1986–87 Hibernian F.C. season

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Hibernian
1986–87 season
ManagerJohn Blackley (to November)
Alex Miller (from November)[1]
Scottish Premier Division9th
Scottish CupR4
Scottish League CupR4
Highest home attendance22,298 (v Heart of Midlothian, 6 January)
Lowest home attendance3590 (v Hamilton Academical, 25 April)
Average home league attendance9,140[2] (up 5)

During the 1986–87 season, the Scottish

Scottish Premier Division. The team reached the fourth round of both the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup
.

Overview

During the 1986 close season, Hibs sold Gordon Durie to Chelsea for £400,000, and brought in Billy Kirkwood, Stuart Beedie, Willie Irvine, Mark Caughey and George McCluskey.[3] They played pre-season friendlies against Chelsea, as part of the deal for Durie, and Sevilla.[3] Before the season started, Hibs manager John Blackley hoped to qualify for European competition and to have extended runs in the cup competitions.[3]

In the opening-day victory over Rangers at Easter Road, after a Graeme Souness tackle on George McCluskey in the centre circle, for which he was sent off, the SFA retrospectively gave 21 players yellow cards for the on-pitch fighting that followed the tackle. Only Hibs' goalkeeper Alan Rough was spared, because he remained in his penalty area, although McCluskey and Mark Fulton successfully appealed against their cautions.[4]

Despite the win against Rangers, Hibs fell well short of Blackley's pre-season hopes.[3] Blackley resigned in November and was subsequently replaced by Alex Miller, who at least prevented the club from falling into the relegation zone.[3] A return game against Sevilla was played in December.[3]

Scottish Premier Division

Main article: 1986–87 Scottish Premier Division
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
1 9 August Rangers H 2–1 Beedie, Cowan 21,674
2 13 August Aberdeen A 0–4 12,918
3 16 August Dundee A 0–3 7,216
4 23 August Motherwell H 0–0 6,276
5 30 August Heart of Midlothian H 1–3 McBride 20,714
6 6 September Falkirk A 1–1 McBride 4,956
7 13 September St Mirren H 0–1 4,567
8 20 September Celtic A 1–5 Beedie 6,453
9 27 September Dundee United H 1–1 McBride 5,407
10 4 October Hamilton Academical A 4–1 May (2), McCluskey, McBride 3,478
11 8 October Clydebank H 3–2 Irvine (2), Kirkwood 5,030
12 11 October Rangers
A
 0–3 38,145
13 18 October Aberdeen H 1–1 Chisholm 8,758
14 25 October Motherwell A 1–4 Chisholm 4,007
15 29 October Dundee H 0–3 4,221
16 1 November Heart of Midlothian A 1–1 McBride 22,178
17 8 November Falkirk H 1–0 McCluskey 5,574
18 15 November St Mirren A 1–3 Kane 3,279
19 19 November Celtic H 0–1 15,397
20 22 November Dundee United A 0–1 6,862
21 29 November Hamilton Academical H 1–3 Collins 4,659
22 3 December Clydebank A 0–0 1,356
23 6 December Rangers H 0–0 17,639
24 13 December Aberdeen A 0–1 11,003
25 20 December Motherwell H 0–1 4,714
26 27 December Dundee A 0–2 6,238
27 3 January Falkirk A 3–1 Bell, McCluskey (pen), Collins 7,007
28 6 January Heart of Midlothian H 2–2 Weir, McCluskey 22,298
29 10 January St Mirren H 1–0 Mitchell 8,234
30 21 January Celtic A 0–1 19,583
31 24 January Dundee United A 0–2 7,398
32 7 February Hamilton Academical A 1–0 Cowan 3,903
33 14 February Clydebank H 4–1 May, Weir, Cowan, McBride 5,236
34 28 February Rangers
A
 1–1 May 36,931
35 7 March Aberdeen H 1–1 McCluskey 6,394
36 21 March Dundee H 2–2 Rae, McCluskey 4,305
37 24 March Motherwell A 1–2 Rae 2,934
38 28 March Falkirk H 2–0 McCluskey, Cowan 4,039
39 4 April Heart of Midlothian A 1–2
O.G.
 19,731
40 11 April Celtic H 1–4 McCluskey 14,432
41 18 April St Mirren A 1–1 Weir 3,456
42 25 April Hamilton Academical H 1–1 McCluskey 3,590
43 2 May Dundee United A 1–2 Bell 9,301
44 9 May Clydebank A 2–1 May, Weir 1,172

Final League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 St Mirren 44 12 12 20 36 51 −15 36 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
8 Motherwell 44 11 12 21 43 64 −21 34
9 Hibernian 44 10 13 21 44 70 −26 33
10 Falkirk 44 8 10 26 31 70 −39 26
11 Clydebank (R) 44 6 12 26 35 93 −58 24 Relegation to the 1987–88 Scottish First Division
Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1986–87 Scottish League Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
R2 20 August East Stirlingshire H 1–0 Kane
R3 27 August Hamilton Academical A 1–0 Beedie
R4 3 September Dundee United H 0–2

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1986–87 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
R3 31 January Dunfermline Athletic H 2–0 Kane, Weir 16,500
R4 21 February Clydebank A 0–1 6,500

See also

References

  1. Soccerbase
    . Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Average Home League Game Attendances". fitbastats.com. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d e f McPartlin, Patrick (3 December 2020). "Hibs and Sevilla: The forgotten feisty friendlies of the 1980s". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Si Ferry Meets... Ally McCoist" – Open Goal, YouTube, published on 16 April 2018

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