On this day in history

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24/3/2004 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 3 v 3 Motherwell

Nicol 6
Reid 37
Riordan pen 62

A Mattias Doumbe own goal in 80 minutes gave Motherwell a share of the points in a hard fought midweek draw that saw Murdock, Edge, Nicol and McManus booked

Hibs Andersson Caldwell Murdock Doumbe Edge Brown Nicol Thomson Reid Riordan and McManus

Sub Whittaker

Att 5670



24/3/1990 Scottish League Premier Division

Rangers 0 v 1 Hibernian

Houchen 60

This match was a resounding success for master tactician Alex Miller setting up 3-4-3 to counter Rangers’ Scotland strike force of McCoist and Johnston and the threat offered by their attacking wing backs by pushing our fullbacks forward into midfield John Collins was utilised as an out and out left winger to feed our new twin pronged attacking threat offered by Keith Houchen and latest signing Paul Wright from QPR

The best laid plans of mice and men gang aft a-gley and this almost came to pass when misfiring Rangers centre forward Ally McCoist rattled Andy Goram’s crossbar with a first minute header when it looked easier to score

After this scare HIBS held Rangers and gave as good as they got their well laid plan paying off in 60 minutes when Collins caught the Rangers defence square and laid the ball on a plate for Houchen’s glorious finish to open the scoring

There was never any doubt about the final outcome after this although McCoist did take the ball around the despairing Goram seven minutes later before lifting his shot high over the open goal from seven yards

This win lifted HIBS into fifth spot closer to the coveted European spot and proved to the players that they could beat Rangers in Glasgow

Paul Wright’s exciting HIBS career would be cut short one week later by a horrendous tackle by Neil Berry in the derby and he would end up being sold to St Johnstone

Keith Houchen would leave Easter Road under a cloud the following season

Hibs Goram Kane Sneddon Miller Cooper Hunter Wright Hamilton Houchen Collins and Mitchell

Sub McGinlay

Att 37500




24/3/1984 Scottish League Premier Division

Motherwell 2 v 3 Hibernian

Jamieson
Irvine pen
Rice


Hibs Rae Sneddon Schaedler Brazil Rae Blackley Callachan Jamieson Irvine Rice and Duncan

Sub McGachie

Att 3397



24/3/1979 Scottish League Premier Division

St Mirren 2 v 3 Hibernian

MacLeod
Higgins
Campbell

St Mirren took the lead through Frank McGarvey Ex Buddy Super Ally MacLeod equalised for HIBS The home side then took the lead through Jimmy Bone Tony Higgins smacked home the equaliser from 12 yards

The play raged from end to end and it was HIBS who scored a late winner when Colin Campbell headed past Campbell Money


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

Sub Stephen Brown

Att 8200




24/3/1973 Scottish League Division One

Rangers 1 v 0 Hibernian

Days after the disaster in Croatia HIBS go down 0-1 to Rangers at Ibrox when Tommy McLean scores the second half winner from a blatantly offside position

John Blackley is sent off for allegedly telling the linesman where to stick his Orange flag

HIBS almost snatch a point at the death but Tony Higgins through on goal rattles the Rangers crossbar

Hibs McArthur Bremner McEwan Stanton Black Blackley Smith Higgins Gordon Cropley and Duncan

Sub Hazel

Att 52592

Referee RH Davidson (Airdrie)




24/3/1969 Scottish League Division One

Celtic 1 v 1 Hibernian

McBride

This game was a dress rehearsal for the League Cup Final which was to be played at Hampden in two weeks’ time

Joe McBride was named Captain for the evening and received a great ovation from the home fans

It was a game of two halves with Celtic dominating the first half scoring through Willie Wallace and HIBS dominating the second playing some fantastic football scoring through McBride

McBride had two further efforts cleared off the line and unfortunately for HIBS he had already played for Celtic in the League Cup and would not be available for the final

HIBS Allan Shevlane Davis Blackley Madsen Stanton Marinello McGraw McBride Cormack and Stevenson

Sub Grant for McGraw

Att 29000



24/3/1951 Scottish League Division One

St Mirren 0 v 1 Hibernian

Bobby Johnstone 52

St Mirren put HIBS under pressure but could not find a way past Tommy Younger and his defensive colleagues

Bobby Johnstone won the game for HIBS when he headed home Gordon Smith’s inch perfect cross early in the second half

Hibs would win the League in this season


Hibs Younger Govan Ogilvie Buchanan Paterson Ward Smith Johnstone Reilly Turnbull and Ormond

Att 25000



At Easter Road They Play John Campbell


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24/3/2004 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 3 v 3 Motherwell

Nicol 6
Reid 37
Riordan pen 62

A Mattias Doumbe own goal in 80 minutes gave Motherwell a share of the points in a hard fought midweek draw that saw Murdock, Edge, Nicol and McManus booked

Hibs Andersson Caldwell Murdock Doumbe Edge Brown Nicol Thomson Reid Riordan and McManus

Sub Whittaker

Att 5670



24/3/1990 Scottish League Premier Division

Rangers 0 v 1 Hibernian

Houchen 60

This match was a resounding success for master tactician Alex Miller setting up 3-4-3 to counter Rangers’ Scotland strike force of McCoist and Johnston and the threat offered by their attacking wing backs by pushing our fullbacks forward into midfield John Collins was utilised as an out and out left winger to feed our new twin pronged attacking threat offered by Keith Houchen and latest signing Paul Wright from QPR

