title: 1939–40 Hibernian F.C. season
text: # 1939–40 Hibernian F.C. season
  
  ## Scottish First Division
  
  | Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 12 August | Queen of the South | A | 1–2 |
  | 2 | 19 August | Clyde | H | 3–2 |
  | 3 | 23 August | Queen of the South | H | 3–1 |
  | 4 | 26 August | Aberdeen | A | 1–3 |
  | 5 | 2 September | Albion Rovers | H | 3–5 |
  
  ### Eastern Division
  
  | Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Attendance |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 21 October | Dundee | A | 1–2 | |
  | 2 | 28 October | St Johnstone | H | 3–3 | |
  | 3 | 4 November | Aberdeen | A | 3–3 | |
  | 4 | 11 November | Stenhousemuir | H | 1–2 | |
  | 5 | 18 November | King's Park | A | 7–2 | |
  | 6 | 25 November | East Fife | H | 2–5 | |
  | 7 | 2 December | Falkirk | A | 3–3 | |
  | 8 | 9 December | Dundee United | H | 6–2 | |
  | 9 | 16 December | Arbroath | A | 0–0 | |
  | 10 | 23 December | Alloa Athletic | H | 3–0 | |
  | 11 | 30 December | St Bernard's | A | 6–1 | |
  | 12 | 1 January | Heart of Midlothian | H | 5–6 | 14,000 |
  | 13 | 2 January | Cowdenbeath | A | 4–0 | |
  | 14 | 6 January | Raith Rovers | H | 4–1 | |
  | 14 | 13 January | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 1–2 | |
  | 15 | 17 February | King's Park | H | 2–1 | |
  | 17 | 16 March | Arbroath | H | 2–4 | |
  | 18 | 23 March | Alloa Athletic | A | 3–2 | |
  | 19 | 27 March | Stenhousemuir | A | 1–2 | |
  | 20 | 30 March | St Bernard's | H | 3–1 | |
  | 21 | 3 April | Dundee | H | 6–0 | |
  | 22 | 6 April | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–4 | |
  | 23 | 10 April | St Johnstone | H | 0–4 | |
  | 24 | 13 April | East Fife | A | 3–4 | |
  | 25 | 20 April | Raith Rovers | A | 1–1 | |
  | 26 | 27 April | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 2–3 | |
  | 27 | 4 May | Falkirk | H | 5–6 | |
  | 28 | 11 May | Dundee United | A | 3–1 | |
  | 29 | 18 May | Aberdeen | H | 2–0 | |
  
  ### Final League table
  
  | P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | Dundee | 29 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 70 | 62 | 8 | 30 |
  | 8 | Hibernian | 29 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 82 | 65 | 17 | 29 |
  | 9 | Dundee United | 29 | 12 | 2 | 15 | 68 | 77 | −9 | 26 |
  
  ### Emergency War Cup
  
  | Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | R1 L1 | 24 February | Falkirk | A | 0–5 | | |
  | R1 L2 | 2 March | Falkirk | H | 4–0 | | |
  