1947–48 Hibernian F.C. season

Hibernian
1947–48 season
Manager Willie McCartney (to 31 January)
Hugh Shaw (from 31 January)[1]
Scottish First Division 1st
Scottish Cup SF
Scottish League Cup GS
Highest home attendance 38,585 (v Rangers, 29 March)
Lowest home attendance 5325 (v Dunfermline Athletic, 15 March)
Average home league attendance 13,721[2] (down 618)

During the 1947–48 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, came first out of 16 clubs in the Scottish First Division.

Scottish First Division

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
1 13 August Aberdeen A 2–0 40,000
2 27 August Airdrieonians H 7–1 26,500
3 20 September Heart of Midlothian A 1–2 47,752
4 27 September Clyde H 2–1 15,000
5 4 October Queen's Park A 3–2 16,078
6 11 October Queen of the South H 6–0 22,000
7 18 October Rangers H 1–2 55,000
8 25 October Morton H 1–1 20,000
9 1 November Motherwell A 2–0 16,000
10 8 November Third Lanark H 8–0 25,000
11 15 November Dundee H 2–1 30,000
12 22 November Falkirk A 1–3 16,000
13 29 November St Mirren H 5–0 20,000
14 6 December Partick Thistle A 1–1 28,000
14 13 December Celtic H 1–1 38,000
15 20 December Aberdeen H 4–0 30,000
17 27 December Airdrieonians A 3–0 3,000
18 1 January Heart of Midlothian H 3–1 45,000
19 3 January Clyde A 2–2 20,400
20 10 January Queen's Park H 4–0 22,000
21 17 January Queen of the South A 3–0 9,000
22 31 January Rangers H 1–0 52,750
23 14 February Morton A 2–1 14,000
24 28 February Third Lanark A 4–1 25,000
25 13 March Falkirk H 2–0 28,000
26 20 March St Mirren A 4–2 25,000
27 3 April Celtic A 4–2 30,000
28 17 April Partick Thistle H 1–0 25,000
29 19 April Motherwell H 5–0 20,000
30 1 May Dundee A 1–3 30,000

Final League table

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Hibernian 30 22 4 4 86 27 59 48
2 Rangers 30 21 4 5 64 28 36 46
3 Partick Thistle 30 16 4 10 61 42 19 36

Scottish League Cup

Group Stage

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
G4 9 August Heart of Midlothian A 1–2 39,268
G4 16 August Clyde H 5–1 25,000
G4 23 August Airdrieonians A 1–1 20,000
G4 30 August Heart of Midlothian H 1–2 43,000
G4 6 September Clyde A 4–3 15,000
G4 13 September Airdrieonians H 5–0 25,000

Group 4 final table

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Heart of Midlothian 6 4 0 2 10 10 0 8
2 Hibernian 6 3 1 2 17 9 8 7
3 Airdrieonians 6 2 1 3 9 14 –5 5
4 Clyde 6 2 0 4 14 17 –3 4

Scottish Cup

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 24 January Albion Rovers A 2–0 13,000
R2 7 February Arbroath H 4–0 19,500
R3 7 February Aberdeen H 4–2 19,500
R4 21 February St Mirren H 3–1 38,000
SF 27 March Rangers N 0–1 142,070

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Manager History for Hibernian". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "Average Home League Game Attendances". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 4 November 2013.

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