1958–59 Hibernian F.C. season

During the 1958–59 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, came tenth out of 18 clubs in the Scottish First Division.

Hibernian
1958–59 season
ManagerHugh Shaw [1]
Scottish First Division10th
Scottish CupR4
Scottish League CupGS
Highest home attendance33,000 (v Motherwell, 3 January)
Lowest home attendance4000 (v Stirling Albion, 18 April)
Average home league attendance14,618[2] (down 5570)

Scottish First Division
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
1 20 August Kilmarnock A 1–1 9,955
2 6 September Heart of Midlothian H 0–4 29,500
3 13 September Motherwell A 5–2 31,500
4 20 September Queen of the South H 4–0 9,000
5 27 September Raith Rovers A 2–5 15,000
6 4 October Falkirk H 2–3 10,000
7 11 October Clyde H 2–1 12,000
8 18 October Aberdeen A 0–4 20,000
9 25 October Airdrieonians H 2-3 9,000
10 1 November Rangers A 0–4 17,000
11 8 November Third Lanark H 4–4 14,000
12 15 November Dunfermline Athletic A 2–1 14,000
13 22 November St Mirren A 1–2 10,000
14 29 November Celtic H 3–2 22,000
14 6 December Dundee A 1–2 13,000
15 13 December Partick Thistle H 4–0 13,000
17 20 December Stirling Albion A 3–0 4,500
18 27 December Kilmarnock H 4–3 12,000
19 1 January Heart of Midlothian A 3–1 35,000
19 3 January Motherwell H 2–2 33,000
20 10 January Queen of the South A 4–1 5,000
21 21 January Raith Rovers H 4–2 6,000
23 24 January Falkirk A 0–1 13,000
24 7 February Clyde A 1–4 5,000
25 18 February Aberdeen H 1–0 14,000
26 21 February Airdireonians A 3–4 5,000
27 4 March Rangers H 2–2 32,000
28 7 March Third Lanark A 2–2 7,000
29 18 March Dunfermlne Athletic H 3–1 8,000
30 21 March St Mirren H 0–1 8,000
31 28 March Celtic A 0–3 17,000
32 4 April Dundee H 1–2 10,000
33 11 April Partick Thistle A 2–2 7,000
34 18 April Stirling Albion H 0–1 4,000

Final League table
P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Partick Thistle 34 14 6 14 59 66 –7 34
10 Hibernian 34 13 6 15 68 70 –2 32
11 Third Lanark 34 11 10 13 74 83 –9 32

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 1958–59 Scottish League Cup

Group Stage
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
G4 9 August Falkirk H 3–2 15,700
G4 13 August Aberdeen A 1–2 15,000
G4 16 August Kilmarnock H 0–3 17,000
G4 23 August Falkirk A 4–0 9,000
G4 27 August Aberdeen H 4–2 16,000
G4 30 August Kilmarnock A 1–2 15,700

Group 4 final table
P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Kilmarnock 6 4 0 2 12 6 6 8'
2 Hibernian 6 4 0 2 14 10 4 8
3 Aberdeen 6 2 1 3 11 11 0 5
4 Falkirk 6 1 1 4 7 17 –10 3

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1958–59 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 31 January Raith Rovers A 1–1 15,176
R1 R 9 February Raith Rovers H 2–1 21,000
R2 14 February Falkirk H 3–1 20,600
R3 28 February Partick Thistle H 4–1 27,300
R4 14 March Third Lanark A 1–2 20,000

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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