# 1987–88 Hibernian F.C. season

The 1987–88 Season was year of moderate improvement for Hibs. Attendances were up significantly on the previous year, and the sixth-place finish in the league was better than 1987's ninth place. They narrowly lost out to Motherwell in the fourth round of the League cup. In the Scottish cup, Hibs took Celtic to a lucrative fourth round home replay in the Scottish cup. They narrowly lost, but the turnout of 24,000 was one of the best gates of recent years at Easter Road.

## Scottish Premier Division

| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| 1 | 8 August | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 3–3 | Kane, Collins, McBride | 11,551 |
| 2 | 12 August | Rangers | H | 1–0 | Collins | 20,404 |
| 3 | 15 August | Dundee | H | 0–4 | | 7,925 |
| 4 | 22 August | Morton | A | 3–3 | Weir, Kane, Collins | 3,847 |
| 5 | 29 August | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–1 | | 24,496 |
| 6 | 5 September | St Mirren | H | 1–1 | Dawson (own goal) | 5,806 |
| 7 | 12 September | Dundee United | H | 2–1 | McCluskey, Watson | 7,920 |
| 8 | 19 September | Falkirk | H | 1–0 | Kane | 6,453 |
| 9 | 26 September | Aberdeen | H | 0–2 | | 10,359 |
| 10 | 3 October | Celtic | A | 1–1 | Watson | 29,802 |
| 11 | 6 October | Motherwell | A | 0–1 | | 4,093 |
| 12 | 10 October | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 4–0 | May, Kane, Collins, McCluskey | 9,286 |
| 13 | 17 October | Heart of Midlothian | H | 2–1 | May, Kane | 23,890 |
| 14 | 24 October | St Mirren | A | 2–2 | Mitchell, Watson | 7,014 |
| 15 | 28 October | Dundee United | H | 0–1 | | 9,250 |
| 16 | 31 October | Falkirk | A | 1–1 | Bell | 6,139 |
| 17 | 7 November | Rangers | A | 0–1 | | 37,517 |
| 18 | 14 November | Motherwell | H | 1–0 | Kane | 6,878 |
| 19 | 18 November | Morton | H | 0–0 | | 6,326 |
| 20 | 21 November | Dundee | A | 1–2 | Collins | 6,586 |
| 21 | 24 November | Aberdeen | A | 1–1 | Kane | 9,424 |
| 22 | 28 November | Celtic | H | 0–1 | | 23,055 |
| 23 | 5 December | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 0–1 | | 8,311 |
| 24 | 12 December | Rangers | H | 0–2 | | 18,425 |
| 25 | 16 December | Dundee United | A | 2–1 | Kane, McCluskey | 6,095 |
| 26 | 19 December | Falkirk | H | 0–0 | | 5,638 |
| 27 | 26 December | St Mirren | H | 0–0 | | 6,847 |
| 28 | 2 January | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–0 | | 28,992 |
| 29 | 9 January | Aberdeen | H | 0–0 | | 16,947 |
| 30 | 16 January | Celtic | A | 0–2 | | 32,889 |
| 31 | 23 January | Morton | A | 1–1 | McGovern | 3,397 |
| 32 | 6 February | Dundee | H | 2–1 | Tortolano, Evans | 7,908 |
| 33 | 13 February | Motherwell | A | 2–0 | Weir, Collins | 5,421 |
| 34 | 27 February | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 2–0 | Weir, McCluskey | 8,664 |
| 35 | 5 March | Dundee United | H | 0–0 | | 8,401 |
| 36 | 12 March | Falkirk | A | 0–1 | | 5,679 |
| 37 | 19 March | Heart of Midlothian | H | 0–0 | | 20,870 |
| 38 | 26 March | St Mirren | A | 1–1 | Evans | 4,655 |
| 39 | 2 April | Celtic | H | 0–2 | | 19,357 |
| 40 | 16 April | Rangers | A | 1–1 | Kane | 32,218 |
| 41 | 23 April | Motherwell | H | 1–1 | Tortolano | 5,399 |
| 42 | 30 April | Dundee | A | 0–0 | | 4,597 |
| 43 | 4 May | Aberdeen | A | 2–0 | Kane, Tortolano | 7,626 |
| 44 | 7 May | Morton | H | 3–1 | Tortolano, Orr, Goram | 6,849 |

### Final League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 4 | Aberdeen | 44 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 56 | 25 | +31 | 59 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Dundee United | 44 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 54 | 47 | +7 | 47 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 6 | Hibernian | 44 | 12 | 19 | 13 | 41 | 42 | −1 | 43 | |
| 7 | Dundee | 44 | 17 | 7 | 20 | 70 | 64 | +6 | 41 | |
| 8 | Motherwell | 44 | 13 | 10 | 21 | 37 | 56 | −19 | 36 | |

### Scottish League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| R2 | 18 August | Montrose | H | 3–2 | Tortolano, May, McCluskey | 4,000 |
| R3 | 25 August | Queen of the South | H | 3–1 | Kane (2 including penalty), Orr | 6,833 |
| R4 | 1 September | Motherwell | A | 0–1 | | 8,738 |

### Scottish Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| R3 | 30 January | Dumbarton | A | 0–0 | | 7,000 |
| R3 R | 2 February | Dumbarton | H | 3–0 | Tortolano, Orr | 8,000 |
| R4 | 21 February | Celtic | A | 0–0 | | 30,357 |
| R4 R | 23 February | Celtic | H | 0–1 | | 24,000 |