1948–49 Hibernian F.C. season

Hibernian
1948–49 season
Manager Hugh Shaw [1]
Scottish First Division 2nd
Scottish Cup R3
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 1948–49 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, came third out of 16 clubs in the Scottish First Division.

Scottish First Division

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
1 14 August East Fife H 5–2 40,000
2 18 August Queen of the South A 1–1 14,500
3 21 August Heart of Midlothian H 3–1 40,000
4 28 August Clyde A 5–3 25,000
5 1 September Albion Rovers H 4–4 15,000
6 4 September Aberdeen A 2–1 35,000
7 23 October Partick Thistle A 6–2 25,000
8 30 October Celtic H 1–2 32,000
9 6 November Rangers A 4–2 50,000
10 13 November Morton H 3–4 22,000
11 20 November Motherwell A 1–5 12,000
12 27 November Third Lanark H 1–0 25,000
13 4 December Dundee A 2–1 32,000
14 11 December Falkirk A 1–1 20,000
14 18 December St Mirren H 1–1 25,000
15 25 December Queen of the South H 1–1 25,000
17 1 January Heart of Midlothian A 2–3 45,030
18 3 January Clyde H 3–0 30,000
19 8 January East Fife A 3–2 18,000
20 15 January Aberdeen H 4–1 24,000
21 29 January Albion Rovers H 3–0 8,000
22 12 February Celtic A 2–1 40,000
23 19 February Rangers H 0–1 50,000
24 26 February Morton A 3–2 10,000
25 19 March Dundee A 3–4 32,500
26 2 April St Mirren A 0–2 10,000
27 9 April Partick Thistle H 2–1 14,000
28 16 April Motherwell H 5–1 25,000
29 19 April Third Lanark A 2–3 7,000
30 23 April Falkirk H 2–0 10,000

Final League table

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
2 Dundee 30 20 5 5 71 48 23 45
3 Hibernian 30 17 5 8 75 52 27 39
4 East Fife 30 16 3 11 64 46 18 35

Scottish League Cup

Group Stage

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
G1 11 September Celtic A 0–1 55,000
G1 18 September Rangers H 0–0 47,000
G1 25 September Clyde H 4–0 25,000
G1 2 October Celtic H 4–2 53,000
G1 9 October Rangers A 0–1 74,466
G1 16 October Clyde A 4–1 18,000

Group 1 final table

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Rangers 6 3 2 1 8 6 2 8
2 Hibernian 6 3 1 2 12 5 7 7
3 Celtic 6 3 0 3 12 13 –1 6
4 Clyde 6 1 1 4 9 17 –8 3

Scottish Cup

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 22 January Forfar Athletic A 4–0 5,347
R2 5 February Raith Rovers H 1–1 26,538
R2 R 9 February Raith Rovers A 4–3 20,000
R3 5 March East Fife H 0–2 24,946

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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