1997–98 Hibernian F.C. season

September 2020 Hibernian 1997–98 Jim Duffy (until 2 February)http://www.soccerbase.com/manager_history.sd?teamid=1227 Soccerbase 15 February 2010 Manager History for Hibernian Alex McLeish (from 11 February) Premier Division 10th (relegated) Scottish Cup R3 League Cup R3 Crawford, 9 Crawford, 9 Lavety, 9 1996–97 1998–99 15565http://www.fitbastats.com/hibs/club_records_league_attendance.php Average Home League Game Attendances fitbastats.com 4 November 2013 9126 12025 (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.http://sport.scotsman.com/hibernianfc/Chic-Charnley-slams-old-boss.5846218.jp Chic Charnley slams old boss Alex McLeish over time at Hibs David Hardie Edinburgh Evening News 21 November 2009 16 February 2010 The season "rapidly turned into a nightmare", however. With the club four points adrift at the bottom of the league, manager Jim Duffy was sacked after a 6–2 defeat by Motherwell.https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-duffy-is-sacked-by-hibernian-1142704.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-duffy-is-sacked-by-hibernian-1142704.html 1 May 2022 subscription live The Independent Football: Duffy is sacked by Hibernian 3 February 1998 16 February 2010 Alex McLeish was hired as Duffy's replacement, but he was unable to save the club from relegation to the First Division. Results W 3 August 1997 Premier Division 2–1 Hibernian Power 24 Charnley 75 Celtic Mackay 29 Easter Road, Edinburgh 13,051 D 17 August 1997 Premier Division 1–1 Dundee United Winters 22 Hibernian Tosh 77 Tannadice Park, Dundee 7,344 W 23 August 1997 Premier Division 4–0 Hibernian Crawford 6 Lavety 24 Baker 64 o.g. McGinlay 90 Kilmarnock Easter Road, Edinburgh 9,559 L 30 August 1997 Premier Division 0–1 Hibernian Heart of Midlothian McCann 7 Easter Road, Edinburgh 15,550 W 13 September 1997 Premier Division 5–2 Hibernian Charnley 25 79 Lavety 31 Crawford 38 McGinlay 55 Dunfermline Athletic Millar 16 pen. Petrie 80 Easter Road, Edinburgh 10,070 D 20 September 1997 Premier Division 1–1 Motherwell Coyne 80 Hibernian Rougier 46 Fir Park, Motherwell 7,420 D 27 September 1997 Premier Division 1–1 Hibernian Crawford 2 St Johnstone Farquhar 16 Easter Road, Edinburgh 11,172 L 4 October 1997 Premier Division 3–4 Hibernian McGinlay 28 Lavety 43 Crawford 46 Rangers Negri 26 pen. 58 Gascoigne 51 Albertz 52 Easter Road, Edinburgh 15,237 L 18 October 1997 Premier Division 2–0 Aberdeen Glass 5 Dodds 37 pen. Hibernian Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen 11,708 L 25 October 1997 Premier Division 2–1 Kilmarnock Roberts 54 Nevin 57 Hibernian Larusson 80 Rugby Park, Kilmarnock 7,541 L 1 November 1997 Premier Division 1–3 Hibernian Crawford 85 Dundee United Olofsson 26 88 McSwegan 90 Easter Road, Edinburgh 10,110 L 8 November 1997 Premier Division 2–0 Heart of Midlothian Robertson 17 Quitongo 88 Hibernian Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh 16,739 L 15 November 1997 Premier Division 2–1 Dunfermline Athletic Smith 17 81 Hibernian Crawford 90 East End Park, Dunfermline 6,952 L 22 November 1997 Premier Division 1–0 St Johnstone Scott 2 Hibernian McDiarmid Park, Perth 5,403 D 29 November 1997 Premier Division 1–1 Hibernian Dods 75 Motherwell Coyle 90 Easter Road, Edinburgh 9,999 L 7 December 1997 Premier Division 1–0 Rangers Negri 51 Hibernian Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow 48,070 D 13 December 1997 Premier Division 2–2 Hibernian Walker 2 83 Aberdeen Dodds 43 Jess 68 Easter Road, Edinburgh 10,001 L 20 December 1997 Premier Division 5–0 Celtic Burley 23 90 Wieghorst 38 McNamara 48 Larsson 64 Hibernian Celtic Park, Glasgow 49,094 L 27 December 1997 Premier Division 0–1 Hibernian Kilmarnock Wright 43 Easter Road, Edinburgh 10,543 D 1 January 1998 Premier Division 2–2 Heart of Midlothian Fulton 6 10 Hibernian Walker 51 McGinlay 67 Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh 17,564 W 10 January 1998 Premier Division 1–0 Hibernian McGinlay 36 Dunfermline Athletic Easter Road, Edinburgh 10,616 L 17 January 1998 Premier Division 0–1 Hibernian St Johnstone Grant 83 Easter Road, Edinburgh 9,126 L 31 January 1998 Premier Division 6–2 Motherwell Arnott 10 Weir 23 Garcin 43 McCulloch 81 89 Coyne 88 Hibernian Crawford 4 Lavety 8 Fir Park, Motherwell 6,169 L 7 February 1998 Premier Division 3–0 Aberdeen Newell 40 Jess 57 Miller 59 