The History of Hibs Quiz Book E-Book

Tom Wright

• Herausgeber: Luath Press
• Kategorie: Lebensstil
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 230

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2020

Beschreibung

This quiz book covers the fascinating journey of Hibernian Football Club throughout the past 142 years. Offcial club historian Tom Wright has used his comprehensive knowledge of the sport and the team to devise over 600 questions spanning from the early days of the club to the present. This is the perfect book for fans of all ages to learn more about the history of one of Scotland's greatest football teams.

Leseprobe

TOM WRIGHT is the official club historian and a member of the Hibernian Historical Trust, a supporters-led initiative whose aims are to protect, preserve and promote the proud history of the club. Now in his 62nd year of supporting the club, he is also the author of The Golden Years: Hibernian in the Days of the Famous Five, Hibernian: From Joe Baker to Turnbull’s Tornados, Leith: A Glimpse of Times Past, Hibernian: The Life and Times of a Famous Football Club and the co-author of Crops: The Alex Cropley Story and Hibs Through and Through: The Eric Stevenson Story.

First published 2018

eISBN: 978-1-913025-86-1

The author’s right to be identified as author of this book under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 has been asserted.

The paper used in this book is recyclable. It is made from low chlorine pulps produced in a low energy, low emission manner from renewable forests.

Printed and bound by Ashford Colour Press, Gosport

Typeset in 11 point Sabon by Main Point Books, Edinburgh

© Tom Wright 2018

Contents

Introduction

QUESTIONS

1 In the Beginning

2 The Early Years

3 The First World War

4 Hibs and the Scottish Cup

5 The Roaring ’20s

6 The International Game

7 A New Beginning

8 Behind the Scenes

9 The Second World War

10 Gordon Smith

11 The Famous Five

12 Behind the Five

13 Lawrie Reilly

14 The League Cup

15 Hibs and Hearts

16 Hibs in Europe

17 Joe Baker

18 The Swinging ’60s

19 Pat Stanton

20 Turnbull’s Tornadoes

21 The Managers

22 The ’80s

23 Firsts

24 The Development of Easter Road

25 Into the ’90s

26 Are All Gamekeepers Crazy?

27 Odd Facts

28 Hands Off Hibs

29 Miscellaneous

30 Almost the Story So Far

31 Definitely the Last Word

ANSWERS

1 In the Beginning

2 The Early Years

3 The First World War

4 Hibs and the Scottish Cup

5 The Roaring ’20s

6 The International Game

7 A New Beginning

8 Behind the Scenes

9 The Second World War

10 Gordon Smith

11 The Famous Five

12 Behind the Five

13 Lawrie Reilly

14 The League Cup

15 Hibs and Hearts

16 Hibs in Europe

17 Joe Baker

18 The Swinging ’60s

19 Pat Stanton

20 Turnbull’s Tornadoes

21 The Managers

22 The ’80s

23 Firsts

24 The Development of Easter Road

25 Into the ’90s

26 Are All Gamekeepers Crazy

27 Odd Facts

28 Hands Off Hibs

29 Miscellaneous

30 Almost the Story So Far

31 Definitely the Last Word

Introduction

THE GREAT IRISH Potato Famine of the mid-19th century, which also affected parts of Scotland, the south of England and northern Europe, led to a severe shortage of food and eventually mass starvation and death for many. In Ireland alone it is said that from a population of around eight million at that time, almost one million would die as a result of starvation and disease. The vast majority of the Irish population, particularly those in the rural areas, were the poor who depended on the potato as their staple diet, and with little or no food many were left with no option but to move elsewhere to survive. The fortunate few would make their way to America, some to Australia, but most would travel to nearby England and Scotland.

In 1875 a group of young Irishmen or descendants of Irishmen living in Edinburgh decided to start a football team, the eventual result the Hibernian Football Club that we all know so well today. From its humble beginnings in the Cowgate area of the city, after a difficult start the club would soon force its way to the very forefront of Scottish football, leading the way in many of the developments that would shape the game as we know it today.

In quiz form, this book highlights the fascinating journey of the football club throughout the past 142 years. Divided into 31 separate sections in chronological order from the early days to the present time, it provides an ideal opportunity, often in detail, to learn more about the history of one of Scotland’s greatest football teams.

