| Club: | Hibernian |
| Season: | 1948–49 |
| Manager: | Hugh Shaw[1] |
| League: | Scottish First Division |
| League Result: | 2nd |
| Cup1: | Scottish Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | R3 |
| Cup2: | Scottish League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | GS |
| Prevseason: | 1947–48 |
| Nextseason: | 1949–50 |
| Highest Attendance: | 50,000 (v Rangers, 19 February) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 5325 (v Albion Rovers, 29 January) |
| Average Attendance: | 25,666[2] (up 278) |
During the 1948–49 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, came third out of 16 clubs in the Scottish First Division.
See main article: article and 1948–49 Scottish First Division.
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 August | East Fife | H | 5–2 | 40,000 | ||
| 2 | 18 August | Queen of the South | A | 1–1 | 14,500 | ||
| 3 | 21 August | Heart of Midlothian | H | 3–1 | 40,000 | ||
| 4 | 28 August | Clyde | A | 5–3 | 25,000 | ||
| 5 | 1 September | Albion Rovers | H | 4–4 | 15,000 | ||
| 6 | 4 September | Aberdeen | A | 2–1 | 35,000 | ||
| 7 | 23 October | Partick Thistle | A | 6–2 | 25,000 | ||
| 8 | 30 October | Celtic | H | 1–2 | 32,000 | ||
| 9 | 6 November | Rangers | A | 4–2 | 50,000 | ||
| 10 | 13 November | Morton | H | 3–4 | 22,000 | ||
| 11 | 20 November | Motherwell | A | 1–5 | 12,000 | ||
| 12 | 27 November | Third Lanark | H | 1–0 | 25,000 | ||
| 13 | 4 December | Dundee | A | 2–1 | 32,000 | ||
| 14 | 11 December | Falkirk | A | 1–1 | 20,000 | ||
| 14 | 18 December | St Mirren | H | 1–1 | 25,000 | ||
| 15 | 25 December | Queen of the South | H | 1–1 | 25,000 | ||
| 17 | 1 January | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2–3 | 45,030 | ||
| 18 | 3 January | Clyde | H | 3–0 | 30,000 | ||
| 19 | 8 January | East Fife | A | 3–2 | 18,000 | ||
| 20 | 15 January | Aberdeen | H | 4–1 | 24,000 | ||
| 21 | 29 January | Albion Rovers | H | 3–0 | 8,000 | ||
| 22 | 12 February | Celtic | A | 2–1 | 40,000 | ||
| 23 | 19 February | Rangers | H | 0–1 | 50,000 | ||
| 24 | 26 February | Morton | A | 3–2 | 10,000 | ||
| 25 | 19 March | Dundee | A | 3–4 | 32,500 | ||
| 26 | 2 April | St Mirren | A | 0–2 | 10,000 | ||
| 27 | 9 April | Partick Thistle | H | 2–1 | 14,000 | ||
| 28 | 16 April | Motherwell | H | 5–1 | 25,000 | ||
| 29 | 19 April | Third Lanark | A | 2–3 | 7,000 | ||
| 30 | 23 April | Falkirk | H | 2–0 | 10,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Dundee | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 71 | 48 | 23 | 45 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Hibernian | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 75 | 52 | 27 | 39 | ||||||||||
| 4 | East Fife | 30 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 64 | 46 | 18 | 35 |
See main article: article and 1948–49 Scottish League Cup.
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G1 | 11 September | Celtic | A | 0–1 | 55,000 | |
| G1 | 18 September | Rangers | H | 0–0 | 47,000 | |
| G1 | 25 September | Clyde | H | 4–0 | 25,000 | |
| G1 | 2 October | Celtic | H | 4–2 | 53,000 | |
| G1 | 9 October | Rangers | A | 0–1 | 74,466 | |
| G1 | 16 October | Clyde | A | 4–1 | 18,000 | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rangers | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Hibernian | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Celtic | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 13 | –1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Clyde | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 17 | –8 | 3 |
See main article: article and 1948–49 Scottish Cup.
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | 22 January | Forfar Athletic | A | 4–0 | 5,347 | ||
| R2 | 5 February | Raith Rovers | H | 1–1 | 26,538 | ||
| R2 R | 9 February | Raith Rovers | A | 4–3 | 20,000 | ||
| R3 | 5 March | East Fife | H | 0–2 | 24,946 |