1938–39 Hibernian F.C. season

During the 1938–39 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, came thirteenth out of 20 clubs in the Scottish First Division.

Hibernian
1938–39 season
ManagerWillie McCartney[1]
Scottish First Division13th
Scottish CupSF
Average home league attendance13,000 (up 1,837)

Scottish First Division
Main article: 1938–39 Scottish First Division
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
1 11 August Hamilton Academical H 2–2 20,000
2 20 August Kilmarnock A 1–0 8,000
3 24 August Hamilton Academical A 1–4 4,000
4 27 August Queen of the South H 2–3 15,000
5 3 September Clyde A 0–3 10,000
6 10 September Heart of Midlothian H 4–0 30,000
7 14 September Kilmarnock H 0–1 10,000
8 17 September Albion Rovers A 1–0 20,000
9 24 September Aberdeen H 5–0 14,000
10 1 October Rangers A 2–5 15,000
11 8 October Queen's Park H 3–1 8,000
12 15 October Raith Rovers A 2–1 12,000
13 22 October Ayr United A 1–3 5,500
14 29 October St Johnstone H 5–2 8,000
15 5 November Falkirk H 3–0 10,000
16 12 November Arbroath A 4–2 3,000
17 19 November Partick Thistle H 1–2 8,000
18 26 November St Mirren H 6–1 12,000
19 3 December Celtic A 4–5 20,000
20 10 December Third Lanark H 1–1 14,000
21 17 December Motherwell A 2–3 6,000
22 24 December Queen of the South A 1–2 6,500
23 31 December Clyde H 1–1 14,000
24 2 January Heart of Midlothian A 1–0 45,061
25 3 January Raith Rovers H 2–1 12,000
26 7 January Aberdeen A 1–6 16,000
27 14 January Rangers H 1–1 31,000
28 28 January Queen's Park A 2–3 8,779
29 11 February Albion Rovers H 1–2 9,000
30 25 February Ayr United H 2–3 5,000
31 8 March St Johnstone A 1–2 2,000
32 11 March Falkirk A 1–1 2,000
33 18 March Arbroath H 1–1 7,000
34 28 March Partick Thistle A 0–4 5,000
35 1 April St Mirren A 0–0 7,000
36 8 April Celtic H 1–0 12,000
37 21 April Third Lanark A 0–2 3,000
38 29 April Motherwell H 2–1 8,000[2]

Final League table
P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Motherwell 38 16 5 17 82 86 –4 37
13 Hibernian 38 14 7 17 68 69 –1 35
14 Ayr United 38 13 9 16 76 83 –7 35

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1938–39 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 21 January Forfar Athletic A 3–0 3,500
R2 4 February Kilmarnock H 3–1 32,394
R3 18 February Bye into Round 4
R4 4 March Alloa Athletic H 3–1 27,441
SF 25 March Clyde N 0–1 39,812

See also

References
  1. "Manager History for Hibernian". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  2. "Hibernian 2 – 1 Motherwell, Scottish League – 29/04/1939".
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