1IN THE BEGINNING

1 Why the name Hibernian?

2 Hibs first recorded game was on Christmas Day 1875. Where was the game played and who were the opponents?

3 The club was taken under the wing of which church organisation?

4 Why were the Hibs initially refused permission to join the Scottish Football Association?

5 Describe the Hibs players’ jerseys before a change to all-green around 1879.

6 Where did the club hold its first monthly meetings?

7 Why, in the early days, was it imperative that Hibs find their own home ground?

8 Who was the first captain of Hibs, and what was his connection to the club captain during its centenary year in 1975?

9 Who was the first Hibs player to be capped at an international level?

10 It is generally accepted that Hibs have had five home grounds since 1875. Can you name them?

11 Who were the opponents in the club’s first ever Scottish Cup tie and what was the score?

12 Although only indirectly involving Hibs, which World’s first took place at the first Easter Road stadium in May 1881?

13 What was the significance of the Hibs game against Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park on 16 April 1881?

14 In 1878, one of Scotland’s first-ever floodlit games took place in Edinburgh between Hibs and an Edinburgh select. Where was the game played?

15 The first silverware won by the club was the Edinburgh Association Cup in 1879. Who did Hibs beat in the final?

16 The Easter Road side would win the Edinburgh Association tournament every season between 1879 and 1887, except once in 1883. What were the controversial circumstances behind the result that year?

17 A record Hibs victory from 1881 stands to this day. Who were their opponents?

18 Why would an outing to Ayrshire in 1883 prove so beneficial to the club?

19 The father of which future Hibs manager was said to have been part of the Cowlairs side that faced Hibs in the game organised to officially open Celtic’s first Parkhead ground in 1888?

20 Which player from the 1880s was so popular with the fans that he was nicknamed ‘darling’?

2THE EARLY YEARS

1 Why was Hibs’ Scottish Cup tie against rivals Hearts at Powderhall in November 1879 postponed shortly before the kick-off?

2 Which Hibs captain of the 1880s later went on to manage Hearts?

3 Who were Hibs’ opponents in the first game at the new Easter Road ground in 1880?

4 After winning the Edinburgh Association Cup for a third consecutive season, the club was allowed to retain the trophy in perpetuity. What replaced it?

5 Why was the Scottish Cup Final victory against Dumbarton in 1887 clouded in controversy?

6 Where did the Cup Final take place?

7 Why was victory in the 1887 Scottish Cup Final one of the factors that would eventually lead to the club temporarily going out of business in 1891?

8 Centre forward Jeremiah ‘Gerry’ Reynolds would miss the 1887 Scottish Cup Final because of injury, but in 1892 he would take part in which prominent Scottish side’s first ever success in the competition?

9 In 1887, Hibs became the unofficial World Champions after defeating which English side?

10 Which former Hibs player was later said to have been the first to be transferred for more than £100?

11 In what year did Hibs move to the present stadium at Easter Road?

12 Why was the club denied promotion despite winning the inaugural Scottish Second Division in 1894?

13 In 1896, the kick-off for the Hibs game against Celtic at Parkhead was delayed and three of the Celtic players were later suspended by the club. What was the reason?

14 Hibs faced Hearts in the final of the Scottish Cup in 1896. Where was the game played and what was the significance of the occasion?

15 Why was Hibs’ winning goal in the 1902 Scottish Cup Final against Celtic said to have been scored in controversial circumstances?

16 Why was the venue for the 1902 Cup Final changed at the last minute?

17 Only weeks after winning the Scottish Cup in 1902, Hibs defeated Celtic in another cup final. What was the name of this tournament and what was the score?

18 Which Hibs manager would later manage Arsenal?

19 In 1905, the club planned to move from Easter Road. Where did they intend to go?

20 Which Hibs player was badly injured in a game against Partick Thistle at Firhill in 1909 and died a few days later?

3THE FIRST WORLD WAR

1 Name the only player from Hibs’ 1902 Scottish Cup winning side still at the club by the outbreak of the First World War in 1914.

2 The captain of Hibs’ Scottish Cup-winning side in 1902 and League Champions the following season would later lose his life during the First World War. Who was he?

3 Why would football players sometimes be handed white feathers in the street?

4 A future Hibs chairman, he enlisted in the McCrae’s Battalion of the Royal Scots in 1914 but would soon be invalided out on health grounds. Who was he?

5 In April 1915 Hibs and Hearts would temporarily join forces for a game. What was the occasion?

6 Although not directly linked to the club, the future Hibs player Bobby Comb’s father and two uncles were involved in what tragic rail accident in 1915 that would affect the whole of Leith and beyond?

7 For what purpose was Easter Road ground used by the military in the early years of the war?

8 The prolific Hibs goal scorer James Hendren died from natural causes during the war. He was related to which legendary Hibs player of the 1960s and ’70s?

9 What change was made to the league structure in Scotland between the years 1915 and 1921?

10 How many sides were in the First Division during this time?

11 Which former Hibs player, who also fought in the Boer War, was killed at the Battle of the Somme on 14 July 1916?

12 Serving Hibs well throughout the war years, who was the only player to have played for the club in the 1914, 1923 and 1924 Scottish Cup finals?

