Hibs goal from ivan sproule

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Hibs come back from 3-1 down.

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Hibernian:

Riordan (14, 27)

Motherwell:

Blackman (pen 10)

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Sammy Baird
D.O.B 13 May 1930
Appearances 7
Goals 2
Yellow Cards 0
Red Cards 0

Samuel Baird was born in Denny (Stirlingshire) on 13 May 1930.
An inside left who scored on his debut for Scotland and also in his last match (in the 1958 World Cup). His career took him to many clubs starting with Clyde in 1949, on to Preston North End (1954), Rangers (1955), Hibernian (October 1960), Third Lanark (November 1962), and finally as player manager of Stirling Albion from June 1963, playing just 12 matches before hanging up his boots. He won a B Division championship medal with Clyde in 1951/52 and further honours with Rangers, including the Scottish League in 1955/56, 1956/57 and 1958/59 and the Scottish Cup in 1960.

Matches

British International Championship
05 Oct 1957 NORTHERN IRELAND 1 – 1 SCOTLAND

F.I.F.A. World Cup
15 Jun 1958 FRANCE 2 – 1 SCOTLAND (1 Goal )

F.I.F.A. World Cup Qualifier
26 May 1957 SPAIN 4 – 1 SCOTLAND
19 May 1957 SWITZERLAND 1 – 2 SCOTLAND
08 May 1957 SCOTLAND 4 – 2 SPAIN

International Challenge Match
22 May 1957 GERMANY (WEST) 1 – 3 SCOTLAND
21 Nov 1956 SCOTLAND 2 – 0 YUGOSLAVIA (1 Goal )

Scored a Penalty in Europe for Hibernian vs Belenenses, September 4, 1961 (Link Here)

Manager History for Hibernian

Willie McFarland 01-08-1969 to 06-12-1970

Date of birth 17 March 1930(1930-03-17)
Place of birth Leith, Scotland
Date of death 11 March 2010 (aged 79)

Robert Nisbet Smith, Born Mon 21 Dec 1953
Died Feb 22 2010

Alan Gordon (born 14 May 1944, in Edinburgh) is a retired Scottish footballer famous for playing for the two senior sides of both Edinburgh and Dundee.

Despite attending the rugby-playing George Heriot’s School, Gordon nurtured his early footballing prowess by appearing for youth sides Edina Hearts and Edinburgh Athletic. He earned a professional contract with Hearts aged 17, although he persisted with his studies towards an accountancy qualification and would continue to work in that industry throughout his playing days. He made his senior debut a couple of months later, playing in a League Cup final in only his second match. By the 1964-65 season he had developed into a first team regular, scoring 23 times as the Maroons narrowly missed out on the League title.

Following a year-long spell in South Africa related to his accountancy career in 1967, where he played for Durban United, Gordon left Tynecastle permanently in 1969, when Jerry Kerr paid £8,000 to take him to Dundee United. While with the Tannadice club he remained Edinburgh-based for business-reasons, training twice a week with the Terrors. However when Jim McLean was appointed manager he instigated a policy requiring all United players to live in Tayside and Gordon’s conflict of interests led to him being transfer-listed.

Eddie Turnbull paid £12,000 to take Gordon to Edinburgh with Hibernian in January 1972 and it was with the Easter Road side he enjoyed his career highlights. In 1972-73 he helped Hibs to victory in the League Cup and Drybrough Cup, while the following season they retained the Drybrough Cup. He also featured in one of the most celebrated matches in Hibs’ history, the 7-0 victory over rivals Hearts in the 1973 “Ne’er day” Derby, a match in which he scored twice.

Despite this success, Gordon was sold to Dundee for £13,000 in 1974, earning the unique distinction of having represented both of Dundee and Edinburgh’s senior sides. His spell with the Dark Blues was less successful however, and following their last-day relegation in 1975-76, ironically only by virtue of an inferior goal difference to former side United, he retired aged 32.

Since ending his playing days, Gordon has continued to work in the accountancy profession, with his clients including Irvine Welsh. He was a sports pundit for Radio Forth during the 1980s and more recently has worked as a match host for Hibs at Easter Road.

