# 1953–54 Hibernian F.C. season

During the 1953–54 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, came fifth out of 16 clubs in the Scottish First Division.

## Scottish First Division

| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Attendance |
| 1 | 5 September | Raith Rovers | A | 0–4 | 18,000 |
| 2 | 19 September | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–4 | 45,000 |
| 3 | 26 September | Hamilton Academical | H | 4–1 | 20,000 |
| 4 | 3 October | Queen of the South | A | 2–3 | 16,000 |
| 5 | 17 October | Falkirk | A | 4–2 | 16,000 |
| 6 | 24 October | Clyde | H | 4–0 | 25,000 |
| 7 | 31 October | Partick Thistle | H | 1–2 | 25,000 |
| 8 | 7 November | Celtic | A | 2–2 | 42,000 |
| 9 | 14 November | St Mirren | A | 3–3 | 20,000 |
| 10 | 21 November | East Fife | H | 2–1 | 25,000 |
| 11 | 28 November | Dundee | A | 0–1 | 26,000 |
| 12 | 5 December | Airdrieonians | A | 2–2 | 10,000 |
| 13 | 12 December | Stirling Albion | H | 1–2 | 20,000 |
| 14 | 19 December | Raith Rovers | H | 5–0 | 20,000 |
| 14 | 26 December | Rangers | A | 0–2 | 28,000 |
| 15 | 1 January | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–2 | 43,000 |
| 17 | 2 January | Hamilton Academical | A | 6–2 | 9,500 |
| 18 | 9 January | Queen of the South | H | 1–0 | 24,000 |
| 19 | 16 January | Aberdeen | A | 3–1 | 17,500 |
| 20 | 23 January | Falkirk | H | 2–3 | 15,000 |
| 21 | 6 February | Clyde | A | 6–3 | 16,000 |
| 22 | 20 February | Partick Thistle | A | 2–0 | 32,000 |
| 23 | 6 March | St Mirren | H | 2–1 | 13,000 |
| 24 | 13 March | East Fife | A | 3–1 | 8,500 |
| 25 | 20 March | Dundee | H | 2–0 | 12,000 |
| 26 | 27 March | Airdrieonains | H | 8–1 | 14,000 |
| 27 | 7 April | Stirling Albion | A | 1–2 | 5,000 |
| 28 | 17 April | Celtic | H | 0–3 | 45,000 |
| 29 | 19 April | Aberdeen | H | 3–0 | 7,000 |
| 30 | 26 April | Rangers | H | 2–2 | 17,300 |

### Final League table

| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 4 | Rangers | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 56 | 35 | 21 | 34 |
| 5 | Hibernian | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 72 | 51 | 21 | 34 |
| 6 | East Fife | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 55 | 45 | 10 | 34 |

### Scottish League Cup
#### Group stage

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Attendance |
| G1 | 8 August | Queen of the South | A | 4–0 | 13,500 |
| G1 | 12 August | Falkirk | A | 4–1 | 10,000 |
| G1 | 15 August | St Mirren | A | 2–2 | 30,000 |
| G1 | 22 August | Queen of the South | H | 2–1 | 25,000 |
| G1 | 26 August | Falkirk | H | 2–1 | 20,000 |
| G1 | 29 August | St Mirren | H | 3–2 | 22,000 |

#### Group 1 final table

| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Hibernian | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 11 |
| 2 | Falkirk | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | St Mirren | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | –1 | 5 |
| 4 | Queen of the South | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 17 | –12 | 2 |

#### Knockout stage

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Attendance |
| QF L1 | 12 September | Third Lanark | A | 4–0 | 15,800 |
| QF L2 | 16 September | Third Lanark | H | 4–0 | 12,000 |
| SF | 10 October | East Fife | N | 2–3 | 38,000 |

### Scottish Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Attendance |
| R1 | 30 January | St Johnstone | A | 2–1 | 16,693 |
| R2 | 13 February | Clyde | H | 7–0 | 19,765 |
| R3 | 27 February | Aberdeen | H | 1–3 | 47,682 |