1954–55 Hibernian F.C. season explained

Club:Hibernian
Season:1954–55
Manager:Hugh Shaw[1]
League:Scottish First Division
League Result:5th
Cup1:Scottish Cup
Cup1 Result:R5
Cup2:Scottish League Cup
Cup2 Result:GS
Prevseason:1953–54
Nextseason:1955–56
Highest Attendance:42,000 (v Heart of Midlothian, 18 September)
Lowest Attendance:15,000 (v Queen of the South, 21 August) (v Clyde, 29 January) (v East Fife, 19 March) (v Queen of the South, 16 April)
Average Attendance:22,825[2] (up 805)

During the 1954–55 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, came fifth out of 16 clubs in the Scottish First Division.

Scottish First Division

See main article: article and 1954–55 Scottish First Division.

Match DayDateOpponentH/AScoreHibernian Scorer(s)Attendance
111 SeptemberRangersA1–154,000
218 SeptemberHeart of MidlothianH2–342,000
325 SeptemberAberdeenA1–326,000
42 OctoberFalkirkH0–120,000
59 OctoberQueen of the SouthA2–08,500
616 OctoberRaith RoversH2–120,000
723 OctoberClydeA3–612,000
830 OctoberKilmarnockH3–227,500
96 NovemberStirling AlbionA4–27,000
1013 NovemberMotherwellH4–116,000
1120 NovemberDundeeH3–123,000
1227 NovemberEast FifeA5–19,000
134 DecemberSt MirrenH2–122,000
1411 DecemberCelticH0–533,000
1418 DecemberPartick ThistleA3–08,500
1525 DecemberRangersH2–143,000
171 JanuaryHeart of MidlothianA1–549,000
183 JanuaryAberdeenH0–134,000
198 JanuaryFalkirkA1–315,000
2029 JanuaryClydeH2–315,000
2112 FebruaryKilmarnockA3–019,059
229 MarchMotherwellA5–17,000
2312 MarchDundeeA2–218,000
2419 MarchEast FifeH4–115,000
2523 MarchStirling AlbionH2–2875
2626 MarchSt MirrenA2–410,000
272 AprilCelticA2–131,000
289 AprilPartick ThistleH3–116,000
2916 AprilQueen of the SouthH1–115,000
3030 AprilRaith RoversA1–28,000

Final League table

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4Heart of Midlothian30167774452939
5Hibernian301541164541034
6St Mirren30128105554132

Scottish League Cup

See main article: article and 1954–55 Scottish League Cup.

Group stage

RoundDateOpponentH/AScoreHibernian Scorer(s)Attendance
G214 AugustEast FifeA1–315,000
G218 AugustAberdeenH2–023,000
G221 AugustQueen of the SouthH3–115,000
G228 AugustEast FifeH1–232,000
G21 SeptemberAberdeenA1–125,000
G24 SeptemberQueen of the SouthA5–39,000

Group 2 final table

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1East Fife6402131128
2Aberdeen631213747
3Hibernian6312131037
4Queen of the South6105819–112

Scottish Cup

See main article: article and 1954–55 Scottish Cup.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Manager History for Hibernian. . 27 May 2012 .
  2. Web site: Average Home League Game Attendances . fitbastats.com . 4 November 2013.