1938–39 Hibernian F.C. season

During the 1938–39 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, came thirteenth out of 20 clubs in the Scottish First Division.

Hibernian

1938–39 season
Manager	Willie McCartney
Scottish First Division	13th
Scottish Cup	SF
Average home league attendance	13,000 (up 1,837)

Scottish First Division

Main article: 1938–39 Scottish First Division

Match Day	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Hibernian Scorer(s)	Attendance
1	11 August	Hamilton Academical	H	2–2		20,000
2	20 August	Kilmarnock	A	1–0		8,000
3	24 August	Hamilton Academical	A	1–4		4,000
4	27 August	Queen of the South	H	2–3		15,000
5	3 September	Clyde	A	0–3		10,000
6	10 September	Heart of Midlothian	H	4–0		30,000
7	14 September	Kilmarnock	H	0–1		10,000
8	17 September	Albion Rovers	A	1–0		20,000
9	24 September	Aberdeen	H	5–0		14,000
10	1 October	Rangers	A	2–5		15,000
11	8 October	Queen's Park	H	3–1		8,000
12	15 October	Raith Rovers	A	2–1		12,000
13	22 October	Ayr United	A	1–3		5,500
14	29 October	St Johnstone	H	5–2		8,000
15	5 November	Falkirk	H	3–0		10,000
16	12 November	Arbroath	A	4–2		3,000
17	19 November	Partick Thistle	H	1–2		8,000
18	26 November	St Mirren	H	6–1		12,000
19	3 December	Celtic	A	4–5		20,000
20	10 December	Third Lanark	H	1–1		14,000
21	17 December	Motherwell	A	2–3		6,000
22	24 December	Queen of the South	A	1–2		6,500
23	31 December	Clyde	H	1–1		14,000
24	2 January	Heart of Midlothian	A	1–0		45,061
25	3 January	Raith Rovers	H	2–1		12,000
26	7 January	Aberdeen	A	1–6		16,000
27	14 January	Rangers	H	1–1		31,000
28	28 January	Queen's Park	A	2–3		8,779
29	11 February	Albion Rovers	H	1–2		9,000
30	25 February	Ayr United	H	2–3		5,000
31	8 March	St Johnstone	A	1–2		2,000
32	11 March	Falkirk	A	1–1		2,000
33	18 March	Arbroath	H	1–1		7,000
34	28 March	Partick Thistle	A	0–4		5,000
35	1 April	St Mirren	A	0–0		7,000
36	8 April	Celtic	H	1–0		12,000
37	21 April	Third Lanark	A	0–2		3,000
38	29 April	Motherwell	H	2–1		8,000

Final League table

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
12	Motherwell	38	16	5	17	82	86	–4	37
13	Hibernian	38	14	7	17	68	69	–1	35
14	Ayr United	38	13	9	16	76	83	–7	35

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1938–39 Scottish Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Hibernian Scorer(s)	Attendance
R1	21 January	Forfar Athletic	A	3–0		3,500
R2	4 February	Kilmarnock	H	3–1		32,394
R3	18 February	Bye into Round 4
R4	4 March	Alloa Athletic	H	3–1		27,441
SF	25 March	Clyde	N	0–1		39,812

See also

• List of Hibernian F.C. seasons

External links

• Hibernian 1938/1939 results and fixtures, Soccerbase