On this day in history

[Stevie Reid]

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The 2000 derby rankles. Team v team we should have destroyed them. When Lovell scored the feeling was that at last we'd got going and now we'd see how close we could get to the 6-2 game. It was close to half time, a real booster and I remember bouncing to Rock DJ with strangers as I nipped downstairs at half time.

That was as good as it got though. Don't know if they were complacent. Was the John O'Neil red card game against Rangers (RIP) the week before, or after? Anyway, two big games where the wheels started loosening.

Every derby that whole season bar the 6-2. First one at Tynie was 0-0 - tight game but Agathe rounded the keeper and managed under hit an easy finish to see it cleared off the line.

That 1-1 draw was infuriating - all over them the whole game and a McSwegan wonder strike pulled them level.

Final game at ER, another 0-0 - absolutely all over them, so one sided, but Mixu misses a last minute penalty with a failed Panenka.

Should have won the lot, two of them very handsomely.

[Glory Lurker]

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Every derby that whole season bar the 6-2. First one at Tynie was 0-0 - tight game but Agathe rounded the keeper and managed under hit an easy finish to see it cleared off the line.

That 1-1 draw was infuriating - all over them the whole game and a McSwegan wonder strike pulled them level.

Final game at ER, another 0-0 - absolutely all over them, so one sided, but Mixu misses a last minute penalty with a failed Panenka.

Should have won the lot, two of them very handsomely.

Definitely. Distance has let me disassociate the derbies that season, other than 6-2 and NY. Thank you so very much for reminding me :-), but you are absolutely right.

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Definitely. Distance has let me disassociate the derbies that season, other than 6-2 and NY. Thank you so very much for reminding me :-), but you are absolutely right.

Ha, apologies

Tbf, I’d take all of that for 6-2. I genuinely experienced a new emotion/level of elation when the sixth went in that night. We’d been due them that for years.

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27/12/2017 Scottish League Premiership

Hearts 0 v 0 Hibernian

Dearie me !

Olly Shaw denied a stonewall goal

I often wonder how his HIBS career would have panned out if his legitimate goal was allowed to stand ?


https://youtu.be/Pvl17Ob9yx0




27/12/2014 Scottish League Championship

Hibernian 4 v 0 The Rangers

SDG 8
Jase 12
Robertson 63
Craig 70

Rangers hadn’t visited Easter Road in three years and in the interim they had gone bust they had been relegated to the third tier and the fans and players that didn’t do walking away did walking away

HIBS had already beaten The Rangers at Ibrox 3-1 and after another drubbing the terraces were singing “ You’re not Rangers anymore” as the The Rangers fans dispersed to a rousing rendition of SOL

Hibs Oxley Gray Hanlon Fontaine Stevenson Robertson Craig Handling Allan Malonga and Cummings

Subs Booth Stanton Kennedy

Att 15261

https://youtu.be/6N2Gfhgv7RA


27/12/2004 Scottish League SPL

Dundee United 1 v 4 Hibernian

Orman
Riordan
O’Connor
Morrow

A brilliant performance as Tony Mowbray’s Teenage Kicks totally blew United away

Hibs Brown Whittaker Murphy Caldwell Murray Shiels Rocastle Orman Glass O’Connor and Riordan

Subs Morrow Fletcher

Att 10152


27/12/1999 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 2 v 2 Kilmarnock

Paatelainen
Miller

Killie lead 2-0 but Kenny Miller equalised to score the last SPFL goal of the 20th century

https://youtu.be/wjSisGMqA0w



27/12/1993 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 5 v 1 Partick Thistle

Hamilton
Wright
Jackson
McAllister
Farrell

10000 fans turned up at a freezing Easter Road to watch this hammering of the Jags

Taxi for Farrell scored his first goal for the club with a long range effort and the players left the pitch to chants of ‘Bring on the Jambos ‘ ringing in their ears

The Thistle side that day included Kevin McKee, Calum Milne, Willie Jamieson, Ian Cameron and Chic Charnley

Surprisingly it was 0-0 at half-time and the game is probably best remembered among Thistle fans anyway for Grant Tierney’s stunning goal a spectacular overhead kick




27/12/1980 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 3 v 0 Stirling Albion

Macleod 2
Connolly





27/12/1975 Scottish League Premier Division

Aberdeen 2 v 2 Hibernian

Bremner 10
Duncan 20

Mickey Edwards was sent off for a second bookable offence the first taking a throw in awarded to the opposition time wasting and the second a tackle from behind on Eddie Thomson

Jim McArthur saved a penalty

McMaster 18 and Williamson 55 for Aberdeen

HIBS McArthur Brownlie Schaedler Stanton Barry Blackley Edwards Bremner Harper Smith and Duncan

Sub Spalding

Att 18621


27/12/1960 Inter Cities Fairs Quarter Final Leg 1

Barcelona 4 v 4 Hibernian

J Baker 7,74
Macleod 19
Preston 72

HIBS put on a magnificent performance against the Inter Cities Fairs Cup holders leading 2-0 after 20 minutes and 4-2 with only 6 minutes to go on their home turf

