1996–97 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season
1996–97 season | |||
Manager | Jim Jefferies | ||
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Stadium | Tynecastle Stadium | ||
Scottish Premier Division | Fourth place | ||
Cup Winners' Cup | Qualifying round | ||
Scottish Cup | Fourth Round Replay | ||
League Cup | Final | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: John Robertson (14) All: John Robertson (19) | ||
Highest home attendance | 15,424 v Celtic Scottish Premier Division 11 January 1997 | ||
Lowest home attendance | 9,303 v Stenhousemuir League Cup 14 August 1996 | ||
Average home league attendance | 12,349 | ||
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The 1996–97 season is Hearts 14th consecutive season of play in the Scottish Premier Division. Hearts will also compete in the Scottish Cup & the Scottish League Cup.
Fixtures
Friendlies
Friendly | Dundalk | 1 – 3 | Hearts | Oriel Park | 19 July 1996 | |||
Colquhoun Robertson Cameron | Attendance: 200 |
Friendly | Shamrock Rovers | 1 – 1 | Hearts | 21 July 1996 | ||||
Thomas | Attendance: 2,000 |
Friendly | Berwick Rangers | 0 – 5 | Hearts | Shielfield Park | 27 July 1996 | |||
McPherson Fulton Pointon Robertson Lawrence | Attendance: 1,159 |
Friendly | Hearts | 1 – 3 | Porto | Tynecastle Stadium | 31 July 1996 | |||
Thomas 73' | Jardel 36' (41) Edgar 85' | Attendance: 9,986 Referee: AW Waddell |
Friendly | Hearts | 1 – 0 | Southampton | Tynecastle Stadium | 3 August 1996 | |||
Thomas 80' | Attendance: 8,542 Referee: I Taylor |
Friendly | Ross County | 4 – 4 | Hearts | Victoria Park | 27 March 1997 | |||
McCann Weir | Attendance: 1,308 |
Cup winners' cup
Main article: 1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
Uefa Cup Winners' Cup Qualifying Round | Red Star Belgrade | 0 – 0 | Hearts | Stadion FK Crvena Zvezda | 8 August 1996 | |||
Attendance: 28,000 |
Uefa Cup Winners' Cup Qualifying Round | Hearts | 1 – 1 | Red Star Belgrade | Tynecastle Stadium | 22 August 1996 | |||
McPherson 44' | Marinovic 59' | Attendance: 15,062 Referee: Karl-Erik Nilsson |
League Cup
Main article: Scottish League Cup 1996–97
League Cup R2 | Hearts | 1– 1 (a.e.t.) 5 – 4 (pens.) |
Stenhousemuir | Tynecastle Stadium | 14 August 1996 | |||
McCann | Sprott 42' (pen.) | Attendance: 9,303 Referee: George Clyde |
League Cup R3 | St Johnstone | 1– 3 (a.e.t.) | Hearts | McDiarmid Park | 3 September 1996 | |||
O'Boyle 51' | Cameron 15' Beckford 105' Robertson 107' | Attendance: 6,806 Referee: Jim McCluskey |
League Cup QF | Hearts | 1– 0 (a.e.t.) | Celtic | Tynecastle Stadium | 17 September 1996 | |||
Robertson 110' | Attendance: 14,442 Referee: Kenny Clark |
League Cup SF | Hearts | 3– 1 | Dundee | Easter Road | 23 October 1996 | |||
Beckford 20' Cameron 30' (pen.) Paille 60' | Hamilton 73' | Attendance: 15,653 Referee: Willie Young |
League Cup Final | Hearts | 3– 4 | Rangers | Celtic Park | 24 November 1996 | |||
Fulton 44' Robertson 59' Weir 88' | Alistair McCoist 11' (27), 66' Gascoigne 64' | Attendance: 48,559 Referee: Hugh Dallas |
Scottish Cup
Main article: 1996–97 Scottish Cup
Scottish Cup R3 | Hearts | 5 – 0 | Cowdenbeath | Tynecastle Stadium | 25 January 1997 | |||
Cameron 8' Weir 12' Robertson 22' (pen.), 63' Pointon 68' | Attendance: 11,485 |
Scottish Cup R4 | Hearts | 1 – 1 | Dundee United | Tynecastle Stadium | 16 February 1997 | |||
Hamilton 81' | McManus 67' (og.) | Attendance: 14,833 Referee: Hugh Dallas |
Scottish Cup R4 Replay | Dundee United | 1 – 0 | Hearts | Tannadice Park | 25 February 1997 | |||
Winters 5' | Attendance: 12,283 Referee: Hugh Dallas |
Scottish Premier Division
Main article: 1996–97 Scottish Premier Division
Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 3 – 2 | Kilmarnock | Tynecastle Stadium | 17 August 1996 | |||
Ritchie 12' (63) Weir 14' | Wright 43' Lauchlan 88' | Attendance: 10,854 |
Scottish Premier Division | Aberdeen | 4 – 0 | Hearts | Pittodrie | 25 August 1996 | |||
Joseph Miller 44' Dodds 53' Windass 76' Glass 84' | Attendance: 13,515 Referee: Jim Herald |
Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1 – 0 | Dundee United | Tynecastle Stadium | 7 September 1996 | |||
Robertson 74' (pen.) | Attendance: 11,848 |
Scottish Premier Division | Dunfermline Athletic | 2 – 1 | Hearts | Pittodrie | 10 September 1996 | |||
Tod 54' Smith 62' | Weir 2' | Attendance: 7,787 Referee: Bobby Tait |
Scottish Premier Division | Rangers | 3 – 0 | Hearts | Ibrox | 14 September 1996 | |||
Durie 40' Gascoigne 48' McCoist 81' | Attendance: 47,240 Referee: Gerry Evans |
Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1 – 1 | Motherwell | Tynecastle Stadium | 21 September 1996 | |||
Weir 58' | Arnott 46' | Attendance: 10,932 |
Scottish Premier Division | Hibs | 1 – 3 | Hearts | Easter Road | 28 September 1996 | |||
Jackson 59' (pen.) | Cameron 19' (30) Robertson 40' | Attendance: 14,217 |
Scottish Premier Division | Raith Rovers | 1 – 1 | Hearts | Stark's Park | 12 October 1996 | |||
Thomson 70' | Robertson 2' | Attendance: 6,037 |
Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 2 – 2 | Celtic | Tynecastle Stadium | 20 October 1996 | |||
Cameron 52' McPherson 90' | Van Hooijdonk 38' (51) | Attendance: 13,352 Referee: Jim McCluskey |
Scottish Premier Division | Dundee United | 1 – 0 | Hearts | Tannadice Park | 26 October 1996 | |||
Winters 67' | Attendance: 9,393 |
Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 2 – 0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Tynecastle Stadium | 2 November 1996 | |||
Weir 27' Cameron 44' | Attendance: 12,517 |
Scottish Premier Division | Motherwell | 0 – 2 | Hearts | Fir Park | 11 November 1996 | |||
Paille 54' Robertson 88' | Attendance: 5,441 Referee: G Alison |
Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 0 – 0 | Hibs | Tynecastle Stadium | 16 November 1996 | |||
Attendance: 15,129 Referee: John Rowbotham |
Scottish Premier Division | Celtic | 2 – 2 | Hearts | Celtic Park | 30 November 1996 | |||
O'Neil 43' Di Canio 77' (pen.) | Cameron 31' McCann 64' | Attendance: 49,804 Referee: Stuart Dougal |
Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 0 – 0 | Raith Rovers | Tynecastle Stadium | 7 December 1996 | |||
Attendance: 1,719 |
Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1 – 2 | Aberdeen | Tynecastle Stadium | 11 December 1996 | |||
Cameron 7' | Shearer 75' Windass 78' | Attendance: 11,477 |
Scottish Premier Division | Kilmarnock | 2 – 0 | Hearts | Rugby Park | 14 December 1996 | |||
McKee 52' Mitchell 86' | Attendance: 5,832 Referee: Willie Young |
Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1 – 4 | Rangers | Tynecastle Stadium | 21 December 1996 | |||
Robertson 57' | Robertson 23' Laudrup 48' Albertz 67' (pen.) Gascoigne 84' | Attendance: 15,139 |
Scottish Premier Division | Dunfermline Athletic | 2 – 3 | Hearts | East End Park | 26 December 1996 | |||
Fleming 25' Moore 68' | Mackay 57' Fulton 60' Robertson 80' (pen.) | Attendance: 9,736 |
Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 4 – 1 | Motherwell | Tynecastle Stadium | 28 December 1996 | |||
Robertson 22' (pen.), 75' Weir 53' Hamilton 63' | Wright 43' | Attendance: 11,164 Referee: John Rowbotham |
Scottish Premier Division | Hibs | 0 – 4 | Hearts | Easter Road | 1 January 1997 | |||
Robertson 33' Hamilton 62' (87) Cameron 65' | Attendance: 15,749 |
Scottish Premier Division | Raith Rovers | 1 – 2 | Hearts | Stark's Park | 4 January 1997 | |||
Lennon 1' | Robertson 5' Hamilton 72' | Attendance: 6,460 |
Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1 – 2 | Celtic | Tynecastle Stadium | 11 January 1997 | |||
Hamilton 38' | Cadete 28' (68) | Attendance: 15,424 |
Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1 – 2 | Dundee United | Tynecastle Stadium | 18 January 1997 | |||
Robertson 23' | Olafsson 14' McKinnon 82' | Attendance: 12,777 |
Scottish Premier Division | Rangers | 0 – 0 | Hearts | Ibrox Park | 1 February 1997 | |||
Attendance: 50,024 |
Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 2 – 0 | Kilmarnock | Tynecastle Stadium | 8 February 1997 | |||
