| 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.
See main article: article and 1955–56 Scottish First Division.
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 September | Aberdeen | A | 2–6 | 17,000 | ||
| 2 | 17 September | Clyde | A | 2–2 | 12,000 | ||
| 3 | 24 September | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–0 | 45,000 | ||
| 4 | 1 October | Kilmarnock | H | 2–1 | 20,000 | ||
| 5 | 15 October | Falkirk | H | 2–0 | 20,000 | ||
| 6 | 22 October | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 1–2 | 13,000 | ||
| 7 | 29 October | Airdrieonians | H | 3–3 | 15,000 | ||
| 8 | 5 November | Raith Rovers | A | 4–0 | 12,000 | ||
| 9 | 12 November | East Fife | H | 3–1 | 12,000 | ||
| 10 | 19 November | Queen of the South | A | 3–1 | 11,000 | ||
| 11 | 26 November | Partick Thistle | H | 5–1 | 15,000 | ||
| 12 | 3 December | St Mirren | A | 1–0 | 12,000 | ||
| 13 | 10 December | Dundee | H | 6–3 | 7,000 | ||
| 14 | 17 December | Rangers | A | 1–4 | 50,000 | ||
| 14 | 24 December | Celtic | H | 2–3 | 32,000 | ||
| 15 | 31 December | Stirling Albion | H | 6–1 | 10,000 | ||
| 17 | 2 January | Heart of Midlothian | H | 2–2 | 60,812 | ||
| 18 | 3 January | Clyde | H | 1–0 | 20,000 | ||
| 19 | 14 January | Aberdeen | H | 1–3 | 25,000 | ||
| 20 | 21 January | Kilmarnock | A | 1–0 | 14,000 | ||
| 21 | 28 January | Motherwell | H | 6–0 | 15,000 | ||
| 22 | 11 February | Falkirk | A | 0–2 | 12,000 | ||
| 23 | 25 February | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 7–1 | 18,000 | ||
| 24 | 7 March | Airdrioenians | A | 1–3 | 4,000 | ||
| 25 | 10 March | Raith Rovers | H | 2–2 | 25,000 | ||
| 26 | 17 March | East Fife | A | 2–1 | 8,000 | ||
| 27 | 21 March | Queen of the South | H | 4–1 | 9,000 | ||
| 28 | 31 March | Partick Thistle | A | 1–1 | 23,000 | ||
| 29 | 7 April | St Mirren | H | 2–0 | 10,000 | ||
| 30 | 16 April | Motherwell | A | 1–1 | 8,000 | ||
| 31 | 21 April | Rangers | H | 2–2 | 30,000 | ||
| 32 | 23 April | Dundee | A | 2–3 | 7,000 | ||
| 33 | 25 April | Celtic | A | 3–0 | 9,500 | ||
| 34 | 28 April | Stirling Albion | A | 3–0 | 5,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Heart of Midlothian | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 99 | 47 | 52 | 45 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Hibernian | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 86 | 50 | 36 | 45 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Celtic | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 55 | 39 | 16 | 41 |
See main article: article and 1955–56 Scottish League Cup.
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G3 | 13 August | Aberdeen | A | 0–1 | 40,000 | |
| G3 | 17 August | Clyde | A | 2–2 | 10,000 | |
| G3 | 20 August | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 3–1 | 6,000 | |
| G3 | 27 August | Aberdeen | A | 1–2 | 30,000 | |
| G3 | 31 August | Clyde | H | 2–1 | 15,000 | |
| G3 | 3 September | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 3–1 | 14,000 | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aberdeen | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 11 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Hibernian | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Dunfermline Athletic | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | –4 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Clyde | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | –4 | 3 |
See main article: article and 1955–56 Scottish Cup.
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R5 | 4 February | Raith Rovers | H | 1–1 | 26,024 | ||
| R5 R | 13 February | Raith Rovers | A | 1–3 | 20,000 |
See main article: 1955–56 European Cup.
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 L1 | 14 September | Rot-Weiss Essen | A | 4–0 | 5,000 | |
| R1 L2 | 12 October | Rot-Weiss Essen | H | 1–1 | 30,000 | |
| QF L1 | 23 November |  Djurgårdens IF | A | 3–1 | 21,962 | |
| QF L2 | 28 November | Djurgårdens IF | H | 1–0 | 31,346 | |
| SF L1 | 4 April |  Stade de Reims | A | 0–2 | 35,486 | |
| SF L2 | 18 April | Stade de Reims | H | 0–1 | 44,941 | |