Hibernian Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen 12,043 L 21 February 1998 Premier Division 1–2 Hibernian Lavety 19 Rangers Negri 35 Albertz 88 Easter Road, Edinburgh 13,968 D 24 February 1998 Premier Division 1–1 Dundee United Dow 73 o.g. Hibernian Hughes 75 Tannadice Park, Dundee 7,989 L 28 February 1998 Premier Division 0–1 Hibernian Celtic Rieper 25 Easter Road, Edinburgh 15,137 D 14 March 1998 Premier Division 1–1 St Johnstone McQuillan 62 Hibernian Rougier 90 pen. McDiarmid Park, Perth 6,472 McCluskey W 21 March 1998 Premier Division 1–0 Hibernian Lavety 34 Motherwell Easter Road, Edinburgh 10,582 D 28 March 1998 Premier Division 1–1 Hibernian Rougier 90 pen. Aberdeen Jess 68 Easter Road, Edinburgh 12,966 L 1 April 1998 Premier Division 3–0 Rangers McCoist 56 Thern 58 Durie 75 Hibernian Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow 48,488 W 11 April 1998 Premier Division 2–1 Hibernian Lavety 56 Harper 80 Heart of Midlothian Robertson 71 Easter Road, Edinburgh 16,200 D 18 April 1998 Premier Division 1–1 Dunfermline Athletic Brebner 48 o.g. Hibernian Welsh 90 East End Park, Dunfermline 12,749 D 25 April 1998 Premier Division 0–0 Celtic Hibernian Celtic Park, Glasgow 49,500 L 2 May 1998 Premier Division 1–2 Hibernian Brebner 31 Dundee United Olofsson 72 78 Easter Road, Edinburgh 13,413 D 9 May 1998 Premier Division 1–1 Kilmarnock Roberts 15 Hibernian Crawford 90 Rugby Park, Kilmarnock 12,393 Final table HIB Scottish League Cup Results W 9 August 1997 Scottish League Cup 3–1 Hibernian Lavety 9 Charnley 29 McGinlay 49 Alloa Athletic Irvine 50 Easter Road, Edinburgh 6,807 L 20 August 1997 Scottish League Cup 2–1 AET Dundee United Zetterlund 90 McSwegan 92 Hibernian Lavety 3 Tannadice Park, Dundee 7,692 McCluskey Scottish Cup Results L 24 January 1998 Scottish Cup 1–2 Hibernian McGinlay 22 Raith Rovers Millar 10 21 Easter Road, Edinburgh 11,481 Transfers Players in PlayerFromFeeTRI Tony RougierRaith Rovers£250,000Benin Jean-Marc Adjovi-BoccoRC LensFreeIceland Olafur GottskalkssonKeflavik£200,000SCO Stephen CrawfordMillwall£360,000ENG Justin SkinnerBristol RoversFree Latapy? Players out PlayerToFeeSCO Joe McLaughlinClydebankFreeSCO Graeme LoveAyr UnitedFreeGermany Thorsten SchmuggeFreeSCO Jim LeightonAberdeenFreeSCO Keith WrightRaith RoversFreeSCO Ian CameronRaith RoversFreeSCO Darren JacksonCeltic£1,500,000SCO Chic CharnleyPartick ThistleFreeSCO Greg MillerLivingstonNominal feeIRL Lee PowerAyr UnitedFreeSCO Brian GrantDundeeFree Loans in PlayerFromSCO Andy WalkerSheffield UnitedSCO Bryan GunnNorwich CitySCO Grant BrebnerManchester United Loans out PlayerToSCO John MartinBerwick RangersSCO Eric PatonStenhousemuirSCO Ian McDonaldStenhousemuir 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.http://www.soccerbase.com/squad_season.sd?teamid=1227 Hibernian 1997/1998 player appearances Soccerbase 15 February 2010 Premier Division Scottish Cup League Cup Olafur Gottskalksson GK Iceland 16 0 0 0 1 0 Bryan Gunn GK Scotland 12 0 0 0 0 0 Chris Reid GK Scotland 8 0 1 0 1 0 Jean-Marc Adjovi-Bocco DF Benin 29 0 1 0 2 0 Shaun Dennis DF Scotland 5 0 1 0 0 0 Darren Dods DF Scotland 29 1 1 0 2 0 David Elliot DF Scotland 4 0 0 0 0 0 John Hughes DF Scotland 25 1 0 0 2 0 Stuart McCaffrey DF Scotland 2 0 0 0 0 0 Jamie McQuilken DF Scotland 1 0 0 0 0 0 Willie Miller DF Scotland 31 0 1 0 2 0 Michael Renwick DF Scotland 6 0 0 0 0 0 Brian Welsh DF Scotland 17 1 0 0 0 0 Scott Bannerman MF Scotland 1 0 0 0 0 0 Grant Brebner MF Scotland 9 1 0 0 0 0 Chic Charnley MF Scotland 20 3 1 0 2 1 Graeme Donald MF Scotland 4 0 0 0 0 0 Andy Dow MF Scotland 32 0 1 0 2 0 Brian Grant MF Scotland 5 0 0 0 2 0 Kevin Harper MF Scotland 27 1 1 0 1 0 Chris Jackson MF Scotland 15 0 1 0 0 0 Bjarni Larusson MF Iceland 7 1 0 0 0 0 Pat McGinlay MF Scotland 33 4 1 1 2 1 Greg Miller MF Scotland 3 0 0 0 1 0 Eric Paton MF Scotland 0 0 0 0 1 0 Tony Rougier MF Trinidad and Tobago 30 3 0 0 1 0 Stephen Crawford FW Scotland 35 9 1 0 2 0 Barry Lavety FW Scotland 26 7 1 0 2 2 Kenny Miller FW Scotland 7 0 0 0 0 0 Lee Power FW Ireland 5 1 0 0 1 0 Paul Tosh FW Scotland 15 1 0 0 1 0 Andy Walker FW Scotland 8 3 1 0 0 0 |} See also List of Hibernian F.C. seasons Notes 30em External links Hibernian 1997/1998 results and fixtures https://web.archive.org/web/20080512011551/http://www.soccerbase.com/results2.sd?teamid=1227 12 May 2008 , Soccerbase Category:Hibernian F.C. seasons Hibernian