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{{Infobox football club season

{{infobox Football club season
| club = [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]]
| club = [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]]
| season = 1983–84
| season = 1983–84
| chairman =
| chairman =
| manager = [[Pat Stanton]] <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=1227&teamTabs=managers |work=[[Soccerbase]] |accessdate=27 May 2012 |title= Manager History for Hibernian}}</ref>
| manager = [[Pat Stanton]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=1227&teamTabs=managers |publisher=[[Soccerbase]] |access-date=27 May 2012 |title= Manager History for Hibernian}}</ref>
| league = Scottish Premier Division
| league = Scottish Premier Division
| league result = [[1983–84 Scottish Premier Division|7th]]
| league result = [[1983–84 Scottish Premier Division|7th]]
| cup1 = Scottish Cup
| cup1 = Scottish Cup
| cup1 result = [[1983-84 Scottish Cup|R3]]
| cup1 result = [[1983–84 Scottish Cup|R3]]
| cup2 = Scottish League Cup
| cup2 = Scottish League Cup
| cup2 result = [[1983-84 Scottish League Cup|Group Stage]]
| cup2 result = [[1983–84 Scottish League Cup|Group Stage]]
| league topscorer =
| league topscorer =
| season topscorer =
| season topscorer =
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| highest attendance = 21,281 (v [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]], 5 November)
| highest attendance = 21,281 (v [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]], 5 November)
| lowest attendance = 1831 (v [[Airdrieonians F.C. (1878)|Airdrieonians]], 5 October)
| lowest attendance = 1831 (v [[Airdrieonians F.C. (1878)|Airdrieonians]], 5 October)
| average attendance = 8334<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fitbastats.com/hibs/club_records_league_attendance.php |title=Average Home League Game Attendances |work=www.fitbastats.com |publisher= |date= |accessdate=4 November 2013}}</ref> (up 1225)
| average attendance = 8334<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fitbastats.com/hibs/club_records_league_attendance.php |title=Average Home League Game Attendances |work=fitbastats.com |access-date=4 November 2013}}</ref> (up 1225)
}}
}}


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


==Scottish Premier Division==
==Scottish Premier Division==


{{main|1983&ndash;84 Scottish Premier Division}}
{{main|1983–84 Scottish Premier Division}}


