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12/5/2013 Scottish League SPL

Hearts 1 v 2 Hibernian

Griffiths
Caldwell

Ross Caldwell curled in a wonderful 90th minute strike to give Hibernian their first derby win at Tynecastle in four years

Darren Barr poked Hearts in front on the stroke of half time as keeper Ben Williams messed up from a corner but a stunning free-kick from Leigh Griffiths ( who made up for his wrongly disallowed free-kick at Easter Road) levelled matters early in the second half. Ross Caldwell’s cool finish from 14 yards on the 90th minute lifted HIBS back above Hearts into ninth place in the SPL table

Jordon Forster made a solid debut in the HIBS defence which was HIBS ‘ first unbeaten season against their city rivals since 2000/01.

Hibs Williams Maybury Forster Hanlon Stevenson Claros Taiwo Thomson Harris Caldwell and Griffiths

Sub Robertson for Thomson 80

Unused Murdock Donaldson Deegan Wotherspoon Doyle and Handling

Att: 15994


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12/5/2012 Scottish League SPL

Inverness CT 2 v 0 Hibernian

Hibs’ last game of a season in which they finished eleventh but they had already guaranteed their safety by defeating Aberdeen 2-1 away and defeating Dunfermline 4-0 at home to relegate them


12/5/2007 Scottish League SPL

Hearts 2 v 0 Hibernian

A bad day at the office for HIBS with defensive lapses costing HIBS dear in this one

A mixed bag of a season HIBS’ cup runs affecting their league form winning the CIS Cup and being knocked out of the Scottish Cup in a semi-final replay versus Dunfermline Athletic

This was HIBS’ penultimate game they would finish sixth going on to defeat Celtic 2-1 at home in the final game of the season Derek Riordan would score for Celtic


12/5/2002 Scottish League SPL St Johnstone A 1-0

Townsley

Hibs would finish tenth in this season St Johnstone already relegated


12/5/1984 Scottish League Premier Division Rangers H 0-0



12/5/1979 Scottish Cup Final

Rangers 0 v 0 Hibernian

This match was eagerly anticipated but on the day was a huge disappointment with both teams cancelling each other out HIBS held their own and looked the more likely in the last 20 minutes coming close on a couple of occasions but the match is probably best remembered for the penalty that never was as Rangers goalkeeper Peter McCloy unceremoniously barged into young Colin Campbell when he was clean through on goal It took a brave man to give a penalty against the old firm in Glasgow in the dying minutes and referee McGinlay waved away the HIBS protests

The attendance was affected by live TV coverage with only 53615 attending

Also worth mentioning the amount of violence and abuse the HIBS support was subjected to throughout the seventies from the Hun horde was unacceptable once again many of our supporters buses would return from Glasgow minus their windows

The match went to a replay on the Wednesday night which once again finished 0-0 after extra time the best chance of the match falling to young Gordon Rae in extra time who seemed to hesitate and the chance was lost

The match went to a second replay which was delayed for 12 days because of the Scotland v England international

The third match started well for HIBS who were the better team and took the lead through Tony Higgins only for Rangers to peg them back Rangers then went ahead just after half time only for HIBS to equalise with an Ally MacLeod penalty with 12 minutes to go

Into extra-time and Jim McArthur saved a Rangers penalty taken by future HIBS boss Alex Miller only for HIBS to go up the park and hit the post. In cruel fashion however the HIBS Scottish Cup Final curse struck once again when long time club servant Arthur Duncan in trying to prevent a curling Davy Cooper cross to the back post reaching a waiting Rangers player he could only succeed in heading the ball into his own goal

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

Sub Rae







12/5/1965 Summer Cup Group 4 Hearts A 2-2

Cormack
Martin


12/5/1953 Coronation Cup First Round Replay Tottenham Hotspur N 2-1

Reilly 2




12/5/1950 Challenge Match

Bayern Munich 1 v 6 Hibernian

Smith 2
Reilly
Souness
Ormond
Johnstone


Only a friendly but such was the standing of HIBS in Europe they were very much sought after for these games because of their reputation for fast exciting entertaining attacking football

The Bayern side was skippered by future West German 1954 World Cup Winning captain Hans Bauer




The above match was part of a post season tour of Austria Germany and Switzerland the results being:

4/5/1950 Rapid Vienna 3 v 2 Hibernian

Turnbull
Ormond

6/5/1950 Linzer AC 1 v 3 Hibernian

Smith
Turnbull
Ormond

10/5/1950 Augsburg 2 v 4 Hibernian

Turnbull
Reilly
Smith
Ormond

12/5/1950 Bayern Munich 1 v 6 Hibernian

18/5/1950 Muhlburg Karlsruhe 0 v 3 hibernian

Smith
Aird
Johnstone

20/5/1950 Berne 0 v 1 Hibernian

Johnstone





Hibernian FC On This Day Colquhoun and Sinnet

What kept you HIBS? James Stephen

Gordon Smith Prince of Wingers Tony Smith






Birthdays

John Blackley





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