The best laid plans of mice and men gang aft a-gley and this almost came to pass when misfiring Rangers centre forward Ally McCoist rattled Andy Goram’s crossbar with a first minute header when it looked easier to score

After this scare HIBS held Rangers and gave as good as they got their well laid plan paying off in 60 minutes when Collins caught the Rangers defence square and laid the ball on a plate for Houchen’s glorious finish to open the scoring

There was never any doubt about the final outcome after this although McCoist did take the ball around the despairing Goram seven minutes later before lifting his shot high over the open goal from seven yards

This win lifted HIBS into fifth spot closer to the coveted European spot and proved to the players that they could beat Rangers in Glasgow

Paul Wright’s exciting HIBS career would be cut short one week later by a horrendous tackle by Neil Berry in the derby and he would end up being sold to St Johnstone

Keith Houchen would leave Easter Road under a cloud the following season

Hibs Goram Kane Sneddon Miller Cooper Hunter Wright Hamilton Houchen Collins and Mitchell

Sub McGinlay

Att 37500




24/3/1984 Scottish League Premier Division

Motherwell 2 v 3 Hibernian

Jamieson
Irvine pen
Rice


Hibs Rae Sneddon Schaedler Brazil Rae Blackley Callachan Jamieson Irvine Rice and Duncan

Sub McGachie

Att 3397



24/3/1979 Scottish League Premier Division

St Mirren 2 v 3 Hibernian

MacLeod
Higgins
Campbell

St Mirren took the lead through Frank McGarvey Ex Buddy Super Ally MacLeod equalised for HIBS The home side then took the lead through Jimmy Bone Tony Higgins smacked home the equaliser from 12 yards

The play raged from end to end and it was HIBS who scored a late winner when Colin Campbell headed past Campbell Money


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

Sub Stephen Brown

Att 8200




24/3/1973 Scottish League Division One

Rangers 1 v 0 Hibernian

Days after the disaster in Croatia HIBS go down 0-1 to Rangers at Ibrox when Tommy McLean scores the second half winner from a blatantly offside position

John Blackley is sent off for allegedly telling the linesman where to stick his Orange flag

HIBS almost snatch a point at the death but Tony Higgins through on goal rattles the Rangers crossbar

Hibs McArthur Bremner McEwan Stanton Black Blackley Smith Higgins Gordon Cropley and Duncan

Sub Hazel

Att 52592

Referee RH Davidson (Airdrie)




24/3/1969 Scottish League Division One

Celtic 1 v 1 Hibernian

McBride

This game was a dress rehearsal for the League Cup Final which was to be played at Hampden in two weeks’ time

Joe McBride was named Captain for the evening and received a great ovation from the home fans

It was a game of two halves with Celtic dominating the first half scoring through Willie Wallace and HIBS dominating the second playing some fantastic football scoring through McBride

McBride had two further efforts cleared off the line and unfortunately for HIBS he had already played for Celtic in the League Cup and would not be available for the final

HIBS Allan Shevlane Davis Blackley Madsen Stanton Marinello McGraw McBride Cormack and Stevenson

Sub Grant for McGraw

Att 29000



24/3/1951 Scottish League Division One

St Mirren 0 v 1 Hibernian

Bobby Johnstone 52

St Mirren put HIBS under pressure but could not find a way past Tommy Younger and his defensive colleagues

Bobby Johnstone won the game for HIBS when he headed home Gordon Smith’s inch perfect cross early in the second half

Hibs would win the League in this season


Hibs Younger Govan Ogilvie Buchanan Paterson Ward Smith Johnstone Reilly Turnbull and Ormond

Att 25000



At Easter Road They Play John Campbell


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R H Davidson referee?????????

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R H Davidson referee?????????

He didn’t like us much

IIRC Tommy McLean was standing in splendid isolation the only man in our half and at the same time Sloop John B was shouting at the Lino to get his flag up and Bobby Davidson was waving his arms in the air shouting “ Play on”

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25/3/2017 Scottish League Championship

Hibernian 2 v 1 Falkirk

Ambrose 75
Keatings 92

James Keatings comes off the bench with an assist and a Messiesque finish to put Hibernian Football Club back where they belong after three years in the wilderness

James Keatings would achieve promotion with Hearts and HIBS

Quite a few bookings in this match with no quarter given or asked

Commentary by the Falkirk equivalent of Laurel and Hardy

https://youtu.be/RYzhStcH6VY


HIBS Laidlaw Stevenson Forster McGregor Ambrose Bartley McGeouch Boyle Shinnie Holt and Cummings

Sub Keatings Graham Hanlon

Att 16140




25/3/1980 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 2 v 0 Dundee

Best 25
Murray 44

George Best let himself and the team down with the French Rugby team episode and he chose this match to show exactly what he could do with his best goal for HIBS. Picking up the ball just inside the half-way line he carried the ball forward beating man after man dummying four defenders in the box before striking a scintillating unstoppable shot past Dundee goalkeeper Ally Donaldson It took five minutes for the cheers to die down and George to walk back to the centre circle and fully recover

