1987–88 Hibernian F.C. season

The 1987–88 Season was year of moderate improvement for Hibs. Attendances were up significantly on the previous year, and the sixth-place finish in the league was better than 1987's ninth place. They narrowly lost out to Motherwell in the fourth round of the League cup. In the Scottish cup, Hibs took Celtic to a lucrative fourth round home replay in the Scottish cup. They narrowly lost, but the turnout of 24,000 was one of the best gates of recent years at Easter Road.

Hibernian
1987–88 season
ManagerAlex Miller[1]
Scottish Premier Division6th
Scottish CupR4
Scottish League CupR4
Highest home attendance24,000 (v Celtic, 23 February)
Lowest home attendance4000 (v Montrose, 18 August)
Average home league attendance11,565[2] (up 2425)

Scottish Premier Division
Main article: 1987–88 Scottish Premier Division
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
1 8 August Dunfermline Athletic A 3–3 Kane, Collins, McBride 11,551
2 12 August Rangers H 1–0 Collins 20,404
3 15 August Dundee H 0–4 7,925
4 22 August Morton A 3–3 Weir, Kane, Collins 3,847
5 29 August Heart of Midlothian A 0–1 24,496
6 5 September St Mirren H 1–1 Dawson (own goal) 5,806
7 12 September Dundee United H 2–1 McCluskey, Watson 7,920
8 19 September Falkirk H 1–0 Kane 6,453
9 26 September Aberdeen H 0–2 10,359
10 3 October Celtic A 1–1 Watson 29,802
11 6 October Motherwell A 0–1 4,093
12 10 October Dunfermline Athletic H 4–0 May, Kane, Collins, McCluskey 9,286
13 17 October Heart of Midlothian H 2–1 May, Kane 23,890
14 24 October St Mirren A 2–2 Mitchell, Watson 7,014
15 28 October Dundee United H 0–1 9,250
16 31 October Falkirk A 1–1 Bell 6,139
17 7 November Rangers A 0–1 37,517
18 14 November Motherwell H 1–0 Kane 6,878
19 18 November Morton H 0–0 6,326
20 21 November Dundee A 1–2 Collins 6,586
21 24 November Aberdeen A 1–1 Kane 9,424
22 28 November Celtic H 0–1 23,055
23 5 December Dunfermline Athletic A 0–1 8,311
24 12 December Rangers H 0–2 18,425
25 16 December Dundee United A 2–1 Kane, McCluskey 6,095
26 19 December Falkirk H 0–0 5,638
27 26 December St Mirren H 0–0 6,847
28 2 January Heart of Midlothian A 0–0 28,992
29 9 January Aberdeen H 0–0 16,947
30 16 January Celtic A 0–2 32,889
31 23 January Morton A 1–1 McGovern 3,397
32 6 February Dundee H 2–1 Tortolano, Evans 7,908
33 13 February Motherwell A 2–0 Weir, Collins 5,421
34 27 February Dunfermline Athletic H 2–0 Weir, McCluskey 8,664
35 5 March Dundee United H 0–0 8,401
36 12 March Falkirk A 0–1 5,679
37 19 March Heart of Midlothian H 0–0 20,870
38 26 March St Mirren A 1–1 Evans 4,655
39 2 April Celtic H 0–2 19,357
40 16 April Rangers A 1–1 Kane 32,218
41 23 April Motherwell H 1–1 Tortolano 5,399
42 30 April Dundee A 0–0 4,597
43 4 May Aberdeen A 2–0 Kane, Tortolano 7,626
44 7 May Morton H 3–1 Tortolano, Orr, Goram 6,849

Final League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Aberdeen 44 21 17 6 56 25 +31 59 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
5 Dundee United 44 16 15 13 54 47 +7 47 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
6 Hibernian 44 12 19 13 41 42 −1 43
7 Dundee 44 17 7 20 70 64 +6 41
8 Motherwell 44 13 10 21 37 56 −19 36
Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 1987–88 Scottish League Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
R2 18 August Montrose H 3–2 Tortolano, May, McCluskey 4,000
R3 25 August Queen of the South H 3–1 Kane (2 including penalty), Orr 6,833
R4 1 September Motherwell A 0–1 8,738

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1987–88 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
R3 30 January Dumbarton A 0–0 7,000
R3 R 2 February Dumbarton H 3–0 Tortolano, Orr 8,000
R4 21 February Celtic A 0–0 30,357
R4 R 23 February Celtic H 0–1 24,000

See also

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