# 1977–78 Hibernian F.C. season

During the 1977–78 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, came fourth out of 10 clubs in the Scottish Premier Division and reached the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.

## Scottish Premier Division

| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| 1 | 13 August | Motherwell | H | 0–0 | | 8,855 |
| 2 | 20 August | Rangers | A | 2–0 | Rae, Bremner | 22,357 |
| 3 | 27 August | Clydebank | H | 2–0 | Scott, Brazil | 6,750 |
| 4 | 10 September | Dundee United | A | 0–2 | | 6,518 |
| 5 | 17 September | Partick Thistle | A | 0–1 | | 4,857 |
| 6 | 24 September | St Mirren | H | 2–0 | Higgins, McLeod | 9,625 |
| 7 | 1 October | Celtic | A | 1–3 | McKay | 24,791 |
| 8 | 8 October | Ayr United | H | 1–2 | O.G. | 5,517 |
| 9 | 15 October | Aberdeen | A | 2–1 | McLeod, O.G. | 12,774 |
| 10 | 22 October | Motherwell | A | 0–1 | | 5,045 |
| 11 | 29 October | Rangers | H | 0–1 | | 22,590 |
| 12 | 5 November | Clydebank | A | 0–1 | | 3,022 |
| 13 | 12 November | Dundee United | H | 0–0 | | 5,666 |
| 14 | 19 November | Partick Thistle | H | 2–3 | McLeod, Stewart | 5,441 |
| 15 | 26 November | St Mirren | A | 0–3 | | 7,783 |
| 16 | 10 December | Ayr United | A | 1–0 | Duncan | 4,065 |
| 17 | 17 December | Aberdeen | H | 2–0 | Murray, Duncan | 6,606 |
| 18 | 24 December | Motherwell | H | 2–1 | Paterson, McLeod (pen.) | 8,305 |
| 19 | 31 December | Rangers | A | 0–0 | | 27,155 |
| 20 | 2 January | Clydebank | H | 2–0 | McGhee, McLeod | 8,284 |
| 21 | 7 January | Dundee United | A | 1–1 | McLeod | 6,880 |
| 22 | 25 February | Aberdeen | A | 0–3 | | 12,060 |
| 23 | 11 March | St Mirren | H | 5–1 | Higgins, Hutchinson (2), Brazil, McLeod (pen.) | 6,249 |
| 24 | 15 March | Motherwell | A | 4–2 | Bremner, Murray, McLeod (2) | 4,536 |
| 25 | 18 March | Clydebank | A | 3–0 | McLeod (2), Hutchinson | 2,191 |
| 26 | 22 March | Ayr United | H | 4–2 | McLeod (pen.), Hutchinson (2), Murray | 5,228 |
| 27 | 25 March | Dundee United | H | 3–1 | McLeod, Higgins (2) | 8,354 |
| 28 | 29 March | Rangers | H | 1–1 | McLeod (pen.) | 21,245 |
| 29 | 1 April | Partick Thistle | H | 3–1 | McLeod, Hutchinson, Duncan | 6,210 |
| 30 | 5 April | Celtic | A | 1–2 | McLeod (pen.) | 18,224 |
| 31 | 8 April | St Mirren | A | 0–3 | | 8,087 |
| 32 | 12 April | Celtic | H | 1–1 | Higgins | 10,902 |
| 33 | 15 April | Celtic | H | 4–1 | Duncan, Higgins (2), McGhee | 16,286 |
| 34 | 19 April | Partick Thistle | A | 1–2 | McGhee | 2,997 |
| 35 | 22 April | Ayr United | A | 0–2 | | 2,558 |
| 36 | 29 April | Aberdeen | H | 1–1 | Duncan | 11,530 |

### Final League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 2 | Aberdeen | 36 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 68 | 29 | +39 | 53 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 3 | Dundee United | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 42 | 32 | +10 | 40 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Hibernian | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 51 | 43 | +8 | 37 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Celtic | 36 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 63 | 54 | +9 | 36 | |
| 6 | Motherwell | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 45 | 52 | −7 | 33 | |

### Scottish League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| R1 L1 | 17 August | Queen of the South | H | 1–2 | McLeod | 4,585 |
| R1 L2 | 24 August | Queen of the South | A | 0–0 | | 3,362 |

### Anglo-Scottish Cup

| Round | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) |
| R1 L1 | Ayr United | H | 2–1 | Scott, Smith |
| R1 L2 | Ayr United | A | 2–2 | Smith, Bremner |
| QF L1 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 2–1 | Mckay, McLeod |
| QF L2 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 1–0 | Higgins |
| SF L1 | Bristol City | H | 1–1 | Duncan |
| SF L2 | Bristol City | A | 3–5 | McLeod (2), Henderson |

### Scottish Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| R3 | 28 January | East Fife | H | 4–0 | McLeod (2, 1 pen.), Duncan, McGhee | 7,108 |
| R4 | 4 March | Partick Thistle | H | 0–0 | | 9,575 |
| R4 R | 7 March | Partick Thistle | A | 1–2 | McLeod | 3,800 |