1939–40 Hibernian F.C. season

Hibernian

1939–40 season
Manager	Willie McCartney
Scottish First Division	League suspended due to World War II
Scottish Emergency League Eastern Division	8th
Emergency War Cup	R1
Highest home attendance	No Attendances Available
Lowest home attendance	No Attendances Available
Average home league attendance	No Attendances Available (league suspended)

Scottish First Division

Main article: 1939–40 Scottish First Division

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Hibernian Scorer(s)	Attendance
1	12 August	Queen of the South	A	1–2
2	19 August	Clyde	H	3–2
3	23 August	Queen of the South	H	3–1
4	26 August	Aberdeen	A	1–3
5	2 September	Albion Rovers	H	3–5

Eastern Division

Main article: 1939–40 Scottish War Emergency League § Eastern Division

Match Day	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Hibernian Scorer(s)	Attendance
1	21 October	Dundee	A	1–2
2	28 October	St Johnstone	H	3–3
3	4 November	Aberdeen	A	3–3
4	11 November	Stenhousemuir	H	1–2
5	18 November	King's Park	A	7–2
6	25 November	East Fife	H	2–5
7	2 December	Falkirk	A	3–3
8	9 December	Dundee United	H	6–2
9	16 December	Arbroath	A	0–0
10	23 December	Alloa Athletic	H	3–0
11	30 December	St Bernard's	A	6–1
12	1 January	Heart of Midlothian	H	5–6		14,000
13	2 January	Cowdenbeath	A	4–0
14	6 January	Raith Rovers	H	4–1
14	13 January	Dunfermline Athletic	A	1–2
15	17 February	King's Park	H	2–1
17	16 March	Arbroath	H	2–4
18	23 March	Alloa Athletic	A	3–2
19	27 March	Stenhousemuir	A	1–2
20	30 March	St Bernard's	H	3–1
21	3 April	Dundee	H	6–0
22	6 April	Heart of Midlothian	A	0–4
23	10 April	St Johnstone	H	0–4
24	13 April	East Fife	A	3–4
25	20 April	Raith Rovers	A	1–1
26	27 April	Dunfermline Athletic	H	2–3
27	4 May	Falkirk	H	5–6
28	11 May	Dundee United	A	3–1
29	18 May	Aberdeen	H	2–0

Final League table

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
7	Dundee	29	11	8	10	70	62	8	30
8	Hibernian	29	12	5	12	82	65	17	29
9	Dundee United	29	12	2	15	68	77	−9	26

Emergency War Cup

Main article: Scottish War Emergency Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Hibernian Scorer(s)	Attendance
R1 L1	24 February	Falkirk	A	0–5
R1 L2	2 March	Falkirk	H	4–0

See also

• List of Hibernian F.C. seasons

External links

• Hibernian 1939/1940 results and fixtures, Soccerbase