1951–52 Hibernian F.C. season

During the 1951–52 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, came first out of 16 clubs in the Scottish First Division.

Hibernian
1951–52 season
ManagerHugh Shaw [1]
Scottish First Division1st
Scottish CupR1
Scottish League CupGroup Stage
Saint Mungo CupSF
Highest home attendance55000 (v Rangers, 3 November)
Lowest home attendance20,000 (v Motherwell, 21 April)
Average home league attendance30,700[2] (down 618)

Scottish First Division
Main article: 1951–52 Scottish First Division
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
1 8 September Raith Rovers A 2–0 18,000
2 15 September Aberdeen H 4–4 32,000
3 22 September Heart of Midlothian A 1–1 44,842
4 29 September Third Lanark H 5–2 28,000
5 6 October Stirling Albion A 4–1 14,000
6 13 October Morton H 1–0 24,000
7 20 October Partick Thistle H 5–0 22,000
8 27 October Celtic A 1–1 50,000
9 3 November Rangers H 1–1 55,000
10 10 November Morton A 1–2 7,000
11 17 November East Fife H 4–2 40,000
12 24 November Airdrieonians A 2–0 11,000
13 1 December Dundee A 4–1 26,000
14 8 December Queen of the South H 5–0 25,000
14 15 December St Mirren A 4–0 20,000
15 22 December Raith Rovers H 5–0 24,500
17 29 December Motherwell A 1–3 15,000
18 1 January Heart of Midlothian H 2–3 39,000
19 2 January Third Lanark A 5–0 14,000
20 5 January Stirling Albion H 8–0 23,000
21 12 January Aberdeen A 2–1 22,000
22 19 January Partick Thistle A 2–1 30,000
23 2 February Celtic H 3–1 42,000
24 13 February Rangers A 2–2 45,000
25 16 February St Mirren H 5–2 30,000
26 23 February East Fife A 1–3 19,000
27 1 March Airdrieonians H 4–0 30,000
28 15 March Queen of the South A 2–5 11,500
29 9 April Dundee H 3–1 26,000
30 21 April Motherwell H 3–1 20,000

Final League table
P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Hibernian 30 20 5 5 92 36 56 45
2 Rangers 30 16 9 5 61 31 30 41
3 East Fife 30 17 3 10 71 49 22 37

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 1951–52 Scottish League Cup

Group Stage
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
G2 11 August Partick Thistle A 2–4 30,000
G2 15 August Motherwell H 0–4 30,000
G2 18 August Stirling Albion H 4–2 22,000
G2 25 August Partick Thistle H 5–1 45,000
G2 29 August Motherwell A 0–1 20,000
G2 1 September Stirling Albion A 1–1 9,100

Group 2 final table
P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Motherwell 6 4 1 1 16 9 7 9
2 Celtic 6 2 2 2 8 10 –2 6
3 Hibernian 6 2 1 3 12 13 –1 5
4 Stirling Albion 6 1 2 3 10 14 –4 4

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1951–52 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 26 January Raith Rovers A 0–0 30,206
R1 R 30 January Raith Rovers H 0–0 30,000
R1 2R 4 February Raith Rovers N 1–4 33,614

Saint Mungo Cup
Main article: Saint Mungo Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 14 July Third Lanark H 3–1 Johnstone (2), Turnbull 22,000
R2 21 July Motherwell N 3–1 Turnbull (penalty), Souness, Johnstone 20,000
SF 25 July Aberdeen N 1–1 Smith 27,000
SF R 28 July Aberdeen A 1–2 Turnbull (penalty) 28,000

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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