1966–67 Hibernian F.C. season

During the 1966–67 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, came fifth out of 18 clubs in the Scottish First Division.

Hibernian
1966–67 season
ManagerBob Shankly [1]
Scottish First Division5th
Scottish CupQF
Scottish League CupGS
Highest home attendance43,526 (v Celtic, 8 October)
Lowest home attendance3459 (v St Mirren, 8 April)
Average home league attendance12,796[2] (up 841)

Scottish First Division
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
1 10 September Heart of Midlothian H 3–1 21,395
2 17 September Dunfermline Athletic A 6–5 9,312
3 24 September Partick Thistle H 7–0 9,722
4 1 October Motherwell A 2–1 5,609
5 8 October Celtic H 3-5 43,526
6 15 October Kilmarnock H 1-2 8,341
7 22 October Dundee United H 2–2 10,436
8 29 October Aberdeen A 1–2 9,435
9 5 November Falkirk H 3-1 7,034
10 12 November Clyde A 1-5 2,626
11 19 November Dundee A 1–2 8,073
12 26 November Rangers H 1–2 25,798
13 3 December Stirling Albion H 6–0 5,479
14 10 December St Mirren A 3–1 2,994
14 17 December Ayr United A 2–0 6,553
15 24 December St Johnstone H 2-5 5,688
17 31 December Airdireonians A 1–0 4,000
18 2 January Heart of Midlothian A 0–0 30,086
19 3 January Dunfermline Athletic H 2–0 15,896
20 7 January Partick Thistle A 4–1 5,324
21 14 January Motherwell H 2–1 11,465
22 21 January Celtic A 0–2 36,727
23 4 February Kilmarnock H 3–1 10,862
24 11 February Dundee United A 3–1 9,200
25 25 February Aberdeen H 1–0 18,532
26 4 March Falkirk A 2–0 5,953
27 18 March Dundee H 2–1 10,478
28 25 March Rangers A 0–1 33,095
29 28 March Clyde H 1–1 8,401
30 1 April Stirling Albion A 0–1 2,919
31 8 April St MIrren H 1–1 3,459
32 15 April Ayr United H 4–1 4,029
33 22 April St Johnstone A 2–1 3,094
34 29 April Airdrieonians H 0–2 5,333

Final League table
P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4 Aberdeen 34 17 8 9 72 38 34 42
5 Hibernian 34 19 4 11 72 49 23 42
6 Dundee 34 16 9 9 74 51 23 41

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 1966–67 Scottish League Cup

Group Stage
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
G2 13 August Rangers A 0–1 41,154
G2 17 August Kilmarnock H 2–1 11,159
G2 20 August Stirling Albion A 4–2 3,505
G2 27 August Rangers H 3–2 32,913
G2 31 August Kilmarnock A 0–3 12,285
G2 3 September Stirling Albion H 3–0 9,584

Group 2 final table
P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Rangers 6 3 2 1 13 4 8 8
2 Hibernian 6 4 0 2 12 9 3 8
3 Kilmarnock 6 2 2 2 6 3 3 3
4 Stirling Albion 6 0 2 4 3 18 –15 2

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1966–67 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 28 January Brechin City H 2–0 8,184
R2 18 February Berwick Rangers H 1–0 29,911
QF 11 March Aberdeen H 1–1 37,225
QF R 22 March Aberdeen A 0–3 44,000

See also

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