| 1962–63 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Walter Galbraith[1] |
| Scottish First Division | 16th |
| Scottish Cup | R3 |
| Scottish League Cup | GS |
| Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | QF |
| Highest home attendance | 35,698 (vRangers, 11 August) |
| Lowest home attendance | 3867 (vKilmarnock, 17 November) |
| Average home league attendance | 9,096[2] (down 667) |
During the 1962–63 seasonHibernian, afootball club based inEdinburgh, came sixteenth out of 18 clubs in theScottish 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 L1 | 3 October |  Staevnet | H | 4–0 | 4,000 | |
| R1 L2 | 23 October | Staevnet | A | 3–2 | 4,500 | |
| R2 L1 | 27 November |  Utrecht XI | A | 1–0 | 12,000 | |
| R2 L2 | 12 December | Utrecht XI | H | 2–1 | 5,000 | |
| QF L1 | 13 March |  Valencia CF | A | 0–5 | 13,000 | |
| QF L2 | 3 April | Valencia CF | H | 2–1 | 4,000 |