1959–60 Hibernian F.C. season
During the 1959–60 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, came seventh out of 18 clubs in the Scottish First Division.
1959–60 season | |
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Manager | Hugh Shaw [1] |
Scottish First Division | 7th |
Scottish Cup | R4 |
Scottish League Cup | GS |
Highest home attendance | 54,000 (v Heart of Midlothian, 1 January) |
Lowest home attendance | 4000 (v Arbroath, 16 April) |
Average home league attendance | 16,559[2] (up 1941) |
Scottish First Division
Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 19 August | Aberdeen | H | 2–1 | 12,000 | |
2 | 5 September | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2–2 | 40,000 | |
3 | 12 September | Rangers | H | 0–1 | 31,500 | |
4 | 19 September | Third Lanark | A | 3–5 | 9,000 | |
5 | 26 September | Kilmarnock | H | 4–2 | 20,000 | |
6 | 3 October | Clyde | A | 1–2 | 7,000 | |
7 | 10 October | Motherwell | H | 1–3 | 18,000 | |
8 | 17 October | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 7–4 | 10,000 | |
9 | 24 October | Airdrieonians | A | 11-1 | 7,000 | |
10 | 31 October | Celtic | H | 3–3 | 28,000 | |
11 | 7 November | St Mirren | A | 3–2 | 16,000 | |
12 | 14 November | Raith Rovers | A | 2–4 | 8,000 | |
13 | 21 November | Dundee | H | 4–2 | 16,000 | |
14 | 28 November | Stirling Albion | H | 3–1 | 15,000 | |
14 | 5 December | Arbroath | A | 2–3 | 4,600 | |
15 | 12 December | Ayr United | H | 5-1 | 12,000 | |
17 | 19 December | Partick Thistle | A | 10–2 | 10,000 | |
18 | 26 December | Aberdeen | A | 4–6 | 15,000 | |
19 | 1 January | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–5 | 54,000 | |
19 | 2 January | Rangers | A | 1–1 | 56,000 | |
20 | 9 January | Third Lanark | H | 6–0 | 15,000 | |
21 | 16 January | Kilmarnock | A | 1–3 | 17,448 | |
23 | 23 January | Clyde | H | 5–5 | 15,000 | |
24 | 6 February | Motherwell | A | 4–3 | 12,599 | |
25 | 27 February | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 2–2 | 9,000 | |
26 | 7 March | Celtic | A | 0–1 | 19,000 | |
27 | 16 March | St Mirren | H | 1–3 | 9,000 | |
28 | 19 March | Raith Rovers | H | 0–3 | 8,000 | |
29 | 26 March | Dundee | A | 3–6 | 8,000 | |
30 | 30 March | Airdireonians | H | 3–3 | 7,000 | |
31 | 2 April | Stirling Albion | A | 3–2 | 5,036 | |
32 | 16 April | Arbroath | H | 5–0 | 4,000 | |
33 | 22 April | Ayr United | A | 1–2 | 5,000 | |
34 | 30 April | Partick Thistle | H | 2–2 | 7,000 |
Final League table
P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 | Clyde | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 77 | 69 | 8 | 39 |
7 | Hibernian | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 106 | 85 | 21 | 35 |
9 | Ayr United | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 65 | 73 | –8 | 34 |
Scottish League Cup
Group Stage
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G4 | 8 August | Rangers | H | 1–6 | 44,700 | |
G4 | 12 August | Dundee | A | 3–4 | 17,000 | |
G4 | 15 August | Motherwell | H | 1–3 | 25,000 | |
G4 | 22 August | Rangers | A | 1–5 | 35,000 | |
G4 | 26 August | Dundee | H | 1–3 | 17,000 | |
G4 | 29 August | Motherwell | A | 2–4 | 15,000 | |
Group 4 final table
P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Motherwell | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 12' |
2 | Rangers | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
3 | Dundee | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 17 | –5 | 4 |
4 | Hibernian | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 25 | –16 | 0 |
Scottish Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R2 | 29 February | Dundee | H | 3–0 | 30,419 | |
R3 | 5 March | East Stirlingshire | A | 3–0 | 8,500 | |
R4 | 12 March | Rangers | A | 2–3 | 63,000 |
Friendly matches
On 2 November 1959, Hibs played a friendly against Middlesbrough at Easter Road. Joe Baker scored a hat-trick for Hibs in a 6–6 draw.[3]
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See also
References
- "Manager History for Hibernian". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- "Average Home League Game Attendances". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- "Hibee History: Baker and Clough trade goals at Easter Road". Edinburgh Evening News. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
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