title: 1895–96 Hibernian F.C. season
text: # 1895–96 Hibernian F.C. season
  
  During the 1895–96 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, finished third out of 10 clubs in the Scottish First Division.
  
  ## Scottish First Division
  
  | Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Attendance |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 17 August | Third Lanark | A | 7–2 | 5,000 |
  | 2 | 24 August | Celtic | H | 4–2 | 10,000 |
  | 3 | 31 August | Dundee | A | 2–2 | 6,000 |
  | 4 | 7 September | St Mirren | A | 3–1 | 5,000 |
  | 5 | 14 September | Clyde | H | 4–3 | 3,000 |
  | 6 | 21 September | Dumbarton | H | 7–2 | 1,500 |
  | 7 | 28 September | Heart of Midlothian | A | 3–4 | 17,500 |
  | 8 | 5 October | Celtic | A | 1–3 | 20,000 |
  | 9 | 12 October | St Mirren | H | 5–1 | 3,000 |
  | 10 | 19 October | St Bernard's | A | 5–2 | 6,000 |
  | 11 | 26 October | Rangers | H | 1–1 | 8,000 |
  | 12 | 9 November | Dumbarton | A | 3–1 | |
  | 13 | 23 November | Rangers | A | 0–4 | 6,000 |
  | 14 | 30 November | St Bernard's | H | 2–3 | 5,000 |
  | 15 | 7 December | Third Lanark | H | 2–5 | 2,000 |
  | 16 | 21 December | Heart of Midlothian | H | 3–2 | 4,500 |
  | 17 | 18 January | Dundee | H | 3–1 | 4,000 |
  | 18 | 1 February | Clyde | A | 3–0 | |
  
  ### Final League table
  
  | P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | Rangers | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 57 | 39 | 18 | 26 |
  | 3 | Hibernian | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 58 | 39 | 19 | 24 |
  | 4 | Heart of Midlothian | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 68 | 36 | 32 | 22 |
  
  ### Scottish Cup
  
  | Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Attendance |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | R1 | 9 January | East Stirlingshire | A | 3–2 | 3,000 |
  | R2 | 8 February | Raith Rovers | H | 6–1 | 3,000 |
  | R3 | 15 February | Rangers | A | 3–2 | 18,000 |
  | SF | 22 February | Renton | H | 2–1 | 12,000 |
  | F | 14 March | Heart of Midlothian | N | 1–3 | 17,034 |
  