22/12/2018 Scottish League Premiership
Hibernian 1 v 1 Livingston
Porteous 80
Hibs playing their third game in six days started with their two main strikers Jamie MacLaren and Florian Kamberi on the bench
Livingston who had swatted away Hearts 5-0 eight days previously were unchanged
After a tight first half in which either team could have taken the lead it was left to Scott Hardie 10 minutes into the second half to score his third goal in four games when he lobbed a Declan Gallagher pass over the advancing Bogdan
Hibs had an immediate chance to restore parity when Martin Boyle was hauled down inside the box but Florian Kamberi was unconvincing, lacking any confidence and Kelly made a routine save from his telegraphed spot kick
It was left to young Ryan Porteous playing through the pain barrier as he appeared to reset his damaged knee on more than one occasion to lead by example to stoop to head home a fine cross by Daryl Horgan to snatch the equaliser
Hibs Bogdan McGregor Ambrose Porteous Milligan Slivka Boyle Hyndman Mackie Shaw and L Allan
Subs Kamberi Horgan MacLaren
Att 17000
22/12/2007 Scottish League SPL
Celtic 1 v 1 Hibernian
Murphy 20
Hibs began life without John Collins with a battling draw at Parkhead
HIBS under the cosh for most of this game broke free from their shackles on 20 minutes when David Murphy charged forward exchanged a pass with Benji on the edge of the Celtic box before unleashing a fierce drive that entered the Celtic net via the underside of the crossbar at a rate of knots
Celtic with no fewer than five former Hibees in their ranks Caldwell, Brown, Hartley, Riordan and Killen continued to press forward but HIBS held out for almost an hour until Jarosik scored from a corner
HIBS were reduced to ten men for the last 10 minutes when Benji limped off HIBS having used all of their subs
Vennegoor Of Hesselink hit the base of the post in the last minute with a header
Hibs Ma-Kalambay McCann Hogg Jones Murphy Zemmama Kerr Beuzelin Chisholm Stevenson and Benji
Subs Morais O’Brien McCormack
Att 58000
Full Match:
https://youtu.be/janPymS83fc
22/12/1979 Scottish League Premier Division
Hibernian 2 v 1 Rangers
Higgins
Campbell
Hibs were bottom of the table looking certainties for relegation but they still had one ace up their sleeve George Best
On a frozen rock hard pitch Best put on a masterclass performance orchestrating the midfield Rangers had no answer to him He was quite literally dancing on ice One crude attempt to dispossess him by Derek Johnstone with a challenge from behind ended with Best picking up the ball and asking the prostrate Johnstone “ Is this what you are after?”
Tommy McLean gave Rangers the lead direct from a free kick Tony Higgins equalised in the second half when Ally Macleod burst through and Higgins unleashed an exocet low into the goalkeeper’s bottom right hand corner Colin Campbell got some small recompense for the Scottish Cup Final when the goalkeeper appeared to have his looping header covered but he landed awkwardly resulting in the ball hitting off his back and drifting over the line
Hibs McArthur Brazil Duncan Rae Paterson McNamara Callachan MacLeod Higgins Campbell and Best
Att 18750
22/12/1973 Scottish League Division One
Hibernian 5 v 0 Morton
O’Rourke 3
Gordon 2
With mist and rain over Easter Road the fans were invited to take cover under the covered enclosures free of charge
HIBS scored the first in 17 minutes when Cropley floated over a corner Stanton headed on and O’Rourke crashed the ball high into the net from 5 yards giving Baines no chance
In 24 minutes HIBS increased their lead O’’Rourke clipped a ball over his shoulder to the onrushing Duncan who hit the byline and sent over the perfect cross for Gordon to glance into the inside of the net
Into the second half and after 54 minutes Edwards sent O’Rourke clean through on goal he struck his shot firmly enough but the ball got stuck on the sawdust and agonisingly rolled over the line after what seemed an eternity
O’Rourke completed his hat-trick in 77 minutes
Gordon added a fifth in 82 minutes
Hibs McArthur Bremner Schaedler Stanton Black Blackley Edwards O’Rourke Gordon Cropley and Duncan
Att 5491
22/12/1970 Inter Cities Fairs Cup Round 3 Leg 2
Liverpool 2 v 0 Hibernian (Agg 3-0)
Hibs hit the post twice through Johnny Graham and Joe McBride but it was not to be goals by Heighway and Boersma gave Liverpool a comfortable win
Hibs gave a better account of themselves than in the first leg and entertained the appreciative home fans but it was felt that Baines might have done better for the decisive second goal and was deceived by the flight of the ball
It was to be Joe McBride’s last game for the greens
Hibs Baines Brownlie Jones Blackley Black Stanton Duncan McEwan McBride Blair and Stevenson
Subs Graham Hamilton
Att 38000
22/12/1956 Scottish League Division One
Dunfermline Athletic 1 v 3 Hibernian
Fraser
Turnbull 2 ( 1 pen )
The Reserves were beating the young Pars on the same day at Easter Road 4-1 with young Jimmy Mulkerrin bagging all four surely staking a claim for a starting spot
22/12/1951 Scottish League Division One
Hibernian 5 v 0 Raith Rovers
Johnstone 2
Combe 2
Reilly
Champions again
22/12/1883 Scottish Cup Round 6
Hibernian 6 v 1 Battlefield
This game brings us to the strange case of Jim Brogan
Brogan was one of the scorers in this match but this was to be his last game for the club
Brogan was a real asset to the club a prolific scorer who had scored six goals on his debut
The problem was that even although he was a Catholic he wasn’t practicing and refused to attend mass or join in any religious marches
After 3 months he left to join our arch rivals Hearts who were only too pleased to sign him but after only a few months there he was tempted by the professional game down south and joined Bolton Wanderers where he became a regular goalscorer
He was a good player and Catholic but he wasn’t Catholic enough for HIBS at that time
Brogan left Bolton in 1892 and worked in the shipyards until he was 85
Birthdays:
Bryan Gunn
Jimmy Boco
At Easter Road They Play John Campbell
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13/12/2014 Scottish League Championship