1987–88 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

The 1987–88 season was Heart of Midlothian F.C.'s 5th consecutive season of play in the Scottish Premier Division. Hearts also competed in the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup.

Heart of Midlothian
1987–88 season
Chairman Wallace Mercer
Manager Alex MacDonald
Sandy Jardine
StadiumTynecastle Stadium
Scottish Premier Division2nd
Scottish CupSemi Final
League CupQuarter Final
East of Scotland ShieldWinner
Top goalscorerLeague:
John Robertson (26)

All:
John Robertson (31)
Highest home attendance28,992 v Hibs 2 January 1988 & V Celtic 7 November 1987 Scottish Premier Division
Lowest home attendance7,307 v Dunfermline Athletic 13 April 1988 Scottish Premier Division
Average home league attendance16,633

Fixtures

Friendlies

18 July 1987 Friendly Homburg 2–1 Hearts
Andy Watson  83' Attendance: 1,800
24 July 1987 Friendly Eintracht Bad Kreuznach 1–3 Hearts
 85' Allan Moore  25'
Andy Watson  56'
Sandy Clark  90'
Attendance: 250
25 July 1987 Friendly SC Birkenfeld 1–1 Hearts
Gary Mackay  66' Attendance: 450
27 July 1987 Friendly Remscheid 2–1 Hearts

John Robertson  65' (pen.) Attendance: 300
1 August 1987 Friendly Berwick Rangers 1–2 Hearts
Mark Main  53' Dave McPherson  19'
John Robertson  84'
Attendance: 1,200
3 August 1987 Friendly Hearts 0–1 Newcastle
Paul Gascoigne  86' Attendance: 10,113
29 September 1987 Friendly Inverness 3–4 Hearts
Polworth
Hercher
Hugh Burns
Sandy Clark
John Robertson
John Colquhoun
Attendance: 2,500

League Cup

19 August 1987 League Cup R2 Hearts 6–1 Kilmarnock Tynecastle Stadium
Dave McPherson  24'
Sandy Clark  39'  59'
Gary Mackay  81'
Neil Berry  88'
Wayne Foster  89'
Ian Bryson  66' (pen.) Attendance: 9,188
25 August 1987 League Cup R3 Hearts 2–0 Clyde Tynecastle Stadium
John Robertson  32'  83' (pen.) Attendance: 11,711
2 September 1987 League Cup QF Rangers 4–1 Hearts Ibrox Stadium
Iain Durrant  21'  23'
Ally McCoist  43'  89' (pen.)
John Robertson  49' Attendance: 40,920

Scottish Cup

30 January 1988 Scottish Cup R3 Falkirk 1–3 Hearts Brockville Park
Stuart Romaines  40' John Robertson  43'  52'
Wayne Foster  70'
Attendance: 16,000
20 February 1988 Scottish Cup R4 Hearts 2–0 Morton Tynecastle Stadium
Sandy Clark  41'
Gary Mackay  75'
Attendance: 13,646
9 April 1988 Scottish Cup SF Celtic 2– 1 Hearts Hampden Park
Mark McGhee  88'
Andy Walker  91'
Brian Whittaker  60' Attendance: 66,466

