# 1983–84 Hibernian F.C. season

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

| 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

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |

### Scottish League Cup
#### Second round

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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 |