| Club: | Hibernian |
| Season: | 1947–48 |
| Manager: | Willie McCartney (to 31 January) Hugh Shaw (from 31 January)[1] |
| League: | Scottish First Division |
| League Result: | 1st |
| Cup1: | Scottish Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | SF |
| Cup2: | Scottish League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | GS |
| Prevseason: | 1946–47 |
| Nextseason: | 1948–49 |
| Highest Attendance: | 52750 (v Rangers, 31 January) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 15000 (v Clyde, 27 September) |
| Average Attendance: | 25,388[2] (up 1,163) |
During the 1947–48 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, came first out of 16 clubs in the Scottish First Division.
See main article: article and 1947–48 Scottish First Division.
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 August | Aberdeen | A | 2–0 | 40,000 | ||
| 2 | 27 August | Airdrieonians | H | 7–1 | 26,500 | ||
| 3 | 20 September | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–2 | 47,752 | ||
| 4 | 27 September | Clyde | H | 2–1 | 15,000 | ||
| 5 | 4 October | Queen's Park | A | 3–2 | 16,078 | ||
| 6 | 11 October | Queen of the South | H | 6–0 | 22,000 | ||
| 7 | 18 October | Rangers | H | 1–2 | 55,000 | ||
| 8 | 25 October | Morton | H | 1–1 | 20,000 | ||
| 9 | 1 November | Motherwell | A | 2–0 | 16,000 | ||
| 10 | 8 November | Third Lanark | H | 8–0 | 25,000 | ||
| 11 | 15 November | Dundee | H | 2–1 | 30,000 | ||
| 12 | 22 November | Falkirk | A | 1–3 | 16,000 | ||
| 13 | 29 November | St Mirren | H | 5–0 | 20,000 | ||
| 14 | 6 December | Partick Thistle | A | 1–1 | 28,000 | ||
| 14 | 13 December | Celtic | H | 1–1 | 38,000 | ||
| 15 | 20 December | Aberdeen | H | 4–0 | 30,000 | ||
| 17 | 27 December | Airdrieonians | A | 3–0 | 3,000 | ||
| 18 | 1 January | Heart of Midlothian | H | 3–1 | 45,000 | ||
| 19 | 3 January | Clyde | A | 2–2 | 20,400 | ||
| 20 | 10 January | Queen's Park | H | 4–0 | 22,000 | ||
| 21 | 17 January | Queen of the South | A | 3–0 | 9,000 | ||
| 22 | 31 January | Rangers | H | 1–0 | 52,750 | ||
| 23 | 14 February | Morton | A | 2–1 | 14,000 | ||
| 24 | 28 February | Third Lanark | A | 4–1 | 25,000 | ||
| 25 | 13 March | Falkirk | H | 2–0 | 28,000 | ||
| 26 | 20 March | St Mirren | A | 4–2 | 25,000 | ||
| 27 | 3 April | Celtic | A | 4–2 | 30,000 | ||
| 28 | 17 April | Partick Thistle | H | 1–0 | 25,000 | ||
| 29 | 19 April | Motherwell | H | 5–0 | 20,000 | ||
| 30 | 1 May | Dundee | A | 1–3 | 30,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hibernian | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 86 | 27 | 59 | 48 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Rangers | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 64 | 28 | 36 | 46 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Partick Thistle | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 61 | 42 | 19 | 36 |
See main article: article and 1947–48 Scottish League Cup.
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G4 | 9 August | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–2 | 39,268 | |
| G4 | 16 August | Clyde | H | 5–1 | 25,000 | |
| G4 | 23 August | Airdrieonians | A | 1–1 | 20,000 | |
| G4 | 30 August | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–2 | 43,000 | |
| G4 | 6 September | Clyde | A | 4–3 | 15,000 | |
| G4 | 13 September | Airdrieonians | H | 5–0 | 25,000 | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heart of Midlothian | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Hibernian | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Airdrieonians | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | –5 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Clyde | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 17 | –3 | 4 |
See main article: article and 1947–48 Scottish Cup.
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | 24 January | Albion Rovers | A | 2–0 | 13,000 | ||
| R2 | 7 February | Arbroath | H | 4–0 | 19,500 | ||
| R3 | 7 February | Aberdeen | H | 4–2 | 19,500 | ||
| R4 | 21 February | St Mirren | H | 3–1 | 38,000 | ||
| SF | 27 March | Rangers | N | 0–1 | 142,070 |