Joe Baker scored the first when goalkeeper Ramillieta came to the edge of his box to clutch a long ball it fell from his grasp and the ever vigilant Joe Baker waltzed round the keeper and coolly slotted the ball into the empty net with his left foot

Things went from bad to worse for Barca in twenty minutes when Johnny MacLeod accepted a pass from Sammy Baird in midfield carried the ball swiftly into the unguarded centre and unleashed a cracking shot from 20 yards that beat Ramillieta all ends up

Cue a crescendo of boos and white hankies all around the Stadium

Barcelona pulled one back following a freekick and HIBS responded just before half-time when Baker struck the upright

Barcelona equalised eight minutes into the second half through Kocsis when he was left unmarked and was able to pick his spot with a header

HIBS continued to press forward and were denied a penalty when MacLeod was brought down inside the box five yards from goal

Hibs took the lead with 18 minutes to go when Tommy Preston rattled in a great left footer that went in off the upright Baker followed up three minutes later when he broke clear and smashed a 25 yarder that cannoned in off the post giving the keeper no chance

Barcelona were now getting the slow hand clap and were getting desperate

With six minutes to go Kocsis pulled one back in a goal mouth scramble to complete his hat-trick and in 89 minutes he split the HIBS defence with a wonderful pass for Evaristo to fire home

HIBS Simpson Fraser McClelland Grant Easton Baird Scott Preston Baker Baxter and MacLeod

Att 32000

https://youtu.be/Tmog1LXzKi8



27/12/1958 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 4 v 3 Kilmarnock

J Baker 2
Fox
Turnbull pen

Tommy Preston sent off


27/12/1952 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 3 v 0 Aberdeen

Smith
Reilly
Ormond

Gordon Smith scores his 300th goal for the club and Freddy Martin in the Aberdeen goal keeps the score down


27/12/1947 Scottish League Division One

Airdrieonians 0 v 3 Hibernian

Smith 39
Linwood 42
Combe 74

This match was played in gale force winds and driving rain so a good outcome





27/12/1941 Scottish Southern League

Rangers 0 v 1 Hibernian

Combe 76

Hibs recorded a League double over Rangers in this season

Hibs were without flu victim Bobby Baxter and RAF duty bound Arthur Milne but Sir Matt Busby was available and he made all the difference as the HIBS halfback line was the key to victory

Rangers could not handle the green jerseys

In each half HIBS were denied stonewall penalties but it did not disturb their poise and they produced all the good football

With fourteen minutes to go and after good play by Busby Gordon Smith led the way through the Rangers defence and an astute cross to Bobby Combe saw him crash the ball with cool deliberation into the roof of the Rangers net despite close attention from two defenders

Rangers did not take their defeat well as it was the first time in this season they had been defeated at home and failed to score and it was no surprise to see several Hibernians limping off the field of play at the final whistle

HIBS Joe Crozier Davy Shaw Alex Hall Matt Busby Sammy Kean Bob Hardisty Gordon Smith Willie Finnigan Willie Anderson Bobby Combe and Jimmy Caskie

Att 25000



27/12/1913 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 1 v 0 Third Lanark

The only goal was scored by Pat Stanton’s great uncle Jimmy Hendren


Birthdays

Scott Taggart

Liam Craig





The Making of Hibernian The Romantic Years Alan Lugton


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On This Day In History

2017 Olly Shaw is denied a stonewall goal at Tiny

2014 Hibs hammer The Rangers 4-0 at Easter Road

2004 Vintage Teenage Kicks as HIBS destroy Dundee United 4-1 at Tannadice

https://youtu.be/RAoNiBRMuLc

1999 Kenny Miller scores the last 20th Century top flight goal in Scotland

1993 Hibs go nap against Partick Thistle

https://youtu.be/-wSqlYfLWJQ


1960 Hibs score four goals in the Nou Camp on their way to knocking holders Barcelona out of the Inter Cities Fairs Cup at the quarter finals stage


Birthday wishes to Liam Craig 35 today

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28/12/2011 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 1 v 1 Inverness CT

O’Connor 8

Pat Fenlon had to wait for his first victory as HIBS Manager

Garry O’Connor gave HIBS an early lead direct from a free kick but Jonny Hayes equalised just before half-time with a fine individual goal

Sean O’Hanlon had a header cleared off the line in the last minute

This point took HIBS off bottom of the League jumping one place above Dunfermline




28/12/1996 Scottish League Premier Division

Aberdeen 1 v 1 Hibernian

Jackson



28/12/1991 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 3 v 2 Dundee United

Evans 77,79
Wright 80

Trailing to goals from Mixu Paatelainen 16 and Maurice Malpas 74 most fans had already left the ground when Gareth Evans rose from the bench to fire home a quick fire double

Keith Keith Keith completed the fight back with the winner


Hibs Reid Miller Tortolano Findlay McIntyre Hunter Weir Hamilton Wright McGraw and McGinlay

Sub Evans for McGraw

Att 7688


28/12/1974 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 0 v 1 Aberdeen

Hibs found Aberdeen goalkeeper Bobby Clark to be in top form pulling off wonder saves from Stanton and Harper