Best set up the second goal for Willie Murray just before the break with a magnificent pass for him to run on to and stick past the Dundee goalkeeper

George Best was head and shoulders above everyone on the park that night with his vision and passing striking the post and laying on at least five gilt edged chances for his colleagues

Ex Hibee Erich Schaedler was fortunate to stay on the park after one robust challenge on the great man

Dundee Manager Tommy Gemmell thought Best was exceptional and his visionary passing was as good as ever

This match was Peter Cormack’s 300th for the club

HIBS McArthur Brazil Duncan Tierney Rae McNamara Murray Cormack Torrance Campbell and Best

Sub Hutchinson

Att 5018




25/3/1978 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 3 v 1 Dundee United

Higgins 11 49
Macleod 27

Hibs defeat Dundee United for the first time in eleven attempts to put HIBS into joint third in the league

Hibs scored their first thanks to an uncharacteristic mistake from legendary United keeper Hamish McAlpine

Graeme Payne 42 for the Arabs


Hibs McDonald Brownlie Smith McNamara Stewart Bremner Murray MacLeod Hutchinson Duncan and Higgins

Att 8354





25/3/1972 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 3 v 0 Partick Thistle

O’Rourke pen
Baker
Reid og

Man Of The Match Arthur Duncan


Hibs Herriot Brownlie Schaedler Stanton Black Blackley Hamilton O’Rourke Baker Gordon and Duncan

Att 8848




25/3/1970 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 2 v 1 Kilmarnock

Hamilton
Cropley

Alex Cropley scores wearing the number 10 jersey he had inherited from Peter Cormack who had been transferred to Nottingham Forest 24 hours previously

Hibs Marshall Shevlane McEwan Blackley Black Stanton Graham Hamilton McBride Cropley and Stevenson

Att 6643




25/3/1961 Scottish League Division One

Aberdeen 1 v 4 Hibernian

Baker 2
Scott
MacLeod

Hibs led 0-4 at half-time Coutts pulled one back for Aberdeen in the second half

Hibs Simpson Davin McClelland Baxter Easton Baird Scott Preston Baker Stevenson and MacLeod

Att 6000




23/3/1950 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 5 v 0 St Mirren

Ormond 2
Smith 2
Reilly

St Mirren were surprisingly the better side for long periods of play in this game but were toothless in attack

HIBS made them pay when Willie Ormond scored after 11 minutes

Gordon Smith had the crowd cheering when he went on a mazy run but his rocket shot cannoned off the Saints crossbar

Smith scored HIBS’ second when he headed home an Ormond cross and returned the compliment for Ormond to head the third before half-time

The Buddies were the better side for the bulk of the second half but lost two further goals to Reilly and a last minute strike from Smith

This game is featured in this clip and also includes footage of HIBS winning the league at Ibrox in front of 115000

http://ssa.nls.uk/film/8528


Hibs Younger Govan Cairns Howie Paterson Ogilvie Smith Combe Reilly Turnbull and Ormond

Att 25000



25/3/1939 Scottish Cup Semi Final

Hibernian 0 v 1 Clyde


Hibs’ Scottish Cup hoodoo continued in this semi final at Tynecastle against Clyde

HIBS created the better chances but were unable to get the better of future HIBS goalkeeper Jock Brown father of Rugby legends Peter and Gordon

A Bobby Nutley corner kick was intercepted by Jimmy Kirk on 69 minutes he fed the ball down the wing to Willie Martin who beat HIBS’ Miller and Prior before finishing

Clyde would defeat Motherwell 1-0 in the final

Another year of pain

Hibs Kerr Logan Prior Fraser Miller Rice McIntyre Farrell Milne Kean and Nutley

Att 40000





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26/3/1983 Scottish League Premier Division

Dundee United 3 v 3 Hibernian

Rae 3
Irvine 64
Rice 82



https://youtu.be/6yYX2y9cdoA


One of the classic games of the eighties

Gordon Rae gave HIBS the lead with a thirty yard screamer after 3 minutes that Hamish McAlpine thought he had covered but only succeeded in getting a hand to it

Davie Dodds equalised with a near post header from a corner Ian Britton then gave United the lead when put through by John Reilly

Richard Gough put United 3-1 up when a ball from Britton fell kindly to him at the edge of the box just before half-time and he drilled a volley low into Roughie’s bottom left hand corner

Ralph Callachan replaced Mike Conroy at half-time

HIBS fought back and Brian Rice was unlucky with a left footed volley that McAlpine held at the second attempt

Willie Irvine #1 then scooped a simple chance over the crossbar from six yards out as he was caught leaning back as the ball fell to him

Irvine made up for this miss as he ran through the United defence chasing a head flick and slid a right footed shot low into McAlpine’s bottom right hand corner

The HIBS fans were in full voice as McAlpine turned another drive from Irvine away for a corner United were unable to clear the danger and Mexico bound Brian Rice scored a magnificent left footed volley as the second follow up corner was partially cleared to him lurking on the edge of the United box and he sent the ball flying high into McAlpine’s top right hand corner


HIBS Rough Sneddon Duncan Turnbull Rae McNamara Conroy Rice Irvine Thomson and Harvey

