1985–86 Hibernian F.C. season

During the 1985–86 season, the Scottish football club Hibernian F.C. was placed 8th in the Scottish Premier Division. The team reached the final of the Scottish League Cup, losing to Aberdeen, and also reached the semifinals of the Scottish Cup.

Hibernian
1985–86 season
ManagerJohn Blackley[1]
Scottish Premier Division8th
Scottish CupSF
Scottish League CupF
Highest home attendance20,756 (v Heart of Midlothian, 22 March)
Lowest home attendance3394 (v Cowdenbeath, 21 August)
Average home league attendance9,135[2] (up 1710)

Scottish Premier Division
Main article: 1985–86 Scottish Premier Division
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
1 10 August Aberdeen A 0–3 14,857
2 17 August Rangers H 1–3 Durie 15,056
3 24 August St Mirren H 2–3 Kane (pen.), McBride 5,123
4 31 August Heart of Midlothian A 1–2 Durie 17,457
5 7 September Celtic H 0–5 13,366
6 14 September Dundee A 0–1 5,410
7 28 September Motherwell H 1–0 Brazil 5,557
8 1 October Clydebank H 5–0 Cowan (3), Durie (2) 5,491
9 5 October Dundee United A 2–2 Cowan, Sneddon 6,951
10 12 October Aberdeen H 1–1 Cowan 10,035
11 19 October Rangers A 2–1 Harris, O.G. 23,487
12 30 October Clydebank A 4–2 Cowan (2), Kane, Brazil 2,396
13 2 November Dundee H 2–1 Kane, Durie 6,474
14 9 November Heart of Midlothian H 0–0 19,776
15 16 November St Mirren A 3–1 Cowan, Kane, Sneddon 5,670
16 23 November Celtic A 1–1 Chisholm 21,510
17 14 December Aberdeen A 0–4 12,539
18 21 December Rangers H 1–1 Tortolano 10,823
19 1 January Heart of Midlothian A 1–3 Harris 25,605
20 4 January Clydebank H 2–3 Cowan, May 5,137
21 11 January Dundee A 1–3 Callachan 5,073
22 18 January Celtic H 2–2 Cowan, Durie 13,512
23 1 February Motherwell H 4–0 Cowan (2), Collins, O.G. 4,409
24 8 February Dundee United H 0–4 8,504
25 22 February Aberdeen H 0–1 9,061
26 26 February Dundee United H 0–1 7,137
27 1 March Rangers A 1–3 Cowan 16,498
28 12 March St Mirren H 3–0 Cowan (3) 4,725
29 15 March Clydebank A 3–1 Tortolano (2), Chisholm 2,007
30 18 March Motherwell A 0–2 3,266
31 22 March Heart of Midlothian H 1–2 Cowan 20,756
32 29 March St Mirren A 2–0 Kane, Rae 3,695
33 12 April Dundee H 1–0 Rae 4,477
34 19 April Celtic A 0–2 9,301
35 26 April Motherwell A 1–3 Cowan 2,369
36 3 May Dundee United H 1–2 Cowan (pen.) 3,513

Final League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
6 Dundee 36 14 7 15 45 51 −6 35
7 St Mirren 36 13 5 18 42 63 −21 31
8 Hibernian 36 11 6 19 49 63 −14 28
9 Motherwell 36 7 6 23 33 66 −33 20
10 Clydebank 36 6 8 22 29 77 −48 20
Source: Rsssf
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 1985–86 Scottish League Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
R2 21 August Cowdenbeath H 6–0 Cowan (3, 1 pen.), Durie (2), Brazil 3,394
R3 28 August Motherwell H 6–1 Durie (3), Cowan (2), McBride 5,369
R4 4 September Celtic H 4–4 (Hibs won 4–3 on penalties) Durie (2), Cowan, Harris 15,570
SF L1 25 September Rangers H 2–0 Chisholm, Durie 17,916
SF L2 9 October Rangers A 0–1 17,916
F 27 October Aberdeen N 0–3 40,061

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1985–86 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
R3 26 January Dunfermline Athletic H 2–0 Cowan, May 15,000
R4 16 February Ayr United H 1–0 May 10,200
R5 8 March Celtic H 4–3 Cowan (2, 1 pen.), Chisholm, May 20,000
SF 5 April Aberdeen N 0–3 19,165

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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