# 1960–61 Hibernian F.C. season

During the 1960–61 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, came eighth out of 18 clubs in the Scottish First Division.

## Scottish First Division

| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Attendance |
| 1 | 24 August | Dundee United | A | 1–3 | 9,000 |
| 2 | 10 September | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–4 | 40,000 |
| 3 | 17 September | Kilmarnock | A | 1–4 | 11,995 |
| 4 | 24 September | Raith Rovers | H | 0–1 | 12,000 |
| 5 | 1 October | Partick Thistle | A | 1–3 | 8,000 |
| 6 | 8 October | St Johnstone | A | 0–2 | 10,400 |
| 7 | 15 October | Celtic | H | 0–6 | 28,000 |
| 8 | 22 October | Airdrieonians | A | 3–4 | 4,000 |
| 9 | 29 October | St Mirren | H | 4–3 | 9,000 |
| 10 | 5 November | Dundee | A | 1–0 | 13,000 |
| 11 | 12 November | Ayr United | H | 3–1 | 10,000 |
| 12 | 19 November | Aberdeen | H | 2–2 | 14,000 |
| 13 | 26 November | Motherwell | A | 1–4 | 15,000 |
| 14 | 3 December | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 2–1 | 9,000 |
| 14 | 10 December | Rangers | H | 1–2 | 35,000 |
| 15 | 17 December | Clyde | A | 3–3 | 7,000 |
| 17 | 24 December | Third Lanark | H | 8–4 | 14,000 |
| 18 | 31 December | Dundee United | H | 2–0 | 15,000 |
| 19 | 2 January | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2–1 | 43,000 |
| 19 | 7 January | Kilmarnock | H | 4–0 | 8,599 |
| 20 | 14 January | Raith Rovers | A | 2–0 | 11,000 |
| 21 | 21 January | Partick Thistle | H | 1–1 | 11,000 |
| 23 | 8 February | St Johnstone | H | 3–1 | 8,000 |
| 24 | 18 February | Celtic | A | 0–2 | 32,000 |
| 25 | 27 February | Airdireonians | H | 3–3 | 7,000 |
| 26 | 4 March | St Mirren | A | 1–2 | 15,000 |
| 27 | 18 March | Ayr United | A | 1–0 | 5,000 |
| 28 | 20 March | Dundee | H | 1–0 | 8,000 |
| 29 | 25 March | Aberdeen | A | 4–1 | 6,000 |
| 30 | 1 April | Motherwell | H | 2–1 | 15,000 |
| 31 | 8 April | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 2–4 | 11,000 |
| 32 | 11 April | Rangers | A | 0–1 | 45,000 |
| 33 | 22 April | Clyde | H | 4–0 | 10,000 |
| 34 | 29 April | Third Lanark | A | 1–6 | 8,000 |

### Final League table

| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 7 | Heart of Midlothian | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 51 | 53 | –2 | 34 |
| 8 | Hibernian | 34 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 66 | 69 | –3 | 34 |
| 9 | Dundee United | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 60 | 58 | 2 | 33 |

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

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Attendance |
| G3 | 13 August | Kilmarnock | A | 2–4 | 15,451 |
| G3 | 17 August | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 3–0 | 18,000 |
| G3 | 20 August | Airdireonians | H | 6–1 | 15,000 |
| G3 | 27 August | Kilmarnock | H | 2–2 | 23,000 |
| G3 | 31 August | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 1–3 | 10,000 |
| G3 | 3 September | Airdireonians | A | 1–2 | 3,500 |

#### Group 3 final table

| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Kilmarnock | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | Dunfermline Athletic | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Hibernian | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Airdrieonians | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 18 | –8 | 4 |

### Scottish Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Attendance |
| R1 | 28 January | Clyde | A | 2–0 | 17,900 |
| R2 | 11 February | Peebles Rovers | H | 15–1 | 10,453 |
| R3 | 25 February | Hamilton Academical | A | 4–0 | 11,437 |
| R4 | 11 March | Celtic | A | 1–1 | 56,000 |
| R4 R | 15 March | Celtic | H | 0–1 | 39,243 |

### Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Attendance |
| R1 L1 | 26 October | Lausanne-Sports | H | W/O | |
| OF L1 | 27 December | Barcelona | A | 4–4 | 32,000 |
| QF L2 | 22 February | Barcelona | H | 3–2 | 45,000 |
| SF L1 | 19 April | Roma | H | 2–2 | 35,000 |
| SF L2 | 26 April | Roma | A | 3–3 | 22,000 |
| SF R | 27 May | Roma | A | 0–6 | 50,000 |