Sub Callachan

United McAlpine Stark Malpas Gough Hegarty Narey Bannon Britton Kirkwood Reilly and Dodds

Sub Taylor

Att 7300



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26/3/1983 Scottish League Premier Division

Dundee United 3 v 3 Hibernian

Rae 3
Irvine 64
Rice 82

Just keep tapping link and it plays thru ads :

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6ror55


One of the classic games of the eighties

Gordon Rae gave HIBS the lead with a thirty yard screamer after 3 minutes that Hamish McAlpine thought he had covered but only succeeded in getting a hand to it

Davie Dodds equalised with a near post header from a corner Ian Britton then gave United the lead when put through by John Reilly

Richard Gough put United 3-1 up when a ball from Britton fell kindly to him at the edge of the box just before half-time and he flashed a volley low into Roughie’s bottom left hand corner

Ralph Callachan replaced Mike Conroy at half-time

HIBS fought back and Brian Rice was unlucky with a left footed volley that McAlpine held at the second attempt

Willie Irvine #1 then scooped a simple chance over the crossbar from six yards out as he was caught leaning back as the ball fell to him

Irvine made up for this miss as he ran through the United defence chasing a head flick and slid a right footed shot low into McAlpine’s bottom right hand corner

The HIBS fans were in full voice as McAlpine turned another drive from Irvine away for a corner United were unable to clear the danger and Mexico bound Brian Rice scored a magnificent left footed volley as the second follow up corner was partially cleared to him lurking on the edge of the United box and he sent the ball flying into McAlpine’s top right hand corner


HIBS Rough Sneddon Duncan Turnbull Rae McNamara Conroy Rice Irvine Thomson and Harvey

Sub Callachan

United McAlpine Stark Malpas Gough Hegarty Narey Bannon Britton Kirkwood Reilly and Dodds

Sub Taylor

Att 7300



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Remember that Willie Irvine miss well !! Some “interesting “ songs sung by the Hibs support ....

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Remember that Willie Irvine miss well !! Some “interesting “ songs sung by the Hibs support ....

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27/3/2010 Scottish League Premier Division

Falkirk 1 v 3 Hibernian

Riordan 21
Stokes 34
Bamba 43

Hibs taught bottom club Falkirk a cruel lesson in finishing at new Brockville

Falkirk started strongly and Mark Stewart gave them the lead after 19 minutes but a Derek Riordan curling free-kick minutes later an Anthony Stokes deflected effort and a Sol Bamba tap in finished the scoring just before half-time

HIBS Stack Hogg Murray Thicot Bamba Zemmama Rankin Miller Nish Riordan and Stokes

Subs Wotherspoon Cregg

Att 5500




27/3/1976 Scottish League Premier Division

Ayr United 2 v 0 Hibernian



Rikki Fleming and Malcolm Robertson gave Ayr a shock win

This would be Joe Harper’s last game for HIBS

Hibs had agreed a swap deal with Aberdeen involving Davie Robb but he declined to move

HIBS McDonald Brownlie Schaedler Stanton Spalding Blackley Edwards Bremner Harper Muir and Duncan

Att 4700



27/3/1965 Scottish Cup Semi Final

Hibernian 0 v 2 Dunfermline Athletic

https://youtu.be/fOWiAWooQYQ


Pretty sure this Dunfermline side had Jim Herriot and Alex Edwards in it

Hibs had a goal disallowed

The Pars would lose to Celtic in the final

HIBS Wilson Fraser Davis Stanton McNamee Baxter Martin Quinn Cormack Hamilton and Stevenson

Att 33305




27/3/1954 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 8 v 1 Airdrieonians

Mulkerrin 3
Turnbull 2
Ormond
McDonald
own goal



Ian McMillan scored for Airdrie

Man of the Match Bobby Johnstone

Hibs Hamilton MacFarlane Paterson Buchanan Ward Combe McDonald Johnstone Mulkerrin Turnbull and Ormond

Att 14000



27/3/1948 Scottish Cup Semi Final

Hibernian 0 v 1 Rangers

https://youtu.be/DSU3bLufNQw


This match hosted a record attendance for a football match that was not a Cup Final or international 143750

Willie Thornton scored for Rangers after a catastrophic mistake by Hibernian goalkeeper George Farm

Hibs Farm Govan Shaw Kean Howie Buchanan Smith Combe Linwood Cuthbertson and Turnbull



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On this day in history


Hearts lose to Queen of the South at Tynecastle for the first time in 58 years.

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Not football related, but on this day 700 years ago the Declaration of Arbroath was signed....

When was the declaration of Bon Accord signed? 1936 nil?

