On this day in history

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Alan Stubbs born 50 years ago. Happy 50th Stubbsy.

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Happy Birthday Scottish Cup winning legend

Many thanks for everything



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Originally Posted by BILLYHIBS

Happy Birthday Scottish Cup winning legend

Many thanks for everything



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Thought he was older than that. I now feel ancient.

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A Stevie Mallan double helps high flying HIBS to a comfortable 6-0 win over Hamilton Academicals at Easter Road

Hibs defeat Dundee 3-0 at Easter Road

A David Murphy goal puts HIBS top of the League at Ibrox

European Cup hero Jackie Plenderleith celebrates his 84th birthday today

Q Can anyone remember who fellow birthday boy Mervyn Jones was related to?

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He is related to John Greig.

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Originally Posted by andudare2

He is related to John Greig.

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Yep, his nephew I believe

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Originally Posted by andudare2

He is related to John Greig.

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Nephew

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Originally Posted by Jonnyboy

Yep, his nephew I believe

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Nephew

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Crossed a lovely ball for Joe to net his comeback goal against Aberdeen.

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7/10/2013 Scottish League Premiership Match Day 9

Partick Thistle 0 v 1 Hibernian

Craig 69

https://youtu.be/PG_5mZNDp8c

Hibs: Williams Stevenson Hanlon Nelson McGivern Taiwo Thomson Craig Robertson Collins and Heffernan

Subs Zoubir Tudor-Jones Stanton

Att 4500



7/10/1995 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 2 v 1 Falkirk

Jackson pen
McAllister

https://youtu.be/plZj0ycafR8

Hibs: Leighton Dods C Jackson McGinlay Tweed Hunter McAllister Harper Evans Jackson and O’Neil

Sub: Love

Att:8356


7/10/1978 Scottish League Premier Division

Motherwell 2 v 3 Hibernian

Hutchinson
MacLeod pen
Rae

Bobby Hutchinson headed HIBS ahead after only two minutes from Ally MacLeod’s cross. Strikes from Ian Clinging and Mike Larnach gave Motherwell the lead before Ally MacLeod equalised from the penalty spot. With time running out Motherwell were awarded a penalty kick but Mike McDonald brilliantly dived to his left to save Peter Marinello’s low effort. This seemed to galvanise HIBS and with two minutes remaining Gordon Rae accepted Ralph Callachan’s square pass and dispatched a rising drive into the top right hand corner to secure all three points for HIBS

Hibs: McDonald Duncan Smith Fleming Stewart McNamara Rae MacLeod Hutchinson Callachan and Higgins

Sub Campbell for Fleming

Att 5500

https://youtu.be/CnFn0DB1Zmk




7/10/1972 Scottish League First Division

Dundee 1 v 0 Hibernian


A major disappointment for the Tornadoes with Aberdeen getting beat and Celtic only drawing

Bobby Ford scored the only goal of the game



7/10/1964 Friendly Challenge Match

Hibernian 2 v 0 Real Madrid

Cormack
Zoco og

Jock Stein gave the fans a taste of what they might expect under his tenure when he invited European Champions Cup runners up Real Madrid to Easter Road for a Challenge Match

30000 HIBS fans turned up to witness a masterclass performance as HIBS put on a superb display with our very own Willie Hamilton and Pat Quinn dominating a Real midfield that included the legendary Ferenc Puskas

Before the game Jock Stein showed his players on a blackboard the tactics he wanted them to employ but things turned out even better than he had anticipated when 18 year old Peter Cormack scored with a drive after 13 minutes and Pat Quinn had a free kick deflected into his own net by a defender in the second half

Real Madrid wore their famous all white strips HIBS wore green tops white sleeves green shorts and green socks

HIBS Wilson Fraser Parke Stanton McNamee Baxter Cormack Hamilton Scott Quinn and Martin


7/10/1963 Scottish League Cup Semi Final

Hibernian 1 v 1 Morton

Martin

Hibs found themselves taken unawares by the quality and all round good play of a second division Morton team that put them under pressure and played superbly for 90 minutes scoring after only three minutes through Alan McGraw thanks to an uncharacteristic error from veteran goalkeeper Ronnie Simpson

Thereafter it was a rearguard action where the defence and in particular Ronnie Simpson performed admirably

Neil Martin equalised in the first half and later broke his wrist but was able to see out the 90 minutes