13 Who was the Hibs manager during the First World War?

14 Who replaced him in the Easter Road hot seat?

15 Which player, who was born in Chicago, played for Hibs in the 1914 Scottish Cup Final and would be killed in action in November 1918?

16 Born on Islay, which future Hibs manager joined the club in the closing days of the First World War?

17 Which serving Hibs player throughout the conflict would be badly gassed while winning the Military Cross in 1918?

18 Hibs didn’t fare particularly well during the First World War. What was their lowest finishing position in the league between the years 1915 and 1919?

19 Who won the Scottish Cup in 1917?

20 On 21 September a combined Hibs/Hearts X1 played a Rangers/Celtic select at Tynecastle to raise funds for which well-known Edinburgh memorial?

4HIBS AND THE SCOTTISH CUP

1 In what year was the Scottish Cup first played for?

2 Who were Hibs’ opponents in the last Scottish Cup final before the First World War?

3 This player played against Hibs in the 1914 final and for Hibs in the 1923 final. What was his name?

4 Which wartime guest player at Easter Road would score the winning goal for Aberdeen against Hibs in the 1947 final?

5 Why did centre forward Jock Weir, who scored four of Hibs’ goals in a comprehensive 8-0 victory over Alloa in the first round of the 1946–47 competition, miss the following week’s game?

6 What took place for the very first time at the end of the 1947 Scottish Cup Final between Hibs and Aberdeen?

7 John Cuthbertson scored twice in the Hibs’ 2-0 Scottish Cup first-round tie with Albion Rovers at Cliftonville in January 1948, but the result would pale into insignificance with what breaking news later that evening?

8 Hibs famously defeated Rangers 3-2 in the second round of the Scottish Cup at Ibrox in 1951. Who were the Hibs goal scorers that afternoon?

9 The Scottish Cup semi-final replay against Rangers at Hampden in 1958 would end in controversial circumstances. What was the reason?

10 Who would feature in the 1958 final because of injury to centre half John Paterson?

11 How many of the Famous Five played in the 1958 final against Clyde?

12 When Hearts defeated Hibs 2-1 in the second round of the Scottish Cup at Tynecastle in 1966, which Hibs player missed a penalty, his first miss from the spot since signing for the club in 1964?

13 Name the only Hibs player to play in both the 1972 and 1979 Scottish Cup finals.

14 Which former Celtic and Birmingham City player, then with Hibs, would make his last ever appearance in the 1972 Scottish Cup Final?

15 Which popular inside forward would miss the 1972 cup final after breaking his ankle in a game against Falkirk at Brockville?

16 Which is older, The FA Cup or Scottish Cup?

17 Who captained Hibs in the 2001 Scottish Cup Final against Celtic?

18 Who was sent off in the 2012 cup final against Hearts?

19 Including 2016, how many Scottish Cup Finals have Hibs appeared in since 1875?

20 After winning the cup in 2016, Hibs embarked on an extensive programme of visiting schools in the area with the trophy. During these visits the ribbons were not allowed to be shown on the cup. Why?

5THE ROARING ’20S

1 Who were the only players from Hibs’ 1914 Scottish cup final team to feature regularly for the side during the 1920s?

2 What change was made to the league format in 1921?

3 The very first international game to be played at Wembley took place between England and Scotland in April 1924. Name the Hibs player who took part in the game.

4 In 1923 and 1924 Hibs reached consecutive Scottish Cup Finals, unfortunately losing both. Who were their opponents in both games?

5 Which full-back pairing served the club well for several years during the 1920s?

6 How many times in the decade between 1920 and 1930 did Hibs lose to Hearts in the New Year’s Day game?

7 His uncharacteristic mistake is said to have cost Hibs the 1923 Scottish Cup Final. Who was he?

8 Where did the 1924 Scottish Cup Final against Airdrie take place?

9 In what year was the Easter Road Grandstand moved from the east side of the ground to the west?

10 Where did Hibs play some of their home games while the new stand was being built?

11 What change was made to the offside ruling in 1925?

12 Which goalkeeper temporarily replaced Willie Harper in the Scotland side and later permanently on the Hibs team?

13 The transfer of which player to Hearts in 1926 would create the same furore among the Hibs supporters as did Gordon Smith’s move to Tynecastle 33 years later?

14 In 1928, which Hibs player became a Wizard at Wembley?

15 Jimmy McColl, who served the club for 50 years and was the first player to score 100 goals for Hibs, had a brief spell as manager of which Irish side?