Arthur Duncan hit both posts and Pat Stanton rattled the post with a header

Hibs spurned a goalden opportunity to take the lead when Mickey Edwards was upended in the box by big Willie Young but Iain Munro failed to convert the penalty

This was HIBS’ sixth penalty miss in this season

Billy Pirie snatched a late winner for Aberdeen against the run of play

Hibs McArthur Brownlie Schaedler Stanton Bremner Blackley Edwards MacLeod Harper Munro and Duncan

Att 13190


28/12/1946 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 1 v 1 Aberdeen

Turnbull

Harris with a last minute goal for Aberdeen



Birthdays:

Pat Ward RIP

Willie Irvine #2

Terry Butcher

Danny Swanson



In Colours Green and White John Campbell



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On This Day In History

1991 Trailing 0-2 at home to Dundee United Gareth Evans comes off the bench to fire home a quick fire double Keith Keith Keith scored a late winner to complete the unexpected victory

https://www.arabarchive.co.uk/matchdetails.php?id=1857


Birthday wishes to Danny Swanson 35 today

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29/12/2013 Scottish League Premiership

Hibernian 3 v 0 Kilmarnock

Hanlon 12
Cairney 77
Stevenson 92

A minutes silence was held before kick-off as both teams paid tribute to Hibernian youth player David Paul

Hibernian would win at home for the first time since September and would prove to be too strong for Kilmarnock

Craig Samson in the Kilmarnock goal was in outstanding form as he kept out attempts from Cummings Stevenson and Robertson but he could do little about Paul Hanlon’s header from Cairney’s corner kick

Hibs continued to press forward but despite Robertson hitting the crossbar found Samson to be in outstanding form. Kris Boyd tested Ben Williams in a rare Kilmarnock foray forward

The quality of HIBS’ play was excellent throughout and they sealed the deal when Paul Cairney swept a ball into the bottom corner with a left foot shot after Kilmarnock struggled to clear a cross into the box deep into the second half

Lewis Stevenson who had recently made his 200th appearance for the club crowned a magnificent performance with an excellent stoppage time goal from 25 yards

HIBS Williams Forster McGivern Robertson Nelson Hanlon Cairney Craig Cummings Collins and Stevenson

Subs Handling Tudor-Jones

Att 9683


https://youtu.be/6BhGKKSVMOk



29/12/2012 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 1 v 0 Celtic

Griffiths 9

My memory of this game is how baltic it was at Easter Road that day

Hibs took the lead when Leigh Griffiths latched onto a long Paul Hanlon ball to outstrip the Celtic defence and their keeper Fraser Forster to score from an incredibly tight angle. HIBS were then denied a stonewall penalty when Rogne blatantly handled an Eoin Doyle shot in the box

Both sides had plenty of chances and both keepers made some fine saves in particular Ben Williams who was under extreme pressure from the champions in the closing stages

HIBS Williams Clancy Hanlon McPake Deegan Claros Cairney Stevenson Taiwo Griffiths and Doyle

Subs Maybury Wotherspoon Handling

Att 16800


https://youtu.be/M0buw16xDVU



29/12/2010 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 2 v 2 Dundee United

Bamba 44
Hanlon 89


Sol Bamba scored in his last and 75th appearance for HIBS heading in a Riordan freekick that had been palmed onto the post by the United keeper

Paul Hanlon made United pay for substitute Danny Swanson’s stupid sending off with a late equaliser after David Goodwillie had scored a double in the second and thirty fifth minutes to give United a two goal lead

HIBS Brown Hart Murray Dickoh Hanlon Bamba De Graaf Stevenson Galbraith Wotherspoon and Riordan

Subs Zemmama Miller Duffy

Att 10252


29/12/2002 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 2 v 0 Aberdeen

Paatelainen
McManus



29/12/2001 Scottish League SPL

Hearts 1 v 1 Hibernian

O’Neil 90

Hearts attempted to defend McKenna’s tenth minute strike but were undone in the 90th minute when John O’Neil followed up on blocked attempts on goal by De La Cruz and Townsley to fire home through a scrum of bodies past MacKenzie to preserve Franck Sauzee’s unbeaten run against the Hearts as player and Manager

‘ You’ll never beat Sauzee ‘

Franck Sauzee gave a debut to 18 year old Derek Riordan in this fixture



29/12/1973 Scottish League Division One

Partick Thistle 1 v 0 Hibernian

A disappointing result for HIBS as they lost ground on leaders Celtic

Alan Gordon missed the game with Flu and John Blackley missed a penalty

Bobby Lawrie with a first half goal for the Jags

Hibs McArthur Bremner Schaedler Stanton Black Blackley Edwards O’Rourke Smith Cropley and Duncan

Subs Hazel for Smith

Att 6000



29/12/1956 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 3 v 3 Celtic

Fraser 25
Thomson 60
Reilly 81

Thoroughly entertaining Christmas fare at Easter Road Ryan, Smith and Mochan replied for Celtic

Att 31000


Birthdays:


Rikki Fleming

Paul Heffernan




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On This Day In History

2013 A minutes silence is held at HIBS v Kilmarnock for Hibernian youth player David Paul who had tragically passed away at the young age of 18

