1988–89 Hibernian F.C. season

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Hibernian
1988–89 season
ManagerAlex Miller[1]
Scottish Premier Division5th
Scottish CupSF
Scottish League CupR4
Highest home attendance27,219 (v Hearts, 4 January)
Lowest home attendance5670 (v Dundee, 13 May)
Average home league attendance13,896[2] (up 2231)

The 1988–89 season saw Hibernian compete in the Scottish Premier Division, in which they finished 5th. They also competed in the Scottish Cup, where they reached the semi-finals, and the Scottish League Cup, where they were eliminated in the fourth round.

Scottish Premier Division[edit]

Main article: 1988–89 Scottish Premier Division
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
1 13 August Motherwell H 1–0 McIntyre 10,944
2 20 August Rangers A 0–0 41,955
3 27 August Heart of Midlothian H 0–0 23,760
4 3 September Aberdeen A 0–0 13,583
5 17 September Dundee United A 1–1 Rae 11,017
6 24 September Hamilton Academical H 1–0 Evans 7,910
7 28 September St Mirren A 1–0 Evans 5,380
8 1 October Celtic H 3–1 Archibald (2), Evans 22,808
9 8 October Dundee A 1–2 Archibald 8,103
10 12 October Rangers H 0–1 25,692
11 22 October Motherwell A 1–1 McIntyre 5,904
12 29 October Hamilton Academical A 3–0 McCluskey, Collins, Archibald 4,569
13 2 November Dundee United H 1–1 McCluskey 9,492
14 5 November Aberdeen H 1–2 Archibald 11,576
15 12 November Heart of Midlothian A 2–1 Kane, Archibald 23,062
16 19 November Celtic A 0–1 39,926
17 26 November Dundee H 1–1 Archibald 8,461
18 3 December St Mirren H 2–0 Hunter, Archibald 8,612[3]
19 10 December Dundee United A 1–4 Archibald 9,963
20 17 December Rangers A 0–1 36,672
21 31 December Motherwell H 2–0 Kane, May 9,902
22 4 January Heart of Midlothian H 1–0 May 27,219
23 7 January Aberdeen A 0–2 13,741
24 14 January Dundee A 2–1 Evans, Archibald 7,263
25 21 January Celtic H 1–3 23,106
26 21 February St Mirren A 1–3 Kane 4,960
27 1 March Hamilton Academical H 2–1 Collins, Evans 6,147
28 11 March Motherwell A 0–0 5,027
29 25 March Rangers H 0–1 23,321
30 1 April Heart of Midlothian A 1–2 Houchen 22,090
31 8 April Aberdeen H 1–2 Houchen 10,450
32 19 April St Mirren H 1–0 Archibald 7,379
33 22 April Hamilton Academical A 3–0 Archibald (2), Kane 2,975
34 29 April Dundee United H 1–2 McCluskey 7,683
35 6 May Celtic A 0–1 15,316
36 13 May Dundee H 1–1 Findlay 5,670

Final League table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Celtic 36 21 4 11 66 44 +22 46 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
4 Dundee United 36 16 12 8 44 26 +18 44 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
5 Hibernian 36 13 9 14 37 36 +1 35
6 Heart of Midlothian 36 9 13 14 35 42 −7 31
7 St Mirren 36 11 7 18 39 55 −16 29
Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Scottish League Cup[edit]

Main article: 1988–89 Scottish League Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
R2 17 August Stranraer H 4–0 Archibald (2), Kane, Evans 8,170
R3 23 August Kilmarnock H 1–0 Kane 9,623
R4 31 August Aberdeen H 1–2 Kane 15,211

Scottish Cup[edit]

Main article: 1988–89 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
R3 28 January Brechin City H 1–0 Collins 7,746
R4 18 February Motherwell H 2–1 Collins, May 12,000
R5 18 March Alloa Athletic H 1–0 Kane 10,500
SF 16 April Celtic N 1–3 Archibald 42,188

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Manager History for Hibernian". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Average Home League Game Attendances". fitbastats.com. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  3. ^ "Hibernian 2 - 0 St Mirren, Scottish League (03/12/1988)". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 15 November 2023.

External links[edit]

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