1947–48 Hibernian F.C. season

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

Hibernian
1947–48 season
ManagerWillie McCartney (to 31 January)
Hugh Shaw (from 31 January)[1]
Scottish First Division1st
Scottish CupSF
Scottish League CupGS
Highest home attendance52750 (v Rangers, 31 January)
Lowest home attendance15000 (v Clyde, 27 September)
Average home league attendance25,388[2] (down 618)

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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