Hibernian 1959–60 football season
Hibernian1959–60 season |
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Manager | Hugh Shaw[1] |
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Scottish First Division | 7th |
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Scottish Cup | R4 |
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Scottish League Cup | GS |
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Highest home attendance | 54,000 (v Heart of Midlothian, 1 January) |
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Lowest home attendance | 4000 (v Arbroath, 16 April) |
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Average home league attendance | 16,559[2] (up 1941) |
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During the 1959–60 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, came seventh out of 18 clubs in the Scottish First Division.
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
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]
See also
References
- ^ "Manager History for Hibernian". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ "Average Home League Game Attendances". 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.
External links
- Hibernian 1959/1960 results and fixtures, Soccerbase
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