1973–74 Hibernian F.C. season
Hibernian 1973–74 football season
1973–74 season | |
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Manager | Eddie Turnbull[1] |
Scottish First Division | 2nd |
Scottish Cup | QF |
Scottish League Cup | QF |
UEFA Cup | R2 |
Drybrough Cup | Winners |
Highest home attendance | 48,554 (v Celtic, 23 February) |
Lowest home attendance | 4982 (v Morton, 29 August) |
Average home league attendance | 14,339[2] (down 1761) |
During the 1973–74 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, came second out of 18 clubs in the Scottish First Division and reached the fifth round of the Scottish Cup.
Scottish First Division
Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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1 | 1 September | Partick Thistle | H | 2–1 | Smith, Gordon | 10,597 |
2 | 8 September | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–4 | Cropley | 28,946 |
3 | 15 September | East Fife | H | 2–1 | Higgins, Stanton | 9,256 |
4 | 29 September | Ayr United | H | 4–2 | Stanton, Cropley, Duncan, O.G. | 8,176 |
5 | 6 October | Aberdeen | A | 1–1 | Gordon | 15,158 |
6 | 13 October | Falkirk | H | 2–0 | Higgins, Gordon | 9,900 |
7 | 20 October | Celtic | A | 1–1 | Gordon | 32,351 |
8 | 27 October | Rangers | A | 0–4 | 35,238 | |
9 | 3 November | Clyde | H | 5–0 | Stanton (3, 1 pen.), Blackley, Cropley | 9,880 |
10 | 10 November | Motherwell | A | 1–1 | Gordon | 6,583 |
11 | 17 November | Dundee | H | 2–1 | O'Rourke (2) | 11,348 |
12 | 24 November | St Johnstone | A | 2–0 | O'Rourke, Gordon | 3,400 |
13 | 15 December | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 3–2 | Duncan, Stanton, Gordon | 5,405 |
14 | 22 December | Morton | H | 5–0 | O'Rourke (3), Gordon (2) | 5,491 |
14 | 29 December | Partick Thistle | A | 0–1 | 6,020 | |
15 | 1 January | Heart of Midlothian | H | 3–1 | Cropley (2), Duncan | 35,393 |
17 | 5 January | East Fife | A | 3–0 | Cropley, O'Rourke (2, 1 pen.) | 5,959 |
18 | 12 January | Dundee United | H | 3–1 | O'Rourke (2), Stanton | 10,394 |
19 | 19 January | Ayr United | A | 1–1 | O'Rourke | 7,696 |
20 | 2 February | Aberdeen | H | 3–1 | O'Rourke (2, 1 pen.), Gordon | 15,744 |
21 | 9 February | Falkirk | A | 0–0 | 12,500 | |
22 | 23 February | Celtic | H | 2–4 | Duncan, O'Rourke | 48,544 |
23 | 2 March | Rangers | H | 3–1 | Gordon (2), Bremner | 23,149 |
24 | 30 March | St Johnstone | H | 3–3 | Harper, Cropley (pen.), Duncan | 9,705 |
25 | 6 April | Dumbarton | A | 3–3 | Cropley (2, 1 pen.), Duncan | 4,730 |
26 | 10 April | Kilmarnock | A | 3–1 | Harper (2), Cropley | 7,398 |
27 | 13 April | Arbroath | A | 2–3 | Stanton, Harper | 3,410 |
28 | 15 April | Motherwell | H | 1–0 | Smith | 10,799 |
29 | 17 April | Dumbarton | H | 3–0 | Gordon (3) | 7,859 |
30 | 20 April | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 1–1 | Gordon | 10,735 |
31 | 23 April | Arbroath | H | 2–1 | Bremner, Harper | 6,788 |
32 | 27 April | Morton | A | 3–0 | Stanton, Harper (2) | 3,224 |
33 | 1 May | Clyde | A | 1–1 | Harper | 2,712 |
34 | 8 May | Dundee United | A | 4–1 | Cropley, Munro (2), Harper | 4,963 |
Final League table
P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Celtic | 34 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 82 | 27 | 53 |
2 | Hibernian | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 75 | 42 | 49 |
3 | Rangers | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 67 | 34 | 48 |
Drybrough Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
QF | 28 July | St Mirren | H | 2–1 | Munro, Duncan | 12,000 |
SF | 31 July | Rangers | H | 2–1 | Bremner, Higgins | 28,089 |
F | 4 August | Celtic | N | 1–0 | Gordon | 49,204 |
Scottish League Cup
Group stage
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G2 | 11 August | Morton | A | 4–1 | Higgins (2), Duncan, Cropley | 10,851 |
G2 | 15 August | Ayr United | H | 1–0 | Bremner | 5,886 |
G2 | 18 August | Dumbarton | H | 1–0 | Gordon | 9,636 |
G2 | 22 August | Ayr United | A | 2–0 | Higgins, Cropley | 9,969 |
G2 | 25 August | Dumbarton | A | 1–4 | Gordon | 6,731 |
G2 | 29 August | Morton | H | 2–1 | Cropley (2) | 4,982 |
Group 2 final table
P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hibernian | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 10 |
2 | Dumbarton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
3 | Morton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | –3 | 5 |
4 | Ayr United | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | –2 | 4 |
Knockout stage
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
QF L1 | 12 September | Raith Rovers | H | 3–2 | Smith, Stanton, Higgins | 5,905 |
QF L2 | 10 October | Raith Rovers | A | 2–0 | Schaedler, Gordon | 2,500 |
QF L1 | 31 October | Rangers | A | 0–2 | 5,905 | |
QF L2 | 21 November | Rangers | H | 0–0 | 5,905 |
UEFA Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R1 L1 | 19 September | IBK Keflavik | H | 2–0 | Black, Higgins | 13,652 |
R1 L2 | 3 October | IBK Keflavik | A | 1–1 | Stanton | 3,514 |
R2 L1 | 24 October | Leeds United | A | 0–0 | 27,157 | |
R2 L2 | 7 November | Leeds United | H | 0–0 (Leeds win 5–4 on penalties) | 36,051 |
Scottish Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R3 | 26 January | Kilmarnock | H | 5–2 | Stanton, Blackley, Edwards, O'Rourke (2) | 14,241 |
R4 | 16 February | St Johnstone | A | 3–1 | O'Rourke (3, 1 pen.) | 10,800 |
R5 | 9 March | Dundee | H | 3–3 | Gordon (3) | 28,236 |
R5 R | 18 March | Dundee | A | 0–3 | 30,888 |
See also
References
- ^ "Manager History for Hibernian". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ "Average Home League Game Attendances". fitbastats.com. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
External links
- Hibernian 1973/1974 results and fixtures, Soccerbase
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