# 1981–82 Hibernian F.C. season

During the 1981–82 season, the Scottish football club Hibernian F.C. was placed 7th in the Scottish Premier Division. The team reached the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.

## Scottish Premier Division

| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| 1 | 29 August | Dundee | H | 2–0 | Murray, Rae | 5,738 |
| 2 | 5 September | Rangers | A | 2–2 | McLeod, Rae | 19,919 |
| 3 | 12 September | Airdrieonians | H | 1–1 | Flavell | 5,020 |
| 4 | 19 September | Aberdeen | A | 0–1 | | 10,253 |
| 5 | 26 September | St Mirren | A | 0–1 | | 4,798 |
| 6 | 3 October | Dundee United | H | 1–1 | Duncan | 5,384 |
| 7 | 10 October | Morton | H | 4–0 | Flavell, Callachan, Murray, McLeod | 4,459 |
| 8 | 17 October | Partick Thistle | A | 0–1 | | 4,069 |
| 9 | 24 October | Celtic | H | 1–0 | McLeod (pen.) | 18,245 |
| 10 | 31 October | Dundee | A | 0–0 | | 6,011 |
| 11 | 7 November | Rangers | H | 1–2 | Rae | 14,865 |
| 12 | 14 November | Airdrieonians | A | 1–3 | Rae | 3,297 |
| 13 | 21 November | Aberdeen | H | 1–1 | Callachan | 7,629 |
| 14 | 28 November | St Mirren | H | 0–0 | | 4,743 |
| 15 | 5 December | Dundee United | A | 0–1 | | 7,257 |
| 16 | 19 December | Partick Thistle | H | 3–0 | McLeod (2), Rae | 3,582 |
| 17 | 2 January | Dundee | H | 2–1 | McLeod, Jamieson, | 8,182 |
| 18 | 16 January | Airdrieonians | H | 1–0 | McLeod | 3,969 |
| 19 | 30 January | Rangers | A | 1–1 | Flavell | 14,286 |
| 20 | 2 February | Celtic | A | 0–0 | | 16,727 |
| 21 | 6 February | Dundee United | H | 0–1 | | 6,133 |
| 22 | 20 February | St Mirren | A | 2–2 | Rae (2) | 5,138 |
| 23 | 27 February | Celtic | H | 1–0 | Rae | 15,914 |
| 24 | 6 March | Partick Thistle | A | 2–1 | Rae, Paterson | 2,516 |
| 25 | 10 March | Aberdeen | A | 1–3 | Rae | 8,693 |
| 26 | 13 March | Morton | H | 2–2 | Murray, Rae | 4,289 |
| 27 | 20 March | Dundee | A | 2–2 | Callachan (2) | 4,345 |
| 28 | 27 March | Rangers | H | 0–0 | | 12,320 |
| 29 | 3 April | Airdrieonians | A | 0–2 | Jamieson (2) | 2,018 |
| 30 | 10 April | Aberdeen | H | 0–3 | | 7,078 |
| 31 | 14 April | Morton | A | 1–2 | Jamieson | 1,958 |
| 32 | 17 April | Dundee United | A | 1–0 | Turnbull | 6,845 |
| 33 | 24 April | St Mirren | A | 2–1 | Murray (pen.), Jamieson | 3,532 |
| 34 | 1 May | Celtic | A | 0–6 | | 16,064 |
| 35 | 8 May | Partick Thistle | H | 1–1 | Murray | 3,118 |
| 36 | 15 May | Morton | A | 0–0 | | 1,896 |

### Final League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 4 | Dundee United | 36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 61 | 38 | +23 | 40 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | St Mirren | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 49 | 52 | −3 | 37 | |
| 6 | Hibernian | 36 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 36 | |
| 7 | Morton | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 31 | 54 | −23 | 30 | |
| 8 | Dundee | 36 | 11 | 4 | 21 | 46 | 72 | −26 | 26 | |

### Scottish League Cup
#### Group stage

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) |
| G1 | 8 August | St Johnstone | H | 1–2 | Murray |
| G1 | 12 August | St Mirren | A | 0–0 | |
| G1 | 15 August | Celtic | A | 1–4 | Duncan |
| G1 | 19 August | St Mirren | H | 0–1 | |
| G1 | 22 August | St Johnstone | A | 2–1 | Flavell, Rodier |
| G1 | 26 August | Celtic | H | 1–4 | Paterson |

#### Group 1 Final Table

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| St Mirren | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 9 |
| Celtic | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 8 |
| St Johnstone | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 4 |
| Hibernian | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 3 |

### Scottish Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| R3 | 23 January | Falkirk | H | 2–0 | Duncan, Rodier | 5,082 |
| R4 | 13 February | Dundee United | A | 1–1 | Rae | 10,735 |
| R4 R | 17 February | Dundee United | H | 1–1 | Paterson | 11,039 |
| R4 2R | 13 February | Dundee United | | 0–3 | | 13,759 |