2012 Hibs defeat Celtic at Easter Road 1-0 thanks to a goal from a tight angle from Leigh Griffiths

2010 Sol Bamba scores in his last and final appearance Danny Swanson is sent off for the Arabs

https://www.arabarchive.co.uk/matchdetails.php?id=1748

2002 Hibs defeat Aberdeen 2-0 at Easter Road

2001 Hibs draw 1-1 with Hearts at Tiny with Franck Sauzee giving a debut to a young 18 year old Derek Riordan

1909 James Main RIP tragically passes away after being fatally injured after an accidental clash with an opponent on a frost bound Firhill pitch versus Partick Thistle on Christmas Day

[Mick O'Rourke]

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On This Day In History

2013 A minutes silence is held at HIBS v Kilmarnock for Hibernian youth player David Paul who had tragicallyaway at the young age of 18

2012 Hibs defeat Celtic at Easter Road 1-0 thanks to a goal from a tight angle from Leigh Griffiths

2010 Sol Bamba scores in his last and final appearance Danny Swanson is sent off for the Arabs

https://www.arabarchive.co.uk/matchdetails.php?id=1748

2002 Hibs defeat Aberdeen 2-0 at Easter Road

2001 Hibs draw 1-1 with Hearts at Tiny with Franck Sauzee giving a debut to a young 18 year old Derek Riordan

1909 James Main RIP tragically passes away after being fatally injured after an accidental clash with a opponent on a frost bound Firhill pitch versus Partick Thistle on Christmas Day

Billy
On seeing that this day also marks the passing of James Main.
I was thinking that many, possibly older football fans, would know the story of John Thomson, the Celtic goalkeeper accidently killed during an old Firm game.

James Main's story is not so well known.
I link the article below from The Scotsman marking the centenary of that tragic day and the loss of James.

https://www.scotsman.com/sport/tragic-tale-hibs-james-main-who-died-christmas-day-injury-244304

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Billy
On seeing that today was also the birthday of James Main.
I was thinking that many, possibly older football fans, would know the story of John Thomson the Celtic goalkeeper accidently killed during an old Firm game.

James Main's story not so well known.
I link the article below from The Scotsman marking the centenary of that tragic day and the loss of James

https://www.scotsman.com/sport/tragi...injury-2443049

Embarrassingly, I had forgotten about James Main and his story . Thanks for sharing.


wonder what his grave is like these days . Sounds like it would be worth ensuring it is respected and well kept .

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Embarrassingly, I had forgotten about James Main and his story . Thanks for sharing.


wonder what his grave is like these days . Sounds like it would be worth ensuring it is respected and well kept .

Indeed BW. It would be.
I corrected my error in original post. I wrongly wrote it was James's birthday.
Real sad when you read his pre-match concerns about the pitch that day.

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Billy
On seeing that today was also the birthday of James Main.
I was thinking that many, possibly older football fans, would know the story of John Thomson the Celtic goalkeeper accidently killed during an old Firm game.

James Main's story not so well known.
I link the article below from The Scotsman marking the centenary of that tragic day and the loss of James

https://www.scotsman.com/sport/tragi...injury-2443049

Pretty sure that there is a memorial plaque in the Famous Five Stand

‘ Christmas Day Saturday 25 December 1909 was to be Jimmy Main’s last match for Hibernian Football Club in a league game against Partick Thistle at Firhill Glasgow

We are told snow had fallen in Glasgow earlier in the week and now there was a severe frost having a dreadful effect on the playing surface at Firhill

An unusual chain of circumstances occurred that fateful Christmas Day

It was the first time Hibernian had ever played at Partick Thistle’s new Firhill Stadium and on the train through to Glasgow Hibernian Captain Willie Duguid had complained of feeling unwell and Manager Dan McMichael drafted in one of his travelling reserves Johnny Lamb

The ground conditions were so bad at Firhill that Dan McMichael urged the Referee Mr Riddle to postpone the game

Mr Riddle was from Edinburgh and this was strange as in those days the Refs were always from neutral cities

He decided to let the game go ahead possibly influenced by the fact that half of the assembled 5000 crowd were Hibernian supporters who had travelled through from Edinburgh

With that decision the fate of Jimmy Main was sealed

In the warm up before kick off the HIBS team found out how dangerous conditions were underfoot when Vice Captain Sam Allan badly twisted his knee and had to be carried off

So Dan McMichael was now without two key defenders Duguid and Allan and he had to order the other travelling reserve Paddy Callaghan to get stripped

The match kicked off with only 10 HIBS players on the field of play

Dan made Jimmy Main Captain for the day the first time Jimmy ever had the honour

With players sliding everywhere near the end of the first half and crashing into each other Jimmy Main and Partick’s Frank Branscombe challenged for a loose ball Branscombe accidentally caught Main with a full on kick to the stomach and Jimmy was carried off the pitch in agony

Dan McMichael stayed in the Dressing Room with Jimmy Main the whole of the second half and made sure he was comfortable covering him in blankets as his 10 man HIBS team went down 1-3