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T28/3/1998 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 1 v 1 Aberdeen

Rougier pen

HIBS Gunn Renwick Boco Brebner Dods Welsh Harper Rougier Crawford Skinner and McGinlay

Subs Tosh Dow

Att 13000



28/3/1992 Scottish League Premier Division

St Mirren 0 v 1 Hibernian

Evans

Hibs Burridge Orr Mitchell Milne Tweed Beaumont Evans Findlay Wright McGraw and McGinlay

Subs Hamilton Farrell

Att 1918



28/3/1987 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 2 v 0 Falkirk

McCluskey
Cowan


Hibs Rough Sneddon McIntyre Bell Chisholm Kane Weir McCluskey Cowan Tortolano and McBride

Sub Collins

Att 4039



28/3/1981 Scottish League Division One

Ayr United 0 v 1 Hibernian

Jamieson 45

17 year old Willie Jamieson replaced Ally MacLeod who had to watch from the Stand having pulled a stomach muscle in Training


Hibs McArthur Brown Sneddon McLaren Paterson McNamara Callachan Jamieson Rae Murray and Duncan

Att 2997



28/3/1979 Scottish League Premier Division

Hearts 1 v 2 Hibernian

Macleod
Callachan

The postponed fixture from the 1st January Super Ally MacLeod gave HIBS the lead after six minutes Willie Gibson equalised 10 minutes later Ralph Callachan scored the winner just before half-time when his cross cum shot sailed over the Hearts keeper’s head and ended up in the back of the jambo net

This would be the last time HIBS would win at Tiny for 10 seasons

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

Sub S Brown

Att 16042



28/3/1967 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 1 v 1 Clyde

McGraw 74

Ian Stewart opened the scoring for Clyde on 69 minutes but HIBS replied with an Alan McGraw header

Clyde would finish in one of the European qualification positions but were barred from entry due to the ‘one club one city’ rule


Hibs Allan Duncan Davis Stanton Madsen Cousin Quinn Scott Cormack McGraw and Stevenson

Att 8400





28/3/1953 Scottish League Division One

Celtic 1 v 3 Hibernian

Johnstone 2
Reilly

Gordon Smith had returned to the side after being out injured and he did not look 100% fit It did not stop him laying on the opening goal midway through the first half when Bobby Johnstone headed home his corner Smith had a second assist when following a clever move with Reilly he set Reilly up for a tap in just before the half-time whistle

Willie Fernie scored for Celtic just after half-time but the Referee pulled play back saying he had already blown for a penalty Bobby Collins stepped up and Tommy Younger almost saved the award but the ball trickled over the line

Celtic pressed for an equaliser but Bobby Johnstone scored the winner with five minutes to play when he cheekily back heeled the ball into the Celtic net from eight yards out

HIBS Younger Govan Clark Gallacher Paterson Ward Smith Johnstone Reilly Turnbull and Combe

Att 20000

https://www.thecelticwiki.com/1953-0...ue-division-a/



28/3/1914 Scottish Cup Semi Final

Hibernian 3 v 1 St Mirren

Wilson 16 80
Williamson 38

Jimmy Williamson came in for the injured Willie Smith for this Scottish Cup Semi Final at a packed Tynecastle

Hibs were the smarter team and took the lead after 16 minutes when Bobby Wilson hit a raking long range shot into the St Mirren net HIBS continued to play Cup tie football safe and sure and added to their tally just before half-time when Jimmy Williamson cracked home number two

At half-time the HIBS fans sang ‘God Save Ireland’

St Mirren came out and made a game of it quickly pulling a goal back For the first time in the competition HIBS looked nervous and Willie Allan had to pull off a great save to keep St Mirren out

Bobby Wilson ‘the skinny daft wee laddie’ Dan McMichael’s inspired signing from the United States then stepped forward with ten minutes to go to score the best goal of this or any other tournament the goal of the season to win the match and book HIBS’ place in the Scottish Cup Final

We are told that on the final whistle the HIBS hordes invaded the pitch and carried Wilson off shoulder high but Dan McMichael, John Farmer, Owen Brannigan and the other Directors sat in the Stand stoney faced knowing that their Cup Final opponents would be Celtic


Hibs Allan Girdwood Templeton Kerr Paterson Grosart Wilson Fleming Hendren Wood and Williamson


Att 30000




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29/3/2019 Scottish League Premiership

Livingston 1 v 2 Hibernian

Hanlon 71
Mallan 75

https://youtu.be/B8Fpd_moQvA

Hibs were determined not to suffer the same fate as Hearts who had lost 0-5 at this venue

Second half strikes from Paul Hanlon and man of the match Stevie Mallan were enough to see off Livi and give new HIBS Manager Paul Heckingbottom an impressive 16 points from a possible 18 lifting HIBS into fifth position

Ryan Hardie with a late penalty for Livi



Hibs Rocky Gray Hanlon Stevenson McGregor Milligan Horgan Mallan Omeonga Kamberi and McNulty

Subs Slivka Murray Shaw

Att 4774




29/3/2017 Scottish League Championship

Hibernian 0 v 0 Morton

https://youtu.be/G8OUXvbT7AA


https://youtu.be/i2pzL9_JF_g


There were ugly scenes at the end of this match as two players were sent off ( Darren McGregor and Kudus Oyenuga ) and Managers Neil Lennon and Jim Duffy were sent to the Stand

Hibs remained 10 points clear at the top of the table


HIBS Rocky Hanlon Stevenson McGregor Ambrose Bartley McGinn Boyle Keatings Holt and Cummings

Subs Graham McGeouch Forster

Att 15150



29/3/1994 Scottish League Premier Division

Aberdeen 2 v 3 Hibernian

Wright 2
Tweed


Hibs Leighton Farrell Mitchell Jackson Tweed Hunter McAllister Hamilton Wright Evans and O’Neill