16 In the late 1920s, which two Scottish international Hibs players would join Everton within weeks of each other?

17 Why was 19 January 1929 a bad day for Edinburgh football?

18 What made the result of Ayr’s home game against Kilmarnock on Wednesday 29 April 1931 significant for Hibs?

19 Which three Hibs players from the 1920s would eventually go on to manage the side?

20 Apart from the earlier loss of several first team players, what was said to have been one of the main reasons for the club’s relegation at the end of the 1930–31 season?

6THE INTERNATIONAL GAME

1 Who was the first Hibs player to score a goal for Scotland?

2 Who was the first Hibs player to be capped by a country other than Scotland?

3 In a game against Belgium in 1951, Lawrie Reilly became Hibs most capped player. Who held the record before him?

4 Lawrie Reilly holds the record for the number of international caps won by a Hibs player while still at the club. Who is second?

5 Which Hibs full-back scored on his debut for Scotland against Wales in October 1948 in what would turn out to be his only international appearance?

6 Who was the first Hibs player to score a hat trick for Scotland and against which country?

7 How many full Scotland caps did Eddie Turnbull win?

8 Who was the first ever player from outside the Football League to be capped for the full England side?

9 Two players born in England made history when selected for Scotland’s European Qualifier against Portugal at Hampden in 1971. The Arsenal goalkeeper Bob Wilson was one. Who was the other?

10 The Scotland manager Tommy Docherty once declared Hibs’ Pat Stanton to be better than which famous English International?

11 Who replaced the injured Hibs player Alex Cropley during Scotland’s game against Belgium at Hampden in 1971 to win his first full cap?

12 Joe Baker was capped by both Scotland and England. How did this happen?

13 What was the connection between the Scottish international players Alex Cropley of Hibs and Bruce Rioch of Derby County?

14 Which famous Hibs player’s older brother was capped by the United States?

15 Which Hibs player lined up at inside left in Scotland’s famous 1-0 victory over Italy in a World Cup qualifying match at Hampden in 1965?

16 Who won his first full Scotland cap as an 18-year-old against Brazil at Hampden in 1966?

17 How many of his 21 full Scotland caps did Colin Stein win while with Hibs?

18 Which Hibs full-back made his only international appearance for Scotland against the country of his father’s birth in 1974?

19 Which player would win three of his four full Scotland caps playing against the same side, but only one while at Hibs?

20 Who scored a goal from a free kick against Saudi Arabia in Riyadh on his Scotland debut in 1988?

7A NEW BEGINNING

1 On 5 September 1931, the Hibs goalkeeper George Blyth broke his leg in a home game against St Bernard’s. On the same afternoon, which far more serious incident involving a goalkeeper was taking place at Ibrox during a game against Celtic?

2 Harry Swan first became a director of the club in 1931. Why was Swan’s election to the board a first for the club?

3 Swan would resign at the end of his first season as a director of the club. What reason did he give for his resignation?

4 Where did the 1931–32 New Year’s Day derby take place?

5 Why was Harry Swan initially unpopular with publicans in the area when he first became chairman?

6 Hugh McFarlane spent nine seasons at Easter Road in the 1920s and ’30s. He was related to which Canadian born defender who played for the club in the early 2000s?

7 How many Edinburgh clubs were in the Second Division during the 1931–32 season?

8 The father of which Hearts player, who played against Hibs in the 7-0 game at Tynecastle in 1973, was a registered player at Easter Road during the 1932–33 season?

9 A long serving director of the club, who ran a public house in the vicinity of the stadium?

10 At the start of the 1933–34 season, what change was made to the Hibs jerseys?

11 A disastrous afternoon at Tynecastle in September 1935 would soon lead to which two international players leaving club?

12 Signed from junior side Bo’ness Cadora during the 1936–37 season, he would go on to give the club 12 years loyal service and have an early influence on Gordon Smith. Who was he?

13 What were the unusual circumstances leading to Hibs signing Arthur Milne at the start of the 1937–38 season?

14 The result of which Scottish Cup game in 1938 would turn out to be a huge embarrassment for the club and its supporters?

15 Gerry Mayes signed for Hibs in time for the 1938–39 season. Later as a Dunfermline player, he would have an indirect part to play in the coming together of the Famous Five. What was the reason?

16 In what year did Hibs first introduce the white sleeves on their jerseys?

17 In 1939 Hibs reached the semi-finals of the Scottish Cup only to lose to the eventual winners Clyde. Which future Hibs goalkeeper was playing against the Easter Road side that afternoon?

18 The impeccably dressed and flamboyant Hibs manager Willie McCartney was said to have been rarely seen in public without what item?

