1997–98 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

The 1997–98 season is Hearts 15th consecutive season of play in the Scottish Premier Division. Hearts will also compete in the Scottish Cup & the Scottish League Cup.

Fixtures

Friendlies

Friendly	Blyth Spartans		0 – 0		Hearts	Croft Park	16 July 1997
						Attendance: 800

Friendly	Hull City		2 – 3		Hearts	Boothferry Park	18 July 1997
					Salvatori Flogel Hamilton	Attendance: 3,471

Friendly	Berwick Rangers		0 – 3		Hearts	Shielfield Park	20 July 1997
					Robertson Hamilton	Attendance: 1,754

Friendly	Grimsby Town		2 – 0		Hearts	Blundell Park	29 July 1997
						Attendance: 6,348

League Cup

Main article: Scottish League Cup 1997–98

League Cup R2	Livingston		0 – 2		Hearts	Almondvale Stadium	9 August 1997
					McCann 25' (26)	Attendance: 4,869

League Cup R3	Raith Rovers		1 – 2		Hearts	Stark's Park	19 August 1997
Wright 54'					Weir 56' McCann 64'	Attendance: 7,146 Referee: Jim Herald

League Cup QF	Dunfermline		1 – 0 (a.e.t.)		Hearts	East End Park	9 September 1997
Moore 114'						Attendance: 11,106 Referee: Mike McCurry

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1997–98 Scottish Cup

Scottish Cup R3	Hearts		2 – 0		Clydebank	Tynecastle Stadium	24 January 1998
Flogel 31' Weir 61'						Attendance: 12,699 Referee: Mike McCurry

Scottish Cup R4	Hearts		3 – 0		Albion Rovers	Tynecastle Stadium	14 February 1998
Quitongo 61' (88) Cameron 66' (pen.)						Attendance: 12,634 Referee: Alan Freeland

Scottish Cup QF	Hearts		4 – 1		Ayr United	Tynecastle Stadium	7 March 1998
Ritchie 9' Flogel 16' Fulton 65' Hamilton 82'					Ferguson 19'	Attendance: 15,761 Referee: Stuart Dougal

Scottish Cup SF	Hearts		3 – 1		Falkirk	Ibrox	4 April 1998
Adam 5' (89) McCann 90'					McAllister 85'	Attendance: 31,587 Referee: Hugh Dallas

Scottish Cup Final	Rangers		1 – 2		Hearts	Celtic Park	16 May 1998
McCoist 81'					Cameron 2' (pen.) Adam 52'	Attendance: 48,946 Referee: Willie Young

Scottish Premier Division

Main article: 1997–98 Scottish Premier Division

Scottish Premier Division	Rangers		3 – 1		Hearts	Ibrox	4 August 1997
Negri 39', 40' Cleland 85'					Cameron 88'	Attendance: 48,257 Referee: Stuart Dougal

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		4 – 1		Aberdeen	Tynecastle Stadium	16 August 1997
John Robertson 36' (pen.) Fulton 38' Cameron 42' Flogel 89'					Newell 12'	Attendance: 12,367 Referee: George Clyde

Scottish Premier Division	Dunfermline Athletic		2 – 1		Hearts	East End Park	23 August 1997
Smith 57' Tod 68'					Hamilton 90+1'	Attendance: 8,823 Referee: S Roy

Scottish Premier Division	Hibs		0 – 1		Hearts	Easter Road	30 August 1997
					McCann 7'	Attendance: 15,565 Referee: Hugh Dallas

Scottish Premier Division	St Johnstone		1 – 2		Hearts	McDiarmid Park	13 September 1997
Tosh 70'					Hamilton 19' (65)	Attendance: 5,836 Referee: Garry Mitchell

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		2 – 1		Dundee United	Tynecastle Stadium	20 September 1997
Pressley 44' (og.) John Robertson 60'					Olafsson 45'	Attendance: 13,515 Referee: Hugh Dallas

