1983–84 Hibernian F.C. season

In the 1983–84 season, Hibs finished 7th in the Scottish Premier Division. They were knocked out in the third round of the Scottish Cup by East Fife, after a replay. The East Fife line up included a young Gordon Durie, who Hibs signed a few months later.

Hibernian
1983–84 season
ManagerPat Stanton[1]
Scottish Premier Division7th
Scottish CupR3
Scottish League CupGroup Stage
Highest home attendance21,281 (v Heart of Midlothian, 5 November)
Lowest home attendance1831 (v Airdrieonians, 5 October)
Average home league attendance8334[2] (up 1225)

Scottish Premier Division
Main article: 1983–84 Scottish Premier Division
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
1 20 August Celtic H 0–2 15,084
2 3 September Heart of Midlothian A 2–3 Callachan, Irvine 19,206
3 10 September Dundee United A 0–5 7,790
4 17 September St Mirren H 3–1 Irvine, Conroy, Harvey 3,762
5 24 September Motherwell H 2–1 Irvine, Rice (pen.) 4,602
6 1 October St Johnstone A 3–0 Irvine, Brazil, Thomson 3,523
7 8 September Rangers A 0–1 21,301
8 15 October Aberdeen H 2–1 Irvine (2) 7,441
9 22 October Dundee H 2–1 Irvine (pen.), Duncan 5,560
10 29 October Celtic A 1–5 Thomson 13,777
11 5 November Heart of Midlothian H 1–1 Thomson 21,281
12 12 November St Mirren A 1–2 Irvine 3,789
13 19 November St Johnstone H 4–1 Irvine (3), Duncan 4,202
14 26 November Motherwell A 2–1 Sneddon, Callachan 3,965
15 3 December Dundee United H 0–2 6,978
16 10 December Dundee A 3–0 Irvine (2), Thomson 4,628
17 17 December Aberdeen A 1–2 Irvine 13,866
18 27 December Rangers H 0–2 18,521
19 31 December Celtic H 0–1 10,204
20 2 January Heart of Midlothian A 1–1 Irvine 23,499
21 7 January St Mirren H 1–1 Harvey 4,371
22 11 February Dundee United A 0–2 7,675
23 18 February St Johnstone A 0–1 2,415
24 25 February Aberdeen H 0–2 6,914
25 29 February Dundee H 3–1 Irvine (pen.), Jamieson, Kane 12,601 (original game abandoned fog. This rearranged fixture free admission)
26 3 March Rangers A 0–0 17,877
27 10 March Motherwell H 1–2 Irvine (pen.) 4,164
28 18 March St Johnstone H 1–2 Rice 3,489
29 21 March St Mirren A 1–3 Callachan 2,452
30 24 March Motherwell A 3–2 Jamieson, Irvine (pen.), Rice 3,397
31 31 March Dundee A 2–1 Jamieson, Irvine 4,355
32 7 April Dundee United H 1–0 Jamieson 4,266
33 21 April Heart of Midlothian H 0–0 17,437
34 28 April Celtic A 2–3 Rice, Callachan 9,533
35 5 May Aberdeen A 2–2 Rice, McGachie 17,268
36 12 May Rangers H 0–0 9,134

Final League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Heart of Midlothian 36 10 16 10 38 47 −9 36 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
6 St Mirren 36 9 14 13 55 59 −4 32
7 Hibernian 36 12 7 17 45 55 −10 31
8 Dundee 36 11 5 20 50 74 −24 27
9 St Johnstone (R) 36 10 3 23 36 81 −45 23 Relegation to the 1984–85 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: 1983–84 Scottish League Cup

Second round
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
R2 L1 24 August Dumbarton H 5–0 Irvine (3), Thomson, O.G. 2,193
R2 L2 27 August Dumbarton A 2–1 Irvine, Conroy 760

Group stage
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
G3 31 August Kilmarnock H 2–0 Rice, Irvine 2,681
G3 7 September Celtic A 1–5 Conroy 11,046
G3 5 October Airdrieonians H 0–0 1,831
G3 26 October Celtic H 0–0 6,882
G3 9 November Kilmarnock A 1–3 Schaedler 2,001
G3 30 November Airdrieonians A 3–1 Harvey (2), Murray 738

Group 3 Final Table
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Celtic 6330133+109
Kilmarnock 631296+37
Hibernian 622279-26
Airdrieonians 6024314-112

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1983–84 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
R3 28 January East Fife H 0–0 5,683
R3 R 31 January East Fife A 0–2 6,100

See also

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