| Club: | Hibernian |
| Season: | 1956–57 |
| Manager: | Hugh Shaw[1] |
| League: | Scottish First Division |
| League Result: | 9th |
| Cup1: | Scottish Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | R5 |
| Cup2: | Scottish League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | GS |
| Prevseason: | 1955–56 |
| Nextseason: | 1957–58 |
| Highest Attendance: | 40,000 (v Heart of Midlothian, 25 August) (v Rangers, 2 March) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 7000 (v Dunfermline Athletic, 20 April) |
| Average Attendance: | 18,176[2] (down 2048) |
During the 1956–57 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, came ninth out of 18 clubs in the Scottish First Division.
See main article: article and 1956–57 Scottish First Division.
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 September | Falkirk | H | 6–1 | 20,000 | ||
| 2 | 15 September | Queen of the South | A | 0–2 | 8,000 | ||
| 3 | 22 September | Heart of Midlothian | H | 2–3 | 39,000 | ||
| 4 | 29 September | Aberdeen | A | 1–3 | 18,000 | ||
| 5 | 6 October | Queen's Park | H | 1–1 | 16,000 | ||
| 6 | 13 October | Raith Rovers | A | 1–1 | 12,000 | ||
| 7 | 20 October | Motherwell | H | 1–1 | 18,000 | ||
| 8 | 27 October | Kilmarnock | H | 0–0 | 14,000 | ||
| 9 | 3 November | Rangers | A | 3–5 | 45,000 | ||
| 10 | 10 November | Dundee | H | 1–1 | 12,000 | ||
| 11 | 17 November | Partick Thistle | A | 0–3 | 14,000 | ||
| 12 | 24 November | East Fife | A | 6–1 | 8,000 | ||
| 13 | 1 December | Ayr United | H | 3–1 | 10,000 | ||
| 14 | 8 December | Airdireonians | A | 3–5 | 8,000 | ||
| 14 | 15 December | St Mirren | H | 1–1 | 8,000 | ||
| 15 | 22 December | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 3–1 | 6,000 | ||
| 17 | 29 December | Celtic | H | 3–3 | 31,000 | ||
| 18 | 1 January | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2–0 | 35,000 | ||
| 19 | 2 January | Queen of the South | H | 1–1 | 15,000 | ||
| 20 | 5 January | Falkirk | A | 1–0 | 8,000 | ||
| 21 | 12 January | Aberdeen | H | 4–1 | 25,000 | ||
| 22 | 19 January | Queen's Park | A | 1–2 | 11,043 | ||
| 23 | 26 January | Raith Rovers | H | 1–4 | 15,000 | ||
| 24 | 9 February | Motherwell | A | 0–3 | 15,000 | ||
| 25 | 23 February | Kilmarnock | A | 1–2 | 9,297 | ||
| 26 | 2 March | Rangers | H | 2–3 | 40,000 | ||
| 27 | 9 March | Dundee | A | 3–0 | 13,000 | ||
| 28 | 16 March | Partick Thistle | H | 2–0 | 15,000 | ||
| 29 | 23 March | East Fife | H | 4–0 | 16,000 | ||
| 30 | 30 March | Ayr United | A | 3–2 | 7,500 | ||
| 31 | 6 April | Airdrieonians | H | 6–0 | 8,000 | ||
| 32 | 13 April | St Mirren | A | 2–4 | 9,000 | ||
| 33 | 20 April | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 0–0 | 7,000 | ||
| 34 | 27 April | Celtic | A | 1–2 | 12,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Partick Thistle | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 53 | 51 | 2 | 34 | ||||||||||
| 9 | Hibernian | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 69 | 56 | 13 | 33 | ||||||||||
| 10 | Dundee | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 55 | 61 | –6 | 32 |
See main article: article and 1956–57 Scottish League Cup.
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G4 | 11 August | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–6 | 28,000 | |
| G4 | 15 August | Falkirk | H | 0–1 | 25,000 | |
| G4 | 18 August | Partick Thistle | A | 1–4 | 25,000 | |
| G4 | 25 August | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–2 | 40,000 | |
| G4 | 29 August | Falkirk | A | 0–4 | 12,000 | |
| G4 | 1 September | Partick Thistle | H | 2–2 | 30,000 | |
| width=30 | P | width=140 | Team | width=30 | Pld | width=30 | W | width=30 | D | width=30 | L | width=30 | GF | width=30 | GA | width=30 | GD | width=30 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Partick Thistle | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Heart of Midlothian | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Falkirk | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | –4 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Hibernian | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 19 | –14 | 1 |
See main article: article and 1956–57 Scottish Cup.