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Hibernian
1980–81 season
ManagerWillie Ormond (to November)
Bertie Auld (from November) [1]
Scottish First Division1st
Scottish CupR5
Scottish League CupR4
Highest home attendance8071? (v Raith Rovers, 18 April)
Lowest home attendance2825? (v East Stirlingshire, 11 April)
Average home league attendance4460[2] (down 5104)

1980–81 was a better season for Hibs. A good run in the First Division, with just six losses and victories of 5–0 against Dunfermline and 4–0 against Hamilton, led to promotion back to the top flight. The cup performances saw a fourth round exit against Ayr in the League cup and a fifth round defeat by Rangers in the Scottish cup

Scottish First Division

Main article: 1980–81 Scottish First Division
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
1 9 August Raith Rovers H 0-1 4,846
2 16 August Stirling Albion A 2-0 2,346
3 23 August Berwick Rangers H 3-0 3,875
4 6 September Motherwell H 1-0 4,390
5 9 September Dundee A 2-1 5,304
6 13 September Ayr United A 3-1 3,860
7 17 September East Stirlingshire H 2-2 3,615
8 20 September Hamilton Academical A 1-1 5,197
9 27 September Clydebank H 4-1 4,505
10 1 October Dumbarton A 0-2 1,051
11 4 October Dunfermline Athletic A 2-0 5,607
12 11 October Falkirk H 2-0 6,947
13 18 October St Johnstone A 2-1 4,140
14 25 October Ayr United H 1-0 4,457
15 1 November Motherwell A 0-2 3,855
16 8 November East Stirlingshire A 1-1 1,963
17 15 November Hamilton Academical H 3-3 3,659
18 22 November Clydebank A 1-1 1,700
19 29 November Dunfermline Athletic H 1-0 4,350
20 6 December Falkirk A 2-0 3,764
21 13 December St Johnstone H 4-0 4,244
22 20 December Dundee A 0-1 7,454
23 27 December Stirling Albion H 3-0 5,016
24 1 January Berwick Rangers A 2-0 2,516
25 3 January Dumbarton H 1-0 5,544
26 10 January Raith Rovers A 0-2 9,603
27 17 January Falkirk H 1-0 6,470
28 31 January Berwick Rangers A 0-0 2,019
29 7 February Dundee H 0-0 4,619
30 21 February Hamilton Academical H 4-0 2,888
31 28 February Dunfermline Athletic A 5-0 2,729
32 18 March St Johnstone H 1-2 3,678
33 21 March Dumbarton A 4-1 913
34 28 March Ayr United A 1-0 2,997
35 4 April Stirling Albion H 0-0 3,317
36 11 April East Stirlingshire H 2-0 2,825
37 15 April Clydebank H 3-0 3,691
38 18 April Raith Rovers H 2-0 8,071
39 25 April Motherwell A 1-1 3,478

Final League table

P Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1 Hibernian 39 25 8 6 67 22 58
2 Dundee 39 22 8 9 64 40 52
3 St Johnstone 39 21 10 8 64 44 52

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1980–81 Scottish League Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
R2 L1 27 August Alloa Athletic A 2–0
R2 L2 30 August Alloa Athletic H 1–1
R3 L1 3 September Clyde A 2–0
R3 L2 24 September Clyde H 2–1
R4 L1 8 October Ayr United A 2–2
R4 L2 22 October Ayr United H 0–2

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1980–81 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
R3 23 January Dunfermline Athletic H 1–1 6,550
R3 R 28 January Dunfermline Athletic A 2–1 8,552
R4 14 February Falkirk H 1–0 6,425
R5 7 March Rangers A 1–3 26,345

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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