Aberdeen 2 - 3 Hibernian
HT Score: Aberdeen 1 - 1 Hibernian
Div 1 (Old)
Aberdeen scorers: Purdie 17, Pirie 77.Hibernian scorers: Cropley 32, 90, Harper 86
31/08/1974 | KO: 15:00
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The sight of former Dons favourite Joe Harper in a green and white shirt helped swell the crowd considerably as Aberdeen opened their league programme after a disastrous League Cup campaign. For 85 minutes Aberdeen were by far the better side and were unlucky to only hold a 2-1 lead then 'Wee Joe' intervened. First he sent a screamer of a free kick past Bobby Clark to equalise the scores then in the last minute his net bound shot was blocked but fell kindly for Alex Cropley to steal the 2 points. Harper was applauded off the field by the home support who obviously were in no hurry to end their love affair with him.
Source: Match Programme, 12 January 1991
Aberdeen Teamsheet
Clark, Hermiston, McLelland, Smith, Young, Miller, Purdie, Hair, Thomson, Jarvie (Pirie 65), Graham.
Clark, Hermiston, McLelland, Smith, Young, Miller, Purdie, Hair, Thomson, Jarvie (Pirie 65), Graham.
Hibernian Teamsheet
McArthur, Bremner, Schaedler, Stanton, Spalding, Blackley (Munro 71), Cropley, Smith (Edwards 46), Harper, Gordon, Duncan
McArthur, Bremner, Schaedler, Stanton, Spalding, Blackley (Munro 71), Cropley, Smith (Edwards 46), Harper, Gordon, Duncan
Attendance: 13,000
Venue: Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen
Referee: A. MacKenzie, Larbert
Venue: Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen
Referee: A. MacKenzie, Larbert
REGISTERED OFFICE:
Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen AB24 5QH
Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen AB24 5QH