East of Scotland Shield

8 May 1988 East of Scotland Shield Hearts 5–1 Hibs
Neil Berry
Allan Moore
Sean Docherty
Attendance: 400

Scottish Premier Division

12 August 1987 Scottish Premier Division Celtic 1–0 Hearts Celtic Park
Mark McGhee  86' Attendance: 27,825
15 August 1987 Scottish Premier Division St Mirren 1–1 Hearts Love Street
Paul Lambert  66' (pen.) John Robertson  38' (pen.) Attendance: 7,408
22 August 1987 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 4–1 Dundee United Tynecastle Stadium
John Robertson  21' (pen.)
Sandy Clark  36'  77'
Iain Jardine  50'
Iain Ferguson  87' Attendance: 14,548
29 August 1987 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 1–0 Hibs Tynecastle Stadium
John Robertson  6' Attendance: 24,496
5 September 1987 Scottish Premier Division Morton 1–2 Hearts Cappielow
John McNeil  88' (pen.) John Colquhoun  10'
John Robertson  32' (pen.)
Attendance: 5,143
19 September 1987 Scottish Premier Division Dundee 1–3 Hearts Dens Park
J. Smith  88' John Colquhoun  1'  50'
John Robertson  90' (pen.)
Attendance: 9,199
3 October 1987 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 0–0 Rangers Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 28,906
10 October 1987 Scottish Premier Division Falkirk 1–5 Hearts Brockville Park
Robert Stewart John Colquhoun
Iain Jardine
John Robertson  pen.'
Wayne Foster
Attendance: 9,300
17 October 1987 Scottish Premier Division Hibs 2–1 Hearts Easter Road
Eddie May  5'
Paul Kane  41'
John Robertson  15' Attendance: 23,390
7 November 1987 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 1–1 Celtic Tynecastle Stadium
John Colquhoun  39' Mark McGhee  79' Attendance: 28,992
14 November 1987 Scottish Premier Division Aberdeen 0–0 Hearts Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 19,302
21 November 1987 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 0–0 St Mirren Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 14,879
24 November 1987 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 3–2 Dunfermline Tynecastle Stadium
John Robertson  10'
Dave McPherson  84'
Sandy Clark  88'
Craig Robertson  49'
Burns  64' (og.)
Attendance: 14,157
28 November 1987 Scottish Premier Division Rangers 3–2 Hearts Ibrox Stadium
Robert Fleck  28'
Craig Levein  41' (og.)
Ian Durrant  74'
Mike Galloway  36'
John Robertson  61'
Attendance: 43,557
12 December 1987 Scottish Premier Division Celtic 2–2 Hearts Celtic Park
Andy Walker  81' (pen.)
Paul McStay  87'
John Robertson  22'
Mike Galloway  74'
Attendance: 42,004
16 December 1987 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 1–1 Motherwell Tynecastle Stadium
Gary Mackay  36' Steven Cowan  5' Attendance: 9,407
19 December 1987 Scottish Premier Division Dundee 0–0 Hearts Dens Park
Attendance: 10,788
2 January 1988 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 0–0 Hibs Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 28,992
16 January 1988 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 1–1 Rangers Tynecastle Stadium
Sandy Clark  77' Iain Durrant  54' (pen.) Attendance: 28,967
6 February 1988 Scottish Premier Division St Mirren 0–6 Hearts Love Street
John Robertson  23' (pen.)  52'
John Colquhoun  40'  41'  62'
Wayne Foster  47'
Attendance: 6,659
13 February 1988 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 2–2 Aberdeen Tynecastle Stadium
Sandy Clark  43'
John Robertson  55' (pen.)
James Bett  6'
Tommy Jones  90'
Attendance: 18,817
27 February 1988 Scottish Premier Division Falkirk 2–0 Hearts Brockville Park
Crawford Baptie
Samuel McGivern  55'
Attendance: 8,819
19 March 1988 Scottish Premier Division Hibs 0–0 Hearts Easter Road
Attendance: 20,870
30 April 1988 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 0–1 St Mirren Tynecastle Stadium
Paul Chalmers  72' Attendance: 9,626

Scottish Premier Division table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Celtic (C) 44 31 10 3 79 23 +56 72 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Heart of Midlothian 44 23 16 5 74 32 +42 62 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Rangers 44 26 8 10 85 34 +51 60
4 Aberdeen 44 21 17 6 56 25 +31 59
5 Dundee United 44 16 15 13 54 47 +7 47 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Squad information

No. Pos Nat Player TotalScottish Premier DivisionScottish CupScottish League Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
DF Dave McPherson 5104404030
GK Henry Smith 5104404030
FW John Colquhoun 5104404030
DF Brian Whittaker 4904204030
MF Gary Mackay 4804104030
MF Kenny Black 4804204020
FW John Robertson 4603904030
FW Wayne Foster 4403903020
MF Neil Berry 4203504030
MF Sandy Clark 4003502030
MF Mike Galloway 2802503000
DF Hugh Burns 2702402010
MF Iain Jardine 2501804030
DF Walter Kidd 2201801030
DF Craig Levein 2102100000
MF Sandy Jardine 120900030
DF Malcolm Murray 80701000
MF Allan Moore 80701000
FW Mark Gavin 70700000
FW Scott Crabbe 50500000
DF Jimmy Sandison 30201000
DF Alan McLaren 10100000

See also

References

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