Hibs were outfought on the day but would live to fight another day a young Pat Stanton missing a glorious chance to steal the tie at the death

Hibs Simpson Fraser McClelland Grant Easton Baxter Scott Stanton Baker Martin and Stevenson

Att 47000


7/10/1950 Scottish League Cup Semi Final

Hibernian 3 v 1 Queen Of The South

Turnbull 3 ( 1 pen)




Birthdays:

Merouane Zemmama

Ofir Marciano


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7/10/2020 Scottish League Cup Group B

Hibernian 3 v 1 Brora Rangers

Mallan 8 12
Hanlon 89

Jack Ross used this fixture to give Gray, McGregor, Mallan and Gullan game time and handed debuts to Dillon Barnes and Stephen McGinn New signing Kyle Magennis took his place on the bench

HIBS raced into a two goal lead thanks to a Stevie Mallan brace with two superb strikes from outside the box

HIBS continued to push forward but despite creating many chances were unable to add to their lead and were made to pay on the hour when Gillespie scored a tremendous free-kick from just outside the box after Paul Hanlon was adjudged to have fouled Jordan Macrae

Hibs continued to push forward to restore their two goal advantage but the fans had to wait until two minutes from the end when Hanlon stooped to convert a Stevie Mallan corner

HIBS Barnes Gray McGregor Hanlon Stevenson Hallberg S McGinn Wright Mallan Murphy and Gullan

Subs Boyle for the injured Murphy 49 Magennis for McGinn 60 Doidge for Wright 60 Nisbet for Hallberg 77


Loads of good games on this day well worth following the links above to see some vintage HIBS games from this day in history

The stand out probably Hibernian 2 v 0 Real Madrid 14.29 in the link below


https://youtu.be/mFeYSJVaYxk

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Originally Posted by ancient hibee

Crossed a lovely ball for Joe to net his comeback goal against Aberdeen.

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I grew up near Mervyn and his brother Davy. Used to see their uncle John about their house a lot.
Davy went on to play for East Fife and he was a Rangers fan.
Mervyn I believe was gutted to get a free from Hibs (so were a lot of Hibs fans)

Here's a funny thing. Before the Malmo nightmare at ER I was waiting outside the FF stand and there was Mervyn, Davy and their families all decked out in the Hibs colours!
It was nice to see.

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7/10/2020 Scottish League Cup Group B

Hibernian 3 v 1 Brora Rangers

Mallan 8 12
Hanlon 89

Jack Ross used this fixture to give Gray, McGregor, Mallan and Gullan game time and handed debuts to Dillon Barnes and Stephen McGinn New signing Kyle Magennis took his place on the bench

HIBS raced into a two goal lead thanks to a Stevie Mallan brace with two superb strikes from outside the box

HIBS continued to push forward but despite creating many chances were unable to add to their lead and were made to pay on the hour when Gillespie scored a tremendous free-kick from just outside the box after Paul Hanlon was adjudged to have fouled Jordan Macrae

Hibs continued to push forward to restore their two goal advantage but the fans had to wait until two minutes from the end when Hanlon stooped to convert a Stevie Mallan corner

HIBS Barnes Gray McGregor Hanlon Stevenson Hallberg S McGinn Wright Mallan Murphy and Gullan

Subs Boyle for the injured Murphy 49 Magennis for McGinn 60 Doidge for Wright 60 Nisbet for Hallberg 77


Loads of good games on this day well worth following the links above to see some vintage HIBS games from this day in history

The stand out probably Hibernian 2 v 0 Real Madrid 14.29 in the link below


https://youtu.be/mFeYSJVaYxk

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beating Brora just isn’t for everyone.

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beating Brora just isn’t for everyone.

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I know

Here's one for you Billy. For the Real Madrid game 13 players were named. Who were our 2 "substitutes"?

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Here's one for you Billy. For the Real Madrid game 13 players were named. Who were our 2 "substitutes"?

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Eric Stevenson and Jimmy Jimmy O’Rourke


Next! :greengrin

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Originally Posted by BILLYHIBS

Eric Stevenson and Jimmy Jimmy O’Rourke


Next! :greengrin

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Top Man, (of course)! I'll tell you story re their commemorative tankards next time I'm up!

