1995–96 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season
| 1995–96 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Jim Jefferies |
| Stadium | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Scottish Premier Division | 4th |
| Scottish Cup | Final |
| League Cup | Quarter-final |
| Top goalscorer | League: John Robertson (12) All: John Robertson (14) |
| Highest home attendance | 15,871 v Celtic Scottish Premier Division 17 January 1996 |
| Lowest home attendance | 7,732 v Alloa Athletic League Cup 19 August 1995 |
| Average home league attendance | 12,078 |
The 1995–96 season was Heart of Midlothian F.C.'s 13th consecutive season of play in the Scottish Premier Division. Hearts also competed in the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup.
Fixtures
[edit]Friendlies
[edit]| 28 July 1995 Friendly | Peterhead | 0–6 | Hearts | |
Murie  20' Cramb 40' Leitch 45' Colquhoun Hamilton Robertson 88' (pen.) |
Attendance: 400 |
| 29 July 1995 Friendly | Elgin City | 0–4 | Hearts | |
| Wright Robertson Locke |
Attendance: 900 |
| 5 August 1995 Friendly | Derby County | 3–3 | Hearts | |
| |
Robertson Hagen |
Attendance: 5,079 |
| 9 August 1995 Friendly | Hearts | 0–1 | Newcastle United | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Beardsley 65' |
Attendance: 13,337 Referee: W Crombie |
| 12 August 1995 Friendly | Hearts | 5–1 | Manchester City | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Hamilton 5' Johnston 19' Colquhoun 45', 51' Hagen 57' |
Summerbee 21' |
Attendance: 6,879 |
League Cup
[edit]| 19 August 1995 League Cup R2 | Hearts | 3– 0 | Alloa Athletic | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Hamilton 10' McPherson 40' Leitch 84' |
Attendance: 7,732 |
| 30 August 1995 League Cup R3 | Hearts | 2– 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Hagen 2' McPherson 55' |
Bieman 19' |
Attendance: 12,498 Referee: Kenny Clark |
| 20 September 1995 League Cup QF | Dundee | 4– 4 (a.e.t.) | Hearts | Dens Park |
| Shaw 36', 38' Tosh Wieghorst 95' |
Colquhoun 54' McPherson 74' Lawrence 92' Robertson 107' (pen.) |
Attendance: 9,528 Referee: Mottram |
Scottish Cup
[edit]| 31 January 1996 Scottish Cup R3 | Hearts | 1–0 | Partick Thistle | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Ritchie 63' |
Attendance: 13,770 Referee: Hugh Dallas |
| 17 February 1996 Scottish Cup R4 | Kilmarnock | 1–2 | Hearts | Rugby Park |
| Anderson |
Berry Ritchie |
Attendance: 15,173 |
| 7 March 1996 Scottish Cup QF | St Johnstone | 1–2 | Hearts | McDiarmid Park |
| O'Boyle |
Lawrence McPherson |
Attendance: 9,951 Referee: Jim McCluskey |
| 6 April 1996 Scottish Cup SF | Hearts | 2–1 | Aberdeen | Hampden Park |
| Robertson Johnston |
Shearer |
Attendance: 27,785 |
| 18 May 1996 1996 Scottish Cup Final | Hearts | 1–5 | Rangers | Hampden Park |
| Colquhoun |
Laudrup Durie |
Attendance: 37,730 Referee: Hugh Dallas |
Scottish Premier Division
[edit]| 26 August 1995 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1–1 | Motherwell | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Hagen 68' |
Arnott 64' |
Attendance: 10,971 |
| 9 September 1995 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 4–1 | Falkirk | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Lawrence 14' Colquhoun 19' (51) Robertson 66' (pen.) |
McDonald 33' |
Attendance: 11,531 Referee: Jim McCluskey |
| 16 September 1995 Scottish Premier Division | Partick Thistle | 2–0 | Hearts | Firhill Stadium |
| Docherty 11' McWilliams 89' |
Attendance: 5,396 |
| 23 September 1995 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 0–4 | Celtic | Tynecastle Stadium |
| McLaughlin 9' Walker 47' |
Attendance: 13,696 Referee: Robert Orr |
| 1 October 1995 Scottish Premier Division | Hibs | 2–2 | Hearts | Easter Road |
| Donald 61' McGinlay 73' |
McPherson 40' Robertson 92' |
Attendance: 12,374 Referee: Willie Young |
| 4 October 1995 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1–2 | Aberdeen | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Robertson 25' |
Dodds 18' Booth 60' |
Attendance: 10,927 Referee: Hugh Dallas |
| 7 October 1995 Scottish Premier Division | Kilmarnock | 3–1 | Hearts | Rugby Park |
| Brown 43' McKee 63' |
Lawrence |
Attendance: 6,721 |
| 14 October 1995 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 4–2 | Raith Rovers | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Millar 10' Lawrence 12', 77' Robertson 66' |
Graham 64' Crawford 81' |
Attendance: 10,133 Referee: AM Roy |
| 21 October 1995 Scottish Premier Division | Rangers | 4–1 | Hearts | Ibrox Stadium |
| Durie Gascoigne Salenko |
Millar |
Attendance: 45,155 |
| 28 October 1995 Scottish Premier Division | Falkirk | 2–0 | Hearts | Brockville Park |
| Weir 24' Johnston 90' |
Attendance: 6,858 |
| 4 November 1995 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 3–0 | Partick Thistle | Tynecastle Stadium |
| McWilliams 10' (own goal) Millar 65'Eskilsson 69' |
Attendance: 10,094 |
| 7 November 1995 Scottish Premier Division | Motherwell | 0–0 | Hearts | Fir Park |
| Attendance: 5,595 Referee: Willie Young |
| 11 November 1995 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 2–1 | Kilmarnock | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Locke Robertson |
McKee 85' |
Attendance: 10,442 |
| 19 November 1995 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 2–1 | Hibs | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Millar 31' Robertson 55' (pen.) |
Jackson 51' |
Attendance: 12,074 Referee: Kenny Clark |
| 25 November 1995 Scottish Premier Division | Celtic | 3–1 | Hearts | Hampden Park |
| Collins |
Bruno |
Attendance: 34,032 |
| 2 December 1995 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 0–2 | Rangers | Tynecastle Stadium |
| McCoist Pen.' John Gascoigne |
Attendance: 15,105 |
