1945–46 Hibernian F.C. season

Hibernian

1945–46 season
Manager	Willie McCartney
Southern League	2nd
Victory Cup	F
Scottish League Cup	GS
Average home league attendance	No Attendances Available (league suspended)
Home colours

During the 1945–46 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, came second out of 16 clubs in the Southern Football League.

Southern League

Main article: 1945–46 Southern Football League (Scotland)

Match Day	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Hibernian Scorer(s)	Attendance
1	11 August	Queen of the South	A	0–3
2	18 August	Rangers	H	2–1
3	25 August	Hamilton Academical	A	1–1
4	1 September	Queen's Park	H	4–0
5	8 September	Heart of Midlothian	A	2–0		40,000
6	15 September	Aberdeen	H	1–1		26,000
7	22 September	Clyde	A	2–2
8	29 September	Morton	H	5–0
9	6 October	Falkirk	A	1–2
10	13 October	Kilmarnock	A	4–3
11	20 October	Motherwell	H	0–0
12	27 October	Third Lanark	A	1–2
13	3 November	Celtic	H	1–1
14	10 November	Partick Thistle	A	2–0
14	17 November	St Mirren	H	3–2
15	24 November	Queen of the South	H	6–1
17	1 December	Rangers	A	2–3
18	8 December	Hamilton Academical	H	1–2
19	22 December	Aberdeen	A	1–2
20	29 December	Clyde	H	3–2
21	1 January	Heart of Midlothian	H	1–0		30,000
22	2 January	Morton	A	1–4
23	5 January	Falkirk	H	4–1
24	12 January	Kilmarnock	H	4–1
25	19 January	Motherwell	A	0–0
26	26 January	Third Lanark	H	4–0
27	2 February	Celtic	A	1–0
28	9 February	Partick Thistle	H	3–1
29	16 February	St Mirren	A	3–0
30	23 April	Queen's Park	A	4–2

Final League table

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Rangers	30	22	4	4	85	41	44	43
2	Hibernian	30	17	6	7	67	37	30	40
3	Aberdeen	30	16	6	8	73	41	32	38

Southern League Cup

Main article: 1945–46 Southern League Cup (Scotland)

Group stage

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Hibernian Scorer(s)	Attendance
GC	23 February	Partick Thistle	H	1–0
GC	2 March	Aberdeen	A	1–4
GC	9 March	Kilmarnock	A	0–1
GC	16 March	Partick Thistle	A	1–0
GC	23 March	Aberdeen	H	3–2
GC	30 March	Kilmarnock	H	4–0

Group C final table

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Aberdeen	6	4	0	2	21	13	8	8
2	Hibernian	6	4	0	2	10	7	3	8
3	Partick Thistle	6	1	2	3	6	6	0	4
4	Kilmarnock	6	1	2	3	4	11	–7	4

Victory Cup

Main article: 1946 Victory Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Hibernian Scorer(s)	Attendance
R1 L1	20 April	Dundee	H	3–0
R1 L2	27 April	Dundee	A	0–2
R2	4 May	Heart of Midlothian	A	3–1
R3	18 May	Partick Thistle	A	1–1
R3 R	25 May	Partick Thistle	H	2–0
SF	1 June	Clyde	A	2–1
F	15 June	Rangers	N	1–3		80,640

See also

• List of Hibernian F.C. seasons

External links

• Hibernian 1945/1946 results and fixtures, Soccerbase