1986–87 Hibernian F.C. season

August 2013 February 2023 Hibernian 1986–87 John Blackley (to November)Alex Miller (from November)http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=1227&teamTabs=managers Soccerbase 27 May 2012 Manager History for Hibernian Scottish Premier Division 9th Scottish Cup R4 Scottish League Cup R4 1985–86 1987–88 22,298 (v Heart of Midlothian, 6 January) 3590 (v Hamilton Academical, 25 April) 9,140https://www.fitbastats.com/hibs/club_records_league_attendance.php Average Home League Game Attendances fitbastats.com 4 November 2013 (up 5) During the 1986–87 season, the Scottish football club :Hibernian F.C. was placed 9th in the :Scottish Premier Division. The team reached the fourth round of both the :Scottish Cup and the :Scottish League Cup. Overview During the 1986 close season, Hibs sold Gordon Durie to Chelsea for £400,000, and brought in Billy Kirkwood, Stuart Beedie, Willie Irvine, Mark Caughey and George McCluskey.https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/nostalgia/hibs-and-sevilla-forgotten-feisty-friendlies-1980s-3056954 Hibs and Sevilla: The forgotten feisty friendlies of the 1980s Edinburgh Evening News 3 December 2020 7 December 2020 Patrick McPartlin They played pre-season friendlies against Chelsea, as part of the deal for Durie, and Sevilla. Before the season started, Hibs manager John Blackley hoped to qualify for European competition and to have extended runs in the cup competitions. In the opening-day victory over Rangers at Easter Road, after a Graeme Souness tackle on George McCluskey in the centre circle, for which he was sent off, the SFA retrospectively gave 21 players yellow cards for the on-pitch fighting that followed the tackle. Only Hibs' goalkeeper Alan Rough was spared, because he remained in his penalty area, although McCluskey and Mark Fulton successfully appealed against their cautions."Si Ferry Meets... Ally McCoist" – Open Goal, YouTube, published on 16 April 2018 Despite the win against Rangers, Hibs fell well short of Blackley's pre-season hopes. Blackley resigned in November and was subsequently replaced by Alex Miller, who at least prevented the club from falling into the relegation zone. A return game against Sevilla was played in December. Scottish Premier Division 1986–87 Scottish Premier Division Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance19 AugustRangersH2–1Beedie, Cowan21,674213 AugustAberdeenA0–412,918316 AugustDundeeA0–37,216423 AugustMotherwellH0–06,276530 AugustHeart of MidlothianH1–3McBride20,71466 SeptemberFalkirkA1–1McBride4,956713 SeptemberSt MirrenH0–14,567820 SeptemberCelticA1–5Beedie6,453927 SeptemberDundee UnitedH1–1McBride5,407104 OctoberHamilton AcademicalA4–1May (2), McCluskey, McBride3,478118 OctoberClydebankH3–2Irvine (2), Kirkwood5,0301211 OctoberRangersA0–338,1451318 OctoberAberdeenH1–1Chisholm8,7581425 OctoberMotherwellA1–4Chisholm4,0071529 OctoberDundeeH0–34,221161 NovemberHeart of MidlothianA1–1McBride22,178178 NovemberFalkirkH1–0 McCluskey5,5741815 NovemberSt MirrenA1–3Kane3,2791919 NovemberCelticH0–115,3972022 NovemberDundee UnitedA0–16,8622129 NovemberHamilton AcademicalH1–3Collins4,659223 DecemberClydebankA0–01,356236 DecemberRangersH0–017,6392413 DecemberAberdeenA0–111,0032520 DecemberMotherwellH0–14,7142627 DecemberDundeeA0–26,238273 JanuaryFalkirkA3–1Bell, McCluskey (pen), Collins7,007286 JanuaryHeart of MidlothianH2–2Weir, McCluskey22,2982910 JanuarySt MirrenH1–0Mitchell8,2343021 JanuaryCelticA0–119,5833124 JanuaryDundee UnitedA0–27,398327 FebruaryHamilton AcademicalA1–0Cowan3,9033314 FebruaryClydebankH4–1May, Weir, Cowan, McBride5,2363428 FebruaryRangersA1–1May36,931357 MarchAberdeenH1–1McCluskey6,3943621 MarchDundeeH2–2Rae, McCluskey4,3053724 MarchMotherwellA1–2Rae2,9343828 MarchFalkirkH2–0McCluskey, Cowan 4,039394 AprilHeart of MidlothianA1–2O.G. 19,7314011 AprilCelticH1–4McCluskey14,4324118 AprilSt MirrenA1–1Weir3,4564225 AprilHamilton AcademicalH1–1McCluskey3,590432 MayDundee UnitedA1–2Bell9,301449 MayClydebankA2–1May, Weir1,172 Final League table HIB Scottish League Cup 1986–87 Scottish League Cup Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) AttendanceR220 AugustEast StirlingshireH1–0KaneR327 AugustHamilton AcademicalA1–0BeedieR43 SeptemberDundee UnitedH0–2 Scottish Cup 1986–87 Scottish Cup Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) AttendanceR331 JanuaryDunfermline AthleticH2–0Kane, Weir16,500R421 FebruaryClydebankA0–16,500 See also List of Hibernian F.C. seasons References External links Hibernian 1986/1987 results and fixtures, Soccerbase Category:Hibernian F.C. seasons Hibernian