1968–69 Hibernian F.C. season
Hibernian 1968–69 football season
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During the 1968–69 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, came twelfth out of 18 clubs in the Scottish First Division.
| 1968–69 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Bob Shankly[1] |
| Scottish First Division | 12th |
| Scottish Cup | R1 |
| Scottish League Cup | F |
| Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | R3 |
| Highest home attendance | 58,141 (v Rangers, 25 January) |
| Lowest home attendance | 4240 (v St Johnstone, 1 May) |
| Average home league attendance | 11,205[2] (down 755) |
Scottish First Division
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 September | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–3 | Stanton | 24,110 |
| 2 | 14 September | Raith Rovers | A | 0–2 | 5,010 | |
| 3 | 21 September | Falkirk | H | 3–2 | Cormack (2), Davis (pen.) | 6,595 |
| 4 | 28 September | Partick Thistle | A | 1–2 | Stein | 4,776 |
| 5 | 5 October | Airdrieonians | H | 5-1 | Davis (pen.), Scott, Stein (2), Cormack | 6,318 |
| 6 | 12 October | Clyde | A | 1-1 | Cormack | 3,577 |
| 7 | 19 October | Kilmarnock | H | 1–0 | Cormack | 8,653 |
| 8 | 26 October | Dundee United | H | 1–1 | Cormack | 8,422 |
| 9 | 2 November | St Mirren | A | 0–3 | 8,250 | |
| 10 | 9 November | Rangers | A | 1–6 | McBride | 49,079 |
| 11 | 16 November | Morton | H | 5–0 | McBride (4), Quinn | 7,771 |
| 12 | 23 November | Arbroath | A | 4–3 | Cormack, McBride (2), O'Rourke | 2,296 |
| 13 | 30 November | Celtic | H | 2–5 | McBride, Davis (pen.) | 34,888 |
| 14 | 7 December | Aberdeen | A | 6–2 | Davis (pen.), Scott, McBride, Cormack (3) | 11,102 |
| 14 | 14 December | Dundee | A | 0–0 | 7,137 | |
| 15 | 21 December | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 3–1 | O'Rourke, McBride, Stevenson | 12,577 |
| 17 | 1 January | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–0 | 30,011 | |
| 18 | 2 January | Raith Rovers | H | 3–0 | McBride (2), Cormack | 11,336 |
| 19 | 4 January | Falkirk | A | 1–0 | McBride | 7,172 |
| 20 | 11 January | Partick Thistle | H | 1–2 | Quinn | 8,928 |
| 21 | 18 January | Airdireonans | A | 1–3 | McGraw | 2,968 |
| 22 | 1 February | Clyde | H | 2–1 | Cormack, McBride | 5,931 |
| 23 | 19 February | Kilmarnock | A | 1–2 | McBride | 5,673 |
| 24 | 1 March | St Mirren | H | 3–0 | Davis (pen.), O'Rourke, McBride | 6,146 |
| 25 | 5 March | Rangers | H | 1–2 | O'Rourke | 29,221 |
| 26 | 8 March | Morton | A | 3–4 | Marinello, McBride, Hunter | 4,631 |
| 27 | 15 March | Arbroath | H | 1–2 | Cropley | 5,045 |
| 28 | 24 March | Celtic | A | 1–1 | McBride | 29,001 |
| 29 | 29 March | Aberdeen | H | 1–1 | Davis (pen.) | 6,321 |
| 30 | 31 March | Dundee United | A | 0–3 | 5,358 | |
| 31 | 8 April | Dundee | H | 1–3 | Cormack | 1,991 |
| 32 | 19 April | St Johnstone | A | 1–2 | Stevenson | 5,182 |
| 33 | 28 April | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 1–1 | O'Rourke | 4,348 |
| 34 | 1 May | St Johnstone | H | 4–0 | O'Rourke, McBride, Cormack (2) | 4,240 |
Final League table
Scottish League Cup
Group stage
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G1 | 10 August | St Johnstone | H | 0–1 | 9,744 | |
| G1 | 14 August | Raith Rovers | A | 1–0 | O'Rourke | 6,054 |
| G1 | 17 August | Falkirk | H | 2–0 | Stein, O'Rourke | 9,930 |
| G1 | 24 August | St Johnstone | A | 2–2 | Stein (2) | 4,640 |
| G1 | 28 August | Raith Rovers | H | 3–0 | Marinello (2), Stanton | 7,929 |
| G1 | 31 August | Falkirk | A | 2–0 | O.G., Cormack | 6,605 |
Group 1 final table
| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hibernian | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 9 |
| 2 | Raith Rovers | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | –1 | 6 |
| 3 | St Johnstone | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | –1 | 5 |
| 4 | Falkirk | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | –5 | 4 |
Knockout stage
Scottish Cup
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 L1 | 18 September |  Olimpija Ljubljana |
A | 3–0 | Stevenson, Stein, O.G. | 3,000 |
| R1 L2 | 2 October | Olimpija Ljubljana |
H | 2–1 | Davis (2 pens.) | 10,445 |
| R2 L1 | 13 November |  Lokomotive Leipzig |
H | 3–1 | McBride (3) | 11,000 |
| R2 L2 | 20 November | Lokomotive Leipzig |
A | 1–0 | Grant | 10,000 |
| R3 L1 | 18 December |  SV Hamburg |
A | 0–1 | 7,000 | |
| R3 L2 | 15 January | SV Hamburg |
H | 2-1 | McBride (2) | 27,399 |