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9/10/2001 Scottish League Cup Round 3

Raith Rovers 0 v 2 Hibernian

Brewster 2 ( 54, 86)


9/10/1993 Scottish League Premier Division

Motherwell 0 v 2 Hibernian

Jackson
Wright

https://youtu.be/BKMnrHrXa9c


Hibs: Leighton Miller Mitchell Farrell Tweed Beaumont McAllister Hamilton Wright Jackson and O’Neill

Sub:Evans

Att 9100



9/10/1985 Scottish League Cup Semi Final

Rangers 1 v 0 Hibernian ( Agg 1-2)

8500 HIBS supporters made their way along the M8 to see if their team could hold onto the 2-0 lead HIBS had established in the first leg at Easter Road

Thanks to delays on the motorway many fans would miss the opening goal scored by Davy Cooper after half an hour an excellently executed free kick from the edge of the box that flew into Alan Rough’s top right postage stamp corner.

Hibernian stalwart Gordon Rae was booked in the build up to the free kick when he pulled down Ally McCoist outside the box a booking that meant he would miss the final against Sir Alex Ferguson’s all conquering Aberdeen

Hibs managed to hold on due to some excellent defending and goalkeeping and were always dangerous on the counterattack and could easily have scored an away goal as the Rangers defence could not handle the strength and pace of a young Gordon Durie all that was required at times was a wee bit composure in front of goal

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

Att 39276


https://youtu.be/5vEkSTKe3_c



9/10/1974 Scottish League Cup Semi Final

Hibernian 1 v 0 Falkirk

Harper 70

Joe Harper hammered home an Alan Gordon pass from 18 yards to settle a dour encounter at Tynecastle

Hibs would face Celtic in the final at Hampden

Hibs: McArthur Brownlie Schaedler Stanton Spalding Blackley Edwards Cropley Harper Gordon and Munro

Att: 20000



9/10/1968 Scottish League Cup Semi Final

Hibernian 2 v 1 Dundee

Stein
McGraw

A rip roaring old fashioned Cup tie at a packed Tynecastle

George McLean gave Dundee the lead after only six minutes to silence the large HIBS support. Colin Stein equalised almost immediately with what was to be his last goal for the club

The game went from end to end with if truth be told Dundee looking the more likely

Into the second half and Bob Shankly decided to beef up our attack by taking off midfielder Pat Quinn and replacing him with pocket battleship Jimmy O’Rourke. Disaster struck however minutes later when Alan McGraw had to be stretchered off with a serious leg injury leaving HIBS down to ten men with 15 minutes remaining

With five minutes to go and extra time looming Alan McGraw reappeared to huge cheers from the HIBS fans with a huge strapping on his injured left knee. Barely able to run McGraw had been introduced as nuisance value hoping to tie up a defender

With seconds to go HIBS won a corner out on our left Jimmy O’Rourke swung in an inswinging cross that was somehow twice cleared off the line by desperate Dundee defenders but McGraw who looked incapable of movement managed to lunge forward and force the ball over the line past the stranded Dundee goalkeeper Ally Donaldson with his injured knee

With virtually no time left for Dundee to respond pandemonium broke out both on and off the park as HIBS realised they were actually going to a cup final for the first time in 18 years

Hibs: Wilson Shevlane Davis Cousin Stanton McGraw Scott Quinn Stein Cormack and Stevenson

Sub:O’Rourke

Att 19572

Footnote: Eric Stevenson tells the story that HIBS were on £50 a man to qualify for the final and after the game he was walking along Princes Street with Willie Wilson heading towards the East End in order to catch a bus or a train back to Wallyford and Bonnyrigg anyway they walked into a bar full of hibbies and in true western style Willie suddenly announced “ The drinks are on me!”


9/10/1954 Scottish League First Division

Queen Of The South 0 v 2 Hibernian

Smith 9
Ormond 21

Hibs missing the injured Lawrie Reilly get that elusive first win of the season with Gordon Smith scoring a trademark individual solo goal and Willie Ormond adding a second






Birthdays:

Willie Wilson RIP

Alan Gow

Earl Jean


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HIBS reached three League Cup Finals on this day defeating Rangers Falkirk and Dundee

The dynamic duo Darren Jackson and Keith Wright destroy Motherwell at Fir Park

Q. What record does Birthday Boy Earl Jean 50 today hold ?

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HIBS reached three League Cup Finals on this day defeating Rangers Falkirk and Dundee

The dynamic duo Darren Jackson and Keith Wright destroy Motherwell at Fir Park

Q. What record does Birthday Boy Earl Jean 50 today hold ?

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The first member of a royal family to play for Hibs?


