1979–80 Hibernian F.C. season

Hibernian 1979–80 football season

Hibernian1979–80 season

Manager| Eddie Turnbull (to April)
Willie Ormond (from April)[1]
Scottish Premier Division| 10th
Scottish Cup| SF
Scottish League Cup| R3
Anglo-Scottish Cup| R1
Highest home attendance| 21,932 (v Celtic, 12 January)
Lowest home attendance| 1191 (v Partick Thistle, 5 May)
Average home league attendance| 9564[2] (down 230)

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The 1979–80 season was the 104th season of football for Hibernian F.C. The club finished in 10th place, relegating them to the First Division, 15 points from safety. Hibernian made it to the semi finals of the Scottish Cup before being defeated by Celtic 5-0.

## Scottish Premier Division[edit]

Main article: 1979–80 Scottish Premier Division

Match Day  | Date  | Opponent  | H/A  | Score  | Hibernian Scorer(s)  | Attendance

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1  | 11 August  | Rangers | H | 1–3  | Rae | 17,331
2  | 18 August  | Aberdeen | A | 0–3  |  | 11,147
3  | 25 August  | Dundee | H | 5–2  | Hutchinson (2), Callachan, Rae, McLeod | 7,344
4  | 8 September  | Kilmarnock | A | 0–1  |  | 4,654
5  | 15 September  | Celtic | H | 1–3  | Higgins | 19,086
6  | 22 September  | St Mirren | H | 0–2  |  | 6,525
7  | 29 September  | Partick Thistle | A | 1–2  | O.G. | 4,327
8  | 6 October  | Morton | H | 1–1  | McLeod | 6,461
9  | 13 October  | Dundee United | A | 0–2  |  | 7,487
10  | 20 October  | Rangers | A | 0–2  |  | 19,710
11  | 27 October  | Aberdeen | H | 1–1  | Hutchinson | 7,830
12  | 3 November  | Dundee | A | 1–2  | McLeod (pen.) | 6,979
13  | 10 November  | Kilmarnock | H | 1–1  | McLeod | 5,269
14  | 17 November  | Celtic | A | 0–3  |  | 23,511
15  | 24 November  | St Mirren | A | 1–2  | Best | 13,798
16  | 1 December  | Partick Thistle | H | 2–1  | McLeod (pen.), O.G. | 22,622
17  | 15 December  | Morton | A | 0–2  |  | 6,834
18  | 22 December  | Rangers | H | 2–1  | Higgins, Campbell | 18,740
19  | 5 January  | Kilmarnock | A | 1–3  | Campbell | 6,092
20  | 12 January  | Celtic | H | 1–1  | Best | 21,932
21  | 9 February  | Morton | H | 3–2  | McLeod (2), Murray | 5,401
22  | 23 February  | Dundee United | A | 0–1  |  | 7,822
23  | 1 March  | Rangers | A | 0–1  |  | 26,092
24  | 15 March  | Dundee | A | 0–3  |  | 8,065
25  | 25 March  | Dundee | H | 2–0  | Murray, Best | 5,018
26  | 29 March  | Celtic | A | 0–4  |  | 20,926
27  | 2 April  | Dundee United | A | 0–2  |  | 5,919
28  | 5 April  | St Mirren | A | 0–2  |  | 8,156
29  | 16 April  | Aberdeen | A | 1–1  | Rae | 15,127
30  | 19 April  | Dundee United | H | 0–2  |  | 4,921
31  | 21 April  | Kilmarnock | H | 1–2  | McLeod (pen.) | 2,659
32  | 23 April  | Partick Thistle | A | 0–1  |  | 1,894
33  | 26 April  | Morton | A | 1–1  | Callachan | 3,504
34  | 29 April  | St Mirren | H | 2–1  | Rae, Torrance | 2,590
35  | 3 May  | Aberdeen | H | 0–5  |  | 12,921
36  | 5 May  | Partick Thistle | H | 0–1  |  | 1,191

### Final League table[edit]

Pos | Team

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6  | Morton | 36  | 14  | 8  | 14  | 51  | 46  | +5  | 36  |
7  | Partick Thistle | 36  | 11  | 14  | 11  | 43  | 47  | −4  | 36
8  | Kilmarnock | 36  | 11  | 11  | 14  | 36  | 52  | −16  | 33
9  | Dundee (R) | 36  | 10  | 6  | 20  | 47  | 73  | −26  | 26  | Relegation to the 1980–81 Scottish First Division
10  | Hibernian (R) | 36  | 6  | 6  | 24  | 29  | 67  | −38  | 18

Source: Statto and RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

### Scottish League Cup[edit]

Main article: 1979–80 Scottish League Cup

Round  | Date  | Opponent  | H/A  | Score  | Hibernian Scorer(s)  | Attendance

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R2 L1  | 29 August  | Montrose | A | 2–1  |  | 3,613
R2 L2  | 1 September  | Montrose | H | 1–1  |  | 2.028
R3 L1  | 26 September  | Kilmarnock | H | 1–2  |  | 4,241
R3 L2  | 10 October  | Kilmarnock | H | 1–2  |  | 5,353

### Anglo-Scottish Cup[edit]

Main article: 1979–80 Anglo-Scottish Cup

Round  | Date  | Opponent  | H/A  | Score  | Hibernian Scorer(s)  | Attendance

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R1 L1  | 28 July  | St Mirren | H | 3–3  | Stewart, Brown, Higgins  |
R1 L2  | 1 August  | St Mirren | A | 0–1  |  |

### Scottish Cup[edit]

Main article: 1979–80 Scottish Cup

Round  | Date  | Opponent  | H/A  | Score  | Hibernian Scorer(s)  | Attendance

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R3  | 26 January  | Meadowbank Thistle | A | 1–0  |  | 8,415
R4  | 17 February  | Ayr United | H | 2–0  |  | 15,000
R5  | 8 March  | Berwick Rangers | A | 0–0  |  | 7,228
R5 R  | 12 March  | Berwick Rangers | H | 1–0  |  | 9,587
SF  | 12 April  | Celtic | N | 0–5  |  | 33,445

## See also[edit]

* List of Hibernian F.C. seasons

## References[edit]

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

## External links[edit]

* Hibernian 1979/1980 results and fixtures, Soccerbase

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Domestic leagues|

* Football League
* Premier Division
* First Division
* Second Division
* Highland League

Domestic cups|

* Scottish Cup
* Final
* League Cup
* Final
* Drybrough Cup
* Junior Cup

European competitions|

* European Cup
* European Cup Winners' Cup
* UEFA Cup
* Anglo-Scottish Cup

Related to national team|

* Results
* UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Group 2
* British Home Championship

Club seasons

Premier Division|

* Aberdeen
* Celtic
* Dundee
* Dundee United
* Hibernian
* Kilmarnock
* Morton
* Partick Thistle
* Rangers
* St. Mirren

First Division|

* Airdrieonians
* Arbroath
* Ayr United
* Berwick Rangers
* Clyde
* Clydebank
* Dunfermline Athletic
* Dumbarton
* Hamilton Academical
* Heart of Midlothian
* Motherwell
* Raith Rovers
* St. Johnstone
* Stirling Albion

Second Division|

* Albion Rovers
* Alloa Athletic
* Brechin City
* Cowdenbeath
* East Fife
* East Stirlingshire
* Falkirk
* Forfar Athletic
* Meadowbank Thistle
* Montrose
* Queen of the South
* Queen's Park
* Stenhousemuir
* Stranraer

*[Pos]: Position
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*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points