Deek scores a another wonder goal

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scorer of hibs only goal in the 1-1 home draw with rot weiss essen.

scorer of the first goal in european goal on British soil

Pupil at Dr bells schools.

http://www.edinphoto.org.uk/1_edin/1_edinburgh_history_-_recollections_leith_dr_bells_school.htm

B. Jan 3, 1935
D. Sep 1, 2009

He also played in Hibs’ first-ever game under the Easter Road floodlights on 18 October, 1954, when Hearts were defeated 2-0 in a game to inaugurate the system…

http://sport.scotsman.com/football/Hibs39-home-Euro-score-.5618247.jp

Hertha Berlin 1 – 0 Bayer Leverkusen

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he played 234 league games and scored 13 goals between 1918 to 1926.

He was born in Clydebank
He played for Clydebank Corinthians, then Clydebank juniors before signing for hibs. He left for Rangers then played for Hearts, East Fife, Leith Athletic, Elgin City & Buckie Thistle retiring around 1934 from playing.

He died in February 1976.

Sunday, 11 January 2009
The Homecoming Scottish Cup
Hibernian 0-2
(HT 0-1) Hearts
Nade 38
Glen 90+3

Bookings:
Stevenson 59
Riordan 66
Rankin 75

Bookings:
Berra 25
Zaliukas 67

Sent off:
Fletcher 31

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Bookings

• McManus (Celtic)
• Murphy (Hibernian)

Attendance

• 58016

Referee

• Michael McCurry (Scotland)

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Sevilla retained the Uefa Cup with a 3-1 shoot-out victory against Espanyol.

Adriano scored the first in a thrilling match with a lovely finish following a swift Sevilla break, but Alberto Riera levelled with a deflected shot.

Andres Palop denied Riera with a fine save and the game looked to turn when Espanyol’s Moises Hurtado was sent off for a second booking on 68 minutes.

Sevilla’s pressure told when Frederic Kanoute turned in a cross, before a goal from Jonatas sent it to penalties.

But having done the hard work of taking the game to a shoot-out, Espanyol’s efforts from 12 yards were abject.

Palop saved from Luis Garcia, Jonatas and Marc Torrejon to keep Sevilla on course for a Treble.

And Palop’s heroics meant the Andalucians, who are third in La Liga and in the final of the Copa del Rey, also became the second team to retain the Uefa Cup after Real Madrid in 1986.

As well as emerging as the hero, Palop set up the opening goal in this all-Spanish affair at Glasgow’s Hampden Park.

Sevilla struck when the keeper gathered a corner and released a monumental throw, which the galloping Adriano gathered ahead of a lunging covering challenge from David Garcia before finishing crisply.

Espanyol, the tournament’s leading scorers, found a way back into the game when Ivan de la Pena picked out Rieri in space on the left.

The former Manchester City man cut inside the retreating Daniel Alves and his shot from the edge of the area beat Palop, with the help of a deflection off the Brazilian.

Espanyol maintained the momentum after the break and Raul Tamudo saw a rising shot palmed over, before Riera unleashed a ferocious dipping volley that Palop tipped on to the bar.

But with the Catalans in the ascendancy the game changed when holding midfielder Moises received a second booking with a tackle from behind on substitute Aleksandr Kerzhakov.

The extent of the setback was highlighted by the fact that talismanic skipper Tamudo was the man sacrificed as Espanyol, 12th in La Liga, shored up their defence.

And midfield orchestrator De la Pena soon followed as Sevilla stoked up the intense pressure on a stout defensive line.

A fizzing passing move ended with Kerzhakov firing over, Javi Navarro saw a header saved, Kanoute had an effort clawed away at the back post, Ivica Dragutinovic blasted the rebound wildly wide and twinkle-toed substitute Jesus Navas had a penalty shout turned down.

On it went as the corners racked up, Gorka Iraizoz saving Renato’s shot while in extra time Luis Garcia’s last-ditch tackle denied Antonio Puerta a shooting opportunity.

