1978–79 Hibernian F.C. season

In the 1978–79 season Hibernian FC managed a fifth-place finish in the league, with notable wins of 3–0 and 4–0 against Motherwell tempered by a 6–1 loss to Partick Thistle late in the season. In the UEFA cup they reached the second round, being beaten 2–1 on aggregate by RC Strasbourg. In the Scottish Cup they made the final, but ultimately after two goalless draws, they lost out to Rangers 3–2 after extra time in a hotly contested second replay.

Hibernian
1978–79 season
ManagerEddie Turnbull[1]
Scottish Premier Division5th
Scottish CupF
Scottish League CupSF
UEFA CupR2
Highest home attendance22,618 (v Heart of Midlothian, 10 March)
Lowest home attendance3242 (v Rangers, 31 May)
Average home league attendance9794[2] (down 156)

Scottish Premier Division
Main article: 1978–79 Scottish Premier Division
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
1 12 August Dundee United A 0–0 5,876
2 19 August Rangers H 0–0 22,461
3 26 August Heart of Midlothian A 1–1 McLeod 19,663
4 9 September St Mirren H 1–0 Higgins 7,917
5 16 September Celtic A 1–0 Temperley 26,169
6 23 September Aberdeen H 2–1 McLeod (pen.), Rae 12,060
7 30 September Morton H 1–1 McLeod 8,648
8 7 October Motherwell A 3–2 McLeod, Hutchinson, Rae 5,516
9 14 October Partick Thistle A 1–2 Higgins 7,487
10 21 October Dundee United H 1–1 Rae 8,290
11 28 October Rangers A 1–2 McLeod 25,492
12 4 November Heart of Midlothian H 1–2 Rae 20,120
13 11 November St Mirren A 0–1 8,085
14 18 November Celtic H 2–2 Callachan, Hutchinson 21,450
15 25 November Aberdeen A 1–4 Hutchinson 14,205
16 9 December Motherwell H 2–2 Higgins, Hutchinson 5,391
17 16 December Partick Thistle H 0–0 6,043
18 23 December Dundee United A 1–2 Bremner 7,194
19 20 January Aberdeen H 1–1 Duncan 4,991
20 10 February Motherwell A 3–0 Callachan, Bremner, McLeod 5,101
21 24 February Morton H 1–1 Bremner 5,691
22 3 March Dundee United H 1–0 Bremner 5,045
23 14 March Rangers A 0–1 17,401
24 17 March Heart of Midlothian H 1–1 Campbell 13,297
25 24 March St Mirren A 3–2 McLeod, Higgins, Campbell 8,192
26 28 March Heart of Midlothian A 2–1 McLeod, Callachan 16,042
27 31 March Celtic H 2–1 Rae, Stewart 16,071
28 4 April St Mirren H 0–2 5,867
29 7 April Aberdeen A 0–0 12,253
30 14 April Morton A 2–2 Callachan (2) 6,543
31 18 April Morton A 0–3 5,497
32 21 April Motherwell H 4–0 Callachan, Rae, Campbell, Bremner 4,356
33 26 April Partick Thistle A 1–6 Callachan 2,816
34 29 April Partick Thistle H 1–0 Callachan 5,356
35 2 May Celtic A 1–3 Callachan 21,728
36 31 May Rangers H 2–1 Rae, O.G. 3,242

Final League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Dundee United 36 18 8 10 56 37 +19 44 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4 Aberdeen 36 13 14 9 59 36 +23 40
5 Hibernian 36 12 13 11 44 48 −4 37
6 St Mirren 36 15 6 15 45 41 +4 36
7 Morton 36 12 12 12 52 53 −1 36
Source: Statto and RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 1978–79 Scottish League Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
R2 L1 30 August Brechin City A 3–0 Callachan, Rae, Smith 1,645
R2 L2 2 September Brechin City H 3–1 McLeod (2), Callachan 5,254
R3 L1 4 October Clydebank H 1–0 McLeod (pen.) 5,392
R3 L2 11 October Clydebank A 1–1 Stewart 2,870
R4 L1 8 November Morton A 0–1 6,531
R4 L2 15 November Morton H 2–0 Refvik (2) 8,520
SF 13 December Aberdeen N 0–1 (aet) 21,048

UEFA Cup
Main article: UEFA Cup 1978-79
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 L1 13 September Sweden IFK Norrköping H 3–2 Higgins (2), Temperley 10,000
R1 L2 27 September Sweden IFK Norrköping A 0–0 1,300
R2 L1 18 October France RC Strasbourg A 0–2 25,000
R2 L2 1 November France RC Strasbourg H 1–0 McLeod (pen.) 14,662

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1978–79 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
R3 28 January Dunfermline Athletic A 1–1 Higgins 11,801
R3 R 12 February Dunfermline Athletic H 2–0 McLeod, Callachan 5,000
R4 21 February Meadowbank Thistle A 6–0 McLeod (2), Higgins, Brazil, Duncan, Callachan 5,029
R5 10 March Heart of Midlothian H 2–1 Stewart, Rae 22,618
SF 11 April Aberdeen N 2–1 Rae, McLeod (pen.) 9,384
F 12 May Rangers N 0–0 (aet) 53,615
F R 16 May Rangers N 0–0 (aet) 32,853
F 2R 28 May Rangers N 2–3 (aet) Higgins, McLeod 27,556

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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