1949–50 Hibernian F.C. season

During the 1949–50 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, came second out of 16 clubs in the Scottish First Division.

Hibernian

1949–50 season
Manager	Hugh Shaw
Scottish First Division	2nd
Scottish Cup	SF
Scottish League Cup	Runners-up
Highest home attendance	65,840 (v Heart of Midlothian, 2 January)
Lowest home attendance	4,000 (v Partick Thistle, 22 October)
Average home league attendance	27,823 (up 2,157)

Scottish First Division

Main article: 1949–50 Scottish First Division

Match Day	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Hibernian Scorer(s)	Attendance
1	10 September	Raith Rovers	A	6–0		23,000
2	24 September	Heart of Midlothian	A	2–5		37,730
3	1 October	Aberdeen	H	2–0		22,000
4	15 October	Queen of the South	H	2–0		25,000
5	22 October	Partick Thistle	H	2–0		4,000
6	29 October	Celtic	A	2–2		45,000
7	5 November	Rangers	H	1–0		51,500
8	12 November	Motherwell	A	3–1		7,000
9	19 November	East Fife	H	4–1		30,000
10	26 November	Third Lanark	A	2–0		8,000
11	3 December	Dundee	A	2–1		28,000
12	10 December	Falkirk	H	5–1		20,000
13	17 December	St Mirren	A	3–1		10,000
14	24 December	Raith Rovers	H	4–2		20,000
14	31 December	Clyde	A	1–0		20,000
15	2 January	Heart of Midlothian	H	1–2		65,840
17	3 January	Aberdeen	A	3–0		15,000
18	7 January	Stirling Albion	H	4–1		27,000
19	14 January	Queen of the South	A	2–2		10,500
20	21 January	Partick Thistle	A	2–2		30,000
21	4 February	Celtic	H	4–1		41,000
22	18 February	Motherwell	H	6–1		25,000
23	25 February	East Fife	A	1–1		15,000
24	4 March	Third Lanark	H	0–1		8,000
25	11 March	Dundee	H	4–2		33,000
26	18 March	Falkirk	A	2–1		10,000
27	25 March	St Mirren	H	5–0		25,000
28	1 April	Stirling Albion	A	5–3		12,000
29	8 April	Clyde	H	6–3		20,000
30	29 April	Rangers	A	0–0		115,000

Final League table

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Rangers	30	22	6	2	58	26	32	50
2	Hibernian	30	22	5	3	86	34	52	49
3	Heart of Midlothian	30	20	3	7	86	40	46	43

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1949–50 Scottish League Cup

Group stage

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Hibernian Scorer(s)	Attendance
G2	13 August	Falkirk	H	1–0		36,000
G2	17 August	Third Lanark	A	2–0		25,000
G2	20 August	Queen of the South	A	2–1		15,000
G2	27 August	Falkirk	A	1–2		16,000
G2	31 August	Third Lanark	H	4–2		35,000
G2	3 September	Queen of the South	H	5–3		22,000

Group 2 final table

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Hibernian	6	5	0	1	15	8	7	10
2	Third Lanark	6	3	1	2	12	10	2	7
3	Falkirk	6	2	1	3	4	7	–3	5
4	Queen of the South	6	0	2	4	7	13	–6	2

Knockout stage

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Hibernian Scorer(s)	Attendance
QF L1	17 September	Partick Thistle	A	2–4		30,000
QF L2	21 September	Partick Thistle	H	4–0		35,000
SF	8 October	Dunfermline Athletic	N	1–2		31,633

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1949–50 Scottish Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Hibernian Scorer(s)	Attendance
R1	28 January	Partick Thistle	H	0–1		26,620

See also

• List of Hibernian F.C. seasons

External links

• Hibernian 1949/1950 results and fixtures, Soccerbase