Scottish Premier Division	Kilmarnock		0 – 3		Hearts	Rugby Park	27 September 1997
					Weir 6' Hamilton 14' Adam 43'	Attendance: 7,875 Referee: Kenny Clark

Scottish Premier Division	Motherwell		1 – 4		Hearts	Fir Park	4 October 1997
Coyne 45' (pen.)					Cameron 6' Adam 13' McCann 20' Hamilton 71'	Attendance: 8,886 Referee: Jim McCluskey

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		1 – 2		Celtic	Tynecastle Stadium	18 October 1997
Cameron 65'					Reiper 17' Larsson 21'	Attendance: 16,977 Referee: John Rowbotham

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		3 – 1		Dunfermline Athletic	Tynecastle Stadium	29 October 1997
McCann 13' Adam 73' Fulton 90'					Smith 76'	Attendance: 14,493 Referee: J Fleming

Scottish Premier Division	Aberdeen		1 – 4		Hearts	Pittodrie	1 November 1997
Windass 22'					McCann 54' Flogel 65' (82) Robertson 76'	Attendance: 15,097 Referee: Jim McCluskey

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		2 – 0		Hibs	Tynecastle Stadium	8 November 1997
Robertson 17' Quitongo 88'						Attendance: 16,739 Referee: Mike McCurry

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		2 – 0		St Johnstone	Tynecastle Stadium	15 November 1997
Flogel 48' Cameron 90' (pen.)					O'Boyle 77'	Attendance: 13,611 Referee: Stuart Dougal

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		5 – 3		Kilmarnock	Tynecastle Stadium	23 November 1997
McCann 10' Adam 28' (61), 70' Quitongo 88'					Nevin 5' Holt 62' Roberts 76' (pen.)	Attendance: 16,015 Referee: Alan Freeland

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		2 – 0		Motherwell	Tynecastle Stadium	6 December 1997
Cameron 45' (pen.) Flogel 68'						Attendance: 12,706 Referee: George Clyde

Scottish Premier Division	Dundee United		0 – 0		Hearts	Tannadice Park	9 December 1997
						Attendance: 10,402 Referee: K Bisset

Scottish Premier Division	Celtic		1 – 0		Hearts	Celtic Park	13 December 1997
Burley 80'						Attendance: 49,806 Referee: Bobby Tait

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		2 – 5		Rangers	Tynecastle Stadium	20 December 1997
Robertson 17' Hamilton 88'					Durie 6' (34), 86' Negri 69' (pen.) Albertz 78'	Attendance: 17,092 Referee: Hugh Dallas

Scottish Premier Division	Dunfermline Athletic		1 – 3		Hearts	East End Park	27 December 1997
Bingham 16' (pen.)					Hamilton 7' Westwater 28' (og.) Salvatori 33'	Attendance: 11,722 Referee: Hugh Dallas

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		2 – 2		Hibs	Tynecastle Stadium	1 January 1998
Fulton 6' (10)					Walker 51' Mcginlay 67'	Attendance: 17,564 Referee: Bobby Tait

Scottish Premier Division	St Johnstone		2 – 3		Hearts	McDiarmid Park	12 January 1998
Davidson 48' O’Boyle 63' (pen.)					Hamilton 29' (70) Naysmith 36'	Attendance: 5,408 Referee: Mike McCurry

Scottish Premier Division	Kilmarnock		2 – 2		Hearts	Rugby Park	17 January 1998
Wright 40' Reilly 76'					McCann 6' Mcpherson 45' (og.)	Attendance: 11,079 Referee: Dougie Smith

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		2 – 0		Dundee United	Tynecastle Stadium	31 January 1998
Cameron 39' (40)						Attendance: 14,414 Referee: Willie Young

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		1 – 1		Celtic	Tynecastle Stadium	8 February 1998
Quitongo 92'					Quitongo 40'	Attendance: 17,657 Referee: Bobby Tait

Scottish Premier Division	Motherwell		2 – 4		Hearts	Fir Park	21 February 1998
Coyle 6' Falconer 37'					Hamilton 38' (58) Fulton 68' Adam 87'	Attendance: 8,375 Referee: J Fleming