Dan took his injured player back to his Mossend home where the local GP diagnosed bruising

Dan who was an expert Physio challenged this but to no avail Jimmy in fact had severe internal injuries and a ruptured bowel and by early Sunday morning his distress was acute

Dan called back the Doctor and demanded that Jimmy be immediately admitted to RIE where Jimmy was operated on

The Doctors gave Jimmy little hope and Dan sat with the family at Jimmy’s bedside for three days when late in the evening of Wednesday 29th December poor Jimmy died

The family were shattered as was everyone at Easter Road and the usually unemotional Dan McMichael who himself was the father of a large family broke down and sobbed ‘He was like a son to me’ It had been Dan who had for 5 years coached the raw youth into an international class footballer’

Jimmy Main was only 23

The Making of Hibernian The Brave Years Alan Lugton

[DanishJohn]

There is always talk about naming stands. We already have The Famous Five.
Why not name the stand that is known as The West "The James Main Stand" shortened no doubt to The Main Stand. It was always our largest Grandstand.

I think it would be a great gesture to honour Jimmy Main and have a large portrait of him outside on the wall and above the entrance. It would forever remind us of a young life cut tragically short whilst wearing the green jersey.

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There is always talk about naming stands. We already have The Famous Five.
Why not name the stand that is known as The West "The James Main Stand" shortened no doubt to The Main Stand. It was always our largest Grandstand.

I think it would be a great gesture to honour Jimmy Main and have a large portrait of him outside on the wall and above the entrance. It would forever remind us of a young life cut tragically short whilst wearing the green jersey.

John
When i was typing my first post regards James,i thought the same.
But then thought it might come across as a poor joke.

Of course the old wooden stand was known as The Main Stand or Centre Stand.
Split in 3 (fenced) .South, Centre,and North.

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John
When i was typing my first post regards James,i thought the same.
But then thought it might come across as a poor joke.

Of course the old wooden stand was known as The Main Stand or Centre Stand.
Split in 3 (fenced) .South, Centre,and North.

Hi Mick

Yes hear what you say about coming across as a poor joke. That was certainly not my intention.
I thought it was a great way to honour someone but I also probably deep down think (and understand) that perhaps our younger support don't have the same drive to honour someone from a grainy black and white photo. We all support the Hibs in different ways !

ps I love a lot of your stories from the past

pps In the New Year I'm going to revisit the stories from the Holy Cross school book.

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30/12/2017 Scottish League Premiership

Hibernian 1 v 1 Kilmarnock

Shaw 23

Hibs went on the front foot after Kris Boyd scored in the first minute but despite all their pressure all Hibs had to show for their efforts was a tap in from Olly Shaw after Jamie MacDonald made a hash of a routine save.

John McGinn rattled the crossbar

https://youtu.be/Yn_ob9UNz_M


Hibs Rocky Hanlon Stevenson McGregor Ambrose McGinn McGeouch Swanson Boyle Stokes and Shaw

Subs S Murray Slivka Big Dave

Att 17666



30/12/2006 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 2 v 0 Dunfermline Athletic

Killen 2 ( 1 pen ) 63 72

John Collins dropped Zibi and gave young keeper Andy McNeil his debut

In a dour game the halftime introductions of Benji and Kevin Thomson helped turn the game in HIBS’ favour Scott Brown feeding Chris Killen who turned superbly to fire a shot into the bottom left hand corner from the edge of the box to open the scoring

Killen scored his 14th goal of the season from the penalty spot when Sol Bamba needlessly handled a Thomson corner

This result left the Pars nine points adrift at the bottom of the League

Hibs McNeil Whittaker Martis Jones Murphy Beuzelin Stewart S Brown McCluskey Killen and Fletcher

Subs Benji Thomson Glass

Att 14000



30/12/2000 Scottish League SPL

Hibernian 1 v 0 Dundee United

Latapy pen 95

Matty Jack refuses to give Dundee United the ball back after Combe kicks it out

https://youtu.be/BgBQlenWbBk


Hibs Colgan Lovell Smith Fenwick Sauzee Laursen Jack Latapy O’Neil Paatelainen and Zitelli

Subs McManus Lehmann

Att 10197



30/12/1995 Scottish League Premier Division

Rangers 7 v 0 Hibernian

Dearie me!

The Jook Box scores four and Gazza gets booked for booking the Ref

We still beat the Hearts 2-1 two days later



30/12/1972 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 3 v 2 Aberdeen

Stanton
O’Rourke
Gordon

Someone was going to ‘catch it’ and Aberdeen almost did here and the 3-2 scoreline definitely flattered them

Aberdeen’s new midfield wonderkid Zoltan Varga was totally eclipsed by HIBS’ own midfield maestro Alex Edwards

Pat Stanton and Jimmy O’Rourke were on the scoresheet but HIBS’ third goal was a thing of beauty

A pinpoint Alex Cropley pass sent Arthur Duncan scampering down the left touchline The Flyer fired over a waist high first time cross which was met by the horizontal figure of Alan Gordon. Gordon’s blonde head made perfect contact with the ball which flew past Bobby Clark in the Aberdeen goal

