Season 1877–78 was the first in which Hibernian competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Cup for the first time.

Overview

Hibs reached the fifth round of the Scottish Cup, losing 3–1 to South Western. They had defeated Edinburgh derby rivals Hearts in the first round after a replay. The fourth round match against Thornliebank was highly unusual. Hibs won the first match 2–1, but the Scottish Football Association decided to consider the result a draw and ordered a replay. After the replay ended in a 2–2 draw, both clubs were admitted to the fifth round of the competition.

Later that season, Hibs and Hearts contested the final of the Edinburgh FA Cup. Hearts eventually won the local competition after a fourth replay, with the decisive match (won 3–2 by Hearts) played over two months after the first attempt. The long running saga established Hibs and Hearts as the predominant clubs in Edinburgh. The Edinburgh derby, as it would become known, is the second oldest regularly played derby match, after the Nottingham derby between Notts County and Nottingham Forest.

Results

All results are written with Hibs' score first.

Scottish Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersRef 29 September 1877R1HeartsEast Meadows0–0 6 October 1877R1HeartsEast Meadows2–1 20 October 1877R2HanoverEast Meadows1–1 27 October 1877R2HanoverEast Meadows3–0 10 November 1877R3Edinburgh SwiftsEast Meadows2–0 1 December 1877R4ThornliebankPollokshaws2–1 8 December 1877R4ThornliebankMayfield Park, Newington2–2 29 December 1877R5South WesternGlasgow1–3

Edinburgh FA Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersRef 22 September 1877R1HanoverEast Meadows1–0 12 January 1878R2ThistleMayfield Park, Newington4–0 9 February 1878FHeartsMayfield Park, Newington0–0 16 February 1878FHeartsMayfield Park, Newington1–1 23 February 1878FHeartsMayfield Park, Newington1–1 6 April 1878FHeartsBainfield Park, Merchiston1–1 20 April 1878FHeartsPowburn, Newington2–3

Friendly matches

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersRef 13 October 1877 ThistleEast Meadows1–0 17 November 1877ArthurlieBarrhead0–2 9 March 1878Edinburgh SwiftsMayfield Park, Newington3–0

See also List of Hibernian F.C. seasons

References

Sources

External links Results For Season 1877/1878 in All Competitions, www.ihibs.co.uk