19 The 1930s had proved to be a difficult time for the club. What was Hibs’ highest finishing position in the First Division during the decade?

20 On 12 May 1937, an Edinburgh Select took on a Glasgow Select at Hampden to commemorate which national occasion?

8BEHIND THE SCENES

1 Who was president of the club when Hibs won the Scottish Cup in 1902?

2 This long serving member of the Easter Road backroom staff scored more than a hundred goals for both Hibs and Celtic. Who was he?

3 Harry Swan made what many thought to be this rash promise soon after being elected chairman of the club in the 1933?

4 A well-known Hibs groundsman, he also helped run a well-known Edinburgh juvenile side and would recommend several players to the club?

5 Magnus Magnusson was given what task by the chairman in 1949?

6 What position did Harry Swan hold at the SFA between 1952–1956?

7 He made his debut in 1954 as understudy to Gordon Smith in a game against East Fife and would go on to give the club more than 12 years’ loyal service, many as captain. Later returning to the club as coach under Eddie Turnbull he would be inducted into the Hibernian Hall of Fame in 2012. Who was he?

8 As well as Harry Swan, Hibs had two other directors during the golden post-war years. Who were they?

9 For what purpose were the premises at 7 Carlton Terrace in Edinburgh purchased in 1955?

10 Signed from Kirkintilloch Rob Roy in 1938, he later became trainer at Easter Road, a position specially created for him, before taking up a similar position at Dundee in the late ’50s. Who was he?

11 For several years in the 1950s, which volunteer organisation would be run at both Easter Road and Tynecastle?

12 A prominent Edinburgh businessman, who purchased the club from Harry Swan in 1963?

13 A popular physiotherapist/trainer, he joined Hibs from Third Lanark in 1963. Who was he?

14 Previously a trainer at Dunfermline, who was part of the deal that saw Jock Stein joining the club in 1964?

15 A former Motherwell player and later manager of St Mirren, name the individual who was part of Eddie Turnbull’s backroom staff in the early 1970s.

16 For a short time in the early 1970s, Hibs trained at which sports complex in the west of the city?

17 A well-respected surgeon, he was president of the club during the early years of Tom Hart’s tenure. Who was he?

18 This former player took charge of which recently resurrected Hibs third team in 1971?

19 In the 1970s there were rumours regarding which possible takeover of the club?

20 Which two former players became assistants to manager Pat Stanton in 1982?

9THE SECOND WORLD WAR

1 How many league games had Hibs played in season 1939–40 before war was declared and football temporarily suspended?

2 Who would score Hibs last peacetime goal for six years?

3 Why was it more lucrative for guest players to play in Scotland rather than England during the Second World War?

4 What made the radio broadcast of the 1940 New Year’s Day derby between Hibs and Hearts at Easter Road extremely unusual?

5 What was found to be missing immediately after the final whistle of the above 1940 New Year’s Day game?

6 Why did Hibs threaten to go into voluntary liquidation in 1940?

7 Why did the signing of guest player Bob Hardisty initially create a problem for the club?

8 Which registered Everton player, who guested for Hibs between 1941 and 1946, had earlier been fined and suspended from the game because of financial irregularities?

9 Who were Hibs opponents in the inaugural Summer Cup final in 1941 and what was the score?

10 Bobby Combe scored four goals against this side in a wartime league game at Easter Road during season 1941–42?

11 With Scottish Football reverting to what was essentially part time football during the war, what was Gordon Smith’s daytime employment during most of this time?

12 What made the final result of the Summer Cup final between Hibs and Rangers at Hampden in 1942 unusual?

13 Which registered Liverpool player, who would later became an extremely successful manager, won wartime Scotland caps as a guest player for Hibs during the years of conflict?

14 Hibs defeated Rangers in the final of the Southern League Cup at Hampden in 1944. What was unusual about the score?

15 The game against Aston Villa at Tynecastle in 1944 would be the start of what regular series of matches that would continue for several years?

16 What was significant about the entire Scottish forward line that played against England in the wartime international at Wembley on 14 October 1944?

17 Then a registered player with Preston North End, which future famous manager was a guest player for Partick Thistle against Hibs in the 1945 Summer Cup Final?

18 The father of the captain of Hibs Skol Cup winning side in 1991, who turned out as a guest player for the club during the war?

19 Who were Hibs opponents in their last game before the German surrender in May 1945 and what was the score?

20 Even after the German surrender in May 1945, the following season was still classed as an unofficial wartime campaign. Why?

10GORDON SMITH

1 Although born in the Morningside area of Edinburgh, Smith would spend the majority of his young life in which Angus town?

2