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The first member of a royal family to play for Hibs?


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Naw we had John The Duke Grant RIP before him :greengrin

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HIBS reached three League Cup Finals on this day defeating Rangers Falkirk and Dundee

The dynamic duo Darren Jackson and Keith Wright destroy Motherwell at Fir Park

Q. What record does Birthday Boy Earl Jean 50 today hold ?

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Top scorer for St Lucia?

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Top scorer for St Lucia?

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Something crazy like 20:23

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10/10/1998 Scottish League Division One

Stranraer 0 v 1 Hibernian

Lovell

Hibs gain revenge for a shock opening day 1-2 reverse at Easter Road with a late Archie goal

We didn’t know it at the time but champions elect Hibernian were already well into a 22 game unbeaten run under the ginger one


10/10/1987 Scottish League Premier Division Match Day 12

Hibernian 4 v 0 Dunfermline Athletic

Kano
May
McCluskey
Collins

Andy Goram signed from Oldham Athletic for £325,000 made his debut in this match our record victory in this season all four goals coming inside the first 28 minutes

Hibs: Goram Sneddon Mitchell May Rae Hunter Kane Orr McCluskey Collins and Watson

Subs Bell McBride

Att: 9286


Q. Prior to this game when was the last time HIBS scored four goals inside the first 28 minutes?


10/10/1981 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 4 v 0 Morton

Gary Murray
Flavell
MacLeod
Callachan

Hibs made it a miserable return to Easter Road for goalkeeper Roy Baines

Gary Murray might have had a hat-trick but struck the crossbar twice

Morton had ex Hearts man Drew Busby and the enigma that was Andy Ritchie in their team


10/10/1973 Scottish League Cup Round 2 Leg 2

Raith Rovers 0 v 2 Hibernian (2-5)

Schaedler
Gordon


10/10/1964 Scottish League Division One

Rangers 2 v 4 Hibernian

Cormack 2
Hamilton
Quinn

Fresh from their 2-0 victory over Real Madrid Jock Stein took his HIBS team to Ibrox and kept them guessing with a new look 4-2-4 formation in which Willie Hamilton and Pat Quinn ran the show.

Even at 1-2 down HIBS played with a calmness and quiet authority and they seemed to know that if they just kept going about their business playing with confidence the goals would come -they just knew that they were the better team - and come they did with a double from young Peter Cormack a flying diving header from Willie Hamilton and a goal from Pat Quinn

Call it the Jock Stein factor

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

Att 36607


Birthdays :

Thomas Agyepong



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10/10/2020 Scottish League Cup Group B

Cove Rangers 1 v 2 Hibernian

Gullan 49
Nisbet 60

https://youtu.be/z27UR3UJ8UM


A superb strike from Kevin Nisbet spared HIBS’ blushes after Jamie Gullan came off the bench to equalise Daniel Higgins’ stunning 16th minute free-kick

Hibs: Barnes Gray McGregor Stevenson Boyle Hallberg S McGinn Mallan Wright Nisbet and Doidge

Subs Gullan for Wright Magennis for McGinn


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In the 1981 Hibernian 4 v 0 Morton game Jackie McNamara lost four front teeth in a first half clash of heads with his own player Erich Schaedler

When asked what he was doing out on the pitch at full time Bertie Auld informed the Reporter he was looking for some teeth to put more bite into his midfield

A. 18/9/65.

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A. 18/9/65.

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:top marks

Jimmy Jimmy O’Rourke’s 19th Birthday

A double and a double from Eric Stevenson in 19 minutes put the Hearts gas on a peep at Tiny



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Something crazy like 20:23

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I remember his international record being close to a goal a game but had no idea if anybody had scored more since.

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11/10/2014 Scottish League Championship Match Day 9

Hibernian 0 v 0 Dumbarton

Alan Stubbs’ HIBS side were chasing runaway leaders Hearts in the Championship race.

