1897–98 Hibernian F.C. season

Hibernian

1897–98 season
Scottish First Division	3rd
Scottish Cup	3rd Round
Average home league attendance	13,721 (down 618)

During the 1897–98 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, finished third out of 10 clubs in the Scottish First Division.

Scottish First Division

Main article: 1897–98 Scottish First Division

Match Day	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Hibernian Scorer(s)	Attendance
1	4 September	Celtic	A	1–4		17,000
2	11 September	Rangers	A	0–1		15,000
3	18 September	Heart of Midlothian	H	1–1		14,000
4	25 September	St Bernard's	A	2–3		4,000
5	27 September	Third Lanark	A	3–1		7,000
6	2 October	Partick Thistle	H	4–2		6,000
7	9 October	Clyde	H	5–0		2,500
8	16 October	St Bernard's	H	6–1		4,000
9	23 October	St Mirren	A	3–2		4,000
10	6 November	Third Lanark	H	6–0		15,000
11	13 November	Dundee	H	2–0		5,000
12	20 November	Partick Thistle	A	3–0		3,000
13	27 November	Celtic	H	1–2		12,000
14	4 December	Dundee	A	1–1		4,000
15	11 December	Rangers	H	0–5		9,000
16	18 December	Heart of Midlothian	A	2–3		7,000
17	25 December	St Mirren	H	3–1		2,000
18	3 January	Clyde	A	4–2		1,500

Final League table

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
2	Rangers	18	13	3	2	71	15	56	29
3	Hibernian	18	10	2	6	47	29	18	22
4	Heart of Midlothian	18	8	4	6	54	33	21	20

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1897-98 Scottish Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Hibernian Scorer(s)	Attendance
R1	14 January	Abercorn	A	1–1		2,000
R1 R	15 January	Abercorn	H	7–1		4,000
R2	22 January	East Stirlingshire	H	3–1		2,000
R3	5 February	Third Lanark	A	0–2		12,000

See also

• List of Hibernian F.C. seasons

External links

• Hibernian 1897/1898 results and fixtures, Soccerbase