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1997–98 Hibernian F.C. season

FieldValue
clubHibernian
season1997–98
managerJim Duffy
(until 2 February)
Alex McLeish
(from 11 February)
leaguePremier Division
league result10th (relegated)
cup1Scottish Cup
cup1 resultR3
cup2League Cup
cup2 resultR3
league topscorerCrawford, 9
season topscorerCrawford, 9
Lavety, 9
prevseason1996–97
nextseason1998–99
highest attendance15565
lowest attendance9126
average attendance12025 (up 1464)

(until 2 February) Alex McLeish (from 11 February) Lavety, 9 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. The season "rapidly turned into a nightmare", however. With the club four points adrift at the bottom of the league, manager Jim Duffy was sacked after a 6–2 defeat by Motherwell. Alex McLeish was hired as Duffy's replacement, but he was unable to save the club from relegation to the First Division.

Results

Charnley Lavety
Baker
McGinlay Lavety
Crawford
McGinlay Petrie Lavety
Crawford Gascoigne
Albertz Dodds Nevin McSwegan Quitongo Jess Wieghorst
McNamara
Larsson McGinlay Weir
Garcin
McCulloch
Coyne Lavety Jess
Miller Albertz Thern
Durie Harper

Final table

Scottish League Cup

Results

Charnley
McGinlay AET McSwegan

Scottish Cup

Results

Transfers

Players in

PlayerFromFee
TRI Tony RougierRaith Rovers£250,000
Benin Jean-Marc Adjovi-BoccoRC LensFree
Iceland Olafur GottskalkssonKeflavik£200,000
SCO Stephen CrawfordMillwall£360,000
ENG Justin SkinnerBristol RoversFree

Latapy?

Players out

PlayerToFee
SCO Joe McLaughlinClydebankFree
SCO Graeme LoveAyr UnitedFree
Germany Thorsten SchmuggeFree
SCO Jim LeightonAberdeenFree
SCO Keith WrightRaith RoversFree
SCO Ian CameronRaith RoversFree
SCO Darren JacksonCeltic£1,500,000
SCO Chic CharnleyPartick ThistleFree
SCO Greg MillerLivingstonNominal fee
IRL Lee PowerAyr UnitedFree
SCO Brian GrantDundeeFree

Loans in

PlayerFrom
SCO Andy WalkerSheffield United
SCO Bryan GunnNorwich City
SCO Grant BrebnerManchester United

Loans out

PlayerTo
SCO John MartinBerwick Rangers
SCO Eric PatonStenhousemuir
SCO Ian McDonaldStenhousemuir

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.

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Notes

References

  1. "Manager History for Hibernian". [[Soccerbase]].
  2. "Average Home League Game Attendances". fitbastats.com.
  3. Hardie, David. (21 November 2009). "Chic Charnley slams old boss Alex McLeish over time at Hibs". [[Edinburgh Evening News]].
  4. (3 February 1998). "Football: Duffy is sacked by Hibernian". [[The Independent]].
  5. "Hibernian 1997/1998 player appearances". Soccerbase.
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