1984–85 Hibernian F.C. season

During the 1984–85 season, the Scottish football club Hibernian F.C. was placed 8th in the Scottish Premier Division. The team reached the third round of both the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup.

Hibernian
1984–85 season
ManagerPat Stanton (to September)
John Blackley (from September)[1]
Scottish Premier Division8th
Scottish CupR3
Scottish League CupR3
Highest home attendance18,925 (v Heart of Midlothian, 1 January)
Lowest home attendance2631 (v St Mirren, 8 December)
Average home league attendance7425[2] (down 909)

Scottish Premier Division
Main article: 1984–85 Scottish Premier Division
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
1 11 August Celtic H 0–0 12,415
2 18 August Dundee A 1–0 Thomson 6,290
3 25 August Heart of Midlothian H 1–2 Kane 16,724
4 1 September Aberdeen A 1–4 Jamieson 14,334
5 8 September Rangers A 0–2 22,601
6 15 September Dumbarton H 2–3 Kane, Thomson 3,642
7 22 September Dundee United A 1–2 Thomson 7,333
8 29 September Morton H 3–1 Irvine, Kane, Brogan 3,591
9 6 October St Mirren A 0–2 4,125
10 13 October Celtic A 0–3 27,863
11 20 October Dundee H 2–0 Kane (2) 5,032
12 27 October Heart of Midlothian A 0–0 20,156[3]
13 6 November Aberdeen H 0–3 5,353
14 10 November Rangers H 2–2 Irvine, Callachan 12,219
15 17 November Dumbarton A 2–2 Durie (2) 2,003
16 24 November Dundee United H 0–0 5,271
17 1 December Morton A 0–4 2,071
18 8 December St Mirren H 2–3 Durie, Kane 2,631
19 15 December Celtic H 0–1 8,753
20 29 December Dundee A 0–2 5,941
21 1 January Heart of Midlothian H 1–2 Jamieson 18,925
22 5 January Aberdeen A 0–2 13,774
23 12 January Rangers H 2–1 Rice, Harris 18,024
24 19 January Dumbarton H 3–1 Sneddon, Rice (pen.), Durie 7,421
25 2 February Dundee United A 0–2 7,308
26 9 February Morton H 5–1 Durie (3), Sneddon, Harris 4,298
27 23 February St Mirren A 1–2 Brazil 3,926
28 2 March Dundee H 0–1 4,478
29 16 March Celtic A 1–0 Kane 15,820
30 23 March Aberdeen H 0–5 8,025
31 2 April Heart of Midlothian A 2–2 McBride (2) 17,814
32 6 April Dumbarton A 2–0 Rice, Irvine 5,064
33 20 April Dundee United H 1–1 Durie 4,056
34 27 April St Mirren H 0–4 3,669
35 4 May Morton A 2–1 Rice (pen.), Kane 1,447
36 11 May Rangers H 1–0 Kane 7,149

Final League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Dundee 36 15 7 14 48 50 −2 37
7 Heart of Midlothian 36 13 5 18 47 64 −17 31
8 Hibernian 36 10 7 19 38 61 −23 27
9 Dumbarton (R) 36 6 7 23 29 64 −35 19 Relegation to the 1985–86 Scottish First Division
10 Morton (R) 36 5 2 29 29 100 −71 12
Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 1984–85 Scottish League Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
R2 22 August East Fife H 1–0 Callachan 3,135
R3 29 August Meadowbank Thistle H 1–2 Callachan 3,202

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1984–85 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
R3 4 February Dundee United A 0–3 10,125

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.
  3. "Heart of Midlothian 0 – 0 Hibernian, Scottish League (27/10/1984)".
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