But the Blanquiazules backline was finally breached when former West Ham and Tottenham striker Kanoute stole in to poke in a low Navas cross at the near post.

The Rojiblancos had chances to kill off the game, but Iraizoz denied Puerta and Alves in one-on-one situations.

And out of nothing substitute Jonatas took the final to penalties with a fiercely struck, long-range shot which took the slightest of deflections off Christian Poulsen five minutes from the end of the extra period.

But that only meant Palop returned to centre stage, while Kanoute, Ivica Dragutinovic and Puerta scored to break Espanyol hearts.

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Hearts kept up their push for Uefa Cup football with an Edinburgh derby win that owed much to the defensive shortcomings of their city rivals.

With the visitors asleep, Michal Pospisil stroked Hearts in front inside the first 30 seconds.

And a shocking mistake from keeper Andrew McNeil allowed Andrew Driver to shoot into an empty net on 22 minutes.

Hibs wasted two good early chances but, despite enjoying a lot of the ball, rarely threatened after the break.

Hearts must now hope Aberdeen slip up in their remaining matches, if they are to nick third place on the last day of the season.

For Hibs it was another miserable day and their winless streak since lifting the CIS Cup continues.

Hibs have made a habit of gifting their local rivals goals in recent seasons and the visitors were at their calamitous worst right from the kick-off.

Chris Hogg and Shelton Martis failed to deal with a long, high punt, letting the ball to bounce between them and Pospisil squeezed past his dithering opponents to slide in an angled shot.

Hibs immediately carved out two wonderful chances to level the game but teenage strikers Damon Gray and Steven Fletcher were both ponderous in front of goal, allowing defenders to close them down.

However, John Collins’ side continued to defend with all the composure of giraffes on ice and Hearts were pouring on the pressure.

McNeil made a great reflex save to keep out a close range Roman Bednar header and the keeper made another fine block to stop a fierce shot from the same player.

The 20-year-old custodian then undid his good work with a catastrophic blunder that led to his team falling further behind.

McNeil advanced to gather a loose ball but, under no pressure, let it squirm from his grasp and Driver was on hand to hook the ball into an empty net from 15 yards.

Guillaume Beuzelin tried his luck with a fizzing long range effort but it flew straight at Hearts keeper Craig Gordon.

McNeil had to look lively to tip over a free-kick from Laryea Kingston and there was a let-off for Hibs on the stroke of half time when Christophe Berra’s header crashed off the crossbar.

The visitors made a bright start after the interval and Hearts defender Christos Karipidis was fortunate to see only one yellow card for violent hacks at Dean Shiels and David Murphy .

Gordon saved free-kicks from Merouane Zemmama and Fletcher but the keeper had little else to do as his defenders kept Hibs at bay with ease.

In the final minute, the goal opened up for Shiels inside the penalty box but the midfielder scuffed his shot, summing up a wretched day for Hibs.

Booked: Fletcher, Whittaker, McCann, Sproule.

Ref: S Dougal

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Goals

• Rangers
  • Adam 4
  • Adam 60

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Attendance

• 13053

Referee

• Craig Thomson (Scotland)

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Prso 16, Sionko 32 & Ferguson 36

Scottish Premier – KO 15:00
St Mirren 1 (1) – 0(0) Hibernian
van Zanten 39

Bookings

• Murray (St Mirren) Shiels
• Sproule (Hibernian)

Attendance

• 6008

Referee

• Stuart Dougal (Scotland)

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zemammas debut

Hibernian 2 – 1 OB Odense

(HT 0-0)
(agg 2-2)

GOALS
Hibernian: Jones 54,Dalglish 80

Odense : Grahn 51

BOOKINGS
Hibernian: Thomson 18,Glass 55,Dalglish 71,Shiels 82,Stevenson 88

Odense : Hansen 53

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Odense 1 (1) – 0(0) Hibernian
Sorensen 33(p)

Bookings

• Killen
• Murphy
• Scott Brown
• Thomson

Referee: Philippe Kalt ()

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Bookings

• Benjelloun
• Sproule (Hibernian)
• Hartley (Hearts)

Attendance: 16654

Referee: Charlie Richmond (Scotland)

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2 April 2006

Hearts 4 Hibs 0

Hampden Park

Scottish Cup Semi-final

43,180

First Hearts v Hibs Scottish Cup semi-final since 1901. Paul Hartley scored a hat-trick, while Hibs had two players sent off. Hearts go on to win the Scottish Cup with a 4–2 win on penalties after a 1–1 draw with Gretna in the 2006 Scottish Cup Final.