Alan Gordon later said that it was one of the best goals he ever scored The crowd certainly thought so as the team received a prolonged ovation as the players trotted back to the half way line

That goal put Alan Gordon into third place in the race for the Golden Boot behind Gerd Muller and Eusebio

Hibs Herriot Brownlie Schaedler Stanton Black Blackley Edwards O’Rourke Gordon Cropley and Duncan

Att 22250




30/12/1961 Scottish League Division One

Stirling Albion 0 v 1 Hibernian

Falconer

There was snow on the pitch and the Referee instructed that the lines be cleared

In a tough game surprise top goalscorer for the season Duncan Falconer scored the only goal of the game Centre Back Jim Easton picked up a bad ankle injury that would keep him out for a few weeks


30/12/1950 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 1 v 0 Clyde

Reilly


Not a great game but the right result against a plucky Clyde side

HIBS would be runaway champions in this year



The Game on New Years Day Ted Brack



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On This Day In History

2020 Olly Shaw comes back to haunt us as HIBS crash 0-2 to Ross County at home

2006 Andy McNeil makes his debut in goal in a 2-0 win over Dunfermline Athletic

2000 The Matty Jack game

1995 Hibs crash 0-7 at Ibrox and Gazza gets booked for booking the Referee

https://youtu.be/dZN_Sx9SU-0

1972 HIBS defeat Aberdeen 3-2 at Easter Road with Alan Gordon scoring the winner a superb diving header from an Arthur Duncan cross

2.20 in this clip

https://youtu.be/J80OWhK5gL0



Birthdays :

Jake Doyle-Hayes 23 today

Many Happy Returns

[DanishJohn]

What a memory of Arthur Duncan in the Dryborough Cup Final.

He stops to catch his breath, shows the ball to the so called best right back in Britain, turns on the jets and then goes past him and smashes it into the Celtic net from a tight angle.

The camera then zooms into the Celtic end and the supposed best supporters in the world are leaving in their droves. Nice.

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31/12/2016 Scottish League Championship

Falkirk 1 v 2 Hibernian

Cummings 17
Commons 87

Craig Sibbald had given Falkirk an early lead but HIBS held their nerve with Kris Commons scoring a cracking free-kick to record an important win

https://youtu.be/HjSSX8AEBKQ

Hibs Laidlaw Gray Hanlon Stevenson McGregor McGeouch Commons Shinnie Martin Holt and Cummings

Subs Boyle Graham Forster

Att 6700



31/12/1994 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 4 v 0 Dundee United

Wright 2 14 58
O’Neill 41

Hibs had previously defeated United 5-0 on the opening day of the season and they eagerly looked forward to this rare Hogmanay clash

HIBS took the lead in only two minutes when Keith Wright latched onto a Brian Hamilton pass through the inside left channel and clipped the ball home

He didn’t have long to wait for his second as Petric and McLaren clashed into each other going for a Mitchell cross and Wright was left to pick up the crumbs

Dave Bowman cleared a Gordon Hunter header off the line before Michael O’Neill added a third following a one two with Wright

Keith Wright completed his hat-trick into the second half when he stabbed home a low driven cross from Darren Jackson

The United Manager Ivan Golac commented post match “ If HIBS played us every week they would be champions “

HIBS Leighton Farrell Mitchell McGinlay Tweed Hunter McAllister Hamilton Wright Jackson and O’Neill

Subs Findlay Evans

Att 7750




31/12/1988 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 2 v 0 Motherwell

Kano
May


31/12/1983 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 0 v 1 Celtic

Hibs threw the kitchen sink at Celtic and failed to score Celtic had one shot on target and scored thanks to a John Blackley own goal in 77 minutes



31/12/1977 Scottish League Premier Division

Rangers 0 v 0 Hibernian

Hibs denied two strong penalty claims by Referee Anderson



31/12/1966 Scottish League Division One

Airdrieonians 0 v 1 Hibernian

Davis pen

John Madsen made his debut on a frost bound Broomfield. He had been signed from Morton to replace John McNamee who had been sold to Newcastle



31/12/1960 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 2 v 0 Dundee United

Scott
Macleod


31/12/1955 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 6 v 1 Stirling Albion

Ormond 9
Smith 20 87
Combe 24 46
Reilly 32



31/12/1949 Scottish League Division One

Clyde 0 v 1 Hibernian

Archie Buchanan



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On This Day In History

2016 Hibs defeat Falkirk 2-1 at the Falkirk Stadium thanks to a wonderful free-kick from Kris Commons

1994 Hibs defeat Dundee United 4-0 at Easter Road thanks to a hat-trick from Keith Wright

https://www.arabarchive.co.uk/matchdetails.php?id=1714

1988 HIBS defeat Motherwell 2-0 at Easter Road thanks to goals from Paul Kane and Eddie May

1983 One for the recent thread on own goals as Sloop John B scores for Celtic in one of their rare attacks

https://youtu.be/YLAhw8KlbRM

1966 John Madsen makes his HIBS debut on a frost bound Broomfield Joe Davis Penalty King scores the only goal of the game after Jim Scott is pulled down in the box


Birthdays

Sir Alex Ferguson 80 today

Many Happy Returns

[Pagan Hibernia]

I’m very much looking forward to tomorrow’s ‘On this Day in History’ memories

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I’m very much looking forward to tomorrow’s ‘On this Day in History’ memories

I was there

Will we ever see the like again?

