Favourite Memories V Aberdeen at Pittodrie

***bigwheel*** · 22-10-2021 03:01 PM

What are your favourite memories of us up at Pittodrie v Aberdeen ? Not been that happy a hunting ground …a bit better in more recent times.

A niche one that springs to my mind would be a midweek match up there in 87-88 season…it was a time when Aberdeen were a top team . November 87 we played up there. It was a place we regularly got beat by 3-4 goals without reply in those days . Hibs fans in the old beach end . Kano scored our only goal in a 1-1 draw. Freezing cold night , but a decent drive home after an unexpected point …

Think we actually beat them up there later the same season too with Kano and Tortolano scoring …

**~~90274~~** · 22-10-2021 03:04 PM

Think we had a good record up there in the Tony Mowbray and John Collins days?

***bigwheel*** · 22-10-2021 03:50 PM

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Think we had a good record up there in the Tony Mowbray and John Collins days?

Not bad. 50/50…the thread though is really about favourite memories ..what’s yours??

**stevenson** · 22-10-2021 03:50 PM

Aberdeen 2 Hibs 3 Autumn 1974

Hibs were 2-1 down and down to ten men after using their substitutes. Fog was descending on Pittodrie. Some Hibs fans were leaving early.

Alex Cropley broke through on goal and was cynically chopped down. Joe Harper smashed in the free kick.

In the dying seconds, Harper turned Willie Young on the edge of the box and crossed for Crops who stabbed the ball over the line.

Yes, a post with a positive memory of Harper!

**Earlydelivery** · 23-10-2021 04:38 AM

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Aberdeen 2 Hibs 3 Autumn 1974

Hibs were 2-1 down and down to ten men after using their substitutes. Fog was descending on Pittodrie. Some Hibs fans were leaving early.

Alex Cropley broke through on goal and was cynically chopped down. Joe Harper smashed in the free kick.

In the dying seconds, Harper turned Willie Young on the edge of the box and crossed for Crops who stabbed the ball over the line.

Yes, a post with a positive memory of Harper!

That’s the game for me ‘ fabulous team ..and we had opposite end from the beach end .

**DaveF** · 22-10-2021 03:50 PM

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Think we actually beat them up there later the same season too with Kano and Tortolano scoring …

I was at that game. Was when they had black goal nets iirc?

Also been at way too many 2+ goals beatings but Laurencekirk stops usually took the edge of them.

***JimBHibees*** · 22-10-2021 03:50 PM

Beating them on pens in the Scottish cup. Leighton in goals. Willie Young ordering a retake during pens.

***stantonhibby*** · 22-10-2021 04:17 PM

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Beating them on pens in the Scottish cup. Leighton in goals. Willie Young ordering a retake during pens.

Kenny Clark iirc

***JohnMcM*** · 22-10-2021 04:20 PM

March 1968 at Pittodrie we got thumped 5-0. Two of us, 15 & 16 year olds missed our original train and had to get a later one. Turns out it was the same train for the Hibs team coming back to Edinburgh.

We were on the train waiting to leave when the team started boarding, they were going to their reserved seats further down the coach. As they passed us I said to Thompson Allan “Well played Thompson”, he stared at me for a second, said thanks and moved on. About 20 minutes after the train started moving some of the players, led by Thompson Allan came to our seats and placed crisps, sandwiches, chocolate biscuits and wee cartons of juice, (presumably from their food supply?) on our little table thing. We were stunned when one of them who we think was Alan McGraw said “Thanks for coming”.

We always wondered if they ever thought of us at anytime or even remembered the two wee wringing-wet boys with no jackets who giggled as they wolfed down the goodies they gave us.

***Ray_*** · 23-10-2021 07:42 AM

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March 1968 at Pittodrie we got thumped 5-0. Two of us, 15 & 16 year olds missed our original train and had to get a later one. Turns out it was the same train for the Hibs team coming back to Edinburgh.

We were on the train waiting to leave when the team started boarding, they were going to their reserved seats further down the coach. As they passed us I said to Thompson Allan “Well played Thompson”, he stared at me for a second, said thanks and moved on. About 20 minutes after the train started moving some of the players, led by Thompson Allan came to our seats and placed crisps, sandwiches, chocolate biscuits and wee cartons of juice, (presumably from their food supply?) on our little table thing. We were stunned when one of them who we think was Alan McGraw said “Thanks for coming”.