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Hearts 4 (3) – 1(0) Hibernian
Hartley 27 O’Connor 58
Skacel 41
Hartley 44(p)
Elliot 50

Bookings: Brellier (Hearts) Murphy(Hibernian)

Attendance: 17371

Referee: Michael McCurry (Scotland)

BBC Match Report

Hearts 4-1 Hibernian
A devastating first-half display from Hearts sank 10-man Hibs at Tynecastle.

Paul Hartley stabbed in the opener after 27 minutes and Rudi Skacel fired in the second from the edge of a packed penalty area 14 minutes later.

Hartley made it 3-0 from the spot (44), before an off-the-ball incident resulted in Gary Smith being sent-off just before the interval.

Skacel set up Calum Elliot for the fourth (50), while Garry O’Connor bulleted in a consolation for Hibs.

The 126th competitive Edinburgh derby was preceded by a minute’s applause for former Hearts chairman Wallace Mercer who died earlier in the month with cancer.

When the game got underway, it was Jambos keeper Craig Gordon who had to make the first save of the game after six minutes.

The Scottish internationalist threw himself smartly to his right to save a powerful Garry O’Connor header from a Derek Riordan free-kick.

Gordon pulled off an even better save moments later when he punched away Riordan’s first-time drive after the Hibs striker had been set up by O’Connor 16 yards from goal.

There was no let-up in the action and at the other end Hibs keeper Simon Brown saved comfortably from Skacel’s left-footed drive from the edge of the box.

With Scotland manager Walter Smith watching from the stand, Hartley did his international hopes no harm by grabbing the opening goal.

Skacel made his way to the by-line and cut the ball back and there was Hartley to stab home from close range at the front post.

Five minutes before the break, Hartley swung in a free-kick from wide on the left which was knocked out to the edge of the box inadvertently by Christophe Berra and Skacel followed it up to thunder a left-footed shot through a crowd of players and past Brown.

There was more drama three minutes later when Hibs defender Gary Caldwell hauled Skacel down for a penalty.

More drama ensued just before the half-time whistle when Hibs veteran Smith was shown a straight red card for a clash with Saulius Mikoliunas.

The Gorgie side had no intention of sitting on their three-goal lead and indeed added to it only five minutes after the interval.

Skacel all too easily beat Easter Road full-back Steven Whittaker down the left and when his cut-back came into the six-yard box Elliot had the easiest of tasks to slip the ball past the helpless Brown at the near post.

However, the shell-shocked visitors stemmed the tide a little shortly after, when O’Connor turned and drilled a superb 25-yard drive past Gordon.

The home fans were encouraging their team to go looking for more goals, but there was a surprising reluctance from the Hearts players to push home the numerical advantage.

The game, in fact, petered out with both sides content to run the clock down.

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Bests return anticipated in an Aberdeen Programme

Attendance: 11731

Referee: Alan Freeland (Scotland)

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Scottish Premier – KO 14:00
Hibernian 0 (0) – 1(0) Rangers
Novo 59

Bookings

• Beuzelin
• Murray
• Riordan
• Scott Brown (Hibernian) Novo (Rangers)

Attendance

• 17450

Referee

• Kenny Clark (Scotland)

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Celtic

• Beattie 59

Hibernian

• O’Connor 7
• Sproule 79
• Scott Brown 81

Celtic

• Marshall
• McNamara
• Balde
• Varga
• Valgaeren
• Petrov
• Lennon
• Thompson
• McGeady (Wallace ,69 )
• Hartson
• Maloney (Beattie ,45)

