# 1965–66 Hibernian F.C. season

During the 1965–66 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, Scotland, came sixth out of 18 clubs in the Scottish First Division.

## Scottish First Division

| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| 1 | 25 August | Morton | A | 5–1 | Cormack, Quinn, Scott, Martin (2) | 6,700 |
| 2 | 11 September | Kilmarnock | H | 3–3 | Cormack, Scott, Martin | 13,385 |
| 3 | 18 September | Heart of Midlothian | A | 4–0 | O'Rourke (2), Stevenson (2) | 22,369 |
| 4 | 25 September | Falkirk | H | 5–1 | Scott, Martin (4) | 10,650 |
| 5 | 2 October | Clyde | A | 2–1 | McNamee, Baxter | 4,310 |
| 6 | 9 October | Motherwell | H | 2–2 | Martin, Davis (pen.) | 13,511 |
| 7 | 16 October | Rangers | H | 1–2 | Stevenson | 37,288 |
| 8 | 23 October | St Mirren | A | 2–0 | Davis (pen.), Stevenson J. | 3,068 |
| 9 | 30 October | Partick Thistle | A | 2–3 | Quinn, Cormack | 5,874 |
| 10 | 6 November | Hamilton Academical | H | 11–1 | Davis, Hogg, Cormack, Scott (2), O'Rourke (2), Stevenson (3) | 6,319 |
| 11 | 13 November | Dundee | A | 3–4 | Stanton, O'Rourke, Stevenson | 11,948 |
| 12 | 20 November | Stirling Albion | A | 2–1 | Davis (pen.), Cormack | 3,579 |
| 13 | 27 November | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 1–1 | O'Rourke | 11,587 |
| 14 | 11 December | Celtic | A | 0–2 | | 21,057 |
| 14 | 18 December | St Johnstone | H | 3–0 | Cormack, Cousin, O'Rourke | 6,363 |
| 15 | 25 December | Aberdeen | A | 3–1 | McNamee, Scott, Cormack | 9,535 |
| 17 | 1 January | Heart of Midlothian | H | 2–3 | Cormack (2) | 32,192 |
| 18 | 3 January | Kilmarnock | A | 0–1 | | 11,298 |
| 19 | 8 January | Morton | H | 4–1 | O'Rourke (2), Cormack (2) | 9,214 |
| 20 | 15 January | Falkirk | A | 2–3 | Stein (2) | 4,462 |
| 21 | 29 January | Motherwell | A | 0–4 | | 3,375 |
| 22 | 12 February | Rangers | A | 0–2 | | 27,569 |
| 23 | 26 February | Partick Thistle | H | 2–0 | Cormack, Stein | 6,597 |
| 24 | 2 March | St Mirren | H | 3–2 | Grant, Stein, Cormack | 4,874 |
| 25 | 5 March | Hamilton Academical | A | 2–1 | Grant, O.G. | 1,185 |
| 26 | 12 March | Dundee | H | 1–1 | Cousin | 8,302 |
| 27 | 19 March | Stirling Albion | H | 1–0 | Peter Cormack | 4,188 |
| 28 | 23 March | Clyde | H | 3–1 | Davis (pen.), O'Rourke, Stein | 3,861 |
| 29 | 6 April | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 2–3 | Davis (pen.), Stevenson | 4,715 |
| 30 | 9 April | Dundee United | A | 4–5 | Davis (2, 1 pen.), Stanton, Cormack | 4,706 |
| 31 | 16 April | Celtic | H | 0–0 | | 24,030 |
| 32 | 20 April | Dundee United | H | 3–3 | Stein, Stevenson, O.G. | 4,568 |
| 33 | 23 April | St Johnstone | A | 3–1 | Stein, Scott, Stevenson | 3,385 |
| 34 | 30 April | Aberdeen | H | 0–1 | | 6,301 |

### Final League table

| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 5 | Dundee United | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 79 | 51 | 28 | 43 |
| 6 | Hibernian | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 81 | 55 | 26 | 38 |
| 6 | Heart of Midlothian | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 56 | 48 | 8 | 38 |

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

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| G4 | 14 August | Falkirk | A | 1–3 | Scott | 6,174 |
| G4 | 18 August | St Mirren | H | 1–0 | Stevenson | 8,372 |
| G4 | 21 August | Morton | A | 4–2 | McNamee, Baxter, Scott, Martin | 7,798 |
| G4 | 28 August | Falkirk | H | 3–1 | McNamee, Quinn (pen.), Martin | 10,704 |
| G4 | 1 September | St Mirren | A | 3–0 | Cormack, Scott (2) | 7,091 |
| G4 | 4 September | Morton | H | 3–0 | Cormack, Martin, Stevenson | 9,269 |

#### Group 4 final table

| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Hibernian | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 10 |
| 2 | Falkirk | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | St Mirren | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | –4 | 4 |
| 4 | Morton | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | –6 | 3 |

#### Knockout stage

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| QF L1 | 15 September | Alloa Athletic | A | 2–0 | Quinn, Martin | 3,513 |
| QF L2 | 22 September | Alloa Athletic | H | 11–2 | Davis (pen.), Quinn, Scott (4), Martin (4), Stevenson | 6,407 |
| SF | 4 October | Celtic | N | 2–2 | Martin (2) | 46,074 |
| SF R | 18 October | Celtic | N | 0–4 | | 51,023 |

### Scottish Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| R1 | 5 February | Third Lanark | H | 4–3 | Davis (pen.), Cousin, Scott, O'Rourke | 5,441 |
| R2 | 21 February | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–2 | McNamee | 31,244 |

### Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| R1 L1 | 8 September | Valencia CF | H | 2–0 | Scott, McNamee | 19,000 |
| R1 L2 | 12 October | Valencia CF | A | 0–2 | | 44,000 |
| R1 R | 3 November | Valencia CF | A | 0–3 | | 43,100 |