1953–54 Hibernian F.C. season

During the 1953–54 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, came fifth out of 16 clubs in the Scottish First Division.

Hibernian
1953–54 season
ManagerHugh Shaw[1]
Scottish First Division5th
Scottish CupR3
Scottish League CupSF
Highest home attendance45,000 (v Celtic, 17 April)
Lowest home attendance7000 (v Aberdeen, 19 April)
Average home league attendance22,020[2] (down 6,647)

Scottish First Division
Main article: 1953–54 Scottish First Division
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
1 5 September Raith Rovers A 0–4 18,000
2 19 September Heart of Midlothian A 0–4 45,000
3 26 September Hamilton Academical H 4–1 20,000
4 3 October Queen of the South A 2–3 16,000
5 17 October Falkirk A 4–2 16,000
6 24 October Clyde H 4–0 25,000
7 31 October Partick Thistle H 1–2 25,000
8 7 November Celtic A 2–2 42,000
9 14 November St Mirren A 3–3 20,000
10 21 November East Fife H 2–1 25,000
11 28 November Dundee A 0–1 26,000
12 5 December Airdrieonians A 2–2 10,000
13 12 December Stirling Albion H 1–2 20,000
14 19 December Raith Rovers H 5–0 20,000
14 26 December Rangers A 0–2 28,000
15 1 January Heart of Midlothian H 1–2 43,000
17 2 January Hamilton Academical A 6–2 9,500
18 9 January Queen of the South H 1–0 24,000
19 16 January Aberdeen A 3–1 17,500
20 23 January Falkirk H 2–3 15,000
21 6 February Clyde A 6–3 16,000
22 20 February Partick Thistle A 2–0 32,000
23 6 March St Mirren H 2–1 13,000
24 13 March East Fife A 3–1 8,500
25 20 March Dundee H 2–0 12,000
26 27 March Airdrieonains H 8–1 14,000
27 7 April Stirling Albion A 1–2 5,000
28 17 April Celtic H 0–3 45,000
29 19 April Aberdeen H 3–0 7,000
30 26 April Rangers H 2–2 17,300

Final League table
P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4 Rangers 30 13 8 9 56 35 21 34
5 Hibernian 30 15 4 11 72 51 21 34
6 East Fife 30 13 8 9 55 45 10 34

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 1953–54 Scottish League Cup

Group stage
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
G1 8 August Queen of the South A 4–0 13,500
G1 12 August Falkirk A 4–1 10,000
G1 15 August St Mirren A 2–2 30,000
G1 22 August Queen of the South H 2–1 25,000
G1 26 August Falkirk H 2–1 20,000
G1 29 August St Mirren H 3–2 22,000

Group 1 final table
P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Hibernian 6 5 1 0 17 7 10 11
2 Falkirk 6 2 2 2 12 9 3 6
3 St Mirren 6 1 3 2 9 10 –1 5
4 Queen of the South 6 0 1 5 5 17 –12 2

Knockout stage
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
QF L1 12 September Third Lanark A 4–0 15,800
QF L2 16 September Third Lanark H 4–0 12,000
SF 10 October East Fife N 2–3 38,000

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1953–54 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 30 January St Johnstone A 2–1 16,693
R2 13 February Clyde H 7–0 19,765
R3 27 February Aberdeen H 1–3 47,682

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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