We always wondered if they ever thought of us at anytime or even remembered the two wee wringing-wet boys with no jackets who giggled as they wolfed down the goodies they gave us.

We got beat 3-0 in the Scottish cup in 68, that must be the game your remembering. In 69 we won 6-2 there, we had already won at Parkhead, Ibrox & Tynie that season. My worst result around that time was 0-3, they got early revenge in September that year for Hibs topping the league cup section and Hibs being 4-0 up in the at half time in the last section game [and also decider, they were ahead on goal difference going into the game]. There were very few good memories that season, another involved certain white boots, a debut winning goal from a returning Joe Baker, "Rangers are Rubbish" comments and and an outrageous assist from the emerging Alex Cropley in the semi replay.

***allmodcons*** · 23-10-2021 08:18 AM

I seem to recall another Micky Weir goal up there when he played a tidy one two with A N Other around the half way line before running through towards the Beach End goal and clipping a finish beyond their keeper.

Midweek, I think we won 1v2 but could be wrong. Also remember a glorious rendition of ***** ***** that night.

Also attended the game up there the weekend after Gothenburg. Not such a happy day out got hammered 5v0 and (aged 16) got filled in by what I later learned was the early Aberdeen casuals

***lord bunberry*** · 23-10-2021 08:35 AM

The midweek cup game that we won on penalties. I think hibs put on busses for the game, but I’m not 100% sure about that. Me and my mate were absolutely hammered by the time we got up there and as we were paying in I looked back and saw him on his hands and knees picking up his money that he’d dropped, the police then told him he wasn’t getting in. I shouted back that I’d see him on the bus. He wasn’t having that though and he returned and got in this time, after about 5 minutes the police recognised him and threw him out, undeterred he returned again and paid in, he lasted a bit longer before being recognised again and the police grabbed him and took him to the cells for the night.

***Auckland Hibs*** · 22-10-2021 05:59 PM

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Beating them on pens in the Scottish cup. Leighton in goals. Willie Young ordering a retake during pens.

Same for me - great night.

Lots of defeats from memory, made all the better with the stop offs in Laurencekirk before and after the games on the IEC bus.

Last game of the season one year, think we lost 2-0 and everyone was in fancy dress.

**Niagara Lad** · 22-10-2021 04:06 PM

October 15, 1977. A raging 30 yarder from Ally McLeod for a 2-1 win.

***Diclonius*** · 22-10-2021 04:10 PM

Been twice. A 4-2 annihilation in Calderwood's first game (they were 4-0 up before we scored two late consolations), and the 0-0 a few years ago when Maclaren missed the penalty. All-in-all, not great.

**~~Zambernardi1875~~** · 22-10-2021 04:17 PM

Pre match pints in the saltoun arms it came on the tv hearts have sacked George burley. Hibs then beat Aberdeen 1-0 Riordan scored. Good day that

***bigwheel*** · 22-10-2021 04:48 PM

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Pre match pints in the saltoun arms it came on the tv hearts have sacked George burley. Hibs then beat Aberdeen 1-0 Riordan scored. Good day that

A bit against the run of play iirc…great goal from
Riordan Good day ….

**marinello59** · 22-10-2021 04:52 PM

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Pre match pints in the saltoun arms it came on the tv hearts have sacked George burley. Hibs then beat Aberdeen 1-0 Riordan scored. Good day that

I’d just walked in to the Saltoun when the news came in. It was a very good day.

**Broken Gnome** · 22-10-2021 05:59 PM

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Pre match pints in the saltoun arms it came on the tv hearts have sacked George burley. Hibs then beat Aberdeen 1-0 Riordan scored. Good day that

That's my only win there, felt like we were going somewhere and that Hearts downfall was imminent. Ho hum. Can't remember a thing about the game itself apart from it being a Zander Diamond howler.

***The Modfather*** · 22-10-2021 04:20 PM

Winning 1-0 with a Riordan goal, under Mowbray I presume. Randomly during the game the Makalamby song came over the tannoy. Hibs fans kept singing it throughout the game after that.

Myself and a friend had gone up on the the Edinburgh Aberdeen supporters bus as another friend used to run it. Was an enjoyably smug trip home. Especially when we asked everyone to be quiet as they were doing the cup draw on the radio. Hibs were still in the cup and Aberdeen weren’t anymore. They also did a weekly MOTM vote and let us do it. We both thought Ricky Foster had a good game. Apparently that was the only two votes he got all season, from a couple of Hibees.