Sub D Jackson

Att 10832




29/3/1986 Scottish League Premier Division

St Mirren 0 v 2 Hibernian

Kane
Rae

Kano sent off

Hibs Rough Sneddon Munro May Fulton Rae Tortolano Chisholm Cowan Kane and Collins

Subs Brazil Harris

Att 3695



29/3/1978 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 1 v 1 Rangers

Macleod pen 80

In a tough sometimes brutal game typical of the time Derek Parlane gave Rangers the lead after 36 minutes The match exploded when John Greig pulled Tony Higgins down just inside the box with 10 minutes to go Referee Bob Valentine immediately pointed to the penalty spot only to be surrounded by Rangers players protesting the incident took place outside the box The arguments lasted for some 5 minutes before the coolest man in the Stadium Super Ally MacLeod calmly sent Peter McCloy the wrong way from the spot


Hibs MacDonald Brownlie Smith McNamara Stewart Bremner Murray MacLeod Hutchinson Duncan and Higgins

Sub Rae for Duncan

Att 21245



29/3/1975 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 1 v 1 Rangers

MacLeod


Rangers arrived at Easter Road needing only one point to win the League

Hibs took the lead when Erich Schaedler picked out Ally MacLeod unmarked in a crowded box with a cross who had time to place his powerful header low into Stewart Kennedy’s bottom right hand corner

Into the second half and Rangers missed a glorious chance to get back into the game when Sandy Jardine struck the base of Jim McArthur’s right hand post from a penalty kick following a poor pass back from Schaedler that had left Bobby McKean clean through on goal

Rangers got the goal they required when Colin Stein beat Jim McArthur with a near post header getting in front of Roy Barry to meet a McKean cross

Hibs McArthur Brownlie Schaedler Bremner Barry Stanton Smith MacLeod Harper Munro and Duncan

Att 38585




29/3/1969 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 1 v 1 Aberdeen

Davis pen 59

Penalty King Joe Davis kept his cool as Aberdeen goalkeeper Ernie McGarr had saved two previous penalty kicks

Jim Forrest 61 equalised for the Dons

Hibs Allan Shevlane Davis Blackley Madsen Stanton Marinello O’Rourke Grant Cormack and Stevenson

Att 6321



29/3/1958 Scottish League Division One

Third Lanark 1 v 1 Hibernian

Preston


Hibs Leslie Paterson McClelland Turnbull Plenderleith Baxter Fraser Grant Baker Preston and Aitken

Att 6500



29/3/1947 Scottish Cup Semi Final

Hibernian 2 v 1 Motherwell AET

Turnbull
Howie

This marathon encounter was settled by the Goalden Goal in 142 minutes

Eddie Turnbull had given HIBS the lead Willie Kilmarnock had equalised for Motherwell

Full back Hugh Howie settled the tie in ‘next goal the winner time’ with a freak goal when he volleyed a clearance from the Motherwell goalkeeper back at him from fully 40 yards and watched as the ball gaily sailed over the goalkeeper’s head into the empty net

HIBS Kerr Govan Shaw Howie Aird Kean Smith Finnigan Cuthbertson Turnbull and Ormond

Att 46750



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[QUOTE=BILLYHIBS;6511179]29/3/2019 Scottish League Premiership

Livingston 1 v 2 Hibernian

Hanlon 71
Mallan 75

https://youtu.be/B8Fpd_moQvA

Hibs were determined not to suffer the same fate as Hearts who had lost 0-5 at this venue

Second half strikes from Paul Hanlon and man of the match Stevie Mallan were enough to see off Livi and give new HIBS Manager Paul Heckingbottom an impressive 16 points from a possible 18 lifting HIBS into fifth position

Ryan Hardie with a late penalty for Livi



Hibs Rocky Gray Hanlon Stevenson McGregor Milligan Horgan Mallan Omeonga Kamberi and McNulty

Subs Slivka Murray Shaw

Att 4774


Stevie Mallan looked a lot less fleshy in the face in that game than he did later in his Hibs career.

I wish we could get the old Stevie Mallan back, he did very well in his first season with us and gave us something wehad missed for a long time and still do, a goal threat from midfield

[brog]

24/3/2004 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 3 v 3 Motherwell

Nicol 6
Reid 37
Riordan pen 62


Kevin Nicol & Alan Reid each only scored 1 goal in their Hibs career & it was in this game. Unfortunately I'll always associate Alan Reid with the 2004 LC final. Still no idea why he started!