Ritchie 22' McCann 71' | Attendance: 11,020 |
Scottish Premier Division | Aberdeen | 0 – 0 | Hearts | Pittodrie | 10 February 1997 | |||
Attendance: 8,642 Referee: Stuart Dougal |
Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 3 – 2 | Raith Rovers | Tynecastle Stadium | 22 February 1997 | |||
Weir 24' McCann 35' (37) | Craig 4' Makela 41' | Attendance: 10,341 |
Scottish Premier Division | Celtic | 2 – 0 | Hearts | Celtic Park | 1 March 1997 | |||
Cadete 28' Di Canio 61' | Attendance: 49,578 |
Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1 – 0 | Hibs | Tynecastle Stadium | 15 March 1997 | |||
McCann 82' | Attendance: 15,136 |
Scottish Premier Division | Motherwell | 0 – 1 | Hearts | Fir Park | 22 March 1997 | |||
Paille 12' | Attendance: 6,245 |
Scottish Premier Division | Kilmarnock | 1 – 0 | Hearts | Rugby Park | 5 April 1997 | |||
Wright 5' | Attendance: 7,877 |
Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 0 – 0 | Aberdeen | Tynecastle Stadium | 12 April 1997 | |||
Attendance: 11,186 |
Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1 – 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Tynecastle Stadium | 19 April 1997 | |||
Robertson 90' | Young 27' | Attendance: 10,174 Referee: Bobby Tait |
Scottish Premier Division | Dundee United | 1 – 0 | Hearts | Tannadice Park | 3 May 1997 | |||
McSwegan 72' | Attendance: 7,405 |
Scottish Premier Division | Rangers | 3 – 1 | Rangers | Tynecastle Stadium | 10 May 1997 | |||
Cameron 80' Robertson 82' (pen.), 86' | McInnes 81' | Attendance: 13,097 Referee: Jim McCluskey |
Premier Division Table
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Celtic (C) | 36 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 85 | 33 | +52 | 87 | 1997–98 UEFA Champions League First qualifying round |
2 | Rangers | 36 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 78 | 32 | +46 | 71 | 1997–98 UEFA Cup First qualifying round |
3 | Dundee United | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 46 | 33 | +13 | 60 | 1997–98 UEFA Cup First qualifying round |
4 | Heart of Midlothian | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 52 | |
5 | Dunfermline Athletic | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 52 | 65 | −13 | 45 | |
6 | Aberdeen | 36 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 45 | 54 | −9 | 44 | |
7 | Kilmarnock | 36 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 41 | 61 | −20 | 39 | 1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Qualifying round |
8 | Motherwell | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 44 | 55 | −11 | 38 | |
9 | Hibernian | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 38 | 55 | −17 | 38 | |
10 | Raith Rovers (R) | 36 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 29 | 73 | −44 | 25 | Relegation to Scottish First Division |
Source: Soccerbot
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Stats
Scorers
Pos | PLayer | SPL | SC | LC | CWC | Total |
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FW | John Robertson | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
MF | Colin Cameron | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
DF | David Weir | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
FW | Jim Hamilton | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
MF | Neil McCann | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
DF | Paul Ritchie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
FW | Stephane Paille | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
MF | Steve Fulton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
DF | Dave McPherson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
FW | Darren Beckford | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
MF | Gary Mackay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
DF | Neil Pointon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
See also
References
Source London Hearts season 1996-97
External links
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