1997–98 Hibernian F.C. season

Hibernian
1997–98 season
Manager Jim Duffy
(until 2 February)[1]
Alex McLeish
(from 11 February)[1]
Premier Division 10th (relegated)
Scottish Cup R3
League Cup R3
Top goalscorer League: Crawford, 9
All: Crawford, 9
Lavety, 9
Highest home attendance 15565[2]
Lowest home attendance 9126[2]
Average home league attendance 12025[2] (up 1464)
← 1996–97 1998–99 →

Season 1997–98 was an unqualified disaster for Hibs, as the club was relegated to the First Division by finishing bottom of the Premier Division. There was also disappointment in the cup competitions, as the club were beaten by First Division club Raith Rovers in the Scottish Cup, and Dundee United in the League Cup. Manager Jim Duffy was sacked and replaced by Alex McLeish midway through the season.

League season

Hibs got off to a good start to the season, winning 2–1 against Celtic on the opening day, with Chic Charnley scoring a memorable winning goal.[3] The season "rapidly turned into a nightmare", however.[3] With the club four points adrift at the bottom of the league, manager Jim Duffy was sacked after a 6–2 defeat by Motherwell.[4] Alex McLeish was hired as Duffy's replacement, but he was unable to save the club from relegation to the First Division,[3] despite improved levels of performance and determination.[5]

Results

Final table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Celtic (C) 36 22 8 6 64 24+40 74 UEFA Champions League 1998-99 First qualifying round
2 Rangers 36 21 9 6 76 38+38 72 1998–99 UEFA Cup Second qualifying round
3 Heart of Midlothian 36 19 10 7 70 46+24 67 Cup Winners' Cup 1998-99
Qualifying round
4 Kilmarnock 36 13 11 12 40 52−12 50 1998–99 UEFA Cup First qualifying round
5 St Johnstone 36 13 9 14 38 42−4 48
6 Aberdeen 36 9 12 15 39 53−14 39
7 Dundee United 36 8 13 15 43 51−8 37
8 Dunfermline Athletic 36 8 13 15 43 68−25 37
9 Motherwell 36 9 7 20 46 64−18 34
10 Hibernian (R) 36 6 12 18 38 59−21 30 Relegation to First Division

Source: Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Scottish League Cup

Results

Scottish Cup

Results

Transfers

Players In

Player From Fee
Trinidad and Tobago Tony Rougier Raith Rovers £250,000
Benin Jean-Marc Adjovi-Bocco RC Lens Free
Iceland Olafur Gottskalksson Keflavik £200,000
Scotland Stephen Crawford Millwall £360,000
England Justin Skinner Bristol Rovers Free

Players Out

Player To Fee
Scotland Joe McLaughlin Clydebank Free
Scotland Graeme Love Ayr United Free
Germany Thorsten Schmugge Free
Scotland Jim Leighton Aberdeen Free
Scotland Keith Wright Raith Rovers Free
Scotland Ian Cameron Raith Rovers Free
Scotland Darren Jackson Celtic £1,250,000
Scotland Chic Charnley Partick Thistle Free
Scotland Greg Miller Livingston Nominal fee
Republic of Ireland Lee Power Ayr United Free
Scotland Brian Grant Dundee Free

Loans In

Player From
Scotland Andy Walker Sheffield United
Scotland Bryan Gunn Norwich City
Scotland Grant Brebner Manchester United

Loans Out

Player To
Scotland John Martin Berwick Rangers
Scotland Eric Paton Stenhousemuir
Scotland Ian McDonald Stenhousemuir

Player stats

During the 1997–98 season, Hibs used 32 different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.[6]

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier Division Scottish Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Iceland Olafur Gottskalksson 17 0 16 0 0 0 1 0
GK Scotland Bryan Gunn 12 0 12 0 0 0 0 0
GK Scotland Chris Reid 10 0 8 0 1 0 1 0
DF Benin Jean-Marc Adjovi-Bocco 32 0 29 0 1 0 2 0
DF Scotland Shaun Dennis 6 0 5 0 1 0 0 0
DF Scotland Darren Dods 32 1 29 1 1 0 2 0
DF Scotland David Elliot 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland John Hughes 27 1 25 1 0 0 2 0
DF Scotland Stuart McCaffrey 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland Jamie McQuilken 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland Willie Miller 34 0 31 0 1 0 2 0
DF Scotland Michael Renwick 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland Brian Welsh 17 1 17 1 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland Scott Bannerman 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland Grant Brebner 9 1 9 1 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland Chic Charnley 23 4 20 3 1 0 2 1
MF Scotland Graeme Donald 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland Andy Dow 35 0 32 0 1 0 2 0
MF Scotland Brian Grant 7 0 5 0 0 0 2 0
MF Scotland Kevin Harper 29 1 27 1 1 0 1 0
MF Scotland Chris Jackson 16 0 15 0 1 0 0 0
MF Iceland Bjarni Larusson 7 1 7 1 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland Pat McGinlay 36 6 33 4 1 1 2 1
MF Scotland Greg Miller 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
MF Scotland Eric Paton 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF Trinidad and Tobago Tony Rougier 31 3 30 3 0 0 1 0
FW Scotland Stephen Crawford 38 9 35 9 1 0 2 0
FW Scotland Barry Lavety 29 9 26 7 1 0 2 2
FW Scotland Kenny Miller 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
FW Republic of Ireland Lee Power 6 1 5 1 0 0 1 0
FW Scotland Paul Tosh 16 1 15 1 0 0 1 0
FW Scotland Andy Walker 9 3 8 3 1 0 0 0

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Manager History for Hibernian". Soccerbase. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 "Average Home League Game Attendances". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 Hardie, David (21 November 2009). "Chic Charnley slams old boss Alex McLeish over time at Hibs". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
  4. ↑ "Football: Duffy is sacked by Hibernian". The Independent. 3 February 1998. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
  5. ↑ McGarry, Ian (16 March 1998). "McLeish peers over precipice; Another escape act looks unlikely for Hibs manager". Daily Mail. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
  6. ↑ "Hibernian 1997/1998 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 15 February 2010.

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