsley Jack Brebner Murray McManus and O’Connor

Subs O’Neil Arpinon Riordan

Att 57500


2/3/2002 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 3 v 0 St Johnstone

Ian Murray 2 37
O’Connor 67

Hibs marched to an easy victory in Bobby Williamson’s first game in charge in a match that spelt the deathknell for St Johnstone’s Premier League existence

Ian Murray scored twice in the first half and St Johnstone’s task was made virtually impossible when Keigan Parker was sent off for a second bookable offence on 38 minutes

Garry O’Connor’s goal in the second half was the icing on the cake for HIBS and the end of the road for Saints

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

Subs Brebner Hurtado Townsley

Att 13731


2/3/1991 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 4 v 3 St Mirren

P Wright 2 (1 pen)
Hunter
Evans

A struggling makeshift HIBS side faced an equally struggling St Mirren side in this bottom of the table clash at Easter Road in front of a 4000 crowd

Paul Wright gave HIBS an early lead from the penalty spot The Saints responded with three goals from Kinnaird Martin and Torfason to give them a 1-3 60th minute lead Gordon Hunter then pulled one back for the Cabbage on the 66th minute with a superb volley Paul Wright equalised with seven minutes to go and that appeared to be that with many Hibees already in the local hostelries surrounding Easter Road Gareth Evans then rose from the bench to rifle home a late stoppage time winner to ensure that both points were stopping at Easter Road to complete a remarkable comeback

Relegation was scrapped in this season as the Premier League was expanded to 12 teams HIBS finished six points ahead of Saints in any case

HIBS Goram Miller Milne Hamilton McIntyre Hunter Lennon Wright Findlay Fellenger and McGinlay

Subs Evans Orr

Att 4000



2/3/1977 Scottish Cup Round 4 Replay

Hibernian 1 v 2 Arbroath

Macleod

Dearie me!

This match was played in rainy stormy conditions Hibs scored early through Ally MacLeod but then failed to capitalise on the many chances created and paid the price when Tommy Yule and John Fletcher scored for Arbroath

Terry Wilson was a menace for Arbroath and HIBS ended up signing him

Arthur Duncan was the only HIBS player that picked up pass marks in a disappointing night

75 years and counting

HIBS McDonald Brownlie Schaedler Bremner Stewart Blackley Edwards MacLeod Smith Muir and Duncan

Sub Paterson for Muir

Att 5772



2/3/1974 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 3 v 1 Rangers

Gordon 2
Bremner

Joe Harper makes his home debut almost one month after his ill advised debut at Brockville

Derek Spalding was returned to the defence and Des Bremner returned to the team after breaking his collar bone against Killie Joe Harper lined up at #7 although I am sure Rangers knew all about him

Alan Gordon scored two goals inside the first fifteen minutes Des Bremner got his third goal of the season and Tommy McLean replied for Rangers

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

Att 23149



2/3/1968 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 5 v 2 Stirling Albion

O’Rourke 25 77
Stein 37
Stevenson 48
McGraw 65

Hibs gain revenge for the defeat at Annfield back in November George Peebles 15 and Joe Hughes 38 scored for the Binos

HIBS Wilson Simpson Davis Stanton Madsen McGraw Marinello O’Rourke Stein Cormack and Stevenson

Att 5221


2/3/1966 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 3 v 2 St Mirren

Grant
Stein
Cormack

Hibs Allan Duncan Davis Cousin McNamee Stanton Quinn Grant Stein O’Rourke and Cormack

Att 4874




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Been waiting on this one Billy.

27 February 1961 v Airdrie was the first Hibs game I can remember attending.

Recently returned to Edinburgh from the borders, I just missed the Peebles Rovers game and my parents decided that the crowd at the Barcelona game would be too big for a nine year old.

Surprisingly enough, it was a Monday night, and although Hibs had played on the Saturday,apart from playing on the Monday they also had to front up for a league game on the Wednesday!.

I know it wasn't the first Hibs game I attended, but it is the first I can actually remember attending.

Unlike those who claim to have been on their Daddy's knee at three months old etc when they first went to a game, I'm happy to start from a game I can actually remember.

My 60th anniversary of supporting Hibs!

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Listed the team for you on that day of days

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That 4-3 St Mirren game was amazing, as neither team had showed any form that season, nevermind any indication that they would serve up a 7 goal thriller. Think you have the year wrong, though, as IIRC it was 1991, not 1993.

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Originally Posted by MartinfaePorty

That 4-3 St Mirren game was amazing, as neither team had showed any form that season, nevermind any indication that they would serve up a 7 goal thriller. Think you have the year wrong, though, as IIRC it was 1991, not 1993.

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1991 rings a bell with me too.

And I missed it because I was paintballing with work that day.

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That 4-3 St Mirren game was amazing, as neither team had showed any form that season, nevermind any indication that they would serve up a 7 goal thriller. Think you have the year wrong, though, as IIRC it was 1991, not 1993.

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One eye on the Aussie fitba

Think I was back in the Windsor at 1-3 down that day :greengrin

I thought folk were at the wind up when they said Evans scored the winner

Brian Martin scored a screamer, then Hunter replied with an even better strike. Loved Gareth Evans for his workrate, effort and pace, but if we'd been able to keep Paul Wright and had him play alongside Keith I think they'd have scored a barrowload.

