1955–56 Hibernian F.C. season explained

Club:Hibernian
Season:1955–56
Manager:Hugh Shaw[1]
League:Scottish First Division
League Result:4th
Cup1:Scottish Cup
Cup1 Result:R5
Cup2:Scottish League Cup
Cup2 Result:GS
Prevseason:1954–55
Nextseason:1956–57
Highest Attendance:60,182 (v Heart of Midlothian, 2 January)
Lowest Attendance:7000 (v Dunfermline Athletic, 20 August)
Average Attendance:20,224[2] (down 2601)

During the 1955–56 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, came fourth out of 18 clubs in the Scottish First Division.

Scottish First Division

See main article: article and 1955–56 Scottish First Division.

Match DayDateOpponentH/AScoreHibernian Scorer(s)Attendance
110 SeptemberAberdeenA2–617,000
217 SeptemberClydeA2–212,000
324 SeptemberHeart of MidlothianA1–045,000
41 OctoberKilmarnockH2–120,000
515 OctoberFalkirkH2–020,000
622 OctoberDunfermline AthleticA1–213,000
729 OctoberAirdrieoniansH3–315,000
85 NovemberRaith RoversA4–012,000
912 NovemberEast FifeH3–112,000
1019 NovemberQueen of the SouthA3–111,000
1126 NovemberPartick ThistleH5–115,000
123 DecemberSt MirrenA1–012,000
1310 DecemberDundeeH6–37,000
1417 DecemberRangersA1–450,000
1424 DecemberCelticH2–332,000
1531 DecemberStirling AlbionH6–110,000
172 JanuaryHeart of MidlothianH2–260,812
183 JanuaryClydeH1–020,000
1914 JanuaryAberdeenH1–325,000
2021 JanuaryKilmarnockA1–014,000
2128 JanuaryMotherwellH6–015,000
2211 FebruaryFalkirkA0–212,000
2325 FebruaryDunfermline AthleticH7–118,000
247 MarchAirdrioeniansA1–34,000
2510 MarchRaith RoversH2–225,000
2617 MarchEast FifeA2–18,000
2721 MarchQueen of the SouthH4–19,000
2831 MarchPartick ThistleA1–123,000
297 AprilSt MirrenH2–010,000
3016 AprilMotherwellA1–18,000
3121 AprilRangersH2–230,000
3223 AprilDundeeA2–37,000
3325 AprilCelticA3–09,500
3428 AprilStirling AlbionA3–05,000

Final League table

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3Heart of Midlothian34197899475245
4Hibernian34197886503645
5Celtic34169955391641

Scottish League Cup

See main article: article and 1955–56 Scottish League Cup.

Group stage

RoundDateOpponentH/AScoreHibernian Scorer(s)Attendance
G313 AugustAberdeenA0–140,000
G317 AugustClydeA2–210,000
G320 AugustDunfermline AthleticH3–16,000
G327 AugustAberdeenA1–230,000
G331 AugustClydeH2–115,000
G33 SeptemberDunfermline AthleticA3–114,000

Group 3 final table

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1Aberdeen65101881011
2Hibernian631211837
3Dunfermline Athletic61141216–43
4Clyde61141115–43

Scottish Cup

See main article: article and 1955–56 Scottish Cup.

RoundDateOpponentH/AScoreHibernian Scorer(s)Attendance
R54 FebruaryRaith RoversH1–126,024
R5 R13 FebruaryRaith RoversA1–320,000

European Cup

See main article: 1955–56 European Cup.

RoundDateOpponentH/AScoreHibernian Scorer(s)Attendance
R1 L114 September Rot-Weiss EssenA4–05,000
R1 L212 October Rot-Weiss EssenH1–130,000
QF L123 November Djurgårdens IFA3–121,962
QF L228 November Djurgårdens IFH1–031,346
SF L14 April Stade de ReimsA0–235,486
SF L218 April Stade de ReimsH0–144,941

See also

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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.