[BILLYHIBS]

30/3/1996 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 1 v 1 Kilmarnock

McAllister

Hibs led through a Kevin McAllister goal but that man Paul Wright once again came back to haunt us

Hibs Leighton Miller Dow Tweed McLaughlin Hunter McAllister Farrell Evans Jackson and O’Neill

Att 8000



30/3/1977 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 1 v 1 Celtic

Macleod 35

This was HIBS’ last home match of the season in a match played in a howling gale

HIBS had the wind behind them in the first half so all roads led to Roy Baines in the Celtic goal

Pat Stanton made an emotional first return to Easter Road as a Celtic player

Baines pulled off save after save including one outstanding save from Derek Spalding but the expected goal arrived on 35 minutes when Ally MacLeod capitalised on excellent work by Des Bremner and Ally Scott and wasted no time in burying his shot low past Baines

Celtic equalised within a minute when Johnny Gibson playing his first and only game for Celtic crossed for Ronnie Glavin to head past Mike McDonald

This would be Pat McCluskey’s last game for Celtic

Hibs McDonald Brownlie Schaedler Bremner Spalding Blackley Edwards MacLeod Scott Smith and Duncan

Subs Carroll McNamara

Celtic Baines McGrain Burns Stanton Edvaldsson McCluskey Gibson Glavin Craig Dalglish and Conn

Sub Wilson Doyle

Att 12000





30/3/1974 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 3 v 3 St Johnstone

Cropley pen
Duncan
Harper

Hibs trailed 0-3 at half-time thanks to a double from Henry Hall and one from John Muir

Hibs fought back in the second half with an Alex Cropley penalty a strike from Arthur Duncan and a first goal for the club from Joe Harper

The result became even more galling when news filtered through that fellow Championship contenders Celtic could only draw with lowly Dumbarton at Celtic Park

Jim Black missed his first game after 112 consecutive appearances


HIBS McArthur Bremner Schaedler Spalding Stanton Blackley Edwards Harper Gordon Cropley and Duncan

Sub Smith For Blackley 75

Att 9700




30/3/1960 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 3 v 3 Airdrieonians

Johnstone 2 (1 pen)
Baker

A tired HIBS team played an Airdrie side -out for revenge for their 11-1 drubbing - just 24 hours after defeating Leicester City 1-0 in Leicester in a floodlit Challenge Match

Hibs Muirhead Fraser Muir Falconer McClelland Baxter MacLeod Johnstone Baker Gibson and Ormond

Att 7000





30/3/1957 Scottish League Division One

Ayr United 2 v 3 Hibernian

Aitken 3
Reilly 30
Harrower 54


A brilliant match at Somerset Park where the teams shared five goals

Every goal was special with perhaps the pick of the goals coming from Lawrie Reilly where he twisted and turned in the box showing tenacity before turning and drilling a shot low into the bottom corner

This would be Reilly’s last game for two weeks as he had been called up to play for Scotland at Wembley

Peter Rice 35 and Sam McMillan 52 replied for Ayr

Hibs Leslie Muir Paterson Nicol Plenderleith Preston Smith Turnbull Reilly Harrower and Aitken

Att 7500



At Easter Road They Play John Campbell




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[gbhibby]

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25/3/2017 Scottish League Championship

Hibernian 2 v 1 Falkirk

Ambrose 75
Keatings 92

James Keatings comes off the bench with an assist and a Messiesque finish to put Hibernian Football Club back where they belong after three years in the wilderness

James Keatings would achieve promotion with Hearts and HIBS

Quite a few bookings in this match with no quarter given or asked

Commentary by the Falkirk equivalent of Laurel and Hardy

https://youtu.be/RYzhStcH6VY


HIBS Laidlaw Stevenson Forster McGregor Ambrose Bartley McGeouch Boyle Shinnie Holt and Cummings

Sub Keatings Graham Hanlon

Att 16140




25/3/1980 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 2 v 0 Dundee

Best 25
Murray 44

George Best let himself and the team down with the French Rugby team episode and he chose this match to show exactly what he could do with his best goal for HIBS. Picking up the ball just inside the half-way line he carried the ball forward beating man after man dummying four defenders in the box before striking a scintillating unstoppable shot past Dundee goalkeeper Ally Donaldson It took five minutes for the cheers to die down and George to walk back to the centre circle and fully recover

Best set up the second goal for Willie Murray just before the break with a magnificent pass for him to run on to and stick past the Dundee goalkeeper

George Best was head and shoulders above everyone on the park that night with his vision and passing striking the post and laying on at least five gilt edged chances for his colleagues

Ex Hibee Erich Schaedler was fortunate to stay on the park after one robust challenge on the great man

Dundee Manager Tommy Gemmell thought Best was exceptional and his visionary passing was as good as ever

This match was Peter Cormack’s 300th for the club

HIBS McArthur Brazil Duncan Tierney Rae McNamara Murray Cormack Torrance Campbell and Best

Sub Hutchinson

Att 5018




25/3/1978 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 3 v 1 Dundee United

Higgins 11 49
Macleod 27

Hibs defeat Dundee United for the first time in eleven attempts to put HIBS into joint third in the league

Hibs scored their first thanks to an uncharacteristic mistake from legendary United keeper Hamish McAlpine

Graeme Payne 42 for the Arabs


Hibs McDonald Brownlie Smith McNamara Stewart Bremner Murray MacLeod Hutchinson Duncan and Higgins

Att 8354





25/3/1972 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 3 v 0 Partick Thistle

O’Rourke pen
Baker
Reid og

Man Of The Match Arthur Duncan


Hibs Herriot Brownlie Schaedler Stanton Black Blackley Hamilton O’Rourke Baker Gordon and Duncan

Att 8848




25/3/1970 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 2 v 1 Kilmarnock

Hamilton
Cropley

Alex Cropley scores wearing the number 10 jersey he had inherited from Peter Cormack who had been transferred to Nottingham Forest 24 hours previously