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		3 – 1		Aberdeen	Tynecastle Stadium	25 February 1998
Hamilton 2' Naysmith 63' McCann 77'					Jess 61'	Attendance: 16,512 Referee: Garry Mitchell

Scottish Premier Division	Rangers		2 – 2		Hearts	Ibrox	28 February 1998
Albertz 40' (92)					McCann 31' Hamilton 76'	Attendance: 50,046 Referee: Kenny Clark

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		1 – 1		Kilmarnock	Tynecastle Stadium	14 March 1998
Macpherson 23'					Heny 34'	Attendance: 15,338 Referee: Willie Young

Scottish Premier Division	Dundee United		0 – 1		Hearts	Tannadice Park	21 March 1998
					Hamilton 8'	Attendance: 10,400 Referee: Alan Freeland

Scottish Premier Division	Celtic		0 – 0		Hearts	Celtic Park	28 March 1998
						Attendance: 49,978 Referee: Bobby Tait

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		1 – 1		Motherwell	Tynecastle Stadium	8 April 1998
McCann 59'					Coyne 79'	Attendance: 14,737

Scottish Premier Division	Hibs		2 – 1		Hearts	Easter Road	11 April 1998
Lavety 56' Harper 80'					Robertson 71'	Attendance: 15,530 Referee: Willie Young

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		1 – 1		St Johnstone	Tynecastle Stadium	18 April 1998
Mcpherson 75'					Grant 78'	Attendance: 15,034 Referee: Robert Orr

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		0 – 3		Rangers	Tynecastle Stadium	25 April 1998
					Gattoso 48' (78) Albertz 78'	Attendance: 17,415 Referee: Jim McCluskey

Scottish Premier Division	Aberdeen		2 – 2		Hearts	Pittodrie	2 May 1998
Jess 26' Newell 46'					McCann 10' Mcpherson 29'	Attendance: 12,899 Referee: Eric Martindale

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		2 – 0		Dunfermline Athletic	Tynecastle Stadium	9 May 1998
Mcpherson 83' Holmes 83'						Attendance: 13,888 Referee: Robert Orr

Premier Division Table


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Celtic !Celtic (C)	36	22	8	6	64	24	+40	74	UEFA Champions League 1998-99 First qualifying round
2	Rangers !Rangers	36	21	9	6	76	38	+38	72	1998–99 UEFA Cup Second qualifying round
3	Heart of Midlothian !Heart of Midlothian	36	19	10	7	70	46	+24	67	Cup Winners' Cup 1998-99 Qualifying round
4	Kilmarnock !Kilmarnock	36	13	11	12	40	52	−12	50	1998–99 UEFA Cup First qualifying round
5	St Johnstone !St Johnstone	36	13	9	14	38	42	−4	48
6	Aberdeen !Aberdeen	36	9	12	15	39	53	−14	39
7	Dundee United !Dundee United	36	8	13	15	43	51	−8	37
8	Dunfermline Athletic !Dunfermline Athletic	36	8	13	15	43	68	−25	37
9	Motherwell !Motherwell	36	9	7	20	46	64	−18	34
10	Hibernian !Hibernian (R)	36	6	12	18	38	59	−21	30	Relegation to First Division

Source: Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
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	Total
FW	Jim Hamilton	14	1	0	15
MF	Neil McCann	10	1	3	14
MF	Colin Cameron	8	2	0	10
FW	Stephane Adam	7	3	0	10
MF	Thomas Flogel	5	2	0	7
FW	John Robertson	6	0	0	6
MF	Steve Fulton	5	1	0	6
MF	Jose Quitongo	3	2	0	5
DF	Dave McPherson	4	0	0	4
DF	David Weir	1	1	1	3
DF	Gary Naysmith	2	0	0	2
FW	Derek Holmes	1	0	0	1
MF	Stefano Salvatori	1	0	0	1
DF	Paul Ritchie	0	1	0	1

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