1949–50 Hibernian F.C. season

During the 1949–50 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, came second out of 16 clubs in the Scottish First Division.

Hibernian
1949–50 season
ManagerHugh Shaw[1]
Scottish First Division2nd
Scottish CupSF
Scottish League CupRunners-up
Highest home attendance65,840 (v Heart of Midlothian, 2 January)
Lowest home attendance4,000 (v Partick Thistle, 22 October)
Average home league attendance27,823[2] (up 2,157)

Scottish First Division
Main article: 1949–50 Scottish First Division
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
1 10 September Raith Rovers A 6–0 23,000
2 24 September Heart of Midlothian A 2–5 37,730
3 1 October Aberdeen H 2–0 22,000
4 15 October Queen of the South H 2–0 25,000
5 22 October Partick Thistle H 2–0 4,000
6 29 October Celtic A 2–2 45,000
7 5 November Rangers H 1–0 51,500
8 12 November Motherwell A 3–1 7,000
9 19 November East Fife H 4–1 30,000
10 26 November Third Lanark A 2–0 8,000
11 3 December Dundee A 2–1 28,000
12 10 December Falkirk H 5–1 20,000
13 17 December St Mirren A 3–1 10,000
14 24 December Raith Rovers H 4–2 20,000
14 31 December Clyde A 1–0 20,000
15 2 January Heart of Midlothian H 1–2 65,840
17 3 January Aberdeen A 3–0 15,000
18 7 January Stirling Albion H 4–1 27,000
19 14 January Queen of the South A 2–2 10,500
20 21 January Partick Thistle A 2–2 30,000
21 4 February Celtic H 4–1 41,000
22 18 February Motherwell H 6–1 25,000
23 25 February East Fife A 1–1 15,000
24 4 March Third Lanark H 0–1 8,000
25 11 March Dundee H 4–2 33,000
26 18 March Falkirk A 2–1 10,000
27 25 March St Mirren H 5–0 25,000
28 1 April Stirling Albion A 5–3 12,000
29 8 April Clyde H 6–3 20,000
30 29 April Rangers A 0–0 115,000

Final League table
P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Rangers 30 22 6 2 58 26 32 50
2 Hibernian 30 22 5 3 86 34 52 49
3 Heart of Midlothian 30 20 3 7 86 40 46 43

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 1949–50 Scottish League Cup

Group stage
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
G2 13 August Falkirk H 1–0 36,000
G2 17 August Third Lanark A 2–0 25,000
G2 20 August Queen of the South A 2–1 15,000
G2 27 August Falkirk A 1–2 16,000
G2 31 August Third Lanark H 4–2 35,000
G2 3 September Queen of the South H 5–3 22,000

Group 2 final table
P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Hibernian 6 5 0 1 15 8 7 10
2 Third Lanark 6 3 1 2 12 10 2 7
3 Falkirk 6 2 1 3 4 7 –3 5
4 Queen of the South 6 0 2 4 7 13 –6 2

Knockout stage
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
QF L1 17 September Partick Thistle A 2–4 30,000
QF L2 21 September Partick Thistle H 4–0 35,000
SF 8 October Dunfermline Athletic N 1–2 31,633

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1949–50 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 28 January Partick Thistle H 0–1 26,620

See also

References
  1. "Manager History for Hibernian". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  2. "Average Home League Game Attendances". fitbastats.com. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
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