title: 1969–70 Hibernian F.C. season
text: # 1969–70 Hibernian F.C. season
  
  During the 1969–70 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, came third out of 18 clubs in the Scottish First Division.
  
  ## Scottish First Division
  
  | Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 30 August | Ayr United | A | 0–3 | | 6,955 |
  | 2 | 3 September | St Mirren | H | 2–0 | Cormack (2) | 7,136 |
  | 3 | 6 September | Partick Thistle | H | 5–1 | Cormack (2, 1 pen.), McBride (3) | 7,650 |
  | 4 | 13 September | Celtic | A | 2–1 | Hamilton, Stanton | 42,706 |
  | 5 | 20 September | Raith Rovers | H | 3–1 | Marinello, Shevlane, McBride | 8,315 |
  | 6 | 27 September | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2–0 | Cormack, McBride | 26,807 |
  | 7 | 4 October | Morton | H | 1–0 | Stanton | 11,645 |
  | 8 | 11 October | Rangers | A | 3–1 | Marinello (2), McBride | 53,912 |
  | 9 | 25 October | Kilmarnock | A | 2–2 | McBride, Cormack | 7,608 |
  | 10 | 1 November | St Johnstone | A | 0–1 | | 7,601 |
  | 11 | 8 November | Clyde | H | 1–0 | O.G. | 8,677 |
  | 12 | 11 November | Airdrieonians | H | 3–1 | Graham (2), Cormack | 7,262 |
  | 13 | 15 November | Dundee United | A | 1–0 | Marinello | 10,623 |
  | 14 | 25 November | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 3–0 | Graham (2), McBride (pen.) | 18,761 |
  | 14 | 29 November | Motherwell | H | 1–1 | Graham | 3,464 |
  | 15 | 13 December | Ayr United | H | 4–3 | McBride (2 pens.), Stanton (2) | 8,896 |
  | 17 | 27 December | Dundee | A | 0–1 | | 10,466 |
  | 18 | 1 January | Heart of Midlothian | H | 0–0 | | 36,421 |
  | 19 | 3 January | Raith Rovers | A | 3–0 | Graham (2), Cormack | 5,044 |
  | 20 | 17 January | Celtic | H | 1–2 | Duncan | 40,839 |
  | 21 | 31 January | Partick Thistle | A | 1–3 | Graham | 4,337 |
  | 22 | 16 February | Dundee | H | 4–1 | Stanton, McBride, Duncan (2) | 6,409 |
  | 23 | 21 February | Morton | A | 1–1 | McBride | 3,340 |
  | 24 | 28 February | Rangers | H | 2–2 | Graham, McBride | 31,322 |
  | 25 | 3 March | St Mirren | A | 3–3 | Cormack, Graham, Cropley | 3,375 |
  | 26 | 7 March | Airdireonians | A | 2–3 | McBride, Stanton | 2,900 |
  | 27 | 9 March | Aberdeen | A | 2–0 | McBride, Cormack | 10,815 |
  | 28 | 21 March | St Johnstone | H | 4–1 | McBride (3, 1 pen.), Cormack | 5,709 |
  | 29 | 25 March | Kilmarnock | H | 2–1 | Hamilton, Cropley | 6,643 |
  | 30 | 28 March | Clyde | A | 0–1 | | 1,991 |
  | 31 | 1 April | Motherwell | A | 1–2 | Hamilton | 4,485 |
  | 32 | 4 April | Dundee United | H | 3–1 | McBride (2 pens.), Grant | 5,051 |
  | 33 | 13 April | Aberdeen | H | 1–2 | Stevenson | 7,262 |
  | 34 | 18 April | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 2–1 | O'Rourke, Murphy | 3,925 |
  
  ### Final League table
  
  | P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | Rangers | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 67 | 40 | 27 | 45 |
  | 3 | Hibernian | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 65 | 40 | 25 | 44 |
  | 4 | Heart of Midlothian | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 50 | 36 | 14 | 38 |
  
  ### Scottish League Cup
  
  **Group stage**
  
  | Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | G2 | 9 August | Clyde | H | 4–1 | Stanton (pen.), Grant (2), Murphy | 8,751 |
  | G2 | 13 August | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 1–3 | Grant | 9,871 |
  | G2 | 16 August | Aberdeen | A | 2–2 | McBride, Grant | 14,437 |
  | G2 | 20 August | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 2–0 | Stanton, Marinello | 13,194 |
  | G2 | 23 August | Clyde | A | 1–3 | McBride | 2,703 |
  | G2 | 27 August | Aberdeen | H | 0–0 | | 18,317 |
  
  **Group 2 final table**
  
  | P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Aberdeen | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
  | 2 | Hibernian | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 6 |
  | 3 | Dunfermline Athletic | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | –1 | 5 |
  | 4 | Clyde | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | –4 | 5 |
  
  ### Scottish Cup
  
  | Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | R1 | 24 January | Rangers | A | 1–3 | Graham | 73,716 |
  