1996–97 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

The 1996–97 season was Heart of Midlothian F.C.'s 14th consecutive season of play in the Scottish Premier Division. Hearts also competed in the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup.

Heart of Midlothian
1996–97 season
ManagerJim Jefferies
StadiumTynecastle Stadium
Scottish Premier Division4th
Cup Winners' CupQualifying round
Scottish CupFourth Round replay
League CupFinal
Top goalscorerLeague:
John Robertson (14)

All:
John Robertson (19)
Highest home attendance15,424 v Celtic Scottish Premier Division 11 January 1997
Lowest home attendance9,303 v Stenhousemuir League Cup 14 August 1996
Average home league attendance12,349

Fixtures

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Friendlies

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19 July 1996 Friendly Dundalk 1–3 Hearts Oriel Park
  Colquhoun   Robertson   Cameron   Attendance: 200
21 July 1996 Friendly Shamrock Rovers 1–1 Hearts
  Thomas   Attendance: 2,000
27 July 1996 Friendly Berwick Rangers 0–5 Hearts Shielfield Park
McPherson   Fulton   Pointon   Robertson   Lawrence   Attendance: 1,159
31 July 1996 Friendly Hearts 1–3 Porto Tynecastle Stadium
Thomas   73' Jardel   36' (41) Edgar   85' Attendance: 9,986
Referee: AW Waddell
3 August 1996 Friendly Hearts 1–0 Southampton Tynecastle Stadium
Thomas   80' Attendance: 8,542
Referee: I Taylor
27 March 1997 Friendly Ross County 4–4 Hearts Victoria Park
        McCann       Weir   Attendance: 1,308

Cup winners' cup

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22 August 1996 Uefa Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round Hearts 1–1 Red Star Belgrade Tynecastle Stadium
McPherson   44' Marinovic   59' Attendance: 15,062
Referee: Karl-Erik Nilsson

League Cup

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14 August 1996 League Cup R2 Hearts 1– 1 (a.e.t.) Stenhousemuir Tynecastle Stadium
McCann   Sprott   42' (pen.) Attendance: 9,303
Referee: George Clyde
3 September 1996 League Cup R3 St Johnstone 1– 3 (a.e.t.) Hearts McDiarmid Park
O'Boyle   51' Cameron   15' Beckford   105' Robertson   107' Attendance: 6,806
Referee: Jim McCluskey
17 September 1996 League Cup QF Hearts 1– 0 (a.e.t.) Celtic Tynecastle Stadium
Robertson   110' Attendance: 14,442
Referee: Kenny Clark
23 October 1996 League Cup SF Hearts 3– 1 Dundee Easter Road
Beckford   20' Cameron   30' (pen.) Paille   60' Hamilton   73' Attendance: 15,653
Referee: Willie Young
24 November 1996 League Cup Final Hearts 3– 4 Rangers Celtic Park
Fulton   44' Robertson   59' Weir   88' Alistair McCoist   11' (27), 66' Gascoigne   64' Attendance: 48,559
Referee: Hugh Dallas

Scottish Cup

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25 January 1997 Scottish Cup R3 Hearts 5–0 Cowdenbeath Tynecastle Stadium
Cameron   8' Weir   12' Robertson   22' (pen.), 63' Pointon   68' Attendance: 11,485
16 February 1997 Scottish Cup R4 Hearts 1–1 Dundee United Tynecastle Stadium
Hamilton   81' McManus   67' (og.) Attendance: 14,833
Referee: Hugh Dallas
25 February 1997 Scottish Cup R4 Replay Dundee United 1–0 Hearts Tannadice Park
Winters   5' Attendance: 12,283
Referee: Hugh Dallas

