1948–49 Hibernian F.C. season

Hibernian
1948–49 season
ManagerHugh Shaw[1]
Scottish First Division2nd
Scottish CupR3
Scottish League CupGS
Highest home attendance50,000 (v Rangers, 19 February)
Lowest home attendance5325 (v Albion Rovers, 29 January)
Average home league attendance25,666[2] (up 278)

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

Main article: 1948–49 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

Main article: 1948–49 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

Main article: 1948–49 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". fitbastats.com. Retrieved 4 November 2013.