1975–76 Hibernian F.C. season

Hibernian

1975–76 season
Manager	Eddie Turnbull
Scottish Premier Division	3rd
Scottish Cup	QF
Scottish League Cup	QF
UEFA Cup	R1
Highest home attendance	39,293 (v Heart of Midlothian, 1 January)
Lowest home attendance	4040 (v Montrose, 10 September)
Average home league attendance	13,797 (up 76)

During the 1975–76 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, came third out of 10 clubs in the Scottish Premier Division and reached the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.

Scottish Premier Division

Main article: 1975–76 Scottish Premier Division

Match Day	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Hibernian Scorer(s)	Attendance
1	30 August	Heart of Midlothian	H	1–0		23,646
2	6 September	Dundee United	A	0–1		7,069
3	13 September	Ayr United	H	1–0		8,897
4	20 September	Rangers	A	1–1		38,519
5	27 September	St Johnstone	H	4–2		5,572
6	4 October	Dundee	H	1–1		8,708
7	11 October	Motherwell	A	1–2		8,207
8	25 October	Aberdeen	H	3–1		11,133
9	1 November	Heart of Midlothian	A	1–1		24,471
10	8 November	Dundee United	H	1–1		10,633
11	15 November	Ayr United	A	3–1		4,828
12	22 November	Rangers	H	2–1		26,547
13	29 November	St Johnstone	A	4–3		4,484
14	6 December	Dundee	A	0–2		7,360
15	10 December	Celtic	A	1–1		31,918
16	13 December	Motherwell	H	1–0		15,991
17	20 December	Celtic	H	1–3		21,136
18	27 December	Aberdeen	A	2–2		18,621
19	1 January	Heart of Midlothian	H	3–0		32,923
20	10 January	Ayr United	H	3–0		8,083
21	17 January	Rangers	A	0–2		39,457
22	31 January	St Johnstone	H	5–0		7,839
23	7 February	Dundee	H	4–0		9,241
24	21 February	Motherwell	A	1–0		10,518
25	28 February	Celtic	A	4–0		32,059
26	13 March	Heart of Midlothian	A	0–1		18,528
27	20 March	Dundee United	H	0–1		6,720
28	27 March	Ayr United	A	0–2		4,733
29	31 March	Aberdeen	H	3–2		4,082
30	3 April	Rangers	H	0–3		18,820
31	10 April	St Johnstone	A	2–0		2,182
32	14 April	Dundee	A	1–1		6,054
33	17 April	Motherwell	H	2–0		9,098
34	21 April	Celtic	H	2–0		19,076
35	24 April	Aberdeen	A	0–3		11,961
36	28 April	Dundee United	A	0–2		6,669

Final League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Rangers (C)	36	23	8	5	60	24	+36	54	Qualification for the European Cup first round
2	Celtic	36	21	6	9	71	42	+29	48	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3	Hibernian	36	18	7	11	55	43	+12	43
4	Motherwell	36	16	8	12	57	49	+8	40
5	Heart of Midlothian	36	13	9	14	39	45	−6	35	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round

Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1975–76 Scottish League Cup

Group Stage

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Hibernian Scorer(s)	Attendance
G2	9 August	Dundee	H	2–0		10,851
G2	13 August	Ayr United	A	1–2		5,886
G2	16 August	Dunfermline Athletic	H	3–0		9,636
G2	20 August	Ayr United	H	2–1		9,969
G2	23 August	Dunfermline Athletic	A	4–0		6,731
G2	1 September	Dundee	A	2–1		4,982

Group 2 final table

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Hibernian	6	5	0	1	14	4	10	10
2	Ayr United	6	2	3	1	11	9	2	7
3	Dundee	6	1	2	3	9	10	–1	4
4	Dunfermline Athletic	6	0	3	3	4	15	–11	3

Knockout Stage

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Hibernian Scorer(s)	Attendance
QF L1	10 September	Montrose	H	1–0		4,040
QF L2	24 September	Montrose	A	1–3		5,905

UEFA Cup

Main article: UEFA Cup 1975-76

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Hibernian Scorer(s)	Attendance
R1 L1	17 September	Liverpool	H	1–0		19,219
R1 L2	30 September	Liverpool	A	1–3		29,963

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1975–76 Scottish Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Hibernian Scorer(s)	Attendance
R3	24 January	Dunfermline Athletic	H	3–2		10,719
R4	14 February	Dundee United	H	1–1		13,682
R4 R	25 February	Dundee United	A	2–0		13,000
QF	6 March	Motherwell	A	2–2		17,438
QF R	10 March	Motherwell	H	1–1		25,658
QF 2R	15 March	Motherwell	N	1–2		16,000

See also

• List of Hibernian F.C. seasons

External links

• Hibernian 1975/1976 results and fixtures, Soccerbase