Subs not used

• Douglas
• Henchoz
• Sylla
• Lambert
• Laursen

Hibernian

• Simon Brown
• Scott Brown
• Caldwell
• Konte (Shiels ,72 )
• Glass
• Murray
• Murray
• Gary Smith
• Whittaker
• Riordan (Sproule ,71 )
• O’Connor (Morrow ,77)

Subs not used

• Alister Brown
• Hogg
• McDonald
• Murphy

Bookings
Celtic

• Thompson

Hibernian

• Glass
• Morrow
• Shiels

Attendance

• 58322

Referee

• Kenny Clark (Scotland)

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Scottish Premier – KO 19:45
Hearts 1 (1) – 2(0) Hibernian
Goals

• Miller 40

• O’Connor 68
• Shiels 73

At Tynecastle on 13-04-2005

Hearts: Gordon ,Thompson (McKenna ,77 ) ,Webster ,Pressley ,Wallace (Berra ,74 ) ,Cesnauskis ,Hartley (Kizys ,68 ) ,MacFarlane ,McAllister ,Miller ,Burchill
Subs not used: Moilanen,Wyness,Hamill,Stewart,

Hibernian: Simon Brown ,Whittaker ,Gary Smith ,Caldwell ,Murray (Thomson ,61 ) ,Murray ,Scott Brown ,Glass ,Shiels (Fletcher ,84 ) ,O’Connor ,Riordan (Konte ,61)
Subs not used Alister Brown,Hogg,Morrow,Sproule,

Bookings: MacFarlane ,McAllister (Hearts) Murray ,Riordan (Hibernian)

Attendance: 17676

Referee: John Rowbotham (Scotland)

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Scottish Premier – KO 14:00
Hibernian 1 (0) – 3(2) Celtic
Beuzelin 90 Petrov 5
Hartson 31
Bellamy 69

At Easter Road on 06-03-2005

Hibernian: Simon Brown ,Whittaker ,Caldwell ,Gary Smith ,Murphy ,Orman ( Beuzelin 45 ) ,Scott Brown ,Murray ,Shiels ,O’Connor (Sproule ,81 ) ,Riordan (Konte ,81)
Subs not used: Brown,Fletcher,McDonald,McCluskey,

Celtic: Douglas ,McNamara ,Balde ,Varga ,Laursen ,Petrov ,Lennon ,Sutton (McGeady ,32 ) ,Thompson (Fernandez ,81 ) ,Hartson (Beattie ,74 ) ,Bellamy
Subs not used Marshall,Henchoz,Lambert,Wallace,

Bookings: Caldwell ,Murray ,Sproule (Hibernian) Balde ,Lennon (Celtic)

Attendance: 15787

Referee: Kenny Clark (Scotland)

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Scottish Premier – KO 15:00
Rangers 3 (1) – 0(0) Hibernian
Prso 35
Prso 50
Buffel 61

Attendance

• 50143

• Craig Thomson (Scotland)

from bbc (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/4255621.stm)

Dado Prso scored twice as Rangers eased their way back to the top of the SPL with a comfortable win at Ibrox.

The striker was left unmarked to head in a 35th minute corner and drilled in his second soon after the interval.

Hibs ‘keeper Simon Brown made a number of great saves and stopped a penalty from Nacho Novo as Rangers turned in a strong first half performance.

Thomas Buffel fired Rangers further ahead with a powerful strike after a rare spell of Hibs pressure.

Rangers started strongly and Gregory Vignal sent in a low cross from the left that Dado Prso pushed into Novo’s path but the striker fired wide from a great position.

Defender Marvin Andrews was able to bundle the ball over the line from a Michael Ball corner but referee Craig Thomson had spotted an infringement in a crowded six-yard box.

Another good chance came and went for Rangers when Novo set up Prso only for the Croat to fail to beat goalkeeper Simon Brown with another clear sight of goal.

Hibs were being overrun in midfield but a swift counter-attack attack saw Garry O’Connor race onto a Sam Morrow pass only for the back-tracking Alan Hutton to block the striker’s shot.

Novo somehow managed to fire wide from close range after Buffel had set him up moments after goalkeeper Brown had slid out to divert the ball away from the Spaniard.

