1962–63 Hibernian F.C. season

Hibernian
1962–63 season
ManagerWalter Galbraith[1]
Scottish First Division16th
Scottish CupR3
Scottish League CupGS
Inter-Cities Fairs CupQF
Highest home attendance35,698 (v Rangers, 11 August)
Lowest home attendance3867 (v Kilmarnock, 17 November)
Average home league attendance9,096[2] (down 667)

During the 1962–63 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, came sixteenth out of 18 clubs in the Scottish First Division.

Scottish First Division

Main article: 1962–63 Scottish First Division
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
1 22 August Clyde A 1–3 4,034
2 8 September Heart of Midlothian H 0–4 28,847
3 15 September Motherwell A 2–2 7,921
4 22 September Rangers H 1–5 26,886
5 29 September Dundee United A 0–5 8,333
6 6 October Raith Rovers H 1–0 6,311
7 13 October Dundee H 2–2 10,739
8 20 October St Mirren A 2–2 9,671
9 27 October Queen of the South H 3–0 4,531
10 3 November Third Lanark A 4–1 9,112
11 10 November Aberdeen A 0–3 10,733
12 17 November Kilmarnock H 0–2 3,867
13 24 November Airdrieonians A 1–2 2,344
14 1 December Celtic H 1–1 15,748
14 8 December Partick Thistle H 0–2 8,040
15 15 December Dunfermline Athletic A 2–3 4,917
17 29 December Clyde H 1–2 4,346
18 9 March Third Lanark H 1–1 5,404
19 16 March Aberdeen H 2–3 5,587
19 23 March Kilmarnock A 0–2 7,692
20 27 March Falkirk A 1–3 3,319
21 30 March Airdireonians H 0–2 4,015
23 6 April Celtic A 0–2 13,608
24 8 April Dundee A 3–1 10,535
25 10 April Rangers A 1–3 23,698
26 13 April Partick Thistle A 2–2 4,806
27 17 April Motherwell H 1–0 5,236
28 20 April Dunfermline Athletic H 1–1 7,485
29 24 April Dundee United H 1–1 4,801
30 27 April Falkirk H 0–3 5,548
31 4 May Heart of Midlothian A 3–3 15,538
32 11 May St Mirren H 2–1 7,233
33 15 May Queen of the South A 4–0 4,206
34 18 May Raith Rovers A 4–0 2,858

Final League table

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
15 Queen of the South 34 10 6 18 36 75 –39 25
16 Hibernian 34 8 9 17 47 67 –20 25
17 Clyde 34 9 5 20 49 83 –34 23

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1962–63 Scottish League Cup

Group stage

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
G4 11 August Rangers H 1–4 35,698
G4 15 August St Mirren A 3–3 4,748
G4 18 August Third Lanark H 3–2 10,883
G4 25 August Rangers A 0–0 43,833
G4 29 August St Mirren H 2–0 10,245
G4 1 September Third Lanark A 4–1 3,935

Group 4 final table

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Rangers 6 4 1 1 19 7 8 9
2 Hibernian 6 3 2 1 13 10 3 8
3 St Mirren 6 2 2 2 8 12 –4 6
4 Third Lanark 6 0 1 5 9 20 –11 1

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1962–63 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
R2 26 January Brechin City A 2–0 2,380
R3 18 March Dundee A 0–1 16,000

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

Main article: 1962–63 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 L1 3 October Denmark Staevnet H 4–0 4,000
R1 L2 23 October Denmark Staevnet A 3–2 4,500
R2 L1 27 November Netherlands Utrecht XI A 1–0 12,000
R2 L2 12 December Netherlands Utrecht XI H 2–1 5,000
QF L1 13 March Spain Valencia CF A 0–5 13,000
QF L2 3 April Spain Valencia CF H 2–1 4,000

See also

References

  1. ^ "Manager History for Hibernian". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Average Home League Game Attendances". fitbastats.com. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
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