| Club: | Hibernian |
| Season: | 1946–47 |
| Manager: | Willie McCartney[1] |
| League: | Scottish First Division |
| League Result: | 2nd |
| Cup1: | Scottish Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | F |
| Cup2: | Scottish League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | SF |
| Prevseason: | 1945–46 |
| Nextseason: | 1947–48 |
| Highest Attendance: | 41,378 (v Rangers, 14 December) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 15,000 (v St Mirren, 26 April) |
| Average Attendance: | 24,225[2] (up 11,225 from season 1938-39) |
During the 1946–47 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, came second out of 16 clubs in the Scottish First Division.
See main article: article and 1946–47 Scottish First Division.
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 August | Queen of the South | H | 9–1 | 30,000 | ||
| 2 | 14 August | Rangers | A | 2–1 | 50,000 | ||
| 3 | 17 August | Queen's Park | A | 1–0 | 47,752 | ||
| 4 | 21 August | Clyde | H | 1–0 | 25,000 | ||
| 5 | 24 August | Hamilton Academical | H | 3–2 | 20,000 | ||
| 6 | 28 August | Aberdeen | A | 1–2 | 29,000 | ||
| 7 | 31 August | Motherwell | A | 1–2 | 10,000 | ||
| 8 | 4 September | Kilmarnock | H | 6–0 | 20,000 | ||
| 9 | 7 September | Heart of Midlothian | H | 0–1 | 39,000 | ||
| 10 | 14 September | Morton | A | 2–0 | 10,000 | ||
| 11 | 2 November | Third Lanark | H | 4–1 | 20,000 | ||
| 12 | 9 November | Celtic | A | 1–4 | 45,000 | ||
| 13 | 16 November | Falkirk | H | 2–2 | 15,000 | ||
| 14 | 23 November | Partick Thistle | H | 5–1 | 20,000 | ||
| 14 | 30 November | St Mirren | A | 1–0 | 14,000 | ||
| 15 | 7 December | Queen of the South | A | 3–1 | 10,000 | ||
| 17 | 14 December | Rangers | H | 1–1 | 41,378 | ||
| 18 | 21 December | Clyde | A | 2–2 | 15,000 | ||
| 19 | 28 December | Aberdeen | H | 1–1 | 30,000 | ||
| 20 | 1 January | Heart of Midlothian | A | 3–2 | 33,810 | ||
| 21 | 2 January | Queen's Park | H | 3–1 | 20,000 | ||
| 22 | 4 January | Morton | H | 1–1 | 18,000 | ||
| 23 | 11 January | Hamilton Academical | A | 0–0 | 5,000 | ||
| 24 | 18 January | Kilmarnock | A | 5–3 | 15,000 | ||
| 25 | 1 February | Motherwell | H | 1–2 | 25,000 | ||
| 26 | 12 April | Celtic | H | 2–0 | 25,000 | ||
| 27 | 26 April | St Mirren | H | 1–0 | 15,000 | ||
| 28 | 3 May | Partick Thistle | A | 2–0 | 5,000 | ||
| 29 | 10 May | Third Lanark | A | 2–0 | 5,487 | ||
| 30 | 17 May | Falkirk | A | 3–2 | 7,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rangers | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 76 | 26 | 50 | 46 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Hibernian | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 69 | 33 | 36 | 44 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Aberdeen | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 58 | 41 | 17 | 39 |
See main article: article and 1946–47 Scottish League Cup.
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G3 | 21 September | Celtic | H | 4–2 | 20,000 | |
| G3 | 28 September | Hamilton Academical | A | 6–3 | 1,000 | |
| G3 | 5 October | Third Lanark | H | 1–2 | 25,000 | |
| G3 | 12 October | Celtic | A | 1–1 | 40,000 | |
| G3 | 19 October | Hamilton Academical | H | 2–0 | 15,000 | |
| G3 | 26 October | Third Lanark | A | 2–1 | 17,811 | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hibernian | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Celtic | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Hamilton Academical | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 16 | –2 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Third Lanark | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | –6 | 3 |
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QF L1 | 1 March | Airdrieonians | H | 4–4 | 18,000 | |
| QF L2 | 5 March | Airdrieonians | A | 1–0 | 22,260 | |
| SF | 22 March | Rangers | N | 1–3 | 123,654 | |
See main article: article and 1946–47 Scottish Cup.
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | 25 January | Alloa Athletic | H | 8–0 | 11,000 | ||
| R2 | 15 February | Bye into Round 3 | |||||
| R3 | 22 February | Rangers | A | 0–0 | 95,000 | ||
| R3 R | 8 March | Rangers | H | 2–0 | 48,816 | ||
| R4 | 15 March | Dumbarton | H | 2–0 | 32,579 | ||
| SF | 29 March | Motherwell | N | 2–1 | 46,705 | ||
| F | 19 April | Aberdeen | N | 1–2 | 80,640 |