Brown was then required to make two saves in the space of a few seconds, first to beat away a deflected Novo effort, and then a powerful drive from Buffel.

Prso then sent a header tamely at the goalkeeper before Hutton charged forward to fire a low long-range effort which Brown scrambled round a post.

From the resulting corner Rangers took the lead when the Hibs defence allowed Prso a free header inside the six yard box.

Prso then hit the post, following a defence-splitting pass from Barry Ferguson.

The home side were awarded a penalty when Novo went tumbling but the striker’s tame effort was saved by the impressive Brown.

There was a let-off for Hibs straight after the break when Prso could only fire against the body of Gary Caldwell after the Scotland defender had stumbled in front of goal to set up the chance.

But Prso made it 2-0 in the 50th minute when he slotted the ball home after Novo had steered a Buffel cross into his path.

Hibs were denied a route back into the game when O’Connor’s shot flew across goal and narrowly wide.

Rangers ‘keeper Ronald Waterreus made his first save of the game to deny O’Connor after Buffel had lost out to Gary Smith on the left flank and substitute Antonio Murray fired just over from the corner move.

In the 61st minute, Buffel wrapped up the points with a fine solo effort and his first goal at Ibrox.

Novo and Prso combined to send him away down the inside left channel and, once he had got the better of Steven Whittaker, he beat Brown with a well-struck effort.

Hibs battled gamely over the closing stages but Rangers were content to take the sting out of a game they had thoroughly dominated.

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2 goals for hartson, hibs equlaised with caldwell.

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Scottish Premier – KO 14:00
Hibernian 0 (0) – 1(0) Rangers
Prso 65 (p)

Hibernian: Simon Brown ,Whittaker ,Caldwell (sent off 63),Murdock (McCluskey ,70 ) ,Glass ,Shiels ,Rocastle (Gary Smith ,65 ) , Beuzelin,Murray ,O’Connor (Morrow ,65 ) ,Riordan
Subs not used: Brown,Fletcher,Murphy,Orman,

Rangers: Klos ,Khizanishvili (Hutton ,82 ) ,Andrews ,Boumsong ,Ball ,Namouchi ,Ricksen ,Malcolm ,Lovenkrands (Rae ,45 ) ,Prso ,Novo (sent off 28)
Subs not used Graeme Smith,Arveladze,Vanoli,Hughes,MacKenzie,

Bookings Hibernian:

• Gary Smith
• Shiels
• Simon Brown

Bookings Rangers:

• Khizanishvili

Attendance:

• 13829

Referee:

• Willie Young (Scotland)

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Scottish Premier – KO 15:00
Hibernian 4 (2) – 4(1) Dundee

Hibernian Goals

• Shiels 23
• Riordan 41
• O’Connor 46
• O’Connor 50

Dundee Goals

• Sutton 7
• Brady 65
• Larsen 79
• Hernandez Santos 90

Hibernian: Simon Brown ,Whittaker ,Caldwell (Baillie ,45 ) ,Murdock ,Murphy ,Scott Brown , Beuzelin ,Glass (Nicol ,19 ) ,Shiels ,O’Connor (Morrow ,87 ) ,Riordan
Subs not used

• Brown
• Dobbie
• McManus
• Orman

Dundee: Jack ,Smith ,Sancho ,Mann ,Hernandez Santos ,Barrett (Brady ,63 ) ,Calum McDonald ,Fotheringham (Larsen ,76 ) ,Iain Anderson ,Sutton ,Lovell
Subs not used Murray,Hegarty,Jablonski,Linn,

Bookings: Lovell ,Smith (Dundee)

Attendance

• 9344

Referee

• Charlie Richmond (Scotland)

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Scottish Premier – KO 15:00
Rangers 4 (2) – 1(1) Hibernian
Rangers

• Arveladze 11
• Prso 15
• Boumsong 58
• Lovenkrands 84

Hibernian

• Caldwell 35

At Ibrox on 21-08-2004

Rangers: Klos ,Ricksen ,Khizanishvili ,Boumsong ,Vignal (Vanoli ,80 ) ,Arveladze ,Rae ,Hughes (Dragan Mladenovic ,63 ) ,Lovenkrands ,Novo ,Prso (Thompson ,72)
Subs not used: Graeme Smith,Hutton,Adam,McCormack,