{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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|align=left|[[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]
|align=left|[[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]
|[[Easter Road|H]]
|[[Easter Road|H]]
|0–2
|0-2
|align=left|
|align=left|
|15,084
|15,084
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|align=left|[[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]]
|align=left|[[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]]
|[[Tynecastle Park|A]]
|[[Tynecastle Park|A]]
|2–3
|2-3
|align=left|[[Ralph Callachan|Callachan]], [[Willie Irvine (footballer, born 1956)|Irvine]]
|align=left|
|19,206
|19,206
|-bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|-bgcolor=#FFCCCC
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|align=left|[[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]]
|align=left|[[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]]
|[[Tannadice Park|A]]
|[[Tannadice Park|A]]
|0–5
|0-5
|align=left|
|align=left|
|7,790
|7,790
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|4
|4
|align=left|17 September
|align=left|17 September
|align=left|[[St Mirren F.C.|Aberdeen]]
|align=left|[[St Mirren F.C.|St Mirren]]
|[[Easter Road|H]]
|[[Easter Road|H]]
|3–1
|3-1
|align=left|[[Willie Irvine (footballer, born 1956)|Irvine]], [[Mike Conroy (footballer, born 1957)|Conroy]], [[Graham Harvey (footballer)|Harvey]]
|align=left|
|3,762
|3,762
|-bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|-bgcolor=#EEFFEE
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|align=left|[[Motherwell F.C.|Motherwell]]
|align=left|[[Motherwell F.C.|Motherwell]]
|[[Easter Road|H]]
|[[Easter Road|H]]
|2–1
|2-1
|align=left|[[Willie Irvine (footballer, born 1956)|Irvine]], [[Brian Rice (footballer)|Rice (pen.)]]
|align=left|
|4,602
|4,602
|-bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|-bgcolor=#EEFFEE
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|align=left|[[St Johnstone F.C.|St Johnstone]]
|align=left|[[St Johnstone F.C.|St Johnstone]]
|[[Muirton Park|A]]
|[[Muirton Park|A]]
|3–0
|3-0
|align=left|[[Willie Irvine (footballer, born 1956)|Irvine]], [[Ally Brazil|Brazil]], [[Bobby Thomson (footballer, born 1955)|Thomson]]
|align=left|
|3,523
|3,523
|-bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|-bgcolor=#FFCCCC
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|align=left|[[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
|align=left|[[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
|[[Ibrox Park|A]]
|[[Ibrox Park|A]]
|0–1
|0-1
|align=left|
|align=left|
|21,301
|21,301
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|align=left|[[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]]
|align=left|[[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]]
|[[Easter Road|H]]
|[[Easter Road|H]]
|2–1
|2-1
|align=left|[[Willie Irvine (footballer, born 1956)|Irvine (2)]]
|align=left|
|7,441
|7,441
|-bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|-bgcolor=#EEFFEE
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|align=left|[[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]]
|align=left|[[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]]
|[[Easter Road|H]]
|[[Easter Road|H]]
|2–1
|2-1
|align=left|[[Willie Irvine (footballer, born 1956)|Irvine (pen.)]], [[Arthur Duncan (footballer, born 1947)|Duncan]]
|align=left|
|5,560
|5,560
|-bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|-bgcolor=#FFCCCC
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|align=left|[[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]
|align=left|[[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]
|[[Celtic Park|A]]
|[[Celtic Park|A]]
|1–5
|1-5
|align=left|[[Bobby Thomson (footballer, born 1955)|Thomson]]
|align=left|
|13,777
|13,777
|-bgcolor=#FFFFDD
|-bgcolor=#FFFFDD
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|align=left|[[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]]
|align=left|[[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]]
|[[Easter Road|H]]
|[[Easter Road|H]]
|1–1
|1-1
|align=left|[[Bobby Thomson (footballer, born 1955)|Thomson]]
|align=left|
|21,281
|21,281
|-bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|-bgcolor=#FFCCCC
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|align=left|[[St Mirren F.C.|St Mirren]]
|align=left|[[St Mirren F.C.|St Mirren]]
|[[Love Street (stadium)|A]]
|[[Love Street (stadium)|A]]
|1–2
|1-2
|align=left|[[Willie Irvine (footballer, born 1956)|Irvine]]
|align=left|
|3,789
|3,789
|-bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|-bgcolor=#EEFFEE
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|align=left|[[St Johnstone F.C.|St Johnstone]]
|align=left|[[St Johnstone F.C.|St Johnstone]]
|[[Easter Road|H]]
|[[Easter Road|H]]
|4–1
|4-1
|align=left|[[Willie Irvine (footballer, born 1956)|Irvine (3)]], [[Arthur Duncan (footballer, born 1947)|Duncan]]
|align=left|
|4,202
|4,202
|-bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|-bgcolor=#EEFFEE
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|align=left|[[Motherwell F.C.|Motherwell]]
|align=left|[[Motherwell F.C.|Motherwell]]
|[[Fir Park|A]]
|[[Fir Park|A]]
|2–1
|2-1
|align=left|[[Alan Sneddon|Sneddon]], [[Ralph Callachan|Callachan]]
|align=left|
|3,965
|3,965
|-bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|-bgcolor=#FFCCCC
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|align=left|[[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]]
|align=left|[[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]]
|[[Easter Road|H]]
|[[Easter Road|H]]
|0–2
|0-2
|align=left|
|align=left|
|6,978
|6,978
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|align=left|[[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]]
|align=left|[[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]]
|[[Dens Park|A]]
|[[Dens Park|A]]
|3–0
|3-0
|align=left|[[Willie Irvine (footballer, born 1956)|Irvine (2)]], [[Bobby Thomson (footballer, born 1955)|Thomson]]
|align=left|
|4,628
|4,628
|-bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|-bgcolor=#FFCCCC
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|align=left|[[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]]
|align=left|[[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]]
|[[Pittodrie Stadium|A]]
|[[Pittodrie Stadium|A]]
|1–2
|1-2
|align=left|[[Willie Irvine (footballer, born 1956)|Irvine]]
|align=left|
|13,866
|13,866
|-bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|-bgcolor=#FFCCCC
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|align=left|[[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
|align=left|[[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
|[[Easter Road|H]]
|[[Easter Road|H]]
|0–2
|0-2
|align=left|
|align=left|
|18,521
|18,521
