1996–97 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season
| 1996–97 season | |||
| Manager |
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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: All: | ||
| 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 |
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 |
Attendance: 1,159 | |||||||
| Friendly | Hearts | 1 – 3 | Porto | Tynecastle Stadium | 31 July 1996 | |||
| Thomas |
Jardel |
Attendance: 9,986 Referee: AW Waddell | ||||||
| Friendly | Hearts | 1 – 0 | Southampton | Tynecastle Stadium | 3 August 1996 | |||
| Thomas |
Attendance: 8,542 Referee: I Taylor | |||||||
| Friendly | Ross County | 4 – 4 | Hearts | Victoria Park | 27 March 1997 | |||
| McCann |
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 |
Marinovic |
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 |
Attendance: 9,303 Referee: George Clyde | ||||||
| League Cup R3 | St Johnstone | 1– 3 (a.e.t.) | Hearts | McDiarmid Park | 3 September 1996 | |||
| O'Boyle |
Cameron |
Attendance: 6,806 Referee: Jim McCluskey | ||||||
| League Cup QF | Hearts | 1– 0 (a.e.t.) | Celtic | Tynecastle Stadium | 17 September 1996 | |||
| Robertson |
Attendance: 14,442 Referee: Kenny Clark | |||||||
| League Cup SF | Hearts | 3– 1 | Dundee | Easter Road | 23 October 1996 | |||
| Beckford |
Hamilton |
Attendance: 15,653 Referee: Willie Young | ||||||
| League Cup Final | Hearts | 3– 4 | Rangers | Celtic Park | 24 November 1996 | |||
| Fulton |
Alistair McCoist |
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 |
Attendance: 11,485 | |||||||
| Scottish Cup R4 | Hearts | 1 – 1 | Dundee United | Tynecastle Stadium | 16 February 1997 | |||
| Hamilton |
McManus |
Attendance: 14,833 Referee: Hugh Dallas | ||||||
| Scottish Cup R4 Replay | Dundee United | 1 – 0 | Hearts | Tannadice Park | 25 February 1997 | |||
| Winters |
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 |
Wright |
Attendance: 10,854 | ||||||
| Scottish Premier Division | Aberdeen | 4 – 0 | Hearts | Pittodrie | 25 August 1996 | |||
| Joseph Miller |
Attendance: 13,515 Referee: Jim Herald | |||||||
| Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1 – 0 | Dundee United | Tynecastle Stadium | 7 September1996 | |||
| Robertson |
Attendance: 11,848 | |||||||
| Scottish Premier Division | Dunfermline Athletic | 2 – 1 | Hearts | Pittodrie | 10 September 1996 | |||
| Tod |
Weir |
Attendance: 7,787 Referee: Bobby Tait | ||||||
| Scottish Premier Division | Rangers | 3 – 0 | Hearts | Ibrox | 14 September 1996 | |||
| Durie |
Attendance: 47,240 Referee: Gerry Evans | |||||||
| Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1 – 1 | Motherwell | Tynecastle Stadium | 21 September1996 | |||
| Weir |
Arnott |
Attendance: 10,932 | ||||||
| Scottish Premier Division | Hibs | 1 – 3 | Hearts | Easter Road | 28 September 1996 | |||
| Jackson |
Cameron |
Attendance: 14,217 | ||||||
| Scottish Premier Division | Raith Rovers | 1 – 1 | Hearts | Stark's Park | 12 October 1996 | |||
| Thomson |
Robertson |
Attendance: 6,037 | ||||||
| Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 2 – 2 | Celtic | Tynecastle Stadium | 20 October 1996 | |||
| Cameron |
Van Hooijdonk |
Attendance: 13,352 Referee: Jim McCluskey | ||||||
| Scottish Premier Division | Dundee United | 1 – 0 | Hearts | Tannadice Park | 26 October 1996 | |||
| Winters |
Attendance: 9,393 | |||||||
| Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 2 – 0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Tynecastle Stadium | 2 November 1996 | |||
| Weir |
Attendance: 12,517 | |||||||
| Scottish Premier Division | Motherwell | 0 – 2 | Hearts | Fir Park | 11 November 1996 | |||
| Paille |
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 |
Cameron |
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 |
Shearer |
Attendance: 11,477 | ||||||
| Scottish Premier Division | Kilmarnock | 2 – 0 | Hearts | Rugby Park | 14 December 1996 | |||
| McKee |
Attendance: 5,832 Referee: Willie Young | |||||||
| Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1 – 4 | Rangers | Tynecastle Stadium | 21 December 1996 | |||
| Robertson |
Robertson |
Attendance: 15,139 | ||||||
| Scottish Premier Division | Dunfermline Athletic | 2 – 3 | Hearts | East End Park | 26 December 1996 | |||
| Fleming |
Mackay |
Attendance: 9,736 | ||||||
| Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 4 – 1 | Motherwell | Tynecastle Stadium | 28 December 1996 | |||
| Robertson |
Wright |
Attendance: 11,164 Referee: John Rowbotham | ||||||
| Scottish Premier Division | Hibs | 0 – 4 | Hearts | Easter Road | 1 January 1997 | |||
| Robertson |
Attendance: 15,749 | |||||||
| Scottish Premier Division | Raith Rovers | 1 – 2 | Hearts | Stark's Park | 4 January 1997 | |||
| Lennon |
Robertson |
Attendance: 6,460 | ||||||
| Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1 – 2 | Celtic | Tynecastle Stadium | 11 January 1997 | |||
| Hamilton |
Cadete |
Attendance: 15,424 | ||||||
| Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1 – 2 | Dundee United | Tynecastle Stadium | 18 January 1997 | |||
| Robertson |
Olafsson |
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 |
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 |
Craig |
Attendance: 10,341 | ||||||
| Scottish Premier Division | Celtic | 2 – 0 | Hearts | Celtic Park | 1 March 1997 | |||
| Cadete |
Attendance: 49,578 | |||||||
| Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1 – 0 | Hibs | Tynecastle Stadium | 15 March 1997 | |||
| McCann |
Attendance: 15,136 | |||||||
| Scottish Premier Division | Motherwell | 0 – 1 | Hearts | Fir Park | 22 March 1997 | |||
| Paille |
Attendance: 6,245 | |||||||
| Scottish Premier Division | Kilmarnock | 1 – 0 | Hearts | Rugby Park | 5 April 1997 | |||
| Wright |
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 |
Young |
Attendance: 10,174 Referee: Bobby Tait | ||||||
| Scottish Premier Division | Dundee United | 1 – 0 | Hearts | Tannadice Park | 3 May 1997 | |||
| McSwegan |
Attendance: 7,405 | |||||||
| Scottish Premier Division | Rangers | 3 – 1 | Rangers | Tynecastle Stadium | 10 May 1997 | |||
| Cameron |
McInnes |
Attendance: 13,097 Referee: Jim McCluskey | ||||||
Premier Division Table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 19 | |
| MF | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | |
| DF | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
| FW | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| MF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| DF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| FW | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| MF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| DF | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| FW | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| MF | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DF | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
See also
References
Source London Hearts season 1996-97
External links
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