Hibernian: Brown ,Whittaker ,Caldwell ,Gary Smith ,Murphy ,Scott Brown ,Shiels (Morrow ,67 ) , Beuzelin,Glass (Shields ,75 ) ,O’Connor (Dobbie ,75 ) ,Riordan
Subs not used Brown,McManus,Nicol,Baillie,

Bookings: Novo ,Rae ,Vignal (Rangers) Scott Brown ,Shields ,Shiels ,Whittaker (Hibernian)

Attendance: 48702

Referee: Kenny Clark (Scotland)

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Gordon Smith (May 25, 1924 in Edinburgh – August 8, 2004 in North Berwick) was a Scottish football player.

When a recurring ankle injury led to Hibs releasing him in 1959 most observers assumed that (the then 35 year-old) Smith’s career was over. Smith thought otherwise, and after paying for an operation on the offending ankle himself, he eventually signed for Hearts. He was to enjoy immediate success at Tynecastle, winning both the League and the League Cup in his first season.

After an injury-plagued second season with Hearts, Smith was released and again the football writers prepared obituaries for the veteran’s career. Again Smith was to confound contemporary wisdom, signing for Dundee and forming a part of their first, and so far only, league winning side in 1962. At the age of 38, Smith had achieved the unique distinction of being the only player to win the league title with three different teams, remarkably despite playing for neither of the traditionally dominant “Old Firm”.

The following season Smith, in a forward pairing with Alan Gilzean helped Dundee to the European Cup semi-finals, where they performed gallantly in an aggregate defeat to A.C. Milan. After leaving Dundee, he played briefly for Drumcondra in the Republic of Ireland before finally retiring.

During his playing career, Gordon Smith was capped 19 times by Scotland, scoring 4 goals.

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Scottish Premier – KO 15:00
Hibernian 0 (0) – 1(0) Kilmarnock
Boyd 73

Bookings

• Murdock (Hibernian) Fowler (Kilmarnock)

Attendance

• 10933

Referee

• Alan Freeland (Scotland)

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The first matches under the management of Tony Mowbray.

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Ronald “Ronnie” Campbell Simpson (October 11, 1930 – April 19, 2004) was a Scottish football (soccer) goalkeeper.

He is mainly remembered for his time with Celtic, where he was one of the Lisbon Lions, the first British team to win the European Cup in 1967. Although having little to do during the match, his fancy footwork when dealing with a backpass was one of the highlights of the match.

Before this, he played for Queen’s Park, Third Lanark, Newcastle United (where he won the FA Cup twice after taking over as Newcastle’s regular goalkeeper from Jack Fairbrother) and Hibernian. Thought to be in the last throes of his career, he was transferred to Celtic in 1965 as cover for John Fallon. Simpson’s anticipation, handling and maintaining his concentration during long periods of inactivity, made him an ideal goalkeeper for the attack-minded Celtic; and he soon won the Celtic number one place from Fallon.

He also played for the Scotland national football team, in particular when they beat England 3-2 in 1967, which was Simpson’s international debut at the age of 36.

Simpson’s father Jimmy Simpson also played for Scotland, and enjoyed notable success as a centre-half for Rangers and Dundee United in the 1930s.

After he retired as a player, he was manager of Hamilton Academical for a year. He also served on the pools panel, which guessed results of postponed matches in periods of exceptionally bad weather.

He died on 19 April 2004, from a heart attack.

International Record

F.I.F.A. World Cup Qualifier
06 Nov 1968 SCOTLAND 2 – 1 AUSTRIA

International Challenge Match
10 May 1967 SCOTLAND 0 – 2 USSR

U.E.F.A. European Championship Qualifier
24 Feb 1968 SCOTLAND 1 – 1 ENGLAND
21 Oct 1967 NORTHERN IRELAND 1 – 0 SCOTLAND
15 Apr 1967 ENGLAND 2 – 3 SCOTLAND