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I was there

Will we ever see the like again?

We saw better in 2016 !

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We saw better in 2016 !

Both good

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Pretty sure that there is a memorial plaque in the Famous Five Stand

‘ Christmas Day Saturday 25 December 1909 was to be Jimmy Main’s last match for Hibernian Football Club in a league game against Partick Thistle at Firhill Glasgow

We are told snow had fallen in Glasgow earlier in the week and now there was a severe frost having a dreadful effect on the playing surface at Firhill

An unusual chain of circumstances occurred that fateful Christmas Day

It was the first time Hibernian had ever played at Partick Thistle’s new Firhill Stadium and on the train through to Glasgow Hibernian Captain Willie Duguid had complained of feeling unwell and Manager Dan McMichael drafted in one of his travelling reserves Johnny Lamb

The ground conditions were so bad at Firhill that Dan McMichael urged the Referee Mr Riddle to postpone the game

Mr Riddle was from Edinburgh and this was strange as in those days the Refs were always from neutral cities

He decided to let the game go ahead possibly influenced by the fact that half of the assembled 5000 crowd were Hibernian supporters who had travelled through from Edinburgh

With that decision the fate of Jimmy Main was sealed

In the warm up before kick off the HIBS team found out how dangerous conditions were underfoot when Vice Captain Sam Allan badly twisted his knee and had to be carried off

So Dan McMichael was now without two key defenders Duguid and Allan and he had to order the other travelling reserve Paddy Callaghan to get stripped

The match kicked off with only 10 HIBS players on the field of play

Dan made Jimmy Main Captain for the day the first time Jimmy ever had the honour

With players sliding everywhere near the end of the first half and crashing into each other Jimmy Main and Partick’s Frank Branscombe challenged for a loose ball Branscombe accidentally caught Main with a full on kick to the stomach and Jimmy was carried off the pitch in agony

Dan McMichael stayed in the Dressing Room with Jimmy Main the whole of the second half and made sure he was comfortable covering him in blankets as his 10 man HIBS team went down 1-3

Dan took his injured player back to his Mossend home where the local GP diagnosed bruising

Dan who was an expert Physio challenged this but to no avail Jimmy in fact had severe internal injuries and a ruptured bowel and by early Sunday morning his distress was acute

Dan called back the Doctor and demanded that Jimmy be immediately admitted to RIE where Jimmy was operated on

The Doctors gave Jimmy little hope and Dan sat with the family at Jimmy’s bedside for three days when late in the evening of Wednesday 29th December poor Jimmy died

The family were shattered as was everyone at Easter Road and the usually unemotional Dan McMichael who himself was the father of a large family broke down and sobbed ‘He was like a son to me’ It had been Dan who had for 5 years coached the raw youth into an international class footballer’

Jimmy Main was only 23

The Making of Hibernian The Brave Years Alan Lugton

never knew about this story absolute tragedy and so sad.

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01/01/1998 Scottish League Premier Division

Hearts 2 v 2 Hibernian

Walker
McGinlay

https://youtu.be/COS8pV7_CLU


HIBS Reid Miller Boco Dods Dennis Dow Harper Jackson Crawford Walker and McGinlay

Subs Miller Rougier

Att 17500



1/1/1996 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 2 v 1 Hearts

O’Neill
Harper

Hibs produced the perfect answer to their 0-7 defeat at Ibrox with this victory over Hearts Neil Pointon gave Hearts the lead but HIBS fought back with superb goals from Michael O’Neill and Kevin Harper

https://youtu.be/KAomC_W1gwA



HIBS Leighton Millen Tortolano McGinlay Tweed Hunter McAllister Harper Wright Jackson and O’Neill

Sub Evans

Att 14872



1/1/1976 Scottish League Premier Division

Hibernian 3 v 0 Hearts

Smith
Duncan 2


1/1/1974 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 3 v 1 Hearts

Cropley 2
Duncan


1/1/1973 Scottish League Division One

Hearts 0 v 7 Hibernian

O’Rourke 9 56
Gordon 15 75
Duncan 26 37
Cropley 35


The greatest game in history and every hibby that was there will never forget it

It remains Hearts’ record home league defeat to this day only matched by Celtic in the Scottish Cup in 2013

It was the sort of performance every supporter dreams about

Every HIBS player was at the peak of their game

There was the dashing of the full backs John Brownlie and Erich Schaedler

There was the complete mastery of the midfield : the industry and drive of Pat Stanton the virtuosity of Alex Cropley and complementing them Alex Edwards whose special qualities reminded us how few players can really pass the ball well

On the left the speed of Arthur Duncan was devastating

In the middle the forceful Alan Gordon who won every ball in the air, challenged with determination and embarrassed those who had discarded him and Jimmy O’Rourke who like a hungry dog snapped for any crumbs