Hibs Marshall Shevlane McEwan Blackley Black Stanton Graham Hamilton McBride Cropley and Stevenson

Att 6643




25/3/1961 Scottish League Division One

Aberdeen 1 v 4 Hibernian

Baker 2
Scott
MacLeod

Hibs led 0-4 at half-time Coutts pulled one back for Aberdeen in the second half

Hibs Simpson Davin McClelland Baxter Easton Baird Scott Preston Baker Stevenson and MacLeod

Att 6000




23/3/1950 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 5 v 0 St Mirren

Ormond 2
Smith 2
Reilly

St Mirren were surprisingly the better side for long periods of play in this game but were toothless in attack

HIBS made them pay when Willie Ormond scored after 11 minutes

Gordon Smith had the crowd cheering when he went on a mazy run but his rocket shot cannoned off the Saints crossbar

Smith scored HIBS’ second when he headed home an Ormond cross and returned the compliment for Ormond to head the third before half-time

The Buddies were the better side for the bulk of the second half but lost two further goals to Reilly and a last minute strike from Smith

This game is featured in this clip and also includes footage of HIBS winning the league at Ibrox in front of 115000

http://ssa.nls.uk/film/8528


Hibs Younger Govan Cairns Howie Paterson Ogilvie Smith Combe Reilly Turnbull and Ormond

Att 25000



25/3/1939 Scottish Cup Semi Final

Hibernian 0 v 1 Clyde


Hibs’ Scottish Cup hoodoo continued in this semi final at Tynecastle against Clyde

HIBS created the better chances but were unable to get the better of future HIBS goalkeeper Jock Brown father of Rugby legends Peter and Gordon

A Bobby Nutley corner kick was intercepted by Jimmy Kirk on 69 minutes he fed the ball down the wing to Willie Martin who beat HIBS’ Miller and Prior before finishing

Clyde would defeat Motherwell 1-0 in the final

Another year of pain

Hibs Kerr Logan Prior Fraser Miller Rice McIntyre Farrell Milne Kean and Nutley

Att 40000





Birthdays



Gary Smith


Stephen Mallan




At Easter Road They Play John Campbell



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Remember the game against Dundee, Best was superb that game.
Was that not the game that some of the players dragged him out of one of the pubs in Easter Road. Remember that game for Best and Willie Murray running the show.

[BILLYHIBS]

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Remember the game against Dundee, Best was superb that game.
Was that not the game that some of the players dragged him out of one of the pubs in Easter Road. Remember that game for Best and Willie Murray running the show.

Dunno about that but in his interview with the Dundee Courier Ally Donaldson said it was the greatest goal he had ever seen in fact very similar to this goal George Best scored for Fort Lauderdale according to Donaldson

https://youtu.be/o8wGN5uDaVg

[Iggy Pope]

That goal from Keatings was sublime. Remember him celebrating it with the ball boy at the West corner. Made the young fellahs day and Easter Road was jumping.

[PatHead]

Well Billy,

I have to thank you for one year of dedicated posting. Really enjoyed the thread for every one of the days you have posted.

What is the hibs.net equivalent of an Oscar for thread of the year? Billy deserves it.

[Billy Whizz]

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Well Billy,

I have to thank you for one year of dedicated posting. Really enjoyed the thread for every one of the days you have posted.

What is the hibs.net equivalent of an Oscar for thread of the year? Billy deserves it.

I agree. I haven’t contributed much, but I’ve enjoyed the read!

[Jonnyboy]

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Well Billy,

I have to thank you for one year of dedicated posting. Really enjoyed the thread for every one of the days you have posted.

What is the hibs.net equivalent of an Oscar for thread of the year? Billy deserves it.

Yep, Billy has done a cracking job. I especially liked the links to YouTube footage.

[Eyrie]

I'm hoping this isn't the end, but if it is then thanks for some very enjoyable trips down memory lane.

[Peevemor]

Thanks for everything (so far) Billy. I haven't posted much but I've really enjoyed the thread.

Excellent work!

[Keith_M]

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Well Billy,

I have to thank you for one year of dedicated posting. Really enjoyed the thread for every one of the days you have posted.

What is the hibs.net equivalent of an Oscar for thread of the year? Billy deserves it.

Billy deserves a medal for keeping so many of us entertained for the last 12 months.

I'd say that many of us owe him a pint

[gbhibby]

Thanks Billy the quizzes were brill as well as this thread.
I should never have given away my old programmes and football books as I would have been able to answer more of your quiz questions.
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[ancient hibee]

First thread I looked for on here every day.Many thanks.Maybe some enterprising publishers will take it up !

[superfurryhibby]

Great thread. Huge thanks to BILLYHIBS for all his effort in keeping it going, much appreciated.

[andudare2]

Best thread ever imo.

[oneone73]

Thoroughly enjoyed it. Thanks Billyhibs

[brog]

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Well Billy,

I have to thank you for one year of dedicated posting. Really enjoyed the thread for every one of the days you have posted.

What is the hibs.net equivalent of an Oscar for thread of the year? Billy deserves it.

Indeed, top man Billy! I love the way threads disappear down (very old) rabbit holes, go completely off tangent but are so enjoyable!!