| Club: | Hibernian |
| Season: | 1938–39 |
| Manager: | Willie McCartney[1] |
| League: | Scottish First Division |
| League Result: | 13th |
| Cup1: | Scottish Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | SF |
| Prevseason: | 1937–38 |
| Nextseason: | 1939–40 |
| Average Attendance: | 13,000 (up 1,837) |
During the 1938–39 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, came thirteenth out of 20 clubs in the Scottish First Division.
See main article: article.
| 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] |
| width=30 | P | width=140 | Team | width=30 | Pld | width=30 | W | width=30 | D | width=30 | L | width=30 | GF | width=30 | GA | width=30 | GD | width=30 | 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 |
See main article: article and 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 |