1976–77 Hibernian F.C. season

During the 1976–77 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, came sixth out of 10 clubs in the Scottish Premier Division and reached the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.

Hibernian
1976–77 season
ManagerEddie Turnbull[1]
Scottish Premier Division6th
Scottish CupR4
Scottish League CupGS
UEFA CupR2
Highest home attendance23,773 (v Heart of Midlothian, 30 October)
Lowest home attendance2835 (v Ayr United, 20 April)
Average home league attendance10,003[2] (down 3794)

Scottish Premier Division
Main article: 1976–77 Scottish Premier Division
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
1 4 September Dundee United H 1–2 Brownlie (pen.) 7,264
2 11 September Motherwell A 2–2 Murray, Scott 6,596
3 18 September Rangers H 1–1 Smith 19,606
4 25 September Aberdeen H 0–0 9,278
5 2 October Celtic A 1–1 Higgins 28,125
6 16 October Partick Thistle H 0–0 8,469
7 23 October Ayr United A 3–2 4,504
8 26 October Kilmarnock A 1–1 Bremner 4,202
9 30 October Heart of Midlothian H 1–1 Paterson 23,773
10 6 November Dundee United A 1–2 Smith 7,044
11 20 November Rangers A 1–1 O.G. 25,072
12 24 November Motherwell H 0–2 6,886
13 27 November Aberdeen A 0–1 15,771
14 18 December Partick Thistle A 1–1 Fyfe 4,068
15 24 December Ayr United H 1–0 O.G. 3,875
16 5 January Dundee United H 0–0 7,727
17 8 January Motherwell A 1–1 Brownlie 7,626
18 22 January Aberdeen H 0–0 11,480
19 26 January Heart of Midlothian A 1–0 McLeod 24,068
20 5 February Celtic A 2–4 McLeod, Smith 27,426
21 12 February Kilmarnock A 1–0 McLeod 3,397
22 16 February Rangers H 0–0 12,452
23 19 February Partick Thistle H 1–1 Smith 5,864
24 5 March Ayr United A 2–1 Higgins, Duncan 3,993
25 9 March Kilmarnock H 2–0 McLeod, Smith 3,158
26 19 March Dundee United A 0–1 6,130
27 23 March Heart of Midlothian H 3–1 McLeod, Scott, Smith 13,625
28 26 March Motherwell H 1–2 McLeod 6,431
29 30 March Celtic H 1–1 McLeod 11,841
30 2 April Rangers A 1–2 Smith 12,670
31 9 April Aberdeen A 0–0 8,769
32 13 April Heart of Midlothian A 2–2 Bremner (2) 10,686
33 16 April Celtic H 0–1 22,036
34 20 April Ayr United H 2–0 Bremner, Scott 2,835
35 23 April Kilmarnock H 0–0 3,457
36 30 April Partick Thistle A 0–1 3,794

Final League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Dundee United 36 16 9 11 54 45 +9 41 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
5 Partick Thistle 36 11 13 12 40 44 −4 35
6 Hibernian 36 8 18 10 34 35 −1 34
7 Motherwell 36 10 12 14 57 60 −3 32
8 Ayr United 36 11 8 17 44 68 −24 30
Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 1976–77 Scottish League Cup

Group stage
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
G4 14 August Montrose A 1–0 Scott 3,759
G4 18 August Rangers H 1–1 Scott 25,050
G4 21 August St Johnstone A 2–1 Scott (2) 3,688
G4 25 August Rangers A 0–3 35,463
G4 28 August St Johnstone H 9–2 Brownlie (2 pens.), Bremner, McLeod (2), Scott, Muir (2), Duncan 5,740
G4 1 September Montrose H 0–0 4,469

Group 4 final table
P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Rangers 6 5 1 0 17 1 16 11
2 Hibernian 6 3 2 1 13 7 6 8
3 Montrose 6 1 2 3 5 9 –4 4
4 St Johnstone 6 0 1 5 4 22 –18 1

UEFA Cup
Main article: UEFA Cup 1976-77
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 L1 15 September France Sochaux-Montbéliard H 1–0 Brownlie 9,454
R1 L2 29 September France Sochaux-Montbéliard A 0–0 10,000
R2 L1 20 October Sweden Östers IF H 2–0 Brownlie (pen.), Blackley 12,000
R2 L2 3 November Sweden Östers IF A 1–4 Smith 1,715

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1976–77 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
R3 6 February Partick Thistle H 3–0 Bremner, McLeod, Smith 13,779
R4 26 February Arbroath A 1–1 Blackley 4,256
R4 R 2 March Arbroath H 1–2 McLeod 5,773

See also

References
  1. "Manager History for Hibernian". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  2. "Average Home League Game Attendances". fitbastats.com. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
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