HIBS ‘ task became even more difficult when the Referee refused to award a goal from Dom Malonga’s penalty kick that appeared to have crossed the line against Ian Murray’s Dumbarton side

Hibs only had themselves to blame as they passed up 4-5 chances to win this game



11/10/2002 KEVIN McALLISTER TESTIMONIAL

Falkirk 1 v 1 Hibernian

Gordon Strachan plays for HIBS

Q. Anyone know who scored the goals in this game?


11/10/1980 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 2 v 0 Falkirk

Connolly
Jamieson

George Best played his last game for HIBS



11/10/1972 Scottish League Cup Quarter Final Leg 1

Airdrieonians 2 v 6 Hibernian

Duncan 3
Brownlie 2
O’Rourke pen

Iconic away performance by the Tornadoes every player was totally outstanding against an Airdrieonians side that had become something of a bogey team

John Brownlie returned to the ground where he was a ballboy and was outstanding scoring a double

Full highlights available on the Turnbull’s Tornadoes video



11/10/1969 Scottish League Division One

Rangers 1 v 3 Hibernian

Marinello 2
McBride

HIBS went to Ibrox in confident mood sitting proudly at the top of the table after having already defeated both Celtic and Hearts

Manager Willie MacFarlane got the players to swap jerseys prior to kick off with instructions to confuse the Rangers defenders even further during the game by interchanging positions.

Eric Stevenson grabbed the number 9 jersey and kicked off as centre forward.

Rangers debutante fullback Brian Herron couldn’t handle the pace and ball wizardry of Peter Marinello as he ran through the middle of the Rangers defence in the centre forward position - ripping them a new one and scoring two first half goals. Willie Johnston replying for Rangers.

Joe McBride increased HIBS’ lead in the second half

I can still remember the headlines in that evenings Edinburgh Evening Pink News:

” PUNCHINELLO ROCKS THE ‘GERS!”

Hibs Marshall Shevlane Jones Blackley Black Stanton Marinello Hamilton McBride Cormack and Stevenson

Sub Madsen

Att 54000


11/10/1952 Scottish League Division One

Rangers 1 v 2 Hibernian

Reilly
Turnbull

Hibs totally dominated the play in front of 60000 at Ibrox

Grierson struck first for Rangers but Lawrie Reilly equalised just before half time Eddie Turnbull hammered home a fierce drive in the second half to seal the points


11/10/1947 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 6 v 0 Queen Of The South

Reilly 3
Combe
Turnbull
Ormond

One of only three games that Smith Reilly Turnbull and Ormond played together in this Championship winning season and the only game that they actually won

Jock Govan got MOM for his overlapping runs and assists despite Reilly’s hat-trick


Birthdays:

Ronnie Simpson RIP

Brian Rice

Matt Thornhill



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George Best plays his last game for HIBS

https://youtu.be/LIDVmLCkgRY

Turnbull’s Tornadoes put in an iconic performance routing bogey team Airdrieonians at Broomfield

Willie MacFarlane plays the new George Best - Peter Marinello as a #9 and he cuts through the Ibrox defence like a knife through butter scoring twice

Scottish Champions Hibernian defeat Rangers 2-1 at Ibrox

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Naw we had John The Duke Grant RIP before him :greengrin

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Damn it, I thought I had it as well


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George Best plays his last game for HIBS

https://youtu.be/LIDVmLCkgRY

Turnbull’s Tornadoes put in an iconic performance routing bogey team Airdrieonians at Broomfield

Willie MacFarlane plays the new George Best - Peter Marinello as a #9 and he cuts through the Ibrox defence like a knife through butter scoring twice

Scottish Champions Hibernian defeat Rangers 2-1 at Ibrox

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Heady days and I often wish Willie McFarlane had been allowed to finish what he started. I believe he would have been more successful than ET

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Heady days and I often wish Willie McFarlane had been allowed to finish what he started. I believe he would have been more successful than ET

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HIBS sat proudly at the top of the League after having already defeated Hearts and Celtic and had us playing some fast exciting attacking football he also had an eye for a player bringing ‘Shades’ with him from Stirling Albion

Further vintage highlights of George Best 1 v 1 Celtic 1980

https://youtu.be/4YyA-AIvHM4

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Further vintage highlights of George Best 1 v 1 Celtic 1980

https://youtu.be/4YyA-AIvHM4

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I was too busy dodging the bottles being thrown at us by the 'loveable rogues' from Glasgow to see the goal properly at the time

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I was too busy dodging the bottles being thrown at us by the 'loveable rogues' from Glasgow to see the goal properly at the time

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Did you not have your regulation builders helmet on in the club Colours ?

“Era Souvenir Helmets, Wrigleys Spearmint and Macaroon Bars!”