1895–96 Hibernian F.C. season
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{{infobox football club season
| club = Hibernian
| season = 1895–96
| chairman =
| league = Scottish First Division
| league result = 3rd
| cup1 = Scottish Cup
| cup1 result = Finalists
| league topscorer =
| season topscorer =
| prevseason = 1894–95
| nextseason = 1896–97
| highest attendance =
| lowest attendance =
| average attendance = 13,721{{cite web |url=http://www.fitbastats.com/hibs/club_records_league_attendance.php |title=Average Home League Game Attendances |work=www.fitbastats.com |access-date=4 November 2013}} (down 618)
}}
During the 1895–96 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, finished third out of 10 clubs in the Scottish First Division.
Scottish First Division
{{main article|1895–96 Scottish First Division}}
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! Match Day ! Date ! Opponent ! H/A ! Score ! Hibernian Scorer(s) ! Attendance |
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|1 |align=left|17 August |align=left|Third Lanark |A |7–2 |align=left| |5,000 |
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|2 |align=left|24 August |align=left|Celtic |H |4–2 |align=left| |10,000 |
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|3 |align=left|31 August |align=left|Dundee |A |2–2 |align=left| |6,000 |
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|4 |align=left|7 September |align=left|St Mirren |A |3–1 |align=left| |5,000 |
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|5 |align=left|14 September |align=left|Clyde |H |4–3 |align=left| |3,000 |
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|6 |align=left|21 September |align=left|Dumbarton |H |7–2 |align=left| |1,500 |
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|7 |align=left|28 September |align=left|Heart of Midlothian |A |3–4 |align=left| |17,500 |
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|8 |align=left|5 October |align=left|Celtic |A |1–3 |align=left| |20,000 |
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|9 |align=left|12 October |align=left|St Mirren |H |5–1 |align=left| |3,000 |
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|10 |align=left|19 October |align=left|St Bernard's |A |5–2 |align=left| |6,000 |
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|11 |align=left|26 October |align=left|Rangers |H |1–1 |align=left| |8,000 |
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|12 |align=left|9 November |align=left|Dumbarton |A |3–1 |align=left| | |
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|13 |align=left|23 November |align=left|Rangers |A |0–4 |align=left| |6,000 |
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|14 |align=left|30 November |align=left|St Bernard's |H |2–3 |align=left| |5,000 |
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|15 |align=left|7 December |align=left|Third Lanark |H |2–5 |align=left| |2,000 |
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|16 |align=left|21 December |align=left|Heart of Midlothian |H |3–2 |align=left| |4,500 |
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|17 |align=left|18 January |align=left|Dundee |H |3–1 |align=left| |4,000 |
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|18 |align=left|1 February |align=left|Clyde |A |3–0 |align=left| | |
=Final League table=
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!width=140|Team !width=30|Pld !width=30|W !width=30|D !width=30|L !width=30|GF !width=30|GA !width=30|GD !width=30|Pts |
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|align=left|Rangers |18 |11 |4 |3 |57 |39 |18 |26 |
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|3 |align=left|Hibernian |18 |11 |2 |5 |58 |39 |19 |24 |
| 4
|align=left|Heart of Midlothian |18 |11 |0 |7 |68 |36 |32 |22 |
=Scottish Cup=
{{main article|1895-96 Scottish Cup}}
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! Round ! Date ! Opponent ! H/A ! Score ! Hibernian Scorer(s) ! Attendance |
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|R1 |align=left|9 January |align=left|East Stirlingshire |A |3–2 |align=left| |3,000 |
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|R2 |align=left|8 February |align=left|Raith Rovers |H |6–1 |align=left| |3,000 |
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|R3 |align=left|15 February |align=left|Rangers |A |3–2 |align=left| |18,000 |
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|SF |align=left|22 February |align=left|Renton |H |2–1 |align=left| |12,000 |
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|F |align=left|14 March |align=left|Heart of Midlothian |N |1–3 |align=left| |17,034 |
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=1227&teamTabs=results Hibernian 1895/1896 results and fixtures], Soccerbase
{{Hibernian F.C. seasons}}
{{1895–96 in Scottish football}}
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