1959–60 Hibernian F.C. season

During the 1959–60 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, came seventh out of 18 clubs in the Scottish First Division.

Hibernian
1959–60 season
ManagerHugh Shaw [1]
Scottish First Division7th
Scottish CupR4
Scottish League CupGS
Highest home attendance54,000 (v Heart of Midlothian, 1 January)
Lowest home attendance4000 (v Arbroath, 16 April)
Average home league attendance16,559[2] (up 1941)

Scottish First Division
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
1 19 August Aberdeen H 2–1 12,000
2 5 September Heart of Midlothian A 2–2 40,000
3 12 September Rangers H 0–1 31,500
4 19 September Third Lanark A 3–5 9,000
5 26 September Kilmarnock H 4–2 20,000
6 3 October Clyde A 1–2 7,000
7 10 October Motherwell H 1–3 18,000
8 17 October Dunfermline Athletic H 7–4 10,000
9 24 October Airdrieonians A 11-1 7,000
10 31 October Celtic H 3–3 28,000
11 7 November St Mirren A 3–2 16,000
12 14 November Raith Rovers A 2–4 8,000
13 21 November Dundee H 4–2 16,000
14 28 November Stirling Albion H 3–1 15,000
14 5 December Arbroath A 2–3 4,600
15 12 December Ayr United H 5-1 12,000
17 19 December Partick Thistle A 10–2 10,000
18 26 December Aberdeen A 4–6 15,000
19 1 January Heart of Midlothian H 1–5 54,000
19 2 January Rangers A 1–1 56,000
20 9 January Third Lanark H 6–0 15,000
21 16 January Kilmarnock A 1–3 17,448
23 23 January Clyde H 5–5 15,000
24 6 February Motherwell A 4–3 12,599
25 27 February Dunfermline Athletic A 2–2 9,000
26 7 March Celtic A 0–1 19,000
27 16 March St Mirren H 1–3 9,000
28 19 March Raith Rovers H 0–3 8,000
29 26 March Dundee A 3–6 8,000
30 30 March Airdireonians H 3–3 7,000
31 2 April Stirling Albion A 3–2 5,036
32 16 April Arbroath H 5–0 4,000
33 22 April Ayr United A 1–2 5,000
34 30 April Partick Thistle H 2–2 7,000

Final League table
P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
6 Clyde 34 15 9 10 77 69 8 39
7 Hibernian 34 14 7 13 106 85 21 35
9 Ayr United 34 14 6 14 65 73 –8 34

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 1959–60 Scottish League Cup

Group Stage
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
G4 8 August Rangers H 1–6 44,700
G4 12 August Dundee A 3–4 17,000
G4 15 August Motherwell H 1–3 25,000
G4 22 August Rangers A 1–5 35,000
G4 26 August Dundee H 1–3 17,000
G4 29 August Motherwell A 2–4 15,000

Group 4 final table
P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Motherwell 6 6 0 0 19 8 11 12'
2 Rangers 6 4 0 2 18 8 10 8
3 Dundee 6 2 0 4 12 17 –5 4
4 Hibernian 6 0 0 6 9 25 –16 0

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1959–60 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
R2 29 February Dundee H 3–0 30,419
R3 5 March East Stirlingshire A 3–0 8,500
R4 12 March Rangers A 2–3 63,000

Friendly matches

On 2 November 1959, Hibs played a friendly against Middlesbrough at Easter Road. Joe Baker scored a hat-trick for Hibs in a 6–6 draw.[3]

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.
  3. "Hibee History: Baker and Clough trade goals at Easter Road". Edinburgh Evening News. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.


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