Scottish Premier Division

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17 August 1996 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 3–2 Kilmarnock Tynecastle Stadium
Ritchie   12' (63) Weir   14' Wright   43' Lauchlan   88' Attendance: 10,854
25 August 1996 Scottish Premier Division Aberdeen 4–0 Hearts Pittodrie
Joseph Miller   44' Dodds   53' Windass   76' Glass   84' Attendance: 13,515
Referee: Jim Herald
10 September 1996 Scottish Premier Division Dunfermline Athletic 2–1 Hearts Pittodrie
Tod   54' Smith   62' Weir   2' Attendance: 7,787
Referee: Bobby Tait
14 September 1996 Scottish Premier Division Rangers 3–0 Hearts Ibrox
Durie   40' Gascoigne   48' McCoist   81' Attendance: 47,240
Referee: Gerry Evans
21 September 1996 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 1–1 Motherwell Tynecastle Stadium
Weir   58' Arnott   46' Attendance: 10,932
28 September 1996 Scottish Premier Division Hibs 1–3 Hearts Easter Road
Jackson   59' (pen.) Cameron   19' (30) Robertson   40' Attendance: 14,217
12 October 1996 Scottish Premier Division Raith Rovers 1–1 Hearts Stark's Park
Thomson   70' Robertson   2' Attendance: 6,037
20 October 1996 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 2–2 Celtic Tynecastle Stadium
Cameron   52' McPherson   90' Van Hooijdonk   38' (51) Attendance: 13,352
Referee: Jim McCluskey
11 November 1996 Scottish Premier Division Motherwell 0–2 Hearts Fir Park
Paille   54' Robertson   88' Attendance: 5,441
Referee: G Alison
16 November 1996 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 0–0 Hibs Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 15,129
Referee: John Rowbotham
30 November 1996 Scottish Premier Division Celtic 2–2 Hearts Celtic Park
O'Neil   43' Di Canio   77' (pen.) Cameron   31' McCann   64' Attendance: 49,804
Referee: Stuart Dougal
11 December 1996 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 1–2 Aberdeen Tynecastle Stadium
Cameron   7' Shearer   75' Windass   78' Attendance: 11,477
14 December 1996 Scottish Premier Division Kilmarnock 2–0 Hearts Rugby Park
McKee   52' Mitchell   86' Attendance: 5,832
Referee: Willie Young
21 December 1996 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 1–4 Rangers Tynecastle Stadium
Robertson   57' Robertson   23' Laudrup   48' Albertz   67' (pen.) Gascoigne   84' Attendance: 15,139
26 December 1996 Scottish Premier Division Dunfermline Athletic 2–3 Hearts East End Park
Fleming   25' Moore   68' Mackay   57' Fulton   60' Robertson   80' (pen.) Attendance: 9,736
28 December 1996 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 4–1 Motherwell Tynecastle Stadium
Robertson   22' (pen.), 75' Weir   53' Hamilton   63' Wright   43' Attendance: 11,164
Referee: John Rowbotham
1 January 1997 Scottish Premier Division Hibs 0–4 Hearts Easter Road
Robertson   33' Hamilton   62' (87) Cameron   65' Attendance: 15,749
4 January 1997 Scottish Premier Division Raith Rovers 1–2 Hearts Stark's Park
Lennon   1' Robertson   5' Hamilton   72' Attendance: 6,460
11 January 1997 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 1–2 Celtic Tynecastle Stadium
Hamilton   38' Cadete   28' (68) Attendance: 15,424
18 January 1997 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 1–2 Dundee United Tynecastle Stadium
Robertson   23' Olafsson   14' McKinnon   82' Attendance: 12,777
1 February 1997 Scottish Premier Division Rangers 0–0 Hearts Ibrox Park
Attendance: 50,024
8 February 1997 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 2–0 Kilmarnock Tynecastle Stadium
Ritchie   22' McCann   71' Attendance: 11,020
10 February 1997 Scottish Premier Division Aberdeen 0–0 Hearts Pittodrie
Attendance: 8,642
Referee: Stuart Dougal
22 February 1997 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 3–2 Raith Rovers Tynecastle Stadium
Weir   24' McCann   35' (37) Craig   4' Makela   41' Attendance: 10,341
1 March 1997 Scottish Premier Division Celtic 2–0 Hearts Celtic Park
Cadete   28' Di Canio   61' Attendance: 49,578
15 March 1997 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 1–0 Hibs Tynecastle Stadium
McCann   82' Attendance: 15,136
22 March 1997 Scottish Premier Division Motherwell 0–1 Hearts Fir Park
Paille   12' Attendance: 6,245
5 April 1997 Scottish Premier Division Kilmarnock 1–0 Hearts Rugby Park
Wright   5' Attendance: 7,877
10 May 1997 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 3–1 Rangers Tynecastle Stadium
Cameron   80' Robertson   82' (pen.), 86' McInnes   81' Attendance: 13,097
Referee: Jim McCluskey

Scottish Premier Division table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Celtic 36 23 6 7 78 32 +46 75 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round[a]
3 Dundee United 36 17 9 10 46 33 +13 60
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
Source: Soccerbase
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ As the League Cup winners Rangers had qualified for European competition via their league position, the place in the UEFA Cup was passed to the next highest placed team in the league, Dundee United.

Stats

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Scorers

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Pos PLayer SPL SC LC CWC Total
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

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References

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