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20/1/1990 Scottish Cup Round 3

Brechin City 0 v 2 Hibernian

Houchen
Orr

Hibs Goram Kane Sneddon Cooper Hamilton Hunter Evans Orr Houchen Collins and Tortolano

Subs McGinlay McCluskey

Att 3000


20/1/1979 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 1 v 1 Aberdeen

Duncan

Arthur Duncan opened the scoring from his new position of overlapping fullback Ex-hibee Joe Harper equalised for the Dons

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

Sub Higgins

Att 5000




20/1/1968 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 0 v 2 Celtic


Celtic won the toss and decided to kick up the hill

Celtic took the lead after only two minutes when a Bobby Lennox shot hit John Madsen on the thigh and ricocheted off Bobby Duncan on the way in

Celtic increased their lead when Lennox scored a header from a corner in 17 minutes

The game erupted two minutes from half-time when following a poor challenge from Celtic winger John ‘Yogi’ Hughes HIBS’ right back Duncan was stretchered off with a broken leg and damaged ankle ligaments

Such was the severity and viciousness of Hughes’ tackle the game was held up for five minutes as it triggered fighting between rival supporters in the Cowshed behind the Celtic goal

Alan Cousin replaced Duncan

The second half was an anticlimax and was played in a subdued atmosphere

Bobby Duncan who had been on the verge of international recognition was never quite the same player again

Hibs Wilson Duncan Davis Stanton Madsen McGraw Marinello Quinn Stein Cormack and Scott

Sub Cousin

Att 38000



20/1/1962 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 3 v 2 Dundee United

G Baker 2
Stevenson

HIBS’ superiority in this match was not reflected in the scoreline

Irvine and Carlyle scored for the Arabs

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

Att 6800


20/1/1951 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 1 v 1 Partick Thistle

Johnstone

In a keenly fought match against a stuffy Partick Thistle HIBS could only force a draw in this game played in a good spirit and only had a Bobby Johnstone goal to show for their efforts

Aberdeen won away at Clyde and remained top of the League

Hibs would win the League in this season

Hibs Younger Howie Ogilvie Buchanan Paterson Combe Smith Johnstone Reilly Turnbull and Ormond

Att 23000


20/1/1934 Scottish Cup Round 1

Hibernian 5 v 4 Clyde

Walls 2
Smith 2
Malloy

Worth mentioning this incredible Scottish Cup tie

HIBS gave a debut to former Hearts striker John J Smith whom they had signed for the princely sum of £1000

Clyde took the lead but Rab Wall equalised with a cheeky back header James Malloy then had to leave the field of play through injury leaving HIBS down to 10 men Clyde duly raced into a 4-1 half-time lead

Malloy reappeared for the second half and when play recommenced Clyde looked to be content to hold what they had.

The Hibernians piled forward in numbers throwing caution to the wind with all the fighting spirit of the old Irish brigades as if defeat was out of the question

Rab Walls got his second and new boy JJ Smith got a double to tie the tie 4-4

With 15 minutes to go a beautiful head flick from JJ teed up Malloy to smash home the winner

The HIBS supporters were transformed from silent witnesses of doom into raving maniacs acclaiming their heroes with wild abandon Total strangers threw each other’s bunnets up in the air and clung around each other’s necks and wept for joy

That night in the taverns of Leith a new song was sung:

D’ye Ken John Smith
In his jersey green?
He went through Clyde
Like a submarine
He scored twa goals
He was sae keen
An’ the HIBS live to fight
Anither mornin’



Hibs Blyth Wilkinson Urquhart Langton Watson Egan Walls Moffat Malloy Smith and Kavanagh

Att 16500


Birthdays:

Lyndon Andrews

James Keatings

Paul Hanlon



At Easter Road They Play John Campbell

The Making of Hibernian The Romantic Years Alan Lugton


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Wonder what the tune was for John Smith's song? Brilliant story!