| 9 December 1995 Scottish Premier Division | Raith Rovers | 1–1 | Hearts | Stark's Park |
| Lennon |
Robertson |
Attendance: 6,349 Referee: M Pocock |
| 16 December 1995 Scottish Premier Division | Aberdeen | 1–2 | Hearts | Pittodrie |
| Windass 1' |
Johnston 78' Colquhoun 80' |
Attendance: 12,308 |
| 1 January 1996 Scottish Premier Division | Hibs | 2–1 | Hearts | Easter Road |
| Pointon 7' |
Harper 28' O'Neill 44' |
Attendance: 14,872 Referee: W Crombie |
| 6 January 1996 Scottish Premier Division | Partick Thistle | 0–1 | Hearts | Firhill Stadium |
| McManus 90' |
Attendance: 4,618 |
| 10 January 1996 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 4–0 | Motherwell | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Fulton 17' Colquhoun 32' Johnston 50' (84) |
Attendance: 9,288 Referee: A M Roy |
| 13 January 1996 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 2–1 | Falkirk | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Robertson Fulton |
Kirk |
Attendance: 11,560 |
| 17 January 1996 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1–2 | Celtic | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Robertson 40' |
Van Hooijdonk 76' Walker 82' |
Attendance: 15,871 Referee: Eric Martindale |
| 20 January 1996 Scottish Premier Division | Rangers | 0–3 | Hearts | Ibrox Stadium |
| Johnston |
Attendance: 45,096 |
| 3 February 1996 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 2–0 | Raith Rovers | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Robertson Locke |
Attendance: 10,183 |
| 10 February 1996 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1–3 | Aberdeen | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Robertson |
Glass Shearer Windass 68' |
Attendance: 14,314 Referee: Kenny Clark |
| 24 February 1996 Scottish Premier Division | Kilmarnock | 0–2 | Hearts | Rugby Park |
| Colquhoun Robertson |
Attendance: 8,022 Referee: Mike McCurry |
| 2 March 1996 Scottish Premier Division | Celtic | 4–0 | Hearts | Celtic Park |
| Donnelly McLaughlin McStay Van Hooijdonk |
Attendance: 37,034 |
| 16 March 1996 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1–1 | Hibs | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Mackay |
Dow |
Attendance: 14,923 Referee: LW Mottram |
| 23 March 1996 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 2–5 | Partick Thistle | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Johnston Eskilsson |
Cameron Lyons Macdonald Turner |
Attendance: 9,610 |
| 30 March 1996 Scottish Premier Division | Falkirk | 0–2 | Hearts | Brockville Park |
| Ritchie Locke |
Attendance: 5,164 |
| 10 April 1996 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 2–0 | Rangers | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Pointon Johnston |
Attendance: 15,350 Referee: Hugh Dallas |
| 13 April 1996 Scottish Premier Division | Raith Rovers | 1–3 | Hearts | Stark's Park |
| Lennon 74' (pen.) |
Cameron 42' Pointon 47' Mackay 73' |
Attendance: 4,956 Referee: George Clyde |
| 20 April 1996 Scottish Premier Division | Aberdeen | 1–1 | Hearts | Pittodrie |
| Windass (pen.) |
Locke |
Attendance: 11,303 |
| 27 April 1996 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1–0 | Kilmarnock | Tynecastle Stadium |
| McManus |
Attendance: 11,329 |
| 4 May 1996 Scottish Premier Division | Motherwell | 1–1 | Hearts | Fir Park |
| Davies |
Cameron |
Attendance: 8,301 |
League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Celtic | 36 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 74 | 25 | +49 | 83 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round[a] |
| 3 | Aberdeen | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 52 | 45 | +7 | 55 | |
| 4 | Heart of Midlothian | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 55 | 53 | +2 | 55 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round[b] |
| 5 | Hibernian | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 43 | 57 | −14 | 43 | |
| 6 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 41 | 57 | −16 | 43 |
- ^ Aberdeen qualified for the UEFA Cup by winning the League Cup.
- ^ As Rangers, the winners of the Scottish Cup, qualified for the Champions League via their league position, the place in the Cup Winners' Cup was passed to the cup runner-up, Heart of Midlothian.
Stats
[edit]Scorers
[edit]| Pos | PLayer | SPL | SC | LC | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW |  John Robertson |
12 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| MF | Allan Johnston |
8 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| FW | John Colquhoun |
5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| FW | Alan Lawrence |
4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| DF | Dave McPherson |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| MF | Gary Locke |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| MF | John Millar |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| DF |  Neil Pointon |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| DF | Paul Ritchie |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| MF | Gary Mackay |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MF | Colin Cameron |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| FW |  Hans Eskilsson |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MF | Steve Fulton |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| DF | Allan McManus |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MF | David Hagen |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| DF |  Pasquale Bruno |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MF | Neil Berry |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| MF | Brian Hamilton |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MF | Scott Leitch |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |