1997–98 Hibernian F.C. season

Hibernian
1997–98 season
Manager Jim Duffy
(until 2 February)[1]
Alex McLeish
(from 11 February)[1]
Premier Division 10th (relegated)
Scottish Cup R3
League Cup R3
Top goalscorer League: Crawford, 9
All: Crawford, 9
Lavety, 9
Highest home attendance 15565[2]
Lowest home attendance 9126[2]
Average home league attendance 12025[2] (up 1464)

Season 1997–98 was an unqualified disaster for Hibs, as the club was relegated to the First Division by finishing bottom of the Premier Division. There was also disappointment in the cup competitions, as the club were beaten by First Division club Raith Rovers in the Scottish Cup, and Dundee United in the League Cup. Manager Jim Duffy was sacked and replaced by Alex McLeish midway through the season.

League season

Hibs got off to a good start to the season, winning 2–1 against Celtic on the opening day, with Chic Charnley scoring a memorable winning goal.[3] The season "rapidly turned into a nightmare", however.[3] With the club four points adrift at the bottom of the league, manager Jim Duffy was sacked after a 6–2 defeat by Motherwell.[4] Alex McLeish was hired as Duffy's replacement, but he was unable to save the club from relegation to the First Division,[3] despite improved levels of performance and determination.[5]

Results

Final table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Celtic (C) 36 22 8 6 64 24 +40 74 1998–99 UEFA Champions League First qualifying round
2 Rangers 36 21 9 6 76 38 +38 72 1998–99 UEFA Cup Second qualifying round
3 Heart of Midlothian 36 19 10 7 70 46 +24 67 Cup Winners' Cup 1998-99
Qualifying round
4 Kilmarnock 36 13 11 12 40 52 −12 50 1998–99 UEFA Cup First qualifying round
5 St Johnstone 36 13 9 14 38 42 −4 48
6 Aberdeen 36 9 12 15 39 53 −14 39
7 Dundee United 36 8 13 15 43 51 −8 37
8 Dunfermline Athletic 36 8 13 15 43 68 −25 37
9 Motherwell 36 9 7 20 46 64 −18 34
10 Hibernian (R) 36 6 12 18 38 59 −21 30 Relegation to First Division

Source: Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Scottish League Cup

Results

Scottish Cup

Results

Transfers

Player stats

During the 1997–98 season, Hibs used 32 different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.[6]

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier DivisionScottish CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Iceland Olafur Gottskalksson 1701600010
GK Scotland Bryan Gunn 1201200000
GK Scotland Chris Reid 100801010
DF Benin Jean-Marc Adjovi-Bocco 3202901020
DF Scotland Shaun Dennis 60501000
DF Scotland Darren Dods 3212911020
DF Scotland David Elliot 40400000
DF Scotland John Hughes 2712510020
DF Scotland Stuart McCaffrey 20200000
DF Scotland Jamie McQuilken 10100000
DF Scotland Willie Miller 3403101020
DF Scotland Michael Renwick 60600000
DF Scotland Brian Welsh 1711710000
MF Scotland Scott Bannerman 10100000
MF Scotland Grant Brebner 91910000
MF Scotland Chic Charnley 2342031021
MF Scotland Graeme Donald 40400000
MF Scotland Andy Dow 3503201020
MF Scotland Brian Grant 70500020
MF Scotland Kevin Harper 2912711010
MF Scotland Chris Jackson 1601501000
MF Iceland Bjarni Larusson 71710000
MF Scotland Pat McGinlay 3663341121
MF Scotland Greg Miller 40300010
MF Scotland Eric Paton 10000010
MF Trinidad and Tobago Tony Rougier 3133030010
FW Scotland Stephen Crawford 3893591020
FW Scotland Barry Lavety 2992671022
FW Scotland Kenny Miller 70700000
FW Republic of Ireland Lee Power 61510010
FW Scotland Paul Tosh 1611510010
FW Scotland Andy Walker 93831000

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Manager History for Hibernian". Soccerbase. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 "Average Home League Game Attendances". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 Hardie, David (21 November 2009). "Chic Charnley slams old boss Alex McLeish over time at Hibs". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
  4. ↑ "Football: Duffy is sacked by Hibernian". The Independent. 3 February 1998. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
  5. ↑ McGarry, Ian (16 March 1998). "McLeish peers over precipice; Another escape act looks unlikely for Hibs manager". Daily Mail. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
  6. ↑ "Hibernian 1997/1998 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 15 February 2010.

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