| Club: | Hibernian |
| Season: | 1960–61 |
| Manager: | Hugh Shaw[1] |
| League: | Scottish First Division |
| League Result: | 8th |
| Cup1: | Scottish Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | R4 |
| Cup2: | Scottish League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | GS |
| Cup3: | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| Cup3 Result: | SF |
| Prevseason: | 1959–60 |
| Nextseason: | 1961–62 |
| Highest Attendance: | 45,000 (v Barcelona, 22 February) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 7000 (v Airdrieonians, 27 February) |
| Average Attendance: | 15,471[2] (down 1088) |
During the 1960–61 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, came eighth out of 18 clubs in the Scottish First Division.
See main article: article and 1960–61 Scottish First Division.
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 August | Dundee United | A | 1–3 | 9,000 | ||
| 2 | 10 September | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–4 | 40,000 | ||
| 3 | 17 September | Kilmarnock | A | 1–4 | 11,995 | ||
| 4 | 24 September | Raith Rovers | H | 0–1 | 12,000 | ||
| 5 | 1 October | Partick Thistle | A | 1–3 | 8,000 | ||
| 6 | 8 October | St Johnstone | A | 0–2 | 10,400 | ||
| 7 | 15 October | Celtic | H | 0–6 | 28,000 | ||
| 8 | 22 October | Airdrieonians | A | 3–4 | 4,000 | ||
| 9 | 29 October | St Mirren | H | 4–3 | 9,000 | ||
| 10 | 5 November | Dundee | A | 1–0 | 13,000 | ||
| 11 | 12 November | Ayr United | H | 3–1 | 10,000 | ||
| 12 | 19 November | Aberdeen | H | 2–2 | 14,000 | ||
| 13 | 26 November | Motherwell | A | 1–4 | 15,000 | ||
| 14 | 3 December | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 2–1 | 9,000 | ||
| 14 | 10 December | Rangers | H | 1–2 | 35,000 | ||
| 15 | 17 December | Clyde | A | 3–3 | 7,000 | ||
| 17 | 24 December | Third Lanark | H | 8–4 | 14,000 | ||
| 18 | 31 December | Dundee United | H | 2–0 | 15,000 | ||
| 19 | 2 January | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2–1 | 43,000 | ||
| 19 | 7 January | Kilmarnock | H | 4–0 | 8,599 | ||
| 20 | 14 January | Raith Rovers | A | 2–0 | 11,000 | ||
| 21 | 21 January | Partick Thistle | H | 1–1 | 11,000 | ||
| 23 | 8 February | St Johnstone | H | 3–1 | 8,000 | ||
| 24 | 18 February | Celtic | A | 0–2 | 32,000 | ||
| 25 | 27 February | Airdireonians | H | 3–3 | 7,000 | ||
| 26 | 4 March | St Mirren | A | 1–2 | 15,000 | ||
| 27 | 18 March | Ayr United | A | 1–0 | 5,000 | ||
| 28 | 20 March | Dundee | H | 1–0 | 8,000 | ||
| 29 | 25 March | Aberdeen | A | 4–1 | 6,000 | ||
| 30 | 1 April | Motherwell | H | 2–1 | 15,000 | ||
| 31 | 8 April | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 2–4 | 11,000 | ||
| 32 | 11 April | Rangers | A | 0–1 | 45,000 | ||
| 33 | 22 April | Clyde | H | 4–0 | 10,000 | ||
| 34 | 29 April | Third Lanark | A | 1–6 | 8,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Heart of Midlothian | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 51 | 53 | –2 | 34 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Hibernian | 34 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 66 | 69 | –3 | 34 | ||||||||||
| 9 | Dundee United | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 60 | 58 | 2 | 33 |
See main article: article and 1960–61 Scottish League Cup.
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G3 | 13 August | Kilmarnock | A | 2–4 | 15,451 | |
| G3 | 17 August | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 3–0 | 18,000 | |
| G3 | 20 August | Airdireonians | H | 6–1 | 15,000 | |
| G3 | 27 August | Kilmarnock | H | 2–2 | 23,000 | |
| G3 | 31 August | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 1–3 | 10,000 | |
| G3 | 3 September | Airdireonians | A | 1–2 | 3,500 | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kilmarnock | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Dunfermline Athletic | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Hibernian | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Airdrieonians | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 18 | –8 | 4 |
See main article: article and 1960–61 Scottish Cup.
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | 28 January | Clyde | A | 2–0 | 17,900 | ||
| R2 | 11 February | Peebles Rovers | H | 15–1 | 10,453 | ||
| R3 | 25 February | Hamilton Academical | A | 4–0 | 11,437 | ||
| R4 | 11 March | Celtic | A | 1–1 | 56,000 | ||
| R4 R | 15 March | Celtic | H | 0–1 | 39,243 |
See main article: 1960–61 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 L1 | 26 October |  Lausanne-Sports | H | W/O | ||
| OF L1 | 27 December |  Barcelona | A | 4–4 | 32,000 | |
| QF L2 | 22 February | Barcelona | H | 3–2 | 45,000 | |
| SF L1 | 19 April |  Roma | H | 2–2 | 35,000 | |
| SF L2 | 26 April | Roma | A | 3–3 | 22,000 | |
| SF R | 27 May | Roma | A | 0–6 | 50,000 | |