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|align=left|[[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]
|align=left|[[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]
|[[Easter Road|H]]
|[[Easter Road|H]]
|0–1
|0-1
|align=left|
|align=left|
|10,204
|10,204
|-bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|-bgcolor=#FFFFDD
|20
|20
|align=left|2 January
|align=left|2 January
|align=left|[[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]]
|align=left|[[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]]
|[[Tynecastle Park|A]]
|[[Tynecastle Park|A]]
|1–1
|0-2
|align=left|[[Willie Irvine (footballer, born 1956)|Irvine]]
|align=left|
|23,499
|23,499
|-bgcolor=#FFFFDD
|-bgcolor=#FFFFDD
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|align=left|[[St Mirren F.C.|St Mirren]]
|align=left|[[St Mirren F.C.|St Mirren]]
|[[Easter Road|H]]
|[[Easter Road|H]]
|1–1
|1-1
|align=left|
|align=left|[[Graham Harvey (footballer)|Harvey]]
|4,371
|4,371
|-bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|-bgcolor=#FFCCCC
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|align=left|[[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]]
|align=left|[[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]]
|[[Tannadice Park|A]]
|[[Tannadice Park|A]]
|0–2
|0-2
|align=left|
|align=left|
|7,675
|7,675
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|align=left|[[St Johnstone F.C.|St Johnstone]]
|align=left|[[St Johnstone F.C.|St Johnstone]]
|[[Muirton Park|A]]
|[[Muirton Park|A]]
|0–1
|0-1
|align=left|
|align=left|
|2,415
|2,415
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|align=left|[[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]]
|align=left|[[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]]
|[[Easter Road|H]]
|[[Easter Road|H]]
|0–2
|0-2
|align=left|
|align=left|
|6,914
|6,914
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|align=left|[[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]]
|align=left|[[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]]
|[[Easter Road|H]]
|[[Easter Road|H]]
|3–1
|3-1
|align=left|[[Willie Irvine (footballer, born 1956)|Irvine (pen.)]], [[Willie Jamieson|Jamieson]], [[Paul Kane (footballer)|Kane]]
|align=left|
|12,601 (original game abandoned fog. This rearranged fixture free admission)
|2,601
|-bgcolor=#FFFFDD
|-bgcolor=#FFFFDD
|26
|26
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|align=left|[[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
|align=left|[[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
|[[Ibrox Park|A]]
|[[Ibrox Park|A]]
|0–0
|0-0
|align=left|
|align=left|
|17,877
|17,877
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|align=left|[[Motherwell F.C.|Motherwell]]
|align=left|[[Motherwell F.C.|Motherwell]]
|[[Easter Road|H]]
|[[Easter Road|H]]
|1–2
|1-2
|align=left|[[Willie Irvine (footballer, born 1956)|Irvine (pen.)]]
|align=left|
|4,164
|4,164
|-bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|-bgcolor=#FFCCCC
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|align=left|[[St Johnstone F.C.|St Johnstone]]
|align=left|[[St Johnstone F.C.|St Johnstone]]
|[[Easter Road|H]]
|[[Easter Road|H]]
|1–2
|1-2
|align=left|
|align=left|[[Brian Rice (footballer)|Rice]]
|3,489
|3,489
|-bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|-bgcolor=#FFCCCC
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|align=left|[[St Mirren F.C.|St Mirren]]
|align=left|[[St Mirren F.C.|St Mirren]]
|[[Love Street (stadium)|A]]
|[[Love Street (stadium)|A]]
|1–3
|1-3
|align=left|
|align=left|[[Ralph Callachan|Callachan]]
|2,452
|2,452
|-bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|-bgcolor=#EEFFEE
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|align=left|[[Motherwell F.C.|Motherwell]]
|align=left|[[Motherwell F.C.|Motherwell]]
|[[Fir Park|A]]
|[[Fir Park|A]]
|3–2
|3-2
|align=left|[[Willie Jamieson|Jamieson]], [[Willie Irvine (footballer, born 1956)|Irvine (pen.)]], [[Brian Rice (footballer)|Rice]]
|align=left|
|3,397
|3,397
|-bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|-bgcolor=#EEFFEE
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|align=left|[[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]]
|align=left|[[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]]
|[[Dens Park|A]]
|[[Dens Park|A]]
|2–1
|2-1
|align=left|[[Willie Jamieson|Jamieson]], [[Willie Irvine (footballer, born 1956)|Irvine]]
|align=left|
|4,355
|4,355
|-bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|-bgcolor=#EEFFEE
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|align=left|[[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]]
|align=left|[[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]]
|[[Easter Road|H]]
|[[Easter Road|H]]
|1–0
|1-0
|align=left|
|align=left|[[Willie Jamieson|Jamieson]]
|4,266
|4,266
|-bgcolor=#FFFFDD
|-bgcolor=#FFFFDD
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|align=left|[[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]]
|align=left|[[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]]
|[[Easter Road|H]]
|[[Easter Road|H]]
|0–0
|0-0
|align=left|
|align=left|
|17,437
|17,437
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|align=left|[[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]
|align=left|[[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]
|[[Celtic Park|A]]
|[[Celtic Park|A]]
|2–3
|2-3
|align=left|[[Brian Rice (footballer)|Rice]], [[Ralph Callachan|Callachan]]
|align=left|
|9,533
|9,533
|-bgcolor=#FFFFDD
|-bgcolor=#FFFFDD
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|align=left|[[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]]
|align=left|[[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]]
|[[Pittodrie Stadium|A]]
|[[Pittodrie Stadium|A]]
|2–2
|2-2
|align=left|[[Brian Rice (footballer)|Rice]], [[John McGachie|McGachie]]
|align=left|
|17,268
|17,268
|-bgcolor=#FFFFDD
|-bgcolor=#FFFFDD
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|align=left|[[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
|align=left|[[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
|[[Easter Road|H]]
|[[Easter Road|H]]
|0–0
|0-0
|align=left|
|align=left|
|9,134
|9,134
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===Final League table===
===Final League table===
{{:1983–84 Scottish Premier Division|showteam=HIB}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width=30|P
!width=140|Team
!width=30|Pld
!width=30|W
!width=30|D
!width=30|L
!width=30|GF
!width=30|GA
!width=30|Pts
|-
|6
|align=left|[[St Mirren F.C.|St Mirren]]
|36
|9
|14
|13
|74
|57
|'''32'''
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|7
|align=left|[[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]]
|36
|12
|7
|17
|45
|55
|'''31'''
|-
|9
|align=left|[[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]]
|36
|11
|5
|20
|50
|74
|'''27'''
|}