**Hibs90** · 22-10-2021 04:26 PM

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Winning 1-0 with a Riordan goal, under Mowbray I presume. Randomly during the game the Makalamby song came over the tannoy. Hibs fans kept singing it throughout the game after that.

Myself and a friend had gone up on the the Edinburgh Aberdeen supporters bus as another friend used to run it. Was an enjoyably smug trip home. Especially when we asked everyone to be quiet as they were doing the cup draw on the radio. Hibs were still in the cup and Aberdeen weren’t anymore. They also did a weekly MOTM vote and let us do it. We both thought Ricky Foster had a good game. Apparently that was the only two votes he got all season, from a couple of Hibees.

Probably my earliest memory of a game v Aberdeen this, or similarly the game with the Steven Glass winner at ER.

***tamig*** · 22-10-2021 04:28 PM

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What are your favourite memories of us up at Pittodrie v Aberdeen ? Not been that happy a hunting ground …a bit better in more recent times.

A niche one that springs to my mind would be a midweek match up there in 87-88 season…it was a time when Aberdeen were a top team . November 87 we played up there. It was a place we regularly got beat by 3-4 goals without reply in those days . Hibs fans in the old beach end . Kano scored our only goal in a 1-1 draw. Freezing cold night , but a decent drive home after an unexpected point …

Think we actually beat them up there later the same season too with Kano and Tortolano scoring …

We were en route to that game. Bus stopped off at Glencarse for refreshments and wouldn’t start again. Some dafties decided to taxi it to the game but most of us waited for the replacement bus. Too late for the game but a merry evening was had by all 😀

**steelendhibs** · 22-10-2021 04:39 PM

Matty Jack scoring a late equaliser up there for a 2-2 draw. 1999/2000 season i think. we had the luminous away strip with black pattern on it at the time

**hibstag** · 24-10-2021 01:03 PM

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Matty Jack scoring a late equaliser up there for a 2-2 draw. 1999/2000 season i think. we had the luminous away strip with black pattern on it at the time

October 99? With my dons supporting pal in the home end possibly the dons first points that season IIRC...

***O'Rourke3*** · 22-10-2021 05:14 PM

Been twice. 1980 while at Uni for a 1-1 Draw. Girdon Rae for us, Andy Watson scored their equaliser. George Best was booked going off at half time. Dons went on to their first league win under Fergus and we dropped down a division. Next was a LC game versus Livvy, who went through after et and won the competition.. In Inverurie for two nights so it was something to do.

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**Pretty Boy** · 22-10-2021 05:39 PM

Cup tie mid 90s.

Penalty shoot out. Jim Leighton saved one and Kevin Harper banged the winning penalty in off the post.

Also a game under Mowbray when Riordan scored an absolute peach in a 1-0 win. Stephen Dobbie missed a sitter to kill it late on. We were in all white and looked a million dollars in more ways than one. It was the day I think people realised we were a very good team.

**Crab apple** · 22-10-2021 05:56 PM

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What are your favourite memories of us up at Pittodrie v Aberdeen ? Not been that happy a hunting ground …a bit better in more recent times.

A niche one that springs to my mind would be a midweek match up there in 87-88 season…it was a time when Aberdeen were a top team . November 87 we played up there. It was a place we regularly got beat by 3-4 goals without reply in those days . Hibs fans in the old beach end . Kano scored our only goal in a 1-1 draw. Freezing cold night , but a decent drive home after an unexpected point …

Think we actually beat them up there later the same season too with Kano and Tortolano scoring …

I went up so many times in the late 80’s and early 90’s and can’t remember many good results. Midweek in August 86 we were hammered again 3-0 in a game which I remember for the ASC kill Hibs message which was cressoted onto the grass at the top of the hill on the way to the ground. Always a friendly welcome at Pittodrie combined with lovely weather!

***zitelli62*** · 22-10-2021 06:02 PM

Can't remember his name auld age I suppose but a kiwi striker we had scored a cracker in a win and I'm sure als got a bad injury that more or less ended his hibs career he went on to sign for celtis.

***bigwheel*** · 22-10-2021 06:03 PM

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Can't remember his name auld age I suppose but a kiwi striker we had scored a cracker in a win and I'm sure als got a bad injury that more or less ended his hibs career he went on to sign for celtis.

Chris Killen