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Originally Posted by MartinfaePorty

Brian Martin scored a screamer, then Hunter replied with an even better strike. Loved Gareth Evans for his workrate, effort and pace, but if we'd been able to keep Paul Wright and had him play alongside Keith I think they'd have scored a barrowload.

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:agree:

Loved Paul Wright looked the real deal until Neil Berry broke his leg with a shocker of a tackle

Another that would come back to haunt us

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Originally Posted by Forza Fred

Been waiting on this one Billy.

27 February 1961 v Airdrie was the first Hibs game I can remember attending.

Recently returned to Edinburgh from the borders, I just missed the Peebles Rovers game and my parents decided that the crowd at the Barcelona game would be too big for a nine year old.

Surprisingly enough, it was a Monday night, and although Hibs had played on the Saturday,apart from playing on the Monday they also had to front up for a league game on the Wednesday!.

I know it wasn't the first Hibs game I attended, but it is the first I can actually remember attending.

Unlike those who claim to have been on their Daddy's knee at three months old etc when they first went to a game, I'm happy to start from a game I can actually remember.

My 60th anniversary of supporting Hibs!

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19 surely Freddie!? :wink: Hope you're good mate!

3/3/2020 Scottish League Premiership

Hibernian 1 v 3 Hearts

Hallberg


The players never turned up for this match and it was the last time the fans did




3/3/2013 Scottish Cup Quarter Final

Kilmarnock 2 v 4 Hibernian

Griffiths 15 82 89 pen
Done 39


A large vociferous HIBS support made their way through to Ayrshire for this televised classic Scottish Cup tie that would feature a virtuoso performance from Leigh Griffiths in which he would score his first hat-trick for the club

Killie had the better of the early openings but Griffiths opened the scoring when he latched onto a long ball from David Wotherspoon to fire home under the diving Cammy Bell

Killie equalised when Ben Williams parried a long range effort from Gros and James Dayton did not have to be asked twice

Just before half-time a mix up between Bell and Sissoko left the ball bouncing at the feet of Matt Done and he made no mistake from close range

Into the second half and Williams pulled off a great save from Dayton only for the Referee to pull play back awarding a penalty indicating that Lewis Stevenson had pulled Paul Heffernan back in the box as he went for the rebound -2-2

Griffiths then scored his second and HIBS ‘ third when he outpaced Sissoko and planted the ball behind Bell

As the game became stretched Barbour was sent off for pulling back Griffiths Gros handled the resulting freekick as part of the defensive wall inside the box giving Griffiths the opportunity to complete his hat-trick from the penalty spot who wasted no time in blasting the ball home and firing HIBS into the semifinals


Penalty:

https://youtu.be/tidGyYMrOdA



Hibs Williams Maybury McPake McGivern Stevenson Claros Taiwo Done Robertson Wotherspoon and Griffiths

Subs Deegan Doyle Harris

Att 7272


3/3/1990 Scottish League Premier Division

St Mirren 0 v 1 Hibernian

Houchen



3/3/1979 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 1 v 0 Dundee United

Bremner 46

Hibs defeat high flying Dundee United as Des Bremner slots home a Gordon Rae pass to score from 12 yards

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

Sub Rae for Lambie 45

Att 5000




3/3/1973 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 5 v 0 Dumbarton

Cropley 2
Gordon
Hamilton
Duncan

Hibs missing Brownlie and Edwards try to stay in touch with the top of the League


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

Sub O’Rourke

Att 12500


3/3/1970 Scottish League Division One

St Mirren 3 v 3 Hibernian

Cormack 11
Graham 36
Cropley 52

A Tuesday night thriller under the lights in Paisley Future HIBS man Jim Blair gave Saints the lead after only 2 minutes The highly talented but temperamental Peter Cormack equalised on 11 minutes but then got himself sent off on 33 minutes Johnny Graham gave 10 man HIBS the lead and Alex Cropley made it three just after half-time

HIBS were unable to hold on however as Ian Lister scored from the penalty spot on 72minutes and George Cummings equalised for Saints in the last minute

Hibs Marshall Shevlane McEwan Stanton Black Murphy Graham McBride Cormack Cropley and Duncan

Att 3375



3/3/1962 Scottish League Division One

Aberdeen 1 v 2 Hibernian

G Baker
Fraser

A very good game of football in which all in attendance agreed that HIBS deserved their win

Hibs Simpson Grant McClelland Preston Easton Baxter Stevenson Baker Fraser Falconer and MacLeod

Att 6600





3/3/1928 Scottish Cup Round 4

Dunfermline Athletic 0 v 4 Hibernian

Dunn 2
Halligan
Bradley


Hibs carried a big support to Dunfermline for this Scottish Cup quarter final

In the 15000 crowd the green flag and green rosettes were to the fore Many wore green Bowler Hats inscribed ‘Well Done Dunn’ ‘That’s The Way Harry’ and ‘Harry Up HIBS’

Like their supporters the team was in Cup tie mood and Hibernian fireworks gave them a 0-4 victory with two from Jimmy Dunn and singles from Johnny Halligan and Jackie Bradley

‘Dunfermline’s greatest trouble was Dunn. Every flick of the foot seemed to guide the ball as he wanted it and he kept Harry Ritchie going well Ritchie’s response was likewise good - both his crossing and cutting in were in his best style’

Hibs Robb McGinnigle Stark Murray Dick Gilfeather Ritchie Dunn McColl Halligan and Bradley

Att 15000



Birthdays:

Sam Morrow


The Making of Hibernian The Romantic Years Alan Lugton


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