===Scottish League Cup===
===Scottish League Cup===
{{main|1983&ndash;84 Scottish League Cup}}
{{main|1983–84 Scottish League Cup}}


====Second Round====
====Second round====


{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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! H/A
! H/A
! Score
! Score
! Aberdeen Scorer(s)
! Hibernian Scorer(s)
! Attendance
! Attendance
|-bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|-bgcolor=#EEFFEE
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|align=left|[[Dumbarton F.C.|Dumbarton]]
|align=left|[[Dumbarton F.C.|Dumbarton]]
|[[Easter Road|H]]
|[[Easter Road|H]]
|5–0
|5&ndash;0
|align=left|[[Willie Irvine (footballer, born 1956)|Irvine (3)]], [[Bobby Thomson (footballer, born 1955)|Thomson]], [[Own goal|O.G.]]
|align=left|
|2,193
|2,193
|-bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|-bgcolor=#EEFFEE
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|align=left|[[Dumbarton F.C.|Dumbarton]]
|align=left|[[Dumbarton F.C.|Dumbarton]]
|[[Boghead Park|A]]
|[[Boghead Park|A]]
|2–1
|2&ndash;1
|align=left|[[Willie Irvine (footballer, born 1956)|Irvine]], [[Mike Conroy (footballer, born 1957)|Conroy]]
|align=left|
|760
|760
|-
|-
|}
|}


