1949–50 Hibernian F.C. season
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{{infobox football club season
| club = Hibernian
| season = 1949–50
| chairman =
| manager = Hugh Shaw{{cite web |url=http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=1227&teamTabs=managers |publisher=Soccerbase |access-date=27 May 2012 |title= Manager History for Hibernian}}
| league = Scottish First Division
| league result = 2nd
| cup1 = Scottish Cup
| cup1 result = SF
| cup2 = Scottish League Cup
| cup2 result = Runners-up
| league topscorer =
| season topscorer =
| prevseason = 1948–49
| nextseason = 1950–51
| highest attendance = 65,840 (v Heart of Midlothian, 2 January)
| lowest attendance = 4,000 (v Partick Thistle, 22 October)
| average attendance = 27,823{{cite web |url=http://www.fitbastats.com/hibs/club_records_league_attendance.php |title=Average Home League Game Attendances |work=fitbastats.com |access-date=4 November 2013}} (up 2,157)
}}
During the 1949–50 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, came second out of 16 clubs in the Scottish First Division.
Scottish First Division
{{main article|1949–50 Scottish First Division}}
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! Match Day ! Date ! Opponent ! H/A ! Score ! Hibernian Scorer(s) ! Attendance |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|1 |align=left|10 September |align=left|Raith Rovers |A |6–0 |align=left| |23,000 |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|2 |align=left|24 September |align=left|Heart of Midlothian |A |2–5 |align=left| |37,730 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|3 |align=left|1 October |align=left|Aberdeen |H |2–0 |align=left| |22,000 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|4 |align=left|15 October |align=left|Queen of the South |H |2–0 |align=left| |25,000 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|5 |align=left|22 October |align=left|Partick Thistle |H |2–0 |align=left| |4,000 |
| bgcolor=#FFFFDD
|6 |align=left|29 October |align=left|Celtic |A |2–2 |align=left| |45,000 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|7 |align=left|5 November |align=left|Rangers |H |1–0 |align=left| |51,500 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|8 |align=left|12 November |align=left|Motherwell |A |3–1 |align=left| |7,000 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|9 |align=left|19 November |align=left|East Fife |H |4–1 |align=left| |30,000 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|10 |align=left|26 November |align=left|Third Lanark |A |2–0 |align=left| |8,000 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|11 |align=left|3 December |align=left|Dundee |A |2–1 |align=left| |28,000 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|12 |align=left|10 December |align=left|Falkirk |H |5–1 |align=left| |20,000 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|13 |align=left|17 December |align=left|St Mirren |A |3–1 |align=left| |10,000 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|14 |align=left|24 December |align=left|Raith Rovers |H |4–2 |align=left| |20,000 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|14 |align=left|31 December |align=left|Clyde |A |1–0 |align=left| |20,000 |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|15 |align=left|2 January |align=left|Heart of Midlothian |H |1–2 |align=left| |65,840 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|17 |align=left|3 January |align=left|Aberdeen |A |3–0 |align=left| |15,000 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|18 |align=left|7 January |align=left|Stirling Albion |H |4–1 |align=left| |27,000 |
| bgcolor=#FFFFDD
|19 |align=left|14 January |align=left|Queen of the South |A |2–2 |align=left| |10,500 |
| bgcolor=#FFFFDD
|20 |align=left|21 January |align=left|Partick Thistle |A |2–2 |align=left| |30,000 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|21 |align=left|4 February |align=left|Celtic |H |4–1 |align=left| |41,000 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|22 |align=left|18 February |align=left|Motherwell |H |6–1 |align=left| |25,000 |
| bgcolor=#FFFFDD
|23 |align=left|25 February |align=left|East Fife |A |1–1 |align=left| |15,000 |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|24 |align=left|4 March |align=left|Third Lanark |H |0–1 |align=left| |8,000 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|25 |align=left|11 March |align=left|Dundee |H |4–2 |align=left| |33,000 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|26 |align=left|18 March |align=left|Falkirk |A |2–1 |align=left| |10,000 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|27 |align=left|25 March |align=left|St Mirren |H |5–0 |align=left| |25,000 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|28 |align=left|1 April |align=left|Stirling Albion |A |5–3 |align=left| |12,000 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|29 |align=left|8 April |align=left|Clyde |H |6–3 |align=left| |20,000 |
| bgcolor=#FFFFDD
|30 |align=left|29 April |align=left|Rangers |A |0–0 |align=left| |115,000 |
=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 |
|---|
| 1
|align=left|Rangers |30 |22 |6 |2 |58 |26 |32 |50 |
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|2 |align=left|Hibernian |30 |22 |5 |3 |86 |34 |52 |49 |
| 3
|align=left|Heart of Midlothian |30 |20 |3 |7 |86 |40 |46 |43 |
=Scottish League Cup=
{{main article|1949–50 Scottish League Cup}}
==Group stage==
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! Round ! Date ! Opponent ! H/A ! Score ! Hibernian Scorer(s) ! Attendance |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|G2 |align=left|13 August |align=left|Falkirk |H |1–0 |align=left| |36,000 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|G2 |align=left|17 August |align=left|Third Lanark |A |2–0 |align=left| |25,000 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|G2 |align=left|20 August |align=left|Queen of the South |A |2–1 |align=left| |15,000 |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|G2 |align=left|27 August |align=left|Falkirk |A |1–2 |align=left| |16,000 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|G2 |align=left|31 August |align=left|Third Lanark |H |4–2 |align=left| |35,000 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|G2 |align=left|3 September |align=left|Queen of the South |H |5–3 |align=left| |22,000 |
==Group 2 final 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 |
|---|
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|1 |align=left|Hibernian |6 |5 |0 |1 |15 |8 |7 |10 |
| 2
|align=left|Third Lanark |6 |3 |1 |2 |12 |10 |2 |7 |
| 3
|align=left|Falkirk |6 |2 |1 |3 |4 |7 |–3 |5 |
| 4
|align=left|Queen of the South |6 |0 |2 |4 |7 |13 |–6 |2 |
==Knockout stage==
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! Round ! Date ! Opponent ! H/A ! Score ! Hibernian Scorer(s) ! Attendance |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|QF L1 |align=left|17 September |align=left|Partick Thistle |A |2–4 |align=left| |30,000 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|QF L2 |align=left|21 September |align=left|Partick Thistle |H |4–0 |align=left| |35,000 |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|SF |align=left|8 October |align=left|Dunfermline Athletic |N |1–2 |align=left| |31,633 |
=Scottish Cup=
{{main article|1949–50 Scottish Cup}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! Round ! Date ! Opponent ! H/A ! Score ! Hibernian Scorer(s) ! Attendance |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|R1 |align=left|28 January |align=left|Partick Thistle |H |0–1 |align=left| |26,620 |
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=1227&teamTabs=results Hibernian 1949/1950 results and fixtures], Soccerbase
{{Hibernian F.C. seasons}}
{{1949–50 in Scottish football}}
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