1958–59 Hibernian F.C. season

During the 1958–59 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, came tenth out of 18 clubs in the Scottish First Division.

Hibernian

1958–59 season
Manager	Hugh Shaw
Scottish First Division	10th
Scottish Cup	R4
Scottish League Cup	GS
Highest home attendance	33,000 (v Motherwell, 3 January)
Lowest home attendance	4000 (v Stirling Albion, 18 April)
Average home league attendance	14,618 (down 5570)

Scottish First Division

Main article: 1958–59 Scottish First Division

Match Day	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Hibernian Scorer(s)	Attendance
1	20 August	Kilmarnock	A	1–1		9,955
2	6 September	Heart of Midlothian	H	0–4		29,500
3	13 September	Motherwell	A	5–2		31,500
4	20 September	Queen of the South	H	4–0		9,000
5	27 September	Raith Rovers	A	2–5		15,000
6	4 October	Falkirk	H	2–3		10,000
7	11 October	Clyde	H	2–1		12,000
8	18 October	Aberdeen	A	0–4		20,000
9	25 October	Airdrieonians	H	2–3		9,000
10	1 November	Rangers	A	0–4		17,000
11	8 November	Third Lanark	H	4–4		14,000
12	15 November	Dunfermline Athletic	A	2–1		14,000
13	22 November	St Mirren	A	1–2		10,000
14	29 November	Celtic	H	3–2		22,000
14	6 December	Dundee	A	1–2		13,000
15	13 December	Partick Thistle	H	4–0		13,000
17	20 December	Stirling Albion	A	3–0		4,500
18	27 December	Kilmarnock	H	4–3		12,000
19	1 January	Heart of Midlothian	A	3–1		35,000
19	3 January	Motherwell	H	2–2		33,000
20	10 January	Queen of the South	A	4–1		5,000
21	21 January	Raith Rovers	H	4–2		6,000
23	24 January	Falkirk	A	0–1		13,000
24	7 February	Clyde	A	1–4		5,000
25	18 February	Aberdeen	H	1–0		14,000
26	21 February	Airdireonians	A	3–4		5,000
27	4 March	Rangers	H	2–2		32,000
28	7 March	Third Lanark	A	2–2		7,000
29	18 March	Dunfermlne Athletic	H	3–1		8,000
30	21 March	St Mirren	H	0–1		8,000
31	28 March	Celtic	A	0–3		17,000
32	4 April	Dundee	H	1–2		10,000
33	11 April	Partick Thistle	A	2–2		7,000
34	18 April	Stirling Albion	H	0–1		4,000

Final League table

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
9	Partick Thistle	34	14	6	14	59	66	–7	34
10	Hibernian	34	13	6	15	68	70	–2	32
11	Third Lanark	34	11	10	13	74	83	–9	32

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1958–59 Scottish League Cup

Group stage

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Hibernian Scorer(s)	Attendance
G4	9 August	Falkirk	H	3–2		15,700
G4	13 August	Aberdeen	A	1–2		15,000
G4	16 August	Kilmarnock	H	0–3		17,000
G4	23 August	Falkirk	A	4–0		9,000
G4	27 August	Aberdeen	H	4–2		16,000
G4	30 August	Kilmarnock	A	1–2		15,700

Group 4 final table

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Kilmarnock	6	4	0	2	12	6	6	8'
2	Hibernian	6	4	0	2	14	10	4	8
3	Aberdeen	6	2	1	3	11	11	0	5
4	Falkirk	6	1	1	4	7	17	–10	3

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1958–59 Scottish Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Hibernian Scorer(s)	Attendance
R1	31 January	Raith Rovers	A	1–1		15,176
R1 R	9 February	Raith Rovers	H	2–1		21,000
R2	14 February	Falkirk	H	3–1		20,600
R3	28 February	Partick Thistle	H	4–1		27,300
R4	14 March	Third Lanark	A	1–2		20,000

See also

• List of Hibernian F.C. seasons

External links

• Hibernian 1958/1959 results and fixtures, Soccerbase