Not forgetting Scotland international goalkeeper Jim Herriot and Jim Black and John Blackley at the back who snuffed out and swept up everything Hearts had to offer in attack after an initial flurry when Hearts could easily have scored

On the day that the UK joined the EEC HIBS had to win by six clear goals to overtake Celtic at the top of the Scottish First Division

The green machine just kept going forwards sheer football delight

Hibs Herriot Brownlie Schaedler Stanton Black Blackley Edwards O’Rourke Gordon Cropley and Duncan

Att 36000

https://youtu.be/ppM_MbCh4cA




1/1/1968 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 1 v 0 Hearts

Davis pen


1/1/1965 Scottish League Division One

Hearts 0 v 1 Hibernian

Hamilton

A brilliant individual goal from Willie Hamilton where he smashed the ball into the roof of the net from a tight angle at the Gorgie Road end

https://youtu.be/l3Z0Qa7sjDg



1/1/1959 Scottish League Division One

Hearts 1 v 3 Hibernian

Ormond 2
Fox



1/1/1957 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 2 v 0 Hearts

Turnbull 1
Fraser 19



1/1/1953 Scottish League Division One

Hearts 1 v 2 Hibernian

Reilly
Turnbull pen



1/1/1948 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 3 v 1 Hearts

Ormond pen
Linwood
Turnbull



1/1/1947 Scottish League Division One

Hearts 2 v 3 Hibernian

Finnigan
Turnbull
Smith


1/1/1946 Scottish League Division One

Hibernian 1 v 0 Hearts

Milne


Birthdays

Super Ally MacLeod

Glenn Middleton

Josh Doig



The game on New Year’s Day. Ted Brack



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On This Day In History

1973 The greatest game in history

https://youtu.be/Bzt4r_IIKVM

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never knew about this story absolute tragedy and so sad.

Not a criticism of you but sad that fans have not heard of this.

[gbhibby]

Was at all the new years day games mentioned from 1968 onwards. That is a tradition that needs to return. Nothing better than beating Hearts on New Years Day, then giving it to Jambo mates and relatives after the game. 50 years anniversary next new years day of the Tanking at Tiny.

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Was at all the new years day games mentioned from 1968 onwards. That is a tradition that needs to return. Nothing better than beating Hearts on New Years Day, then giving it to Jambo mates and relatives after the game. 50 years anniversary next new years day of the Tanking at Tiny.

Loved them

I remember going through what seemed like years of 0-0 draws before going back to my Gran’s in Dalry for Steak Pie with my Hearts supporting Uncle sitting in the corner wearing his maroon lambs wool sweater

He was a tad quiet 49 years ago today

I remember we all sat around the black and white TV waiting on the highlights to come on at 7pm

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On This Day In History

1973 The greatest game in history

https://youtu.be/Bzt4r_IIKVM

Ho, ho ho what a day what a team, only sad thing about the day was most of the jumbos had gone by the end, one even refused a nip from ma half bottle at half time when we bumped into them while changing ends.

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Ho, ho ho what a day what a team, only sad thing about the day was most of the jumbos had gone by the end, one even refused a nip from ma half bottle at half time when we bumped into them while changing ends.

Remember a hibby in a large Doctor Who type bar scarf ringing a bell with a gallon bottle of whisky under his overcoat to attract friends family and work colleagues for a wee New Years Day dram

Most Jambos were trying to get oot the Gorgie Road end at 0-2 and thousands of hibbies were waiting to get in

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Remember a hibby in a large Doctor Who type bar scarf ringing a bell with a gallon bottle of whisky under his overcoat to attract friends family and work colleagues for a wee New Years Day dram

Most Jambos were trying to get oot the Gorgie Road end at 0-2 and thousands of hibbies were waiting to get in

A different world for sure, Hibs apart from a couple of daft results from 1965 onwards to around 1980 or so never got beat from the manky mob, thats entertainment.
Stunned diet zombies wandering around Tiny with 36,000 crammed in to enjoy, what a day, what a New Years day.
It should have gone into double figures, 10 at least we were just so good that month.

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A different world for sure, Hibs apart from a couple of daft results from 1965 onwards to around 1980 or so never got beat from the manky mob, thats entertainment.
Stunned diet zombies wandering around Tiny with 36,000 crammed in to enjoy, what a day, what a New Years day.
It should have gone into double figures, 10 at least we were just so good that month.

ET told them at half time ‘ Don’t take the foot off the gas they would do the same to you’

[ancient hibee]

I was at all those games from 1957 onwards. Turnbull scored in the first minute. 1956/57 was a peculiar season and we were drawn in a League Cup section with Hearts,Falkirk and Partick. First game was against Hearts at Tynecastle. Turnbull scored very early-first goal of the season in Scotland I think.Hearts scored the next six.(I was at that game too). We didn't win a game in the section and ended with one point from a game against either Partick or Falkirk.This was during an 8 or 9 season spell when we didn't get out of our LC section. Then Falkirk were back at Easter Road for the first league match and we beat them 6-1 with a Reilly hat trick.Think I've got that right-it was a long time ago.