====Group Stage====
====Group stage====


{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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! H/A
! H/A
! Score
! Score
! Aberdeen Scorer(s)
! Hibernian Scorer(s)
! Attendance
! Attendance
|-bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|-bgcolor=#EEFFEE
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|align=left|[[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]]
|align=left|[[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]]
|[[Pittodrie Stadium|H]]
|[[Pittodrie Stadium|H]]
|2–0
|2&ndash;0
|align=left|[[Brian Rice (footballer)|Rice]], [[Willie Irvine (footballer, born 1956)|Irvine]]
|align=left|
|2,681
|2,681
|-bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|-bgcolor=#FFCCCC
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|align=left|[[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]
|align=left|[[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]
|[[Celtic Park|A]]
|[[Celtic Park|A]]
|1–5
|1&ndash;5
|align=left|
|align=left|[[Mike Conroy (footballer, born 1957)|Conroy]]
|11,046
|11,046
|-bgcolor=#FFFFDD
|-bgcolor=#FFFFDD
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|align=left|[[Airdrieonians F.C. (1878)|Airdrieonians]]
|align=left|[[Airdrieonians F.C. (1878)|Airdrieonians]]
|[[Easter Road|H]]
|[[Easter Road|H]]
|0–0
|0&ndash;0
|align=left|
|align=left|
|1,831
|1,831
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|align=left|[[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]
|align=left|[[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]
|[[Easter Road|H]]
|[[Easter Road|H]]
|0–0
|0&ndash;0
|align=left|
|align=left|
|6,882
|6,882
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|align=left|[[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]]
|align=left|[[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]]
|[[Rugby Park|A]]
|[[Rugby Park|A]]
|1–3
|1&ndash;3
|align=left|
|align=left|[[Erich Schaedler|Schaedler]]
|2,001
|2,001
|-bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|-bgcolor=#EEFFEE
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|align=left|[[Airdrieonians F.C. (1878)|Airdrieonians]]
|align=left|[[Airdrieonians F.C. (1878)|Airdrieonians]]
|[[Broomfield Park|A]]
|[[Broomfield Park|A]]
|3–1
|3&ndash;1
|align=left|[[Graham Harvey (footballer)|Harvey (2)]], [[Gary Murray|Murray]]
|align=left|
|738
|738
|-
|-
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|-
|-
|}
|}



===Scottish Cup===
===Scottish Cup===
{{main|Scottish Cup 1983&ndash;84}}
{{main|1983–84 Scottish Cup}}


{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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|align=left|[[East Fife F.C.|East Fife]]
|align=left|[[East Fife F.C.|East Fife]]
|[[Easter Road|H]]
|[[Easter Road|H]]
|0–0
|0&ndash;0
|align=left|
|align=left|
|5,683
|5,683
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|align=left|[[East Fife F.C.|East Fife]]
|align=left|[[East Fife F.C.|East Fife]]
|[[Bayview Park, Methil|A]]
|[[Bayview Park, Methil|A]]
|0–2
|0&ndash;2
|align=left|
|align=left|
|6,100
|6,100

Latest revision as of 14:39, 20 November 2023

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)

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.

Scottish Premier Division

[edit]
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

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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

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Main article: 1983–84 Scottish League Cup

Second round

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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

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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

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Celtic 6 3 3 0 13 3 +10 9
Kilmarnock 6 3 1 2 9 6 +3 7
Hibernian 6 2 2 2 7 9 -2 6
Airdrieonians 6 0 2 4 3 14 -11 2

Scottish Cup

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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

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References

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  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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