1954–55 Hibernian F.C. season

During the 1954–55 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, came fifth out of 16 clubs in the Scottish First Division.

Hibernian

1954–55 season
Manager	Hugh Shaw
Scottish First Division	5th
Scottish Cup	R5
Scottish League Cup	GS
Highest home attendance	42,000 (v Heart of Midlothian, 18 September)
Lowest home attendance	15,000 (v Queen of the South, 21 August) (v Clyde, 29 January) (v East Fife, 19 March) (v Queen of the South, 16 April)
Average home league attendance	22,825 (up 805)

Scottish First Division

Main article: 1954–55 Scottish First Division

Match Day	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Hibernian Scorer(s)	Attendance
1	11 September	Rangers	A	1–1		54,000
2	18 September	Heart of Midlothian	H	2–3		42,000
3	25 September	Aberdeen	A	1–3		26,000
4	2 October	Falkirk	H	0–1		20,000
5	9 October	Queen of the South	A	2–0		8,500
6	16 October	Raith Rovers	H	2–1		20,000
7	23 October	Clyde	A	3–6		12,000
8	30 October	Kilmarnock	H	3–2		27,500
9	6 November	Stirling Albion	A	4–2		7,000
10	13 November	Motherwell	H	4–1		16,000
11	20 November	Dundee	H	3–1		23,000
12	27 November	East Fife	A	5–1		9,000
13	4 December	St Mirren	H	2–1		22,000
14	11 December	Celtic	H	0–5		33,000
14	18 December	Partick Thistle	A	3–0		8,500
15	25 December	Rangers	H	2–1		43,000
17	1 January	Heart of Midlothian	A	1–5		49,000
18	3 January	Aberdeen	H	0–1		34,000
19	8 January	Falkirk	A	1–3		15,000
20	29 January	Clyde	H	2–3		15,000
21	12 February	Kilmarnock	A	3–0		19,059
22	9 March	Motherwell	A	5–1		7,000
23	12 March	Dundee	A	2–2		18,000
24	19 March	East Fife	H	4–1		15,000
25	23 March	Stirling Albion	H	2–2		875
26	26 March	St Mirren	A	2–4		10,000
27	2 April	Celtic	A	2–1		31,000
28	9 April	Partick Thistle	H	3–1		16,000
29	16 April	Queen of the South	H	1–1		15,000
30	30 April	Raith Rovers	A	1–2		8,000

Final League table

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
4	Heart of Midlothian	30	16	7	7	74	45	29	39
5	Hibernian	30	15	4	11	64	54	10	34
6	St Mirren	30	12	8	10	55	54	1	32

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1954–55 Scottish League Cup

Group stage

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Hibernian Scorer(s)	Attendance
G2	14 August	East Fife	A	1–3		15,000
G2	18 August	Aberdeen	H	2–0		23,000
G2	21 August	Queen of the South	H	3–1		15,000
G2	28 August	East Fife	H	1–2		32,000
G2	1 September	Aberdeen	A	1–1		25,000
G2	4 September	Queen of the South	A	5–3		9,000

Group 2 final table

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	East Fife	6	4	0	2	13	11	2	8
2	Aberdeen	6	3	1	2	13	7	4	7
3	Hibernian	6	3	1	2	13	10	3	7
4	Queen of the South	6	1	0	5	8	19	–11	2

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1954–55 Scottish Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Hibernian Scorer(s)	Attendance
R5	5 February	Heart of Midlothian	A	0–5		45,770

See also

• List of Hibernian F.C. seasons

External links

• Hibernian 1954/1955 results and fixtures, Soccerbase