During the 1972–73 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, came third out of 18 clubs in the Scottish First Division, reached the fourth round of the Scottish Cup, the quarter-final of the European Cup Winners' Cup and won their first Scottish League Cup and the Drybrough Cup.

Scottish First Division

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance12 SeptemberAberdeenA0–117,86629 SeptemberHeart of MidlothianH2–0Cropley, Stanton21,221316 SeptemberEast FifeA1–0Gordon5,590423 SeptemberDundee UnitedH3–1Gordon (2), O.G.10,372530 September St JohnstoneH3–2O'Rourke (2), Gordon10,37667 OctoberDundeeA0–111,618714 OctoberAirdrieoniansH5–2O'Rourke (3), Gordon, Duncan9,989821 OctoberPartick ThistleA3–1Gordon (2), Duncan9,197928 OctoberDumbartonA2–2Duncan, Gordon8,252104 NovemberKilmarnockH4–1Stanton (2), O'Rourke, Duncan11,1721111 NovemberMortonA3–0O'Rourke (3, 2 pens.)4,3231218 NovemberRangersH1–2Stanton33,3561325 NovemberArbroathA3–2Gordon (2), Duncan4,206142 DecemberFalkirkH3–0Stanton, Gordon, Duncan10,6061416 DecemberAyr UnitedH8–1Cropley, Gordon (3), O'Rourke (3), Stanton12,5101523 DecemberCelticA1–1Gordon42,3431730 DecemberAberdeenH3–2Stanton, O'Rourke, Gordon22,229181 JanuaryHeart of MidlothianA7–0O'Rourke (2), Gordon (2), Duncan (2), Cropley35,929196 JanuaryEast FifeH1–0Gordon17,0682013 JanuaryDundee UnitedA0–110,8322127 JanuaryDundeeH1–1Gordon15,8962210 FebruaryAirdrieoniansA4–0Gordon (4)7,3822321 FebruarySt JohnstoneA3–1Duncan, Gordon, Schaedler6,464243 MarchDumbartonH5–0Hamilton, Gordon, Cropley (2), Duncan12,4172510 MarchKilmarnockA2–2Stanton, Higgins6,7002613 MarchPartick ThistleH2–0O'Rourke, Cropley (pen.)13,4272717 MarchMortonH2–1Higgins, Gordon11,6902824 MarchRangersA0–152,5922931 MarchArbroathH0–07,344307 AprilFalkirkA0–15,2393110 AprilMotherwellA1–1Higgins4,4053214 AprilMotherwellH0–18,5763321 AprilAyr UnitedA1–1O'Rourke6,7973428 AprilCelticH0–345,443

Final League table

PTeamPldWDLGFGAPts2Rangers3426447430563Hibernian3419787433454Aberdeen3416117613443

Drybrough Cup

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) AttendanceQF29 JulyMontroseH4–0Hamilton, Duncan, Gordon, Stanton8,00SSF31 JulyRangersH3–0Gordon (2), Stanton27,111F5 AugustCelticN5–3Gordon (2), O.G. O'Rourke, Duncan49,462

Scottish League Cup

Group stage Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) AttendanceG212 AugustQueen's ParkH4–2Stanton, Hamilton (2, 1 pen.), Gordon7,972G215 AugustAberdeenA1–4Edwards20,673G219 AugustQueen of the SouthH3–0O'Rourke (2), Duncan7,054G223 AugustAberdeenH2–1O'Rourke, Cropley17,133G226 AugustQueen's ParkA1–0Gordon1,690G230 AugustQueen of the SouthA3–1Blackley, Gordon, Duncan3,876

Group 2 final table

PTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts1Aberdeen650119514102Hibernian65011486103Queen of the South6204513–844Queen's Park6006416–120

Knockout stage Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) AttendanceR2 L120 SeptemberDundee UnitedA5–2O'Rourke (3), Cropley (2)6,500R2 L24 OctoberDundee UnitedH0–09,134QF L111 OctoberAirdrieoniansA6–2Brownlie (2), O'Rourke, Duncan (3)6,508QF L21 NovemberAirdrieoniansH4–1Stanton, Edwards, O'Rourke (2)16,404SF22 NovemberRangersN1–0Brownlie46,620F9 DecemberCelticN2–1Stanton, O'Rourke71,696

European Cup Winners' Cup

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) AttendanceR1 L113 September Sporting CPA1–2Duncan30,000R1 L227 September Sporting CPH6–1Gordon (2), O'Rourke (3, 1 pen.), O.G.26,041R2 L125 October KS Besa KavajeH7–1Cropley, O'Rourke (3), Brownlie, Duncan (2)20,000R2 L28 November KS Besa KavajeA1–1Gordon20,000QF L17 March Hajduk SplitH4–2Gordon (3), Duncan28,424QF L221 March Hajduk SplitA0–325,000

Scottish Cup

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) AttendanceR33 FebruaryMortonH2–0Higgins, Cropley15,386R424 FebruaryRangersA1–1Gordon63,889R4 R28 FebruaryRangersH1–2Duncan49,007

See also List of Hibernian F.C. seasons

References

External links Hibernian 1972/1973 results and fixtures, Soccerbase