1895–96 Hibernian F.C. season

During the 1895–96 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, finished third out of 10 clubs in the Scottish First Division.

Hibernian

1895–96 season
Scottish First Division	3rd
Scottish Cup	Finalists
Average home league attendance	13,721 (down 618)

Scottish First Division

Main article: 1895–96 Scottish First Division

Match Day	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Hibernian Scorer(s)	Attendance
1	17 August	Third Lanark	A	7–2		5,000
2	24 August	Celtic	H	4–2		10,000
3	31 August	Dundee	A	2–2		6,000
4	7 September	St Mirren	A	3–1		5,000
5	14 September	Clyde	H	4–3		3,000
6	21 September	Dumbarton	H	7–2		1,500
7	28 September	Heart of Midlothian	A	3–4		17,500
8	5 October	Celtic	A	1–3		20,000
9	12 October	St Mirren	H	5–1		3,000
10	19 October	St Bernard's	A	5–2		6,000
11	26 October	Rangers	H	1–1		8,000
12	9 November	Dumbarton	A	3–1
13	23 November	Rangers	A	0–4		6,000
14	30 November	St Bernard's	H	2–3		5,000
15	7 December	Third Lanark	H	2–5		2,000
16	21 December	Heart of Midlothian	H	3–2		4,500
17	18 January	Dundee	H	3–1		4,000
18	1 February	Clyde	A	3–0

Final League table

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
2	Rangers	18	11	4	3	57	39	18	26
3	Hibernian	18	11	2	5	58	39	19	24
4	Heart of Midlothian	18	11	0	7	68	36	32	22

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1895-96 Scottish Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Hibernian Scorer(s)	Attendance
R1	9 January	East Stirlingshire	A	3–2		3,000
R2	8 February	Raith Rovers	H	6–1		3,000
R3	15 February	Rangers	A	3–2		18,000
SF	22 February	Renton	H	2–1		12,000
F	14 March	Heart of Midlothian	N	1–3		17,034

See also

• List of Hibernian F.C. seasons

External links

• Hibernian 1895/1896 results and fixtures, Soccerbase