1943–44 Hibernian F.C. season

Hibernian
1943–44 season
ManagerWillie McCartney[1]
Southern League3rd
Summer CupR2
Southern League CupF
Average home league attendanceNo Attendances Available (league suspended))

During the 1943–44 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, came third out of 16 clubs in the Southern Football League.

Southern League

Main article: 1943–44 Southern Football League (Scotland)
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
1 14 August Rangers A 0–4
2 21 August Albion Rovers H 3–0
3 28 August Hamilton Academical A 2–1
4 4 September Queen's Park H 2–1
5 11 September Heart of Midlothian A 1–0 22,000
6 18 September Dumbarton H 4–3
7 25 September Clyde A 1–2
8 2 October Morton H 2–0
9 9 October Falkirk A 5–3
10 16 October St Mirren H 4–1
11 23 October Third Lanark A 2–0
12 30 October Celtic H 2–2
13 6 November Partick Thistle A 1–3
14 13 November Motherwell H 3–3
14 20 November Airdrieonians A 5–2
15 27 November Rangers H 3–4
17 4 December Albion Rovers A 4–2
18 11 December Hamilton Academical H 3–5
19 18 December Queen's Park A 2–4 5,000
20 25 December Dumbarton A 1–1
21 1 January Heart of Midlothian H 0–1 20,000
22 3 January Airdireonians H 1–2
23 8 January Clyde H 3–1
24 15 January Morton A 1–3
25 22 January Falkirk H 4–3
26 29 January St Mirren A 2–1
27 5 February Third Lanark H 6–0
28 12 February Celtic A 2–2
29 15 February Motherwell A 1–0
30 19 February Partick Thistle H 2–0

Final League table

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
2 Celtic 30 18 7 5 71 43 28 43
3 Hibernian 30 17 4 9 72 54 18 38
4 Heart of Midlothian 30 14 7 9 67 50 17 35

Southern League Cup

Main article: 1943–44 Southern League Cup (Scotland)

Group stage

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
GC 4 March Third Lanark A 4–0
GC 11 March Albion Rovers H 2–1
GC 18 March Morton A 2–2
GC 25 March Third Lanark H 4–0
GC 1 April Albion Rovers A 2–0
GC 8 April Morton H 6–3

Group C final table

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Hibernian 6 5 1 0 20 6 14 11
2 Morton 6 3 2 1 19 13 6 8
3 Albion Rovers 6 1 2 3 11 15 –4 4
4 Third Lanark 6 0 1 5 5 21 –16 1

Knockout stage

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
SF 6 May Clyde N 5–2
F 20 May Rangers N 0–0 (Hibs win 6–5 on corner kicks) 63,000

Summer Cup

Main article: 1943–44 Summer Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 L1 3 June Airdrieonians A 4–2
R1 L2 10 June Airdrieonians H 3–0
R2 L1 17 June Morton A 1–1
R2 L2 16 June Morton H 0–2

See also

References

  1. ^ "Manager History for Hibernian". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 May 2012.