Hibernian F.C.

Hibernian Football Club from Dundee, usually referred to as Hibernians (Dundee) or occasionally Dundee Hibernian where there was the likelihood of confusion with Hibernian F.C. from Edinburgh, was an association football club from Dundee, Tayside. History The club was formed in 1879, in the same year as fellow Dundonian diaspora club Harp, and its registered name was simply Hibernian. Its earliest recorded match was a defeat to Coupar Angus in 1880. With 30 members in 1882 it was one of the smallest senior clubs in Dundee, only West End being smaller; Harp was twice the size, having joined the Scottish Football Association in 1881 and therefore attracting the Irish-origin players who wanted to play, and fans who wanted to watch, senior football.