1956–57 Hibernian F.C. season

Hibernian

1956–57 season
Manager	Hugh Shaw
Scottish First Division	9th
Scottish Cup	R5
Scottish League Cup	GS
Highest home attendance	40,000 (v Heart of Midlothian, 25 August) (v Rangers, 2 March)
Lowest home attendance	7000 (v Dunfermline Athletic, 20 April)
Average home league attendance	18,176 (down 2048)

During the 1956–57 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, came ninth out of 18 clubs in the Scottish First Division.

Scottish First Division

Main article: 1956–57 Scottish First Division

Match Day	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Hibernian Scorer(s)	Attendance
1	8 September	Falkirk	H	6–1		20,000
2	15 September	Queen of the South	A	0–2		8,000
3	22 September	Heart of Midlothian	H	2–3		39,000
4	29 September	Aberdeen	A	1–3		18,000
5	6 October	Queen's Park	H	1–1		16,000
6	13 October	Raith Rovers	A	1–1		12,000
7	20 October	Motherwell	H	1–1		18,000
8	27 October	Kilmarnock	H	0–0		14,000
9	3 November	Rangers	A	3–5		45,000
10	10 November	Dundee	H	1–1		12,000
11	17 November	Partick Thistle	A	0–3		14,000
12	24 November	East Fife	A	6–1		8,000
13	1 December	Ayr United	H	3–1		10,000
14	8 December	Airdireonians	A	3–5		8,000
14	15 December	St Mirren	H	1–1		8,000
15	22 December	Dunfermline Athletic	A	3–1		6,000
17	29 December	Celtic	H	3–3		31,000
18	1 January	Heart of Midlothian	A	2–0		35,000
19	2 January	Queen of the South	H	1–1		15,000
20	5 January	Falkirk	A	1–0		8,000
21	12 January	Aberdeen	H	4–1		25,000
22	19 January	Queen's Park	A	1–2		11,043
23	26 January	Raith Rovers	H	1–4		15,000
24	9 February	Motherwell	A	0–3		15,000
25	23 February	Kilmarnock	A	1–2		9,297
26	2 March	Rangers	H	2–3		40,000
27	9 March	Dundee	A	3–0		13,000
28	16 March	Partick Thistle	H	2–0		15,000
29	23 March	East Fife	H	4–0		16,000
30	30 March	Ayr United	A	3–2		7,500
31	6 April	Airdrieonians	H	6–0		8,000
32	13 April	St Mirren	A	2–4		9,000
33	20 April	Dunfermline Athletic	H	0–0		7,000
34	27 April	Celtic	A	1–2		12,000

Final League table

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
8	Partick Thistle	34	13	8	13	53	51	2	34
9	Hibernian	34	12	9	13	69	56	13	33
10	Dundee	34	13	6	15	55	61	–6	32

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1956–57 Scottish League Cup

Group stage

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Hibernian Scorer(s)	Attendance
G4	11 August	Heart of Midlothian	A	1–6		28,000
G4	15 August	Falkirk	H	0–1		25,000
G4	18 August	Partick Thistle	A	1–4		25,000
G4	25 August	Heart of Midlothian	H	1–2		40,000
G4	29 August	Falkirk	A	0–4		12,000
G4	1 September	Partick Thistle	H	2–2		30,000

Group 4 final table

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Partick Thistle	6	4	2	0	15	6	9	10
2	Heart of Midlothian	6	3	2	1	17	8	9	8
3	Falkirk	6	2	1	3	6	10	–4	5
4	Hibernian	6	0	1	5	5	19	–14	1

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1956–57 Scottish Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Hibernian Scorer(s)	Attendance
R2	2 February	Aberdeen	H	3–4		27,294

See also

• List of Hibernian F.C. seasons

External links

• Hibernian 1957/1958 results and fixtures, Soccerbase