| 1973–74 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Eddie Turnbull[1] |
| Scottish First Division | 2nd |
| Scottish Cup | QF |
| Scottish League Cup | QF |
| UEFA Cup | R2 |
| Drybrough Cup | Winners |
| Highest home attendance | 48,554 (vCeltic, 23 February) |
| Lowest home attendance | 4982 (vMorton, 29 August) |
| Average home league attendance | 14,339[2] (down 1761) |
During the 1973–74 seasonHibernian, afootball club based inEdinburgh, came second out of 18 clubs in theScottish First Division and reached the fifth round of theScottish Cup.
| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic | 34 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 82 | 27 | 53 |
| 2 | Hibernian | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 75 | 42 | 49 |
| 3 | Rangers | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 67 | 34 | 48 |
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QF | 28 July | St Mirren | H | 2–1 | Munro,Duncan | 12,000 |
| SF | 31 July | Rangers | H | 2–1 | Bremner,Higgins | 28,089 |
| F | 4 August | Celtic | N | 1–0 | Gordon | 49,204 |
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G2 | 11 August | Morton | A | 4–1 | Higgins (2),Duncan,Cropley | 10,851 |
| G2 | 15 August | Ayr United | H | 1–0 | Bremner | 5,886 |
| G2 | 18 August | Dumbarton | H | 1–0 | Gordon | 9,636 |
| G2 | 22 August | Ayr United | A | 2–0 | Higgins,Cropley | 9,969 |
| G2 | 25 August | Dumbarton | A | 1–4 | Gordon | 6,731 |
| G2 | 29 August | Morton | H | 2–1 | Cropley (2) | 4,982 |
| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hibernian | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | Dumbarton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Morton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | –3 | 5 |
| 4 | Ayr United | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | –2 | 4 |
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QF L1 | 12 September | Raith Rovers | H | 3–2 | Smith,Stanton,Higgins | 5,905 |
| QF L2 | 10 October | Raith Rovers | A | 2–0 | Schaedler,Gordon | 2,500 |
| QF L1 | 31 October | Rangers | A | 0–2 | 5,905 | |
| QF L2 | 21 November | Rangers | H | 0–0 | 5,905 |
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 L1 | 19 September | H | 2–0 | Black,Higgins | 13,652 | |
| R1 L2 | 3 October | A | 1–1 | Stanton | 3,514 | |
| R2 L1 | 24 October | A | 0–0 | 27,157 | ||
| R2 L2 | 7 November | H | 0–0 (Leeds win 5–4 on penalties) | 36,051 |
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R3 | 26 January | Kilmarnock | H | 5–2 | Stanton,Blackley,Edwards,O'Rourke (2) | 14,241 |
| R4 | 16 February | St Johnstone | A | 3–1 | O'Rourke (3, 1 pen.) | 10,800 |
| R5 | 9 March | Dundee | H | 3–3 | Gordon (3) | 28,236 |
| R5 R | 18 March | Dundee | A | 0–3 | 30,888 |