1954–55 Hibernian F.C. season

Hibernian
1954–55 season
ManagerHugh Shaw[1]
Scottish First Division5th
Scottish CupR5
Scottish League CupGS
Highest home attendance42,000 (v Heart of Midlothian, 18 September)
Lowest home attendance15,000 (v Queen of the South, 21 August)

(v Clyde, 29 January) (v East Fife, 19 March)

(v Queen of the South, 16 April)
Average home league attendance22,825[2] (up 805)

During the 1954–55 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, came fifth out of 16 clubs in the Scottish First Division.

Scottish First Division

Main article: 1954–55 Scottish First Division
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
1 11 September Rangers A 1–1 54,000
2 18 September Heart of Midlothian H 2–3 42,000
3 25 September Aberdeen A 1–3 26,000
4 2 October Falkirk H 0–1 20,000
5 9 October Queen of the South A 2–0 8,500
6 16 October Raith Rovers H 2–1 20,000
7 23 October Clyde A 3–6 12,000
8 30 October Kilmarnock H 3–2 27,500
9 6 November Stirling Albion A 4–2 7,000
10 13 November Motherwell H 4–1 16,000
11 20 November Dundee H 3–1 23,000
12 27 November East Fife A 5–1 9,000
13 4 December St Mirren H 2–1 22,000
14 11 December Celtic H 0–5 33,000
14 18 December Partick Thistle A 3–0 8,500
15 25 December Rangers H 2–1 43,000
17 1 January Heart of Midlothian A 1–5 49,000
18 3 January Aberdeen H 0–1 34,000
19 8 January Falkirk A 1–3 15,000
20 29 January Clyde H 2–3 15,000
21 12 February Kilmarnock A 3–0 19,059
22 9 March Motherwell A 5–1 7,000
23 12 March Dundee A 2–2 18,000
24 19 March East Fife H 4–1 15,000
25 23 March Stirling Albion H 2–2 875
26 26 March St Mirren A 2–4 10,000
27 2 April Celtic A 2–1 31,000
28 9 April Partick Thistle H 3–1 16,000
29 16 April Queen of the South H 1–1 15,000
30 30 April Raith Rovers A 1–2 8,000

Final League table

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4 Heart of Midlothian 30 16 7 7 74 45 29 39
5 Hibernian 30 15 4 11 64 54 10 34
6 St Mirren 30 12 8 10 55 54 1 32

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1954–55 Scottish League Cup

Group stage

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
G2 14 August East Fife A 1–3 15,000
G2 18 August Aberdeen H 2–0 23,000
G2 21 August Queen of the South H 3–1 15,000
G2 28 August East Fife H 1–2 32,000
G2 1 September Aberdeen A 1–1 25,000
G2 4 September Queen of the South A 5–3 9,000

Group 2 final table

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 East Fife 6 4 0 2 13 11 2 8
2 Aberdeen 6 3 1 2 13 7 4 7
3 Hibernian 6 3 1 2 13 10 3 7
4 Queen of the South 6 1 0 5 8 19 –11 2

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1954–55 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
R5 5 February Heart of Midlothian A 0–5 45,770

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.