# 1985–86 Hibernian F.C. season

During the 1985–86 season, the Scottish football club Hibernian F.C. was placed 8th in the Scottish Premier Division. The team reached the final of the Scottish League Cup, losing to Aberdeen, and also reached the semifinals of the Scottish Cup.

## Scottish Premier Division

| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| 1 | 10 August | Aberdeen | A | 0–3 | | 14,857 |
| 2 | 17 August | Rangers | H | 1–3 | Durie | 15,056 |
| 3 | 24 August | St Mirren | H | 2–3 | Kane (pen.), McBride | 5,123 |
| 4 | 31 August | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–2 | Durie | 17,457 |
| 5 | 7 September | Celtic | H | 0–5 | | 13,366 |
| 6 | 14 September | Dundee | A | 0–1 | | 5,410 |
| 7 | 28 September | Motherwell | H | 1–0 | Brazil | 5,557 |
| 8 | 1 October | Clydebank | H | 5–0 | Cowan (3), Durie (2) | 5,491 |
| 9 | 5 October | Dundee United | A | 2–2 | Cowan, Sneddon | 6,951 |
| 10 | 12 October | Aberdeen | H | 1–1 | Cowan | 10,035 |
| 11 | 19 October | Rangers | A | 2–1 | Harris, O.G. | 23,487 |
| 12 | 30 October | Clydebank | A | 4–2 | Cowan (2), Kane, Brazil | 2,396 |
| 13 | 2 November | Dundee | H | 2–1 | Kane, Durie | 6,474 |
| 14 | 9 November | Heart of Midlothian | H | 0–0 | | 19,776 |
| 15 | 16 November | St Mirren | A | 3–1 | Cowan, Kane, Sneddon | 5,670 |
| 16 | 23 November | Celtic | A | 1–1 | Chisholm | 21,510 |
| 17 | 14 December | Aberdeen | A | 0–4 | | 12,539 |
| 18 | 21 December | Rangers | H | 1–1 | Tortolano | 10,823 |
| 19 | 1 January | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–3 | Harris | 25,605 |
| 20 | 4 January | Clydebank | H | 2–3 | Cowan, May | 5,137 |
| 21 | 11 January | Dundee | A | 1–3 | Callachan | 5,073 |
| 22 | 18 January | Celtic | H | 2–2 | Cowan, Durie | 13,512 |
| 23 | 1 February | Motherwell | H | 4–0 | Cowan (2), Collins, O.G. | 4,409 |
| 24 | 8 February | Dundee United | H | 0–4 | | 8,504 |
| 25 | 22 February | Aberdeen | H | 0–1 | | 9,061 |
| 26 | 26 February | Dundee United | H | 0–1 | | 7,137 |
| 27 | 1 March | Rangers | A | 1–3 | Cowan | 16,498 |
| 28 | 12 March | St Mirren | H | 3–0 | Cowan (3) | 4,725 |
| 29 | 15 March | Clydebank | A | 3–1 | Tortolano (2), Chisholm | 2,007 |
| 30 | 18 March | Motherwell | A | 0–2 | | 3,266 |
| 31 | 22 March | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–2 | Cowan | 20,756 |
| 32 | 29 March | St Mirren | A | 2–0 | Kane, Rae | 3,695 |
| 33 | 12 April | Dundee | H | 1–0 | Rae | 4,477 |
| 34 | 19 April | Celtic | A | 0–2 | | 9,301 |
| 35 | 26 April | Motherwell | A | 1–3 | Cowan | 2,369 |
| 36 | 3 May | Dundee United | H | 1–2 | Cowan (pen.) | 3,513 |

### Final League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 6 | Dundee | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 45 | 51 | −6 | 35 |
| 7 | St Mirren | 36 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 42 | 63 | −21 | 31 |
| 8 | Hibernian | 36 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 49 | 63 | −14 | 28 |
| 9 | Motherwell | 36 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 33 | 66 | −33 | 20 |
| 10 | Clydebank | 36 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 77 | −48 | 20 |

### Scottish League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| R2 | 21 August | Cowdenbeath | H | 6–0 | Cowan (3, 1 pen.), Durie (2), Brazil | 3,394 |
| R3 | 28 August | Motherwell | H | 6–1 | Durie (3), Cowan (2), McBride | 5,369 |
| R4 | 4 September | Celtic | H | 4–4 (Hibs won 4–3 on penalties) | Durie (2), Cowan, Harris | 15,570 |
| SF L1 | 25 September | Rangers | H | 2–0 | Chisholm, Durie | 17,916 |
| SF L2 | 9 October | Rangers | A | 0–1 | | 17,916 |
| F | 27 October | Aberdeen | N | 0–3 | | 40,061 |

### Scottish Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| R3 | 26 January | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 2–0 | Cowan, May | 15,000 |
| R4 | 16 February | Ayr United | H | 1–0 | May | 10,200 |
| R5 | 8 March | Celtic | H | 4–3 | Cowan (2, 1 pen.), Chisholm, May | 20,000 |
| SF | 5 April | Aberdeen | N | 0–3 | | 19,165 |